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"Volcano?" The little freckle's expression was dull for two seconds, and it took him a long time to put away his ready-to-fight posture, his brows were wrinkled, and he looked disbelieving, "The volcano erupted, then you..."

"You want to ask me why I'm still so relaxed?" I shrugged and grinned ferociously, "Because I'm a monster~ It's okay to escape safely before the volcano erupts~"

"Brother, you pirates who stay on the island..."

After a meaningful pause for a few seconds, I spoke alarmist words to the thinking young boy, "Leave as soon as possible before it becomes irretrievable. The navy will transfer the civilians, but I will definitely not mind letting the pirates die in the lava flow."

After quietly looking at the young man with black hair and black eyes for a while, I thought about it and made a decision, "For your sake as a guide, I will give you a piece of advice."

"Gather your companions and set sail immediately, Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates Second Division, Portgas D. Ace."

After a brief silence, a slightly sharp...complex look settled on the young pirate's face.

Raising his hand to press the hat, the corners of his mouth turned up, and his tone revealed a fearless and unruly tone that had experienced storms, "What~ you monsters haven't left yet?"

Before I had time to answer, my interlocking fingers tightened slightly, I turned my head, and the warm breath just brushed against my ears, "Yeah~ Baisui, you give compassion to unnecessary people again~"

General Huang Yuan's tone sounded like he was laughing, but unfortunately... I still felt a little bit of unhappiness from it.

"How can you be considered sympathy?" I cast a decisive glance at General Huang Yuan, who quickly retracted and relaxed his fingertips, and I finally gave up my plan to reason with him.

The navy and the pirates have always been at odds. No matter what I say, it seems wrong and can't please. General Huang Yuan is not happy, and the second captain of the White Beard family is even more ungrateful.

"Well~ Whatever you want~" I said that my eloquence is limited, anyway, what I'm telling is the truth, as for believing it or not...it's up to them.

……

After the sun fell to the sea level, the sky like an upside-down pot quickly became dim and the temperature dropped.

The beach is located at the bottom of the steep cliffs in the uninhabited area of ​​Shard Island, and there is a shallow coral reef just across the line. At this time, the tide coincides with the high tide, and the waves are coming up one after another. I believe it will soon overflow the place where we settled.

Standing on the beach overlooking the boundless sea, after a while, I turned around first, "It's time to go back to the town."

The other two men seemed to be a little dazed, and the little freckles might still be in the sadness of parting, but General Huang Yuan 嚒~ the navy quickly responded.

"Yeah~ Hundred years old, take me to appreciate the space transformation again~"

General Huang Yuan was salivating and nagging in my ear, while he was talking, he folded his arms shamelessly, as if he was planning to hug me up, "It would be nice if we went back to the room."

you shut up!He held his hand with fierce eyes and held on, like a naval admiral afraid of getting lost. Then I found that this man kept staring at the little freckle when he was talking. I don't know if it was showing off or a demonstration?In short, the smell is really not pleasing.

And the little freckles, the young man from the white beard family...that face~ still couldn't hide the shyness in the night, it was as red as an apple, and he was at a loss.

But... even though they walk with the same hands and feet, the young boy still followed quietly. No matter how viciously he was glared at by General Huang Yuan, he still walked on the other side of me.

So, the three of them walked slowly towards the town like this.

……

Compared with the rush at the time, returning to the town seemed leisurely and relaxed, although the road was not easy to walk.

I refused to take a shortcut, and General Huang Yuan was not unhappy. He even happily grabbed me, stepped on the air and jumped up the cliff without giving me any time to react. After a while, the little freckle appeared with agility.

Standing in place for a few seconds, choosing a direction, the three of them walked towards the brilliant sea of ​​lights under their feet.

……

Under the darkness of night, the Shard Island looked quiet.

The lush forest during the day is filled with humidity at night, and the unique smell of decaying plants wafts from the depths of the uninhabited wilderness. The trees are full of branches and leaves to block the sky, and there are thick fallen leaves everywhere, and occasionally you will step on the hidden underside. Small puddles creaking.

