"Absolutely! Absolutely not!"

Sig immediately put one hand on his chest and raised the other high, "I swear! I will do what I say!"

"Okay, so be it."

Noxia looked at Luffy and said with a smile, "Remember to come to the tavern tomorrow and help Miss Maginot count the money."

"Don't worry, uncle!" Luffy nodded vigorously and suddenly reacted, "Eh? What about you, uncle?"

"I'm leaving tonight, so I don't have time to wait here." Nuo Xia shrugged, "Smorg and the others are also in a hurry to go to work."

"Eh——"

Luffy said in a long tone, full of reluctance, "We have to leave so soon, so we can't stay in Windmill Village for a few more days."

"I have official duties, so I can't help it."

Noxia smiled and rubbed Luffy's head, and after a few more words of comfort, he looked back at Sig, who had his head lowered and didn't know what he was thinking, and said calmly:

"Still not leaving? Wait until we keep you for dinner?"

Sig was startled, nodded hurriedly, and left with his subordinates with many thanks.

The moment he crossed the threshold, he squinted his eyes, a sneer flashing in his eyes.

…

At night, at the entrance of Windmill Village.

Nuo Xia and his group looked back and saw that the small figure on the hillside was still standing there, waving constantly and reluctant to leave.

"This child has good character."

Smoker said softly, "In terms of strength, after being trained by Mr. Karp, he is far superior to his peers, but he is too naive and simple..."

"A child."

Tina was smiling and didn't care too much. She took out a cigarette out of habit and was about to light it when she suddenly stubbed it out quickly and stepped on it. She secretly glanced at Nuo Xia guiltily.

"Let's go."

Nuo Xia didn't notice her little move. He took one last look at Windmill Village and then turned back, "Let the warship go out first and find a sheltered sea area to dock. Then proceed as planned."

"Yes, Mr. Bailong!"

…

The next day.

Since he had been training in the forest for the past few days, Luffy slept like a dead pig until almost noon when he finally woke up.

"Oh oh oh - comfortable -"

Luffy stretched out comfortably, remembering Nosha's instructions yesterday, and didn't bother to wash up. He opened the refrigerator and planned to have some breakfast before going out.

Um?

Why is the milk carton empty?

"Hey, that's weird..." Shaking the empty milk carton, Luffy was confused, "It doesn't make sense, I obviously remember that there was a big box full..."

never mind.

If he couldn't figure it out, he just didn't think about it. Maybe he drank it while sleepwalking last night. Luffy took the toast in his mouth, kicked open the door and went straight to the tavern happily.

A few minutes later.

Luffy opened the shutter door. The store had just sent away a group of customers. It was deserted. Maginot was wiping the glass. Seeing him come in, she looked up with a smile:

"Why are you here so early, Luffy?"

After saying that, he warmed up a glass of milk for Luffy and handed it to him.

"Thank you Sister Maginot!"

Luffy took it with a smile and said while chewing the toast, "Staying at home is boring anyway. By the way, sister Maginot, you recognized Uncle Nosha at a glance yesterday, you must know him very well, right?

"

"Of course."

Maginot pursed her lips and chuckled, "I'm a loyal fan of his, Luffy. In fact... when you go to sea, you will find that at least most of the girls my age in the world admire him.

.”

So awesome, he deserves to be Uncle Nuo Xia!

Luffy's eyes suddenly shone with stars: "Uncle Nuo Xia was too busy. He left just as soon as he said he was going to leave yesterday. I still have many things I didn't have time to ask him. Sister Maginot! Tell me his story!

"

This silly kid...

It was obvious that they had only been together for half a day and they had already become a little fanboy. Maginot laughed and shook his head. Just in time to finish his work, he simply sat down in front of the bar and started telling the story from the beginning with a smile.

"The story begins when Mr. Nuo Xia was still in Donghai Branch 16..."

This conversation lasted for more than half an hour, Luffy listened with great interest, and Maginot became more and more engaged as he talked, just as he was talking about this chapter.

There was a loud "bang" and the shutter door was violently kicked open from the outside.

"Excuse me."

A familiar voice came, and Luffy and Maginot, who were startled, looked up at the same time and saw a large group of dark figures outside the door. Under the leadership of Sig, they walked in with a smile.

"We happened to be passing by here, come in and sit down."

Sig looked at the tables and chairs on both sides and said, "The efficiency is quite high. It was all repaired in one night. I like this atmosphere. The navy is not here today. It would be nice to be quiet like this!"

He randomly found a round table, pulled out the seat, sat down gracefully, crossed his legs, and glanced at the bar.

"What are you doing standing there, we are guests."

Sig grinned and slapped his hand on the table, "You haven't brought me the wine yet!"

"That's right, hurry up!"

“Want the best wine!”

The other bandits also started making noises. Maginot pursed her lips, but before she could say anything, Luffy next to her had already slapped the table and stood up, saying angrily:

"Hey! You guys! What's your attitude? You want to drink as soon as you start. Today is obviously the day you come to pay back the money, right? We are still short of eight million beli. Have you brought the money?"

"Eight million Baileys?"

The corner of Sige's mouth raised slightly, "Of course I brought it with me. Why, do you want to come and get it yourself?"

"That's really rude..." Luffy curled his lips, jumped off the bar, "Forget it, considering how badly you were beaten yesterday, I won't argue with you..."

He came to the round table, looked around a lot, and raised his head in confusion, "You are all empty-handed, where is the money?"

"Of course it's here..." Sig pointed to his head with a smile.

"Eh?"

Luffy was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Sig in front of him suddenly raised his foot and kicked him hard.

Bang!

Luffy screamed and was kicked five to six meters away, smashing several tables into pieces, and fell heavily in front of the bar. Maginot screamed, hurriedly dropped the rag, and stepped forward to help Luffy up.

"How naive, kid!"

Sig didn't know when he got up and came to him. He looked down at Luffy from a high position and said, "You really think that I'm here to pay back the money today? Those marines have already left, and they have no backers. Just rely on

Are you worthy enough to mention these two words in front of me, Sig?!"

"But... but..." Luffy's face was swollen into a pig's head, and he spoke with difficulty, "But you clearly promised yesterday... a man, you should keep your promise..."

"So you're an idiot, kid!"

Sig grinned and kicked Luffy in the stomach again, "Stop talking nonsense! Where's the money I gave you yesterday? Take it all! And! It's just past noon today, and the wine in the tavern must be returned.

Not sold out, right? Get them all for me too!"

"No, no problem!"

Magino opened her arms to protect Luffy and nodded hurriedly, "The money is still there, and there's still plenty of wine. I'm going to get it now. Please don't hit Luffy anymore, he is still a seven-year-old...

"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Sig glared at her, "Lori, you're so rude, hurry up and go!"

Maginot didn't dare to delay any longer and hurried into the bar to withdraw money. As soon as she picked up the money bag, she heard an angry voice:

"Don't give it to them! Sister Maginot!"

Maginot turned around to look, only to see Luffy standing up at some point, clenching his fists and glaring at Sig with blazing eyes.

She immediately turned pale and said, "Luffy! Don't be impulsive..."

But in the end it was a step too late.

Luffy roared angrily and punched Sig in the abdomen:
To be continued...