Pirates: Flash Pirates

Chapter 25 Balati Restaurant

The days at sea go by so fast
"Gulululu."

Nami, who was resting at the stern, was eating an orange, and asked Kuina who was beside her, "Guina, is Heath okay like this?"

Kuina looked at Heath who was swimming and pushing the boat, sighed, and said, "Don't be surprised, Nami. According to Heath, he is currently in the period of inspiration."

"Maybe soon he will be able to swim freely in the water like a murloc."

Nami looked at the human-shaped shadow in the water, and felt that her captain was not as powerful as usual.She lowered her head and shouted, "Heath, would you like an orange?"

"Gulululu."

A burst of water bubbles floated up, and Heath got out of the wet upper body from the sea, opened his mouth to bite the orange dropped by Nami, and then gave a thumbs up with a smile.

Nami leaned on the railing and asked, "Heath, are we going to the great route?"

Heath nodded and said, "Yes, but let's go to Rogue Town to say goodbye to Dad and Uncle Dolly."

"What kind of place is the Great Route?" Nami asked with longing.

"There should be many powerful swordsmen."

Heath looked at the high-spirited Kuina and agreed, "Of course."

"And there are also legendary mermaids and countless treasures."

"really?"

"Of course, Nami, haven't you heard of it? The last words that Pirate King Roger said before his execution: Do you want my treasure? I can give you all you want. Go find it! I put all the treasure over there!"

"Work hard, Nami! If you can't grab the treasure, we will do it for you~"

"Absolutely not! I'm going to exercise, sister Guina! I'm going to double up today!"

Kuina laughed at Nami's flustered look, and said hello to Heath, "Then Heath, I'm going to practice too."

"Well! Come on! Gulululu"

Heath continued his practice of pushing the boat underwater. Of course, the main power of the Nova is the sails. It is good that Heath can keep up with the speed of the ship. The goal of human propulsion is still far away.

On the bow deck, Noah and Stick were engaged in a physical battle. Noah easily dealt with Stick's attack, and he could give Stick a little bit of advice from time to time.

Noah was very happy, he finally didn't have to be abused by those three little ancestors anymore, he is now the fourth most powerful person on the ship!
No wonder Noah is so proud. Stick, who is not domineering, can't play a role at all. Noah's "Armor of Kindness" is too perverted. Stick's sticky glue can't touch Noah's body at all. Even the fists will be inexplicably staggered.

What makes people even more desperate is that Noah is still studying how to expand the scope of his "armor of kindness".In his vision, within a certain range, as long as there is no armed domineering attack, this area is absolutely safe.At present, Noah's achievements are: one meter around himself is a safe area.He himself named this ability "shelter".

And the effect is.
Stick stood one meter away from Noah, punching Noah with sweat profusely.Originally, Stick wanted to attack Noah's hateful smiling face, but every time he punched and raised his leg, he couldn't help but sway one meter away from Noah.

Noah felt the cool breeze brought by Stick's fists and feet, and showed a comfortable expression. Finally, Stick was lying on the ground exhausted, planning to start attacking with his eyes.

Noah smiled and planned to help Stick, but he forgot to turn off his "shelter" ability.Stick rolled a few times in a direction away from Noah inexplicably, looking at the blue sky in bewilderment.

Noah said embarrassedly: "Sorry, I forgot to turn off my ability."

Stick moved his fingers, but he really has no strength now, otherwise he must have punched Noah.At this time, Huck's voice reached Stick's ears like the sound of heaven: "Noah, it's time for you to go swimming."

Noah's face froze, and he tied a rope around his waist resignedly, and walked to the railing step by step.In the laughter of Sticky "Kuku Kuku" (referring to the laughter written by the great god's human arsenal), a fierce son plunged into the sea.

The reason why Noah can swim is also because of his "armor of kindness". The "armor of kindness" can not only protect him from being weakened by the sea water, but also breathe freely in the water-this is why Heath has always believed that he can also breathe underwater, but when Noah is in the water, Stamina will be consumed exponentially.

While swimming, Noah looked at Heath with eyes full of resentment. If Heath hadn't kicked him into the water during the spar a few days ago, his own training would not have been so difficult.

