Outside the mist, by the Marine warship.
"Could you two spare him some food?" A Marine approached a pile of food taller than he was and spoke cautiously, then pointed to the scrawny man.
Riiip!
Nom, nom~
Before the towering pile of food, a pair of small, lotus-root-like hands darted back and forth, leaving afterimages as the mountain of food rapidly shrank.
Munch, munch!
On the other side, a dark blur flashed just as quickly. The food there was disappearing no slower.
As the pile dwindled, it revealed a cute little girl with long, straight pink hair. She wore denim overall shorts, a white short-sleeved shirt, and brown knee-high boots with low heels. Her heart-shaped lipstick framed cheeks stuffed full of food.
At the Marine's words, she and the One-Legged Bird stopped eating. Its exquisite feathers shimmered with light. The two exchanged a glance, then snapped their gazes toward where he was pointing.
"Gulp!" The scrawny man smelled the tempting food and obligingly swallowed.
Jewelry Bonney looked away, grabbed a huge chunk of meat, and ate it bite by bite. "Mm... tell that stupid bird... to give him some."
Seeing Bonney eating again, Shangyang refused to fall behind and resumed pecking at the food.
"I won't."
Bonney glared at Shangyang. The bird felt a pang of guilt but forced itself to stay calm and held its ground.
The Marine watched the pair helplessly and began counting silently. One, two, three.
"Here we go!"
Sure enough, Bonney and Shangyang launched into another battle for food. They ate even faster than before, rapidly whittling down the towering pile.
Here we go again.
With a sigh, the Marine went to find the warship's old cook and ask him to make the scrawny man a meal. As for snatching food from their mouths, he