As a member of the "foodie empire" in his previous life, even if he had not been a hardcore gourmand, being surrounded by foodies had unconsciously raised his standards for good food.
Especially after the internet became widespread and recipes for all kinds of delicacies were shared online, what young person did not have at least a little foodie in them?
Then, when he had first crossed over, Dawn had ended up on the Boin Archipelago, an island where delicious food was everywhere. As a result, his expectations for food had unknowingly risen quite a bit.
At Marine Headquarters, the chefs were all highly skilled. After all, it was the headquarters. Not only was the food delicious, but it was nutritious too. With countless chefs researching together, how could it not be good?
And in order to strengthen the bonds among his training camp companions, Dawn would also make dishes from his previous life so they could gather and eat together.
Perhaps because being a foodie was contagious, after all this time, most of Tira's group had developed foodie tendencies as well.
Karate Island was considered one of the more stable islands in the North Sea. Nearly everyone on the island knew a few self-defense moves. If pirates appeared, the first reaction on most islands was to run.
On Karate Island, though, the first reaction upon hearing about pirates was: How high is their bounty?
The island was so large that there were always people confident in their own strength who wanted to earn some extra money. Over time, pirates simply stopped coming here.
So although they had encountered Sand Bandits earlier, Rear Admiral Yak had been quite at ease letting them wander around on their own. He had even written Sola a letter of introduction to make it easier