Chapter 102: They

Just as Li Xiao was cursing the system in his heart,

Luffy and the others on the beach encountered the natives of Angel Island,

a young girl named Conis,

and her father!

After some conversation,

Conis and her father very warmly invited everyone to visit their home

and have a simple meal!

To this,

Li Xiao was naturally in complete agreement!

Whether they visited or not wasn't important;

the main thing was to eat!

Li Xiao had originally planned to do as he did last time:

head to Lovely Street on Angel Island

and find a restaurant to eat!

Although that restaurant from last time had probably blacklisted him,

as the most prosperous street on Angel Island,

Lovely Street had more than one restaurant,

so he could just go to another one!

However,

when Li Xiao ate on Lovely Street last time,

he had caused such a huge commotion that,

even though over a month had passed,

there was still a risk of being recognized!

It wasn't that Li Xiao was afraid of being recognized,

it was just that,

it would interfere with his eating!

And right now,

being able to go to Conis’s home to eat in peace

was naturally the best choice!

Under the guidance of Conis and her father,

Li Xiao and his group bypassed a few alleys

and arrived at their home!

As soon as they entered,

Conis greeted everyone to sit in the living room,

while Conis’s father headed straight to the kitchen

to start preparing lunch for everyone!

A moment later,

Conis’s father walked back out after wandering around the kitchen,

scratching his head in slight embarrassment,

and said to everyone:

"I’m sorry, there are quite a few guests today, and we don’t have enough ingredients at home. I’m going out to buy some more!"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao immediately waved his hand

and said:

"No need, they’re just ingredients, I have plenty here!"

Conis’s father smiled and shook his head,

saying:

"No, no, no, I’m not talking about your Blue Sea ingredients, I mean the Sky Island spe..."

Conis’s father didn't even finish his sentence

before he was forced to swallow his words!

He stared blankly at the mountain of various Sky Island specialty ingredients in front of him,

falling into a state of shock!

For a moment,

he didn't even notice how this pile of ingredients had suddenly appeared!

After a long while,

Conis’s father shifted his gaze from the mountain of ingredients

to Li Xiao, who was standing to the side,

and slowly said:

"Um, if I may ask, are you... planning to open a restaurant on Angel Island?"

"Um, if I may be so bold as to ask, are you planning to open a restaurant on Angel Island?"

Li Xiao smiled slightly

and replied casually:

"I saw these fish and shrimp and thought they looked tasty, so I just collected some along the way!"

Some?

You must have a serious misunderstanding of the word "some"!

The ingredient reserves of those restaurants on Lovely Street probably aren't as rich as yours!

If I hadn't seen that you just came up from the Cloud Road,

I’d suspect you’d raided some restaurant!

After a long silence,

Conis’s father finally accepted the fact that he didn't need to go buy ingredients,

and then, looking at the mountain of ingredients,

he smiled bitterly:

"With so many ingredients, I can't process them all by myself!"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao immediately waved his hand again

and said:

"Don't worry, we brought our own chefs, two of them!"

Hearing Li Xiao’s words,

Luo Bin, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but darken her expression!

At this very moment,

she really wanted to sit on top of Li Xiao’s head,

lean into his ear, and shout with all her might—I am an archaeologist, really not a cook!

Of course,

this was something Luo Bin could only think about!

After all,

given the gap in strength between her and Li Xiao,

if she really did that,

she would likely be dragged down by Li Xiao,

pressed onto his lap, and given a set of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms on her butt,

with Luo Bin having absolutely no power to resist the entire time!

In the end,

Luo Bin did not enter the kitchen,

preserving her identity as an archaeologist!

The reason was simple:

Sanji took the initiative to handle all the cooking for this meal!

Although Sanji had never cooked these Sky Island specialty ingredients before,

it had to be said that,

in terms of culinary skill,

Sanji was absolutely a top-tier chef!

Under the simple guidance of Conis’s father,

Sanji quickly mastered the cooking methods for these ingredients,

and even managed to add some innovations!

With Sanji constantly busy,

the kitchen began to waft with the aroma of meat!

Before long,

dishes like spicy crayfish and steamed flying fish were served one after another!

Even before eating,

just looking at the color and smelling the aroma,

it was no worse than what Li Xiao had eaten at the restaurant on Lovely Street!

Facing such a meal,

which had gone through so many twists and turns,

traveled so many places,

and was finally laid out in front of him,

Li Xiao didn't hesitate at all,

and immediately picked up his chopsticks to eat!

…………

After the meal,

Li Xiao leaned back slightly,

squinted his eyes,

and wore a look of satisfaction!

It was just such a "simple and unpretentious" Sky Island meal,

yet he hadn't been able to eat it in peace!

He had traveled to many places,

spent over a month,

nearly two months,

circled the first half of the Grand Line,

and returned to the Sky Island

before he could finally continue this meal!

Recalling the journey,

Li Xiao felt a bit heartbroken!

He just wanted to eat a meal,

and it ended up being like going on a pilgrimage to the West,

having to endure eighty-one tribulations along the way!

As a foodie,

to be unable to eat the food he wanted,

was simply a great humiliation!

For this Sky Island meal,

Li Xiao killed a traitor who called himself a god,

slaughtered two brain-dead descendants of the creators,

and incidentally earned a bounty of 3.5 billion berries!

In the end, after all that,

the ingredients he took from the Sky Island

were brought back to the Sky Island!

It was truly an eye-opener!

But,

regardless,

now,

this "simple and unpretentious" Sky Island meal

had finally and truly entered Li Xiao’s stomach.