The group walked into the town arm in arm, laughing and joking.
"Everyone, let's throw a banquet for these warriors of the sea!"
Igaram shouted with a smile, patting Luffy on the shoulder. "No matter what, we have to give you all a proper welcome today."
"Wahahaha, you guys are the best, mister!" Luffy said excitedly.
Reiner only retained vague memories of the original plot, especially the earlier arcs, which he had watched when he was still young.
He only vaguely remembered that this was an assassination organization under Old Sand, with a group of bounty hunters posing as villagers to deceive and assassinate naive pirates who had just entered the Grand Line.
"They're just small fry." Reiner's expression remained unchanged as he thought,
This mayor should be Vivi's... umm, what was he again? Uncle? Guard? Whatever. Other than him and Vivi, there's nothing worth noting here.
In truth, Reiner was not particularly obsessed with Crocodile either. His undead could not inherit Devil Fruit abilities, and in terms of physical prowess, Old Sand was far inferior to the two giants of Little Garden.
Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy.
The leaders of Elbaf's Giant Warrior Pirates in the New World. The enormous Sea King they had once hunted was larger than several volcanoes and occupied half of Little Garden Island.
The sight of Elbaf Spear: Hakoku instantly piercing the Island Eater Goldfish still felt vivid in Reiner's mind.
If that attack came down, he could not think of anyone in the first half of the Grand Line who could take it head-on.
You said a Logia could withstand it?
Then never mind.
"Ladies, look! There are two handsome blond guys here!" A shout interrupted Reiner's thoughts.
A group of curvy beauties rushed out from the crowd. Their outfits were incredibly revealing, their figures slender and alluring as they approached Sanji and Reiner with bright smiles.
How could Sanji withstand a scene like this? He immediately rushed over with a lovestruck look, utterly dazzled.
"What's your name, handsome?"
Several girls came over to Reiner, their delicate hands pressing directly against him. Some wrapped their arms around his waist, while others stroked his chest.
Even through his clothes, Reiner could feel several warm, soft bodies pressing against him.
Using this kind of thing to test an officer?!
Who could possibly withstand such a test?!
"They're practically giving themselves away~" Reiner's lips curled upward as he could not help laughing inwardly. The Grand Line is great. The Grand Line is wonderful.
Reiner laughed heartily, opening his arms and directly draping one hand over a girl's fragrant shoulder while pulling another into his embrace by her slender waist.
"Oh my, you're awful~"
"My lord's arms are so strong. I can barely breathe anymore."
He was not some old-fashioned prude. The more beauty traps like this came his way, the better.
"Tonight, I'll take on ten!"
"Oh my~, can you really handle that, my lord~?"
The girls smiled sweetly, completely unconcerned by Reiner and Sanji's wandering hands.
Nami and Zoro, who were following behind, could not help shaking their heads. They looked helplessly at the people who had been lured away after only a few words.
"Honestly, these guys are completely unreliable!" Nami gritted her teeth. "Anyone with half a brain would know there's no way a town would welcome pirates."
"Eh, whatever. Let's just see what happens," Zoro said indifferently.
"At least you're reliable, Zoro."
"As long as there's alcohol, nothing else matters."
"Bastard! I just praised you!" Nami roared furiously.
And so, under the villagers' enthusiastic hospitality, the group entered the town.
Night soon fell.
Every household in Whiskey Peak Town had shut its doors and extinguished its lights. On the silent, desolate Cactus Island, only one house still glowed with dim yellow light.
Their arrival had made the place incredibly lively, and laughter and cheers rang out from inside.
"Another cook has gone down!"
"That's already the third one! Just how much can he eat?!"
A crowd stared in dumbfounded disbelief at Luffy as he wolfed down food. At the same time, cries of alarm rang out from the other side.
"Oh my God! That swordsman actually drank thirteen people under the table!"
"And that beautiful lady beside him is still going strong! She's currently facing her fifteenth opponent!"
Inside the room, Zoro and Nami were competing in a drinking contest. To win the generous cash prize, Nami was going all out, drinking one opponent after another into collapse.
Reiner lounged on the sofa with girls in both arms, surrounded by beauties feeding him. He was having the time of his life.
Everyone in the lively room was reveling, yet while the villagers smiled on the outside, they were cursing their mothers inside.
In a dark room on the second floor, a woman with sky-blue hair, delicate features, and a high ponytail peered through the crack in the door, gritting her teeth as she watched the scene downstairs.
"Where did these starving ghosts come from? If they keep eating and drinking like this, this job is going to bankrupt us."
A man with curly yellow hair and a crown replied, "Exactly! Is all this really necessary, Mr. 8? They're just a few pirates from the East Blue."
"Your intelligence work is terrible. Take a look at this."
A deep voice sounded. Igaram, known as Mr. 8, pulled several bounty posters from his clothes.
He slapped the posters onto the table and spread them out. On them were pictures of Luffy, Zoro, and Saw Devil.
"Thirty million?! For that idiot-looking brat?"
"And that green-haired swordsman is worth sixteen million too!"
"What the hell are these two?" the blond man wearing a crown cried out. "A pair worth twenty-five million? I don't think I saw either of them."
"They're probably guarding the ship. The men we sent out reported seeing several figures left aboard it," Igaram said dismissively.
"Their total bounty is over seventy million!"
"If we fight a great pirate crew like this head-on, we probably don't stand a chance."
Creak~
At that moment, the door opened.
"Don't worry. They've all gone down."
A tall, dark-skinned woman with strong limbs walked in and spoke to the people in the room.
"This group eats an outrageous amount. We barely had any food to begin with, and they almost ate us clean out. Good thing their bounties are high enough."
"Everything's settled? Then notify everyone to get to work. Let's go." Igaram tugged at his collar and led the others out through the window.
Cactus Island was famous for its several green mountains. The cross-shaped gravestones covering the hills looked from afar like the spikes of a cactus ball.
In the banquet hall after the party had ended, Reiner opened his eyes on the sofa and pulled himself free from the pile of women sprawled around him.
"It's already midnight, isn't it? They really know how to make a mess." Looking over the disastrous hall, Reiner scratched his blond hair.
Click!
A lighter flicked on. Sanji's voice came from nearby. "Tell me about it. This kind of schedule isn't healthy."
"Catch."
"Thanks." Reiner casually caught the cigarette tossed to him, then turned to Zoro at the bar. "Where did Nami go?"
"She said she was going to loot their treasure and already left," Zoro said calmly. He had awakened long ago and was sitting at the bar pouring himself a drink.
Reiner chuckled. "Then she went for nothing. My undead confirmed it already. This place is poor as dirt."
"ZZZ~~"
Loud snoring suddenly sounded.
"He can sleep this deeply even in the enemy's hideout. That really is Luffy for you." Usopp climbed up from the floor and shook his head.
People lay scattered all around the room. Under the dim yellow light, some smoked while others drank, completely unconcerned about their situation.
Everyone wore calm expressions, utterly unruffled by the crisis that was about to arrive.
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