On the other hand, near Makino's temporary tavern.
As Gawain and his group followed Makino, each adopting a leisurely stroll, they walked towards a group of sailors who were sitting on a small bench, chatting and laughing while holding wine glasses...
It was as if dark clouds had suddenly obscured the nearby sky.
As the first sailor turned around.
Then came the second, and the third.
In less than five seconds, the sailors who saw Gawain and his group were completely stunned!
"That... that is...?"
"Dark King Rayleigh!!!"
"The legendary pirate with a bounty of four billion, Dark King Rayleigh!!!"
"Ahhh, Boa Hancock, that's the Pirate Empress!!!"
"The most beautiful woman in the world!!!"
"With the most beautiful girl in the world, Princess Shirahoshi of Fish-Man Island!!!"
"Ahhhhh, I've learned something new! Even if I died right now, it wouldn't matter!"
"My eyes!!!"
"This feeling of the sky being blocked out... it's thundering, it's raining, time to go home and bring in the laundry!!!"
The one who spoke the last sentence was the guy who happened to be blocked by the Kuma's shadow.
The Kuma was eight meters tall and nearly four meters wide at the shoulders. Such a giant appearing in the village was like a wall.
In short, the villagers and sailors who had been drinking and laughing together scattered in an instant and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Gawain shook his head helplessly as he watched the sailors flee in panic.
"Forget it, let's not keep them. With me here, they probably won't drink to their heart's content."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain unceremoniously sat down on the small stool first.
However, just after Gawain sat down, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The stool beneath me was pitifully low even to myself, so it must have seemed even more terrifyingly low to everyone else...
Before anyone could react, Gawain transformed into lightning, took off his clothes in mid-air, spread them on the ground, and then sat down directly on his clothes.
Now everyone understood, and even the higher-ranking officials felt Gawain's subtle and pervasive influence.
And so, one after another, everyone took off their clothes and spread them on the ground.
Just as everyone was about to sit down, Hancock took off her burgundy cloak and forcefully added another layer under Gawain's buttocks!
After placing her clothes under Gawain's buttocks, she nonchalantly curled her legs and gracefully crawled onto Gawain's knees.
After placing her hands on Gawain's legs, she rested her chin on her arms and gazed at Gawain affectionately.
At the same time, Nami and Nojiko exchanged a sharp glance in the crowd, and then both showed expressions of admiration.
The woman next to the adult is absolutely amazing!
As for Gion, seeing Hancock becoming increasingly open about her love, she looked worriedly at Shirahoshi, who was gradually growing up.
After all, in name only, Shirahoshi is Gawain's fiancée.
But at this moment, Shirahoshi...
Gion saw that Shirahoshi was spreading her enormous cloak on the ground, and then she placed Utavive Iska and the others, along with Chopper, on top of her cloak.
While greeting everyone, Shirahoshi was also muttering to herself in a soft voice.
"Everyone, please sit here with me so that we don't get our clothes dirty."
My clothes are huge! That's so great, it feels amazing to be able to help everyone~~~."
For a time, Shirahoshi's gentleness and kindness lingered in almost everyone's heart. Even Shiryu, who disliked kindness, felt that his past thoughts had been wrong.
Shiryu felt that the kind of kindness she used to dislike was probably because... he's already suffered enough, why don't you sympathize with this guy who forces others to be kind?
Now that Shiryu familiar with Shirahoshi, Shiryu knows...
Shirahoshi's kindness makes you all so pitiful. I will do everything I can to help you. At the same time, I'm sorry, I can only help you myself.
I won't force anyone to do something they might not want to do.
I hope my strength can be greater!
Indeed, in some ways, the two statements above are essentially the difference between a hypocrite and a saint.
Although Shiryu didn't understand what a "saintly hypocrite" was, he knew what kind of people he disliked and what kind of people he should admire.
Getting back to the main point, after everyone was seated, Makino returned to her small bar, looking slightly nervous.
Meanwhile, Village Chief Woop Slap sat trembling and extremely nervous opposite Gawain.
Looking at the trembling village chief, Makino shook her head helplessly, and then addressed everyone.
"Gawain, and gentlemen, our shop currently only offers alcoholic beverages; we do not have snacks."
Because the shop no longer has a stove and tools to prepare food.
The instant Makino finished speaking, Sanji rushed forward, bowed gracefully to Makino, and then said...
"It's alright, sister, please don't worry about this!"
As the honorary head chef of the Dark Bird Ship, you can leave the dishes to me!
Even if I don't do a good job, we still have the old man, the real head chef.
After saying that, Sanji waved to Zeff, who had already stood up, and then immediately took out a lighter.
Not far from him, Jinbe looked around, then casually picked up the small stool he hadn't sat on.
As Jinbe carried the stool toward Sanji, he grinned.
