On the deck, Shusuke lay on a lounge chair just like Lin Mo used to, comfortably basking in the sun.
His capacity for alcohol was not as good as Lin Mo's, and the booze in the Blue Sea—even the fruit wine—had a much higher alcohol content than the kind on Sky Island. Therefore, in order to train his alcohol tolerance, he started drinking a little every day until he felt slightly dizzy, and then he stopped.
"Master," Herald asked with some confusion, "I remember you rarely drank before. How come you started drinking after coming to the Blue Sea?"
Shusuke said expressionlessly, "The wine here tastes better than the one on Sky Island."
Although he said that, Herald did not quite believe it, but he did not dare to keep asking.
After a moment of silence, Herald spoke up again, "Master, our travel funds have completely run out. What should we do next?"
"Whatever," Shusuke said indifferently. "In this place, getting money is very simple."
"Is it direct robbery?" Herald continued. "Kaku said we aren't pirates and shouldn't do the things pirates do."
Shusuke glanced at him and said in a flat tone, "Does robbing pirates count?"
"It... probably shouldn't."
"Mm."
"Master, I understand. I'll go look around the nearby area for a pirate ship right now."
With that, Herald flapped the wings on his back, lifted off into the air from where he stood, and began searching all around the surrounding waters.
In this Great Pirate Era, out on the sea—especially in a place like the Grand Line—there were plenty of pirates. It took Herald just a few minutes of searching to spot a ship flying a pirate flag.
Then he went on the attack single-handedly, using his own strength to have a massive battle with a newly formed