[One Piece] Almighty staff

It was as if a heavy stone was pressed on the chest and abdomen, and waves of pain and suffocation hit the heart.There was darkness in front of her eyes, Liya tried to open her eyes wide in a daze, trying to find a ray of light in the darkness.

"…breathe…"

A vague voice came into her head, and Leah forced herself to calm down.

"Little girl... breathe..."

The thick voice of a strange man seemed to be soothing her emotions with a calm tone——

"Relax and breathe well."

Leah took a sharp breath of air and opened her eyes. The light and oxygen quickly stimulated her perception, allowing her to quickly regain her sense of reality.

The low roof that catches the eye is a simple wooden structure, the orange-red skylight leaks in, and the light beams fall in all directions, very soft.

Leah stared at the light spots on the floor, and reacted slowly for a while.

She was lying on the wooden floor in a low hut of less than [-] square meters. From the inside, it looked very dilapidated. The paper door and the roof were leaking everywhere. Most of the exterior paint of the internal wooden structure had faded, and the walls and windows were mottled. , very rough.

The interior is empty, without any decorations and daily necessities, it is so simple that it does not look like a place where people live.But it seems that it has just been cleaned not long ago, so it is still clean.

Liya turned her head, and a man with a scar on his forehead was sitting cross-legged beside him with his eyes closed. The warrior outfit in purple clothes was slightly old, and his face was full of vicissitudes and his calm demeanor was particularly aging.Leah guessed he was actually no older than forty, the same old-looking type as Sakalski.

Sensing her movements, Mr. Samurai leaned over slightly, and said in a gentle voice: "The breathing has returned to normal, and it seems that there is no serious problem."

"..."

"Why, is there any discomfort?"

Leah touched her sore throat and opened her mouth again, but her voice was still too hoarse to make a sound.

"Is it hurt somewhere?"

Leah looked up and saw Mr. Samurai lifted the pure whites of his eyelids.

He can't see...

She lightly tugged at the other party's sleeve, and Mr. Samurai gave a suspicious "hmm" and pressed his waist even lower: "Is it really hurt?"

Mr. Samurai is blind, and his hearing is sharper than ordinary people. Liya thanked him with her voice and briefly expressed her inability to speak.After listening to her patiently, Mr. Warrior nodded, "It must be because I slept for too long."

He picked up his blind stick and got up slowly: "Wait a minute, go down and get some water."

The ceiling was too short to accommodate his height, so he could only stoop to open the paper door, touch the top of the door frame and walk out cautiously with his head down.

Outside the door was a piece of green grass, and Lia saw a lush bamboo forest not far away. Mr. Samurai got into the bamboo forest, and after a while, he came out with a cane in one hand and two bamboo knots in the other.

Although he couldn't see it, he walked very steadily, and the bamboo joints in his hands didn't move at all.

Seems like a solid guy.

Liya slowly got up from the tatami, except for dizziness and slight stiffness and numbness, she didn't feel any discomfort.The dizziness and stiffness are probably as Mr. Samurai said, just because of lying down for too long.

"I've been waiting for a long time, and I'm still not familiar with the terrain here." Saying this, Mr. Samurai precisely put a bamboo joint into Liya's subconsciously raised hand: "I can't make a fire for now. But The water quality of the nearby creek is very good, sweet and refreshing, I have tried it, and there is no problem, please rest assured to drink it.”

What a keen blind warrior.

Liya thought so, thanked in a low voice, and couldn't wait to drink the water.

I didn't feel it when I first woke up, but when I came back to my senses, I realized that she was so thirsty that her throat was about to smoke, and she could feel the dry cracks on her lips when she pursed her lips, no wonder she couldn't speak.

"Thank you very much for your care."

Liya held the bamboo cup and bowed to thank Mr. Samurai who had been sitting on the threshold after returning: "My name is Nobio Liya, you can just call me Liya."

She fell from such a high place, but she was unscathed. It can be seen that Mr. Samurai who reached out to her in front of her was by no means an ordinary person.Said to be aborigines...probably not.

During the sensitive period when the navy sent troops to the island, did such a powerful figure appear on the island have anything to do with Hailoushi?

Mr. Samurai turned his face and nodded to her in return: "Smile next."

Liya expressed her gratitude again: "Thank you for saving me, Mr. Yixiao."

"It's a little effort, please don't mind." With a smile, he handed over another bamboo cup: "Let's drink some more."

Liya blushed suddenly: "Ah, no, no need, I'll make you laugh."

