[One Piece] Inferior Star

Chapter 349 The Proof of My Friend

"Oh, I'm really nervous~~ Matthew is so strict! I'm sweating!"

Head Skylark smoothed things over with a cheerful expression, patted Matthew and said, "Now that we have understood each other~ let's sing a song to celebrate—"

"No singing." Matthew put his hand on Lark's face and pushed him away, finally got to the point, but he couldn't let him get distracted, "In this case, let's talk about the next plan. Kin'emon-san, according to my guess, you don't want to focus on gathering friends, and then go to Kaido together on a certain date, right?"

"That, that... just..." Kin'emon felt guilty because he was completely hit, "Does your lord Matthew have any other ideas?"

"It is of course necessary to defeat Kaido, but as I said just now, the ultimate goal is not to defeat him, but to make Wano a better place than before. Then we have to consider a more in-depth Question. The pollution of the land, the suffering of the people, if these things don’t take advantage of the efficient actions under the rule of Kaido and Orochi from now on, wouldn’t it be a loss?”

"Eh? Using...them?" Kin'emon didn't expect that, "But... Orochi... actually hates Wano Country very much. I don't think he will do anything that is beneficial to Wano Country. matter."

"Then let him think that this is further persecution." Matthew said, "Whether it is Kaido or Orochi, they now have great resources and manpower to do a lot of things. And these people are under the pressure of terror The efficiency is very high and the unity is also very strong. It will not be a good thing if you don’t use it now.”

"What you said... makes sense." Kin'emon seemed to be awakened by something, he said, "We also planned to steal their weapons. After all, Wano Country has banned civilian manufacturing of weapons for many years now."

"Also, no matter what method you use, actively looking for your supporters will undoubtedly expose their whereabouts and eliminate their advantages." Matthew shook his head, and he said, "It's okay as a way to confuse the enemy... ...Moreover, if you want the Kozuki family to become a convincing leader, you have to show more sincerity. But you don't have anything."

"No, I'm very sorry..."

"Just saying sorry is not enough to fill your stomach! Your lives are worthless at all. If this continues, even if Kaido and Orochi are defeated, people will fall into chaos, and it will be even more difficult to deal with now. Then the Wano country will really be over. It's gone! There's no other way...the only way to do it is to use that trick..."

Matthew fell into deep thought. He thought for a while, and then looked at Kinemon and the others.Suddenly there was an idea in my heart.He said, "Miss Youxiang, go and use your beast tamer skills."

"——I don't have that kind of skill!!" Matthew, this guy! !Suddenly say something!It feels like he wants to divert the topic...why?Is there any plan that can't be told to Kin'emon-san that they...?Youxiang looked into Matthew's eyes and always felt that she could understand what he meant, "It's really Matthew! You don't have any other good options, do you?"

"After all, this country is already like this, so we can only proceed step by step." Matthew continued on the topic, and he spread his hands and said, "That's it, Mr. Kinemon. You first follow the Act according to the original plan, let's see how many people can be called in the end and then make a plan."

"Ah... um." Although Matthew's behavior was a bit strange, Kin'emon didn't ask too much, and he changed the subject along the way, "In this case, I will continue to follow the original plan with Your Excellency Lufei first." Plan to act. In fact, some of Lord Luffy’s companions have already started to act.”

"Understood. Then let's deal with other things first." Matthew said, "Miss Yuka should have something to do in Wano Country."

"Ah, by the way..." The matter of Emerald Island still needs to be investigated!Youxiang also remembered, "There are still some things that can't bother you, Mr. Kin'emon. So I'll just settle this matter myself."

"Where is Xiangxiang going?" Luffy, who was about to fall asleep from boredom, suddenly regained his energy. He said to Youxiang, "Do you want me to help?"

"It's okay, Luffy." Ace replied instead of Youxiang, "Aren't you busy too? Can't you promise others not to do things? Just leave it to us."

"It's Luffy..." Sabo continued, "Do you want me to help?"

"Xiangxiang is weak." Luffy replied immediately, "Sabo help Xiangxiang."

"I'm not that weak!" Youxiang retorted, "Really~~ I can do it by myself!! Whether it's Ace or Sabo, you don't have to follow me! I still have grandpa!"

