Perhaps it was to thank Maud for feeding them so well.
The wolf-like pirates from last night had nearly exalted Usopp's name to the heavens when they went to spend money at the tavern today.
They claimed that Usopp had wiped out the Sharp Bull Pirates' gunner squad all by himself with a single shot.
They claimed that Usopp had single-handedly stormed the Sharp Bull Pirates' ship and stabbed Kazt to death with just one strike.
Those exaggerated stories had originally been spread by them.
They thought that Maud had dared to go alone to the ship and kill Kazt and the others, yet did not care at all about the Sharp Bull Pirates' wealth.
There could only be one reason for that.
Fame.
Therefore, after these wolf-like pirates had eaten and drunk their fill, they went along with the flow and gave Maud a good deal of publicity.
They called it a win-win situation.
They even hypnotized themselves into thinking, We took your money and did your job. Don't come looking for trouble with us later.
Thanks to them, the name Usopp, which Maud had casually given at the time, had unexpectedly become a hot topic in just half a day.
Even the Battle Axe Tavern incident, whose popularity had only just died down, was stirred up again.
As a result, in this remote corner, Usopp's fame actually overshadowed Ace, who had recently been in the limelight.
And Maud, who had been officially confined to quarters, knew nothing about any of this.
"Usopp? Never heard of him. How could some nobody like that have killed Kazt with a single slash?"
Inside the tavern, a bearded burly man who had never heard of the Battle Axe Tavern incident wore a look of astonishment.
A pirate at the neighboring table heard