"Sanji, hehe, I knew it all along, without a stove, of course he'd have to barbecue!"
Let this little stool serve as a kindling tool for now; I'll go to the mountains to gather firewood right away!
"Hey Shiryu, how about we go hunting together?"
"Interesting!"
Shiryu Jinbe a brief reply, then stood up with a cigar in his mouth and waved to Gawain.
"My lord, Jinbe and I are going hunting. Who knows what kind of bandits we might encounter besides wild animals?"
If that's the case, hehe, perhaps this humble servant's addiction can be satisfied."
"Etc!"
Upon hearing Shiryu's words, Gawain quickly raised his hand to stop him, and said at the same time.
"Shiryu, don't kill anyone in these mountains!"
"Receive!"
Upon receiving Gawain's order, Shiryu immediately nodded in response. Although he was addicted, he could still distinguish between a full meal and a regular meal.
Seeing that Shiryu readily agreed, Gawain nodded in satisfaction, and then continued to reassure Shiryu.
"Don't worry, Shiryu, your addiction will be cured soon."
Don't forget, Lucci is still busy. After dinner and some drinks, you'll have your turn to work hard."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain waved his right hand slightly, signaling Shiryu and Jinbe to go about their business.
At the same time, Shiryu a slight warmth in his heart.
Even wicked people need a savior, and even madmen sometimes need understanding from others.
Even her own parents constantly think about her little hobby that makes others look at her with disdain.
Shiryu adults like this!!!
Thinking this, Shiryu's steps toward Jinbe became lighter, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips as he chewed on his cigar.
So Jinbe broke the stool in his hand into pieces, looking at Shiryu with a puzzled expression.
After watching for a while, Jinbe finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Hey buddy, I just asked you to come hunting with me, why are you yelling at me like that?"
"Ha?!!"
Shiryu was genuinely delighted when suddenly someone accused him of being mean to him?!
This is so unfair!
Shiryu pursed her lips unhappily, her Shiryu as she reverted to her usual fierce demeanor.
Now Jinbe was finally relieved.
Shiryu yelling at him; he was probably just upset about not being able to kill anyone.
Even if he was unhappy, there was no need for him to yell at me. It's so unfair that I was yelled at for no reason.
Never mind, we're all officials, we'll see each other all the time...
And so, Shiryu, fierce but full of grievances, and Jinbe, with a sullen face and full of grievances, walked together toward the forest, both feeling wronged.
After they left, Sanji took the piece of wood that Jinbe had thrown to him and lit it with a lighter.
Next, he took out a series of tools from the box he carried with him and set up a simple but incredibly neat campfire prototype.
While Sanji busy, Zeff came to his side and opened the box he was carrying.
As he rummaged through the box, Zeff addressed the group, especially Makino.
"Hahaha, little girl, don't worry!"
As a good chef, it's essential to always carry cooking utensils, seasonings, and basic ingredients with you!
Come on, try some of the dried sea cucumber I baked a while ago. It should be very chewy.
Of course, this stuff is absolutely divine when paired with country wine, haha!
"No problem!"
Upon hearing Zeff's words, Makino quickly grabbed the tray, stacked a series of drinks on it, and began distributing them to everyone.
When Gawain was served the drinks first, Makino suddenly paused, as if he saw something familiar on Gawain's waist.
With Gawain's keen senses, he naturally noticed Makino's gaze. So Gawain casually took out his gourd and gently shook the dark, shiny gourd at Makino.
"Are you looking at this, Makino? It seems you really do know Shanks quite well~."
At this point, Gawain twirled his wine gourd and chuckled jokingly.
Faced with Gawain's mischievous smile, Makino blushed at first, then showed a hint of helplessness.
"My lord, please don't tease me. Shanks and I... there's no way we could be together."
He was ultimately a hero with Four Blues, while I was just a wine seller living peacefully in the countryside. Perhaps one day I would get married and have a lovely child with green hair just like me.
As for Shanks, how could he possibly like someone like me?
I wouldn't fall for him either. After all, not everyone enjoys waiting for wanderers and heroes who can't even spend a moment with their wanderers...
As soon as she finished speaking, Makino shook her head sheepishly, then she opened the bottle for Gawain.
Then, she handed the drinks to Rayleigh.
Looking at the winemaid bowing her head to serve the wine, Rayleigh narrowed his old eyes and made a tsk-tsk chuckle.
He said with a joking laugh.
"That Shanks really doesn't understand girls' hearts."
As for you, kid, haha, don't be so sure about your life.
Perhaps heroes and wine maidens are not a good match, but that doesn't mean heroes necessarily dislike wine maidens, girl.
Besides, Shanks even a hero? In my eyes, that kid is still just an immature brat, haha!
Amidst the laughter, Rayleigh raised his bottle and clinked it hard against Gawain's.