"Meow!" That is to say, there is also the old man.You brats don't want to play with the cabbage!

"That's right. You guys and the Straw Hats can go and talk about brotherhood." Luo would never let go of this opportunity, and he immediately said, "Leave it to me if there is any fragrance." He hugged Youxiang shouldered, "We will use the identity of husband and wife as a disguise to go undercover in Wano Country. You don't have to worry."

"I suddenly felt... a widow is also a good disguise. Sabo, don't you think so?" Ace said suddenly.

"Ah, yes. A poor widow whose husband suddenly died suddenly and lost her support. This kind of disguised identity with a fuller setting is more credible." Sabo also followed suit.

"Ah? Shouldn't you two be big brothers and give us blessings?" Luo obviously didn't focus on 'disguising identities', "Are you perverts for wanting Youxiang to be a widow?"

"You are the pervert, Telaan!!"

"It's you who talked about husband and wife first, Luo!"

"Husband and wife are a legitimate relationship! How did you become abnormal??!"

"But if you say you want to become husband and wife with Youxiang, isn't that the same as making Youxiang a widow?"

"Are you acquiescing that the person who marries Youxiang will definitely die???"

"No, it is a default that if you marry Youxiang, you will definitely die."

"Damn it...then you guys should give it a try—err!"

The three of them were arguing happily, and when they were about to fight, they were all kicked down by Marco: "What are you talking about, you brats!!"

"Really..." Are the three of you idiots... Youxiang hid behind Marco, with her grandpa meowing on her head, she squinted her eyes to look at the three guys who fell to the ground and complained, and then said , "Matthew, let's act together with Mr. Marco and Grandpa."

"This is a really good idea. Miss Youxiang." Matthew agreed, "Anyway, even if the three of them don't care, nothing will happen to them."

"Please help Luffy well, Ace, Sabo~~" Youxiang emphasized, and she said, "And Mr. Luo, you should go to Xiaoxiong and the others, right? As the captain, you can't leave the table for so long. !"

"Hmm..." Luo said a little bit dissatisfied while rubbing the back of his head, "I see. Since you follow Whitebeard as the leader, I have no reason to worry... But after I found Bepo and the others, I quickly I'll come back to you! Is that okay?"

"You don't have to come to me immediately, Mr. Luo."

"No! You are my patient! If in my absence—"

"Okay~~ I know Mr. Luo~~" Forget it... Youxiang gave up resisting, she said, "I also want to help Luffy and Mr. Luo. So I will finish my own affairs as soon as possible! "

"Hmm..." It shouldn't be a problem, right?Although Whitebeard is a kitten now, there is no one who is more reliable than Marco among the people present.It's really gone.So nothing will happen.That being said, Luo was still not at ease.He wished he could be by Youxiang's side every day, touching her forehead every 5 minutes to make sure she wasn't sick so he could rest assured.

"..." Ace sat on the ground in silence for a while, and then said, "I'll just leave you for a while, Youxiang."

"...I will look for you soon." Youxiang grabbed Marco's clothes, hid half of the people behind, and then said to Ace, "Ace and Sabo, and Luffy... I'll catch up with you soon!"

It's okay if you don't catch up... You should also have the life you want... But...

That's what I wanted to say.But what you want now is to catch up with us, right?Then what I can do is probably to deliberately run slower and wait for you.Ace said, "Don't worry. What if you fall down?"

"If I fall, Sabo will come back and carry me."

"Although we will indeed go, but Youxiang still don't fall down!" Sabo really can't help you with Youxiang and his brother. He doesn't know what Ace is thinking, but he is very sure what Ace wants to do. Don't want what he did.So now I have to keep an eye on him, "Hey... well, anyway, let's do this first. What about Mansfield and the idols?"

"Oh, we won't participate in things like battles, shall we?" Kagawa saw that he was called, and he immediately refused, "I'm just here for business, and I try not to cause trouble to you, and you don't have to I care too much about it!"

"It's the same here. We're just actors~~" Captain Hibari laughed and said, "We can only sing and perform, violently refuse! After that we will go to the town and never come out again. Also Don't worry about us!"

Is it okay? This group... But they really only said that they were doing business (singing) at first, and they didn't say they were going to do anything else.Moreover, Mansfield and Skylark have seen the two of them so many times, and they always feel that they are definitely not ordinary people, so they should be fine.