General Huang Yuan and Little Freckles kept silent, their eyesight was very good at night, but I could only vaguely see the outline of the scene with my eyes wide open.

Of course, I don't have to worry about the dead branches and vines growing everywhere, or the puddle traps hidden under the fallen leaves, because my feet didn't touch the ground at all, and General Huang Yuan walked very steadily as if walking on the ground. I can't feel the slightest bump.

"Yeah~ how strange~ the forest is too quiet, I can't feel anything."

After darting past unknown obstacles on the road again, General Huang Yuan said in a low voice, "Although plants dominate the vast forest, it shouldn't even have the slightest breath of living things. It's like a dead place."

"Crow's mouth!" I raised my head and gave the man's chin (well, it should be) a sharp look, and then I was a little curious, "Is it a domineering look?"

"It can't be sensed, it's because you use the color of knowledge, right?"

General Huang Yuan retracted his arms, pressed me closer, then lowered his head, deliberately rubbing against my cheek, with an evil smile in his voice, "Do you want to learn at a hundred years old?"

"I'll teach you, okay? I want to hear Bai Sui call 'teacher'~"

This shameless admiral took advantage of the dark night and high winds so I couldn't see...

Should I force him to let go and fall face down? I thought about it for two seconds before giving up struggling. I snorted angrily and replied, "Because tonight is a celebration, it's normal if there is nothing."

"Yeah~ Carnival on the full moon in August? The night walk of the ghosts on Shard Island." General Huang Yuan didn't seem to care about my changing the subject, and then he paused and continued, "But before the age of [-]..."

"I said that before the full moon in August, all human beings must not move rashly." Turning my face away, avoiding the warm breath sprayed on my face, I looked at the blurred scenery, "The celebration is imperative."

……

It may be that the road conditions are not very good, or it may be that someone dawdled on purpose. In short, it took a long time for the lights of the town that seemed not far away to gradually become clear.

The moon was crumbling and climbing, and the water-like light made the sky into a glazed color. I began to be able to see the nearby scenery, and gradually I could hear the small laughter wrapped in the wind, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo came from nowhere.

In the distance, shadowy crowds come and go on the bustling streets, the lights of the town and the moonlight in the sky reflect each other, like stars reflected on the surface of a long river, flickering and vague, but full of hope.

Perhaps it is close to a town where people come and go, General Huang Yuan finally restrained his indiscriminate behavior, and he was willing to let me land, although he still held my hand tightly.

Before stepping on the flat stone-paved road into the town, General Huang Yuan, who had been silent for the second half of the journey, raised his eyes to look at the lively street scene in front of him. After a long while, he looked back, lowered his voice, and said to himself, "Tonight Afterwards, if you are willing to follow me, then... I will ensure that the celebration ends safely."

Hearing his words, before I could respond, the silent little freckle suddenly rushed forward and stopped in the middle of the road, looking at me and the admiral standing a few steps away from him with very strange eyes.

The three of them were silent for a while.

After a while, the little freckle from the Whitebeard family looked at mine, and the young man asked in a hoarse voice, "He threatened you? This admiral threatened you?" The tone seemed rather angry?

I don't know what I misunderstood. Maybe I feel coerced and can't tell the truth?The young man quickly turned his eyes and glared at General Huang Yuan, "Hey! When did your navy start forcing women?"

"Yeah~ I said it, she is my wife." General Huang Yuan's answer sounded a little displeased.

"You two are very different in age!" Little Freckle pointed out sharply, "You look like her grandpa."

"..." I... I almost couldn't help laughing out loud, if it wasn't for the aura of the yellow ape general next to him who was so ghostly, I would have laughed straight out of my abs.

I endured and endured, and finally suppressed the wild laughter that was almost rushing out of my throat back to my stomach. I gritted my teeth and forced myself to speak calmly, "Actually, I should be about the same age as General Huang Yuan."

Uh~ At least General Huang Yuan is so swearing, whether he is lying or not, I will naturally find out later, the focus of attention now is not age.

"But I still have to thank you ~ Brother Freckles."

