After eating and drinking his fill, Luffy lay on the ground with a satisfied look, the grease stains at the corners of his mouth not wiped away. He lifted his shirt, constantly rubbing circles on his belly with both hands.
He turned his head to look at Kyle and asked curiously,
"Kyle. Why do I feel like this barbecue tastes much better than before?"
"Remove the 'feel like', to show respect for my newly hired chef."
As he spoke, Kyle shifted his body slightly to the side, pointing at Zeff who was nearby and introducing him to Luffy.
"Let me introduce someone to you."
"This, is the chef I went a thousand miles to invite back. You can call him Uncle Zeff."
As he spoke, Kyle shifted his gaze away from Luffy, sweeping it over the other people around, and spoke in a tone suggesting he had their best interests at heart.
"To let you all eat better and have more energy to devote to training, I went through all the trouble to find Uncle Zeff. It took a Herculean effort to finally invite him back to be our chef."
"The manpower, material resources, and financial resources consumed during this period are incalculable. Moreover, Uncle Zeff's future salary will still be borne by me personally."
"But I don't care about these things, nor do I need you to repay me with anything. Just get stronger properly and become excellent Marines. Then everything I've done will be worth it."
!!!
As soon as these words were spoken, all the kids' gazes turned towards Kyle.
Their eyes narrowed. At this moment, the light radiating from Kyle was blinding them.
Only Zeff nearby looked at Kyle with a strange expression, slightly opening his mouth as if wanting to say something but stopping himself.
It took a Herculean effort to invite him back to be a chef.
He only remembered someone giving him three choices back then.
His salary was indeed not low. But the problem was, the so-called treasures that Kyle took from him to be 'handed over to the public' were enough to pay his salary for a lifetime and more.
But he couldn't say these things. At least not now. Otherwise, he felt Kyle would be very happy to have a long chat with him about the great truths of life.
Feeling the reverent gazes the kids around him were directing at him, Kyle couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corner of his mouth.
As the big brother, he had to establish his image from time to time. Prestige was definitely something that couldn't be neglected.
Then, Kyle pulled Sanji, who was nearby, over and said to Luffy,
"Luffy, let me introduce another person to you."
Kyle patted Sanji's shoulder.
"His name is Sanji. From now on, he will be a member of our little group."
"By the way, he is also a chef. It's just that his skills are pretty average for now."
!!
Hearing this, Sanji suddenly turned his head to look at Kyle and shouted,
"Kyle. Could you not say that last part?!!"
Sanji's initial first impression of Kyle was awe mixed with a little fear.
But as he interacted with Kyle more and more, he gradually overturned his initial impression of Kyle.
Kyle was very good to his own people, didn't put on any airs because of his strength, and fooled around with him every day.
So now, he also yelled at Kyle back and forth like Luffy and the others.
Suddenly, a voice abruptly reached Sanji's ears.
"Hey. Kuina, don't you think this guy is weird? His eyebrows are actually curly."
!!!
Sanji's pupils instantly widened. His eyes, sharp as an eagle's, identified the target in an instant.
He saw a green algae head slightly turning towards a beautiful girl, his eyes glancing at him from time to time.
In that instant, an inexplicable anger surged up from Sanji's heart. He didn't know why, but he felt an inexplicable and intense dislike for this green algae head. So he instinctively blurted out,
"Hey. That green algae head over there, what bad things are you muttering about me?"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Zoro's brows also furrowed. His gaze turned to Sanji, and he spoke with a tone of natural-born contempt,
"Ah? What did you say, curly brows?"
"Green algae head, are you looking for death?"
Sanji immediately jumped in front of Zoro, looking at him angrily.
"Curly brows, who are you to talk big?"
Zoro was also not to be outdone, similarly jumping in front of Sanji. The distance between the two was less than twenty centimeters.
They stared fixedly at each other, then their heads directly bumped together.
The two of them bared their teeth, like two Huskies ready to pounce.
Their heads pushed against each other, back and forth, a tug-of-war.
But the next second, they both suddenly felt their bodies lighten. Looking down instinctively, they saw their feet had left the ground.
Kyle's exasperated voice sounded in their ears.
"Are you two here comparing whose teeth are whiter?"
Kyle held one person in each hand, a trace of helplessness on his face.
These two guys, no matter where they are, are they just naturally at odds?
Separating the two and setting them apart, Kyle swept his gaze over everyone, then cleared his throat and said,
"Next, I have a very important matter to discuss with all of you."
Kyle's tone and expression were extremely serious. Seeing this situation, everyone also stopped their playful grins, each turning their gaze towards Kyle. Their youthful faces were also full of seriousness, waiting for Kyle to speak.
"As the number of people in our little group keeps increasing, I think we need to give our little group a name."
"Otherwise, calling it a little group every time is a bit lacking in style. It won't feel very imposing when introducing ourselves while going out to catch pirates."
"Think about it."
"When you go out and encounter pirates, shouting 'I am So-and-so, Such-and-such rank of Marine Headquarters', do you think that has any imposing aura or style?"
"Obviously not."
"When outside, style and imposing aura absolutely cannot be weak."
"At that time, if we have a name for our little group, when encountering enemies it becomes like this."
At this point, Kyle paused, his expression becoming extremely flamboyant.
"I am Kyle, the Thunder God, Captain of the XX Squad, the strongest special forces unit of Marine Headquarters, the embodiment of justice, the bane of evil."
In an instant, a thick aura of cringe overflowed the screen. Normal people hearing this might find it very awkward, but Luffy and the others' eyes widened upon hearing it, the shock in their eyes immeasurable.
Goosebumps covered their bodies, falling off all at once.
This is just... too cool!!!
(☆▽☆)!!
Luffy was the first to raise his hand and shout,
"Good, good, good. I agree. Then when the time comes, I will be Luffy, the future Marine King, the embodiment of justice, the bane of evil."
As he spoke, Luffy's whole being burned with passion. An inexplicable aura burst forth from him, making everyone else's hearts itch with excitement.
But they did not follow suit and shout, because they hadn't thought of their own titles yet.
This required careful and deep contemplation. They must come up with a domineering and stylish title.
After a moment, Kuina asked,
"Then what name should we give our squad?"
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