So even if you can't see it, Mr. Samurai's senses are too keen!And how eagerly she drank water!

Yixiao still insisted on handing her the bamboo cup in his hand: "Don't be ashamed, after all, after sleeping for two days and one night, it is natural to need to replenish water."

The mellow and hoarse voice makes people feel very tough, but the tone and way of speaking are very gentlemanly, which makes Liya feel a bit like Teacher Zefa.

With such an association, she naturally relaxed a little, and accepted the kindness with a smile: "I'm really sorry, then thank you very much."

With a glass of water as a base, even though she was still thirsty, she was able to remain calm and take sips politely.

The bamboo joints in his hand were heavy with emerald green oil, as if they had just been removed from the bamboo. The cuts at both ends were smooth and clean, but there was no trace of polishing at all.

Is it a swordsman... Liya's eyes turned to the blind stick in Mr. Smile's hand.In the place where the hand is held, there is an inconspicuous opening and closing seam.

Having said that, she slept here for two days and one night, and there was no movement from the navy?

...What do you think?

That Sakaski guy.

Leah lowered her eyes concealingly.

Just belatedly remembering that Mr. Yixiao couldn't see it, the other party asked, "Miss Leah is a nurse in the navy?"

She hesitated for two seconds.

A very gentle smile: "Please rest assured, I am not a resident of the island, and I will not hold hatred or prejudice against the Navy."

Leah: "..."

A smile: "It's okay if you don't want to say it, don't force it."

"...No. I am indeed a temporary nurse on board the ship."

How should I put it, because Mr. Zefa has always been in the navy, and Mr. Yixiao is a person who breaks into the society, so compared to Mr. Zefa's more straightforward hardcore, Mr. Yixiao's hardcore will be more considerate and gentle...tactful? ?

This kind of maturity that is full of goodwill and does not agree with the navy but does not say much, this kind of tolerance that is rational and does not vent anger, and this kind of knowing everything as a bystander but has a sense of calm control like a superior...

She inexplicably has a subtle sense of shame that her parents are ignorant and do wrong things, but being comforted by other parents is none of your business.

"But how did you know I was a nurse?"

It is necessary to change the direction of the topic in time.

Although Mr. Yixiao gave her the impression that he was indeed a good man with a heart of benevolence and righteousness, Leah tried to avoid revealing too much about the navy.

Leah added: "Hope I didn't offend you, I mean your eyes..."

As expected, he didn't mind at all with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I really can't see. When I rescued Miss Liya, I also saved the accompanying ninja, so I made some inquiries."

Later, Leah saw Mr. Ninja who was tied up behind the hut, and she was sure that Mr. Smile's inquiry was read as "inquiry" and "torture".

Compared to the situation where she was lying on a clean tatami mat, with her benefactor's scarf on her head and being taken care of as a pillow, Mr. Ninja's disheveled appearance tied to a tree branch was not too miserable.

When the ninja saw that Liya was safe and sound and came out behind Yixiao, he struggled excitedly: "Mr. Yixiao! Why did you save this woman?! She is from the navy!"

With a smile, he reprimanded in a deep voice: "Separating those things in exchange for a peaceful life with the island is something that everyone on the island has discussed and decided together. Huang Yi, why do you involve innocent people? Isn't this what a dignified man should do? ?”

Leah lowered her eyes.

separation?Separate what?Hailou stone?With whom?World government or navy?

The young ninja named Koichi seemed a little annoyed by the questioning, and blushed: "We and Shimako have worked very hard in life, and finally found precious resources, why should we give them up! I also want to help everyone! A better life, only to hold the family of that high-ranking naval officer hostage..."

Liya's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she retreated to hide behind a smile. The chivalrous warrior immediately noticed that the little girl was pinching the corner of his wide sleeve, and her movements were so light that it was hard to notice.The sharp perception that was over-enhanced due to blindness also captured a trace of sad emotion.

Amidst Huang Yi's plausible excuses, the smile on his face gradually became severe, and Huang Yi's voice quickly dropped with guilt.

He looked away and cursed in a low voice: "...Damn it! The world government is also a group of hypocritical liars, who clearly told us that they are very important women..."

Liya raised her eyelids, and her long golden eyelashes curved beautifully, covering up the fleeting darkness in her bright blue eyes.

"Enough is enough, don't make excuses for such willful and domineering behavior. Koichi-kun, what you have done not only did not help Hejima, but shamed your people." With a smile, the words were very serious.

