Pirate: My partner is too crooked

By the time Escanor and his party returned to Axel City, the cause of the inexplicable explosion in the suburbs had already spread wildly in the city.

Fortunately, after the investigation by the first group of adventurers, no trace of the Demon King's army was found.

The residents who did not know the truth could only regard it as some kind of natural disaster and lifted the highest alert status.

The whole town regained its lively and harmonious scene.

On the Adventurer's Guild side, Aqua and others successfully redeemed a lot of bonuses and successfully rented a cheap hotel.

The tiring life of ten days has finally come to an end, and we have officially taken the first step in our adventurous career!
After paying the rent, the remaining bounty was divided among everyone.

Darkness, who had made great contributions just after joining, was kicked out of the carve-up ranks by the goddess on the grounds of being a new partner.

Not only did Darkness have no complaints about this, but she was actually a little excited.

After all, being treated unfairly is what this perverted knight dreams of!
After receiving their respective bounties, the tired Escanor trio chose to stay at the Adventurer Inn to rest.

Others couldn't wait to go to the city and spend money like crazy - anyway, with the giant frog Scratch and Bait Darkness around, they didn't need to worry about a financial crisis at all.

At least the problem of having enough to eat and drink is completely solved!

To everyone's surprise, the person at the front of the shopping queue turned out to be the otaku king!

"Speaking of which, king, what do you want to do with this money? Buy a new game console from another world? Meow?"

Looking at the longing deep in King's eyes, Miaomiao couldn't help but feel curious.

The last time I remember that King showed such a positive attitude toward shopping was when he was in Donghailuoge Town.

At that time, they had a fierce conflict with the Dragon Pirates because of Aqua's problem.

"If you have the chance, you can take a look first, but right now, there is something more important than the game console."

Only when he is with Meow Meow, King will be a little more secretive.

Since the two entered the Grand Line, they have acted together in many battles, and they can be regarded as old partners.

As for Aqua, Brooke and Darkness, they went to wander around elsewhere.

"Huh? More important than game consoles?"

Meow frowned, thinking as he walked, but couldn't find a suitable answer for a while, so he asked directly, "What Meow?"

King stopped and glanced at the dazzling shops around him. His domineering face with three scratches showed a serious and serious look.

"A blond wig." He said solemnly.

Having said that, he successfully found a shop selling decorative clothing and walked over with a slightly hasty pace.

Meow Meow: "..." Sorry, I really didn't think of this!
Looking at King's bald head shining in the sun, he suddenly felt that this was quite reasonable and empathetic.

If all the hair on the body fell out, the scene would definitely be more uncomfortable than killing oneself!
In this way, with this strange combination of one person and one cat, under the surprised gazes of passers-by, they walked into the clothing store called "Adventure Beauty".

When he came out, King had a head of smooth, flowing golden shoulder-length short hair.

His muscular tough guy style is inexplicably able to manage this feminine hairstyle.

He even looks a little more free and handsome than before!
"What about you, Miaomiao? What do you want to buy?" King raised his hands and smoothed his new hair.

He didn't know how to cherish it before, but he didn't understand the importance of hair until he lost it and found it again!
I have to ask Aqua later if she can use magic to regenerate hair.

No, no, even if not, we have to find a way to let her learn from the adventurer cards!
Miao Miao looked left and right, making a ferocious face towards the little girl hiding in the corner of the alleyway not far away who was secretly looking at him.

The delicate and cute little girl was immediately frightened. She dropped her little pearl on the spot and cried and shouted for her mother.

Seeing that the prank had achieved perfect results, Meow Meow replied in a low voice: "Let's see if there are any special steel materials and power sources in this different world, Meow Meow."

When they return to the pirate world again, the enemies they need to face will be the strongest navy and the world government on the sea.

Under such prerequisites, the second-generation machine can play a minimal role.

So he plans to take advantage of this relatively relaxed time to build a third-generation aircraft that can compete with the admiral!

"Are we going to build a third-generation machine? It's really exciting." King immediately guessed what Miaomiao was thinking.

