[One Piece] Pirate Life of Port Officers

October 1507, 10 in the Haiyuan calendar is the coronation day of the legendary Queen Simrip.At the same time, the pointer of fate began to deflect quietly because of what happened that day.

"Welcome to the Queen—"

The guards in shiny armor held spears and lined up in two rows on the stone road to welcome the young queen who was wearing a dress embroidered with intricate gold patterns and a crown of blood diamonds.

At this time, the sky is not yet bright, and it is the time for people to sleep deeply.

However, the road from the palace to the temple was full of Ximirip people who folded their hands and prayed silently.

Among them, there are old people who are old and frail and can only stand with the support of their children;It seems that people from the entire royal capital gathered here to pray for their queen devoutly.

'This posture, Mia is really welcome. '

Pretending to be a bodyguard, following behind Mia, I was a little bored, looking at the respectful people on the side of the road, who were no different from pilgrims, and felt that I had begun to underestimate Mia's influence in this country.However, it is the temple and the royal family, plus the rebel army causing trouble, ah, maybe the navy, the power layout of this country is really complicated enough.

but--

Looking at the temple that gradually revealed its outline in front of her, Xilai's eyes were very calm.

No matter how many entanglements of forces she has to face, she must find a way to return to the original world, and go back to complete the unfinished business.

"Beckman, have you noticed anything unusual?" When the door of the temple that had been closed all year round was gradually opened, Shalai asked Beckman on the left in a low voice.It's a pity that the other party only shook his head in answer.

Sure enough, it's not that easy to find out, is it?Forget it, this is also expected.

After turning her gaze back, Sara finally opened the door, followed Mia, took a step, and walked with Shanks, Beckman, and Chief Guard Baron under the blessing eyes of the people behind. went in.

"boom--"

Just after all of them walked in, the door made of thick stone walls closed at a completely different speed than when it was opened. The speed was so fast that it didn't look like it hadn't been opened and closed for more than ten years.

Then, before they got used to the dim interior, where only a few narrow windows at the top let in light, a ring of fire lighted up on the surrounding stone walls, allowing them to see for themselves the most mysterious building in the country.

Although, after reading it, you may feel that it is nothing more than that.

The tens-of-meter-high hall is made up of old stone slabs. The turquoise moss occupies the gaps in the stone slabs that do not see sunlight all the year round. Illuminated by the circle of copper oil lamps, the color looks a little weird.

The interior of the main hall is very empty, except for the altar statue in the middle, there is nothing else.However, there was a blond young man in a white robe standing in front of the altar, looking at them with a smile.

"Your Majesty, may Sime Rip bless you." He clasped his hands and bent slightly, which was obviously a very common salute gesture in this country, but for some reason, it looked extraordinarily sacred when he did it.

Mia also returned a salute at this time, seeming to respect the young man very much.

"His Royal Highness, may Simrip also bless you and this country."

This is the high priest?After hearing this address, Sha Lai's eyes stopped on the modest figure in white robe.

Well, it looks like he is only 24 or [-] years old. The people in the center of power in this country are very young. I don’t know how old the leader of the rebel army is.If the grade is very old, isn't it just bullying a group of children?

Sha Lai, who has just turned 16, looks at these people who are much older than her, and evaluates them young in her heart without any guilt.

"I want the two guards I brought this time to patrol the temple during the coronation ceremony to protect our safety. Don't you mind?"

"As long as they don't damage the plants and trees of this temple, I have no objection."

After hearing the same words that were discussed in advance, Shanks and Shanks immediately bowed and backed away, exchanged glances with Beckman who stayed where he was to protect Mia, and left the hall through the side door.

"Phew, I'm a little scared that things went well today." After closing the side door and confirming that there was no one around, Sarai relaxed a little, and joked with Shanks with a smile.

"Success? Have you found the ruins?"

"...No." Putting away her smile, Sarai calmly answered Shanks' question, her eyes peeking out from the gap in the helmet were indifferent.

Tsk, if it wasn't for considering the comprehensive ability in all aspects, it would be the best choice for Beckman to stay, but she would not want to act with Shanks at all.

Looking at Sarai's eyes, knowing that he somehow offended her again, Shanks stretched out his hand in embarrassment, habitually trying to fiddle with the straw hat, but only touched the cold metal helmet.

Only then did he recall that in order to pretend to be a bodyguard, he took off his straw hat and put it back on the Foss.

