The Explorer of the Universe
15

"Festivities for ships and new members!" Luffy.

"Reply!!!" Say the five of them simultaneously.

Even so, Tanaka did not drink it because he did not like alcoholic beverages. He was just at the ceremony.

"Ah wait, there is food available at this important event." Tanaka.

"Food! Whatisit? What meat?" Ask Luffy.

Tanaka shook his head. "No, but this might taste better than meat and fit in with moments like these." Answer Tanaka.

He immediately entered the cabin of the ship, as if he wanted to take the food inside there. But actually he went back to the wonder room to pick up the food.

After that he returned to the Going Merry with a bag of black plastic filled with snacks.

He immediately placed the black plastic bag onto the floor of the ship.

"What is that, Tanaka?" Ask Usopp who is curious.

"Fry, this is a banana, tofu that contains vegetables, and tempeh that is all wrapped in flour, then fried." Tanaka.

"Fryer?" Ask Nami.

"Yes, try this is very tasty and goes well with alcoholic beverages." Tanaka.

Luffy without further ado instantly took a fried banana and ate it.

"Ohhhh~ is delicious!" Luffy yelled excitedly and then he became greedy.

"Hey, leave it for us!" Usopp Protest.

The curly-haired man immediately picked up the vegetable and ate it.

"It's really very tasty! I've only eaten food like this for the first time." Praise Usopp.

Nami and Zoro also ate it and they gave the same reaction as Luffy and Usopp.

"You're right, Tanaka, this food does go well with alcoholic beverages." Said Zoro after sipping his drink.

"It's good that if you like, actually fried foods can be enjoyed with any drink." Tanaka.

"Ah, yes, here I show you how to eat that makes it even better." Said Tanaka who picked up a fried banana and a small green chilli.

"What's that?" Ask Nami.

"It's a little green chili, it tastes better when eaten with fried food." Tanaka.

He immediately showed me how to eat, which is to eat the little green chili whole first and then the fried banana.

Tanaka really enjoys eating fried foods like that.

Luffy and Usopp immediately followed what Tanaka had done. But just as the two of them bit the little green chilli, the spicy taste was immediately felt by the mouths of the two of them.

"Pedaaaaassss!" Shouted Usopp who was running around.

"Hot! My mouth feels hot!" Luffy also acts like Usopp.

They both immediately drank their drinks until they ran out, but the spicy taste was still felt by the two of them, even worse because of the effects of alcoholic beverages.

Tanaka who saw that laughed and then apologized. "Sorry, sorry, I forgot to tell you it's gonna be spicy."

"You want to kill us!" Shouted Usopp who was angry.

Even so, they all enjoyed the fried food until it was gone. Not even the crumbs of the flour were left.

The day passed quickly, it had been three days since the Going Merry ship left Usopp's birth island.

At that time Tanaka was spending his time reading a book he got on the bookshelf in the cabin of the ship.

He read while leaning against the edge of the ship to the right.

In addition to reading the book Tanaka also look around and realize the others are also busy with their respective activities.

The noisy Usopp, the sleeping Zoro, Nami who was reading the map and Luffy who was drawing something.

"Done!" Luffy said, showing us his work.

"Look, this is a pirate flag! Because Usopp has joined us there are five people here! We have to make a pirate emblem!"

"That's our emblem?" Zoro asked who was unsure that the drawing made by Luffy would be their pirate emblem.

"really so. Nice, right?" Ask Luffy.

Tanaka could only sigh at the extremely ugly image of Luffy.

"Isn't the pirate emblem a symbol of death or a symbol of fear?" Zoro asked who thought Luffy's picture would be a joke to those who saw it.

"I was a little scared, but scared to see that picture of you." Nami said honestly.

"You should talk to me first! Don't forget me! I'm an artist too!" Usopp said with confidence.

"Season?" Luffy asked unsure.

"I've had the experience of drawing on walls for 50 years! When there's a drawing championship, there's no doubt I'm the winner!" Said Usopp who put lies in his story.

"Great! 50 years?!" Said Luffy who easily believed.

"Haa~ these two are indeed one frequency, understanding each other the jokes they both make." Think Tanaka.

"That means you've become grandparents!" Said Zoro who immediately denied the 50-year statement.

"Not only that, you should already have 5 or 6 grandchildren!" Added Nami.

"That's great too!" Said Luffy innocently accepting such a thing.

Usopp drew the pirate emblem and showed us the result.

"Alright, look at this great work of mine!" Usopp.

"Who told you to make your own emblem?!" Shouted Luffy who was angry.

Tanaka saw a skull emblem with a long Pinocchio-like nose, a checkered bandana and a catapult behind the skull.

Even so the drawings made by Usopp are better than those made by Luffy who looks like a child who is just learning to draw.

Luffy and Zoro hit Usopp on the head.

