[One Piece: The Legend of the Star Sea] Chapter 32 (Patreon)

East Blue, Syrup Village, in a small restaurant.

"You know this long-nosed guy's father?" Eden asked Luffy while eating, seated across from him.

"Yeah, his dad is Yasopp. I knew him when I was a kid. His marksmanship is incredible—he can even shoot an ant's eyebrow," Luffy said, stuffing his mouth with meat. When Nami knocked Usopp out, Luffy remembered seeing someone who looked a lot like Usopp when he was younger.

Just like that, Luffy and Usopp talked a bit and confirmed that Usopp was indeed Yasopp's son.

With this connection, Usopp generously offered to treat Luffy and his friends to a meal, so they all came to a village restaurant to feast.

"Your father's sharpshooting skills are really impressive. For me, seeing an ant's eyebrow would be a challenge," Eden said to Usopp, trusting that Luffy wouldn't lie. If Luffy said so, then Usopp's father's sharpshooting skills were indeed remarkable.

"Of course! He's a great pirate," Usopp replied with pride. It was evident he was very proud of his father.

"Speaking of which, do you know where my father is now?" Usopp asked Luffy.

"I don't know, but he should be on Red-Haired Shanks' pirate ship. Yasopp is one of my favorite pirate crew members," Luffy said, swallowing a large chunk of meat and smiling at Eden. He remembered Yasopp boasting about his son when he was half-drunk.

Yasopp often loudly proclaimed to young Luffy that although he missed his son, he had to go to sea because the pirate flag was calling him. Luffy heard this so many times as a kid that he almost grew tired of it.

"You're saying my father is on Red-Haired Shanks' ship?" Usopp nearly jumped out of his chair, spitting all over Luffy's face.

"Red-Haired Shanks?" Eden felt the name was familiar but couldn't recall who he was, only picturing a black silhouette of a one-armed man.

"You don't know? He's a very famous pirate," Usopp leaned over to Eden, his long nose almost touching Eden's.

This guy's nose is really long, longer than my middle finger, Eden thought, unable to resist comparing his middle finger to Usopp's long nose.

"What are you doing? My long nose is a trait I share with my mother. I won't forgive anyone who mocks it," Usopp said seriously, slapping Eden's hand away.

It was clear that in Usopp's heart, his mother, who died of illness during his childhood, and his father, who went to sea, held significant weight.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't do something so childish," Eden replied seriously, biting into his meat. He thought, Buggy also hates people mocking his red nose; is it hereditary?

"What you say isn't believable at all. Last time, you loudly mocked Buggy's nose," Nami whispered to Eden, sitting next to him.

"You fool, that's because Buggy bombarded me twice with cannons. I had to retaliate," Eden said, feeling satisfied after his meal, wiping his mouth and speaking to Nami.

Bam!

Nami, not holding back, punched Eden, causing him to slump onto the table. Zoro, reaching for his drink, had his hand knocked aside by Eden's sudden movement, which made him accidentally hit Luffy, who was happily eating meat.

Slap!

Luffy, happily munching on meat, was suddenly slapped by Zoro. The meat in his mouth flew towards Usopp.

"So my father is on such a great pirate ship. Running to the sea and living bravely, my father truly is my pride," Usopp said with a look of admiration. Before he finished, he was hit in the face with meat spat out by Luffy.

"Hey, you jerk, are you looking down on my father?" Usopp angrily grabbed Luffy by the collar.

"What are you talking about? Yasopp is an excellent pirate. How could I look down on him?" Luffy said, grabbing Zoro beside him, "You jerk, why did you hit me? My meat is gone."

"It was an accident, don't blame me," Zoro said, grabbing Eden by the neck, "You little punk, do you know what you did?"

"It's not my fault," Eden said, trying to point out that the real culprit was Nami, calmly sipping her tea beside him, but he was interrupted by three simultaneous voices.

"Stop making excuses!"

At that moment, Usopp, Luffy, and Zoro were saying the same thing, blaming each other.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Before Eden could point out the real culprit, he, Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp ended up brawling.

Their brawl quickly moved from the table to the floor, rolling around in the small restaurant, causing a ruckus like a small party.

"Guests, please don't fight here," the restaurant's slightly chubby owner and the sole waiter watched dumbfounded as the four rolled around fighting, weakly reminding them.

"They're all idiots. They'll be fine soon. The tea here is quite good, please bring me more," Nami said with a smile, glancing at Eden and the others.

A while later, Nami sipped the freshly served tea and saw Usopp lying on the ground, head swollen with several lumps, the first to exit the battlefield.

Only Luffy, Zoro, and Eden continued to fight.

After some time, the three, panting heavily, finally finished their brawl. Usopp had left unnoticed.

Despite the intense fight, they hadn't broken anything, leaving the restaurant's owner and waiter in shock.

"You three idiots, come here and sit down. I have something to say," Nami called to the bruised Eden and the others.