Some people may say that swimming is nothing, as long as you don’t have the strength to float up.That's what Noah did at the beginning, and then Heath had an idea and made a suggestion: "Anyway, I'm also in the water. When you are submerged unconscious, I will rescue you up. This kind of exercise will be more effective." Effect!"

God knows what Noah was thinking when he heard this suggestion, at least now Noah doesn't want to talk to Lixis.

There is another piece of good news: Kuina has awakened to be armed and domineering!

However, the amount of domineering in her body is too small. Heath and Huck suggested: first nourish the body with armed domineering, until the domineering energy fills the whole body, and then consider using the domineering outside the body.

Kuina is good at what she does, but today she couldn't help but try the Flying Slash.

"call out"

An arc-shaped sword energy the size of a swallow swept out a wave on the sea. After Nami saw it, she was more excited than Kuina herself. She looked at Kuina with admiration: "Sister Kuina is so powerful! I will also I want to shoot light waves!"

Kuina looked at the marks left by her slash with satisfaction, touched Nami's little head, and said, "Nami will definitely be able to do it! Then you must learn from Huck~"

"Ok!"

Huck came out of the kitchen, first gave Nami a thumbs up, then looked at Kuina helplessly, and said, "Guina, stop being domineering. Call everyone to eat."

Kuina didn't dare to look at Huck's serious face. When he turned around, she secretly stuck out her tongue and laughed happily with Nami.

Another dull day for the Flash Pirates has passed.
One day, early in the morning.

"Everyone, I saw a big fish, right on the surface of the sea!"

When Heath and the others heard Nami's shout, they all ran to the bow and picked up binoculars one by one to watch.Heath also saw the outline of a big fish, and said happily, "Nice job, Nami! Nova, go ahead! We'll have an extra meal today!"

However, after the Nova approached, everyone discovered that it was a fish-shaped ship.

"Balati? The name of this ship?" Heath asked suspiciously.

"Looking at it this way, it seems to be a sea restaurant." Huck frowned and analyzed.

"Since there are no big fish, let's go to this restaurant to try something new~"

After the Nova approached the Balati restaurant, an old man with a beard and two braids walked out of the restaurant, with a leg prosthetic made of a wooden stick, and he said in a loud voice: "Glory guest of the Flash Pirates, welcome. I'm Zapp, the owner of Bharati's restaurant."

"Hello boss! I'm Heath!"

"It's been a long time, 'Wave Sword' Heath, 'Black Hand' Huck, 'Blue Sword' Kuina. Also, Mr. Noah, Mr. Stick, Miss Nami."

Zhepu led the crowd into the restaurant, and said with a smile: "The name of the Flash Pirates has spread throughout the East China Sea, and they are known as 'the strongest pirates in the East China Sea'."

Heath laughed, and the others felt honored when they heard Zhepu's words.After Heath and others sat down at the dining table, Zhepu shouted to the kitchen: "Sanji, come out to receive guests!" Then Zhepu bowed slightly and left.

After a while, a little boy in a white chef uniform came out with a menu. He had yellow hair parted and a toothpick in his mouth. The most characteristic feature was his curly eyebrows. Can make people feel dizzy.For example, Heath and Stick are a little dazzled now.

Sanji was furious when he saw Heath and Stick with circles in their eyes, but he still adhered to the principle of service with a smile, and said with a little displeasure: "You guys, if you want to eat something, you can cook anything on the menu .”

Heath rubbed his head, listened to Nami's giggling in embarrassment, coughed twice, and said solemnly: "Let's have one of each."

Sanji put the toothpick in his pocket, carefully looked at Heath and others who were neatly dressed, but he didn't question whether they had money, he said tactfully:

"These dishes are very generous, ordering them all may cause a waste of money for several people."

Heath and the others looked at each other and smiled, knowing that Sanji was thinking of them.Heath waved his hand and said:
"Don't worry, we have a big appetite. Even the two girls here can eat very well."

Huck nodded, and added: "I'm also a chef, and I will supervise them."

Kuina and Nami knocked on the plates and glared at Heath who was talking nonsense.Stick and Noah secretly laughed.

Sanji's eyes lit up when he heard Huck's words. He looked curiously at Huck, who is also a chef, and thought of something instantly, and said excitedly, "So, everyone, please look forward to it!"