The curly-haired man immediately redrawed which this time according to the drawing made by Luffy, only made even nicer.

He showed the results to the others.

"Well, I think this is enough." Usopp.

"Huh, this is pretty good!" Praise Nami.

"Yes good, I like it!" Praise Luffy with joy.

"Not bad, at least better than the picture Luffy made." Tanaka.

"So this is our pirate emblem?" Ask Zoro.

"Yes! Tanaka, tie this cloth on the end of the mast of the ship and Usopp, picture the crest on the screen too!" Luffy Pinta.

Usopp and Tanaka did as Luffy asked.

"Yosh, done! With this the Going Merry Go pirate ship is ready to sail!" Shouted Luffy with excitement.

A few days have passed quickly.

The days passed so peacefully. Although there were several times the storm hit, but with the instructions of the great navigator Nami, they were able to pass very well.

Luffy suddenly appeared while carrying a box of cannon balls.

"Well, that's heavy!" Luffy.

"What is that?!" Ask Nami.

"I found it in the barn!" Answer Luffy.

"That's a cannonball, right?" Nami asked who saw a bunch of cannonballs in a box carried by Luffy.

"Because we got the cannons, so I thought we'd do some practice!" Luffy.

"Then leave it to me! When I was 3 years old I was thrown a cannon and flew and crossed half the world." Said Usopp who re-inserted the lies in his story.

"How do you use this thing?" Luffy said that this time he did not care much about Usopp's story.

"Listen to me!" Said Usopp who was angry at being ignored.

Tanaka laughed at the comedy done by the stupid duo.

"Hey Zoro, do you know how to use it?!" Ask Luffy then see Zoro who turns out to be sleeping.

"The guy just sleeps." Nami Nagging.

"It's so boring." Luffy.

"A little further south there is a rock that would be the perfect target." Said Nami who gave a clue based on the map she saw.

"really?! Comeing! Come on!" Said the excited Luffy.

"Are you sure you'll fire a cannon without me?! People call me Usopp the Cannon Master!" Usopp said but was ignored by Luffy.

"Listen to me!" Shouted Usopp who came back angry due to being ignored.

"Haha!" Tanaka couldn't hold back her laughter anymore so she laughed off seeing the comedy duo.

Tanaka immediately stood up and headed to the steering room which was also integrated with the kitchen and dining room which was also used as a gathering place for the crew of the straw hat pirate ship.

Tanaka steered the ship towards the place mentioned by Nami earlier.

Arriving there, the sail of the ship was immediately pulled and the anchor dropped.

Luffy tried to shoot using a cannon but unfortunately missed.

"The shot missed!" Luffy.

"What are you guys doing?!" Zoro asked who woke up from his sleep due to the sound of a cannon blast.

"Canon shooting training! But the shot wasn't good." Answer Luffy.

"I told you to let me try!" Said Usopp then tried to shoot using a cannon and hit the target rock that was the target of firing.

"Great! You hit it with one shot!" Praise Luffy.

"Truly got hit, yeah. What say?! I'm great when it comes to aiming! Are you surprised?" Said Usopp who boasted of himself.

"He did inherit the blood of his father who was a sniper on the pirate ship Akagami Shanks.' Tanaka thought as he looked at Usopp.

"Yes! Aye! It's decided! You're our sniper!" Luffy.

"What's? so I'm not captain?!" Ask Usopp.

"Captain me!" Shouted Luffy.

They all walked into the room that was used as a multipurpose place because there were four uses in that place.

First as a steering room, because in that place there is the rudder of the ship. Both places are cooking, because there is a kitchen. Third as a place to eat, because there is a dining table. Lastly, fourth as a place to relax and gather inside the ship other than outside.

"You're gonna be an adviser to this ship, Usopp, that's a very important position, you know." Tanaka was sitting next to Usopp.

"Well, it doesn't matter at first! But if you can't do it alone, there'll be a change of captain!" Usopp Pinta.

"alright. Oh yeah, I think there's one more position we should fill before going to the Grand Line!" Luffy.

"Really! We also have a beautiful kitchen! If you pay me, I'll cook!" Said Nami who took advantage to earn money.

"We'd better get someone who can cook, like a pretty famous restaurant chef." Tanaka said that made Nami pout.

Tanaka ignored her, pretending not to look.

"This person not only cooks but can also arrange food supplies for us, so as not to run out quickly as it is today." Tanaka Advice.

"Of course, the position of the chef will be on this ship and that is Sanji, I'm curious as to how good the food and drinks made by Sanji are?" Think Tanaka.

"I want to recruit musicians." Said Luffy who immediately got the head by Nami.

"Basic fool!" Nami shouted furiously.

"I think you have a brilliant idea." Usopp.

"What do you think being a pirate is?" Ask Nami.

"But pirates also need entertainment." Ngeles Luffy's.

