Chapter 45 Unexpected changes
The freed people caroused for a whole day and night on the island and then rested for two full days until everyone regained their strength. During this time, Franky and the craftsmen worked on Brooke's pirate ship. Repair for Laura and others. There were so many victims that it was impossible for the Thousand Sunny alone to carry them all away. Moreover, Laura and her friends were traveling on the opposite route to Luffy's, which everyone only learned about when they were about to set sail.
After three days of familiarity, everyone has gained a lot of understanding. Luffy and the others are going to the New World, and Laura and his subordinates are from the New World themselves. They want to reverse the entire Grand Route and then visit the four seas. Straw Hat Many members of the group are talking to Laura, hoping to get some information about the new world.
On the morning of the fourth day, the sun rose as usual, everything was ready, and the moment of departure finally arrived. Everyone gathered again in the courtyard of the atrium. The gravel here had long been cleared away, and everyone was saying goodbye to each other. In the zombie cemetery far away from the courtyard, a new large tomb has been repaired with the efforts of Franky and Usopp. Buried inside are the partners who have been with Brooke for 50 years. They will be buried on this land from the Western Sea. For peace.
In addition, in three days, everyone also buried all the zombie corpses, and these famous pirates will also rest underground again to rest in peace. In the past two days, he secretly dug out Kumasi's body and returned it to Perona. He thought that the problem was over, but new problems followed.
"That's great, Franky, Usopp, thank you. I'm really satisfied with this tomb."
"It's a trivial matter, as long as you like it."
"My design is still better, this is what I am best at."
"What a majestic tombstone. The exterior design is completely consistent with the style of our original pirate ship. My friends will definitely like it. Speaking of which, you really can't bring all the bones of your friends to the Little Lion Ship. It just so happens that this island It also happens to be drifting from our hometown, the West Sea, so we are extremely lucky to be buried in our hometown, and I believe everyone is willing to rest here."
The remains of his companions have been floating with him for fifty years. Now they finally have a good home. Brook has also let go of his biggest worry. Compared to most pirates who are buried in the sea, his companions are already lucky. Arrived.
"It's not the Little Lion, it's the Thousand Sunny. You must remember it next time." Franky corrected Brooke's wrong name. Brooke was already destined to become a member of the Straw Hats and must remember the name of the pirate ship. .
"Brooke, you should say goodbye to your companions. Let's leave first." This is the time for a man to say goodbye. What Brooke needs most is to be alone quietly. The presence of anyone else seems redundant. The two of them make this place special. He left Brooke quietly.
Picking up his beloved violin and playing everyone's favorite tune, Brooke recalled the times when his friends went to sea together, took risks together, and played together. Brooke couldn't help but think more and more, and his whole body was drowned in the memories. It wasn't until the sound of heavy footsteps came from behind that his thoughts gradually returned to reality. Brooke, who noticed someone coming, looked back and saw Sauron also coming here with a knife in his hand. Zoro, who stopped beside him, glanced at the tombstone in front of him, then buried the knife and scabbard in his hand on the ground in front of the tombstone and sat down cross-legged.
"Ah, Mr. Zoro, why don't you take a good rest? Is your injury okay?"
Stopping playing the violin, Brook looked at Zoro, who was wrapped in many bandages. In the battle with the two Shichibukai, he was the most desperate and the most injured. Before that, he helped him regain the shadow that he had lost for five years. , Brooke was full of gratitude for his righteous deed.
"It's fine a long time ago. As long as I drink, my injury won't be a problem."
"This logic is really weird. I'm relieved that you're fine. But what happened to the knife?"
Brook looked at the knife that was stuck in the ground by Zoro. From the beginning of meeting him, he knew that Zoro was a three-sword swordsman, but Zoro had never used that sword in the battle last night.
"That's Xue Zai. The sword that died in the previous battle on Judiciary Island, let it rest here." Zoro directly explained the purpose of his visit, and then clasped his hands together to pay homage to the sword that had been with him for two years.
On the shore, Luffy gathered everyone to prepare to set sail again.