The young man turned his gaze, looking a bit unbelievable, I smiled and nodded at him, "Do you want to participate in the celebration together? As a thank you gift, I can help you get what my brother wants~"

"Huh?" His eyes widened slightly, and he looked dumbfounded.

After a while, the young man seemed to have adjusted his mood. He relaxed and raised his hand to scratch his cheek. His eyes drifted and he said, "There is nothing I want in Lizhen."

"Shard Island is very famous in July and August. Dad just said to take a look."

Perhaps it was because of the presence of General Huang Yuan, the second captain of the Whitebeard Pirates had a reserved attitude, "The pirates will grab what they want, and there is no exchange."

……

"Just take a look?" I narrowed my eyes and looked at the young second captain, and thought about what he said, um~ I seemed to want to understand something, so I said, "In this case, as a member of Lizhen, I have the honor to invite you With you?"

"The captain of the Whitebeard Second Squad."

"Huh?" Little Freckles was stunned, then nodded, "Okay~"

After the words fell, the young man who grinned like a child turned around first, and with a happy atmosphere, he rushed into the bustling night market.

The smiling face of the little freckles is very contagious, as if the sun is hidden in the eyes, which made me smile unconsciously.

Compared with the little freckles wandering around in front of various celebration stalls like a fish in water, and me who has been infected with a relaxed mood, General Huang Yuan seems to have fallen into a certain kind of gloom, as angry as anyone, with heavy footsteps and vigorous walking.

Of course, I'm not in the mood to deal with the admiral's mood at the moment. This man...has lost his morals so much, I don't want to argue with him for the time being, his wife or something... bullying me with amnesia and fainting!

Wait until you free your hand to see how I can give this shameless death!

Now the full moon celebration is more important, after all, it is a major event in Li Town.

……

The streets are very lively at night, and the eaves and corners of the houses are covered with lanterns. Like other island celebrations and night festivals, the crowds are bustling, and every face is smiling.

On the last day of the full moon in August, Shard Island was intertwined with reality and fantasy. No one could tell the difference between the people they met at the celebration and didn't even bother to tell whether they were human or not.

There are many small stalls on the street, you can't see the end at a glance, the ears are full of cries, and from time to time, two or three children play and run past in groups.

The little freckles looked very happy, wandering here and there, and occasionally customers on the roadside stalls would greet him loudly, whether it was a companion or an acquaintance.

After a hawker enthusiastically stuffed me with a few strings of three-color meatballs, and I shared them with him, General Huang Yuan's complexion, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, obviously improved.

Swallowing half of the ball in my mouth, I took another box of octopus balls, and then handed the hot food to the little freckle who came back from the strange eyes of his companion after saying hello.

"The food in Lizhen can be eaten by humans~" motioned to the hesitant young man to try new things, then I looked around and frowned, "Let's go ~ go to a cleaner place."

The hidden sight nearby...is really annoying~

……

Inserting/entering from a mobile booth selling masks on the street, I held the Admiral in my back hand and ran towards a place with few people, followed by a small freckle by the way.

After walking into the mask booth, the noise of the bustle has obviously weakened, and there are still quite a few people, but...

Avoiding the few people who bumped into him head-on, Little Freckles bit the octopus ball and mumbled, "Out of the ten people in the night market, five are human and five are aliens. It's incredible."

"Can you tell?" I glanced at him, "Knowledgeable?"

"Yeah, look at the shadows." The yellow ape general interjected before the little freckles puffed up and chewed, "Humans have shadows under their feet, but the residents of Lizhen don't."

I looked down at my feet, and suddenly realized, "Indeed, this is a troublesome matter."

"Yeah~ Baisui, your attitude makes me uneasy." General Huang Yuan said softly, "You agreed to go with me, why bother with Shadow? This kind of statement seems to mean that you plan to hide among ordinary people at any time."

When I raised my gaze a few minutes, I saw that he was lowering his face, and the two of them met. The admiral, who took off his dark tea sunglasses at night, looked gloomy, "With me, you don't need to worry about anything."

