Chapter104

Review x Breakthrough x Heartbeat

——Waiting is addictive

Because waiting, waiting

Giving up is equivalent to betraying yourself

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As she expected, the first person to notice something strange about this island was Shanks, who was usually careless and occasionally extremely sharp.

Not long after the Foss docked, the play duo consisting of Shanks, who had a restless adventurous factor, and Seleustin, who was particularly indulgent to him in this regard, were the first to land on the island, while Beckman stayed on the coast to arrange for the crew to set up camp. supply work.

It was the afternoon when the sun was shining brightly. If they moved quickly, they might be able to get back for dinner before dark.

Ah, this must be based on the premise that Shanks is not so playful that he forgets time.

Seliu pushed open the giant leaves in front of his face, and saw a cloth bag casually thrown on the ground at the bottom of a tree ten steps away - God knows this dirty cloth bag was carried properly just a few minutes ago. It's in Shanks's hand.

Sighing resignedly, she picked up the pitiful package and patted the dirt on the bottom. Seleustine followed the rustling sound above her head.

Sure enough, I saw a red back of the head.

"I said, what on earth did you go up there for?"

"Oh~ Seliu, you came just in time, caught it!"

The owner of this voice didn't give her any time to react. He happily ran up the tree and stretched out his claws towards some green fruits.

"Wait...Hey!" What should she use to catch so many fruits suddenly dropped? Are you serious, you idiot!

In the rush, a green fruit popped onto her forehead with a snap. Seleustine narrowed her eyes dangerously, and Shanks, the instigator on the tree, laughed happily when he saw her like this.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and try how it tastes, Seliu. I found this with great difficulty."

To be honest, just because of the fact that it was smashed just now, she already had a negative impression of this kind of fruit.

The owner of the red hair easily jumped down from the tree, picked up a fruit that fell on the ground, rubbed it on his big pants, then turned around and handed it to Seleustin.His eyes with three scars were narrowed, and he smiled with a sunny face.

There is really nothing to do with him.

The fruit is very crisp and makes a crunching sound when you bite into it. The juice is sweet and tastes unexpectedly wonderful.

So the two of them had an extra bag of green fruits on their journey towards the center of the island. For the sake of the new snacks, Shanks' sin of running around was wiped out.

Congrats, congratulations, congratulations.

Seleustin, who was chewing the fruit happily, didn't notice that Shanks, who was walking behind her, no longer had that silly smile on his face, but instead stared at the tree he had just climbed, wondering what he was thinking. What.

Not long after the two footsteps left, a gust of sea breeze blew by, rustling the numerous branches and leaves on the fruit trees.

The plump and round green fruits are hidden among the leaves, as if they have never been picked.

At the same time on the coast——

"There's not enough wood. I wonder if you guys were lazy just now. It took a long time to chop down so many trees."

The eyes of the other people he was talking about were wandering. The older crew member stood up and smoothed things over with a smile, and pulled his companions back to the edge of the forest where they had just logged wood.

"Oh, it's so scary that I was discovered."

"Idiot, I just said it would happen sooner or later!"

"I guess I won't be lazy this time. Stop arguing and come to work."

Several people arrived noisily and prepared to complete the task. The older crew member just raised his ax and looked around inexplicably.

These trees look a bit familiar, they seemed to be there just now...

"Hey, you don't still want to be lazy, do you? What are you doing?"

The person next to him bumped him with his shoulder, calling him out of his thoughts.

"Ah, sorry, I was distracted just now."

He smiled sheepishly, raised his ax and began to chop the wood neatly.

Forget it, it's probably an illusion.

After all, how could a tree that had just been cut down grow back so quickly?

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The route chosen by Shanks is simple and easy to understand. To put it bluntly, it means going straight forward, with the giant tree in the center of the island as its destination.

"Isn't the whole island a forest? It doesn't look like anyone has lived there."

All they could see were patches of green, and they all seemed to be of the same tree species. Everywhere they looked they looked the same. If it weren't for the tree in the center, they would definitely be lost.

Upon hearing Seleustin's words, Shanks staggered and raised his hand to hang on her shoulders.

"Maybe, Seliu, you ate too fast, at least leave some for me."

Shanks picked up a fruit from the bottomless bag, threw it into his mouth and chewed it. The joyless forest had already made him bored.

"Walk on your own, you are very heavy."

As she said this, there was no hint of impatience on the blonde woman's face.

"It's still so comfortable. Why don't you drag me away, Seliu?"

"Oh, how about leaving you here?"

"Huh? No, I'll get lost if I'm left here."

