Chopper's well-timed translation nearly got Beli choked to death by a lobster head.
"Cough, cough..."
He struggled to swallow the hard shell of the lobster head, then mechanically turned to look at Chopper, his eyes wide as coins.
"Raccoon, thanks a lot, really. So, are you after the lobster head in my hand?"
As he spoke, Beli crushed the remaining half of the lobster head in his hand.
The threat was obvious.
Chopper was frightened. He looked utterly miserable, struggling not to let his tears fall.
"Get lost!"
Beli was not falling for it. In a fit of rage, he shouted.
With a wail, Chopper ran off in tears to find Zoro.
"I'm so pissed."
Beli stuffed the rest of the lobster head into his mouth and chewed hard.
"Hmph. I've eaten lobster meat peeled by the boss himself. I'm not jealous of you."
After swallowing the lobster head, Beli consoled himself.
He thought his bellyful of resentment needed a large amount of lobster meat to soothe it, so he reached for another lobster.
Before he could get it, he saw several people squatting beside Maud, gazing enviously at Shusui coiled around Maud's arm.
"???"
Beli froze for a moment. Using the firelight, he narrowed his eyes and looked more closely, his expression gradually turning blank.
The people squatting beside Maud were none other than Hancock, Perona, and Sunny.
"Lord Maud..."
"I'm so jealous of Shusui!"
"I want one too~~!"
Hancock, Perona, and Sunny hugged their knees and stared longingly at Shusui from the side.
They looked as though they wished they could take Shusui's place.
"..."
Beli's face stiffened as he stared, completely dumbfounded.
Before the bonfire.
Shanks raised his bottle and took a sip, glancing at Maud from the corner of his eye as Maud fed Shusui.
He