The night had passed without any problems, since Oliver kept watch while the others rested, and he also took the chance to exercise a little.
When the sun rose, everyone began waking up, some quicker than others.
"Wake up quickly, we can finally see the island," said Oliver, seeing the island in the distance.
"The island?!" said Luffy, waking up with a jump. "Let's go quickly!"
Everyone began rowing faster to reach the shore, which they did after a few minutes.
"Ohhhh, so there really was an island," said Luffy, impressed.
"I already told you. It appears on the map, so of course it's here," Nami told him.
"Huh? Is there a village on the island?" Luffy asked.
"Yes, a small one," said Nami, checking the map.
"That's good," said Luffy.
Oliver got off the boat, a bit tired.
'I hope nothing is different this time', Oliver thought, imagining what could happen here.
Everyone got off the boats and tied them to the shore.
"We really do have an amazing nakama, arriving on another island without getting lost," said Oliver tiredly.
"This should be basic navigation. You should all learn how to read a map," said Nami.
"You might be right," said Oliver.
"It's been a while since I touched solid ground," said Zoro, stretching a little.
"Of course, you're always sleeping," said Luffy.
"Mmmm, I wonder who those are," said Zoro, looking toward the hill where 4 people stood.
The moment Zoro said that, a scream from three voices echoed as they ran away, leaving only a young man with curly black hair.
"AHHH!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING, COWARDS?!" shouted the young man, scared.
The four stared at him, making the young man sweat, but he stood up.
"I'm Usopp, the greatest pirate in this village. Everyone calls me Captain Usopp," he said confidently as he climbed down to meet them. "If you're thinking of invading the village, you'd better forget it, because I'll call my 80 million men at my command."
"That's a lie," said Nami.
"AHH! They found me out!" yelled Usopp when he realized his lie had failed.
"Who would believe that?" Nami asked with a sweatdrop.
"Let's just say it's not believable that someone who looks so weak has that many subordinates," said Oliver.
"Damn it! I exaggerated too much!" said Usopp, lamenting his failure.
"Hahaha! You're really funny!" Luffy laughed.
"Don't laugh at me! I'm very proud of my lies, that's why everyone calls me Usopp the Proud," said Usopp.
"Hey, can you guide us somewhere to eat? Let's just say we haven't eaten properly," Oliver asked.
"A-a place to eat?" Usopp asked nervously.
"Yes! Food!" Luffy shouted.
Guided by Usopp, they went to a restaurant to replenish their supplies and satisfy the hunger they'd had for days.
"What? You're looking for nakamas? And a big ship?" Usopp asked while they ate.
"Yes," said Luffy with a piece of meat in his mouth.
"And with that you'll be able to go on adventures," said Usopp. "If you want a ship, I can tell you where to get one."
"Really?" asked Nami.
Oliver began eating and realized he didn't feel as full as he usually did.
'Is it because of the Accelerated Metabolism Talent?' he thought while eating more meat.
"There's a mansion in the village, they have lots of money and a ship. The owner is just a girl, and all she does is sleep because she's always sick," Usopp explained.
"Huh? And why does a girl have a mansion?" Nami asked.
"I want more meat!"
"And more beer!"
Luffy and Zoro demanded, not paying attention to Usopp.
"Were you even listening to me?!" Usopp yelled angrily.
"Keep talking. We're listening," Oliver told him.
"Well…"
Usopp began explaining how the girl's parents died a year ago, and she inherited all their wealth and servants.
He said she didn't seem capable of being happy despite having everything.
Nami found the story rather sad, unlike the others who were too busy eating—although Oliver was relieved that this too was the same as the original story.
"Well… we'll find another ship in the next village," Nami said after hearing the story.
"Alright, we'll live. And we've already eaten. Let's buy meat and leave," said Luffy with a smile.
"I'll go buy supplies right away," said Oliver.
"Wait, earlier you said you were looking for nakamas, right?" asked Usopp.
"Yes, why? Do you know someone?" asked Luffy.
"I can… be the captain!" Usopp said as if it were a great idea.
"Thanks, but no!" they all rejected unanimously.
"You didn't even think about it!" Usopp cried at the quick rejection.
Usopp checked the time and realized it was time.
"Well, I'll leave now. I have to go," said Usopp.
He left the restaurant, allowing the others to finish eating and resupply.
'Doing the math, we spent another 150,000 Belly just on food… How can they eat so much?' Oliver thought before calling a waitress.
"Do you need something?" she asked.
"Yes, how much meat can I buy here?" Oliver asked.
"Excuse me?" the waitress said, confused.
"We need a lot of supplies, so I want to buy as many as you can prepare. I'll pay for all of it," said Oliver.
"Understood, right away," said the waitress, heading to the cook.
"You're buying that much?" Nami asked.
"You see how much these two eat and drink?" Oliver said, looking at Luffy and Zoro.
"That's true… but how much money do you have?" Nami asked.
"Enough to buy plenty," Oliver said, ignoring Nami's look.
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A few minutes later, three kids with wooden swords ran into the restaurant.
"We're here!"
"We're the Usopp Pirates!"
The three kids shouted, catching Luffy and the others' attention.
"Who are they?" Nami asked.
"Huh? No idea," said Luffy, drinking tea.
"I think they were the ones with Usopp when we arrived," Oliver said, happy to see them.
"The captain isn't here!" said one of the kids, worried.
"Did they already kill him?!" said another, fearing the worst.
"Pirates!"
"Where's our Captain?!"
"Bring him back!"
The three kids demanded Usopp's return, unaware he had left on his own.
"Phew! The meat was great!" said Zoro, finishing his tea.
"Meat?!"
"Captain's meat?!"
The kids panicked, thinking they'd eaten Usopp, making Nami laugh at how innocent they were.
"We ate him," Zoro said ominously, scaring the kids.
"AHH!! THE DEMON!!" the kids screamed, looking at Nami before fainting.
"WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME?!" Nami yelled angrily.
"Hahaha!" Zoro began laughing at the fainted kids.
"This is your fault!!" Nami yelled.
"Okay, okay, it was just a joke. But the fact they saw you as a demon is interesting," Oliver said, laughing a little.
"What do you mean by that?!" Nami yelled.
"Nothing, nothing," said Oliver, slightly scared.
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