Lin Mo calmly kept drinking.
Suddenly, an angry voice came from outside.
"Bastard! You dared kill my men! Boys, after him! Catch that bastard on horseback! I'm going to kill him!"
At that, Lin Mo set down his glass. That voice sounded familiar...
"Bet it was that apple guy again." The Tavern Owner shook his head with a smile. "A few days ago, a man who looked weak and deathly ill rode into Mock Town. He had a lot of apples and offered them to everyone he met. People who didn't know any better took them, ate them, and got blown up. So, kid, if someone offers you an apple on the road, don't take it."
Lin Mo: "..."
Lin Mo said nothing. He picked up his half-full glass and went on drinking.
When Lin Mo didn't answer, the Tavern Owner shrugged helplessly and returned to work.
Later, Lin Mo ordered two more bottles of wine and some snacks. As he ate and drank, he listened to the pirates holding forth around the tavern. Not one mentioned seeing the sky suddenly turn black.
He had just finished one bottle and opened the second when the familiar voice rang out again.
"Damn it, he got away! You lot, deal with these two bodies. Mohji, Cabaji, stay with me. Everyone else, wait for me on the ship!"
After giving his orders, the speaker pushed open the tavern door and walked in, his face dark.
Lin Mo didn't turn around. The names of the two men were enough to tell him who had arrived.
It was Buggy.
Once an apprentice with the Roger Pirates, Buggy had grown up alongside Red-Haired Shanks, and the two had been friends. But because of Shanks, Buggy had accidentally eaten the Paramecia Chop-Chop Fruit he'd planned to secretly