The days when I wanted to be a human being

Chapter 209: Night Talk at the Port

Makino was so focused on reading the newspaper that he didn't even notice Zhou Ling coming in.

Zhou Ling came to Makino, picked up the wanted poster on the table and took a look at it.

The wanted poster showed her capturing Golden Lion a few years ago.

Only then did Makino notice Zhou Ling. She looked up at Zhou Ling with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Don't worry, this navy gentleman is not here to arrest me so late." Zhou Ling comforted Makino and walked directly to sit next to Kuzan.

"Why did Mr. Kuzan choose to visit at night? This is not a good time to discuss matters."

Kuzan looked down at Zhou Ling, who looked different from before.

The clothes were plain and featureless, making them hard to remember.

At this time Zhou Ling was also looking at him.

Kuzan looked at Zhou Ling's only remaining eye.

Indifferent! Ruthless!

Extremely indifferent!

She was even more indifferent than before.

It is the indifference that does not take anything or anyone into consideration.

Kuzan, realizing this situation, eliminated all the mental plans he had prepared before.

He originally wanted to visit again tomorrow, but the Five Elders were worried that Zhou Ling would change his mind, so they asked him to come without delay.

The result was that he rode his bike here with great effort and came to have dinner, but people were not happy about his visit so late at night.

"Ms. Jianhao, if tonight is not convenient, how about tomorrow morning?"

After Kuzan finished the food on his plate, he took out his wallet from his pocket.

Zhou Ling got herself a glass of water, took a sip, and said slowly, "No, I'm not inconvenienced, but it may not be appropriate to discuss things here."

"Sorry." Kuzan took out some Baileys and put them on the bar, then looked at Makino, "Boss, please settle the bill."

"The number is correct, Mr. Kuzan." After Makino put away Bailey, he looked at the two people with a huge height difference who left the tavern one after the other.

Kuzan had been to Windmill Village with Garp before, so she naturally knew Kuzan.

Makino looked worriedly at the newspaper about Zhou Ling on the bar.

"Shocking news! The culprit of the Flame Demon incident many years ago has been at large for many years!"

"Shocked! The evil pirate who attacked the Celestial Dragons' holy land has become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

In fact, Zhou Ling had mentioned her past identity to her a few years ago.

Makino had also confirmed this with Karp in private. After getting Karp's affirmation, she didn't think about it anymore. Zhou Ling had always treated everyone well.

In the first two years after he arrived, Zhou Ling distributed all the big fish he caught directly to the villagers, except for exchanging them for some commonly used items.

Later, he even helped the villagers treat their illnesses for free from time to time. Makino didn't think that Zhou Ling was an evil pirate.

...

Zhou Ling brought Kuzan to the open space at the port.

After throwing some wood on the open space, he lit a fire.

He took out the fish meat that he had saved some time ago from the space and started to grill it.

After Zhou Ling finished spreading the seasoning for the first time, he clapped his hands, looked at Kuzan, whose face was red from the flames, and began to flip the fish on the flames.

"Well then... Mr. Kuzan, can you please tell me why you are here today?"

"…I came here tonight because of the matter of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Kuzan moved his gaze from Zhou Ling's hands flipping the fish to her face. He thought Zhou Ling knew the purpose of his visit tonight.

"Oh, I see. Then, Mr. Kuzan, what sincerity did you bring with you?"

Zhou Ling looked Kuzan up and down twice and teased him.

This made Kuzan a little embarrassed, because he was recruited on short notice and didn't bring anything with him.

"Ms. Jianhao..."

"You can call me Zhou... or Miao... It's all right, Kuzan." After Zhou Ling corrected Kuzan's way of addressing her, she began to brush the special sauce on the fish.

"…Miao…Zhou…" Kuzan muttered twice, then became serious, "I came here today to talk to you about the privileges and responsibilities of the Shichibukai."

"Well, go on. I'll listen." Zhou Ling kept her eyes on the turned fish and began to sprinkle seasoning on it.

As the flames burned, coupled with Zhou Ling's seasonings and sauces, the fragrant aroma gradually wafted out, making Zhou Ling couldn't help licking his tongue.

Over the years, as she was no longer so anxious to improve her strength, she began to shift her attention to other areas.

For example...food.

She could go out to sea for a few days without catching any fish, but if she came across any seasoning for sale, she would definitely buy some.

Kuzan couldn't help but sniff the fragrant aroma in the air again, and looked carefully at Zhou Ling's flying hands, "As a Shichibukai, the privilege is legal plunder..."

"But it looks like you don't need this, Zhou."

"Oh, maybe I'll be in the mood someday."

"The biggest advantage of becoming a Shichibukai is that you can cancel the wanted order and no longer be chased by the navy."

"Do you think I'm afraid of that?" Zhou Ling raised his eyes and glanced at Kuzan. "Okay, let's try it first. Fish meat should not be roasted for too long."

Zhou Ling handed a skewer of grilled fish to Kuzan, "By the way, be careful of the heat."

"Thank you."

Kuzan thanked him, blew on it twice, and was about to take a bite.

There was a rapid sound from the sea.

"Bang! Bang! Whoosh!"

A figure approached rapidly from the sea, walking on the moon.

"clatter!"

The man landed beside the fire with light footsteps.

"Hahaha! I've arrived at the perfect time."

Zhou Ling turned around and looked at the 'uninvited guest' expressionlessly.

"Mr. Karp..." Kuzan subconsciously called out when he saw the person coming.

Karp felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Zhou Ling, and scratched his head twice in embarrassment, "Um... you don't mind if I come and have a meal with you?"

He sat on the ground in a familiar manner and reached out to the barbecue grill without any hesitation.

Seeing that there was delicious food in front of him, there was no way that Cap would leave, so Zhou Ling could only continue to take out more ingredients.

She was very confused as to why Garp returned to Windmill Village so late at night. "Why are you here now?"

"Is it not okay for me to come back to see my grandson? Look! My grandson even knows to run out to greet me."

Karp smiled and turned his eyes to a distance.

Little Luffy was running towards us happily.

Behind him followed the chief of Windmill Village.

"Oh, that's not necessarily true. I think it's a little too early for you to laugh." Zhou Ling looked at Karp's annoying expression and couldn't help but sneer.