Chapter 21: No One Can Be Missing on the Boat (Ch 21)

The trio who used to be lively and funny now all had gloomy faces, hunched bodies, and looked gloomy.

Kota also noticed their condition, walked over and patted their shoulders one by one, asking with concern.

“Is there a problem? Tell me and I’ll help you share the burden.”

Ah Tao took a puff of her cigarette and replied dejectedly.

“It’s nothing serious, I just feel so useless. I can’t help at all against such a powerful pirate group.”

They all knew that this time when facing the Arlong Pirates, they could basically only stay on the ship and watch the ship, because they could not defeat any member of the Arlong Pirates.

This is still the East China Sea. Once they reach the Grand Line, they will have even less pictures.

“So that’s it!”

Kong Tai breathed a sigh of relief, wondering what had happened to these three guys!

He looked at Ahua and the other two and spoke seriously.

“You didn’t come on board for combat in the first place, and combatants aren’t the only people on a ship.”

He looked at Ah Hua and said, “Take Ah Hua for example. If Ah Hua is missing from our ship, we will only be able to eat the food we cook. Just imagine how that would feel.”

Everyone looked at Ahua and shuddered at the thought that they could only eat food they made every day.

He shook his head repeatedly.

After hearing what Kota said and seeing everyone’s reactions, Ahua’s gloomy face instantly brightened up.

He pushed up the frame of his glasses, puffed out his fat belly, and raised his head with a proud look.

“It turns out I’m so indispensable!”

Kota then turned his gaze to A Tao, “And A Tao, if we don’t have A Tao on our ship, who will start and repair this big thing under our feet!”

After hearing this, Ah Tao’s mouth curled up and a smile quickly spread across his entire face. Even the way he smoked became a little more elegant.

“What about me? What about me?”

A Luo looked at Kota expectantly and shouted in a slightly hurried voice.

“you……”

Kota stroked his chin and looked at A Luo thoughtfully.

A Luo looked at Kota’s reaction, and his expectant eyes gradually dimmed. He stared at the sea with lifeless eyes, as if his whole body was shrouded in shadow, making people feel as if he was about to jump into the sea in the next moment.

Looking at A Luo’s expression, Kota smiled and decided not to tease him anymore.

He stared at A Luo and suddenly shouted: “Of course you are important too!”

Hearing Kota’s roar, A Luo raised his head stiffly and looked at Kota pitifully.

“Really?”

“real.”

Kota nodded and answered affirmatively.

“Among us, you are the only one who can stay in the small lookout tower for a whole day to escort our voyage.”

“You are the eyes of our ship. Without you, our voyage would be as blind as a voyage without you.”

The more Kota spoke, the straighter Luo’s back became, and in the end, even the Matar hairstyle on his head stood up.

Looking at the three people who had regained their confidence, Kota clapped his hands to attract their attention.

Then he said to them: “So, each of you is unique. Don’t underestimate yourselves. We can’t do without any of you on our ship.”

He paused, then continued jokingly.

“If you all go to fight, what will Kuina and I do?”

“Do you think this is true?”

“Uh-huh!!”

Ahua and the other two nodded repeatedly.

“And there are shortcuts to gaining strength.”

“Korata, do you have any way to improve my strength?”

They heard Kota’s voice and they immediately stared at Kota excitedly.

No one wants to be a weakling, even though they all know that even if they are weaklings, Kota will not give up on them.

But if there is a way to quickly improve one’s strength, I think no one can remain indifferent!

“Have you ever heard of devil fruits?”

“Devil Fruit?”

A Hua had a puzzled look on his face.

At this moment, A Luo, who was thinking with his head down, seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, “Is it a secret treasure from the sea that can make people stronger and give them the power of the devil?”

He heard about it from others when he was a gangster.

“Yes! It’s a secret treasure from the sea that can give people some kind of superpowers, called ‘Devil Fruit’.”

“So, Sorata, your ability is a devil fruit?”

Tao took a puff of her cigarette and looked at Kota curiously and asked.

Kota lowered his head and thought for a moment, “My ability does not come from a devil fruit. You can think of me as a human being born with special abilities.”

“oh……!”

They all nodded.

Sorata went on to explain, “Devil Fruit abilities fall into three categories: parahuman, animal, and natural.”

“Any devil fruit you get is enough to deal with ordinary dangers.”

“But I heard that the market price of any devil fruit is at least 100 million berries!”

A Luo walked around in distress and spoke.

“Eh! Is it so expensive?”

Ahua and Atao both showed surprise on their faces.

Don’t think that 100 million is nothing just because they picked up nearly 20 million berries from the Creek Pirates.

But don’t forget that the Creek Pirates are the largest pirate group in the East China Sea.

We can only get 2000 from them, so how many pirate groups would have to be destroyed to collect the 100 million?

Kota looked at them and smiled, “Don’t worry, as long as there is any news about the Devil Fruit, I will find it for you.”

He paused and continued, “And I also know that you can find a lot of devil fruits there.”

Of course he knew that if he really couldn’t find the Devil Fruit by then, he would have to ask Doflamingo for it in advance.

“Really? Kota.” Ahua and the other two stared at Kota nervously.

They knew that Kota would not lie to them, but they still wanted a positive answer from Kota.

“Well! When have I ever lied to you?”

Sorata nodded affirmatively.

“Yeah!”

After hearing Sorata’s answer, the three guys quickly jumped up, yelling at the bow, and became lively again.

Kuina was watching them quietly from the side. When she saw that Ahua and the other two were lively again, a smile appeared on her face.

She knew what a devil fruit was, and Kota once planned to find a devil fruit specifically for her so that she could improve her physical fitness.

But she refused, she just wanted to become a great swordsman with her own abilities.

And devil fruits don’t only have benefits.

This thing has a most fatal weakness for sailors, and that is the fear of sea water.

She is a swordsman with strong enough attack power, so there is no need to find a weakness of the devil fruit for herself.

So she never thought about eating a devil fruit.

Of course, if it is an incredible ability, that’s another story.

…

“Huh!”

At this moment, Kota and Kuina were both stunned. They looked at each other and looked towards the opposite coastline, and their Observation Haki was quietly activated.

Kuina could only sense that there were a lot of chaotic and panicked atmospheres in the village in the distance.

But it was different for Kota. He knew what happened in the village opposite just by a flash of red in his eyes.

He turned to Ahua and the other two and said, “Let’s land here! You wait for us here, and we will come back after we deal with the Arlong Pirates.”

“learn.”

Ahua and the other two answered loudly and turned around to get busy.

And Kota turned his head to look at the village in the distance, thinking about his own things.

It seems that I have to clean up these small fish first, otherwise they will run away and cause great harm.

After all, they are fishmen. Once these guys hide in the sea, it will be hard to find them.