Just You Wait, You Two Fat Pigs

"What do you mean?"

Norse frowned, looking at the two sisters, who seemed to have come with ill intent. Were they here to lecture him?

But that went against common sense.

Logically speaking, these two foodies should have long since been conquered by his everyday cooking. In front of him, they ought to have been like obedient little kittens, only capable of making flattering little noises.

Gorud's thick orange hair framed her face as she narrowed her eyes. "Norse, if you really have even a little compassion, don't torture them like this. After all, you were the one who made them lose both their young and their mates. And don't keep beating them to within an inch of their lives, only to save them afterward. What's the point of doing that?"

At this point, Gorud felt deeply depressed. What Norse was doing was practically toying with their feelings.

"So, you should give them a quick death. Kill them all in one blow. Consider it building up some good karma!"

"And then?"

Norse asked blandly with his eyes closed.

"Hehe..."

For some reason, Sonia started laughing. A genuine smile appeared on her face as she said, "Are you stupid? Then, as usual, you'll immediately cook and eat the ferocious beasts you beat to death. That way, Gorud and I can come over and have a huge feast too!"

"Sonia, you... are you crazy? Why are you blurting out the truth?" Gorud was dumbfounded beside her, so anxious that her face nearly turned bright red.

Only then did Sonia realize the problem.

She awkwardly scratched the back of her head, feeling incredibly embarrassed and wronged. "Sorry, Gorud. Listen to me—I was already feeling pretty miserable about myself, but I really just let it slip by accident."

"Hmph! I happen to think you two did a pretty good job!"

Norse sat up with a cold laugh.

Looking down at them arrogantly, he said from the bottom of his heart, "Honestly... I've never seen anyone as shameless as you two. You're so selfish that, just for food, you can make up such nonsense about a person like me, Norse!

"You would even have a kind-hearted, loving person kill those adorable animals. Have you fallen so far that you've become demons?"

"Norse, can you not talk about us like that? I, Sandersonia, am still a fresh and tender young girl—and an honest person too. Besides, where exactly are you kind-hearted?"

As the owner of the Snake-Snake Fruit, Sonia had been influenced by a bit of a snake's seductive nature. Every word and gesture of hers at that moment was rather sickeningly coy.

And as for this matter, she didn't think much of it at all. She felt that being able to eat and wanting to eat were instincts; there was nothing selfish about it.

"R-Right." Gorud lacked confidence and spoke guiltily. "Big sister, your life belongs to our Kuja Pirates. Tricking you and eating your food is giving you face, so don't put on such a high-and-mighty act in front of the people who saved your life. Otherwise, can you really live with your conscience?"

Norse froze, feeling as though ten thousand horses had trampled over his heart.

What kind of demons were these people? They were actually standing on the moral high ground to torment him like this?

"Let me seriously ask one thing. Did Boa Hancock really say that herself?" Norse suppressed the urge in his heart and asked the two sisters.

Gorud acted as though she had no idea, thrusting out her ample chest as she asked, "Oh? Which part are you talking about?"

"Girl, asking when you already know the answer is just asking for trouble!"

Norse clenched his fists, and scorching power began to pour from his body, as if the heat itself had created countless irregular ripples in the air.

The two sisters felt helpless when they saw this. Norse was showing off again, and every time, he used the power of the sun to bully them. He never even switched to another ability. What a stingy guy—like he was afraid they would learn more of his trump cards!

But this time, they absolutely would not give in so easily.

Sonia crossed her arms beneath her heaving chest and said with an extremely serious expression, "Norse, I'm telling you, we won't play along with you this time. If you don't believe me, go ahead and try."

Norse was instantly dumbfounded, genuinely feeling like he could no longer back down gracefully.

Because he had only wanted to scare them. After all, as a gentleman, a promise once given could not be taken back—it had been true in the past and was still true now. Besides, they really were his saviors.

So he endured it.

Norse withdrew all the power he had released and asked strangely, "No... who exactly gave you this courage and confidence? You should know that my cooking is unrivaled across the seas. If you don't cooperate today, that means rejecting all sorts of delicious food!"

"So what?"

Gorud did not even blink. It was clear that she had no hesitation in her heart. "This time is different. You don't treat Big Sister as your savior at all. Otherwise, you would have arrived long ago for Big Sister's coronation ceremony. That's the bare minimum of respect and courtesy, isn't it?"

"So that's what this is about?"

Norse could not help but smile. Thinking of what had happened last night, he put on an innocent expression and said, "You're still young. You don't understand the reasons behind it. Last night, I almost got—"

"See? You're trying to brag and make up stories again, aren't you? Trying to fool innocent women like us?" Sonia pouted, no longer wanting to pay Norse any attention.

She thought she would just lecture Norse a little and then leave. There was no chance to satisfy their cravings anyway, and only a few mushrooms were left. There was no need to waste expressions or emotions on him and ruin today's mood.

"What kind of joke is that? Me, bragging and making up stories for you? What makes you think you're even qualified to hear me brag?"

Norse furrowed his brow. But when he thought of the truth he was about to tell them, a smile could not help appearing on his face.

"Let me tell you the truth. The one who begged me not to attend the coronation ceremony was your Big Sister herself. Really! And don't ask me why—I won't secretly tell you that she sneaked into my room in the middle of the night last night, only for me to catch her red-handed!"

"Bullshit!"

The two sisters immediately became emotional upon hearing that.

"How could our Big Sister possibly be the kind of person who sneaks around in the middle of the night like a thief?"

"Hmph! How is it bullshit? Why is it impossible? You can go back and ask Hancock herself and see how she explains it to you!" Norse was exceptionally forceful at that moment, without the slightest hesitation.

The reason he had not gone to the coronation was indeed because Hancock had specifically reminded him before leaving last night. Clearly, she was worried that if Norse went, she would be too embarrassed to face what had happened last night, which would affect her imperial image at the coronation ceremony.

What a thoughtful woman she was.

Norse's forceful certainty instantly left the two sisters, Gorud and Sonia, stunned.

They looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.

They had originally come over because of the coronation, intending to blame Norse for not attending their sister's coronation as empress. But now, it seemed they really had wronged Norse out of ignorance?

"Hmph, so what if that's the case? We still won't reflect on ourselves. As for Lady Hancock, your life belongs to the Kuja Pirates. Occasionally tricking, swindling, and bullying you is only because we think highly of you.

"Besides, you're just an errand-running crew member on our ship. You don't have enough rights to defend your own human rights at all!" Although Sonia felt extremely awkward, she still haughtily refused to admit fault or lower her head so easily.

"It seems Hancock really is getting more and more arrogant, teaching you two like this!"

Seeing how full of themselves the sisters looked, Norse wanted to laugh. After all, these two flowers would sooner or later be ruined in his hands.

Just wait, you two future fat pigs.