Hearts are made of flesh.
Everyone knew that without Chu Yang, many of the Fish-Men on this ship would have died under the relentless pursuit of the Marine.
Some people didn't say it, but they still thought well of Chu Yang in their hearts.
An inexplicable melancholy began to spread on the ship.
Except for Arlong, every Fishman's expression was heavy.
"Everyone still likes you very much." Jinbe was still unwilling to give up, wanting to keep Chu Yang.
"I will come back to see everyone within three years!" Chu Yang made this solemn promise because he knew that Tiger would meet with misfortune three years later, and he wanted to change this tragedy.
The Sun Pirates spent three days crossing the Calm Belt.
During this period, they also encountered some sudden crises, but the overall risk was still under control.
After reaching the East Blue, Tiger, under the moonlight, settled Chu Yang on a small island, leaving a small boat for him, and then hastily departed with his clansmen.
Chu Yang stayed overnight on the coast, and the next morning, he inquired about the exact direction of Goa Kingdom from the local residents and then purchased an expensive sea chart.
The small boat was filled with supplies left by Tiger and his group, which saved Chu Yang the time of buying supplies. After getting the information, he immediately headed to Foosha Village.
Sailing in the Four Seas is basically zero difficulty. Apart from being careful of unexpected situations on some islands along the way, the sea is actually the safest place.
This is exactly the opposite of the Grand Line.
Chu Yang, who had learned many steering techniques from Jinbe, piloted the small boat with ease. The small boat, only a few meters long, quickly approached its destination with the wind.
After about another day, Chu Yang successfully found the only port village in Goa Kingdom.
Foosha Village!
This place is full of hidden talents; it is not only the hometown of Marine Hero Garp, but also the hometown of Revolutionary Army leader Dragon, and even the hometown of the future Pirate King.
It is the growth place of Pirate King Roger's son and the future second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, and Four Emperors Shanks also left an arm here.
Looking at the entire anime history, is there a more famous beginner's village than this?
These people directly elevated Goa Kingdom to a height that did not belong to it!
Before approaching the port, Chu Yang saw a huge pirate ship floating on the sea by the shore, with its skull-emblazoned pirate flag fluttering in the wind.
The pirate flag's design was very simple: in the center was a skull with three red claw marks around its eye socket, and behind it were two crossed swords.
"Red Force!"
The moment he saw the pirate flag, Chu Yang's heart trembled. Before coming, he had worried that he would miss the time Shanks stayed in Foosha Village, but now all his worries vanished.
No other ships dared to approach Red Force.
Chu Yang also did not rashly drive his small boat over, but slowly docked nearby.
Chu Yang swept Red Force with his Observation Haki and found that only a few crew members remained on deck, so he headed directly to the only tavern in Foosha Village.
Foosha Village was not large. Chu Yang casually inquired among the surrounding villagers and easily found the tavern run by Makino.
"Where did this child come from, drinking at such a young age?"
"Kid, where are your adults? You can't go to the tavern alone to play."
"There are Pirates there, you're just a kid, better stay far away!"
Chu Yang threw all these well-intentioned warnings to the back of his mind and plunged into the tavern occupied by the Red Hair Pirates, where there was a burst of laughter and cheer.
The Red Hair Pirates are like this: a small feast every three days, a big feast every five days, and the rest of the time they are either fighting or on their way to fight.
Fighting — feast — fighting — feast…
Infinite loop.
This tradition was inherited from Pirate King Roger's ship, and later Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates also followed suit, except that Luffy's fights were almost always life-or-death situations.
In the tavern, people were singing and dancing, the atmosphere was lively, and little Luffy was playing tricks.
This made the Pirates of the Red Hair Pirates burst into laughter.
Most people didn't notice a young boy walking in from outside, except for the proprietress, Makino.
"Little friend, did you come to the wrong place? This isn't a place to eat." Makino kindly reminded him. Although she thought the Pirates in front of her weren't bad, she still hoped Chu Yang would leave quickly.
"Give me a glass of rum." Chu Yang calmly sat at the bar counter, his demeanor subtly revealing a maturity beyond his age.
Makino was stunned for a moment, then shook her head firmly, her tone uncharacteristically becoming stern. "I'm sorry, I cannot provide rum to a child, not even if it has the lowest alcohol content."
Just then, a crew member noticed Chu Yang and immediately someone started to egg him on from the side: "Proprietress, give him a drink, put it on my tab. A little man is still a man, and as a man, how can he not drink?"
"How can you give alcohol to a child?" Makino glared angrily at that Pirate. "If you talk nonsense again, none of you will have any alcohol to drink today!"
The man had no choice but to sit down dejectedly, causing his companions around him to laugh loudly!
If it were a different Pirate crew, Makino's attitude would have been enough to get her killed, but with the Red Hair Pirates, it became a very amusing joke.
The laughter around grew louder, and the playful gazes made Chu Yang reluctantly lie, "I'm already an adult; I just had a serious illness before, and now I can't grow taller."
It was a clumsy lie that most people wouldn't believe, but the naive Makino believed Chu Yang.
