Transmigrating into One Piece: The Peerless King

"what……"

"Pfft... Sizzle..."

Completely caught off guard, Zhao Hai, holding the soup spoon halfway to his lips, suddenly felt the table shake violently, spilling the soup onto himself. He instinctively spat out the mouthful of soup that had just entered his mouth but hadn't yet swallowed.

"overtake!"

"Who dared to disturb my meal, that damned bastard!"

After this incident, Zhao Hai immediately stood up, angrily looking around for the culprit who dared to disturb his meal and almost made him suffocate.

"Ok?"

"So it was you who disturbed my meal?"

Zhao Hai looked around and realized that the only person who might have a chance to "commit a crime" was the burly man not far from him. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him with interest.

"Huh? What's up with this kid?"

"I felt a strong sense of unease when I saw his eyes. This is a feeling that only occurs in front of our boss."

The burly man felt a pang of guilt, or even fear, at Zhao Hai's gaze.

However, he quickly dismissed this absurd idea, "He's just a greenhorn who hasn't even grown up yet, how could he have the terrifying strength of the boss?"

"I must have been distracted and misread it. Yes, that's it, that must be it!"

Clenching his fist, the burly man steadied himself and sternly berated Zhao Hai, "Kid, if you know what's good for you, hand over all your money. My fists are very powerful; your little body can't withstand a single light punch from me, or else..."

"What else can you do?"

Zhao Hai finally understood. It turned out that this guy thought he was a fat sheep because he was so generous, and wanted to rob him.

At that moment, Zhao Hai stopped listening to the burly man's long-winded nonsense and interrupted him directly, looking at him with great interest.

Chapter Twenty-Two: A "Magnificent" Figure

"What else can we do?"

Seeing Zhao Hai with that same smug look on his face again, the burly man immediately forgot his companion's warning and roared angrily, "Otherwise, I'll beat you up right now!"

After saying that, the burly man swung his fist, which was as big as a small iron hammer, and was about to smash it into Zhao Hai's face.

"what……"

"This is San'e, one of the three major bullies in town. How dare anyone provoke him?"

"This kid is probably finished now."

"..."

The surrounding diners were also drawn to Zhao Hai's commotion, and they all looked at the young boy with pity.

The female diners couldn't bear to see Zhao Hai's tragic fate the next moment, and they all turned away and covered their eyes.

"Chao! He's ignored our warnings again. This tyrant is really reckless."

"This is a naval base. I guess the Three Overlords are going in now."

"Damn it! It'll cost a lot of money to get him out of the Navy."

"It's all that brat's fault for being so clueless. He actually dared to provoke the hot-tempered Three Bullies, completely disregarding the three bullies of our town."

When the burly man's group of two other burly men saw that he was about to make a move, they couldn't help but curse repeatedly.

"bump!"

This burly man lived up to his reputation as a bully; his fist collided with the thick wooden table, yet his fist remained completely undamaged.

"Click...click..."

"Snap... Snap... Snap..."

The wooden table, which was at least three feet thick, suddenly shattered, and the plates on it also broke on the ground.

However, the scene of Zhao Hai lying on the ground covered in blood, as everyone had imagined, did not occur.

Zhao Hai stood there calmly, motionless, as the burly man's fist grazed his nose without causing him any harm.

Just as the burly man launched his attack, Zhao Hai merely used his Fish Leap Transformation Technique to subtly dodge the incoming fist.

Looking at Zhao Hai's composed and confident figure in the face of danger, the surrounding diners began to sigh in amazement.

Even the female diners who had just turned away turned back at the sound, their eyes filled with admiration as they stared at the "majestic" young man in the midst of the battle.

"overtake!"

"I didn't realize this kid was such a master."

"Yes! To be able to move with such ease in such a small space, he is definitely a master."

"..."

"We didn't expect to run into such a tough opponent this time. We'd better get out of here quickly."

The other two men in the burly man's group were also secretly feeling guilty, and under the cover of the crowd, they slowly moved towards the restaurant entrance.

"These two are also in cahoots with him; they're two of the three tyrants. They're going to sneak out the door."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd, and everyone's attention shifted to the two burly men who were acting suspiciously at the door.

at this time.

