[One Piece] Inferior Star

Chapter 341 The Best Thing

When stepping into the forest, Youxiang realized that what Feibi said earlier was not just 'just to say'.He was really telling himself a solution.Because this forest is really quite bad for me.

Before the incident in Totland, Youxiang actually didn't have any special feelings about the incident of "the barrier is broken".Although she was indeed more sensitive than others, she couldn't really feel what was wrong, and even felt that maybe the cold feeling was the most obvious sign.

But now she knew she was wrong.Many, many people must have died in this place. Because of Rossi, Youxiang couldn't hear the voices of those people, but she seemed to be able to see them.She could see some translucent white spirits moving through her field of vision.She couldn't see the faces of those spirit bodies clearly, she could only see a rough outline, but she could feel that they seemed to be trying to catch the passing 'living people' to complain.

However, they couldn't catch it.Their translucent bodies pass through the living, and the living cannot feel them, let alone hear them.The gusts of cold wind were actually brought by the spirit body passing by.

Youxiang is not sure if these spirits can touch her, or if they have self-awareness to realize that they can see them.Anyway, now that Youxiang knows, she is already closer to the 'other world'.

"Youxiang?" Because Youxiang was holding her arm tightly, she couldn't walk now, so Ace turned to check her situation, "Are you okay? We'll be there soon." Some places."

"I--huh?!" You Xiang dared to speak, but found that she couldn't take a step forward. A spirit body stopped very, very close to her, and stared at her firmly.The hollow, transparent gaze made Youxiang tremble all over, and at the moment when the spirit body screamed as if calling for its companions, Youxiang covered her ears and squatted down: "Frey!!"

"——It's really in the way!" Frey appeared next to her immediately, and then the ground turned into cracked magma, and the forest was immediately engulfed in flames. Frey stood in front of Youxiang, watching the burning with cold eyes. The spirits who got up, "Don't get close to her. Give me a little self-knowledge."

What is that!Ace looked in surprise at the things that showed a little figure because of the burning, he was completely unaware that these things were nearby, which made him a little annoyed.He immediately hugged You Xiang who was squatting on the ground and covered his ears: "You Xiang! You Xiang...are you okay? It's okay."

"...Ace." Because Youxiang held her head and just plunged into Ace's arms, she couldn't say anything, so Frey turned slightly and said instead of her, "Don't leave her side now... You can't take a step away. Especially in a place like this."

"Th-those are ghosts or something?!"

"No. Not the ghosts you imagine. They are not the remains of once-living humans, but the grudges of demons. Nothing but hatred and rage." Something dangerous.Frey explained, "There must have been terrible things in this place. The barrier is also in a mess. In short, it's better to leave this area quickly. Staying for a long time is not good for the living."

"Ace...?" Youxiang...is it uncomfortable?Xiaoyu approached a little worried and confused, and she said, "Well, it's coming soon, my house... is Youxiang sick?"

"Ah. She's a little sick." My fault.Obviously I am so close to her... Ace hugged Youxiang tightly, and he said, "Please, take us to your house first, Xiaoyu. I..." I must, do something, for she.In order to protect her...

"...Your home is in that direction, Miss Xiaoyu." Matthew felt that Ace's condition was not very good, so he immediately went to control the field, "I have already scanned it. Mr. Frey, will that direction be better? Woolen cloth?"

"Ah," said Frey, "it's better to go where people always live. But now..."

Frey raised his head slightly, and the magma under his feet disappeared as quickly as they appeared.The crows were heard from above the scorched woods. If you look carefully, many crows have stopped on nearby trees or hovered in the sky.

So you, the bride who cares about you, come out to do things by yourself... Frey complained in his heart, and then said: "It should be fine for now."

"Ro, take over."

"what?"

now? ?Although I don't have any objections... Luo took Youxiang, who was a little tranced by Essai, and then watched him walking near Frey in confusion: "Frey, I have something to tell you, let's go here side."

"Do you have to say it now?"

"Ah, tell me now."

ok ok ok.Frey sighed helplessly, and he reminded: "It's safe if there are crows nearby." Then he followed Ace who had already walked into the shadow of the woods.

"I said you... now I can feel the 'anger' in you. This is not good. If I don't know you, I must have started to bewitch you." Frey spread his hands while talking, " I know it's annoying to feel powerless, but it's something normal humans can't do about it."

"I can't do anything, Frey." Ace didn't pick him up, but said, "The important thing is, she trusts me very, very much, but I can't do anything about her worst enemy. Is this plausible? I I feel that I am shameless. I don't want to hold her all the time like a little flower or a kitten, so it is not a good thing for her!"