"Who cares about you."

After walking like this for a few minutes, the red-haired man who had been hanging on Selu suddenly stood up straight, as if he felt something in front of him.

Seleustin looked at the completely unchanged woods around her, feeling a little confused.

"Shanks?"

The subtle footsteps and noises were caught in the sight, and when he looked up, he could see that the big tree was already quite close.

"Looks like we're at the right place."

Ok?

Seleustin, who didn't understand what Shanks said at first, quickly understood what he meant.

"Eh? So there are people on this island?"

What appeared at the end of the forest was an off-white town.

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The story told by Zebel - the story of Greno, Vino and Seran, is also very interesting to Shanks.

Especially when the other party proposed to let Seleustin play Thran to complete the priesthood.

I wonder if this kind-hearted old man has noticed how unreasonable it is for a priest to propose that a strange outsider pretend to be the goddess he believes in.

Is the story of the two islands true?Vino sinks, and Theran avoids Greno's fate of being buried under the sea...

Everything I saw along the way proved that the people on the island worshiped Seran. There was no need to question this matter, so it seemed strange.

People's love for Seliu came too quickly, and even their empathy for the goddess was reluctant.

This will probably be noticed by Selustine soon.

However, until then...

Shanks leaned against the wall and looked at Seleustin, who was squatting in the middle of the road and lowering her head, letting the children in front of her put a hand-woven garland on her head.

"I love it, thank you."

The girl he had been watching raised her head, allowing him to clearly see her soft side face and her blue eyes full of joy.

That smile is so foul.

So he said this, both to Beckman beside him and to himself.

——"Even if something happens, I will still be following you, right?"

He will keep an eye on other things, and she only needs to be responsible for smiling among the flowers and the crowd.

Shanks thought this and giggled unconsciously.

"Vice Captain, what happened just now? Boss, he was laughing so disgustingly."

"Huh? Don't worry about him, that's what happens when you get older."

Then of course I was criticized like this.

Not-so-light footsteps approached him. He was a tall, middle-aged man. Judging from the black hair and the clothes he was wearing, he should be a Grenois living on the island.

"These fruit wines are all the stocks of my family, and they are all dedicated to Lord Seran. Thank you for accepting them."

The man's face was kind and his tone was full of piety.From the bottom of his heart, he felt that it was a very natural thing to give all the things he relied on for his livelihood to a "goddess" who just came from outside today.

"Hahahaha, did you make all those wines? The taste is very special."

The thoughts in his mind were spinning, but it was not visible on his face. Shanks smiled and talked to this Seran believer.

"Do you like Lord Selan? It's great, actually..."

The middle-aged man started talking, Shanks listened silently without interrupting him.

Hmm... the footsteps were very real, just like what ordinary people should look like... When I get excited, my face turns red, and there is a small amount of sweat on my forehead... I can talk to people fluently without any flaws, and I have no problem breathing...

"That's right. We don't have any brewing talent on board. Do you want to get on my ship?"

Several crew members around who heard this looked over in surprise. Beckman, who could undoubtedly hear it, had no reaction and continued to supervise the crew to move things as if Shanks had never said anything.

"Eh? Is it okay?"

"Of course, Seliu...your Selan is also on my ship."

Shanks said this, his smile was no different from usual.

Hmm...what would you answer?

There was a trace of confusion on the man's expression. Surprisingly, he quickly rejected Shanks' invitation, as if he didn't think anything about it.

"Oh, it's really exciting, but no, my family still has to rely on me to support them."

"Thank you for the invitation. If you like the wine I brew, I can give the brewing method to your crew."

Can you react quickly and respond to unexpected things?

His rejection was expected by Shanks.

"Okay, let's ask Lucky to come over later and learn the skills from me."

Shanks smiled heartily, and Beckman, who had been ignoring him before, responded, acquiescing to the fact that Shanks hired a brewmaster for Lucky.

"I'm in the tavern opposite, and you're welcome to come as guests at any time."

The middle-aged man waved his hand, the expression on his face was still as easy-going as before, and he was not affected at all by the conversation just now.

"He's a good man. It's better to say that the people on the whole island are good. What do you think, Beckman?"

"what."

Shanks stretched out. It was already approaching dusk. It was time for him to pick up the spoiled "Lord Seran".

Wandering along the streets, Shanks walked in the direction of Seleustin.

People along the way would stop what they were doing and greet him in a friendly way, looking like a happy scene.

Pity.

These are the same people as Seleustin who reappeared after a year of disappearance.

There is no heartbeat.

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