Super Card System

r ran out of money.
So, in theory, he shouldn’t have to worry about expenses.

But the problem was, he can’t stand the fact that Ace and Doroni eat like this!

After leaving Drum Island, it took Ian and his crew about ten days to reach the shores of Alabasta.
Since this route passed through Alabasta, Ian and Ace both suspected that Teach would definitely be here.

However, to their surprise, upon arrival, their inquiries revealed that no Blackbeard pirate group had been seen landing in the port in recent times.
Teach and his crew were known for their distinctive appearance, and if they had passed through, the locals would have undoubtedly remembered them.
But despite questioning multiple people, no one had seen any trace of them.

Ian speculated that one possibility was that the Blackbeard pirate group had landed and quietly slipped away, as Teach and his crew had left Drum Island a full ten days before Ian.
The other possibility was that something had occurred on their journey, delaying their arrival.

As Ian pondered over the possibilities, he couldn’t help but feel that the latter was more likely.
The Grand Line is a treacherous place, where a sudden storm could easily throw even the most experienced crew off course.
If Teach had been caught in such an event, he could have been forced to take a longer route before reaching Alabasta.

So, Ian and Ace decided to wait at the port of Nanohana City for a while, in the hopes that Teach would eventually make an appearance…

As the days passed, the wait seemed to stretch on forever.
Each day was marked by a growing sense of unease, as Ian and his crew wondered whether they had made the right decision in staying put.

Just as Ian was lost in thought, Robin suddenly jolted him back to reality with a tap on the shoulder.
“Captain, Ace has fallen asleep again,” she said with a hint of amusement in her voice.

Ian turned to see Ace, his hand still clutching a fork, his face buried in a plate of food, lost in the land of dreams.
With a sigh, Ian pinched Ace’s neck, pulled his head out to prevent him from suffocating and dying, and gave him a good knock on the head to wake him up.

This was a routine he had grown all too familiar with in the past week…

After Ian hit him, Ace suddenly woke up, looked around, and then grabbed the fur of Doroni and used it to wipe his face vigorously.
After the remnants on his face were wiped off, he turned to Ian with a disdainful expression and said, “Hua! Ian, I’m full, let’s go!”

The meal was a feast unlike any other, plates piled high with delicious food that seemed to never end.
But as the final bites were taken and the last drops of drink were downed, Ian had to pay the bill.
As a result, this meal cost Ian 997,000 Berries, and when he was paying the bill, Ian wished he could mortgage Ace to wash dishes here…

“Let’s go!” Ian shouted, and the six of them stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

However, just as they pushed open the door of the restaurant and walked out, Ian, who was in front, collided with a person who just walked in…

“Boy! Be careful when walking…”

The person who was hit by Ian just rubbed his chest before finishing his sentence, but when he saw Ian’s appearance, he suddenly froze.

“It’s you!?”

“It’s you!!!?”

Ian and the stranger exclaimed in surprise.

The stranger had white hair, wearing a coat, bare-chested, and smoking a cigar that never went out.
It couldn’t be anyone else but Smoker!

When Ian saw Smoker, he had an impulse to slap his head.
Did this guy come here because he was chasing the Straw Hat Pirates? Did his appearance mean that the Straw Hat Pirates had also landed in Alabasta?

Subconsciously, Ian looked behind Smoker, and the first thing he saw was Tashigi with her short hair, and the second one saw Kuina standing next to Tashigi like twin, but her hair was slightly longer and she was not wearing glasses.

Kuina was also surprised when she saw Ian, but then she reacted quickly and could not help winking at Ian mischievously.

Ian smiled as he understood Kuina’s meaning.

So, he raised his hand and greeted Smoker with a smile, “Hey, Smoker, you came here for a meal too?”

Smoker took a few puffs of his cigar and blew out a cloud of smoke, he said gloomily, “Why are you here?”