I opened my mouth but didn't wait for an answer, a large snow-white flower happened to pop into the corner of my eye, I froze for a moment, immediately forgot what I was going to say before, turned my head, and looked intently.

……

It was a semi-open-air place on the side of the street, um~ or it should be said that it was a building with only three walls, and the house was full of flowers like moonlight.

The street entrance of the house was surrounded by a wooden fence, and the woman sat there, with a light-colored turban and robe as if soaked by the moonlight, with a kind smile on her face, and her eyes fell on the person standing in front of her.

The two stood and sat, as if in a stalemate.

However, it doesn't seem right to say that there was a stalemate. To be precise, it should be that the man opposite the woman tensed his body and looked cold and sharp.

It's Lieutenant General Ghost Spider, somehow he actually ran into the night market celebration, and...

After looking there for a while, I quickly understood why Lieutenant General Ghost Spider stared at the woman with a straight face, as if frightening a good woman.

Because of Qiuqiu and little Rossi.

My child and Mao Tuan were hiding by the wall on one side of the house. The owner’s attention was distracted by the ghost spider. To little Rossi.

Little Rossi...Sitting on the ground, the silly child didn't know anything, but reached out to pick it up, and the moonlight-like flowers faded and disappeared instantly when they touched Rossi's fingertips.

The ignorant child blinked and smiled happily.

I raised my hand and rubbed my forehead, I was about to be defeated by this scene, let alone the two troublemakers in my family, seeing Lieutenant General Ghost Spider like this... he is obviously conniving, right?

Do those three know what they did? !

……

General Huang Yuan and Little Freckles obviously saw it too, and... Lieutenant General Ghost Spider took the time to turn his head, his eyes suddenly became more ferocious, maybe it was caused by embarrassment?

The next second, the woman sitting there turned her face and met my gaze. She smiled gently, "Miss Suisui, please don't mind, they are just flowers."

"Uh~" I was even more embarrassed at once. I shook off General Huang Yuan's hand on his shoulder, and rushed forward to stop Qiuqiu who ran out again with a flower in his mouth. He grabbed the nape of the hairball and took it off with the other hand. It gnawed at the flowers that it would not let go, and handed them back to their owners.

"Give it to the child~" The woman took the flower, then raised it a little higher, looked at the little Rossi who was staggering towards the corner of the wall, with a smile on her lips, "Your mountain god has worked hard all these years."

I put the ball of hair on the ground, then picked up little Rossi who jumped over and giggled, and turned the little hairy head in one direction, letting him reach for the flower that was destined to disappear.

Waiting for the flowers to melt like moonlight, I bowed my head and kissed little Rossi's hair, put him down again, and finally bowed, "Thank you, Master."

"Miss Sui Sui really knows who I am." The woman was startled, and then she smiled relievedly. After laughing, she looked away a little, and said softly, "Order Hui Ni."

"Yeah~" General Huang Yuan also nodded, and then looked at Lieutenant General Ghost Spider with a half-smile, "You really..."

Taking advantage of Lieutenant General Ghost Spider's ferocious look but actually being embarrassed by being teased, Little Freckles quietly walked nearby, looked curiously at the blooming house, then squatted down, staring at the little girl with soft eyes. Rossi.

Perhaps there is some kind of induction between children that we adults cannot know?Little Rossi, who was originally very shy, stared blankly at the young pirate for a while, then suddenly raised her hand a little, as if to hug?

The second captain of the Whitebeard family quickly reached out and carefully picked up the dumpling, the unruly brows turned into an extremely soft one.

……

After looking at the two children for a few seconds, I turned my gaze away, and then found General Huang Yuan and Lieutenant General Ghost Spider staring at Little Freckles, and both of them looked unhappy.

Presumably both of them were rejected?I think, Rossi, who was curled up in Little Freckle's arms, and Qiuqiu, who rushed up to beg for Shunmao, both of them were reluctant to get close to General Yellow Ape, Lieutenant General Ghost Spider at first.

After a short silence, the woman sitting upright got up slowly, took out a large bouquet of flowers from the house, and appeared beside the young pirate in an instant, but she didn't speak, just looked at him with a smile.

