Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue

Having finally returned home and had a good night's rest, Moke whistled as he walked out of the luxuriously decorated shop behind him and strolled leisurely down the street.

After resting, he will have to go out to work again later, and it will be a few days before he comes back.

Of course~

Moke is very satisfied with his current life.

The only regret is that he hasn't gone on a sea adventure with his boss in a long time.

Although the boss took him along this time, it was a different kind of adventurous trip than before, where they would eat meat and drink alcohol heartily, yell "Get closer to me!" whenever they saw a pirate ship, and lead everyone on a charge.

Since the boss went ashore and cleared his name, he has rarely taken them out to fight pirates.

That's right, he was a villager from an island near the 315th branch. After the boss came to the East China Sea, he was among the first group of his underlings to go to sea with the boss and Sister Robin.

Moke still remembers that time to this day...

They didn't really pay much attention when they heard that a new base leader had come to the 315 branch that day.

After all, that place is very barren.

Although it is a naval base, there are not a single naval warship there, and there are not even many naval personnel.

It's a poor place that even pirates wouldn't come to.

So, how could they, who struggled even to get enough to eat, care about a new naval captain?

It's estimated that the naval captain will try to transfer away the day after he arrives, or he'll just go to sea and become a pirate.

really.

It was on that day as well.

The leader arrived in a small, dilapidated boat and gathered everyone on the island, including the navy.

then.

Just as they thought...

Upon seeing this barren place, the leader looked distressed, muttering things like, "Is this a relocation? This is exile!", "What kind of base commander does this lousy place need? Even pirates would shake their heads in disapproval!", and "I might as well just go out to sea and become a pirate."

But judging from the boss's appearance at the time, he probably had no backing, so there was no other way but to become a pirate.

only.

It seems to be somewhat different from what they expected.

The leader, who was covering his head, walked right up to him, grabbed his collar, pulled him up, and asked him his name.

Upon hearing his name was Moke... the Moke Pirates were officially formed.

A wrecked boat, the boss, Sister Robin, and a few villagers who were so hungry they could barely move set sail.

Moke still remembers it to this day... He wasn't this strong back then; he was skinny and bony, and that's how he became the captain of the Moke Pirates.

That day.

The Moke Pirates were officially formed.

It was also that night...

They acquired a slightly larger pirate ship and began adventuring on the high seas with their leader.

Until now...

He grew stronger, acquired a huge pirate ship, had more people, and relocated his base to a larger and more beautiful one. He even had powerful backers, including naval heroes and admirals, and several more female leaders.

As for Branch 315... after the leader changed bases, no new base leader came to that area.

It's estimated that the Navy Headquarters also thinks that the place doesn't need a base commander at all, so it's now the boss's territory.

The villagers who used to live there... are still there, watching over the territory for their boss, but life there is no longer the same.

Although it was indeed small and had nothing there, it was still their former home!

As if recalling something, Moke smiled broadly, looking at the increasingly bustling town of Cocoa West, a sense of pride welling up inside him.

This was all built brick by brick, by the leader and his crew, one boatload at a time.

Therefore, Moke would always carry out his boss's orders diligently.

At this time.

Moke, who was leisurely strolling down the street, seemed to notice something, waved cheerfully, and walked forward, "Hey, Big Bear, what brings you here too?"

He walked up to a burly man carrying a box and wearing a bear-ear hat, and even knocked on the box.

Bonnie, you're here too!

"Uncle Moke!"

"Mok!"

"Since you're here, let me show you around. You'll be very surprised."

Having received two greetings, Mok proudly patted his chest. As if he had seen something, before Big Bear could say anything, he walked straight to the pancake stall in front and shouted to the owner, "Boss, three pancakes, please. It's on me, Captain Mok."

As he spoke, he waved to the big bear carrying the wooden box behind him.

After hesitating for a moment, Big Bear stepped forward and thanked Moke.

Even Bonnie, inside the box, said with a grin, "Thank you, Uncle Moke!"

only.

Baked flatbread?

Big Bear frowned slightly as he looked at the banner hanging in front of the pancake stall, and said in a deep voice, "The royal family of the Kingdom of Goa doesn't pass on their secret recipe, but even the naval heroes who have tried it say it's delicious?"