"Hey..." I really can't help it... Although what you said makes sense, I can't do it either!No talent is nothing!what can I do!Frey scratched his hair. He said, "There is a method. Once... before mages became extinct, there was a method that allowed ordinary humans to have the ability to defeat demons."

"Hurry up and talk about it!"

"'Enchanting'. It is to give magic to human weapons so that they can work on spirits." Frey said, "Your weapon is 'flame'... right. If it is enchanted, then it will be It is more effective for the spirit body. And it can also respond to the instability around you, like today, although you can’t feel as real as you Xiang, but you can know that something is wrong.”

Attacks such as one's own flames or other weapons are not completely ineffective against spirit bodies.It can only be said that the effect is not as good as that of living people.So the biggest function of enchanting is to make oneself aware of things that are harmful to Youxiang.This is enough.Ace said, "Is there anyone else who can do that now?"

"It should be gone. After all, all mages are dead. There are no people who can use magic among humans." Frey shook his head, and he said, "But ah... this place seems to have always hidden some secrets. We The group of exorcists I met before came from here, and the exorcist lieutenant general also came from here, right?"

"You mean..."

"Maybe there will be some clues. It's impossible for a technology that is said to be extinct to disappear completely immediately." Frey said here with a smile, "However, those half-baked technologies must be half-baked. It might be very risky." Oh, Ace. After being saved, I do this kind of thing—”

"If I don't do it, who will!!" Of course I can only do it! !Ace interrupted Frey with a raised voice, "My heart is full of incense. So it's only natural for me to give her something else! Frey. As long as I can protect her, I will do anything. "

'Sick' humans are really scary.There is really no way.Frey raised his eyebrows. He said, "Let's find out. Maybe there's a way."

"Ah. I see." Ace said, "But don't think that you can just drink grapefruit tea and not work."

"I'll do what I'm supposed to do. You don't need to talk about grapefruit tea, do you?"

"Can you work without grapefruit tea?"

"Absolutely not!"

——You Xiang felt dizzy.He smelled the faint smell of disinfectant on Luo's body.where is this?Did you faint again?Ace... grandpa...?

"It's me, Miss Youxiang. You have a high fever." Matthew took what Youxiang was trying to grab, and then put it back on the tatami. "I'll give you physical cooling, try to sleep How about a moment? There is no danger now." The crows landed on the roof, on the branches, and on the ground, all in a black mass.It's a bit weird, but it's clear they're protecting something.

"Ace..."

"He's fine, Miss Youxiang." What he needs most now is for you to wake up and recover.Otherwise that guy would have to go out and burn something later.Glancing at Ace, who was watching Youxiang and not saying a word, Matthew said instead of him, "With me here, you can rest assured, I guarantee that no one will be missing an arm or a leg when you wake up."

"Um... huh..."

After listening to Matthew's words, Youxiang seemed to have fallen asleep and became quiet.Rossi immediately made a sound-absorbing cover for her alone, so that other people would not disturb her when they spoke: "Although... Xipu is guarding this area, but the barrier here is still too thin for Youxiang We may think it's nothing, but she..."

"Xiangxiang...it's easier to get sick after coming back from Totland..." Even Luffy can see this kind of thing, he said, "Then let's take her to a crowded place ! Go to that place called Huadu!"

"Ah. This should be the best choice." Go there when you join other people... Matthew said, "Miss Youxiang always does harm to her body like this. We'd better find her The way to stabilize the state...Mr. Rossi, the exorcist and his party you met in Totland, have you returned to Wano Country?"

"Well, that's what Phoebe said. Their hometown is Wano country, so I also think there will be something here that can help Cabbage..." I hope so... Otherwise, Youxiang might not be able to travel or Take a risk.I can't guarantee that there are no problems with the barriers, the great route is such a dangerous place...

Youxiang... She was more suitable for the land, but now she will not be able to adapt to the sea.This must be very painful for her, after all... Rosie glanced at Ace and Luffy, and Sabo, who was lying next to Youxiang's head, was touching her face with her little paw.After all, the people she loves yearn for the sea.If she becomes in a dilemma...

"Okay! Since we can find a way here, isn't it just right!" At this time Luffy cheered up first, and he said, "We are here! No matter what you do, it will be very convenient, right!"

"That's right." Matthew raised his eyebrows, and he said, "We are now at the destination we expected. So just follow the goal. It's just going to take a little longer... But now we are not 'No time'."