"Then... let's take a rest tonight." Seeing that everything has been settled here, Kin'emon said, "Next, we will sneak into the town according to the original plan and gather as many partners as possible."

Great, I can rest now... Although this place is a bit drafty, the temperature is not very low.Can't force too much.Youxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.The others also relaxed a little, preparing for tonight's sleepover.And at this moment, Youxiang suddenly felt something furry rubbing against her leg under her feet...

She looked down and saw a black kitten circling her.

"Is it a wild cat...?" Marco also saw it.This is a real cat.Not a cat person like Grandpa Meow.

"Are you hungry?" Youxiang squatted down and picked up the kitten. She wanted to hold the kitten in her arms, but the kitten put its front paws on Youxiang's face. Because it refused, Youxiang had no choice but to Put it back on the ground.However, the kitten didn't run away, but continued to walk around Youxiang's feet.

"Meow." Grandpa meowed above Youxiang's head, he patted Youxiang's face with his small paws, and then pointed to the deeper part of Oden City.It's dark over there now, you can't see anything, and it's covered in weeds and trees.Are you going there?

At this time, the little black cat also ran two steps in that direction, and then looked back at Youxiang.

What should I do... It seems that I want to go there by myself... But, it's so scary!

Youxiang would not go alone, she immediately hugged Marco's arm: "Come with me, Mr. Marco."

"Hey..." I know...Marco sighed, and he said, "Youxiang, can't you summon demons? Why are you still afraid of the dark?"

"What's so scary about Frey! Mr. Marco! This is not at the same level!" Youxiang said naturally, "Isn't a ruin with haunted legends more terrifying than grapefruit tea essence?"

I was persuaded by you.Marco had nothing to say.All right, I'll go with you.

"Matthew is going too!"

"Huh? Where are you going??" Matthew had no idea where he was just now, he was talking to Kagawa for some reason.But because Youxiang grabbed him, he had no choice but to follow.

"This is the depths of Oden City. It should be a place that went deeper into the courtyard before." Matthew said as he walked, "If we follow the wild cats, we will probably only find a litter of newborn kittens or something like that." ?”

"Matthew is really realistic!" Youxiang complained to him, although she still hugged Marco's arm tightly, she was not very scared.I don't know if it's because it's getting dark, and Xiaoxi secretly sent more crows around to protect her. Anyway, after coming here, Youxiang feels that the environment is more comfortable.

The little black cat has been leading the way, but because it is black, the light at night is too dark now, and it disappeared when it ran under a mountain that was a little higher than the foundation.

"Did Matthew see where it went?" Although humans are invisible, Matthew should not be too affected.

"No." That's strange.It really disappeared all of a sudden.Matthew also became interested. He walked near the place where the cat disappeared, which should have been a natural barrier.Oden Castle was built on top of a hill, and this place is an irregular 'point' protruding from the top of the hill.Matthew was able to scan that a place behind this was hollowed out, and it was a small room.

"There seems to be a warehouse behind here..." Matthew scanned for a while and confirmed, "Maybe Mr. Momonosuke and the others will know something? After all, it's a famous place, so it's not strange to have a secret warehouse...Huh? "

When Matthew was walking along the base of the wall, his leg bumped into something, and if it wasn't because his body was a machine that reacted quickly, he should have tripped.

At this moment, because he couldn't see anything, Marco raised his hand and lit a blue flame.This should be his devil fruit ability.Fortunately, the fire is blue, even if people from afar see it, they will think it is a will-o'-the-wisp.In short, the fire illuminated the place, and Youxiang saw that the person who tripped Matthew was a...

A statue of a black cat?

"This is strange." Matthew squatted down to observe the statue carefully.The statue is very delicate and smooth. It should be made of black stone. The cat's posture is also very correct, and there are gold ornaments on its body. It is a very distinctive statue.Matthew looked at the statue and said, "It seems to be... the statue of Goddess Best."

"? Goddess?" But is this a cat?

"Ah. In my hometown, there is a very ancient civilization called 'Egypt' that used to regard 'black cat' as the messenger of the goddess Best. The statue of this goddess is often made into the image of such a black cat. She Is the goddess of the family, this kind of statue is also usually used to bless the family happiness, but also has the function of dispelling disease and evil spirits - of course this is just people's belief."