After Sanji left, Heath got up quickly, filled Kuina and Nami with the juice he had with him, coaxed the two in a low voice, and the others looked at Heath happily and begged for mercy.

Soon, dishes with bright colors and fragrant aromas were brought up, and two chefs named Paddy and Carne were explaining. Although they were rough-looking, they were really good at eloquence.

For example, when introducing steamed fish:

"This kind of fish was bred upstream from the Great Sea Route to the East China Sea. During the period, it went through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and it was extremely difficult to be caught by humans. After this kind of fish was caught, it would go on a hunger strike when it knew that it had lost its freedom. Therefore, this kind of fish must be kept alive After being caught, they must be slaughtered and processed within three days, otherwise they will stink."

"This steamed fish is slaughtered on the spot, which is even more rare. The chef first uses a very fast knife to clean the scales and internal organs of the fish before it dies, and then fry it in oil. Fry until both sides are light yellow. Served with bro The chives from the dense forest next to the sub-kingdom, the selected lemons from Juzi Town, and our special cooking wine. Stew in a steamer for 20 minutes on low heat."

"The steamed fish produced in this way not only contains the unique seawater flavor of the great route, but also has its own unique umami taste. Moreover, the fish is extremely tender and melts in the mouth. Men eat it to strengthen their bodies, and women eat it to beautify their skin."

Heath liked to hear this kind of person bragging in a serious manner. While eating, he concentrated on absorbing the language essence of Paddy and Karnier.Huck and the others also found it very fresh, and it was even more interesting to have someone explain it during the meal.

Only Nami stared at the string of zeros in the menu with pain, feeling a little overwhelmed.

Just like this, a fish caught casually, with no more than 3 ingredients, even charged 3w Bailey!

Noah doesn't care much about the money. Although the taste is a bit worse than Huck's, and he doesn't feel warm after eating, the two commentators are really good!

Noah took out 300w Baileys and put them in Paddy's hands. Before they could count them, he took out 2w Baileys and gave them to Karnier.

"You two have worked hard, this is the meal fee and a little thank you from me."

Paddy and Carne looked at the glittering Noah, and bowed in unison: "Thank you, sir!" No wonder they were so excited, Heath's meal was worth a month's income of Balati Restaurant , not to mention that the two of them had generous tips.

After the food on the table was swept away by Heath and the others, Sanji walked over with a pot of hot soup. After he divided the bowls one by one, he stayed next to Huck and said, "Please enjoy." Then he waited expectantly. He looked at Huck.

Huck took a sip of the soup first, then chewed the white lumps in the soup carefully, looked at Sanji sideways, and said calmly:

"Sea cucumber, fish, and shrimp are mixed with wheat flour, made into lumps, slightly frozen, and put into a broth made of tomatoes, corn, and fish bones. Before serving, in addition to salt, sugar, and chili powder, add Black pepper, chives. Tastes good!"

Sanji's eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally he couldn't help laughing, "Uncle, you are really amazing."

Heath squirted out the juice in his mouth with a "poof", sat on the chair and laughed, the rest of the people couldn't help laughing, Huck's face turned dark, and his tone of voice was a bit out of shape, "cough cough, Sanji , I am 13 years old."

"what!??"

Huck smiled gently, and resolved Sanji's embarrassment with one sentence, "It's okay, many people will mistake me for an adult."

After finally meeting a real colleague, Huck suddenly became interested in talking.

"Sanji, I can feel that you put so much effort into cooking this dish. I think you must love the profession of chef very much, right?"

Sanji shook his hair and said proudly: "Yes, chef is the most indispensable occupation in the sea. I want to be the best chef in the world!"

Huck smiled slightly, and couldn't help feeling a confidant in his heart, so he wanted to ask each other for advice. He asked, "I don't know what your chef philosophy is?"

"Chef idea?"

"Yes, I want people who eat my food to be able to strengthen their bodies and even break through their physical limits. This is my chef's philosophy."

"Ah, I see, I hope my cooking can bring happiness and satisfaction to people!"

Huck looked at Sanji who was in high spirits, and thought of how he expressed his dreams and ideas in front of his father when he was a child:
"Father, I want to be the best chef! I want everyone who eats my food to be healthy!"

"I support you~ Huck, there are still a few shortcomings in today's dish, let's make it again!"

"Ok!"