"Really?" Makino covered her mouth in surprise, then quickly apologized to Chu Yang, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken so rashly."
Chu Yang smiled, "If you can quickly put my rum on the table, I'll forgive you."
"Please wait." Makino turned to find a drink in the cabinet behind her.
"Hey… kid, lying to adults isn't a good habit!"
The Red Hair man with a prominent scar on his left eye suddenly leaned next to Chu Yang, putting an arm around Chu Yang's shoulder and saying, "I was also very curious about alcohol at your age, so I can understand, but you can't lie again next time."
Chu Yang didn't speak, turning his face away in disgust, unsure if he disliked the Red Hair man's admonishing tone or was repulsed by the strong smell of alcohol on him.
Chapter 53: Boarding a Four Emperors' Ship
The Red Hair man chuckled, not caring, and instead added another reminder, "This drink is on me. Remember, go home as soon as you finish it."
"Captain Shanks, nagging will make children dislike you!" Lucky Roux, who was devouring meat, beamed with joy, his fat rolling like waves, looking very comical.
Shanks laughed and cursed, "You'd better mind your own business, Lucky, you're usually the one who talks the most."
Subsequently, Makino walked back to the bar counter with a glass of rum and pushed it towards Chu Yang.
Chu Yang took the drink and toasted Shanks, who also raised his glass in return. Chu Yang drank it all in one gulp, then said, "You said one thing wrong. Even if I finish this drink, I can't go home."
Shanks' smile suddenly faded, and he frowned.
Chu Yang explained, "I'm a slave. I just managed to escape a while ago. The word 'home' is a luxury for me."
After speaking, Chu Yang pulled his clothes down a bit, revealing a faint scar on his chest. Although it was very light, Shanks could tell from its shape that it was a very severe, fatal injury.
The tavern gradually became quiet, and the eyes of the Red Hair Pirates' crew members focused on Chu Yang. To hear such words calmly from a child's mouth was undoubtedly a strong impact.
Hearing Chu Yang's tragic experience, Shanks suddenly thought of the arson incident that occurred in Mary Geoise a few months ago, when many Celestial Dragons slaves escaped from Mary Geoise.
Shanks instantly understood Chu Yang's identity, and sympathy naturally showed in his eyes.
If slaves in the world could be categorized, then the Celestial Dragons' slaves were undoubtedly the most miserable!
The capricious Celestial Dragons were very adept at tormenting slaves, effortlessly employing various tortures unimaginable to ordinary people.
Chu Yang's words and his injuries made Makino's eyes red, but she didn't know what to say to comfort him.
Only little Luffy was still thoughtlessly clowning around in the tavern.
But thanks to him, the briefly quiet tavern became lively again.
Amidst the laughter, Shanks handed Chu Yang another drink, but this time he didn't utter the useless phrase "go home after drinking."
After experiencing so much, no matter how old you are, you need the comfort of alcohol.
The two clinked glasses and smiled at each other.
"Luffy! What did you eat?!"
The panicked shout immediately attracted Chu Yang's and Shanks' attention.
Upon seeing the treasure chest next to him opened, Shanks' expression suddenly changed.
He grabbed Luffy's leg, turned Luffy upside down, and vigorously shook him.
He tried to shake out whatever Luffy had eaten.
As a result, in his panic, Luffy not only didn't spit out what he had eaten, but swallowed it directly instead.
Splat!
Little Luffy stretched like a piece of rubber, sticking to the floor, his legs still in Shanks' hand.
This scene terrified everyone. The tavern immediately became chaotic, with only Chu Yang calmly drinking his alcohol.
At night, Makino's tavern closed, and the Pirates successively returned to their pirate ship in the port to sleep. Chu Yang followed the crowd back to his small boat.
When Shanks was about to board his ship, he happened to see Chu Yang's small boat, drifting alone on the vast sea, like duckweed.
Beckman, standing beside Shanks, saw his every move and smiled, "If you can't bear it, then bring the child aboard. Would you feel at ease leaving him to drift on the sea like that?"
"What a hassle." Shanks grumbled, but his body honestly walked towards Chu Yang, then stopped in front of Chu Yang's small boat.
Chu Yang was sitting upright on it, meditating.
"Hey, kid, come with me. Your boat doesn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain!"
The next day, Chu Yang became the youngest apprentice crew member of the Red Hair Pirates and began his pirate life of further Haki training.
Naruto World.
Compared to Chu Yang in the Pirate World, who successfully joined a Four Emperors' Pirate crew, Chu Yang's teaching career here was not going smoothly.
The early childhood shyness of the Third Hokage was all fake. Once he got used to the environment, he was not just mischievous; he was even more troublesome than Naruto when he was a child.
Soon after school started, he caused chaos in the Ninja School!
Playing pranks on teachers with the Three Body Technique was already his daily required course.
Coupled with Danzo Shimura, who looked honest but was full of wicked ideas, the two of them teamed up to make the teachers in the Ninja School dizzy and overwhelmed.
The two, one internal and one external, cooperated seamlessly, subtly showing the Prototype of their future management of Konoha.