Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

She wasn't worried about how badly she'd hit Oubey. She'd held back on that punch, and with his body defense comparable to hers, it would only hurt slightly. Osi was mainly worried that Oubey would lose his temper and go to La to complain.

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth! I just suddenly discovered a problem."

Oubey jumped to the ground, straightened his messy hair, and then said, "Osi, did you find anything during our fight just now?"

"Um... fighting, is it fun?"

"Tsk~"

"Okay, you talk, I'm listening."

Seeing that Ossi had stopped joking, Oubey said seriously, "In our previous fight, apart from the one at the beginning, did you use Haki again? I mean, the Haki of Armament Haki."

This was a question that both of them had just subconsciously ignored.

"Huh?! Okay, it seems like there really isn't one! Weird, why?"

Osi found it a little difficult to understand that he seemed to have completely forgotten this new skill in the subsequent battles.

"Because the pace of battle is so fast, we tend to subconsciously overlook Haki, a power that requires energy conversion before it can be used, compared to the power we already have at our fingertips.

This is true for you, who fight on instinct, and for me, who fight to keep up with you."

Osi didn't let him wonder for too long, and Obei directly gave the answer he had obtained during the ten minutes of enlightenment in the underground dragon field.

"Yeah, that's true. It feels like changing the game and resetting the controls, but still subconsciously rubbing the controller the way I used to.

Observation Haki, which is similar to the direction keys, is okay, but light and heavy attack combos like Armament Haki are really hard to get used to for a while."

Osi immediately understood what Obei meant in his own way.

"So, we need to change our approach. We need to slow down the pace and not use our power. We should fight purely with Haki, making sure every strike is filled with Haki."

"okay!"

So after a period of silence, the residents of the town were hit by the nth earthquake of the day.

In the cafeteria——

"Ouch! My soup!" A waiter was shaken by the earthquake and poured the whole can of salt into the soup.

Many people around were also startled by the sudden vibration.

"There really was another earthquake. How did you guess that, Miss La?" someone asked.

"It's nothing. I just thought there would be aftershocks after an earthquake, so I just gave a reminder. I didn't expect it to really happen." La made up an excuse.

"Then, will there be aftershocks?"

"Hmm... maybe~" La sensed the situation of the two little ones and found that they were having fun. They would probably continue to play for a while.

"Bang~Bang~"

Old Cook knocked on the pot with an iron spoon and reminded: "Everyone, be careful not to spill the soup. Now continue cooking. It will be lunchtime soon."

“Yes!”

"Dad Cook, come and try the soup I made." La filled a small bowl with his own work and handed it to Cook.

Old Cook took it, but did not rush to taste it. Instead, he took a look at it first and then smelled it.

"Hmm~ The color is bright and the smell is refreshing."

Only after confirming that both the 'color' and 'fragrance' were acceptable did he pick up the spoon.

At this moment, Old Cook seemed to have returned to the days when he tasted dishes for the aristocrats on the aristocratic cruise ship, serious and strict.

"Hmm?! This smell?"

Old Cook took a quick bite and his eyes widened immediately.

To be honest, he had been involved in cooking all his life, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. This little girl in front of him must have made this soup for the first time, but the taste...

"how?"

"It tastes good. No, it should be said to be very good." Old Cook first gave his own evaluation, but then changed the subject -

"But... why does this soup taste exactly like the one I just made?"

"?"

The other party's question also made La feel confused.

"Because I did just as you taught me, didn't I?"

"That's not what I meant." Cook shook his head.

"Even if you follow my steps, no two dishes will taste exactly the same. Let me tell you, even I can't make it taste exactly the same twice."

As a top chef, Cook's tongue can sensitively distinguish very subtle changes in taste in food. The taste of this bowl of soup he made completely overlaps with the pot of soup he just demonstrated!

But La was still puzzled: "As long as all the ingredients that make up the two soups are the same, then the taste will naturally be the same, right?

I just copied all your steps one by one, including the temperature of the fire, the amount of seasoning, the time, the ingredients, and even the direction and strength of stirring, etc...."

This is a completely correct conclusion. Since the ingredients that make up the two soups are exactly the same, why should the taste be different? However...

"But this isn't right!"

After recovering from his initial surprise, Old Cook immediately spoke in a decisive tone.

There was no trace of joking in his tone, as if he was defending something sacred and inviolable.

"La, you must understand that you can't become a qualified chef by just mechanically copying other people's dishes. A chef who can stand on his own feet must find his own cooking style!"

At this time, old Cook did not know that this was a teaching that would make him regret it in the future.

Even all the members of the Beasts, including Kaido, will have to show their teeth together in the future~

Looking at the determined old Cook in front of him, La nodded. "Don't worry, Dad Cook, I will find my own cooking style."

"Hahaha, then old man, I'm really looking forward to that day! But for now, you still have to watch carefully and learn well! When it comes to cooking, I'm no slouch!"

……

In the new world, twelve thousand meters above the sea, there is a floating island.

"Hot breath!"

Kaido in dragon form breathed out a breath of dragon directly towards the island below.

"Hahahaha! Kaido, you little brat got a pretty good fruit!"

"But we still have to respect our seniors! Chop!"

The immense sword energy directly cut through the heat. From the separated flames, a figure emerged.