Thinking back, Huck involuntarily wanted to tell Sanji the shortcomings of this dish, and he said truthfully:

"Excellent concept! However, Sanji, I think your cooking still has a few shortcomings."

Sanji curled his lips, and said unhappily: "This is a cooking I have practiced for a year, and no one has said it is not good. Can you make it better?"

Huck nodded and said affirmatively, "Well, I can."

Sanji was choked by Huck's straightforwardness, and he became angry, "How about we compete on the spot?"

"The old man agrees!"

"So are we!" x N
At some point, Zhepu and other chefs gathered around, expressing their desire to watch Sanji and Huck's cooking competition.

Huck nodded in agreement, and Heath and the others also watched enthusiastically.

When Sanji was young and frivolous, he picked up a toothpick and said coolly: "You will come up with the test questions!"

"Just make the pot of soup just now, I think I will taste better than yours."

Sanji raised his eyebrows, thinking unconvinced: He can still surpass me in my best soup! ?
The two put on their chef uniforms, and the competition begins!
Add water and fish bones to the soup pot, and turn on high heat.Boil the water halfway and put in the corn.

In this step, Huck put more mushrooms and onions, and Sanji raised his eyebrows, but he continued to prepare other ingredients without being disturbed by Huck.

The soup pot boiled, the two put tomatoes in at the same time, turned the heat to a low heat, put in salt, sugar, and a little chili powder, and Sanji immediately started to simmer.Huck scooped out the foam and onions in the soup, then covered and simmered.

The fish is mashed into a paste, add flour, add water and mix well.

Sanji began to prepare sea cucumbers and shrimps, while Huck forged the fish dough back and forth to separate the water from the dough, then put it in the oven and bake it at low temperature.

Sanji let out a long breath, and slandered: What's the use of this fancy operation?Then Sanji turned around and started wrapping sea cucumbers and shrimps in his own dough.

Soon, Huck brought out some fluffy dough, and wrapped the sea cucumber and shrimp into balls.Sanji looked at his square dough with an ugly expression, and looked at Huck's round dough with envy, wishing to slap his own stuff flat.

Finally, pour the dough into the soup pot. When the dough floats up, put the soup out of the pot and sprinkle with black pepper and chives.

The next step is the tasting session of the chefs of Balati restaurant who are temporary guest judges.

The cooks looked at the two bowls of soup before them.The soup made by Huck is really like a water world. The transparent mushrooms are like jellyfish, and the tomatoes, green onions and white dumplings floating in the soup are like islands.

As for Sanji's soup, the white cubes sank to the bottom, and only tomatoes and scallions floated on top.

The chefs looked at Sanji's cooking with distaste, and none of them planned to start first.Sanji jumped his feet angrily, and shouted: "You guys are not righteous, it's thanks to us working together for so many years."

After Sanji said so, the chefs reluctantly tasted it, and they looked at each other: This soup doesn't look good, but it tastes good!So it looks like a nice soup.
All the chefs impatiently picked up another bowl of soup and ate it with big mouthfuls.Bite off the white dumpling, and the first feeling is that it is tender, and the skin will crack when the teeth touch it.

The second feeling is - fresh, the white dumplings are full of sea cucumber and shrimp juice, mixed with the taste of mushrooms, the seafood flavor is more intense.

The final feeling is - warm, after a few mouthfuls, the blood all over the body boils, as if swimming in the sea, the body is warm and refreshing.

Sanji looked at the expressions of enjoyment on the faces of his colleagues, and knew that he had lost this competition.He served a bowl of Huck's soup himself, and after eating, his face turned rosy and his whole body was crisp.

Sanji put down the bowl, heaved a sigh of relief, and was really convinced in his heart. He looked at Huck with bright eyes, with an expression of eagerness to learn.

Heath looked at it for a long time, but he didn't drink a sip of the soup. He was already hungry. He rushed into the cooks and grabbed the soup with them, and finally only drank two sips.

Heath rubbed his stomach, swallowed, and said, "Huck, if you want, you can teach Sanji a lesson. We are all hungry, so we will eat whatever you do!"

Noah and the others looked at Heath amusedly: He obviously wanted to eat it himself, so he pulled himself in, but Huck's cooking was really delicious!

"We agree too!" x 4
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