This advertisement...

Is something off?

At this time.

"Alright, Uncle Moke it is then!" Moke, no longer bothered with Bonnie's form of address, noticed the confusion in Big Bear's eyes and seemed to understand something. He pulled Big Bear aside, looked at the shopkeeper making pancakes in front of him, and lowered his voice to say, "This recipe was created by the boss. It's not some secret recipe from the royal family of the Goa Kingdom. It's a secret here, you know. Very few people know about it. I promised the shopkeeper I wouldn't tell anyone else, so you shouldn't either. I, Moke, am the most discreet man on the sea!"

The words fell.

Bonnie: ...

Big Bear: ...

boss:……

Everyone fell silent.

The shopkeeper, who had already made the sesame cakes, looked at Moke with a resentful expression. "Captain Moke, I heard you!"

"It's alright! Big Bear is one of us, a new talent the boss just recruited!" Mo Ke didn't care at all about his boss's resentment. If he weren't one of them, he, as the most discreet man on the sea, would never have said a word.

After taking the sesame seed cakes and handing two to Big Bear, Moke took a big bite of his own. Looking at the still-stunned Big Bear, he said, "Even though they're fake, these sesame seed cakes are really delicious!"

"Is it fake?" Big Bear, who had just taken the sesame seed cake, stared at it for a moment, then nodded. He then looked at the last sentence on the cake, "The naval heroes who have tried it all say it's delicious..."

Before he could finish speaking.

“That’s true!” Moke, who was eating a sesame seed cake, suddenly said, “I also heard that the Admiral said it was good!”

The words fell.

Big Bear: ? ? ?

only.

Just as the bear was stunned.

"Is it really good for a naval hero to eat this?" The stall owner looked at Moke with a hint of doubt, blinking. "How come I didn't know that?"

Suddenly.

"..."

Everyone fell silent again.

Then, seeing the owner asking Moke when the naval hero had eaten there, Da Xiong smiled helplessly and stopped caring whether the naval hero had actually eaten there or not.

He picked up the pancake in his hand, found a dark place where there was no sunlight, quickly stuffed the pancake into the box, then looked down at the pancake in his hand, took a small bite, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

Just then, Bonnie's voice came from the box behind them, "Daddy, it's delicious!"

"Mmm." Hearing Bonnie's words, Big Bear nodded, a warm smile on his face, and said in a deep voice, "It really is delicious!"

Chapter 62 Meeting

"Boss, what's going on..."

"I went to resubscribe to the new billboards, saying I wanted to add the Admiral too. Finished your food? Was that pancake good? I have more! Want another one?"

"..."

Upon hearing Moke's words, Big Bear was momentarily speechless, looking at him with a strange expression through his frameless glasses.

Naval hero... Naval admiral...

The owner of this small stall is really bold!

It involuntarily reminded him of what this most tight-lipped man on the high seas had said to him during the Alabasta incident.

"No need, I have enough." Looking at the sesame seed cake offered again, Big Bear smiled faintly and said politely, "Thank...thank you~"

Although he still had many doubts, as long as the BOSS could heal Bonnie, that was enough for him. As for the rest, they were no longer important to him.

"You don't want it? This is free, the boss gave it to you, don't be shy!" Seeing that Big Bear really didn't want it, Moke didn't hand it over again, but simply stacked the two together and took a big bite.

Then, continuing in a carefree manner, he said, "Look at how big you are, how come you only ate one small pancake and then didn't want it anymore?"

While eating, he glanced at the large bear carrying a wooden box, who was frowning and looking around. He asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing~" In response to Moke's question, Big Bear shook his head, his eyes still curiously watching the scene before him. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's... very lively here."

He just came to take a look today.

Last night, after hearing Mr. Udo introduce the Konomi Islands... there are many delicious foods and fun things to do there, and he also said that they could come and visit.

Bonnie, arriving at the new place, was filled with anticipation. She had been saying all morning that she wanted to come and see it, so... seeing Bonnie's expectant eyes, he brought her over.