When they clinked glasses, the bottles were even tinged with Armament Haki.
There's no way around it; if you want to clink glasses and have a good time without breaking bottles, you'll just have to make do with your Armament Haki...
Hearing Rayleigh and Gawain clinking glasses nearby, Yi Xiao's tightly closed eyes curved slightly, and then he laughed.
"Hey, sir, and also old man Rayleigh."
You two are racing ahead! That's a bit too much!
As soon as she finished speaking, Yi Xiao lightly patted her leg with her right hand, and the drinks in the tray that Makino was holding scattered and flew into everyone's hands.
Immediately afterwards, everyone opened the bottles of wine, then clinked glasses and drank it all down with Gawain.
Seeing everyone enjoying themselves, the three children, Bai Xing, Wu Tawei, and Weiwei, became extremely anxious.
The next moment, the three little girls all stared at Gawain with longing and drooling expressions.
Looking at the girls who were pleading with him like Anya playing spy games, Gawain made a gesture of refusal with Gawain difficulty.
"No, absolutely not! Underage girls are absolutely forbidden from drinking alcohol, absolutely!!!"
After using three absolutes in a row, Gawain finally suppressed his desire to agree to their request.
At the same time, the three little ones finally gave up the idea of asking for drinks.
Just as Shirahoshi regretfully sat back down in her cloak, and then curiously looked around...
Ace, Sabo, and Luffy happened to be leading a large group of villagers toward the tavern!
Contrary to what Gawain had expected, Ace and his two companions had all lost the joy they had felt during their reunion.
Ace transformed into flames and instantly swept towards Gawain, then spoke to Gawain anxiously and angrily.
"Uncle Gawain!!!"
How can you still be in the mood to sit here and drink?
You don't know yet, do you? Because of our return, those damned nobles from the Goa Kingdom destroyed Foosha Village! That was the villagers' home they'd lived in their entire lives!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace glared at Gawain, gritted his teeth, and growled in Gawain, enunciating each word clearly.
"Those nobles... they...!"
I'm going to teach them a lesson!
Uncle, I want to do this right now, is that okay?!
After saying that, Ace looked at Gawain with a mixture of anger and anticipation.
Meanwhile, Rayleigh and his group stared at Ace, both stunned and amused.
Amidst Ace's anger and the amused gazes of everyone around him, Sabo slapped his forehead hard.
"Ace!"
Sabo said helplessly.
"Look at the expressions of the seniors, you're probably the only one who doesn't know what happened, right?"
When Luffy mentioned this, I wanted to tell you not to worry. Uncle sent people to handle those matters as soon as the ship docked!
"You brainless idiot, you rushed in too fast!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sabo shamefully grabbed Ace, trying to calm him down.
At the same time, Shirahoshi, who was curled up with her tail not far from Gawain, immediately showed a confused and shocked expression.
"The village was demolished?!"
Shirahoshi exclaimed in surprise, then immediately looked at the villagers with concern.
In an instant, large tears welled up in her big eyes again.
Beside him, Ace, who was being pulled along by Sabo, suddenly burst into joy and pointed at Shirahoshi with delight.
"Look, I'm not the last one to know, this is the last one... Oh my god?!?"
Bang!!!
Before Ace could finish speaking, Sabo punched Ace on the head.
Sabo yelled shamelessly as he gave Ace a bump on the head.
"That's not important at all, you... you should compare yourself to your seniors, not your juniors!"
Just as Sabo was teaching Ace, Shirahoshi rushed to Gawain's side out of concern.
Gently taking two fingers to hold Gawain's hand, Shirahoshi asked with sadness and worry.
"Gawain, Foosha Village is just as important to the people in the village as Fish-Man Island is to me."
They... they must be heartbroken!!!
Why do people always do things that hurt others, Gawain? How can I prevent this from happening again?
I... I'm so worried about them!!!
After saying that, Shirahoshi could no longer hold back her tears. She looked at Gawain's face, which was gradually hardening, through her sobs.
Under Shirahoshi's gaze, Gawain exhaled a breath of stale air and said softly.
"Nobles, huh, they are indeed a group of people who like to do this, because they are too fond of protecting the interests of their own class."
To welcome me and gain my favor, nothing they do is outrageous, so all of this can be considered my... or rather, the sin of the identity I bear!
When Gawain said this, even Sabo and Ace stopped making a fuss, and everyone looked at Gawain in shock.
At the same time, facing the gazes of everyone, including Makino and Chief Woop Slap, Gawain spoke solemnly.
"If you give the right to rain to umbrella sellers, the sky will never be clear."
In that case, let's take back this right!
If it's the whole world, I'm far from qualified, but if it's just the Goa Kingdom...
I want this country to have clear skies!
I said it!!!