Shame and reluctance were clearly displayed on the young man's face: "Why do you take away other people's things, and, besides, those government officials and lackeys of the Navy, don't they also threaten everyone's life every day? ?"

Liya restrained her mind, hiding behind her tall and broad body with a smile, she almost frowned and sighed.

Silly boy.

In contrast, Yixiao is like a strict and good teacher who patiently teaches elementary school students. He pointedly pointed out: "Because Hejima is still too weak. Whether it is a group or an individual, people who are too weak should not have treasures. Otherwise, they will be stared at. It is also very common to cause disasters in the world."

Huang Yi refused to accept: "I will become very strong in the future! Besides, it is not our fault that we are weak..."

Leah poked out half of her head, and interjected in a low voice: "It's a crime to be pregnant."

"It is unforgivable for the strong who want to get the jade, but the weak who cannot protect the treasure can have the treasure."

The girl with long curly hair stared quietly at the young ninja hanging on the tree, her clear blue eyes reflected the ninja's distress, and the gentle and sweet girl's voice hit his heart word by word: "Probably, weakness is the original sin, that is That makes sense."

Warm palms fell on the top of Liya's hair, and Mr. Yixiao's soothing and gentle voice came again: "I have traveled downstream for many years, and I have rarely heard such profound allusions. The four-character words summarized are also very concise and powerful, and they sound very Deep inside."

Leah looked up, and from the gap between the wide sleeves and the palms, she saw the gentle whites of Mr. Warrior's eyes under the hideous scars.

With a smile, he retracted his hand: "I really hope to hear Miss Liya tell this story for the ignorant, if the lady doesn't mind."

She calmed down the sudden surge of emotion, lowered her eyebrows and turned around: "Please don't tell it like this, it's just a little-known story. If Mr. Yixiao doesn't dislike it, I'd be happy to share it with you."

Ahhh, what's the deal with a mentally five-year-old kid?

From the moment she opened her eyes, her mood was very unstable. In such a short moment, she could hardly suppress the irritability and anxiety in her heart.

Sakaski's influence on her was much deeper than she thought.

Liya suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness and grievance in her heart.She hadn't experienced such a sad feeling for a long time.

In just a moment, the negative emotional feedback was firmly suppressed by her.

There are many doubts about this matter, and she has also noticed the problem, so she can't give up so early.

After all, it is a vicious dog that has been raised for so many years.

Well done, Leah.

It was close to dusk when she woke up, so Liya only found out the next morning that the location of Mr. Yixiao's temporary cabin was not right.

Liya drew a rough topographic map of Hedao based on the information and survey maps she had compiled when she was on the warship, and found that she was now on the edge of the largest depression in Hedao.

If the Yading where she fell is the highest point of Hedao, then the depression is located at the lowest point of Hedao.

From southeast to northwest, it occupies about [-]/[-] of the total area of ​​the island. This is where the Hailou stone deposit predicted by the Navy is located.And this depression just happened to be on the dividing line.

The bamboo branch in Liya's hand stopped on a cliff less than 600 meters away from the depression, and she pursed her lips lightly.

Was it because she was lucky enough to be rescued by Mr. Smile because she happened to be close, or was it because Sakaski knew that there was someone who could save her down here, so he left her behind?

A laughing voice came from the bamboo forest: "Miss Liya, I would like to ask you for a favor."

Liya scattered the map drawn in the floating soil with a bamboo branch, turned around and smiled: "Okay, I'll come right away."

A small ring-shaped green grassland stretches out from the edge of the bamboo forest, and when it spreads to the place near the depression, it gradually becomes sparse and barren, from greenish yellow, withered yellow, sandy yellow to rock gray, and finally turns into the same dark blue rocky soil as in the depression.Going deeper, there are nine out of ten under the surface of the depression is the storage area of ​​Hailou Stone.

How could it be so coincidental.

Yesterday, the small stream that Mr. Yixiao fetched water was on the north side of the bamboo forest, and the winding clear water flowed into the depression at a leisurely pace.

Yixiao squatted on the edge of the grass, frowning and groping the land with his palms back and forth. Liya stepped up and came to him, looking carefully around the grass: "Has Mr. Yixiao lost anything?"

"No, it's not." Yixiao put his hand on the withered area outside the grass: "Along the periphery of the grass, to the coast in front, can I trouble you to take it with me?"

The land in the southeast quarter of the island shrinks from north to south, forming a cone shape. From the depression to the coast, the width is the shortest on the whole island. It is not as thick as the little knuckle on the map, and the distance from west to east is more than 60 kilometers. .

