[One Piece] Inferior Star

Chapter 550 The Heart Guild

Youxiang had a dream.A strange but not annoying dream.She dreamed that she was on a boat with a little golden seal on the prow.The boat is drifting on the blue sea, but it is not alone.She dreamed of some people, she couldn't name those people, and she couldn't even remember their appearance, but she was very happy...

I was very happy when I was on that boat.

"Miss Youxiang...?"

"Well... Matthew..."

Youxiang heard Matthew's voice, she rubbed her eyes and got up from the bed: "It's dawn... When did I fall asleep?"

"It doesn't matter. Did you have a nightmare?" Why are you crying at the same time!Matthew patted her face with his little paw and said, "Did you dream that Mr. Ace bullied you?"

"No...it's just a strange dream." Youxiang lowered her head slightly, and she said, "Matthew, have I forgotten something very important? Very, very important..."

"Yes."

"You asked me what wish I had before...can I say one now?"

"Please say."

"I want to retrieve those important memories, can you help me, Matthew?"

"Leave it to me." I'm afraid you don't say that.As confident as ever, Matthew said, "Let's go to Montenacie first to find Mr. Szabo."

"Sabo?"

"It's Mr. Ace's partner."

"Wow...does Matthew know his partner's name?"

"Believe me, Miss Xiang, I know both of them like the back of my hand." Matthew said and jumped onto the quilt, where there are now several new clothes, "This is when I wake up Mr. Ace in the morning and ask him to help you in the town. The clothes you bought last night. You can pick one and put it on, it's too conspicuous."

"Morning, isn't it already noon now?!"

"It's not that serious. Mr. Ace is looking for news outside. The change in the forest is more serious than we imagined, and...the news came from the palace." Matthew tried to explain simply and quickly, "His Royal Highness was arrested The thieves who broke into the palace were kidnapped, and His Majesty the Emperor ordered the arrest of the villains who kidnapped His Highness the Princess."

"Huh?! Then, then we..."

"Don't worry. We are very low-key, and no one wants to get into trouble." Matthew said, "But we have to get out of here quickly. The farther away from the palace, the better, and it is best to go directly outside the empire."

"Go to other countries?!"

"That's right. So the port of Montenacie is also the best destination." Looking forward to it, his eyes lit up.Matthew said, "Okay, hurry up and get ready. I don't want to do this, but just to be safe, we need you to cover your hair and face a little bit."

"oh, I understand now!"

Youxiang wore a dress, so she thoughtfully chose long sleeves and a high collar for the style, so that she could hide her 'cursed' pattern.Matthew should have thought about it a lot. Every piece of clothing is beautiful and practical: "Matthew, are you actually my mother?"

"I'm not!" Say no more!Matthew immediately denied, "Hurry up and change your clothes! Miss Youxiang!"

Youxiang was changing clothes in a drawn-out voice, and Matthew had to jump on the window sill to help her close the curtains.While pulling, he looked up at the sky. Although it is still clear now, according to satellite information, it will catch up with heavy rain on the mountain.Matthew immediately charted a new course.

At this moment, there was a burst of undisguised footsteps outside the door, and then the door card was pushed away: "Hey! Miss! Are you awake——uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

"Meow!!" Matthew flew over with a paw.

"You monster cat!!!" Ace covered his face and began to smoke, "Do you want to be roasted by me?!"

"Knock on the door before you come in, you brat!! Miss Youxiang is changing clothes!!"

"Aren't you at the scene! Shouldn't you also avoid it?!"

"Huh? I'm not interested in human nudity. I told you I'm not human." Matthew said lightly, "The problem is that you've always been too casual!"

"We just met yesterday, I say!"

"Well, stop arguing..." It's a bit embarrassing!Youxiang hurriedly interrupted the two, she said, "I've already changed! Matthew told me what happened just now, Mr. Ace. Let's go before there is no trouble!"

"Ah, um..." What... just... I didn't notice that.It's kind of... beautiful!hateful!Ace looked away, and said, "It's too conspicuous, you have to cover your head and face a bit...not with the hat over there!" Are you going on vacation? When did you buy that big-brimmed hat?

"That's enough!" Youxiang put on the hooded cloak and the hood, "Now we are the mysterious traveler Mr. Ace!"

"Isn't that suspicious! Don't be mysterious! Be ordinary!" Ace corrected, and he said, "Okay, pack up and go. I inquired about the route, because many people left because of the emperor's order." Checkpoints have been set up on the roads near the royal city, but there is a business road normally used by the guild that is still fine. Let’s leave the surrounding area of ​​the royal city from there as soon as possible.”

"What is a guild, Mr. Ace?"

"It is an alliance formed by some businessmen and mercenaries. They gave up being citizens of any country, gained public recognition and won autonomy. Although they need to abide by the laws and regulations of each country, the countries on the mainland have always controlled them. It's all loose." Ace explained as simply as possible, "They have their own autonomous dominion, so they can be considered a small country."

So there are people like this... Youxiang didn't know it before, she had never read such books: "So, if we can go to the guild, maybe we can escape the empire's pursuit?"

