Chapter 648: Attack, the noble son of the new navy?! (2 in 1)

Luffy and his companions who landed on the island smoothly also entered the town very smoothly. Along the way, they did not encounter any inspections.

The new navy has its own code of conduct in managing Fishman Island. Before confirming the enemy's location, the new navy will not check people passing by on the street.

It is precisely such codes of conduct and rules and regulations that have enabled Fishman Island to maintain its popularity as a tourist destination. Over the years, the economic development of Fishman Island has a lot to do with the new navy's code of conduct.

The army's weak presence also allows people who come to Fishman Island for business or travel to feel enough freedom.

Although such a system can promote economic development to a certain extent, on the other hand, the biggest reason why Fishman Island has never been able to curb pirates from entering the New World is also due to their insufficient supervision of their homeland.

However, the two aspects of developing the economy and curbing pirates are actually conflicting to some extent.

If you want to develop the economy, you must maintain a certain degree of openness with others. If you want to curb pirates, you need to strengthen supervision on the island.

It's like the two ends of a seesaw. If one end falls to the ground, the other end will definitely rise.

In order to find a balance, the New Navy and Ryugu Castle have made a lot of efforts. After many rounds of coordination, Fishman Island has been able to maintain its current relatively peaceful situation.

Fishman Island Mermaid Cafe.

After Luffy and others entered the town, they naturally found the largest "tourist attraction" on Fishman Island.

This is a cafe located on the Mermaid Coast. Customers can taste the specialty coffee of Fishman Island while watching the mermaid girls playing in the Mermaid Bay.

No matter whether it is a man or a woman, there is no way to resist the beautiful creatures like mermaids. Therefore, this mermaid cafe has become a "check-in point" for every tourist who comes to Fishman Island.

Luffy and his crew all like to be lively, so naturally they will not be absent.

"Ohhh!"

“So sweet and delicious!”

In an outdoor pavilion by the Mermaid Bay, the Straw Hat Pirates sat around a large round table, tasting the local specialty coffee and desserts.

As soon as he took a sip of the coffee, Luffy couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he let out a low cry of happiness.

Unlike the coffee on land, the coffee on Fishman Island is mainly sweet, and the light caramel aroma gives the coffee a unique flavor.

Compared to the ordinary coffee circulated on land, the coffee from Fishman Island is more like milk coffee.

Luffy is not the kind of person who likes bitter food, and he has never been interested in drinks like coffee, but the coffee from Fishman Island is very much to his taste.

"sweet?"

After hearing what Luffy said, the other members of the pirate group also started to taste it, but some people liked the taste and some didn't. Brook was the one who didn't like it.

A "mature" person like him still prefers the mellow bitter taste. This sweet taste seems too "frivolous" to him.

However, young women like Vivi and Nami really like this unique taste.

The world of pirates is a place with extremely unbalanced economic development. For some relatively poor towns, sweetness is very scarce.

Sugar is considered a strategic material in most countries in the world.

Except for Luffy, the growth experience of the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates can be regarded as "small town youth".

Even a "princess" like Vivi, who was born into a noble family, had to go through a long period of hardship because of the fall of the Alabasta Kingdom.

“This cake tastes delicious too!”

"That's amazing, how did you make this taste?"

In addition to coffee, there were also a lot of snacks, exquisite cakes, and shortbread on the table that filled the entire table.

Sanji picked up a piece of cake at random, scooped a spoonful of cream into his mouth with a spoon. When he tasted it, a look of surprise appeared on the cook's face.

Silky and fragrant, it was a taste Sanji thought he couldn't create.

Sanji's words also aroused the curiosity of the other companions, and they all tasted the cake. For a while, there was endless exclamations of praise.

Just as Luffy and the others were happily drinking coffee and eating desserts, a waiter from the Mermaid Cafe came to their table with a plate of roasted sea monster meat.

The mermaid heard Luffy and the others' heartfelt praise and said enthusiastically:
"Guests, the sea beef you ordered is ready."

Gently placing the tray in her hand on the table in front of Luffy, the mermaid asked:
"How about the coffee and dessert? Do you like them?"

"Some of the raw materials for making desserts on our Fishman Island are sent from Wan Guo, and they are of very high quality."

“Although the taste is very good, some customers don’t like it to be so sweet and find it a bit greasy.”

The mermaid waitress is named Kimi and has a pretty face.

Although the guests' praise made Kimi secretly happy, as a waitress, she still showed her gentle and humble side. After all, she was in the catering business, and no matter how confident Kimi was in her food, she could not guarantee that her food would satisfy every guest.

"Meat!!!"

Luffy's attention was now entirely on the sea beef. He didn't bother to talk at all. He stretched out his hands and grabbed the sea beef in front of him. He started chewing it without caring about his image. After he put the meat into his mouth, Luffy replied vaguely:
“Delicious, tastes great!”

"Except for Sanji's cooking, your food is the best I've ever had."

In Luffy's little head, Sanji is the best cook in the world, and his words actually express his highest recognition of the food in the Mermaid Cafe.

"Is it delicious? That's good."

“Enjoy your meal.”

Camie obviously didn't know who Sanji Luffy was talking about, but when she heard Luffy say it was delicious, a bright smile appeared on her face. She bowed slightly respectfully and slowly left.

Luffy's favorite meat dishes were served, making the atmosphere at the table even more lively. They were a group of young people, and they would inevitably be unrestrained when they were happy. The sounds of people eating could be heard from far away.

Also dining here are some nobles from certain islands on the mainland. The way these people eat is completely different from Luffy and his group of young people. In order to maintain their "noble" personality, speaking softly and chewing slowly are the most basic things for people of their class.

