Father and Daughter

Ye Mu had no interest in dealing with this father and daughter. He was only here to eat.

"No need to be surprised. The owner of the weapon shop recommended this place to me. Said the food here tasted pretty good..."

The owner heard that and instantly understood who it was. His expression darkened, and he blurted out what was in his heart without thinking.

"That bastard Buy-a-Blade actually lured such a terrifying guy into my shop..."

After saying it, he clapped a hand over his mouth in terror and looked at Ye Mu, trembling.

Fortunately, he did not see in Ye Mu's eyes the terrifying, murderous look that other pirates had, as if killing came as naturally as breathing.

"Cut the crap. I'm here to eat. Bring out all your best signature dishes. Don't worry about me eating and not paying... Or are you saying you're unwilling to do business with a pirate like me..."

"Of course not... Please wait a moment, sir. I'll go prepare it right away..."

As the owner spoke, he turned his back and grabbed his unfilial daughter. Under her startled gaze, he dragged her into the kitchen, and they soon vanished from sight.

But although he could no longer see them, the sound of the two whispering was still perfectly clear to Ye Mu's ears.

"Dad, what do we do now..."

"Don't be scared. This is Loguetown. All the strong guys in the Marines are here right now. That guy won't dare cause trouble. We just wait until he's full and leaves..."

"No problem. Leave it to me..."

"You idiot, what do you mean, leave it to you? I'm doing it this time..."

"You're doing it... Dad... How long has it been since you last touched cooking... And besides... I'm the head chef of this shop..."

"You damn brat, are you doubting your old man's skills..."

"Tch... You said it yourself. Besides, I'm the head chef. In the kitchen, I'm in charge. Get out..."

"Baka... I'm the owner..."

"This shop will be mine in the future..."

"That's in the future. Right now, I call the shots..."

Then Ye Mu heard the two of them actually start arguing inside, and the commotion grew louder and louder.

In the end, as the two of them erupted, the cramped kitchen clearly could no longer contain them. As the owner's anger reached its peak, he unleashed a blow, and the unfilial daughter called Freya was thrown out by her own father like a cannonball once again.

"You damn brat, get out of my kitchen..."

Whether it was a coincidence or not, after the girl smashed through the wall, she just so happened to land in Ye Mu's arms again.

At that moment, the owner also realized what he had done in his impulsiveness again. He hurriedly ran out of the kitchen, then looked at this awkward moment and did not know what to say.

Ye Mu, on the other hand, looked strangely at the girl in his arms and at her long, sexy purple-patterned stockings wrapped around her round legs, which were raised high, and asked a question.

"Hey... you father and daughter wouldn't be deliberately messing with me, would you..."

In an instant, the temperature of the air inside the entire restaurant dropped a level.

"A misunderstanding... A misunderstanding... It's absolutely a misunderstanding..." M.

The owner was scared stiff and hurriedly apologized. Freya's face also went pale, and she nervously escaped from Ye Mu's arms.

Even if Ye Mu had not acted that frightening, a bounty of five hundred and forty million berries was enough for Freya to imagine all kinds of things.

"Although Freya is my daughter and inherited the cooking skills of me and my wife, she's still a little lacking. For an important person like you, naturally I should personally cook and receive you..."

After the owner finished speaking, he said viciously to Freya, "You damn brat, stop causing trouble..."

The girl, who had been somewhat frightened at first, heard her father's words and was instantly overcome by indignant defiance again.

"Hey, Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? My cooking skills surpassed you and Mother long ago... And I'm the chef of this shop... As the owner, you should just obediently take care of the customers out front..."

"Baka... What nonsense are you spouting, you damn brat... You haven't understood the spirit of the Life Cuisine that your mother and I had at all..."

"What spirit? More of that outdated nonsense you use to trick people... Cheap food like the stuff you and Mother made only fools idiots who can't tell what's actually delicious..."

Just like that, the two of them started arguing in front of Ye Mu again.

Looking at this scene, Ye Mu could only sigh.

"What a strange world..."

The people of this world seemed naturally thick-skinned and careless.

However, as Ye Mu listened to the father and daughter argue and thought about the change in Freya's body just now, he figured that should be a Devil Fruit ability. He suddenly became interested and asked, "Hey, I say, if I didn't mishear you just now, didn't you say you don't like being a chef or cooking..."

The girl seemed to have had an answer to this question long ago and said it very smoothly.

"I really don't like being a chef or cooking. I even hate it to death. But if someone says my cooking skills are bad, I absolutely won't accept that... I worked hard for more than ten years to get them. Denying my cooking is denying the suffering I endured over these past ten-plus years..."

"Uh..."

What was that supposed to mean... She really was strange. But...

"I say, you two, father and daughter, since you can't come to an agreement, why don't you each make your own food? Isn't it a little bad to keep a customer waiting like this..."

"!!!"

The owner had yet to react when the girl called Freya suddenly seemed to think of something. Her eyes lit up, and who knew where she got the courage, but she pointed at Ye Mu and said, "In that case, Dad, let's have a contest..."

"A contest?!"

"Yes. We'll compete to see whose cooking earns more approval. I've always wanted to do this. He can be the judge... If I win, you have to admit that I've already surpassed you and Mother... And from now on, no matter what I do, you're not allowed to interfere, and you're not allowed to force me to inherit this restaurant..."

"You idiot, what are you saying... How can you make Captain Ye Mu..."

The owner was startled, but at that moment, Ye Mu instead grew interested and couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha..."

In an instant, both of them were startled. Fortunately, his next words made the hearts that had nearly leaped into their throats settle back into their chests.

"I didn't expect to run into something this interesting just while having a meal. Your name is Freya, right? No problem. I'll agree to it... However, if I'm the only judge, that seems a bit unfair..."

"Eh... Wait... Captain Ye Mu... This is just a child's nonsense... Please don't take it seriously..."

The owner had never imagined that a great pirate like Ye Mu would actually agree to Freya's nonsense. As for fairness and the like, that was no longer so important at this moment.

"It's not nonsense... I'm serious..."

At a glance, the two seemed as if they were about to start arguing again.

But just then, a strange laugh sounded beside both their ears.

"Ah la la la... It seems pretty lively here..."

The two were startled and looked in the direction of the voice.

At the doorway, at some unknown point, a burly man had appeared. He wore a black cloak, a headscarf wrapped over his head, small glasses on his face, and had a head of black curly hair. He pushed open the battered door and slowly walked in.

As the man entered, the temperature inside the entire restaurant began to drop at a visible rate, and a layer of white mist condensed in the air.

The owner froze on the spot.

"Ma... Marine Vice Admiral Kuzan..."

Then he suddenly looked toward Ye Mu beside him, who remained perfectly calm, and thought with a bitter expression, It's over... Are they going to fight...