Chapter 100: Running away
At noon, dinner is served.
The canteen at the construction site suddenly became lively.
The workers who had been busy all morning also started to eat.
Since this chamber of commerce came here, everyone has been able to rely on their own labor in exchange for rewards and abundant food, and they no longer starve like before.
Everyone's life...has changed!
Therefore, everyone is very grateful to the Chamber of Commerce that brought them a new life.
"I really don't understand how you, a kid, can eat so well?" The strong man who finally got his meal looked at the huge rice bucket in front of him, filled with messy food, and complained angrily. , "Thanks to you, our team is not only the team that consumes the most food every day, but also the team that does the best in Operation Disc!"
Basically, all the leftovers were stuffed into this kid's stomach, leaving nothing behind.
"Hehehe." After hearing the strong man's words, Luffy puffed up his cheeks, raised his head with a smile, showed his white teeth, and said, "I will never waste it!"
"I'm not complimenting you! Besides, how can anyone dare to waste money in our place?"
"Hahaha, foreman, if you tell this kid like Luffy, he won't understand!"
"Luffy thought you were praising him!"
"That's right, you have to say directly that he is so delicious!"
Just when the strong man called the foreman was speechless, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded around the canteen.
"Shut up, all of you, and eat quietly! Although this kid eats more, he does more work than you." After hearing what the co-workers said, although he knew that everyone was not laughing at Luffy, but just joking, the foreman Still interrupting their jokes without mercy.
Then.
Then he looked at Luffy who didn't care at all and was still munching on his rice, his whole head buried in the rice bucket.
"If you hadn't done so much and our boss was so kind, if you were working elsewhere, you would have been fired." The foreman smiled helplessly, shook his head, and sighed with emotion as he ate, Then he said in a sad tone, "It seems that your parents love you very much. If it were an ordinary family with such good food as you, they would have been abandoned long ago."
No, it shouldn’t be said about ordinary families, or those who can eat as much as this guy.
In this sea...
There is no shortage of parents who abandon their children just because of a mouthful of food.
Of course, there is nothing we can do, because everyone has nothing to eat, and even if they don't abandon them, they will only starve to death in the end.
But as long as the boss is here, that kind of tragedy... will never happen to them.
Looking at Luffy, "By the way, where is your father? Why don't you see him coming to work? Is there a better job in the Kingdom of Goa?"
"Dad?" Luffy raised his head in confusion, then continued to eat with his head down, "I've never seen him."
"???"
Never seen him?
Hearing Luffy's words, the foreman's face was startled, as if he thought of something, he frowned again, "Where is your mother?"
"Mom? I haven't seen it either!"
"..."
Never met your parents?
Looking at Luffy who said such cold reality in a calm tone, the foreman was stunned again, but he seemed to understand something in his heart.
That's right, if this kid is so good at eating, how could an ordinary family not abandon him?
Thinking of this, and then looking at Luffy who was not sad at all because of his words, still lowering his head while digging for food, his... eyes couldn't help but turn red.
There was silence all around, and the eyes of everyone who had been joking turned red. Looking at the straw hat boy eating with his own rice pail, they could no longer feel a trace of joking in their hearts.
Has it turned out that this kid has never seen his parents since he was a child?
"You kid! It's true, I haven't heard anything from you."
"Ah?" Luffy raised his head in confusion, with rice stuck to the corner of his mouth, and looked at the foreman in front of him and said, "What's there to say?"
"You're such an optimistic kid!" Looking at those innocent and optimistic eyes, the foreman couldn't help but cover his own eyes.
Do you still have hope for life even if you are abandoned?
Looking at Luffy who continued to eat with his head lowered, he gritted his teeth and seemed to have made some decision. The foreman directly put the meal that he had only eaten two bites on Luffy's rice bucket, "I I’m full, you kid, you must feed me from now on!”
The words just fell.
"That's right! I'm full too! I'll leave the rest to you!"
"Luffy, don't lose your smile from now on!" "Everyone is your family!"
As he said that, each of them walked over with red eyes and put all the food they had eaten on Luffy's rice bucket.
For a while.
Luffy:……
He stared blankly at the rice bucket that was almost empty, but it was full again.
What's going on everyone?
Why are you giving him food?
What a good man!
After burping, he lowered his head again and started eating.
Everyone who saw it was immediately speechless.
So, this child...is full?
No, can I still eat even if I’m full?
Looking at the rice bowl that is shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Luffy's belly that is getting rounder and rounder...
Everyone was silent.
If I had known earlier I wouldn’t have deducted it!
They are not full yet!
"Slow down, kid! I will tell the canteen later and ask them to prepare more for you every day. Don't worry, from today on, as long as you work here for a day, you will not go hungry."
Looking at Luffy who was burping and eating, the foreman smiled helplessly and shook his head. Then he seemed to remember something again, and his eyes fell into memories.
"Looking at you, it reminds me of another employee who followed me before. Although he didn't eat as much as you, that guy is just as capable as you! He can chop wood with only three knives. It’s fast, smooth, and one person can do the work of ten!”
"That's amazing!" After hearing the foreman's words, Luffy couldn't help but raise his head while he was cooking, blinked his eyes, and said, "He can actually use three knives. Where is he?"
"Him! I don't know either." The foreman sighed and shook his head, "You have obviously promised me that you will come to work with the work team, but when we gathered at the dock that day, you were waiting. He hasn't seen him for a day."
He shook his head, with a hint of emotion and worry in his eyes.
"Speaking of which, the boy's last month's wages haven't been paid yet! He obviously said that after paying the money, he was going to change his knife, so that he would be able to work more efficiently, but in the end he disappeared to nowhere? Everyone? I couldn’t find it when I went back, and I don’t know if something happened. If something happened, why didn’t you tell everyone? It’s really worrying!”
"Is he missing?" Luffy held the rice pail, looked up at the foreman, and said with a smile, "I still want to see him! But it doesn't matter, I believe he will come back, because you won't be hungry while working here. abdomen!"
"Really? Hahaha, then I will introduce that guy to you? I believe you will become good friends!"
"Really? By the way, what's his name?"
"He!"
Hearing Luffy's question, the foreman's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes fell into memories again, as if he remembered the proud young man, "His name is... Roronoa Zoro, and he claims to be the world's greatest swordsman." A very energetic and energetic young man!”
…
East China Sea, an island somewhere.
"Roronoa Zoro, swordsman, proficient in lumberjack, has three months of work experience, are you interviewing as a lumberjack?"
"Yes!"
"I have registered your information. You can wait on the ship first." The registrar looked at the young man with short green hair in front of him, and then at his hand covering his stomach. He seemed to understand something and reminded, "There are also people on the ship. We have prepared some food. If you are hungry, you can get it yourself. It is all free, so don’t worry. ”
As he said that, he looked at Zoro who had not left yet and asked doubtfully.
"Is there anything else? If nothing else, please get on the boat and wait."
"that……"
After hearing the registrar's words, the young man named Sauron in front of him seemed hesitant, but finally opened his mouth and asked, "Can I ask a question?"
"what is the problem?"
"Where is the 18th Engineering Team now?"
"18th Engineering Team? Wait a minute, let me check." The registrar took out a small book and lowered his head to check. "It's in the sea near the Kingdom of Goa. We will also dock there. It seems that there is still a batch needed there. Worker."
He raised his head, looked at Zoro, and asked doubtfully, "What are you doing with the 18th Engineering Team?"
The words fell.
"What are you doing with the 18th Engineering Team? That bastard foreman..." Zoro said angrily with a gloomy expression on his face, gritting his teeth, "He actually ran away with my salary!"
(End of chapter)