Pirates: There is no prohibition of fishing in Marijoa.

Chapter 264: The Pirate from the Island Country

Scarr nodded slightly, recalling, "That's true, but when we saw the big bear, the battle was over and we were saying goodbye, so we didn't know the name of this place before."

"Well, it's nothing, we just met by chance, let's just do our own thing..." Jerry habitually activated his Observation Haki, and after a quick scan, he paused and said seriously:

"Well, it seems there is some dirt on the island, let's clean it up."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and then nodded.

Obviously, they already knew what was going to happen next.

"Let's go." Jerry led the way and walked towards the town streets ahead.

……

Time goes back to earlier in the day.

"Bang!" A huge noise echoed throughout the restaurant, and many people who were huddled in the corner trembled involuntarily.

A sturdy, ferocious-looking man with a pockmarked face slammed the front desk and stared at the young proprietress and the little girl behind her with gloomy eyes.

He spoke slowly, his voice low and threatening:

"Don't play any tricks on me. I just made a small request today. If you can't even meet the customer's order, what kind of restaurant do you still run? huh!?"

"Hahaha, you're right, Maqiu, keep on with your performance!" A one-eyed, long-haired man said in a rough voice among the many pirates sitting scattered in the restaurant and laughing.

The proprietress tightly protected her little daughter who was peeking out from behind her and responded calmly:

"Dear guests, please forgive me. At the moment, our store is indeed unable to provide you with what you requested. Moreover, in addition to requiring enough food for you to eat and drink for a month, you also asked for money..."

"Bang!" The pockmarked man slammed the table again, interrupting the lady boss's words and shouting, "You are so disrespectful!?"

"What's the matter? Are you still counting on the guards lying there?" He said, pointing to the ground inside the restaurant and outside the door.

In those places, many men with bruised faces and noses were lying on the ground, twitching in pain.

The proprietress bit her lower lip secretly and shook her head: "I..."

She knew that the town was destined to be restless today.

After all, the one-eyed, long-haired man who was sitting in the center of the pirates with a half-smile on his face was a powerful pirate with a bounty of over 10 million.

Even though their town had reported the situation to the nearby naval base immediately, distant water cannot put out a nearby fire, and the naval forces might not be available or able to arrive in time.

"You bad guys... Ugh!"

Realizing that her mother was in a dilemma and had no idea what to do, the little girl mustered up the courage to shout out.

However, the proprietress reacted immediately and quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from saying anything that would anger the pirates.

"Oh? Little sister, what do you want to say?" As he said that, the one-eyed man glared at the proprietress fiercely, causing her to shiver subconsciously and unconsciously let go of her hand.

When the little girl saw the proprietress's face turned pale due to nervousness, she felt a surge of courage and took a step forward, staring at the pirates with her little face puffed up.

"Hmph! Don't be mean to my mom! You bad guys! If it were my big brother..." She shouted loudly at first, and then spoke more and more quietly.

After a pause, the little girl shook her head and murmured in a very low voice: "Well, I can't cause trouble for my big brother."

Then, she yelled with a tense face: "Anyway, you are not allowed to be mean to my mother!"

The pirates who occupied the restaurant suddenly burst into laughter, and the whole space was filled with their laughter.

"Hahahahaha."

"What did she say? Big brother? Hahaha."

"Then why don't you let him come now? Not to mention the big brother, even your uncles and aunts have been defeated by us, hahahaha."

Looking at these arrogant pirates who were laughing non-stop, the little girl was about to speak angrily, but she felt the proprietress quietly pulling the corner of her clothes.

"Little Xueli." As the little girl turned her head back, the proprietress said in a weak voice and then shook her head silently.

Seeing her mother's eyes, little Xueli pouted and slowly lowered her head.

The proprietress and the nearby residents knew very well who the "big brother" that Xiao Xueli was referring to was.

Ever since she was abducted nearly three years ago and returned to the island, she would often hold up a newspaper and excitedly introduce and share news about her "big brother" with everyone.

But they are adults who understand the cruelty of reality, and their mature minds prevent them from pinning their hopes on that illusory stranger who has nothing to do with them.

After a while, the laughter of the pirates faded away. The one-eyed man waved his hand and said to his younger brother who was bowing beside him, "Go and see if Liangkun and the others are almost there. Be careful to take away everything you can get."

"Understood." The younger brother immediately turned around and walked out of the restaurant.

Obviously, this group of pirates did not really intend to get food and money from the restaurant owner, but chose to make their own living.

They let their younger brothers go directly to the homes of residents in the town to loot. This is their usual practice and a habit they have developed over the years of robbing.

As soon as they get the money and food, they will ruthlessly slaughter all the residents in front of them, and then burn down all the buildings within their sight, reducing them to ashes.

Seeing the one-eyed man's eye contact, the pockmarked man responded with an OK gesture, and then he focused his attention on the proprietress and her daughter again, with a strange smile on his face, and laughed in a strange voice:

"Madam boss, please don't refuse to drink the wine when I toast you. If you don't quickly prepare the supplies we need..."

After a deliberate pause, the pockmarked man curled his fingers and tapped them lightly on the counter, making a crisp and rhythmic sound.

A few seconds later, in front of the proprietress's horrified eyes, the pockmarked man stepped forward with a creepy smile, stretched out his hand to the little girl, and said slowly: "Hehehe, you don't want your daughter to..."

"Oh!"

Suddenly, the pirate who had just walked out of the door flew in at an astonishing speed, and with a loud crash, he knocked down the table and chairs in front of the one-eyed man.

Before the pirates who were dodging subconsciously could speak, a calm voice came from outside the door:

"This pirate from the island country, please stop your wrong behavior, otherwise, your fifth lady will have to say goodbye to you."

Before he finished speaking, a young man with a fishing rod on his back and an expressionless face, led a group of ordinary-looking but slightly sinister people, and slowly walked into the restaurant door.