Chapter 140
That evening.
The CP9 commander's utterly miserable screams tore through the silence of the sea, echoing beneath the setting sun.
When Noah woke from his nap, it was already late at night. Moonlight lay cold across the deck, while the soaking-wet Spandam sat by a small fire, glaring at him with eyes full of resentment.
It hadn't even rained?
He looked up at the sky in confusion.
Unable to make sense of it and too lazy to ask, Noah rubbed his empty stomach and said seriously to Spandam, "I'm hungry."
Thump, thump, thump.
A flurry of hurried footsteps instantly rang out. The agents in black suits rushed over, each holding up food—canned goods, red bean buns, rice balls, and all sorts of other things.
"I have food here, Mr. Noah!"
"Mr. Noah, try mine first! I made these rice balls myself!"
"Try Vortex's instead! This is canned roast meat—canned roast meat that costs several thousand Beli!"
The enthusiasm left Spandam standing there dumbfounded for quite a while.
Noah, on the other hand, had expected this. He smiled and thanked them before accepting every bit of food in one go.
Why would he need to pick and choose?
What a joke. This little bit might not even be enough to fill his stomach!
He had no intention of being polite to the CP9 agents. These people were definitely no saints and were nothing like him. The only reason they were acting lovestruck around him now was simple...
That was right. After boarding the ship, he had used the Toothy Smile skill on them, all so he could enjoy a few peaceful, comfortable days instead of being interrogated and tormented by these agents all the way to Enies Lobby.
A temporary Charm score as high as sixteen worked on