"Laura, why don't you go to the next island with us?" Luffy learned that everyone's routes were completely opposite. Luffy was very curious about their routes. Theoretically, the recording pointer could not record the magnetism of the previous island, unless Use permanent record pointers every time.
"Yes, we originally came from the New World and planned to go backwards on the entire Grand Route. The place you are going to is exactly where we have already passed. The next stop you should go to is Fish-Man Island. We happen to be going to Seven Waters. capital."
Although she has been trapped in this demonic sea for three full years, her previous experience on Mermaid Island is still fresh in her memory. That place is simply a dream kingdom.
"It is really a beautiful place, especially the beauty of Miss Mermaid is even more dazzling."
Many of the victims who were also preparing to sail came from the New World with Laura. They had also been to the legendary island. Recalling their trip to Fishman Island, everyone was full of praise for the beauty of the mermaid.
"In this world of mermaids, mermaids are really the kind of mermaids whose upper body is human and lower body is fish tail and sings in the water all day long."
Everyone was talking about strange species at the port, and the group became very interested. They never expected that the next stop would be such an interesting place. He had been really annoyed these past two days. No matter where he went, there was always a pair of eyes staring at him from behind, which made him very uncomfortable. When he heard someone talking about interesting topics, he squeezed over to join the discussion. In order to avoid Perona's almost murderous gaze in the past two days, he always tried to stay with the people from the Victims Association. At this time, Perona could only Can watch from a distance.
"Have you heard of the legend of Mermaid Island? The beauty of the mermaids is really unparalleled, but I'm afraid there is no chance to see them on land. Under normal circumstances, they are impossible to appear on the sea." Laura didn't want to say more. I only briefly mentioned this aspect. After all, it is not a glorious thing. They will understand the hidden meaning when they get to the next island.
"So what's the deal with mermaids and fishmen? Is there any difference?" The group had heard legends about mermaids when they were children, but they had never seen a real mermaid. They didn't expect that there would be such a wonderful thing when they first arrived here. Given the opportunity, he even wanted to change his mind about not being a pirate.
"I know this." Laura explained quickly.
"The mermaid is the species you mentioned, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish, but the mermaid is more human-like in appearance, but with more fish characteristics. For example, the octopus mermaid has six hands, and the shark mermaid There are obvious shark fins on the back.”
"I see, I understand. Mermaids are just as I thought. Murlocs are not much different from fish spirits." Yi Xing nodded, thinking they had found the difference between the two.
"Yeah, that's about it. You'll know everything when you go to Mermaid Island." Laura didn't know how to explain the group's taking for granted. What would the fish people think if they knew that someone here treated them as monsters? .
No matter how interesting the conversation is, it will always come to an end. Laura and the others have already begun to board the ship and prepare to go to sea. The eyes behind the victims who have lost their protection are staring at them again, like a light on their backs. This kind of gaze is from when he put Kumar Xi's body appeared right after she returned it to her, and he is still a little baffled.
"What should we do with that ghost girl? The island has been destroyed. We can't leave her here." Robin first raised this troublesome question. It was impossible for Perona and the victims to leave by boat. , it is impossible to leave it here, and it is a bit difficult to get on the ship.
Everyone turned their attention to Perona, who had been hiding from the crowd. Although they had been together for three days, because they were once enemies, the victims did not like her, so that now Perona is still with everyone. Keep your distance. Her favorite Kumasi has been purified, and her shadow has flown to nowhere. Now she has completely turned into a motionless rag doll. She looks pitiful now.
"Let's leave this problem to Yi Xing. That girl has the most contact with him. He is the one who caused the matter, so let him handle it." Su Wei was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, so she kicked the ball to Yi Xing. This kind of injustice His responsible attitude instantly gave him a big headache. This witch is so bad.
"Great, let him deal with this problem. I'm optimistic about him too." Someone else pushed this problem onto him, and it turned out to be the shady Robin.
"I think so too." These guys began to shirk their responsibilities one by one, completely blaming him for the headache of dealing with Perona's whereabouts.
"I'm talking about you"
The friends who had originally gathered in a circle to discuss the voyage all boarded the ship to make preparations for the voyage, leaving only one group behind. Before Usopp walked away, he pushed him in the direction of Perona.