"Get out you pirates! I'll kill you all!" Shouted someone who was making a fuss on the ship.

"What's wrong?! Who're you?!" Said Luffy who came out alone.

Meanwhile, the others are inside.

"Shut up! Who I am is none of your business!" Said the man who made the rowdy.

"How many people are out there?" Ask Zoro.

"Then let Luffy take care of it." Say Zoro with ease.

"We've decapitated a lot of pirates! You pirates don't have names, trying to kill my friend?!" Shouted that person who was angry.

"Zoro, you better go out and look at that guy, he looks like the guy you know." Tanaka Advice.

Zoro raised one eyebrow, perplexed by Tanaka's words. However, he also did what Tanaka suggested.

"Hey you! Are you Johnny?!" Ask Zoro who came out of the kitchen and saw the person who did the rowdy thing.

"Who called my name in a familiar voice?!" Johnny asked, to which he was surprised to see Zoro. "Abang Zoro?!"

"I thought Johnny was, yeah!" Zoro.

"What are you doing here?!" Ask Johnny.

"Where's Yosaku? Isn't she always with you?" Asked Zoro who ignored his junior's question.

"What's this about? You guys know each other?" Ask Luffy.

Then Johnny showed Zoro the state of Yosaku who was seen dying on their small boat.

Yosaku was immediately raised to the ship with the help of Tanaka who made Yosaku's body float and landed on the floor of the ship near the mast of the ship.

It certainly made Yosaku surprised but he did not comment on it because it focused on his partner's circumstances.

"He sick?" Ask Zoro.

"When a few days ago he was in good health, now he suddenly turned pale and fainted. I don't know the cause." Obviously Johnny.

Then he told me that he and Yosaku were resting on the reef.

"But the reef was destroyed by cannonballs and I saw this ship that had a pirate emblem, therefore I immediately concluded that it was this shipman who had fired cannonballs at the reef where we rested." Obviously Johnny.

Usopp and Luffy who heard that were immediately shocked because they both fired the cannonball.

"We-we're sorry! Usopp and Luffy.

"Allah ... Since you've already apologized, I don't need to call the Marine to arrest you." Johnny said, to Usopp and Luffy's surprise.

Zoro then explained about the identity of the two Juniors.

"He's my best friend who's helped me during my time as a pirate hunter, will he survive, bang Zoro?" Johnny asked sadly.

Zoro was silent because he didn't know anything to do.

"You fools!" Shouted Nami.

"What did you say, Nami?" Ask Zoro who is offended.

"Do you think my partner's sacrifice was foolish?" Johnny asked who was offended.

Nami ignores the two men and orders Usopp and Luffy to pick up some items in the kitchen.

But Tanaka had already taken the item Nami wanted.

"Think this to Luffy, won't Nami?" Tanaka asked as he handed Luffy a wooden glass containing lemonade juice.

"Yes, how do you know, Tanaka?" Ask Nami.

"I was just looking around at him like he was dehydrated, but his mouth was spitting out blood, so could it be that he was lacking in endurance-boosting vitamins." Tanaka.

Usopp and Luffy immediately fed Yosaku with the lemon juice drink while Johnny and Zoro did not understand what Tanaka and Nami meant.

"Can you tell us what really happened to him?" Ask Zoro.

Nami explained what happened to Yosaku.

"So he'll recover in a few days if he's been given vitamins." Obviously Nami.

"Is it true, brother?" Ask Johnny with enthusiasm.

"Don't call me brother!" Said Nami who did not receive the call.

"You're really a miracle doctor." Praise Luffy.

"Hahaha, I've realized from the beginning your greatness." Usopp is lying.

Despite the praise, Nami doesn't like it. He scolded Usopp and Luffy.

"If you want to be a pirate at least know something basic like this." Shouted Nami.

Moments later, Yosaku opened his eyes and danced happily with Johnny.

"This is not something that can heal quickly!" Shouted the angry Nami.

The two of them stopped dancing.

"Sorry we forgot to introduce ourselves." Say them both.

"My name is Johnny." Johnny Said.

"I'm Yosaku." Yosaku.

"Two pirate hunters!" Say those two who stand side by side and are in a cool style.

"We're Zoro's brother's partner." Johnny Said.

"It's nice to meet you." Yosaku.

"I didn't think I'd see you here." Zoro.

"But we were surprised." Johnny Said.

"We never imagined that Zoro the Pirate Hunter would become a pirate." Yosaku.

"Let's know, it happened so fast, that I didn't realize I was a pirate." Zoro.

Then my Yosaku suddenly fell down while bleeding from his mouth.

"My partner!" Shouts Johnny.

"Just shut up and rest." Shouted the angry Zoro.

Zoro and Johnny then took Yosaku to the men's room to rest.

Then we all gathered in the multipurpose room.

"This is a valuable lesson." Nami.

