Uta

My eyes started to tear up for no apparent reason, and I found myself thinking, 'what's wrong with this boy, he suddenly appeared in front of me and said rude things about my voice.'

It seems that after I mentioned Shanks' name, this boy became quiet. His body also trembled slightly, and his eyes were now looking at me with a disbelieving expression in a split second. Knowing that I tried to restrain myself so I wouldn't appear weak in front of him.

"what! Are you scared now? apologize now!"

When I thought I had defeated and succeeded in frightening him, this boy suddenly took a deep breath while closing his eyes. However, as soon as he opened his eyes again, his expression returned to the same as before, and even his body did not seem to tremble anymore.

"Who's scared? Besides, who is Shanks, I don't know him, so I'm not afraid of him."

Now it's my turn to be speechless because this is the first time I've met someone who doesn't get scared when they hear the Shanks's name, the name of the captain red-haired pirate who is very well-known in this sea.

I said in disbelief, "Don't lie, there's no way you don't know about Shanks," because I suspected this boy lying to cover up his fear in front of me.

"Are you really that stupid? I've told you before that I don't know, so stop being so stubborn."

"Stop saying I'm stupid! You are the one acting foolishly! You ignorant country bumpkin who doesn't know anything!."

"what did you say! you weird girl with an ugly voice."

When this boy mocked my voice again, my anger and irritation rose to the point where I immediately threw my punch at this boy without even pausing to think about it.

But my eyebrows slightly raised in surprise when this boy managed to react in time and dodge to the side, making me only hit the wind. Nevertheless, I did not give up and tried a few more times by punching and kicking this boy harder and faster.

*beats

*bumps

"You're really annoying... just stop dodging!"

It doesn't matter how many times I try to punch or kick this boy. I will only hit the wind. Even when I feel like I have already hit him, this boy can easily block it.

"Are you done? You've been talking big since earlier," this boy sneered, grinning at me and all that he did while dodging my attacks with ease.

*pants

"hahh... hahh... you bully... hahh... why are you being this mean to me when we just met?"

"This also applies to you, why did you suddenly attack me."

"Shut up!... I don't want to hear what you have to say anymore!..."

Because I am conscious that there is nothing I can do at this point to teach this annoying boy a lesson, I am prepared to leave, and I hope I will never see this boy again.

"Hey, are you going to give up? Too bad, I'll just tell ya, if you lose your temper like that no one will want to listen to your singing, you know."

My face twitched slightly after hearing that comment. I even came to a stop and thought about confronting this annoying boy one more time. But, in the end, I simply took a deep breath and continued walking away from him.

But without me noticing it, my face started to turn red, and tears started rolling down my cheeks, and I only realized it later when I met Shanks, and he mentioned it in front of me.

-

It made me laugh in amusement to see Uta walking away with a face that looked like it was on the verge of crying, but then I remembered what this girl said just now, where she mentioned Shanks, and I stopped laughing.

I almost forgot that Uta came to this Foosha village with Shanks and his pirate crew, but I didn't expect the timing to be right with Garp's departure. However, I think it's better this way because if they were to meet face to face, there might be an unnecessary fight.

But even though I call it a fight, I'm sure it's not a fight to the death. The worst-case scenario is that pirate Shanks just doesn't land on this Foosha village, and if that happens, my plan will be completely derailed.

"I have no choice but to make the most of this opportunity because, as far as I can recall, Shanks will only be anchoring this Foosha village for a limited amount of time."

"Hey, Luffy! What are you doing here talking to yourself alone."

I was suddenly startled by the village chief's voice coming from behind me. It was accompanied by a tap on the shoulder, so I quickly turned around and said:

"Oh, please don't scare me like that, chief!"

"hahaha, sorry."

When the old man saw that I had regained my composure, he repeated the question he had asked earlier: "So, what are you doing here by yourself, Luffy?"

"I'm looking for you, Chief."

"looking for me? for what?"

"Makino told me to pick up her order from your house."

As if he remembered something, the village chief then exclaimed, "oh, I forgot that today is the time to supply sake at her bar."

"Wait a moment, I'll put my fishing rod first," after the village chief said that, now I realized that behind his back, he was holding a long fishing rod and a bucket of water filled with live fish.

However, I quickly said to the village chief, "You won't let me carry all of those barrels of sake, will you?"

"I knew you would say that, don't worry about it, we can carry those barrels of sake using the cart."