Rain

I snapped my eyes open.

no pain...

The image that came into my eyes this time was a bit blurry at first, then quickly and sharply focused.I sat up gently, and the thick checkered quilt covering my body slipped off.

Am I dead?

This room has walls made of gray stone, and the corners are stained with a little dust. The skeletons and weapons hanging on the wall reflect a cold light.The light is poured in from the glass window beside the bed, and the brightness changes subtly due to the howling and churning snowflakes.What exudes heat and warmth in the whole room is a fireplace, which is dyed with orange-red flames and bright white flames.Reflecting the huge bookshelf on the side, there are thick and yellowed books lined up everywhere.

The strong bitter medicinal smell permeating the nose is slightly diluted by the fragrance of burning pine wood.

Resting your fingertips lightly on the quilt, you can feel the soft cotton core inside.There was a fresh bandage on the right arm, and the wound had clearly been treated.Wearing loose clothes, the style seems to be Nami's.The cold fresh air flows in through the closed door, carrying coolness, sinking and flowing in the room.

I closed my eyes and let out a long breath.

It's all too real, I'm still alive...

There were dull footsteps outside, and I quietly opened my eyes to look at the wooden door.The one who came in was a tall, slender elderly mother-in-law with a hooked nose.As she pushed the door open, there was an inconspicuous cold current in the room, and even the fine flakes of snow mixed in from the ground could be faintly seen.The wine bottle in her hand gave off a slightly sweet smell, and a dryness suddenly flashed across her throat.She looked at me with a little surprise on her face, subconsciously stroked her glasses on top of her head, and walked over: "Hey, little girl, are you awake?"

She walked to the bed and leaned over, put a finger on my forehead, and the bracelet on her hand jingled with her movements: "32.1 degrees, not bad, not bad, much better than the previous temperature. I brought you up Those two little devils are fine. I'm Dr. Doriel."

Dr. Doriel... My pupils constricted sharply when I saw the snow and ice outside the window, and I sat upright.The first time he spoke, his voice was hoarse and dry, as rough as sandpaper grinding each other: "Excuse me... are you Kuleha Gray?"

Dr. Doriel's eyes suddenly became sharp, as if she wanted to stare into my soul: "How do you know this name?"

Oh my god... I can't restrain my shock and stabilize my highly fluctuating emotions.

It couldn't have been worse.

Wally's family, I've never seen them in my life.

I dare not, and I have no face to see.

"It's our first time meeting, I'm sorry." I put my hands on the quilt neatly, and nodded politely to her, with a hoarse voice, "I belong to Wally Gray...I mean, I know him, I It's called Rain."

The wine bottle in the hand of this witch, who had been smiling and raising her eyebrows since the first meeting, fell to the ground, and there was a high-pitched cracking sound, and the sweet wine smell suddenly rose, and then gradually disappeared in the fragrance of medicine.She straightened up abruptly, a lot of complicated and difficult emotions flashed in her eyes, she finally closed her eyes, her voice was calm, without the hint of indecent laughter just now, and she sank down: "Where is that bastard now? A thief?"

"No, he..." I clenched my hands into fists and squeezed out two words dryly, with a strange tone, "Dead."

Just saying these two words took all the energy out of me, and my face turned pale.

But the witch's condition was not much better, her sitting posture was stiff, and her face suddenly turned pale.

I watched the look on her face disappear little by little, and the years climbed up her cheeks little by little, making her tired and old in an instant.She seemed to sigh softly, and seemed to be talking to herself: "Is it... dead... he died too..."

"I'm sorry..." I looked at the woman in front of me who had received the news of my grandson's death, and found my voice, but it was very weak, "Please forgive me."

I have witnessed the grief of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.

My grandma made arrangements for my parents' funeral, mourning heartbreakingly.

She keenly caught the emotion revealed in my voice, raised her head suddenly, her eyes were as sharp as eagles: "What is your relationship with him?"

Friend, companion, teacher, benefactor?

I didn't know how to answer for a moment.

I don't have the face to say these title fetters, I have lost my qualifications since that night.

"We've been friends for two years, but I..." My face became paler and I clenched the sheets tightly, and said numbly, "I didn't save him when he was killed and ran away."

The room was completely silent for a while, and I could hear the woman's breathing fluctuating greatly.Gathering up the courage to look up, I met a similarly pale face.Her hands were hanging by her side, clenched into fists, she stared at me, her pupils shrank sharply, and her face showed murderous intent.

Bathed in the murderous intent, my whole body was tense and almost stiff, restraining my body movements.

The sharp light in Dr. Dori'er's eyes didn't fade at all, and she paused every word: "He... how... died?"

"The executioner Dr. McGonagall killed him."

Dr. Doriel stood up suddenly, her face was pale, her eyes were as sharp as a sharpened sword, she opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but stopped abruptly at the last moment, pursing her lips.