The man held a sharp sword in each hand hidden in his wide sleeves, and had a cigar in his mouth. His long, fluffy golden hair was draped behind him like a lion's mane. His strange eyebrows were sharp and thin, and his sharp eyes were full of arrogance and unruliness.

Just standing there, he exuded an unparalleled aura of dominance.

"Stop talking nonsense! What on earth do you want me to come for—Shiqi!"

……

Chapter 36 Alliance

"What on earth do you want from me—Shiqi!"

Kaido's deafening roar exploded among the clouds, and the green dragon scales reflected a cold light in the sunlight.

His huge body hovering high in the sky blocked out the sun, and his dragon whiskers trembled violently with his heavy breathing.

The man named Shiki did not answer Kaido's words, but walked into the building behind him with the clattering sound of his wooden clogs.

"Come down first, Kaido. The banquet is about to begin, and I have prepared the finest wine this time."

Hearing that there was good wine, Kaido didn't say anything more and just turned back into human form and fell to the ground.

And Jhin, who had been following behind him, and Burfat, who was holding Jhin's paw, also fell down together.

"Boss Kaido, this is..."

"Go in first and then talk!"

Kaido had actually guessed Shiki's purpose a long time ago, but he remained calm and walked into the banquet hall carefree.

The style of the banquet hall is very unique. Unlike ordinary pirate banquets where a few chairs and a long table are enough, this hall is not only huge in size, but also has carved beams and painted rafters and is inlaid with gold and silver.

Huge straight wood that looks very valuable is distributed around the building as supporting pillars, and is evenly coated with eye-catching red lacquer.

On either side of the polished, gleaming wooden floor were rows of low tables, neatly stacked with wine and food. Behind the low tables were soft, plush cushions, where quite a few people had already taken their seats.

At the end of the hall, there are three huge seats. Shiki is standing in front of the middle seat with his arms open, welcoming Kaido's arrival.

"Hahahaha! Are you here, Kaido? Take a seat, the party will start soon."

Kaido didn't waste any words. He just glanced at the figure on the left seat who was eating and drinking, then sat down on the cushion on the right, picked up the wine on the table and started drinking it in big gulps.

Jhin and Burfat also sat down below him, but did not touch the drinks on the table.

"Tell me, what do you want by calling me and this old woman here?"

"Mmmm~Mmmm~Kaidou! You little brat have become more and more rude after not seeing you for a few years!"

The huge figure sitting on the left heard Kaido's voice, but raised his face from the dozens of layers of cake and said rudely.

"These desserts from Fishman Island are so delicious! It's a pity that Newgate got there first!"

There is no doubt that this huge woman is Charlotte Lingling, nicknamed BIG MOM.

As a former member of the Rocks Pirates, the Queen of the Sea who occupies most of the Totland Sea and is one of the overlords of the New World.

Although she is now nearly 40 years old and has given birth to several children, she is still slim and charming. Of course, ignoring her height, which is a head taller than Kaido.

After Kaido and his group sat down, seeing that most people had arrived, Shiki also sat back on the main seat.

The pirates who were toasting below stopped what they were doing and looked at him in unison.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Shiki grinned and laughed wildly, "First of all, welcome to my territory! The scenery of my floating island is pretty good, right? Hahahaha~"

The crew of the Flying Pirates and the captains of the pirate groups affiliated with Shiki naturally agreed after hearing this. Now there are more than a dozen pirate groups affiliated with the Golden Lion.

"Haha, even such a huge island can be raised to the sky, Captain Shiqi's ability is really amazing~"

"That's right! You are indeed a legend on the sea."

"In the entire New World, I guess only Whitebeard can be compared to Boss Shiki."

……

"Hey! Shiqi, did you call me here just to do these stupid tricks? If you have something to say, just say it quickly. If the dessert wasn't so good, I would have flipped the table long ago!"

Charlotte Lingling, who had already finished a table full of desserts, urged without giving any face.

"You're still so impatient, Lingling!"

Shiqi looked back at Big Mom with her mouth full of cream, but he was not angry.

"Well, let's get straight to the point. I called you here today for one thing—to capture Beehive Island!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the pirates below suddenly became quiet, and then there was an uncontrollable noise.

Everyone knows what this means. In this era when 'ONE PIECE' is still unknown to the world, the treasure left behind by Rocks is almost the most crazy thing in the sea.

And Beehive Island was once the base camp of the Rocks Pirates!

"Mmmm~Mmmm~Are you finally going to take action against John?"

"That's right, John has kept those treasures for me for so long, now it's time to take them back." Shiqi smiled confidently, not hiding his ambition at all.

"After all, my current power is far from enough to conquer the world! Hahahaha!"

This man, who was almost at the pinnacle of the new world, said so.

"So, you called Lao Lai because you want me to be your thug? Can't you handle it by yourself?"

"If it was just John, there would be no problem, but I don't know what conditions that guy used to bring Silver Axe and Wang Zhi together.

Their ships are all on Beehive Island right now, and if I go alone, the losses will be too great," Shiqi admitted frankly.

Of course, there is another aspect that he did not say explicitly, which is that if these two people are not dragged into the water now, then after he and John are both defeated, they will definitely intervene in the aftermath and reap the benefits.

"Where's that guy from Newgate? Isn't he coming?" Charlotte Lingling suddenly thought of another 'old acquaintance'.

"I've looked for him, but he's still the same as before, with no interest in treasure. He spends all day with his 'sons'. Don't worry about him."