This is really not used to.Shanks, who put his hand down, was a little disappointed. After wearing the straw hat for so many years, it has almost become a part of his body. It is better to solve the matter here quickly and get the hat back.

"Then let's act separately according to what we said in advance?" Shanks quickly changed the subject after realizing that Sarai's face was turning dark because of his distraction just now.If things go on like this, let alone inviting people on board, it's hard to say whether they will be blacklisted afterwards.

"Well, this temple has a lot of side halls like the royal palace. It's better for us to act separately if we only have one morning. If you find anything, use the phone bug to contact, but be careful not to do unnecessary things and be discovered by others." The last half In a word, Sara stared at Shanks word by word, and she was obviously worried.

"...Xialai, you have stressed me three times yesterday, why are you so worried about me?" Shanks, who received this honor, was very helpless and wanted to do something to rectify his name.

"Then I'll go this way, and I wish you good luck." Ignoring Shanks' complaints, Shalai chose the passage closest to her, and left without looking back.

Considering the rumor that there are thousands of elites in that temple, she wanted to make a quick decision and find the ruins without being discovered. She had no time to stay there and play tricks with Shanks.

After feeling disgusted by the big red-haired pirate in her heart, Sha Lai looked at the corridor by the dim light of the oil lamp, and searched in her brain for the mechanism knowledge she had heard a lot from Mr. Pirate One.

Well, pay attention to the dissonance around you, pay attention to the echo of your own footsteps, what else?

Staring at the ancient stone wall in front of her, Xi Lai's memories flipped quickly, bringing her back to the stage lounge with people coming and going and soft lighting.

"Sarai, Kaito, you have to remember that mechanisms are made by humans and used by humans." The magician who was waiting in the background turned the black top hat in his hand, watching the two people racking their brains to guess. The child of his agency smiled and said, "If you have no idea, you can try to start from the user's point of view."

user?Although she has never noticed anything from Mr. Pirate One's poker face, but if it is the royal family of Simerip...

The things she experienced after arriving in this country flashed in Shalai's mind one by one. She stretched out her hand to touch the cold stone wall, and the corners of her mouth hidden under the helmet gradually turned up.

At this time, Shanks, who had separated from Sarai, came to the entrance of a side hall.

Staring at the magnificent door in the side hall, engraved with a lot of words that are like heavenly scriptures for him - the lock in the middle After a few seconds, Shanks held the hilt of the sword with his left hand, and then the silver light flashed, and the door lock There was a gap at the interface, and he fell off with a slight twist.

After reaching out to catch the falling door lock, Shanks looked around with some guilt.The agreement is not to damage the building of the temple, so it doesn't matter if he breaks a lock.It's really not good to feel like this kind of restraint, but if Shalai joins in the future, he will have a crew member who can unlock the lock, so he doesn't have to worry about this problem.

After distorting the original question, the optimistic Shanks got a satisfactory answer.

Shanks, who wanted to just push the door open and continue searching, paused with his right hand a second before closing the door, and then immediately put the broken lock back in place, and dodged behind the door.

"call out---"

After a very slight sound of air tearing, the poor lock in the middle of the door was hit hard again, but this time, it was neatly separated from the middle and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Then, with a "boom", the door seemed to have been hit hard, and it opened to both sides while making a "creaking" sound.

Stretching out his hand against the half that was about to close his own door, Shanks really wanted Sha to come here to have a look at what it means to be lawless and act arbitrarily.Compared with these people, he is simply a model of prudence.

"Be careful, don't make too much noise."

"Yes, I'm very sorry, I must pay attention next time."

Shanks, who was shrunk behind the door, poked out half of his head and looked at a group of people coming out of the side hall.The silver-haired young man in the lead was yelling at the people next to him in a low voice, but even if he frowned with dissatisfaction, because of his gentle and elegant temperament, he didn't look disgusting.

This person should be the leader of the rebel army that Sha said, and it really doesn't look easy to deal with.But how did they get in?

Thinking of his helpless situation outside the temple, Shanks was very puzzled by the appearance of this ten-man team.

If they came in by forcibly destroying the temple, they would never be so leisurely, and there would be no pursuers behind.Could it be that there are devil fruit users with special abilities among them?

While thinking about it, this small group of people had already turned the corner and walked towards the main hall.Shanks thought for a while, let go of his left hand holding the hilt of the sword, and quietly followed them forward.

Because he had a hunch, if he followed them like this, he would definitely find something interesting.