The hardest thing in the world to cut is the karma

People who come to Chambord Island for the first time will be shocked by the huge mangrove group and the magical bubble culture without exception, and will be attracted by the gorgeous appearance.People who have lived here for a long time know that under the beautiful and prosperous canopy, there are rotten and smelly roots buried.

Chambord Island is a place of mixed fish and dragons, the last resting station in front of the new world, always open its arms selflessly, welcoming black, white and gray visitors.

In the past, "Tianlong people" were recognized as a great evil, although no one dared to admit it to the face.Today, the "Dragon Man" is a thing of the past, and the title of "First Killer" falls to the underground gangsters.

Evil is like a shadow.As long as there is light, it will never disappear.Old evils are removed and new evils are born.All we can do is balance it with goodness.

Xia Qi likes to smoke quietly and watch the sea alone in a remote place with few people, and listen to the soft sound of bubbles rising silently.

At this moment, she was leaning on a wooden cross, as if she was leaning against an old friend.

"Rayleigh, little Luffy has a new move."

Xia Qi stared at the distant sea level, a lit cigarette rising in her hand.

"What interesting things will happen this time? It's really exciting."

A dead tombstone would not respond to a person's soliloquy, let alone those buried in Chambord Ile would not even have the chance to cheat.

Because the roots of mangrove trees are too hard to dig graves at all, people who died either threw themselves into the sea or burned in the fire.The empty tombstone is just a memorial for the living.

Xia Qi didn't mind whether or not someone was buried under these two logs.

This was Rayleigh's favorite place to stay during his lifetime. Sitting here, one can see the scenery in Rayleigh's eyes... that's enough.

Suddenly, a green-haired head popped out of the sea near the edge of the tree roots.

Underneath the human-like eyes and nose is the fish's mouth and gills, and the skin on the face and neck is covered with dark blue scales.

It's a murloc cub.

To this uninvited guest, Xia Qi was neither surprised nor repelled, just as calm as seeing a puppy running from the side of the road.

"Son, this is not the place for you."

"..." The little murloc opened his dark eyes and stared straight at the human woman sitting on the bank, "Are you the Aunt Xia Qi that uncles and others mentioned?"

Xia Qi raised her eyebrows and asked, "Son, who is your adult?"

"My mother's name is Cammy. My name is Mitch."

"Ah." Xia Qi's gaze stayed on the little mermaid's grass-green hair for a moment, recalling a mermaid lady who once caused a commotion, "Didn't Kemi tell you how dangerous Chambord Island is? "

"Well, I know that my mother was almost sold. However, my mother also told me that she was saved because of human friends who can be trusted." Mickey blinked his big eyes like glass beads, expecting and a little scared Ask, "Aunt Xia Qi, can you be my human friend?"

"Child, human beings are very cunning. And they like to lie very much. The promises made can be broken without any scruples."

Xia Qi smiled and told the young murloc about all kinds of evil deeds of human beings, intending to scare off the little guy who had already started to tremble.

"But...but... There are also human beings who have been sticking to the agreement!" As if he had found strong evidence, Mickey's expression suddenly became firm, "In the coral hill, there is a skull flag with a straw hat. Papa Uncle Gu said, this is an agreement made between a human named Luffy and everyone in Mermaid Island. An agreement that we will always be friends forever!"

"Not providing shelter, but an equal friend... Heh. As expected of Little Luffy." Xia Qi took a deep breath of smoke happily, "Okay, Mickey boy. I will be your human friend."

"what--!"

"Then should you tell your new friends, why are you taking the risk to float to the surface?"

Mickey, who was smiling just now, now pouted again, becoming aggrieved.

"Since this morning, there has been a lot of noise in the Dragon Palace City. The soldiers on the street have been running around, and the adults have also become flustered. Mom said that the princess and the princes are going on a long journey. , and my mother will go with me... But, my mother said that I am too young to take me there. "

"So you took advantage of the chaos and walked out."

"I'm already five years old! I'm not a three- or four-year-old kid anymore!" Mickey slapped the water angrily, splashing a huge splash, which wet Xia Qi's trousers, "I'm sorry..."

"It's okay." Putting the extinguished cigarette into the ashtray, Xia Qi stood up and looked down at Mickey who was still in the water, "Does leaving the sea scare you?"

"!"

Mickey, who was talking about his thoughts, jerked his shoulders, and then slowly lowered his head.

Xia Qi stared at the little head that was almost buried in the water.If she was ten years ago, she would have used cynical words to mercilessly hit the little murloc's heart in order to prevent the little murloc from going ashore.But now, she has a gentle expression on her face, bent down, and stretched out her hand to the little murloc.