"That's the case in theory, but if our identities are exposed, the guild will hand us over for self-protection. After all, the empire is very powerful, and it's easy to destroy the guild's living space." Ace said, "In short , we can take advantage of the guild's privileges to some extent, but if we want to be safe and sound, we still have to escape from the empire in a low-key way."

"I understand..." In other words, the guild is still too passive and weak to compete with the power of the empire... Youxiang said, "I'm sorry for involving you, Mr. Ace."

"I don't mind, after all, when you said that you have never been out of the palace, I almost guessed that you are Her Royal Highness." Ace sighed, and he said, "I have heard about you before... …have to live in a palace because of a curse. People say it's to protect you and protect the world."

"........."

"However, if this world needs a young lady like you to sacrifice her life and freedom to protect it, then there is no need for it to be protected. I think so." Ace said, "People don't even know about the palace. What it is, I just feel that there is no worries there, and the people in it don't even have the right to complain. Although I don't like nobles, it's not fair."

"Mr. Ace, don't you mind my curse?"

"No one can tell what that thing is, right? At least I stayed with you for so long, and nothing serious happened, and I escaped death." Ace spread his hands, and he said, "So I think this curse It doesn't seem to work for me."

"It seems so." Youxiang smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Ace."

"There's no need to thank me, I just happened to be going to Montenacie!" Ace said and turned to leave, "Okay, let's go, it's dark to chat any more!"

Youxiang nodded, picked up the small bag of luggage and followed Ace.Matthew also took two quick steps and jumped onto Youxiang's shoulder: "We may encounter heavy rain on the way, Mr. Ace. So now go as fast as possible to a forester's hut halfway."

"Why do you know where the Ranger's Hut is?" Isn't that place known only to the local hunters and even to the Ranger himself?Ace asked.

"Satellites. I have satellites."

"what is that?"

"It's too troublesome to explain, just think I have magic. Anyway, go in this direction." Matthew pointed the way directly with his little paw, "The heavy rain should also slow down the speed of the empire's road blockade, we just need to arrive before them Just the next city."

"...The closest to here should be Zeftasia. It is said to be the capital of art. I have never been there." Ace said, "But it is very suitable for sightseeing."

It turns out that the nearest city is called Zeftasia... Matthew marked the name in his system, and he said: "If we take the shortest route, we should be able to get there soon, and it is a good Relay points—the Empire thinks so too."

"what?"

"We're not going there, Mr. Ace." To go would be to throw yourself into a trap.Matthew said, "Go in the opposite direction, there should be a smaller city over there."

"You mean Veronese, the capital of the water? How do we get to Montenacie from there?" Isn't that the opposite?Not in one direction at all!

"Think about it carefully, the best way to escape the pursuit of the empire is to take a boat from Montenacie to the kingdom across the sea, so the normal route will definitely be guarded by layers of guards. We have to take an abnormal route, Mr. Ace." Matthew explained, "Is there a canal near this place called Water City?"

"Ah... that's the canal of the guild. Although it's usually only used to transport goods, but..."

"There is no problem that one sapphire can't solve, Mr. Ace. If it doesn't work, just two." Matthew patted the bag Youxiang was holding with his small paw, "As long as we use the canal, we can directly We're at Montagne."

"You monster plan is not bad!"

"Of course. Any plan is better than no plan! If you understand it, leave quickly! Otherwise, when it rains heavily later, no one will be able to leave!"

Although I don't understand, Matthew is amazing!Youxiang has no concept of maps at all, so she doesn't know where is where, but it seems that even Ace, who often quarrels with Matthew, agrees with Matthew's statement... Matthew is not an ordinary kitten, is he?Who is he?

With some expectations and doubts, Youxiang followed Ace out of the hotel and then walked to the exit on the other side of the town.It's a bit crowded here now, and it looks like a lot of people want to hurry.Some carriages were betting at the door, and a few people were arguing. You Xiang found that the signs painted on the outside of the carriages looked familiar.

It's a simple smiley face drawn with a black line, don't know why the smiley face has a slash in it... the logo looks kind of scary.

"It's from the guild." Ace also took a look, and he said, "The Heart Guild... I've heard of them. They are merchants on the surface, but they are actually smuggled at sea. You can buy a lot from them at a cheap price." nice one."

Wow...that's amazing, it's a smuggler...

There are little stars in Youxiang's eyes, she must not know what the meaning of smuggler is, she just thinks that the characters in the book really appear in front of her eyes, that's all.

"Heart Guild..." This is really a coincidence, do you want to eavesdrop on where they are going?After all, their president is likely—no, it must be a guy named Trafalgar!Not even the logo has changed!Too weak, the God who changed the world!It's not challenging at all!Matthew grumbled, then said, "Maybe we can get them to help."

"Ah? Although it won't be so noticeable if you take the guild's carriage faster..." Ace said, "But are you sure?? They might be able to blackmail us!"

"Let me see if their president is here." They should be there, after all, Luo is not the type who will order his subordinates.Matthew jumped on Ace's head and looked around, and soon spotted the target next to a van, "Listen Mr. Ace, Miss Yuxiang, I have a plan to let us ride in the guild's carriage for free or first class seat."

"Really Matthew?"

"That's right, Miss Youxiang! As long as you do what I say immediately!" Matthew stretched out his little paw and began to instruct, "Miss Youxiang! You need to faint immediately!!"