"That..." Although Xiaoyu didn't know what happened, Xiaoyu worked hard to do everything she could.She now raised a bowl of rice, "I don't know what happened to Yuka, but everyone can eat something first! In order to thank Ace and Luffy for saving me and Komachiyo, this is a thank you gift!"

Only one bowl.Ace.

Luffy stared at the rice in front of him, swallowed, then turned to look at Ace.

OK, OK, I get it.You eat it, brat.

Ace understood what his brother meant.He sighed and said, "So many things happened suddenly, and I didn't explain them to you. I'm sorry, Xiaoyu. Youxiang is... not in good health. So she needs special care, and we are all worried about her."

"So it's like this..." Xiaoyu lowered her head slightly, and she said, "Although I want to help, but...that and the perverted doctor can't help..."

"Wait for me. I'm a doctor, just a doctor!" What the hell is a perverted doctor!Don't give me such a title with a serious look!Luo immediately corrected Xiaoyu's statement, "It's not that I can't help it. It's just that Youxiang's resistance has dropped. As long as you take good care of her, you can ensure that her condition will not worsen."

"Yeah... that's a good time!" Luffy said vaguely while eating, "But Su... this house is so broken!"

"If you are eating other people's food, don't say that their house is broken!!" You brat!Matthew immediately patted him on the back of the head and sanctioned him, "Miss Xiaoyu, we can only ask you for help now. Do you have water or something here?"

"Hey?! That..." Xiaoyu said a little flustered, "I'm sorry...water is a very precious thing now, I don't have..."

"Really." Olu also said that even clean water is rare in Wano Country.It really is true... Matthew secretly scanned the little house.It can be described as a house with bare walls, nothing.Is the rice that Luffy eats the only food for this child?She lives in this kind of place alone? ?

"Miss Xiaoyu, do you live here alone?"

"I'm going to be a ninja! It's okay to live alone!" Xiaoyu suddenly became serious, and at this moment, her stomach made a growling sound, and she immediately covered her stomach in a panic and then Jumping up from the tatami, "No, I'm definitely not hungry!!"

"..." This child... Matthew paused for a moment, then changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Miss Xiaoyu and Mr. Ace knew each other a long time ago."

"Yeah!" Xiaoyu laughed after hearing this, and she said, "Ace said at that time that when I become a coquettish female ninja, he will take me out to sea together! So I have been working hard! I just didn't expect Ace to come back so soon, I'm not ready yet..."

"...Huh?" Matthew turned to look at Ace in surprise.

"Ace is in charge..." You... Luo also looked at Ace in surprise.

"Meow." Even Sabo Meow turned to look at his brother.

"Why are you looking at me like that..." Ace, who was still in a daze, raised his head, just after saying this, Grandpa Meow jumped up and gave him a meow kick in the face: " Meow——!! (What the hell are you talking about with the little girl!!)”

"Wait, wait a minute, Dad! You listen to me! I'm not what you think—uh huh??"

"Meow?!!!"

"No! Really! You trust me!! I'm not—Yeah it hurts!!"

"Meow--!!"

"I know!! Now that I think about it, there is something wrong... Ahhh!! I'm sorry! It's very wrong!! I was wrong!!"

——"I'm sorry!! Xiaoyu!!"

In the end, Ace was held down by the kitten on the head and made a firm dogeza to Xiaoyu: "I said something rude to you before, it was my fault! Please forgive me!!"

"???" Xiaoyu didn't know what was going on at all, she just thought the kitten patting her head with its paws was cute, "Ace called this kitten... Daddy?"

"Ah... well. Daddy is Daddy." Literally!Ace explained a little bit, and he said, "Because of some accidents, I turned into a cat. It should return to normal after a while. By the way, Xiaoyu...you didn't leave any psychological trauma, did you?"

"???" Xiaoyu tilted her head even more strangely, she said, "Trauma? I'm not hurt, Ace!"

"Yes, is that so..." That's great... ah... my previous self was a little... not very stable... I have reflected on it!Really introspective!Ace breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to say something more, Xiaoyu's stomach screamed again, which made Xiaoyu even more flustered and quickly retreated to the door: "That—no! There is absolutely no strange sound!!"

"Xiaoyu, are you..."

"No!!" A samurai would never say that he was hungry! !Xiaoyu interrupted Ace stubbornly, she said, "That's right! I, I'm going to the toilet!! Ace, you guys rest here slowly!! I'll be right back!!" She ran out after finishing speaking up.

"Xiaoyu! Hey!" Nothing will happen...?As soon as Ace wanted to chase, Matthew held him down: "Okay, you stay here, I'll go find her."

"Well... Matthew, is she okay?" Is it hurt or something...?

