One Piece: Crimson Flame Swordsman
Chapter 24

Delicious Murloc Feast

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Looking at the smiling Luo Ze before her, Monya could not help but feel a chill run down her spine.

Fishmen were such terrifying creatures, yet Luo Ze had actually thought of eating one! And fishmen—didn't they count as people too? What exactly was in his head for him to come up with something like eating fishmen?

"Hey, hey, you're not serious, are you?! Fishmen! Can things like that be eaten? Are you an idiot?" Monya stood there in a daze for quite a while before snapping back to her senses. She stared at Luo Ze in shock and said blankly.

Luo Ze was still smiling. With one hand, he took the fishman's thigh from his back and placed it before Monya. "Fishman, fishman—it has the word fish in it, so it should be edible. And look at this meat. It's so fatty."

Monya felt there was simply no way to communicate with Luo Ze. The man in front of her was a lunatic—not only was he crazy in battle, he even ate fishmen.

She glanced at the fishman's thigh and immediately felt nauseated. She quickly turned around and returned to the Ghost Sword.

Luo Ze did not argue with her. Carrying the fishman's thigh, he entered the kitchen and began preparing his fishman meal.

That evening, Luo Ze personally made a whole tableful of fishman dishes.

There was quite a variety: braised fishman leg, roasted fishman leg, fishman leg soup, stir-fried fishman leg... In short, Luo Ze made seven or eight different fishman dishes. Plate after plate was laid out on the dining table, giving off an extremely delicious aroma.

The moment Luo Ze sat down, he began eating the fishman meat.

After taking a few bites, Luo Ze could not stop praising it. The fishman meat was exceptionally fresh and delicious, with plenty of lean meat that was not at all tough. The instant he bit down, the rich flavor of fresh meat burst forth, making him feel thoroughly refreshed.

Before long, he had finished the entire tableful of fishman dishes.

After eating, Luo Ze let out a satisfied burp and muttered to himself, "Fishman tastes pretty good—much better than the meat of some wild beasts. Looks like I should kill more fishmen when I get the chance. If conditions allow, raising fishmen for food would be pretty nice too."

Beside him, Monya was eating a dinner made by the robots. She had just been shocked that Luo Ze had actually finished all those fishmen when she heard him say that, nearly choking on the food in her mouth.

Who would have thought that Luo Ze had become addicted to eating fishmen?

And raising fishmen to eat? Was that something a normal person would think of?

Monya quickly finished her meal and went to the bow to get some air. She felt she had to avoid staying around Luo Ze, or sooner or later she would be infected by him and turn into a lunatic just like him.

Luo Ze did not care. He returned to the soft sofa in the hall and lay down, leaving the robots to wash the dishes.

Time quickly passed by an hour.

An hour later, Luo Ze and Monya finally arrived at Boke Village, where the fishman Kashal was located.

"Is there somewhere hidden where we can dock the ship?" Luo Ze asked Monya as he looked over the surrounding sea.

There were many fishmen nearby. If they casually docked the Ghost Sword along the shore, they would easily attract the fishmen's attention. Moreover, once Luo Ze and the others went ashore, the Ghost Sword's safety could not be guaranteed. Luo Ze did not want his ship falling into the fishmen's hands.

Monya pondered for a moment, then raised her eyes. "There is a place where we can dock. If we stop there, it'll also be convenient for us to head to where the villagers live first."

Luo Ze nodded. "Then dock there."

Soon, Monya piloted the Ghost Sword to a relatively remote area. The trees here were dense, the seawater was murky, and there was even a faint stench in the air.

Luo Ze finally understood why Monya had chosen to bring them here. The water here smelled so bad that neither humans nor fishmen would be willing to come.

"The place you picked is really disgusting." The moment Luo Ze stepped off the ship and caught the nearby stench, he frowned. He was somewhat dissatisfied that Monya had chosen such a place to dock.

"It can't be helped. This area is full of fishmen. Only this place is relatively safer," Monya explained.

Luo Ze said nothing more, since Monya was telling the truth.

Still, he put this on Kashal's tab. That stinking fish had forced his ship to dock in a place like this. Once he killed him, he would definitely cook his meat and eat it to vent his anger.

"If we walk forward from here, we'll reach the residential area. But there may be fishman guards along the way, so we need to be careful."

Monya led the way. This was her hometown, so she was more familiar with it.

"No need to make it so troublesome. I'll just go straight to the palace and kill all the fishmen," Luo Ze said indifferently. His mission was only to kill Kashal. Everything else had nothing to do with him.

"I know, but the fishmen's palace is behind the residential area. We have to pass through it anyway," Monya explained. To reach the palace, they had to go through the residential area.

"Let's go." Luo Ze finally nodded. Since that was the case, there was nothing else to be done.

The two soon reached the residential area of Boke Village.

Along the way, they encountered two or three patrolling fishmen. However, before those fishmen could notify their companions, Luo Ze had already hacked them into several pieces.

"This is the residential area?" Luo Ze raised an eyebrow as he looked at the dilapidated buildings around them.

The people here truly lived in misery. It was called a residential area, but there was not even a single intact house. Most were crumbling ruins, while some consisted of nothing more than a few sheets of metal crudely put together.

"Ever since Kashal took control of this sea region, the humans here have been no better than pigs or dogs. Being able to stay alive is already quite fortunate."

Monya gave a bitter laugh.

The situation here was already much better than it had been in the beginning. Back then, they did not even have metal sheets and could only sleep beneath trees. Sometimes, they would wake in the middle of the night itching all over, only to discover several bugs had crawled onto their bodies. There were even times when it rained and thundered at night, and lightning struck dead some of the villagers sleeping under the trees.

"That really is pitiful," Luo Ze said blandly, though there was not the slightest hint of pity in his tone.

The two continued onward.

However, as they walked, a burst of commotion suddenly came from a road ahead.

Both of them turned their gazes toward it.

Upon looking, they saw a tall fishman chasing a three- or four-year-old girl.

The little girl was nimble enough. Though she was young, she could run quite fast.

But a fishman was still a fishman. One step from it was equal to three steps from her.

The girl was soon caught. The fishman pressed her against a wall, and her dirt-covered face was filled with agony, as though she were about to suffocate.

Monya drew her whip and was about to rush forward to rescue her. Those damned fishmen would not even spare a little girl.

But before she could make a move, Luo Ze held her down with one hand.

Then he shot forward at high speed.

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