[One Piece] Inferior Star

He said... shadow.

You Xiang can no longer use 'it' to describe that voice.Because what she could hear was not just roars and harsh sounds like monsters or ghosts.It was the voice of a man speaking.The voice was very young, even childish.He said……

Shadows, Prisoners, Paybacks, and... never ending.

These words are too difficult for Youxiang who is only three years old.She could only understand a little of what it meant.She felt that she should tell Sabo these words, and Sabo should know more.He will always know more.But now he's not here.

Youxiang can't hear the outside sound, whenever she is alone in a dark environment, she will become unable to hear the outside sound, there will be a deafening 'sound' called 'silence' around her .This was especially true at night, when she had had horrible nightmares almost every night for as long as she could remember.

In the dream, there are all kinds of monsters, some of them will use sweet words to get Youxiang to approach, and then show their fangs, and some of them will directly use violence.And they have only one purpose in the end, and that is——

"Get me out of here!"

They want to leave the dream, to go outside.For some reason, Youxiang subconsciously knew that if she was caught, not only would the nightmare go outside, but she might also disappear forever.

Mount Gorpo is not a very comfortable place.For Youxiang, Windmill Village is the farthest 'distance'.She didn't meet many people.Aunt Kali Dadan, who is supposed to be raising her, is not a good person (Ace said so), but Youxiang doesn't hate her.

She is fierce and rough, but she was taking care of herself before she became friends with Ace and the others.She didn't know the right way to take care of babies and small children, but she did her best.

Grandpa Cap, who comes by occasionally, is a very loud man.But this voice is different from that 'voice', it is not scary.Karp will tell Youxiang about the person who sent her here.It was a tall man, he said, clad in silver, gleaming armor, with a helmet that completely concealed his face, riding in a small ship forged of metal.

Karp felt that that person was Youxiang's father.But another said no.

That man's name is Frey.Youxiang likes him very much.Because his hair is very beautiful, as if it has been dipped in a ruby ​​solution, with the kind of luster that only gems have.Frey seemed to know a lot, but didn't care about anything.He would always appear by Youxiang's side when Youxiang was dying and wanted to give up.

"It's a pity to die like this, little girl."

He says that every time.He can't do anything about that voice, but every time he will gently stroke Youxiang's head.

In addition to this, there is a gem in Youxiang.It was a sparkling purple gemstone.Grandpa Cap said it was with her swaddle.Unlike other gemstones, this one shines even in places where there is no light at all.Grandpa Garp said that he had never seen such a gem, maybe it was a clue to find out where Youxiang came from.

Finally, there are friends.Those three boys were slightly older than me.They are very kind to themselves, once Youxiang asked why they were so kind to themselves, one of the children said...

"Because Youxiang is like a gem, we are pirates! Of course we must protect the treasure!"

You Xiang didn't quite understand what that meant.She doesn't even know what a pirate is.But that was all she had.It's the dubious people, the secrets, the mysteries, and the scary voices.That's all there is to her.

It's night now, Dadan and the others should all be asleep.Youxiang doesn't want to sleep, dare not sleep.She was afraid of those nightmares, she was afraid... She could only sleep better when she was with Sabo and the others, as if they could dispel the terrible things.Perhaps, Youxiang thinks that a friend should be such a person.

They can help you ward off demons.Can make you sleep peacefully.

She got up from the bed.Dadan didn't know how to be a 'mother', but for the cute little girl, she still tried her best to give Youxiang a small independent room.It's probably because some of the three brats are too worry-free, compared to Youxiang, who is much more well-behaved.

But now she wants to rebel.She walked out of her room carefully, and when she reached the door, she could only hear other voices when the space opened up.Dadan and the bandits were sleeping on the floor, their breathing was loud, but they were all sleeping soundly.

Youxiang passed through this hall, and then arrived outside smoothly.

The outside is not as dark as imagined, even the forest can be lit by the stars in the sky.Youxiang raised her head and looked at the beautiful Milky Way, she likes the starry sky, she likes to look up.Unlike the sun, the starry sky won't hurt your eyes.It's not as bright, but it's bright enough for the night.

"Where are you going?"

Frey's voice came from behind, he always appeared so suddenly, Youxiang was not frightened, she turned her head and said, "I want to find Sabo and the others."