The unruly appearance of Luffy and his group naturally made these people unhappy, and their eyes looking at Luffy and others also revealed obvious disgust and contempt. "Ugly eating habits."

Someone who didn't like Luffy and his friends cursed. The person didn't even lower his voice when he was mocking. Everyone could hear the word "ugly" clearly.

Luffy and his friends were no exception. Even Nami and Vivi, who had the weakest perception of the outside world, heard the taunt.

The heated atmosphere at the table cooled down a little, and everyone turned their heads to look in the direction where the sound came from.

Not far away, on a double seat near the bay, sat a handsome, blond nobleman in gorgeous clothes. The nobleman was obviously alone, and there was only a cup of coffee and a newspaper on his table.

While Luffy and the others were looking at each other, the other party calmly picked up the coffee and took a sip, without any embarrassment of being discovered behind his back.

"What did you just say?!"

Sanji has a bad temper. If someone just insults him, he won't care. But if someone dares to insult Nami and Vivi, no matter who it is, he will have a good talk with them.

"Didn't you hear that clearly?"

"I mean some people eat in such an ugly way."

"Don't affect others, that's inelegant."

Facing Sanji's questioning, the young man in fancy clothes did not back down at all. He looked straight at Sanji who had a sullen face, glanced at Luffy who was putting meat into his mouth with some disgust, and answered.

"You guy, are you looking for trouble?"

Sanji was about to lose his temper, but Vivi and Nami, who were sitting at the same table, tried to dissuade him.

The two girls are not unreasonable people, and they don't want to cause trouble in public. Adhering to the principle of less trouble is worse than more, they don't want Sanji to have a conflict with the other party.

Obviously, the only ones who could quench Sanji’s anger at this time were the “ladies” he cared about.

After being persuaded by the two ladies, Sanji sat back in his seat, but he was still angry and his eyes were full of warnings when he looked at the noble young man.

"Hey, Sanji, this meat tastes really good. You must find a way to replicate it when you get back!"

And at this moment, Luffy, who had already stuffed the whole plate of sea beef into his stomach, spoke.

He seemed not to feel the tense atmosphere of confrontation in the air. He just talked about food as soon as he opened his mouth, and seemed to be completely unaffected by the man's ridicule.

Sanji was speechless when he heard this. His eyes twitched slightly and he glanced at Luffy impatiently: "I know, shut up now!"

Even though Sanji was still angry, he did not directly refuse when he heard Luffy's words. Instead, he showed great doting.

"Hahaha, you are just like me, Sanji."

Is Luffy really someone who can't read the atmosphere?
Obviously not. Although he is a little naive, he has a strong sense of the surrounding atmosphere. He just uses this method to ease Sanji's resentment.

There is no need to conflict with others over such meaningless things.

This isn't piratey at all.

Luffy learned this style of behavior from Shanks.

It has to be said that Shanks' influence on Luffy is so great that even Garp, his grandfather, may not be able to surpass Shanks' influence.

The young Luffy, without realizing it, has already possessed a character that others cannot match.

Luffy and the others were eating and drinking by themselves, and they obviously noticed that their voices were indeed a bit loud, so they restrained themselves.

The young man who had spoken earlier looked at Luffy with surprise when he saw that the other party actually endured it.

I thought that the other party would rely on their numbers to compete with me.
Cavendish held his chin, and the contempt in his eyes faded a lot at this moment.

The young man who had previously mocked Luffy and the others was Cavendish, who was born in the Kingdom of Brugeia in the Grand Line. He joined the New Navy by chance, and now, at the age of 25, he has become a major general in the New Navy.

The reason why he appeared on Fishman Island was just because he came to the island for sightseeing on vacation.

Fishman Island is a place where many senior generals of the New Navy like to go on vacation. The islands in the New World are either not as prosperous as Fishman Island, or not as distinctive as Fishman Island.

"Um?!"

Just as Cavendish was about to shift his attention away from the Straw Hat Pirates, he suddenly discovered that the number of diners eating and drinking coffee around the restaurant had unknowingly decreased a lot.

He had been in Fishman Island for a few days, and the Mermaid Cafe had always been packed both indoors and outdoors. Such a scene had never happened before.

And as a new navy, he also felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if.
At this moment, a young man dressed in a suit and tie, looking like a waiter, walked up to Cavendish with a menu in his hand, bowed respectfully to block the line of sight between Cavendish and the Straw Hat Pirates, and said softly:
"Dear guest, please keep your mouth shut."

"I am the new navy. There are pirates here. A fight may ensue. Please move away."

"Please follow me, I will take you out of the store."

The waiter's words confirmed Cavendish's guess. Hearing that there were pirates in the Mermaid Cafe, Cavendish's face became a little serious. He reached out from his bosom, took out a certificate and whispered:

"I'm Rear Admiral Cavendish of the New Navy. Although I'm on vacation, I think I can help you."

"Who is the pirate?!"

Seeing the certificate in Cavendish's hand, the new navy officer disguised as a waiter was obviously stunned. Hearing that the other party was actually a general, he also looked serious and said respectfully:
"That's the guy at the table behind me, the one wearing the straw hat. He's the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. His bounty is 10 million Baileys."

"That blond curly-browed man with a cigarette in his mouth is Blackfoot Sanji, whose bounty is 200 million berries."

"That's a wanted order from Marinfo. Although there's no bounty for this group of people in our new navy's internal system, the identity of the pirates has been confirmed."

"And the enemy attacked our patrol team."

Hearing this, Cavendish took the menu from the other person without making a sound, and looked towards Luffy and the others. After a quick glance, he looked around and found that the guests around him had left one after another. Cavendish nodded silently, gently stroked the long sword at his waist, and flew up, rushing towards Luffy and the others. (End of this chapter)