Chapter 164

Sima Di hoisted Robin and Vivi, one on each shoulder, rubbed the Hearthstone to return to the Going Merry, and fell asleep in their bedroom with one on each side.

No one knew how long they slept...

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The door was pounded so hard it shook the heavens, waking Sima Di and the other two.

He scanned with his spiritual power,

and saw Luffy outside the door, clutching the wanted poster.

He knew that as soon as this guy woke up and saw the wanted poster, he would cause a scene!

"Mental Link!"

Sima Di: 【We're sleeping, stop making noise!】

"Hey! Di! My bounty went up by 50 million Belly, yours only went up by 10 million Belly! I'm now at 350 million Belly! Higher than yours!" Luffy shouted relentlessly outside the door.

His face was written all over with pride.

So what if I can't beat you?

As long as my bounty is higher than yours!

Sima Di was also furious!

【Silence Domain!】

The world instantly fell silent.

Sima Di rolled over, rested his head on Robin's Daou Sect, yawned, and went back to sleep.

Vaguely...

Sima Di felt his nose itch, sneezed, and opened his eyes in a daze, just in time to see Vivi tucking away her blue hair, pretending to look sleepy as if nothing had happened.

Sima Di knew why his nose itched.

Glancing at the still-sleeping Robin, Sima Di smiled wickedly and used telekinesis to carry Vivi and himself off the waterbed, flying toward the bathroom.

Although the three-person game was thrilling.

But this two-person game in the current situation is also quite nice to have occasionally!

Refreshed, Sima Di walked out of the bedroom and found that the Going Merry had already set sail.

Usopp and the others were not on the deck as usual, waiting for Nami's commands.

Only Merry and Nami were on the deck; as long as Nami commanded, Merry could perfectly control any part of the ship, achieving an instant response.

This made Nami very comfortable; the more she looked at Merry, the cuter she seemed.

It was just a pity...

Why isn't it a girl?

"Di-chan~ You're up~" Merry beamed with a bright smile.

Sima Di returned the smile.

Waking up to see such a little cutie made his mood even more pleasant.

"Sanji left food in the kitchen; go eat it yourself," Nami reminded.

Sima Di waved to indicate he understood and floated toward the kitchen.

He discovered it was actually the beef hotpot Sima Di had mentioned; he entered the password to open the freezer beside it, revealing dozens of dishes neatly arranged.

With such a chef, life is a blessing!

Using telekinesis to take out all the dishes, he had only washed a few times when Vivi and Robin, having just finished their showers, also arrived.

"So fragrant~" Vivi twitched her nose.

"Come, come, come, taste the beef hotpot from my hometown."

"Oh? Then I must try it!"

The two women sat on either side of Sima Di, picked up their chopsticks, and looked at the table full of dishes, finding themselves at a loss.

How do you eat this?

"Come, I'll teach you."

"This is tripe; blanch it seven times up and eight times down and it's cooked."

"This duck blood is very tender."

"Don't worry, it's from ordinary ducks, not the fast ones."

This hotpot meal,

with its pervasive aroma, lured most of the crew over; with meat scarce and wolves many, there were even people like Luffy who only ate meat and no vegetables.

It lasted a full three hours before ending.

Everyone lay contentedly on the grass on the deck, basking comfortably in the sun.

"Di, does your hometown have other similar delicacies?" Sanji asked. "This beef hotpot didn't sound that great at first, but I never expected it to be so delicious!"

"There are plenty more," Sima Di chuckled. "Listen carefully: steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted flower duck..."

That's right!

Sima Di recited the "Listing Dishes" rapid-fire routine for Sanji, leaving Sanji stunned and bewildered.

The land of the Pirate King is made up of island after island.

Even the largest, Alabasta, is only the size of the Bay Province of Dragon Country.

Usually, there are only a few hometown dishes.

Didn't Sima Di just list over a hundred dishes in a row?

"That's a lie, right? Which place in the East Blue could have so many delicacies? I never knew!" Sanji said in disbelief.

Luffy and the others, also from the East Blue, nodded in agreement.

Never heard of these dish names before.

"Who said I'm from the East Blue?" Sima Di said, spreading his hands.

"But weren't you in Luo Ge Town..."

"That only means we met in Luo Ge Town."

Ah, this...

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

Franky saw through it immediately: "Little Di could fly from the very beginning, right? The Red Line isn't much of a problem for him."

Everyone suddenly understood!

"Then, Di, which part of the Four Seas are you from?" Nami asked curiously.

Hearing this, Sima Di couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Which sea?

"My hometown... I don't even know where it is. I woke up on a ship... Perhaps it's somewhere in the Grand Line?" Sima Di said ambiguously.

That sounds like someone with a story!

But everyone silently agreed not to ask further.

After all,

if it weren't necessary, who would travel from the Grand Line to the East Blue?

If Sima Di wanted to speak, they would know.

Zeff felt it deeply; he was just like that because...

"Don't worry!" Zeff said confidently: "Everything you mentioned just now, plus other hometown dishes, I will recreate them one by one!"

"Oh? Are you sure?" Sima Di laughed: "There are at least ten thousand dishes in our hometown."

"What!!!"

Everyone was truly stunned this time!

What kind of island could produce over ten thousand dishes?

Zeff said excitedly: "No problem! Leave it all to me!"

For a chef, new dishes hold the same attraction as a famous sword does for a swordsman.

Zeff even felt a longing for Sima Di's hometown!

That must be a chef's paradise, right?

"Wow! Di's hometown must have lots of delicious food, right?!" Luffy drooled.