"I see." Frey knelt down and looked at her, his expression unchanged. "It's a good thing to like humans. After all, you are also a human. Youxiang."

"Frey, did I really come from a star?" Youxiang asked.Frey once said this once, and she has always been very concerned, "Are you Xiang's parents, are they also on the stars?"

"..." Frey didn't answer the question right away, he raised his finger and pointed to the northern night sky, "It's probably in that direction. In the very, very far sky... In the home of the stars, there is a star called Yilen ...that's where I met you. Just you and the mercenary who brought you here."

"What do you mean by mercenary?"

"You still can't understand it well now. I'll tell you when you grow up a bit."

"Okay..." Youxiang lowered her head, and she said, "Grandpa Garp said that that person might be Youxiang's father... Isn't that right? Frey?"

"Not as far as I know," Frey said with a sigh. "I don't know where your parents are. But they're probably gone."

"Will Youxiang never see them again...?"

"…………what."

That's right.There are some sad.But because she had never seen it before, Youxiang quickly accepted this reality.She said: "But now, there are Xiang, Dadan, bandits, Grandpa Garp, Sabo, and Frey. It doesn't matter if you don't have parents!"

What an overly optimistic little girl.Frey didn't speak, he raised his hand to pat the top of Youxiang's head: "Aren't you going to find those three boys. Let's go."

"Will Frey come with me?"

"What else? Do you think you could walk through that forest alone?"

"Thank you, Frey."

"I'm killing you, at least give me a symbolic fear!"

There is really no way...Frey sighed, and he said, "You have to go by yourself." Then he started to move forward.

"Mmm..." Youxiang responded, and then followed behind him with a rattling sound. As a result, she fell down with a snap after taking two steps.

"You little girl is in trouble!!" Frey turned his head and said so, then picked up the little Youxiang who was lying there, and walked towards the forest under his arm, "When you grow up, You have to work hard to make money, and then buy grapefruit tea for me every day, do you understand?!"

"Understood!" Youxiang, who was on the verge of crying, now rubbed her eyes and replied, "Who the hell is Frey...? Could it be Youxiang's father——"

"No!" Don't think too much, you little girl!Frey immediately denied it, saying, "I'm not human. I'm not like you, or anyone else you've ever met. Don't expect too much from me, I'm only here for yuzu tea."

"Frey really likes citron tea..."

"That's right. So, as long as you give me grapefruit tea, I will always be by your side. Got it?"

"Oh, I see!"

Although Frey has a fierce mouth, he seems to care about himself.I don't know who he is... Maybe it's really for the grapefruit tea, right?Youxiang was carried by him for a while in the forest.It was very dark in the forest, and the canopy of the trees almost completely obscured the sky. I don't know how on earth Frey could see the road clearly.

"Ok?"

Just about to ask if he had arrived, Frey raised his head vigilantly. Although he couldn't see the sky clearly, he could see a strong light from the sky through the gaps in the canopy. Then the voice became louder, and the whole The forest started to vibrate, and it seemed like something was coming? ! !

Meteorite? ! !Are you kidding why are you impartial——

Before he had time to complain, Frey quickly left the area with Youxiang in his arms. Just as he jumped into the woods on one side, a hot and red metal block plunged into the ground and dragged a deep ditch on the ground! !

"Wow!! What is that!! Ace! Sabo! Look!!"

On the other side of the ditch, behind the overturned trees, a small head wearing a yellow straw hat poked out, and he said, "It's that one! It's the one called Meteorite!!"

"It's so big!!" Sabo immediately appeared next to him, and they looked into the depths of the ditch together, "Is the one that is still red over there a meteorite! Hey! I heard that some collectors will buy meteorites at a high price oh!!"

"Then with such a big piece, can we--get rich?!!"

"Don't be so happy!" Ace reminded them not to relax their vigilance, and then he saw someone on the opposite side beckoning. Because of the meteorite, the trees were knocked down, and the sky was exposed. Here It became brighter, "Huh? Is that fragrant?"

"Ah?" No way, how could she run there in the middle of the night——really! !Sabo looked over, he saw Youxiang was held under the arm by the guy named Frey, and then he was still waving to this side... He also raised his hand and waved, and at this time Ace was about to jump off This ditch: "Let's go down and meet up first!" He said so.

