After watching Bogard return to his seat in bewilderment and endure his colleagues' mockery, Xie Wen quickly put the strange marine out of his mind.
This was where the Mountain Bandit King had smashed a bottle over one of the Four Emperors' heads. How could he not take a good look around?
Of course, that was all well and good, but the tavern was only so big. A couple of casual glances took in the whole place.
Makino's cooking was quite good. Although it fell short of Sanji Meow's, it was leagues ahead of the food in most taverns in the East Blue, so they enjoyed their meal well enough.
Just as they were nearly finished, an old but hearty laugh rang out from outside.
"Hahahahaha! Makino, get some food ready for us! Make sure the portions are big!"
Garp burst in like a whirlwind, holding Luffy in one hand, but Ace was nowhere to be seen.
Considering Ace's personality at this point, he probably rarely, if ever, visited Foosha Village, and Garp was happy to keep him hidden on Mount Colubo.
Then Xie Wen glanced at the straw hat on Luffy's head... That was the first Pirate King's straw hat, and it might even have some connection to the original Joy Boy.
But however extraordinary its origins were, it was still just an ordinary straw hat with nothing special about it, so Xie Wen soon looked away.
Just then, Klee Meow suddenly pointed at Luffy, whose cheek Garp was stretching, and burst out laughing. "Meowhahahaha... Big Brother Xie Wen, look! That big brother's face is so funny! It can stretch so far, meow!"
"A talking cat!" Luffy, who had still been struggling in Garp's grip, instantly lit up. He happily pointed back at Klee Meow and shouted, "Grandpa, look!