"At that time, I will need your help to test the performance, meow."

"No problem at all!"

The two chatted while walking, and soon disappeared at the end of the busy street.

They didn't notice that an inconspicuous little doll, only the size of a palm, left where they were just now and ran into the clothing store they had visited previously.

"I see, you want to collect materials to build a new machine?"

"Is the third generation machine an upgraded version of the giant frog catching machine, or is it something more interesting?"

The demon man wearing an apron and a black and white mask murmured to himself, his tone full of curiosity.

"A machine that has never appeared in this world is really exciting~"

Barnier, the cadre of the Demon King's Army, smiled slightly, and a pretty good idea came to the back of his mind.

……

On the other side, Aqua, Brooke, and the perverted knight were wandering around.

Under Darkness's harassment on various perverted issues, even Brooke, who has a good temper, got a little defensive.

He wasn't worried at all that he would be treated as a pervert, but damn, this weird woman still managed to attract the disgusted eyes of passers-by with all the various tricks she said.

The half-day spent with Darkness was the most painful period in Brooke's hundreds of years.

It’s even more tiring than wandering alone in the Devil’s Triangle for several years!

One of the four most powerful figures in the world of pirates finally fell to the invisible brain of the perverted knight.

In fact, this is not that embarrassing. After all, the chattering Darkness next to her is a "terrible woman" that even the ghost Kazuma has trouble dealing with!
In contrast, Aqua, who had seen all kinds of storms and waves, did not show any obvious changes in her expression.

"Ah! I found it, a place selling fine wine!" She suddenly exclaimed.

Brooke and Darkness looked up and saw that it was a store with a relatively simple decoration style.

And where Aqua's white fingers were pointing were the bottles and jars containing liquids of various colors placed at the entrance of the store.

There are also many dazzling adventurer props and equipment mixed in.

"Uh, Miss Aqua, that's a prop shop in the city, not a place that sells drinks." Darkness reminded.

On what theory did you base your judgment that those magic potions were so-called fine wines?
She couldn't help but glance down at Aqua.

"Huh? So it's a magic potion?" The stupid goddess was disappointed.

"But having said that, those potions and props seem to be valuable, so why are they placed so openly at the door?"

Darkness held her chin with one hand and frowned slightly, "Isn't the shop owner worried that it will be stolen? Or is this some kind of promotion?"

"You're already here, why don't we go over and have a look?" Brooke suggested.

He actually doesn't have much interest in these otherworldly props, he just doesn't want to find a place to relax.

If he keeps wandering around like this with Darkness, his reputation in the town will really be ruined!
At the same time, in the prop shop. Wiz sat at the front desk, looking at the bleak shop with a sad face.

"It's strange. You clearly followed the experience taught by the Demon King and put all the valuable things outside, but why didn't you wait for the thief?"

"Next time I go back to Demon King's City to reinforce the barrier, I still have to ask Master Lin Zhi for advice."

"How about writing on the sign that thieves are welcome to rob?"

Suddenly, the puzzled Wiz's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up to greet the first batch of guests today.

"Hello, welcome to the Adventurer Prop Shop."

While greeting him warmly, Wiz focused most of his attention on the skeleton with the afro.

How could the undead appear in the town openly? It seems that you have never seen such an existence before, right?
During the time when Brooke was becoming famous, she happened to be summoned back to the Demon King's City, so she had not heard any rumors about the former from the adventurers.

But it didn't matter, because right away, she had personal experience.

"This gentle and beautiful lady, can I please take a look at your breasts?"

Brooke, as always, implemented his own erotic style, trying to get rid of the psychological shadow left by the perverted knight on the beautiful woman in front of him.

"Eh? Eh?! That's the question from the beginning. Are you Beldia's subordinate?"

Wiz was frightened by this sudden greeting and stepped back, "I'm very sorry, I can't tell you such a private thing!"

She was the one who was being harassed, but it was Darkness who was excited: "Ask me, you asked me so directly, you are indeed my lifelong enemy!"

"Yo ho ho ho, this is the feeling, this is the conversation!"

