Guarding Garbage Like a Miser

Watching Ye Tong's strange behavior, Makino looked equally stunned.

As for the three little ones, absorbed in their food, they had no time to pay Ye Tong any attention.

Shanks remained as he always was, smiling as he took huge gulps of wine.

Before long, the banquet gradually reached its climax.

"Kid, the trash bin here is full."

"Coming!"

"Little brother, clean up this table!"

"Coming!"

Ye Tong was like a diligent little bee, constantly sorting through the trash.

Of course, Ye Tong did not touch the trash directly.

What if he picked up something like a pig? That would be hard to explain.

So he packed it all into plastic bags, then tossed the trash into his personal storage space whenever he went outside to take it out.

The three little ones had originally planned to head home after eating, but Luffy wanted to stay longer.

And since it was Luffy's birthday, Shanks invited them to remain and continue the banquet.

Seeing so much food and drink, the three little ones joined in the revelry as well.

Two days later, Ye Tong's personal storage space was already full, and quite a bit of trash had piled up outside too.

Bang!

"Are you an idiot?"

Just as Ye Tong stood outside guarding his trash from being stolen, a commotion came from inside.

Ye Tong knew that Luffy had eaten the Devil Fruit.

"Hey, aren't you coming in for something to eat?"

"Why are you guarding the trash out here?"

Lucky Roux asked doubtfully as he gnawed on the "divine artifact" chicken leg in his hand.

"No, you guys eat. Call me when there's more trash."

Ye Tong said awkwardly.

He would not leave.

After all, someone in Foosha Village came to clear away the trash at a fixed time.

These were all his treasures. How could he let someone else take them away?

Right now, he was like a miser guarding a pile of garbage.

Another two days later, Shanks left.

The garbage outside had piled as high as a small hill.

One truly had to admire the people of the Pirate King world—their appetites were terrifying.

At the same time, Ye Tong discovered a problem. There seemed to be some special factor in the meat; after eating it, it not only restored stamina.

It also improved his basic attributes.

"Miss Makino, please keep an eye on the three little ones for me. I'm going to take out the trash."

After saying that, Ye Tong quickly vanished from the banquet bar.

Makino did not feel any dislike toward this strange young man.

Smiling, she went back inside.

Carrying a huge pile of garbage, Ye Tong arrived at a small forest.

"Begin!"

"Crash..."

Ye Tong dumped the entire pile of garbage onto the ground.

"Ding, picked up a bone discarded by Lucky Roux. Obtained Digestion +10."

After Ye Tong picked up a bone, the system notification sounded.

Digestion +10?

Was that an ability too?

Ye Tong subconsciously opened his status panel.

Skill: Digestion Lv. 1. Better absorbs energy from food.

Seeing this information, Ye Tong was somewhat dumbfounded.

So before this, he could not even digest food properly!

But this was a good skill. No wonder Lucky Roux was always gnawing on a chicken leg.

"Ding, picked up a tissue discarded by Ben Beckman. Obtained Basic Marksmanship."

"Ding..."

After checking the notifications, Ye Tong continued picking up trash.