Chapter 386 Inviting Boatmen
"Brother Vic! You are a guest from afar, and Mr. Tom should have taken you to a restaurant. However, because of Akula Lagna, all the restaurants on the island are probably closed. Now the food is ready, so you can only make do with it!"
Kokoro is not addicted to drinking yet. He is a good person in all aspects and is still trying his best to maintain the reputation of Tom's Studio.
"It's okay. It's my fault that I came at such a coincidence. I didn't bring any gifts. I'm sorry to bother you. Let me add a few dishes for you so that everyone can have a good meal!"
After saying that, Vic came straight to the dining table. In the puzzled eyes of several people, he put his hand into his chest. Several people were stunned!
Just now they looked and didn't find any place for food on this guy's body? Is he going to take out his heart and lungs to cook? We don't want to eat such food, and we dare not eat it!
However, seeing Vic's expression as if nothing had happened, they realized that they might have been mistaken. After taking a closer look, they discovered that there were arcs of electricity flashing where his hand had entered his chest, but there was no wound or blood. They already had some guesses in their minds.
Vic ignored the doubtful looks of several people, took out several thick wooden trays from his chest and placed them on the dining table, then took out several matching iron baking trays.
These are the things that Vic has been carrying with him in the dimension, just in case he encounters a situation where it is inconvenient to cook.
Vic placed the baking trays on the wooden pallet side by side, so that the two baking trays were touching each other, and then he reached into his chest again. This time he took out meat, ribs, steaks, and big bones. The people were stunned. Was it a magic trick? Something out of nothing?
"Ahem! I'm a natural devil fruit user. I can store things in an elemental space I've opened up. Do you have oil? And all kinds of seasonings?"
After Vic took out the things, he glanced at the three people and found that their eyes were wide open, staring straight at his chest. He stopped his hand, which was about to continue taking the oil and seasonings, and explained to them so that they would not look at him like a monster.
"Uh! Yes, I'll get it for you right now!"
Although Kokoro didn't know how Vic was going to prepare the ingredients, when he heard Vic ask for oil and seasoning, he immediately turned around and started searching on the stove.
"Monster! Can you please leave here after you've eaten?"
After Iceberg knew that Vic was a natural devil fruit user, he became more worried. To him, anyone who ate a devil fruit was a monster.
He didn't want Tom's studio to have anything to do with the Navy. He was too young and didn't know the ways of the world.
If he had been the CEO of Carrera Company later, he would probably have established a good relationship with Vic and used the power of the navy to exonerate his master Tom.
After all, he is such a young major general of the Navy Headquarters, and he is also a person with natural abilities. He is definitely a pillar of the Navy. It's just that he is too young, has too little experience, and has too many limitations to make accurate judgments!
"Wow! Brother Vic! You are actually a natural devil fruit user. Doesn't that mean you are invincible in the entire ocean? That's really cool!"
Franky became excited again when he learned that Vic was a nature-type devil fruit user. They had seen quite a few people with this ability on this island with a developed shipbuilding industry.
There are devil fruit abilities in the navy, pirates, and underground forces, but the natural type is really rare. I heard that it is the most powerful devil fruit ability that can ignore physical attacks, and the elemental power of nature has very strong attack power.
Crocodile, a natural ability user who had been in the newspapers before, had fought to a draw with the long-famous Douglas Barrett.
You have to know that when Barrett was on the ship of Pirate King Roger, he had fought with Pluto Rayleigh to a draw. In this comparison, Crocodile can be on par with the king's viceroy.
Although the newspapers said recently that he was defeated by Whitebeard, being able to survive at the hands of the strongest man in the world is already a matter of honor. Franky believes that this is enough to prove the power of the natural system.
But he didn't know that in the New World there was an ability called Haki that could restrain the Natural Type. If a Natural Type who didn't know Haki went to the New World to show off, he would be treated as an ordinary passerby and beaten to a pulp.
"Brother with purple hair, if you can join the navy with me, I will leave immediately. I will soon lead a team to carry out independent missions, and the warship is in need of a highly skilled shipwright.
You are Mr. Tom's apprentice, and I trust your skills. Brother Blue Hair, if you have any ideas, you can come along. I am eager to recruit talented people!"
Vic ignored Iceberg's unreasonableness and even extended an invitation, then turned around and extended the same invitation to the excited Franky.
If Iceberg or Franky really agreed, he wouldn't mind taking action to directly destroy the water gods. He could also show his strength in front of the two of them and win their hearts.
"Brother Vic! Don't be ridiculous. Mr. Tom has been burdened with a heavy responsibility and has no time to build a boat. These two disciples cannot leave!
Let me introduce you, the purple-haired one is Iceberg, the blue-haired one is Flamme, you can just call me Cocoro Oba-san, here, I'll give you some oil and seasoning."
Seeing Vic poaching Tom's two apprentices in front of him, Kokoro was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and hurried over to stop it!
"Brother Vic! If I get on your boat, can you say anything about Mr. Tom's crime? If you can get Mr. Tom exonerated, I will get on your boat! I will do whatever you say, without a second word!"
When Franky heard that Vic wanted to recruit him and Iceberg, this idea suddenly popped into his mind. He would do anything as long as Mr. Tom could be exonerated.
"Monster! If this pervert alone is not enough, I can also go with you. Our technology is ranked first in the entire Seven Water Capitals. It will definitely allow your warships to sail in any sea!"
Hearing Franky's words, Iceberg's heart brightened. He slammed his hands on the dining table and stared at Vic with burning eyes. His determination to save Mr. Tom was no less than Franky's!
Kokoro didn't say anything. He looked at Tom's two apprentices with a complicated expression, and relief was deep in his eyes!
Vic didn't speak immediately. He placed his left middle finger on the leftmost baking tray, and suddenly green smoke rose from all the baking trays.
Pick up the oil bottle in your right hand and pour an appropriate amount of base oil into each baking tray, then put the various meats just taken out into the baking tray. The meat pieces will make a sizzling sound when they hit the iron plate and the hot oil.
But now no one is paying attention to his barbecue. Everyone is waiting for his reply, which is what Iceberg and Franky are most concerned about.