The Straw Hat Pirates headed straight for Rain Dinners.
Their purpose was obvious.
They probably wanted to beat the mastermind, Crocodile, into the ground here.
But that clearly wasn't realistic.
Still, with Luffy's cheat-like immortality aura, there probably wouldn't be any unforeseen complications.
Maud thought this as he promptly ignored Smoker and Tashigi's gazes and sat down.
Beli wasn't in a hurry to gorge himself this time. Instead, he sneakily sized up Smoker and Tashigi.
After Perona whispered some encouragement, Beli jumped off the table and went over to Smoker and Tashigi.
Then,
Beli crooked his mouth.
Smoker and Tashigi immediately became wary at the sight.
But Beli didn't care. He directly reached out and swiftly searched Smoker and Tashigi, taking all their money.
"..." Smoker.
"..." Tashigi.
"Heh heh."
Beli held the money he had searched out, gave the two injured people a sly grin, then ran back to his seat.
Watching Beli scamper away, several veins bulged on Smoker's forehead. He felt quite like a tiger fallen to the plains, bullied by a dog.
Tashigi, meanwhile, lowered her head, deeply dejected.
First, she had been crushed by a single slash from Maud. Then, she had been treated by the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. Now, even a stinking skunk had openly stolen all the money on her.
It had been an utterly awful experience.
After getting the money for the meal from Smoker and Tashigi, Beli waved his hand grandly and ordered every dish in the restaurant.
Smoker reluctantly tore his gaze away from Beli and turned to Maud, asking in a deep voice, "Bagard. Maud, what exactly is your purpose in coming to Alabasta?"
Another similar question...
Maud glanced at Smoker and pretended not to hear him. Instead, he picked up a red-berry pancake and stuffed