"Will you entrust yourself to me?"

"..."

Mickey looked up at Xia Qi, and met Xia Qi's eyes, as if he wanted to see if there was any malice in her eyes.For a long time, when Xia Qi thought he would shrink back, Mickey stretched out his hand.

The greasy scales touched the warm human skin, and then held each other tightly.

"I am willing."

Whether it is a mermaid or a murloc, they all long for the world on the sea and the human world deep in their hearts.

This almost obsessive longing is exactly the complex they planted for themselves when they were young.

Floating to the surface of the sea secretly in the dark of night, spying on the prosperity of singing and dancing, feasting and feasting, and then becoming unbearable the silence of the bottom of the sea.

After several generations of accumulation, this kind of emotion has become a part of the genes, firmly imprinted in the bodies of every mermaid and murloc.Even Hody Jones and his gang, who hate human beings to the bone, only showed the "opposite side of love" to the fullest.

Today is the first time Mickey floated on the surface of the sea. Originally, he only planned to stay in a safe place and take a look at the human city from a distance. Unexpectedly, he not only made his first human friend, but also stepped into this amazing city under the guidance of his friend. prosperous place.

Mermaid Island is not devoid of human beings. On the contrary, the constant stream of human "tourists" is an important source of income for the residents of Mermaid Island.But Mickey had never seen so many humans since he was born.

The little mermaid stared around with curious eyes, and found that there were some things she had never seen before.

The birds that fly with their wings, the trees with leaves, and the sun is hot on their bodies.At a roadside barbecue stand.What was sold was neither fish nor shellfish, and Mickey swallowed hard because of the smell he had never smelled before.

Noticing the lingering of Mickey's gaze, Xia Qi asked with a chuckle, "Want to eat?"

"Yes!" Mickey immediately replied excitedly, and then said dejectedly, "But I didn't bring any money."

"I invite you."

Xia Qi led Mickey to the barbecue stand.When he got closer, Mickey could see that the stall owner was not human, but a plush beast with a pointed beak and triangular ears.

"Give me two skewers of beef."

"Okay! Thirty berries."

Although the boss of the beast has claws, his fingers are very nimble, and he is very skilled at flipping kebabs.

In order to pay, Xia Qi temporarily let go of Mickey's hand.The little murloc panicked for a moment, and immediately pinched the corner of Xia Qi's clothes to regain his composure.

"Give."

Handing one of the bunches to Mickey, Xia Qi watched him take a bite.Mitch chewed the beef in his mouth carefully, and refused to swallow it until it was thoroughly chewed.

“Strange taste. But delicious!”

"That's great."

The two left the barbecue stand and walked down the street holding hands again.This time, Mickey noticed that the people passing by him were not only humans.

Needless to say, mermaids and murlocs, there are also many humanoid beasts like the owner of the barbecue stall.If you distinguish carefully, there are many long-legged humans with two knee joints and long-handed humans with two elbow joints mixed in.From this point of view, humans with small wings on their backs are also very suspicious.Are the wings a decoration?

As if knowing Mickey's confusion, Xia Qi opened her mouth to explain: "The boss just now is a fur clan. People with two knee joints are called long-leg clan, and those with two elbow joints are called long-hand clan. Those with wings on their backs People, people generally call them the angel family, and it is said that their ancestors came from the moon."

"moon?"

"Ah, I forgot that this is the first time you floated on the surface of the sea. You haven't seen the moon yet." Xia Qi thought for a while, and then used an incorrect but easy-to-understand saying, "The moon hangs on the moon instead of the sun at night." A light source in the sky."

"Can you see it at night?"

"You want to see the moon?"

"Yeah. But I'm going home tonight, or Mommy's going to worry."

"Then wait until you grow up a little bit, and then come to see the moon."

"How old do you have to be?"

"Ten years old—the murloc's strength is two or three times stronger than that of ordinary humans. When you grow up to ten years old, you should be able to protect yourself. At that time, remember to come to 'Xia Qi's Blackmail Bar' to find me."

"Okay. Let's make an agreement." Mickey raised his right hand and stretched out his little finger, "pull the hook."

The murloc's fingers were webbed, and the ring finger held inwardly made it impossible to straighten the little finger.

It is a different hand from humans.

Demihumans, because of their own racial talent, have abilities superior to humans in all aspects, but at the same time they are rejected by humans.A few years ago, murlocs and mermaids were even cruelly classified as fish, and fur races were also downgraded to beasts.Not to mention opening a shop and shopping in Chambord Island, just pretending to be recognized by others will be persecuted.

But now, Xia Qi, who is a human, and Mickey, who is a murloc, can make a promise on the street openly.