I am like a prisoner waiting for the death sentence, my eyes are as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

"I'll ask Chopper to bring the medicine." Dr. Doriel's voice was extremely cold and calm, "You...have a good rest." After speaking, she walked out, not wanting to stay in this room for a moment longer. Hurry up.

I lay back on the bed and covered my eyes with one hand.

After the custodian set the price that day, my eyes went dark and I fell unconscious.I don't know what method this sturdy woman used to take me out of the cell in the Navy Headquarters. When I woke up, the person sitting in front of me was Wally.

He pushed his glasses calmly and told me that he didn't know why I suddenly appeared in his laboratory, but as a wanted criminal, he took over another wanted criminal and he expressed no pressure.

She escaped from the prison of the impregnable Mary Joanna in the Navy headquarters, and she knew with her toes that this would be such a sensational event in the Navy...

Weighing the pros and cons, I lived with him in Wally's dwelling.In modern terms, it is a house, a dead house.

He himself wanted to do experiments in the underground laboratory, and I was strictly forbidden to enter. In order to pass the time, he also gave me a bunch of medical books, and asked me to ask him when he came out if there was anything I didn't understand.Because of this, I have also learned some superficial medical skills, and my life is ordinary.

I stayed at home for several months, and Wally allowed me to come in and out occasionally, but one night, that night, I attracted disaster...

Over the years, the memory of that night has lingered like a shadow.

Sometimes, I wonder, is this good memory a curse in disguise?

Can't forget, can't let go, can't stop, can't live, can't die.

There was a scream from outside the room, and I took my hand off my face, looked over, and saw a fluffy, beige... baby reindeer with a pink hat scurrying in on two legs, followed closely behind. Who is it not Sanji and Luffy who are clamoring to use it as a food reserve?

"Don't run!" Luffy roared loudly, his expression excited.Seeing me, he stopped abruptly, with a bright smile, and the surprise in his voice was beyond words, "Ah! Rain, you're awake!" Sanji, who was behind him, suddenly pushed Luffy's head down, and the moment he saw me He was startled, and his tone was equally pleasantly surprised: "Rain, you're awake!"

"Yeah." I smiled at them, my eyes stopped on the bandage, and I felt very guilty, "Thank you, did you hurt?" Finding a doctor on the great channel is not that simple.What's more, looking down from this window, it is clearly an extremely high icicle, and I can't imagine how they got up...the injuries...

"Of course it's not heavy, it's been fine for a long time." Sanji smiled easily, his eyes were bright and without recklessness.Unlike Lu Fei who ran after Chopper so heartlessly, he was slightly taken aback when he saw the mess beside the bed, but he didn't ask any more questions.He looked up at me, the surprise in his eyes was diluted by the surging worry, he hesitated to speak: "Rain..."

I was stunned and looked at him suspiciously, what's wrong?He looked around in the room, and actually went to the side and took a small mirror, handed it to me, and said calmly, "Anyway, just take a look."

I took the slightly cool mirror, looked down into the mercury-coated mirror, and shook the mirror, crushing it to pieces.

Sanji, who was squatting down to clean up glass shards and wine stains beside the bed, didn't expect such a big reaction from me, and was taken aback.

Pieces of shattered mirrors faithfully reflected gloomy faces.The expression on the face, the shape of the face, and the chisel are mine, but not me.Now my pupils are the deep dark gold of the little guy, with dark vertical pupils, and dark green hair. I don't speak or smile for a while, and there is a sense of oppression between the brows and eyes.

"In short, during this period of time, we have seen with our own eyes that your appearance is changing day by day, bit by bit." Sanji finished packing, stood by the bed and lit a cigarette, and said the unbelievable facts with some difficulty, " But at the same time, your body temperature is no longer so alarmingly high, but it starts to cool down, sometimes unbelievably cold, like an ice cube."

Is it the time when the soul was shocked, and the ice and fire doubled?I signaled Sanji to continue with my gaze.

"But you haven't woken up, and we don't know what to do. With Miss Nami's suggestion, I injected you with a glucose solution on time every day." Sanji was clear and understated, "After that, he sped up his schedule and encountered many things. , I finally arrived at this island with a doctor, so Lu Fei and I took you to the doctor. The doctor treated you and said that you are fine, let us wait patiently for two days."

I was silent for a moment, and asked hoarsely, "Zoro, Nami, Usopp?"

"It's hard to come up." Sanji replied directly, with a calm tone that made people feel at ease.He dusted off the cigarette ash with his slender fingers, and continued, "They're fine, they're staying in the village below the mountain."

That's good... I breathed a sigh of relief, and the hand that was holding the quilt tightly just now also loosened.The scary thing about the Great Channel is its unfathomability, I was worried about them just now...

"Anyway, take a good rest first." After Sanji confirmed that I was fine, he patted my head lightly and rushed out again, "I'll catch that reindeer and cook soup for you to replenish your body!"

I smiled wryly, hoping that the reindeer with a difficult background would not be caught...

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