71: Chapter 71 ApisEarly in the morning, as Luffy and his crew were preparing for their departure, a loud bang came from the kitchen.Everyone was stunned.A little girl opened the kitchen door and walked out, her face covered in soot.Sanji asked worriedly, "Hey, what have you done?" The little girl looked up with her dirty face and said, "I'm preparing food.Everyone, you can eat now."
Zoro broke out in a cold sweat, wondering, "What could this be?" Kuina comforted him, "Don't judge a book by its cover, it might taste good." Although even Kuina herself couldn't convince herself, when the group sat down at the table and watched the little girl bring out plates of dark, unappetizing things, everyone fell silent."You made this?" Nami forced a smile, and Usopp chimed in, "It looks pretty unique." Sanji, however, turned to the wrecked pots and pans in the sink, lost in thought.The little girl, oblivious to their unease, continued happily, "You not only saved me, but you also gave us food, so I'll try my best to help from today onwards." Everyone gave a wry smile.Zoro then asked, "Is this really edible?" Nami, sitting next to him, stomped her foot hard on the plate.As Zoro yelled and grabbed his foot, Luffy poured the dark stuff into his mouth.At the same time, Luffy scooped up a large spoonful and put it in his mouth, trying to convince himself, "This is just food, not poison.Since Luffy was fine in the original series, I'll be fine too." Then, Luffy rolled his eyes and passed out."Luffy, Luffy, what's wrong?Wake up!" Nami cried anxiously, holding Luffy in her arms.Kuina did the same thing.Seeing their captain and first mate in such a state, the crew was even more hesitant to touch the food.The little girl said dejectedly, "Is it really that bad?" She then picked up a piece and put it in her mouth.Less than a second after putting it in, she cried out, her face flushed, "Wow, it's so spicy!What is this?I put the wrong seasoning in!"
Sanji awkwardly chuckled and comforted the little girl, "Don't worry about it, these kinds of mistakes happen all the time, just be more careful next time." Just as Sanji was comforting the little girl, Luffy, who had fainted, finally woke up.His first words upon waking were, "Just now, there was a strange old man with a scythe waving at me from the other side of a river." Zoro's first words upon waking were the same.Everyone's faces instantly darkened."Good grief, even the Grim Reaper saw it!"
Sanji then spoke up, "Alright, this kid's kind gesture in cooking for everyone, don't leave any leftovers." Everyone stared at Sanji in horror.Koby was about to say something when Sanji interrupted him, "Stop nagging, don't waste this kid's kindness, this kid's."
Only then did Sanji realize he didn't know the little girl's name, so he looked down and asked, "By the way, what's your name?" The little girl, who had already lowered her guard, introduced herself, "Abis, my name is Abis." Sanji continued, "This contains Abis's heartfelt sentiment, and besides, I won't allow anyone to waste food."
Apis apologized to everyone, looking aggrieved, "I'm sorry, I'm actually not very good at cooking, but I really wanted to help." The others on the ship comforted Apis, saying, "It's okay, we appreciate your kindness." Luffy, who had calmed down, also said, "It's alright, look how happy this guy is eating."
Everyone looked up and saw that Luffy had released Agumon at some point.Agumon was now showing off the food Apis had made, saying between bites, "This food is really delicious, but it's a little burnt.I'll be careful next time!" Seeing that a beast liked the food, everyone quickly poured the remaining food from their plates into Agumon's bowl, which it accepted without hesitation, devouring it all."Burp!" Full and satisfied, Agumon sat down and let out a satisfied burp.Only then did it notice Apis staring at it in shock.It waved its paw at her, saying, "Yo, nice to meet you.I'm Agumon, nice to meet you, Apis." Apis then realized what was happening and pointed at Agumon, shouting, "What is this?A talking dinosaur?"