These three boys are also there... Frey on the opposite side didn't say anything.He also jumped down the ditch with You Xiang, and when he got to Ace, he put You Xiang down.

"Ace~!" Youxiang laughed happily, her smile was very bright, comparable to that of Luffy.

"Ah, ah..." Ace looked away awkwardly, and said, "Why did you come here? It's already dark!"

"Because I can't sleep..." Youxiang's voice became quieter, she cautiously leaned over to follow Ace's gaze and said, "I'm sorry...is Ace angry?"

"No..." Really... Ace sighed, he looked at Youxiang again and said, "But don't come out so late in the future, understand?"

"Well, I see!" Youxiang laughed again, and this time Ace smiled too.And at this moment, there was a click from the direction of the meteorite, like the sound of a switch being turned on... Several people stopped talking and looked over there together.

The hot red color of the meteorite has subsided, and now there are only some blue smoke.If you look closely, it is a stone, and the surface is a little too smooth.And under the night sky, that thing actually reflected the luster of metal!It was a...

"Metal warehouse?" Sabo said the word hesitantly. He had only heard a similar description in one place before, and that was when Garp used it to describe the person who brought the incense.He said the boat the man was in looked like a metal warehouse.

"Hey, don't go there." When Sabo wanted to move closer, Frey suddenly said.His eyes looked at the 'Meteorite' on the opposite side through the smoke, "I don't know what it is. Don't go there."

"Huh?" I don't know what it is... Before Sabo had time to ask, he heard a bang, as if the sound of the iron door being kicked down came from the side of the meteorite. Now we can see that in that direction, there is a silhouette!He stood up from the meteorite and started to walk to this side!

"Yes, the person on the meteorite?!"

"It's not a person." Frey denied Ace's words, and he said, "That thing has no life. It's not alive." What kind of thing is it... Frey has never seen such a thing, and it is obviously similar in appearance to Humans are no different, but... not human.Just like myself, but different.

"Hello." Frey walked in front of several children, and he looked at the people who were already close at hand.It was a young male, well-proportioned, even good-looking.Short black hair with a few strands of white highlights in the bangs.Wearing a black formal suit without a jacket, he stood up straight.

Frey looked at him and said, "What are you?"

"Huh?" The young man made a dissatisfied voice, and he raised his eyebrows, "I still want to ask you, what are you? You are not a human being, without any biological signals, not even a heart, oh, and no brain. It’s just a group of energy bodies with unknown meaning, why are the visual signals and physical scanning signals so inconsistent? I’m about to crash, bastard!”

Said a bunch of...unintelligible nouns.What the hell is this person... Frey is also very angry, but Huo Da is unable to understand the situation now, so think about grapefruit tea and calm down.

"Brother! Big brother!" Before Frey could think of what to say, Youxiang suddenly ran up to the young man, "Did big brother come from the stars!"

"Huh? Stars?" The young man glanced down at Youxiang, and said, "Ah, you can say that. What's wrong?"

"Youxiang is too!" Youxiang laughed, and she said, "Isn't it? Frey?"

"Ah..." There's really no way!Don't let me make friends with anyone casually!Frey agreed tentatively. He said, "Ilen. You know?"

"..." seemed to be thinking about the word in memory.The young man paused for a while, and then asked, "Is it that kind of place... But Yilen is not a planet suitable for living creatures. Wasn't she born there?"

"It's easy if you know." Although he didn't know where you came from, Frey said, "In short, I don't know much about it. I'm just responsible for 'staying with her'. You, don't you ...is it a pursuer?"

Frey...on fire! ?

What's going on, this guy!Suddenly all around him was on fire!Ace immediately pulled Youxiang behind him, and Sabo and Luffy immediately started to retreat, the flames formed a barrier around Frey and the young man!

"Ah, damn it. Are you that one? That one. My mortal enemy. Is it the magic side?" The young man showed a rather unhappy expression, and he said, "Isn't it... you actually launched me into such a ghost place , no satellite, no internet, not even electricity, this is really serving a sentence, I said..."

"Huh? What are you talking about all by yourself? I'm asking you—"

"I'm not chasing soldiers, calm down." The young man said, "These fires are unnecessary. I don't know what chasing soldiers you are talking about... However, since the child is from Iraq, I can more or less imagine her The pursuers are scary guys. But I am not. Look at me, I am not scary at all. This is the design of the most popular xo robot among human beings!"