The depression is east of the center of the central axis, less than half the distance.But even that is more than 20 kilometers away.

Liya looked at the blue-black depression, with a difficult expression, and a relaxed tone, and agreed.

----

On the northwest coast of the island, the huge cruise ship flying the flag of the world government and the naval warship are separated by 3 nautical miles, one on the left and one on the right outside the reef belt.On the high cliff on the island, the admiral with a cold breath sat firmly on the top of the cliff, confronting the panting government officials who were chasing up.

One of the leaders happened to be the big back in the meeting room that day.

Among the domineering dispatchers, only Dabei nodded politely to the general who was obviously in a bad mood: "General Sakaski, long time no see."

Another official dismissed Dabeitou's move, sneered, and asked Sakaski: "Why haven't the exploration results come out yet? Does it take so long for a small island?"

This is a satire on the uselessness and inefficiency of the navy.Everyone on the navy side glared angrily.

The red dog general at the top of the high cliff slope is condescending, with dark eyes.He asked coldly, "Why hasn't the man been found yet?"

The official choked up, gritted his teeth and said, "Our people have already searched this side from the other side of the island, and they almost turned over to find it. I just can't find any way!" He murmured in a low voice, "From such a high place If you fell, you might have fallen to your death."

The little adjutant, who had been hanging his head in silence all this time, looked down, the corners of his lips were slightly drawn, he glanced sideways at the officer, and then swallowed his dissatisfaction back to his stomach.

The wind on the sea cliff rattled the general's coat.After hearing this, General Akainu slowly got up.With the movement of his standing, the power was like a flood breaking through the embankment, pouring out to the people below.

The leading official was a pampered son of aristocrats who had never been on a real battlefield. At this moment, he was suppressed by the bloody aura of the general who had experienced many battles.

"What do you want to do?! I am an official of the world government, do you know who my father is! Do you dare to offend a noble noble like me for a dead lowly woman?"

Dabei's head is full of cold sweat, his eyes are watching his nose, his nose is watching his heart, and he will die without disturbing his colleagues.

As the group of people in the world government who has the most dealings with the navy, he has long discovered that the government's threat to the navy is getting weaker and weaker.

On the other hand, the few at the top seem to be very calm and obedient, but in fact there is no one who is good.If you really angered the other party, find a reason to kill you, as long as you don't kill the political elites, what can the five old stars do?Or just turn a blind eye.

The big backed head silently retreated to the back, away from the mentally handicapped colleagues.

The little adjutant on the other side also quietly hid aside.This idiot minefield repeatedly played disco, he was afraid of accidental injury and being bombed.

On the top of the cliff, Sakaski was already walking downhill with clenched fists. The heat of the magma scorched the air in a radius of about ten meters in an instant, and he couldn't even sweat out of his big back.His face was already greasy, and the colleagues around him also had greasy faces and rosy cheeks, as if they had come to a feast.

On the other side of the island, which is 52 kilometers away in a straight line, Liya looked up and looked behind if she felt something.

She accompanied Yixiao to mark the points of the dividing line along the way, but she didn't figure out how the other party wanted to "divide" such a huge amount of Hailou Stones out of Hedao until the last point was marked.

He patted the reef at the end of the coast with a smile, and was startled for a while, the whites of his eyes looked blankly at the high cliff in the northwest, and he frowned in doubt: "Is it so fast?"

Leah: "Huh?"

Mr. Samurai scratched his head in embarrassment: "At first, I thought that if possible, I would give an advance notice. Forget it, fortunately, the final preparations have also been completed."

He stepped on the rock and motioned for Leah to follow.Liya's whole body lightened, and the stone under her feet rose from the ground, floating smoothly in mid-air, and returned to the bamboo forest on the same road.

That's how they came, and Liya knew that Mr. Yixiao was an extraordinary ability user, and he seemed to be a natural fruit ability user, and the ability to control was probably related to gravity.

Standing in front of him with a smile, the staff knife that is usually used as a blind stick smoothly rotates a small half circle in his hand, then holds it in his left palm, and covers the handle of the knife with his right hand, turning into the posture of a fierce tiger drawing the knife out of its sheath.

"Miss Leah, sit still."

The stick knife came out of its sheath with a "clang", and the snow-white blade reflected off Liya's face, bringing out an extremely strong sense of oppression. The land on the other side of the dividing line was hit by an unknown impact, and it tilted down half a meter out of thin air , the whole island was trembling.

The reef where they settled drifted along the dividing line, and nearly a quarter of the land in the southeast of the island fell one after another.

