Pirate Shadow Guardian

Blue sky, you are so beautiful!

Sea, you are all water!

Under the azure sky, above the vast ocean, on an old fishing boat, a silver-haired young man was sitting contentedly on the bow, holding a simple fishing rod hanging quietly over the sea.

From afar, it seems like a leisurely picture of peaceful and tranquil times.

In fact…

"What a damn ocean! Where are the pirates that were promised to flood the ocean? Where are the surging waves that were promised? Where are the wonderful adventures that were promised? It's all a lie!"

Yang Ye's heart was broken at this moment.

Before going out to sea, even though he liked a peaceful life, he still had some longing for the sea in his heart.

Although I have seen the sea in my previous life, I only played in the water and watched the ball at the beach. For most ordinary people, going on a long sea voyage is unrealistic.

Therefore, he was somewhat nervous and expectant about going out to sea.

When he first went out to sea, he randomly chose the direction of the sunrise and witnessed a real sunrise at sea. The magnificent scenery, as if the entire sea was illuminated in an instant, also made him intoxicated.

The boundlessness of the sea had made him lament his own insignificance more than once.

until…

Three days later, nothing happened, the journey went smoothly, and he felt a little bored.

Five days later, he started looking for something to do.

Even though the shadow space contained enough freshwater fruits and food for him for a month, he started fishing.

In addition to preparing for a rainy day and storing more food as we don't know how long we will be drifting at sea, it is more important to divert our attention.

At this time, he began to understand why the vast majority of people in the world chose to go to sea in groups.

Besides the dangers of the sea, perhaps the more important thing is the fear that a person will collapse...

After a week at sea, Yang also began to talk to himself. The monotonous scenes made him a little dazed, and he needed a channel to vent his emotions. In addition to talking to himself, he also talked to the fish.

And today is his tenth day at sea.

His strong adaptability even made him somewhat accustomed to this state, so he looked very quiet.

only…

Only he knew that behind this silence was suppressed madness.

He had no doubt that if he continued like this, it wouldn't take long, just a few months or even less, before he went crazy!

He was just an ordinary man, without a steely will and no special training, and he could not bear this kind of deathly emptiness and loneliness.

Perhaps God couldn't bear to see him fall into madness, or perhaps he drifted far enough, and on the evening of the tenth day, he finally heard the voices of living people other than himself.

Although... the owner of this voice sounds bad, it does not affect Yangye's good mood.

"Help! Boatman over there, save me! Thank you!"

Yang also looked in the direction of the sound, but saw a sunset glow at the end of his sight. It was so dazzling that he could not see anything.

Only by using the ability of seeing and hearing could one make some discoveries.

Yang Ye's current observation Haki can only cover a range of 100 meters around his body, and since it was awakened by sensing the shadow space, the effect of his observation Haki is more inclined to perceive energy and fluctuations.

He could not sense any energy reaction. Bioenergy is also a kind of energy, a relatively weak energy. He could not sense it, which meant that the other party was more than a hundred meters away from him. However, he could sense that the seawater over there was fluctuating irregularly, reacting differently from other areas, and was slowly approaching him.

There was no hesitation. It was a rare sight to see a living person, not to mention that the voice suggested it was just that of a small child. Even if the person in front of him was a pirate, he would go over to see what was going on.

As his thoughts raced, Yang did not stop and moved directly towards the direction where the sound came from.

"Boatman, save...save...gulp gulp...I..."

It's hard to tell whether it's a male or female voice. Maybe it's because he's in the voice change period. It's a bit like Yangye now. But Yangye's voice can't be considered a female voice. At most, it's a soft male voice.

Realizing that the other party's situation might not be good, Yang also increased his rowing speed.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't develop a skill like Ace that could spray fire to accelerate...

"If you still have the strength, climb up."

Yang also stretched out the oar in his hand, and at the same time, he was looking carefully at the little boy who fell into the water.

