Chapter 25: Kidnapping

Chapter 25: Kidnapping

Buggy & Cricket have won their battle with the Red Axe Gang. Buggy is now laying on the ground and can't move because of the paralysis poison. Mantis is sitting beside him, and they talk while waiting for Cricket to come.

"Thank you, for helping me."-Mantis

"We're not helping you, we do it for ourselves."-Buggy

"I know, but it still help me in a way."-Mantis

"Then, if you're really grateful, how about you join our crew?"-Buggy

"This thing again, i've told you i can't, i have important thing to do?"-

"What is it? Your debt? You can consider it to paid off already."-Buggy

"No, it's the restaurant. I need to stay here and keep my parents' restaurant safe. I've lost them, and the only thing that i have from them is that restaurant."-Mantis

"Will your parents be happy with that? Did you think a restaurant is more important than their daughter's life?"-Buggy

"You don't understand. That restaurant is also my home, i can't leave it like this."-Mantis

".... Did you have a dream, Mantis?"-Buggy

"Yeah, i want to learn cooking from all over the world. My parents also have the same dream and have explore North Blue, but they couldn't went to the other seas because they have me at that time."-Mantis' eyes are glittering and she smile excitedly when talking about her dream

"Then, isn't it the more reason why you need to leave? It's not only your dream, but your parents' dream too. Don't you want to make them happy by finishing their dream?"-Buggy

"I want, but...."-Mantis

"You know Mantis, i have a dream too. I want to explore the world and discover it's mysteries. So don't you think that we can help each other to reach our dream?"-Buggy

"But i can't leave my home, it's everything that my parents' left for me."-Mantis

"That's where you're wrong."-Cricket

Cricket have arrived with a lot of cuts from his fight.

"Your parents didn't only left the restaurant, but they also left you. You're their biggest treasure, and they even willing to gave up their dream for you."-Cricket

Mantis look down and didn't say anything. She know all of it, they didn't have to tell her about it. It's just that she feel responsible to take care of her parents' restaurant.

"If you feel responsible for it, then you need to make it bigger and prosper. If you just stay here, your restaurant will never grow."-Cricket

"Yeah, he's right, and you can always return anytime in the future."-Buggy The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

Mantis didn't say anything and just look at the ground. Buggy know she really want to go, but she think too much about her restaurant. Buggy & Cricket didn't say anything more, and just stay there. Then soon, the poison in Buggy's body have been neutralized, so he can move again.

"What should we do now, Captain?"-Cricket

"What else? We take our loots."-Buggy grin

"Just what i have in my mind."-Cricket grin too

"If we don't do it, you'll keep being stubborn on staying there."-Buggy

"But still.... Sigh, it seem i can only be your cheff now."-Mantis

"EH? REALLY?"-Buggy is surprised by her sudden response

"Yeah, it seem i was just too stubborn on staying there. When you took me with you, i felt very happy actually. And when i get on this ship, i feel like i don't want to return until i succeed."-Mantis

"..... I plan to return if you doesn't agree even after all of that, but it seem to be unnecessary now."-Buggy

"You are?"-Mantis raise an eyebrow

"Of course, we are pirates with morality, so we won't force people, we're just giving them a push, hahahaha."-Buggy

"Pirate with morality? What a nonsense."-Mantis grumble

"Hahaha, Captain, let's celebrate it!"-Cricket

"Yeah, take the drinks out!"-Mantis

Mantis can only sigh at them, and then she go to the rear deck and look at the island.

"Mom, Dad, i'll return after i learn cooking from all over the world."-Mantis

Mantis smile and then she return to the main deck where Buggy & Cricket are drinking.

"Come on, Mantis! Join the celebration! Drink!"-Buggy

"Sigh, whatever."-Mantis take a drink

"Hahaha, Captain, maybe we should just kidnapp all our members in the future."-Cricket

"Ooh, that's a good idea, hahahaha."-Buggy

*BONK BONK*

Mantis knock their heads with her hands, make them fall to the floor and get a big bump each.

"DON'T KIDNAPP ANYONE AGAIN!"-Mantis

'I-is this the legendary Comedic Haki?'-Buggy twitch on the floor

Jokes aside, they finally have a new member now, a cheff.

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