Matthew touched the statue, and he continued: "Even the ingredients in the material are exactly the same, and the craftsmanship is correct. This is definitely the statue of Best, but why is there a statue of Best here? It is impossible on this planet There was Egyptian civilization... wait a minute, could it be Miss Shi?" After all, she traveled with the Doctor!

"Ah!! Matthew! Look! There is something written on the wall!" You Xiang suddenly saw something carved on the wall behind the black cat statue.

Matthew straightened up. With his hands, he tore off some plants that were climbing on the wall, and then stepped back to look at the writing.

"What kind of writing is this? Is it an ancient language?" Marco also looked at these words, but didn't recognize any of them. It looked like an ancient writing, but it didn't quite look like it.

"This is hieroglyphs." Matthew said in surprise, "It's the characters used by the ancient Egyptian civilization...it really is Miss Shi...these are left by her!"

"What's written on it?"

"Translating..." It took only a second for Matthew to translate the text on the wall: "I am Pharaoh Ramses II, the only 'true god' of Egypt, the ruler, and the patron of the sun. Here, for my friend Tianyue, I set up this proclamation. In the name of my 'true god', I order this door to be opened only to those who agreed. If there is any violation, the pharaoh's punishment will come immediately."

Are you kidding me? This turned out to be... Pharaoh's proclamation? ?Miss Shi, you really have an incredible friend! !Matthew sighed in his heart. He raised his hand to touch the wall, but found no structure that looked like a door. Although he didn't want to admit that this text really had the power of Pharaoh's sanctions, but...

As soon as Matthew looked down, he saw the bones in the nearby weeds and various excavated props scattered around.It seems that many people who are trying to make a fortune are planted here.Otherwise, it's just a stone door that should be easy to open.

"Miss Youxiang, I think this door can only be opened by you." Matthew admitted this with great reluctance. "You must have made an appointment with Miss Shi, right?"

"Hmm, um!" So handsome, Miss Shi... Is this something made for you by someone you and the doctor met during your travels?He gave you this gift, and then you used it to leave a message for us in the 'future'... Youxiang nodded, she was not afraid now, let go of Marco, and said, "A little , Wait for me a moment! Matthew, Mr. Marko! I'll get something and I'll be right back!"

After saying this, Youxiang ran back to the camp just now, and before anyone could ask her where she went, she immediately grabbed Sanji's hand and said, "Mr. Sanji! You can do something for me ?"

"Huh? It's okay, sister Youxiang..." Wow, my little hands are so cold!But so soft!Sanji suppressed his excitement, he said, "Is something wrong?"

"I can't tell you the specific things now..." Youxiang said, "but can I ask you to cook a meal for one person?"

"For a person? Who?"

"Well, I can't say now..." Youxiang lowered her eyes, she said, "Because it's something she promised... She said she couldn't tell Sanji-san. I'm sorry...but she really, really wants to eat Sanji Something made by Mister? Can you do it for her, Sanji-san?"

What, the lovely young lady wants to eat my cooking!What's so difficult about it, Xiao Youxiang is so cute to worry about such things~~ Sanji smiled, and he said, "No problem! Although there are not many ingredients now, just leave it to me! Sister Youxiang! Absolutely make the best food for her!"

"En!" Youxiang nodded, and then Sanji went to cook.She ran to the camp and picked up her little stool.This is the last mission of the little stool, and it will soon be fulfilled, Miss Sola's wish.That's great...Miss Shi also helped so much.She didn't forget Miss Sora until she came to Wano Country, got married and had children.

"Youxiang, what happened?" Ace had the opportunity to come to Youxiang to ask, "Did you and Matthew find anything?"

"Hmm... I found something important, Ace." Youxiang was excited and happy, she hugged the small stool and said, "Mom... must love her children, Ace."

"?"What?Ace didn't know why Youxiang suddenly asked this question, and he said, "Most... probably all of them."

"It's true..." Although there may be exceptions, but... Youxiang laughed and said, "But it's great, the mothers I met are very, very gentle, and they all love their children deeply... ...To be able to witness their love, really... very happy, Ace!"

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A gift from Pharaoh to help fulfill the simple wishes of the two mothers.