At noon, Bai Ina and Loxi once again came to the kitchen and began preparing lunch.
The kitchen staff welcomed Bai Ina's return. After all, aside from a select few, chefs did not hold much status in the Navy.
Few were willing to work in the back kitchen as chefs, a position practically equivalent to a general laborer. As a result, the kitchen had always been short-handed, and having Bai Ina around helped share a lot of the workload.
"Here, catch!"
As soon as Loxi entered the kitchen, he peeled an orange and tossed it to Bai Ina.
Bai Ina caught it, broke off a segment, and put it into his mouth. A look of enjoyment immediately appeared on his face.
Just as expected... the oranges Loxi picked were always the sweetest!
The others in the kitchen froze slightly when they saw Bai Ina's blissful expression.
It had to be said that Bai Ina was still quite adorable after dressing up.
His delicate, girlish face and petite height of around one and a half meters all made him seem cute. Even though his little face was always icy, any expression that appeared on it was enough to make people's eyes light up.
It was an indescribable sort of cuteness. Even those who looked down on Bai Ina could not help but glance at him a few extra times.
That single expression changed the gazes of the chefs who had previously felt somewhat disdainful toward him. Their looks became much gentler, and for no apparent reason, they began to feel that having such a little brother in the kitchen was actually quite nice.
This was the charm brought by the Mero Mero Fruit.
Although Bai Ina could never possibly use the fruit's power to Hancock's level, with this charm, every action