After arriving in Mock Town, he naturally had to experience the Seaview Hotel!
Kairo D. Arashi still remembered how, in the anime, Luffy and the others had gone to the Seaview Hotel, only to find that Bellamy had rented out the entire place. They couldn't even get inside to take a look. It was ridiculously frustrating! Of course, the biggest reason was that they were too poor!
Kairo D. Arashi was certainly not poor. Not only was he not poor, he was actually quite wealthy.
However, he still had to spend some time looking for where exactly this Seaview Hotel was!
As it turned out, although this was a town where pirates who fought and killed each other all day long gathered, the buildings throughout the town were actually quite impressive and highly scenic!
The town itself was beautiful, but the streets were an absolute mess.
Sure enough, the moment Kairo D. Arashi entered the streets of the town, more than a dozen men in the distance came roaring toward a man standing in the middle of the street!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"
A series of collisions rang out. Immediately afterward, several of the men who had charged forward were sent flying backward, with two of them crashing directly at Kairo D. Arashi's feet.
"Eh?"
Looking at the two men who came tumbling backward and collapsed in front of him, Kairo D. Arashi blinked and then smiled amiably.
"Careful there!"
No sooner had Kairo D. Arashi spoken than two more figures came flying over, directly smashing into the two men lying in front of him and knocking them unconscious!
"WHO! ELSE!"
At that moment, an extremely arrogant voice suddenly rang out. After sending all the men who had charged at him flying, the man standing in the middle of the street looked around domineeringly before shouting, "Isn't Mock Town supposed to be a place where pirates gather? How come there isn't a single one who can fight! Come on, come on! I don't care who the hell you are, you can all come at me! Today, Shang De is going to take on all of you by himself!"
Hearing the man's voice, Kairo D. Arashi couldn't help but freeze.
"Shang De? The bald-headed guy from the East Blue who ate the Devil Fruit I sold him?"
Before Kairo D. Arashi could react, the man standing in the middle of the street turned around and looked toward him, his expression ferociously fierce!
Holy crap.
It really was this guy?
Looking at the man who had turned around, Kairo D. Arashi's eyes immediately widened.
At the same time.
The man who had turned around also froze as soon as he saw Kairo D. Arashi, as if he'd been struck by lightning.
That's right, this guy was none other than Shang De, the man who had bought a Devil Fruit from Kairo D. Arashi in the East Blue back then!
Likewise, Shang De had never expected that he would run into Kairo D. Arashi here after several years!
He stood there dumbfounded for quite a while before suddenly snapping back to his senses. Once he confirmed that the person standing before him was indeed Kairo D. Arashi, the benefactor who had changed his fate, he immediately ran toward him in tremendous excitement.
"Mr. Kairo D. Arashi? Wow, it really is you!"
Just moments ago, Shang De had been mighty and imposing. But the instant he reached Kairo D. Arashi, he transformed into an obedient little boy. He was so excited that he didn't know what to do, looking like a child who had done something wrong. Rubbing his hands together, he stammered, "I… it's… it's really such a coincidence, Mr. Kairo D. Arashi! I… I never thought I'd run into you here!"
"Hahaha, you really never know where you'll run into an old acquaintance!"
Kairo D. Arashi laughed heartily and asked curiously, "So… did you go out to sea and become a pirate?"
"Hehe, no."
Shang De smiled foolishly. "I heard there were lots of pirates in Mock Town, so I came over to take a look! But every time there's a fight, I only want to watch people brawl, so I still haven't captured a single pirate for a bounty!"
"Oh, oh, oh, so you're still working as a bounty hunter!"
Kairo D. Arashi nodded and said straightforwardly, "Come on. Since we've run into each other, let's go have a drink!"
"Hahaha, drink? Absolutely!"
Shang De was equally straightforward. He laughed heartily and said, "Besides, I'm familiar with this place. Today, I'm buying the drinks for you, Mr. Kairo D. Arashi!"
Under Shang De's guidance, the two arrived in front of a bar.
Before they could even enter, waves of laughter came from inside the bar. It was extremely lively.
"Mr. Kairo D. Arashi, after you!"
After pushing the door open for Kairo D. Arashi, Shang De quickly stepped aside and let him enter first. Kairo D. Arashi didn't stand on ceremony. He lifted the curtain and walked inside!
"Hahahaha, Boss, where did you buy this cherry pie? It's delicious! It's the best cherry pie I've ever eaten!"
The moment Kairo D. Arashi entered the bar, a hearty burst of laughter rang throughout the hall. Everyone's attention was immediately drawn toward the figure sitting at the bar.
Red hair, a long black cloak, a Western-style sword hanging from his waist! He wore a patterned pair of white cropped trousers and flip-flops…
Red-Haired Shanks!
After confirming that the man sitting at the bar was indeed Shanks, Kairo D. Arashi's eyes gradually narrowed. He had just been thinking about digging up some juicy gossip and secrets from this guy, and now he'd immediately run into him inside a bar!
"Hey, hey, hey! Everyone shut up!"
When Shang De, who was standing beside Kairo D. Arashi, saw Kairo D. Arashi gradually narrowing his eyes, he assumed Kairo D. Arashi found the place too noisy. His explosive temper immediately flared up. He shouted at the members of the Red-Haired Pirates throughout the bar, "I'm renting this whole place today! Before I lose my temper, you'd better get the hell out!"
The moment Shang De finished speaking, the previously boisterous bar instantly fell silent. Everyone in the hall turned their heads toward Shang De!
Kairo D. Arashi, meanwhile, widened his eyes in disbelief, the muscles on his face twitching violently!
As expected, the Bald-Headed Brother was still the Bald-Headed Brother. He was this overbearing no matter what world he was in.
Kairo D. Arashi still remembered how this guy had dared to challenge Garp to a one-on-one fight immediately after eating his Devil Fruit. Several years had passed, and he was undoubtedly even more ferocious now.
Once his explosive temper flared up, forget about Shanks sitting here—even if all four Emperors of the New World were sitting here, he reckoned Shang De would still dare to yell, "Come on, let's fight!"
Of course, if that really happened, he probably wouldn't even know how he died!
"What are you looking at!"
Seeing everyone staring at him, Shang De's temper completely exploded. He took a step forward and shouted fiercely, "If you don't like it, then stop standing around! Let's fight!!"
Kairo D. Arashi didn't say anything to stop him. Instead, he quietly stood to the side and observed the members of the Red-Haired Pirates! Yasopp, Benn Beckman, and Lucky Roux were all here. As for the others, although they had all appeared in the original story, none of them had been introduced in detail, so Kairo D. Arashi naturally didn't recognize them.
Yasopp held a plate of cherry pie and stared blankly at Shang De. Benn Beckman silently smoked his cigarette, while Lucky Roux remained in the middle of chewing a chicken leg, his expression somewhat dazed!
Shanks, who was sitting at the bar, stared at Shang De for a moment before suddenly smiling and saying, "Young man, could you do me a favor and give me a little face…"
"No!!"
Before Shanks could finish, Shang De took a step forward and said sternly, "You're too noisy, and Mr. Kairo D. Arashi doesn't like it! So you have to leave! If you don't like it, then fight!"
That's all for today. I'm going to bed~~ Heh-ha!
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