"???"
Zoro, who had been about to dig in, immediately looked up. When he saw the guy wearing a straw hat beside him, his face filled with shock.
Of course.
Anyone would be shocked to see someone eat until they swelled up like a balloon, right?!
But...
After one glance, he paid no more attention to him.
He had gone hungry for several days straight and had finally found somewhere to eat today. How could he possibly have the mood to care about some guy clutching a huge rice bucket whose belly was even bigger than his?
However, the straw-hatted guy beside him apparently did not intend to leave him alone. Supporting a huge belly utterly disproportionate to his limbs, rice grains stuck to his face, he excitedly raised both hands and shouted, "Come be my partner!"
As soon as the words fell.
Before Zoro, who had been about to eat, could impatiently say anything.
"Isn't that Luffy?" A worker who had noticed them burst out laughing. "What are you doing here again? Didn't get enough to eat next door, so you came here to mooch another meal?"
The workers around them seemed accustomed to this sight already and merely laughed as they teased him.
"Ha ha ha~"
"Why not join us instead?"
"Don't worry, we can guarantee you'll get enough to eat here!"
"???"
Hearing the workers beside him, the impatience in Zoro's eyes subsided. Then he ignored them again and began stuffing food into his mouth.
So he had just come to mooch a meal!
Then why had this guy asked him to do something just now?
Could he have been inviting him to eat?
But...
Facing everyone's teasing, Luffy did not care. He still said with a serious expression, "I didn't come to mooch food today!"
Then