Yeah, I didn't know we'd get a disease like that." Zoro.

"So to keep us healthy on this ship is to get nutritious food." Usopp.

"In case you need someone who's talented at it, like Tanaka said before, we need a chef." Nami.

"Yosh, sea cook! Let's go find the ocean cook!" Luffy said with excitement.

"Truely, that way we can eat good food on board!" Usopp was also excited.

"That's right!" Luffy said with a smile as he stuck out his tongue as he had already imagined the good food in his mind.

"Abang Zoro!" Call Johhny out of the blue. "If you're looking for a chef like that, there's a place you need to go." Johnny Reveal.

"Where's that?" Ask Luffy.

"Ship restaurant, about two or three days drive from this place." Johnny Reveal.

"In addition, there are rumors that the eagle eye you've been looking for is there. It's in the northeast! Our destination is a floating restaurant, Baratie!" Obviously Johnny.

Without much question, the Going Merry ship sailed directly to the restaurant ship.

During the trip we did not find a storm because Nami easily predicted the locations that there would likely be a storm so that it could be avoided first.

After a fairly quiet trip, the Going Merry finally reached the Baratie restaurant.

"Look at everything, it's Baratie's restaurant!" Johnny Said.

"How big is the fish!" Said Luffy with sparkling eyes.

"Beautiful!" Praise Nami.

"It's cool!" Praise Usopp.

"If it's not wrong, Sanji works at the place right?" tanaka think.

Then suddenly a Marine ship sailed beside the Going Merry.

"They're not gonna shoot us, are they?" Ask Usopp who is worried.

"We met a bunch of unpleasant people." Zoro.

"Since when they..." Nami, who is also worried that the Marine ship fired a cannonball at the Going Merry ship.

"I've never seen that pirate flag. I'm Lieutenant Marine, Fullbody Iron Fist! Hey, who's the captain?! Come out and say your name!" Fullbody Command.

"I'm Luffy!" Luffy.

"I'm Usopp!" Said Usopp.

"We just made the flag yesterday!" Luffy.

That, of course, made Yosaku and Johnny hold back laughter.

"He said he just made it, fufufu." Yosaku.

"And I'm the one who drew it!" Usopp was proud.

"What the fuck are you guys?" Fullbody asked and he saw Yosaku and Johnny. "You two, I remember meeting you at Marine headquarters, if not mistaken, you pirate hunting duo hunting small fish." Fullbody Eject.

"What-what?!" Shouted Johnny who was offended.

"So you were captured by pirates? It's funny." Fullbody.

Johnny and Yosaku who do not accept directly challenge Fullbody to fight but what happens is that both are made battered.

"You really suck!" Eject Luffy.

"He's very strong." Yosaku.

"What are you guys really doing?" Ask Zoro.

"We almost beat him." Johnny said.

Then a girl appeared from behind Fullbody and took him away.

In that battered state, the wanted poster came out of the pocket of the suit they were wearing.

Nami saw one of the wanted posters and immediately fell silent in a thousand languages.

Tanaka sees that and thinks that Nami found a wanted poster of Arlong, the fish-man and a member of the sun pirate group.

Meanwhile Fullbody ordered his troops to fire cannonballs at the Going Merry.

"They disturb the scenery, sink them." Fullbody.

The Marine attacked firing a cannonball, but Luffy bounced the cannonball with his rubber body, but instead of hitting the Marine ship, the cannonball hit Baratie and made a broken part on top of the restaurant.

"Where did you hit that cannonball? You idiot!" Shouted Zoro the mara.

Tanaka just shook his head looking at the behavior of the captain.

Some Baratie restaurant employees went directly to the Going Merry ship to catch the perpetrators of damage to their restaurant.

Of course everyone, including Tanaka handed Luffy over to them to take responsibility for it.

Luffy was brought before the head chef to account for his actions. Tanaka could only sigh at that.

"A long time, Luffy." Usopp.

"It's true." Nami.

"Maybe they make it work for a month or something." Usopp.

"Maybe a year! Judging from the behavior of the captain, it might be more than that." Tanaka.

"He should have blamed the Navy instead of speaking truthfully." Nami Nagging.

"Basic fool!" Ejek Usopp's.

Unable to wait, Tanaka, Nami, Usopp and Zoro head to Baratie's restaurant in a small boat.

While we were tying the boat, suddenly there was a commotion from inside the restaurant.

The four of us went in to check what was going on and saw a black-clad mobster strangling Fullbody.

"Fight?" Ask Zoro.

"Isn't that Sanji?" Think Tanaka.

There is a debate between Sanji and Fullbody where Sanji looks very angry.

"Never throw away food. In the ocean, making a chef angry is equivalent to committing suicide. Remember it's fine." Threaten Sanji.

"He doesn't play around when it comes to food, whoever he hits when someone is playing with food." Think Tanaka.