The boy had black hair and was about 13 years old. Judging from his figure, he should be about the same height as Yang Ye. He was thin and seemed to be malnourished. He was struggling to push away the empty wooden barrel he had been holding, and tightly hugged the oar that Yang Ye extended to him with his arms.

Yang did not hesitate and directly pulled the little boy to the side of the boat. He watched the little boy climb onto the fishing boat with great effort, and then lie on the boat with his arms and legs spread out in a very ungraceful manner.

About three minutes later, the little boy recovered and his breathing was no longer so rapid. Only then did he have the energy to look at the boatman who saved him from danger.

Actually…

Unexpectedly young.

"Thank you brother for saving my life!"

The little boy who just stood up fell to his knees again...

Although the life-saving favor is indeed a great one, there is no need to kneel down at every turn!

It might be Yangye's calm temperament that made the little boy mistakenly think that Yangye was older than him. Of course, Yangye had no intention of explaining.

"Who are you? Where is your home? Why did you fall into the water?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Yang Ye's calm image in the little boy's mind began to tilt a little. If it happens a few more times, it might collapse soon.

The truth is, he hadn't talked to anyone for a long time, and it took a lot of fortitude for Yang to wait until he recovered.

"I...I am..."

The little boy's expression, which had just recovered, suddenly became ugly again and his breathing became rapid again.

"Now is not the time to talk about this! Brother, run! Run quickly! Don't go southeast! There are pirates over there... over there... over there!"

The little boy looked frightened, as if he had just experienced something extremely terrifying. Yang could also feel that in addition to deep fear, he also exuded deep sadness and suppressed anger.

That’s right, emotional fluctuations are also fluctuations, and are also within the scope of Yang’s perception of sight, hearing, and color.

Was the home attacked by pirates?

I even had to suppress my anger and just kept reminding myself to escape quickly...

He seems to be a timid and kind child...

"Don't worry, you are safe now. I have seen many pirates, and to me, pirates are not that scary."

Indeed, he had seen dozens of little guys who called themselves pirates, and even one who called himself the future "Pirate King"!

The little boy looked at Yangye with suspicion, but did not refute anything. Perhaps Yangye's calmness infected him, and he slowly calmed down. Then he remembered Yangye's previous question, organized his words, and began to answer Yangye's question.

"My name is Yili, and I'm a resident of Lizi Island. Lizi Island was attacked by pirates this morning. At that time, I was on a fishing boat with Uncle Ram. I saw the pirate ship and told Uncle Ram to run away... But Uncle Ram said that the pirates' target was Lizi Island, and he had to go back to protect everyone..."

As he spoke, Yili's eyes slowly turned red and tears began to fall unconsciously. Even though he wiped them over and over again, the tears did not stop.

"Cannons! It's cannons! When we were rushing to the island, the pirate ship fired at us! I saw with my own eyes that Uncle Ram's legs were blown off, and I saw that half of Ximu's body was blown to pieces..."

Yili was trembling all over, and the waves of fear and sadness in his body were becoming more and more intense.

"There were eight people on the boat, and I was the only one who was at the stern and not hit by the cannon because I was in a bad mood and opposed to going back to the island... I heard Uncle Ram, who had lost both legs, say to me, 'Run!'... Then the boat capsized, and I paddled desperately holding an empty wooden barrel... Then... I don't know how long it took until I saw this fishing boat..."

Yili silently hugged his legs and squatted by the boat.

silence…

Deathly silence...

"Actually, you want to go back too, right?"

Yang also spoke softly, but in this quiet environment, even a whisper still sounded like a bolt from the blue, reaching Yili's ears and echoing in his mind...

Do you actually want to go back?

Do you really want to go back?

Of course!

"Yes! You are all amazing! You are noble! You are not afraid of death! I am the only one who is most afraid of death! You have relatives on the island, you must go back to protect them! My mother is also on the island! I want to go back too! But even if I go back, what can I change? I want to go back too..."

"Then go back!"