"What the hell are you talking about in front of a few kids!!"

"You shouldn't say fuck in front of your children."

"You—" Frey was about to die of anger, but it seemed that this person was not a pursuer.He was discouraged, and the surrounding fires disappeared as suddenly as they appeared, "Who the hell are you?!"

"My name is Matthew." The young man showed a standard smile, and he said, "As you can see, Mr. Unknown Energy Body. I am a brand new x—"

"You are not allowed to say that word again!!"

"...Okay. I am an advanced artificial intelligence currently controlling this brand new machine."

"What is that?"

"…………"Ruined.It is a savage era that does not understand the word artificial intelligence or even the word computer!Mr. Matthew was in a deadlock, the smile on his face froze, "In short, I...I am..."

"machine?"

"You are a fucking machine! Don't insult my intelligence!!"

It's the machine right.It is the 'creation' of human beings.He came from the sky, and knew of the existence of Yi Leng... probably came here by the same method as that mercenary.Frey confirmed secretly, he said: "What are you here to do?"

"I didn't do it voluntarily. I'm...a criminal." The machine named Matthew said, "This should be regarded as a sentence of exile. Only if I do enough 'good deeds' on this planet can I be punished." Released after serving his sentence."

"Huh? This is not a prison, stop joking..."

"No kidding. Of course there are restrictions on me. If I play off, some terrible guys will fall from the sky and turn me into ashes." Matthew said that in order not to become like that, he will be very cautious, " In short, I was asked to find a well-intentioned target as soon as I landed. You are not a human being, and you are not within the scope of my 'help'."

"Ah?? Hey! Where are you going! Wait!"

I saw that Matthew ignored Frey and came to Youxiang and the four of them. He looked at the two slightly older boys who were vigilant in front of him, smiled and said, "Kids, is there anything in particular you want to achieve?" A wish? Brother Matthew, can you help me?"

"Ah? It must be fake, right? Your smile is fake!" Ace retorted.

"Of course, my face is fake." Otherwise?Matthew replied indifferently with a smile on his face, "I hate you brat. Next."

"Huh?! What are you talking about! Hey! Don't ignore me!"

"Big Brother..." At this time, Youxiang cautiously poked her head out from behind Ace, and she said, "Youxiang...want to find out...where did I come from, is that okay?"

"Yes~" Brother Matthew showed a bright smile, and he said, "Actually, I am also very interested, and I think it will be an interesting job, so it is decided, Miss. Please click here. "Brother Matthew took out a square card with a beautiful blue light as he said that.

"Is that so?" Youxiang clicked with her small hand, and the card flickered and made two beeps.

"The contract is established. My... new, master, man~ I will count on you while I am serving my sentence!" Matthew looked very happy, and he put away the card with a bright smile on his face, "First of all, let's start from Leave these stinky men and start! Believe me, there will be better men waiting for you in the future, don't be restrained by these stinky boys."

"...Although I don't know what's going on with this guy, but..." Ace looked up at the man, and said, "But I really want to hit him..."

"Youxiang, let's stay away from him." Sabo turned directly to Youxiang and said, "Don't talk to strangers casually in the future. Remember?"

"That, I say you!" Luffy pulled his clothes under Matthew's feet, "I want to be the One Piece! Do you want to be my companion?"

"I wouldn't be serving a sentence if I did. But it sounds like fun—"

"Luffy! Don't talk to strange people casually!"

"What's the matter~ I don't think this person is a bad person?"

"It's you who are too slack!!"

Hey... I'm in trouble.I don't understand it at all.Frey watched, then looked up at the stars.Wouldn't it be troublesome if someone was always falling from the stars?I said……

'You' ah.Hurry up and give me 'birth'.Otherwise, your 'bride' will be abducted by some strange guys, okay?

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The author has something to say:

Matthew: You can't tell the fuck in front of the kids, but you can teach them how to make an Armstrong spiral-accelerated Armstrong cannon.

Youxiang: Sabo → Sabo, Ace & Luffy → them, etc., others (x)

I want to draw a cover with Xiangxiang's Great Route ver, but I don't want to replace this Corazon, I'm so entangled... (Don't be entangled, you don't have time to draw)

#departure