"Hey, you guys, you can't be so unloyal at this time. I don't know how to deal with this matter. How about one of you come with me?"
"It's really stupid. Everyone wants you to invite her on the boat, why don't you go quickly." Everyone was scattered on the deck, doing their own thing. Robin heard the group's plea for help, and lay on the side of the boat and said this, which was regarded as a gift. His only tip.
"I really don't know if that guy has a weak head or is pretending to be stupid on purpose. It's obvious that wherever he goes in the past two days, that little girl will follow him. Even if I understand it wrong, is it possible that everyone has misjudged this kid? Hiding here and there, there must be some hidden secret happening that we don’t know about.”
"Don't let us misunderstand, otherwise the problem will be big." Nami still tends to be conservative in guessing whether something happened between Yi Xing and Perona.
"How could it be a misunderstanding? Perona lent her abilities to him at the critical moment. This doesn't explain the problem enough."
"Sister Robin, what you said is really true."
Robin and Nami were drinking tea on the deck, talking about the past two days about Yi Xing and Perona. No one knew when the little girl started to pester Yi Xing. Wherever he went, Perona would appear. Wherever they go, it once made people wonder what happened between them.
The group of helpless people dragged their steps to Perona. When they realized that the group had arrived, Perona directly measured her body without looking at him. She held Kumashi tightly in her arms. This body had long lost its shadow and had turned into an ordinary rag doll. , which is her only comfort.
"Well, they asked me to come here." He finally choked out this sentence with his face flushed.
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
"They asked me to invite you to sail together." Yi Xing directly stated his intention. In fact, he didn't know what to say at all.
"Did they ask you to come, or did you come on your own?" Turn around and face the piece of wood head-on. This idiot who was pretending to be a zombie two days ago has already put on a black suit. It looks like he borrowed it from the sexy chef. It is a little too small. The whole suit is a bit bulging, and there are some slightly longer ones. He has black hair, which is much better than his previous image of being covered in bandages and dirt.
"I asked for their opinions and came here specifically to invite you to board the ship."
"Answer me a question, and I will get on the boat." Perona lowered her head, wrung her hands together, and said in a voice like a gnat, while finding a reason for herself to get on the boat.
"Go ahead."
“Why are you willing to dress up as Kumasi to make me happy?”
"I am indeed responsible for the zombie bear thing. This is the only way I can think of to make you happy. I don't want to be looked after by you as a negative ghost all the time."
"that's it"
"Ah."
"There is no other reason"
"Yes, I have."
"Then tell me, I want to hear it."
This guy is not very stupid. He actually knows how to beat around the bush. He must have learned it from that perverted chef. Next time he has a chance, he must teach that perverted cook a lesson.
"I just think it's pitiful for you to be alone. You left your hometown when you were seven years old, and you still..."
"How do you know these things?" Unexpectedly, Perona suddenly became impatient, completely different from her previous behavior, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"When I went to you for help, you kept talking to yourself. I overheard that. I'm sorry for keeping you locked up for so long. I didn't expect that there would be such a big time gap between the sea of consciousness and reality."
"You idiot, I didn't argue with you about how long I was detained. What did you hear? Who asked you to eavesdrop on other people's secrets? I'm leaving."
Perona, who looked like a little girl just now, turned into a small tyrannosaurus in an instant, running away from him and running to the boat first.
It's inexplicable. What on earth did I do wrong? Maybe it's because the authorities are obsessed with it. He, the client, didn't see what was going on at all. He thought Perona was angry because her privacy was eavesdropped.
"Hey, little girl, your name is Perona. Come over here and have some drinks together. Sanguish's special drink is really delicious. You will definitely like it."
"Thank you."
Perona was warmly invited by Nami as soon as she boarded the deck of the Thousand Sunny. However, Perona was still very wary. She looked at Nami who came uninvited warily, but she did not refuse the snacks that Robin brought to her. and black tea. She had eaten very little in the past two days and was already hungry. Awesome novel "xinwu799" WeChat ID, see more