The entire restaurant fell silent instantly; you could hear a pin drop.

Only the sound of two burly men's rapidly beating hearts and the dripping sound of sweat from their bodies could be heard at the doorway.

The surrounding diners once again focused their attention on Zhao Hai.

They were looking forward to it; they were eager to witness Zhao Hai's skills.

They longed for Zhao Hai, this young master, to take action and teach these three bullies, whom they usually glared at but dared not make a move against, a lesson.

At this moment, however, there was one person who was completely different from what they had imagined: a burly man standing just inches away from Zhao Hai.

He was very confident at this moment. He believed that the kid was able to dodge his punch just now because of good luck, and there was no other reason.

That's right!

It's definitely because of good luck!

At this moment, the burly man was extremely confident, because he hadn't seen Zhao Hai make any move at all. He just stood there motionless, like a terrified fool who didn't know how to dodge.

"Hmph! I don't believe you'll be so lucky next time. I'm going to let everyone around me know how powerful I am."

"Kid! Prepare yourself, take this punch from me!"

With a sharp shout, the burly man unleashed another fierce punch, aiming straight for Zhao Hai's temple.

"Oh! What a reckless child!"

"In this world, your strength isn't determined by your size."

"You need to have a correct understanding of yourself!"

"..."

This time, no one in the crowd had any faith in the burly man anymore; they all spoke sarcastically. Even the female diners who had been frightened earlier were now looking at Zhao Hai with anticipation.

"That brat Sanba did it himself, we had absolutely no idea! It has nothing to do with us!"

Seeing the burly man make another move, the other two bullies quickly denied any involvement, claiming it had nothing to do with them.

"A person's strength is not determined by age or physique alone. This world is vast and wondrous. Some toddlers are incredibly powerful, capable of shaking mountains and moving peaks. You can't judge a book by its cover!"

An elderly man among the diners suddenly stood up and spoke in a rather didactic manner.

His voice resonated with the surrounding diners, who nodded in deep agreement.

Isn't this young boy in front of us a perfect example?

Despite his youthful appearance, he was awe-inspiring and could kick away bullies.

……

……

"Oh my god! Help! Someone's trying to kill me!"

Suddenly, Zhao Hai's voice boomed like a thunderclap from a clear sky, resounding throughout the diners. The diners were stunned and stared at the battle, their faces turning pale.

At that moment, Zhao Hai was running around like a madman, shouting.

The sound was as miserable as could be, and the expression was as wretched as could be; all traces of the composure he had displayed in the face of danger were gone.

Then look at the burly man relentlessly chasing after Zhao Hai.

At this moment, all the diners in the crowd were dumbfounded.

Where did that majestic and unrestrained figure go?

Where did that fearless, invincible aura go?

The diners in the crowd felt as if they had slapped themselves hard, as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly.

Especially the old diner who had looked so magnanimous and seemingly detached from worldly affairs, was so shocked that he couldn't speak, stammering "You...you...you..." and finally just fainted.

"Help! An elderly person has fainted here! Call a doctor immediately!"

Fortunately, one of the young men noticed the elderly man's fall and rushed him to the hospital for treatment. Otherwise, the two people involved would have been unharmed, but an innocent bystander would have died first.

"You better not come any closer! Otherwise... otherwise I'll jump off here!"

Zhao Hai, who had been chased to a corner by the burly man and was leaning against the second-floor railing, said to the burly man in a "trembling" manner.

"Go ahead and jump! I'm not stopping you, hahaha..."

The burly man, having shaken off his earlier displeasure, looked at Zhao Hai's trembling appearance and burst into laughter.

"Yes! Sanba, you absolutely mustn't let this young man jump!"

"Yeah! Yeah! It wouldn't be fun if he just died like that, hehehehe..."

The two tyrants, who had been trembling with fear, suddenly became bolder after realizing that they had misunderstood the situation. They echoed the sentiment with a sinister grin.

They hadn't forgotten how this kid had made them look so pathetic in front of everyone, and they all glared at Zhao Hai, who was leaning against a corner, with utter malice.