"I'm the captain. I should be giving orders. Are you confused?"

"Why should I listen to you?"

"You caused this mess, how can you be so relaxed drinking tea?"

After their fight, Luffy, Zoro, and Eden, oddly united, questioned Nami.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Nami unceremoniously punched the three of them, making them slump to the ground, "Stop talking nonsense, I have something important to tell you."

Seeing the three with swollen heads lying on the ground, the restaurant owner broke out in a cold sweat.

Should I really ask them for payment? That woman doesn't even seem to want to pay for her tea. This is tricky, he thought, inwardly cursing Usopp who had long fled. What kind of people did he bring here?

Ten minutes later, Nami informed Eden and the others of the information she got from Usopp.

It turned out that the only person in the village who had a big ship was the village's rich person. This rich person was just a sickly, bedridden girl.

Her parents had passed away a year ago, leaving behind a large inheritance and a mansion.

"So, if we want a ship, we have to find that woman, right? Alright, let's go ask her to borrow a ship," Luffy said, swallowing bones and meat whole, speaking as if others would definitely give him a ship.

"Usopp ran off pretty quickly. I wonder what he's up to," Eden said, sitting next to Nami but keeping his distance.

"That guy should have told us directly," Zoro said, scratching his head and taking a big gulp of wine.

"If you three weren't messing around, he wouldn't have only told me," Nami said, seeing Eden deliberately keeping his distance, feeling unhappy.

She was about to chat with Eden when three children entered the restaurant.

"Usopp Pirate Crew, move out!" The three children charged towards Eden and the others.

After charging for a while, they stopped, showing signs of fear on their faces, "Why don't we see the captain? Could he have been killed?"

"What are these kids doing?" Nami asked, glancing curiously at the three children holding toy weapons.

"Hey, you pirates, where is our captain? Hand him over," a chubby kid with an onion-shaped head shouted at Eden and the others.

"Haha! Meat is so delicious," Luffy said, patting his round belly, finally full, not noticing the three terrified children.

"Did you hear that? He said meat is delicious."

"Could the captain have been…"

The three children, scared by Luffy's casual remark, started wildly guessing.

Eden noticed their reaction, glanced at them, and intentionally spoke in a sinister tone to Luffy, "Are you full? Here's some fresh meat."

Then he looked at the children with a stern face.

"I can still eat. Is there more meat?" Luffy, drooling, made a gulping sound, scaring the children pale.

Nami saw the kids' expressions and laughed secretly.

"Your captain? I just ate him!" Zoro, leaning on his elbow, cast a shadow over his face, looking like a cannibal, scaring the kids into a hug. Seeing Nami laughing aside, their eyes bulged in terror, shouting, "Ah! There's a tiger grandma here too!"

Nami stopped laughing, bared her teeth, and yelled at the kids, "Why are you looking at me?"

"What's a tiger grandma?" Eden asked the kids, confused.

"A tiger grandma is an old witch who eats people like you guys!" The kids, sweating and trembling, hugged each other and took a few steps back.

Old witch?

Eden took a sip of tea, glanced at Nami beside him, then turned his head, holding back laughter to avoid getting hit.

"Do you like meat too? But I don't like eating people. Your taste is strange. Are all old witches like you?" Luffy innocently asked Nami.

"Hahaha, great question," Zoro said, laughing, slapping the table.

"Eden, do you think Nami is an old witch?" Luffy asked, seeing Eden turned away, his shoulders shaking.

Pfft!

Eden couldn't hold back, spitting out his tea, laughing loudly, "So fitting."

"You all…"

Nami lowered her head, fists clenched, quickly building up anger, then exploded.

In an instant, the restaurant's temperature seemed to drop, making everyone shiver.

Bam! Thud! Bam! Thud! Bam! Thud!

After a while, Nami sat back, sipped her tea, and said to the lump-headed Eden and the others, "We were going to borrow a ship, right? Time to go."

"You three, can you guide us?" Nami asked the trembling children with a sunny smile.

Later, led by the three children, Eden and the others arrived at the most luxurious mansion in Syrup Village.

The three children, named Onion, Pepper, and Carrot, were distinguishable by their head shapes. They were members of Usopp's pirate crew in Syrup Village.

Each child admired different aspects of Usopp. Onion liked Usopp's tall tales, Pepper liked Usopp's leadership, and Carrot liked Usopp's meddling.

From them, Eden learned that Usopp often visited the mansion's owner, a sickly girl named Kaya, to chat and cheer her up. Because of Usopp's visits, Kaya's spirits had gradually lifted over the past year.

Usopp had been cheering up Kaya with his daily tall tales, making her laugh, improving her mood, and even her health.

Luffy admired Usopp for this, saying Usopp was amazing. Indeed, spending time daily with someone who had nothing to do with him, just to make her happy for a year, showed Usopp's remarkable dedication.