That evening, everyone left the square looking thoroughly satisfied, clearly very pleased with Lind's hospitality.
"Jihahahaha! Lind, I'll definitely be visiting Oran Island often from now on. Don't go lowering your standards of hospitality when I do." Before leaving, Shiki patted Lind on the shoulder and laughed, showing no reserve with him at all.
The East Blue Revolutionary Army's food was quite good, but it still fell far short of Oran Island's food, especially what Lind had prepared.
"Hahaha, no problem. It's not as if you could eat me out of house and home." Lind laughed. He thought nothing of Shiki coming over for free meals; in fact, he would welcome more visits.
Shiki was no bottomless pit like a Saiyan. His appetite was less than half of Buggy's, so he really could not eat much.
With Lind's wealth, it would put practically no strain on him.
Still, Lind's place was not somewhere Shiki could freeload every day. If Shiki came to Oran Island, he would certainly have to put in some work.
After all, the Float-Float Fruit was an exceptionally versatile fruit.
While Lind and the others were enjoying themselves on Oran Island, the various factions in East Blue fought even more fiercely without those Overlords around to keep them in check.
Earlier, when the news that eight Overlords were on Oran Island at the same time spread, the reaction was entirely different from the Celestial Dragons' panic.
Besides their excitement, East Blue's factions, large and small, also breathed sighs of relief. With the pressure noticeably reduced, they grew bolder in their actions.
Kaido and Kozuki Oden, in particular, roamed East Blue without restraint, as though they had no natural enemies.
Kaido even attempted "suicide" at East Blue Marines Headquarters several times, plummeting from ten thousand meters up and