Seeing this, I stepped forward to pick up Rossi, not letting Xiao Maotou reach out to touch those moonlight-like flowers, and took away the balls with bright eyes from the hen squatting. After a pause, I put both of them on the ground, and let them chase Chasing and running.

Anyway, Lieutenant General Ghost Spider's eyes are wrong, it's not bad to look at~

"Yeah~ Baisui, you are really strict, don't make the child cry~" General Huang Yuan said very unhappy, "Adults don't rob things with children, right?"

I gave him a blank look, and looked down at little Rossi.

Little Rossi looked up and smiled, obviously not knowing what happened, maybe he misunderstood it?The round little guy turned back into a bright yellow ball with a touch, and then flapped its wings and flew to the head of the ball to stop.

The two balls of hair were soon picked up by the ghost spider general, and the plush control remained expressionless... Flowers were flying in the air around him.

Large expanses of moonlight disappeared in the arms of the young pirate, embroidering a slightly bright outline for him like a dream, and the second captain with white beard was stunned, looking confused.

The woman smiled softly and turned around, "Miss Suisui." After speaking, her eyes glided over the three men present, two admirals and a young pirate, "Miss Suisui, will monsters and humans have an ending?" ?”

"Yes, there will be an end one day."

The person who answered was General Huang Yuan, and his eyes were firmly fixed on me, "There must be. Since destiny arranges to meet, there must be happiness in meeting by God's will."

……

The woman was stunned for a moment, her lips trembled slightly, and she burst into tears, "I accept your good words."

"Farewell, Miss Suisui." With tears on her face, the woman bowed lightly, her movements were slow and graceful, before she straightened up, her figure faded and melted away, and together with the house behind her, she disappeared into the night in an instant, leaving nothing behind. Dang dark street corner.

I let out a shallow breath, and then my heart, which was held in mid-air, fell back to its original position. My eyes turned a little bit, and my eyes widened in an instant, "Lieutenant General Ghost Spider, please stop!"

I yelled to stop the Vice Admiral's act of courting death, and I raised my hand to rub my forehead with a headache, "It is the flower of human life. If touched by a human, one year's life will be transferred to the other party."

Lieutenant General Ghost Spider might really fascinate Fluffy, right?He actually ate the seeds that Qiuqiu gave him, and raised Rossi high, intending to let the bright yellow hair ball touch the flowers that bloomed on the top of his head. Isn't this courting death? !

As soon as the words fell, Lieutenant General Ghost Spider paused, and General Yellow Ape immediately stepped forward to retrieve the tender yellow hairball. Then, the Admiral turned his face away and tightened his brows, "What did you say, Bai Sui?"

"Before you tell the story, please wait a moment." I raised my hand and shook it, drawing a phantom, shielding/blocking the explanation that must be given to others first, from the hearing of the two admirals, smiled, and then turned to pass away.

I looked at the young pirate who looked confused and didn't know what was going on. After thinking about it, I slowly walked up to him and said in a low voice, "I have already given you the apology for missing the appointment in Lizhen~"

Portgas D. Ace with little freckles looked puzzled, "Why did you give it to me?"

"It was your father who signed the contract with Li Zhen and asked us to protect the island." I squinted my eyes and replied in a deep voice, "Gol D. Roger."

The flower for Little Freckles is Li Town’s apology. After the full moon, the human towns on Shard Island will move, the power rock will be handed over to the navy, and the volcano will erupt soon after losing its suppression.

We break the agreement first.

The nunnery master just now is one of the big monsters who have awakened, and he ordered Huini.

In my memory, the Anzhu is a character in a manga I have read, right?As for why he is in Li Town, maybe it is because of the dream, or maybe...

Well~ These are not important, what is important is that Minghui has the seeds that absorb the last year of human life into flowers.

She handed Portgas D. Ace a bouquet of flowers that withered like moonlight, in fact, it was to extend his life.

An apology from the town monster to Gol D. Roger.

Ah~Rosinindi...Speaking of it this way, now I owe my life to Whitney~