Chapter 75 Delicious food, Minina's dream (Happy Dragon Boat Festival!)

"Sorry!"

The pink-haired girl was not tall. She looked up at Rhode with tears in her eyes.

"Ahem~"

Rhode coughed unnaturally.

"Can you explain the situation first? There should be no one living on this island."

"Sorry, I haven't seen humans for a long time, so I was too excited."

The girl lowered her head embarrassedly, and a blush appeared on her face.

So cute!

Nia's eyes lit up slightly.

"My name is Minina, and I'm a gourmet traveling the Grand Line."

Minina raised her head again and looked at Rhode.

"Because I heard that there are many extinct ingredients on this island, I came to this ancient island half a year ago."

When she said this, Minina's eyes also lit up, and her face was full of excitement and happiness.

"The legend is right! There are indeed many extinct ingredients here, not to mention rare spices such as colorful cloud mushrooms, red fox fruits, and peach fragrance leaves, even extinct animals are here!"

"It's just..."

Minina suddenly became depressed.

"I didn't get to eat any of these delicious foods!"

"Every time I collected ingredients and prepared a pot full of rich food, there would suddenly be a terrible 'dong dong dong' sound, as if some ferocious beast was approaching.

Then I would be scared and hide, and when I came out again, the food would have been eaten..."

So miserable.

So pitiful.

I want to hug you!

Nia looked at Minina, eager to move.

"It really smells delicious!"

Hearing Minina's description, Rhodes had some guesses in his heart.

"In fact, I have collected the ingredients I need and planned to leave this island a long time ago. But for some reason, my record pointer seems to be broken, and there is no response at all. Now it still does not point to the next island."

Minina looked at Rhodes expectantly.

"Can you take me away?"

"It's not that your record pointer is broken."

"Huh?"

"It's because of this island. The magnetic force of this island takes a year to be fully stored."

"One year!?"

Minina exclaimed, looking depressed.

"But we have a permanent pointer, so we can leave at any time."

"Great!"

"But there is a huge island-eating monster outside this island, which will swallow all the ships that leave into its stomach."

"Willn't that mean we will be trapped on the island forever!"

"But I am sure I can repel it."

"Great!"

Seeing Minina's face constantly changing, sometimes frustrated, sometimes excited, Nia couldn't help but kick Rhodes.

Too bad!

Although it is quite interesting to watch the other party's face change.

"You get on my ship and follow me."

"Thank you very much!"

Minina bowed deeply, shaking slightly under the influence of gravity and inertia.

"I mean, you join my pirate group."

"Eh? Are you pirates?"

Minina widened her eyes and looked at Rhodes and Nia in front of her.

"Aren't you?"

Rhodes looked at each other.

"That means you haven't been out to sea for long. According to the World Government's consistent style, as long as you choose to go to sea, you will become a pirate sooner or later."

"Is that so?"

Minina tilted her head.

"Of course! And you want to travel the Grand Line, right?

This sea is unpredictable. Not only does it have various special climates, but there are also various people with ulterior motives. You can't go far by yourself."

"I see!"

Minina nodded heavily.

"Well, I'll join you!"

"Very good!"

Rhode stretched out his hand and rubbed Minina's head.

"Huh?"

Feeling the warmth of the palm on her head, Minina was slightly stunned.

"We have other partners, and I will introduce them to you later. The food in front of us is almost ready. Let's hold a small banquet for the three of us first!"

Before Minina could react, Rhode had already sat down, staring at the boiling pot in front of him.

"Can I eat it?"

"Wait a little longer!"

Talking about food, Minina quickly came back to her senses and took a look at the ingredients rolling in the pot.

"Although the colorful cloud mushrooms are delicious, they are poisonous and must be cooked for a long time."

Minina pointed to the colorful mushrooms rolling in the pot.

"Moreover, the more it is cooked, the more its fragrance can be stimulated. However, after the fragrance reaches its peak, it must be eaten within ten minutes, otherwise it will become very unpalatable."

"So that's it!"

Rod felt that the food in front of him was too delicious, making his mouth secrete saliva continuously.

"It's ready!"

It seemed that it was the time Minina said, and Rod felt that the food in front of him seemed to be glowing.

"Delicious!!"

Rod couldn't wait to eat it in one bite, and he immediately gave a satisfied exclamation.

An indescribable fragrance exploded in his mouth, instantly taking away all his thoughts.

"It's so delicious!!"

Minina tasted it, and couldn't help but flash a tear in her eyes.

Half a year!

It has been half a year since she discovered these delicious ingredients!

She finally got to eat this delicious dish she made herself!

"Huh-huh-"

It's too hot!

Nia blew the food in the bowl hard, and she was even more anxious when she saw Rhode and Minina's exaggerated reactions.

"Another bowl!"

Rhode and Minina reached for the rice spoon at the same time.

"Eat slowly, wait for me!"

Nia was immediately anxious.

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"Ah! So satisfied!"

Nia lay on her back on the ground without any image, patting her belly.

She had eaten at least ten bowls just now.

"I didn't expect you to be so big in your small stature."

Nia covered her bulging belly, propped herself up slightly, and looked at Minina.

The other party was still the same, bulging where it should be bulging, and flat where it should be flat.

Where did the food go?

Minina scratched her head a little embarrassedly.

"In fact, I have another dream, which I have never told anyone before, but we are already partners, and partners should tell each other's dreams, right?"

There was a slight blush on her face, and Minina's voice was a little shy.

"I've been a big eater since I was a child, and I'm much stronger than my peers. When I was ten years old, I was already the strongest person in the town. Even the uncles who often go out to sea to fish are not as strong as me."

"But the stronger I am, the bigger my appetite is. Especially when eating, most girls only need to eat one bowl, and even adult men only need to eat two or three bowls, but I have to eat the amount of food for dozens of people!"

"Although my family cares about me and doesn't let me go hungry, I still feel very distressed."

"Everyone in the town is also very friendly. They just smile and say that I have a good appetite and a good body, and I will definitely become an amazing person in the future."

"But, after all, it's different. I'm different from everyone else!"

Minina shook her head slightly, as if she was still uncomfortable with her uniqueness, but then her eyes suddenly shone.

"So, I want to develop a dish that can concentrate the essence of food."

"In this way, even if I have a big appetite, I only need to eat the same amount of food as ordinary people!"