Brooke was very excited after successfully clearing the haze.

Seeing this scene, Wiz felt panicked: Where did these two strange customers come from?

Her intuition told her that it was best not to have too much contact with these two people.

So, Wiz turned his attention to the blue-haired girl who looked relatively normal.

"Um, would you like to steal those props at the door?"

"Huh? What do you think of this goddess? How could this goddess do something like this that only dirty thieves would do!"

The noble and proud goddess felt insulted.

"Can those props at the door be stolen?" Brooke, who had returned to normal, asked tentatively.

Wiz stood there and thought for a while, then said weakly: "Not everyone can steal, only thieves with a reward on their head can do it."

"Why?" Darkness was very puzzled.

The honest Wiz answered frankly: "Because this way I can take it back and exchange it for money."

"..."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place suddenly became extremely quiet.

Aqua and Brooke were stunned on the spot.

Is there something wrong with this shop owner's head?

Just put things out there for people to steal, and then express your true thoughts in front of customers in a questioning tone?

Only a fool would fall for you!

Also, what’s going on with this super strong sense of déjà vu?

I always feel like I’ve met you there!
After thinking for a long time, Aqua and Brooke looked at each other and said in unison: "Lin Zhi!!"

"Ah? Do you know Mr. Lin Zhi?" Wiz's face was full of surprise.

The name of the new Demon King is an internal matter within the Demon Clan. How could the adventurers in Novice Village know it so quickly?

Sure enough, that strange undead is Beldia's subordinate...

"Uh-huh, of course, that guy is the most loyal and number one believer of this goddess!" Aqua proudly showed off.

They didn't notice at all how the prop shop owner, a local, knew the important thing about Lin Zhi's name.

"goddess?"

"That's right! Listen, I am the goddess of water who is loved by believers, and so is Aqua!"

"Ah? Water goddess?"

Upon hearing this name, Wiz almost subconsciously moved his body to keep a safe distance from Aqua.

"I heard that the Axis cult is a group of people with abnormal minds, and they often do unexpected and crazy things."

"As the goddess they believe in, she might be an even more bizarre existence, so we must stay away..."

The murmur that came out of his mouth successfully touched Aqua's sore spot.

"You bastard! You bastard! This goddess must purify you of such slanderous thoughts!"

The idiot goddess broke through the defense on the spot. Feeling that she had lost face in front of Brooke and her new partner Daranini, she rushed over and grabbed Wiz by the collar and shook her.

Wiz, who has a weak personality, was unable to resist and allowed himself to be manipulated with a look of discomfort on his face.

I have to say, this kind of character is really... sucking!
Shaking, Daconis suddenly noticed a very strange picture: "Is it my imagination? Why does her body look a little transparent?"

"No, I saw it too, even though I'm just a skeleton without eyes, yo hoo hoo~"

After telling the cold joke, Brooke realized the seriousness of the matter belatedly, and quickly ran over and pulled Aqua away, "Hey! Stop it, Aqua, stop it quickly!"

"Phew, I'm saved..."

Wiz, who almost rose to the sky, collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily.

As the goddess of water, Aqua has the passive ability to purify liquids she comes into contact with into pure water.

And this kind of passivity is undoubtedly quite fatal for Wiz, who is born as a lich!
"Okay, great! Miss Aqua, I didn't expect you to have such a method!"

Daconis got high on the spot, staring tremblingly at the dying Wiz on the ground, her face flushed, "Please be sure to give it to me too, not too intense, just the same as hers!!"

"No, this goddess's purification will only be effective on dirty and evil demons." Aqua shook her head.

If not, would we have to end up being defiled by a few broken frogs?
"Wait a minute Aqua, you said your ability can only work on demons?"

Brooke felt like she had discovered something remarkable.

"Yeah, what are you lying to?"

The wise goddess' face remained normal, and she waved her hand casually, "Don't you already know this, Brooke?"

"Then what is she?" Brooke raised his skeletal hand and pointed at Wiz on the ground.

"Huh?!" (End of Chapter)