Xia Qi stretched out her little finger and hooked it with Mickey's, shaking it up and down gently.

"Don't change the hook, lie and swallow a thousand needles."

Sending the little murloc back to the coast where they met, Xia Qi watched him dive back into the sea, then stood for a while before walking away.

When she returned to her little bar, she found a regular customer already sitting there.

A tall man in a long black trench coat sat hunched over in front of the bar.From under the domed hat, long golden hair flowed like a waterfall.

A glass of whiskey was placed by the man's hand, and the spherical ice cubes inside were sliced ​​very squarely.

Xia Qi walked into the bar without saying a word, and lit a cigarette.

"You came later than usual today. Spider Woman." The man who couldn't stand the silence spoke first, "It's not good to keep guests waiting."

"While the boss is away, it's not the guests who serve the wine without authorization. It's the robbers."

Xia Qi flicked off the cigarette ash, but never looked at the man directly.

"Ha——lululu——" The man sighed helplessly like the guttural voice of a feline, "I will pay."

"Old rules."

"...Your place is a veritable extortion bar."

The man raised his head, revealing a lion's face with seams.

Xia Qi knew that the man was not a fur tribe, but a reformed human who had undergone transformation surgery and combined the characteristics of several animals into one body.It is the general of the former Shichibukai Moonlight Moria, the lion male Absalom.After Moria's downfall, under the pseudonym Absa, as a freelance writer, he worked around for Moria's comeback.

Although he is a pervert, he is also a principled and loyal person.

"I want information on Straw Hat Luffy."

"Give up." Xia Qi waved impatiently, "It doesn't matter how many times you ask for it. I won't sell information about Xiao Luffy."

"hateful!"

Absa beat the table unwillingly, Xia Qi watched coldly.

"You deserve it. In the monthly magazine's user rules, the third article is not to spread or leak the content of the monthly magazine. The target is family and friends, and the 'over there' just turn a blind eye. You actually wrote it in the manuscript, Post it in the newspaper. It is a matter of course to be blacklisted."

"Hulululu! Please! I'm a writer! It's my job to write the information I get into the article!" Absa broke down and held his head, "Now even the master hides the monthly magazine. Let me find it! Can you believe it!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Facing Absa's tragic experience, Xia Qi laughed without sympathy.

"Unexpectedly, Moria is also subscribing to "Straw Hat Monthly". I thought he couldn't see Luffy and the others living well. Does he not want to be One Piece?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Absa bared his teeth like a real beast, "Master is accumulating strength every day in order to achieve his goal! Subscribing to the monthly magazine is just to collect information about the enemy!"

"Well, you say yes."

"Well--"

One move was to advance by retreating, blocking Absa so much that he had nothing to say.

"Hey——Actually, since assisting Straw Hat Luffy to defeat Kaido, the master's attitude has become ambiguous. It's not as ambitious as before. He knows all day long, 'I've given it to you', 'I've given it to you'... ...doing nothing on their own."

One second he was a big villain full of aura, and the next he became an old man in a mid-life crisis.Absa gloomily drinks and speaks ill.

"Hogubak has always been obsessed with research, and he couldn't help himself. After the girl Perona went to Hawkeye, she didn't plan to come back. Sometimes, I even forget that I am a pirate. By the way, how about the kid who can turn into a dinosaur? "

"Shortly after the turmoil in Wano country ended, Drake X resumed his status in the navy and is now a quasi-admiral. In addition, Eustace Kidd and Dian Apu, who were also present at the time, were a successful Four emperors, one quit the pirate circle and opened a music production company."

Hearing this, Absa was even more disappointed, and a mass of darkness descended from the top of his head.

"The little bastards back then are all in their prime...but I got drunk in a small tavern."

The proprietress of the small tavern tolerantly did not pursue the guest's gaffe.He looked up and counted the lines on the ceiling, and listened quietly to the crying complaints.

Xia Qi suddenly felt that time went back a few years ago.Raleigh sat in front of the stage, drinking whiskey and talking trivial nonsense, and accompanied her to spend leisurely days in the deserted bar.

Of course, Absa is not even one-tenth of Rayleigh's, but he is a boredom-relieving creature anyway.

"Okay. This is my cup. Don't cry."

"I didn't cry!"

"If...you want to meet Straw Hat Luffy, you can go to Deriat to find him."

"Forehead?!"

"If you're fast, you can still get on board with Princess Baixing."

"real?!"

Abusa jumped up and rushed out the door.

Xia Qi slowly picked up the cup, and found that the ball she thought was ice was actually a crystal the size of a fist.

"Heh, isn't this a very good life?"