"It's nothing serious. It's just that I'm hungry." Matthew shook his head. He said, "The child is severely malnourished. It must not be easy for a person to live in this kind of place. Those rice... are probably her last something."

"Huh?" Ace turned his head quickly, and found that Luffy had eaten all of them without a single grain left, which was not wasted at all.But Lu Fei was also stunned after hearing this: "But, she...she still..."

"Ah. Give us all the things we have." Matthew replied, "We don't have any supplies, but I still have some emergency food, so I'll give it to her as a gift. I'll go find her, Don't worry."

While talking, he picked up an old bowl on the stove that hadn't been filled with food for an unknown period of time, and walked out through the door where Xiaoyu escaped just now.As soon as I go out, I can see a backyard. Of course, the backyard is also neglected. After scanning, the soil is full of pollutants and can no longer be planted.

There is a small river flowing near the backyard. From here, Xiaoyu can be seen squatting by the river, clutching his stomach, looking like he wants to drink water to satisfy his hunger, but the water...

"You can't drink like this, Miss Xiaoyu."

Matthew walked over.He didn't forcefully stop Xiaoyu from doing anything, but squatted down beside her, and took some water from the small river with the bowl he just got.

"Matthew?" Xiaoyu was more familiar with Matthew than anyone else.Although he is slightly different from what Ace described before (the hair is all white), but because Ace once said that Matthew is a trustworthy person, Xiaoyu also trusts him.

"Although the water is poisonous, as long as it's like this..." Matthew took out a small bottle with some small white pills in it.He took out one and put it into a bowl filled with poisonous river water, which was even a little green.The pills immediately dissolved in the water, and after a while, the water in the bowl became clear, and those slightly weird green colors disappeared completely.

"You can drink now."

"what?"

Xiaoyu looked at the bowl that Matthew handed over in surprise, she raised her hand to take it, looked at the clear water inside and then at Matthew, after confirming the smile, Xiaoyu took a sip of water carefully.The taste is a little astringent, but I didn't feel uncomfortable after drinking it...

"And this." Matthew took out another small brown slice. He broke the slice twice and put it into the bowl with some water left. As soon as it touched the water, the slice began to swell and bulge rapidly. , and finally turned into a bread-like food stuffed in the bowl!

"This is just emergency food. It's not delicious, or even tasteless. It's a bit shabby as a gift in return, Miss Xiaoyu." Matthew smiled, and he said, "Thank you very much for your hospitality, and now I only have these as a gift. Your thanks, okay?"

"Matthew..." It's like a magician... The magic that can make water clean and turn soil into food has never been seen before!But if... If there is such a black art... Wouldn't everyone have to live so hard?

For some reason, Xiaoyu suddenly burst into tears. She hugged the bun and said, "This is just... just a gift in return... oh..."

"That's right. It's just as a gift and thanks, Miss Xiaoyu." Is this the dignity of the so-called kingdom of warriors?Humans will always cling to something that doesn't work.But forget it, after all, the other party is just a child.Matthew was very tolerant. He saw Xiaoyu took a bite of the bread, and said, "Lend me the bowl again, and I will purify some water. Miss Youxiang will use it later."

"Yeah!" Xiaoyu took the bun out of the bowl, and then handed the bowl to Matthew.Although this little bread really didn't have much taste, it was already considered a delicacy in the world for her who hadn't been able to eat anything for many days.However, Xiaoyu didn't eat up the buns completely, but broke half of them and put them away.

"You can finish it, Miss Xiaoyu." It's just that kind of emergency food, I still have a lot here.Because Olu had already warned about the famine situation, so when the resources on the Little Seal were sufficient, he made a lot of things that were easy to carry and could replenish energy.Matthew said, "I still have a lot."

"How can I accept so many favors from you casually!" Xiaoyu shook her head, and she said, "This is enough as a gift in return! Master Matthew! I want to leave the rest to Master!"

"Master?" Sure enough, he doesn't live here alone... Otherwise, it would be difficult for such a young child to survive.Matthew said, "Is there anyone else living here with you, Miss Jade?"

"Well, there is also Master! After...after everyone...is dead, there is only Master." Xiaoyu lowered her head slightly, and she said, "Are Matthew and Ace... come to save this country? "

"I'm very sorry, Miss Xiaoyu. I can't lie to you." Matthew replied, "Mr. Ace and I came here because of another matter. But...the people who save this country are not non-existent. Please You wait with great anticipation."

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The author has something to say:

Matthew is very tolerant of those who are trying to stay alive.It is also relatively tolerant of children.

But don't be fooled by him, he's really not a nice guy.