Novel Star Chapter 167 Dinner
Chapter 167 Dinner
The sightseeing bus arrived at the station, and the two-hour sightseeing tour came to an end.
Anne led people into the government affairs hall of Island 17 and entered an empty room under the guidance of the staff.
The decoration of the room is very simple, with nothing else except a long conference table and a fireplace.
"Annie, I'm hungry, I want to eat!"
Luffy muttered and shouted at Annie. Everything here was so novel that it dazzled him. After he stopped, he suddenly realized that he was extremely hungry.
"The arrangements have been made over there, I will take you there."
Anne walked to the fireplace, picked up the small bowl on the side, and sprinkled a handful of sparkling powder into the fireplace.
"Go in."
"Where to enter?"
"In the fireplace."
"what?"
"Me, me, me! I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Lu Fei was eager to try and was the first to rush into the fireplace.
"Rose Manor, Rose Avenue, Island 9."
Anne read the name of the place, and a green flame burst into flames in the fireplace.
"Luffy!"
After the flames passed, Luffy's figure disappeared suddenly.
Anne looked calm: "Continue."
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but in the end they all walked in one by one and were burned to death.
When Anne walked out of the fireplace dusty, everyone was waiting for her.Even Luffy, who never gave up, was waiting here obediently.
A girl with short maroon hair came over, 90c bent down, and bowed respectfully towards Anne.
"Lady Anne!"
Anne turned sideways and did not receive her salute.
"Who trained you? We don't have a rule here about bowing when we meet."
"No, no!"
The girl stood up suddenly, looking a little panicked.
"Lady Anne, I bow because I am personally very grateful to you. The training did not require us to bow..."
She explained anxiously, fearing that Annie would misunderstand something.
"Are you... Lisa?"
Lisa paused, surprise filling her heart.
"Sir, do you still remember me?"
Annie smiled: "Remember, you are the bravest among your group."
Lisa's face turned slightly red, and her eyes looking at Anne were particularly shining.
"How will you be here?"
After hearing Annie's question, Lisa reacted and saluted her.
"Lisa, a member of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is reporting to you!"
Annie raised her eyebrows: "You did a good job. You actually entered the Secretariat of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Lisa smiled shyly: "When there was news about the secretariat's open examination recruitment half a year ago, I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect that I actually passed the exam!"
"The chairman said that you will be back soon. During this period, let me be your secretary first and be responsible for all matters in your life."
Annie smiled and did not refuse the teacher's kindness.
"How are the dinner arrangements going?"
"It's ready. The garden restaurant on the first floor. Do you want to use it now?"
Lisa looked at the dusty crowd and asked cautiously.
"That's the disadvantage of using Floo powder. It's fast, but it makes you all gray every time."
She looked at everyone: "Do you want to take a shower or eat first?"
“Eat, eat, eat!”
Luffy couldn't wait anymore and raised his paw high.If his father hadn't held him down, he would have rushed out to find the kitchen as he was the first to come to this room.
Anne was helpless: "Then let's eat first."
The long dining table is covered with delicious food, roasted chicken, grilled fish, ramen, sashimi, sushi, desserts... everything is available.
Considering Luffy's bottomless pit, Annie had already hired six chefs at her home, all of whom were chefs from famous restaurants on the island. Needless to say, they were skilled in cooking, just look at how everyone was devouring their food.
Robin drank red wine and looked at the surrounding environment.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is the garden, which is full of roses of various types and colors.There are also patches of roses hanging on the walls, and the entire villa is surrounded by a sea of flowers, colorful and colorful.
"It's beautiful here."
she exclaimed.
Anne smiled and answered her: "Of course, I planted these flowers myself. They bloom all year round. I feel a lot more relaxed when I look at them."
"Yes. Since you entered this country, you have always been in a relaxed mood. You also smile a lot more than usual."
"Really? Come to think of it, all wanderers feel the same when returning home. After all, this is my Utopia."
“What is Utopia?”
"You can understand it as a place that does not exist in the world, a place of hope, and a country of dreams."
"It is indeed a utopia, not just your utopia, but probably the utopia in the hearts of people all over the world."
"Not necessarily."
Annie held her chin up, her eyes a little blurry under the influence of alcohol.
"A utopia for the people, a thorn in the side of the nobility and the world government."
"If they knew about the existence of this place, they would probably wipe it off the world map right away."
"The one?"
Robin was a little confused. The direction in Anne's words was a bit too obvious, but she had no idea who Anne was talking about. Moreover, when she spoke, there was a slight tremor in her voice, and the meaning of fear was self-evident.
"Who is that?"
Annie shook her head: "It's better that you don't know for the time being."
After pouring all the wine in the glass into her mouth, her voice was a little erratic.
"Over the years, I have used most of my soul power to seal off this sea area, hiding my head and tail outside, wearing several vests. Even so, I was almost caught by the government several times.
The enemy is too powerful. We must be cautious and cautious in order to seize that glimmer of hope, develop our strength, and strengthen ourselves. "
Annie's eyes were empty and she murmured softly: "If possible, I don't want to push you too hard. But, Luffy, he must grow up. He is the hope of all of us..."
"Why Luffy?"
Robin frowned and looked at Annie in confusion.
After reacting, Annie shook her head violently, looked at her companions who were still happily grabbing food, and breathed a sigh of relief.
She shook her head at Robin: "It's not time yet, don't tell Luffy."
The conversation between the two was very quiet, so except for a few people with strong sense of knowledge, the Straw Hats were not aware of it.
But Drago and Aokihiko unanimously turned their attention to Luffy, who was crazily stuffing meat into his mouth and his belly was as bulging as a balloon.
"What, what's wrong?"
Luffy stared at his father blankly, and hid the grilled fish behind his back somewhat uncomfortably.
"Do you want to eat too? This is mine."
Dorag had some dark lines, shook his head speechlessly, and pushed the steak on his plate over.
"Here you go too, eat more."
"Huh? Thanks dad!"
Hearing Luffy's name, Drago was stunned for a moment. This was the first time Luffy had called him in the many days they had been together.
His usually cold and stern expression softened a lot. Seeing Luffy sweeping away the food in front of him like a whirlwind, he was overflowing with fatherly love and couldn't help but pass his own food to Luffy.
He didn't even notice the gentle bear beside him, looking at the empty plate in front of him with a hesitant expression on his face.