One Piece: Turning Fruit

Chapter 118 The Zodiac
The sun was setting in the west, and the moon was hanging high. After the girl named Dali took over the ingredients, Grandma Paqi began to work as a chef.

Find branches, wash vegetables and light a fire, and cook.

Fortunately, the girl named Dali had a delicate mind, and there were two bowls in the ingredients she delivered.

Otherwise, it would be hard for Grandma Paqi to find something to hold this pot of fish soup.

After a while of busy work, Grandma Paqi lit a cigarette, took out a bowl full of chopsticks and filled it out.

Taking a deep breath of the cigarette in her mouth, Grandma Paqi walked to the door with the bowl in her hand.

"Knock, knock, knock~", knocked on the door.

".", without the slightest response, just a piece of silence.

Grandma Paqi was silent for a while, and after pondering for a while, she finally stretched out her hand and opened the door.

It's natural to put the food outside the door, but Grandma Paqi wanted to go in and see mainly because she was worried about Alan's state.

Afraid he did something stupid.

The door slowly opened following Grandma Paqi's movements, and she walked into the room with her steps. Once she entered the room, she was greeted by darkness.

In the dark room, except for the moonlight falling outside the door and the orange spot of light from the cigarette that Grandma Paqi held in her mouth, there was no light at all.

There are no windows in this small room.

And Allen, who was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the beams.

Seeing Alan who didn't respond at all even though he walked in, Grandma Paqi frowned.

After taking a puff of cigarette, Grandma Paqi didn't speak, and silently put the bowl of fish soup on the ground.

He took out the lighter and lit the only candle in the room.

The orange flame floated leisurely, bringing a faint light to the empty and gloomy room.

At the same time, Alan's mind was also recalled.

Empty eyes glanced at Grandma Paqi who was squatting on the ground with her back turned to him, and Allen didn't move.

But in my mind, I recalled the scene where the three of them fought with Grandma Paqi and were caught stealing food by themselves.

He didn't even know that Grandma Patch had gotten up.

Turning around, Grandma Paqi looked at Alan who was sluggish in front of her, and sighed in her heart.

Taking a deep breath of the cigarette, he walked to Allen's bed, and jumped onto the bed lightly with his feet.

The fish soup was not sprinkled at all.

Holding the fish soup firmly, Grandma Paqi sat down slowly.

After taking a final deep breath, he opened his mouth.

"You know what, I used to...".

Once he opened his mouth, he couldn't stop, and there was no content in the rambling, he talked about everything.

The ingredients for making fish soup tonight, the scenery yesterday, the confusion and worry when I first arrived on this island the day before yesterday.

Talking endlessly disturbs people's cleanliness.

The blunt mouth was dry and then slowly stopped.

"Ah~~", looking at Alan who was still unresponsive on the bed, Grandma Paqi let out a long sigh.

For a while, I didn't know what to do with Allen.

After a moment of silence.

Stretching out her hand and silently patted Allen's chest, Grandma Paqi said, "Remember to drink the fish soup. You are also lucky. The heart grows on the right side. You are a person who has been blessed by heaven. If such luck It would be a pity for you to waste it."

Hearing these words from Grandma Paqi, Allen, who was lying on the bed and hadn't reacted at all, moved.

His eyes shifted to Grandma Paqi, and Allen's hoarse voice sounded, "Oh, if possible, I would rather not have such luck."

"Little ghost, what are you going to do from now on?" Seeing Alan speak, Grandma Paqi breathed a sigh of relief.

Just be willing to talk.

Not intending to let go of this opportunity, Grandma Paqi quickly opened her mouth to accept it.

"...revenge," Allen murmured.

Nodding her head, Grandma Paqi didn't feel the slightest surprise.

"How to take revenge? Do you just rush forward to die?" People always have a goal, even if this goal is a fantasy, or even illogical.

But as long as Allen can stop indulging in the memories of the past, then Grandma Paqi's goal will be achieved.

".", Allen didn't reply, because he really thought so.

In fact, it is revenge, but now in Alan's heart he also knows that he is going to die this time.

But it seems that Allen doesn't seem to care very much.

"Huh~ Could it be that the old woman dragged you back from that ship, and the doctors on this island took the responsibility to rescue you from the gate of hell, just to let you go to die after you recover from your injuries?", vomited With a sigh of relief, Grandma Paqi kept blaming Alan like a cannonball.

"." But unfortunately, facing the accusation of Grandma Patch, Alan returned to his previous appearance.

His expression was blank, his eyes blank.

"You nasty brat!." Seeing Alan's appearance, Grandma Patch cursed in a low voice, gnashing her teeth.

But he quickly changed his attitude. If one plan fails, another plan can be made. He lowered his head and approached Alan's eyes, and said, "Even if you don't consider our hard work, are you so willing?".

"Give up Alva and Joya's expectations of you, just rush forward to die like this, and then even bring the three of you together to be forgotten by the world?!".

"You must know that if you die too, no one in this world will remember them anymore."

These words caused Alan's reaction, and he looked away from Grandma Paqi's gaze, and the hoarse voice sounded again, "...even if you are not reconciled, so what...".

"... I... am not... that person's opponent at all," Allen's hoarse and deep voice sounded.

The voice was not loud, but it kept echoing in Grandma Paqi's heart.

"Little ghost", Grandma Paqi withdrew her leaning body, took out a cigarette again and lit one slowly.

".", Allen did not respond.

Grandma Paqi didn't care either, and continued, "Let me tell you a story."

"Once upon a time there was a woman who fell in love with a boy. With the blessing of their parents, the two held a simple wedding. After marriage, the woman gave birth to a child for the boy. The boy was very happy, and the woman Also very happy."

"As time goes by, the children grow up day by day, and the women gradually grow old. At first, women thought that this life would pass like this, but with the arrival of a group of pirates"

Speaking of this, Grandma Paqi paused for a moment, took a puff of cigarettes, and continued, "The village was destroyed, the child was killed, and the husband died to protect the woman. In the end, only the woman remained.".

"Looking at the ruined village and the corpses of her husband and children, the woman was just like you, only thinking about revenge."

"But one difference from you is that the woman knew that her aging body would not be a match for the pirates, so she finally hid her identity and went to the pirate ship...".

The story is not over, but Grandma Paqi has no follow-up.

Just sandwiching a cigarette, looking at the bonfire outside the door.

"Is that woman you?" Allen asked hoarsely, tilting his head.

"No, this is just a story I made up now." After taking a puff of cigarette, Grandma Paqi also didn't look back.

"Then what happened later?"

"I can't make it up anymore," Grandma Paqi looked at the bonfire with memories in her eyes.

Allen didn't answer, and Grandma Patch wasn't talking either.

For a moment, all sounds were lost in the room, only the crackling of burning branches came from the bonfire outside the door.

After a long time, Allen responded softly, "...oh."

"Huh ~ well, you can rest assured to recuperate, I'll go out first", patted Allen's chest lightly, and Grandma Paqi jumped off the bed.

Slowly walked towards the door.

Go out and close the door, but just when the outside light was about to disappear, Grandma Paqi seemed to suddenly think of something, and said, "You remember to drink the fish soup, this village is not rich, don't waste it up".

After speaking, he closed the door.

(End of this chapter)