The angle of inclination became larger and larger, and the wind, dust, vegetation and trees rushed towards the two people who were standing on the stone.Compared with the subsidence of a quarter of the island, Yixiao and Liya are like rice grains falling on the leaves, small and light.

With a smile sitting in town, of course there will be no accidents.But Leah felt a little unusual temperature.As the route migrated, the temperature gradually increased, and even the wind was hot, making people feel dry.

Liya sensed something in the familiar burning sensation, and turned her head to stare at the end of the thread.

The bamboo forest ahead was too lush, and the information she wanted could not be captured in the field of vision, but Liya's heartbeat was getting faster and faster.

The aftermath of high-temperature energy blew violently and silently, sweeping through the wind and dust brought by the subsidence of the ground. When they entered the bamboo forest, the ground cracks that followed the hot wind were amazing, and the gaps of the same subsidence were connected. The dark red magma flowed into the new gap forcefully and silently, cutting off the clear and moving stream, and evaporating the water inlet completely.

Hedao was successfully separated, and the "Hailoushi Xiaodao", which became a family of its own, did not float on the water intact, but slowly sank under the ability of a smile.

With a smile, he controlled the reef under his feet to float higher, and with a pull of the stick knife, the island sank faster, and the sea even rolled up a huge vortex, slowly swallowing the island.

"It's over here, it's time to leave."

When the island completely sank into the sea, and Hedao stopped shaking violently, he smiled and sighed, and asked her, "Miss Liya, I will give you a ride."

Liya stared at the sea for a long time, and slowly raised her lips when she heard the words, and said softly, "Okay, please."

It's a good move to strike east and west, and keep Chen Cang in the dark.With so many sea building stones, the navy may have already secured their hands.

----

The ship of the World Government stopped at the same spot, looking from the shore, the little lieutenant followed behind the chief and reported in a low voice: "The search force of the World Government has already set off, it is estimated that the underwater search has not gone away... just received the withdrawal of troops from the World Government make."

Sakaski frowned coldly: "Then withdraw, let them search enough."

A group of people returned to the warship, and the remaining guards immediately reported to him in a low voice.Sakaski walked and listened, with an indifferent expression, without any hesitation in his footsteps: "Got it."

After calmly handling the matter of returning to the voyage, Sakaski steadily returned to his cabin.

It was getting late, the headlights in the cabin were not turned on, only a palm-sized warm yellow night light stood by the head of the bed, and the girl with light brown long curly hair was leaning on the head of the bed, looking through the materials he put in the bookcase by the light.

She has already washed and changed into an ordinary dress, her long hair is still a little wet, and she looks tired and lazy.

"Thanks for your hard work." She raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a gentle smile: "It looks really haggard... Fortunately, the effort was not in vain. Congratulations, Mr. General."

After three days and two nights, she really didn't look much better.

Sakalski stood straight where he was, meeting her direct gaze.

Liya looked at Mr. General, whose lips were tightly pursed like a piece of wood sawn in front of her, and her brain jumped.

Keep smiling: "So, custody relationship..."

The brim of the hat was gently lowered, and the cold and hoarse voice was low and slow: "Release, transfer, you can figure it out."

Liya's long hair was curled down on her chest, her smile became sweeter and more charming, and her blue eyes were as cool as the morning mist.

"I understand." Liya stepped on the floor with bare feet, walked up to Sakalski, raised her head and met his dark eyes from under the brim of the hat: "From now on, Mr. General must take care of himself."

The Admiral's cabin was to a high standard, but he never had carpet or anything like that.Sakarski stared into her blue eyes without saying a word.

The soft and slender girl hugged him gently, her thin white arms wrapped around his waist, and the top of her hair with beautiful twists leaned against his chest as if attached, and said softly: "Take care, Sakas Major General."

He could only see the tips of her golden eyelashes, but he didn't know what kind of expression she had now, Sakaski always felt that there was a little merciless love in her voice.

"Aren't you angry?" He took the door and asked in a low voice.

Liya had already got into the bed, and when she heard this, she frowned at him and said with a smile, "Good night."

After that, he turned off the night light that came with him.

It wasn't until he got on the deck that Sakalski realized that it was his cabin.

Liya was lying on the big soft bed with a cool smile on her lips.

She often educates Lili in front of him: no matter what happens, you must discuss it with your family, and you must not let your sister worry in the dark.

I didn't hear a word of emotion.

Ah, who do you look down on?

The future is long, dog thing.