One Piece Codex

In Luluta Town.

A group of children were playing football in the square. One of the boys accidentally kicked the ball into the street.

"Snapped!"

The football happened to hit Kidd on the back of the head. He was already in a depressed mood and became even more unhappy. He frowned, turned around and yelled at the boy who came to pick up the ball:

"Hey, bastard! Be careful!"

The boy wanted to step forward to pick up the ball, but was frightened by Kidd's fierce look and did not dare to step forward.After being stared at by Kidd fiercely for a moment, he hurriedly said "I'm sorry" and then turned around and ran away.

Kidd looked disdainful, "Hey, it's so boring."

He looked down at the football on the ground, and then kicked it back toward the square.

Kidd put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked left and right as he walked down the street, trying to find a shop selling tableware.There are not enough dishes and bowls at home, so Nanako wants to ask him to buy some tableware that she thinks looks good.

"Tsk, where is the cutlery store? The cutlery store?..."

Kidd kept mumbling, and his mind kept recalling the word "tableware" that Nanako taught him. However, there are many things in life that the harder he thinks about it, the harder he can't remember it.

"Damn it! What do those two words look like?"

Kidd was pulling his hair anxiously, his mind now only blank.

"Tsk, forget it. You don't have to go to a tableware store to buy plates. Restaurants also have plates, so just go to the restaurant and buy them."

After making up his mind, Kidd immediately started looking around for the restaurant. He could still recognize the restaurant. As for whether the dishes in the restaurant were good-looking?It's none of his business.

Soon, Kidd found a beautifully decorated restaurant on the street and walked in.

The restaurant is not big, with a total of two floors.There were not many people, most of them were middle-aged men with a big belly drinking tea and chatting, and there were also a small number of businessmen dressed up with various desserts at their tables.

When the male receptionist in a bow tie saw a child coming in, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Child, are you alone?"

"Do you have any plates for sale?" Kidd asked politely.

plate?The receptionist was startled, but soon realized that there was a child in front of him. He stood in front of Kidd without any trace, "Sorry kid, this is a restaurant and we don't sell plates. If you need to buy plates, there is a restaurant in the west of the city. Nice china shop.”

【Damn!Why so far? 】

Kidd frowned. He was in the east of the city now. If he had to run back and forth to the west of the city, it would probably take more than an hour. But it was already past four in the afternoon, and it would be too late to get back before dinner.

After hesitating for a while, he took out a five thousand beli bill from his pocket and said, "Yes, can you be accommodating? I need the plate urgently."

[Tsk... Sure enough, I'm still not used to honorifics. 】

Seeing the face value of the banknote, the receptionist raised his eyebrows. It was rare for a child to casually take out five thousand beli.He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Please wait a moment, I will ask the boss for you."

Kidd said "hmm" and followed the receptionist into a private room to wait.

at the same time.

In the back kitchen, Dahomey raised her chin high, spittle sprayed out from her oiled mouth, and sprayed into the face of an old man wearing a chef's hat opposite.

"Damn old guy! Just because of you last month, my income was 10,000+ Baileys short! No matter what, you have to make up for it this month!"

The old man lowered his head and clenched his fists, seemingly unwilling to do so.

Seeing this, Dahomey's mouth curved with disdain.

"Old man, don't forget, if your performance is not up to standard, those two children... Humph, especially Ava, they are quite good. If they are fattened up, they might even be sent to work in a brothel."

"You!" The old man raised his head suddenly, his beard shaking with anger.

"What?" Dahomey raised his eyebrows and his tone suddenly became higher, "You want to give up your burden?"

The old man glared at Dahomey angrily, but after a while, thinking of the two children Kira and Ava, his straightened back suddenly stooped back like a ball deflated.

The old man's name is Nolan, and he was a pastry chef who applied to this restaurant last year.

It's not appropriate to say "apply", but in fact Nolan was deceived.

Since the kingdom opened its policy to the slums, he saw that some poor friends around him had found good livelihoods, so he thought about using his cooking skills as a young man to make a living in the city and support his two children at home.

But who knows, the restaurant owner Dahomey bullied him into being illiterate and tampered with the labor contract.

Not only will Nolan have to work for Dahomey for the rest of his life without getting any money, but if the work situation is deemed substandard, even his two children will have to work for Dahomey.

"Very well, old man, please pay attention to your identity next time."

Dahomey lit a cigarette for himself and blew out a smoke ring with satisfaction at Nolan's submissive attitude.

At this time, the male receptionist knocked on the door and came in, whispering something quietly next to her.

"A kid buying a plate?" Dahomey asked in surprise.She glanced back at Nolan, who had his head lowered, and then motioned to the receptionist to go out with her.

As soon as the two of them came out of the back kitchen, Nolan's calf suddenly bent and he almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The lid of the wine barrel in the corner was suddenly pushed open, and two little heads came out of it.Ava, who has slightly curly chestnut hair, and Kira, who has brown bangs that cover her eyes, are both orphans that Nolan kindly adopted in the slums.

"Grandpa!" Ava hurriedly ran over to help Nolan, her gray face full of anxiety.

Kira hurriedly moved a chair and said angrily: "Damn it! That fat woman is so disgusting! Uncle, you were obviously injured by the fall! And she even hit Ava's attention! Damn it!"

"Kira, Ava, it's okay."

Nolan held on to the chair without sitting down, and stroked Kira and Ava's hair with a pair of calloused hands.

"It's okay. Grandpa likes to be a chef very much. He won't feel wronged. When guests praise the food I made by myself, it is the glory of a chef! Moreover, Grandpa, I will never let you suffer.

Kira, Ava, you have to believe me, grandpa! "

After saying that, he curved his beard upwards and showed a "confident" smile, but this smile looked a bit bitter no matter how you looked at it.

It's not like Nolan hasn't thought about escaping with the secret, but if he does so, he will probably face pursuit due to breach of contract.Moreover, if they stayed here, Kira and Ava could at least eat the cakes he made with leftovers, instead of being hungry like they were in the slums, where they couldn't finish their first meal.

Ava wiped the corners of her eyes and smiled along with Nolan:

"Well, grandpa is always the best!"

Kira gritted her teeth and said nothing. She walked to the kitchen counter alone, rolled up her sleeves and kneaded noodles.

He knew very well that Nolan was comforting them, and he also knew that Nolan was here for him and Ava.The only thing Kira can do now is to help Nolan do as much work as possible.