[One Piece] Inferior Star

Chapter 573 The Brave is on the Move

Ichi felt pain.My whole body hurts like hell.But he seemed to be used to the pain.His body has been transformed, and his tolerance for pain is also different from ordinary people. Of course, ordinary weapons can't even hurt him.However, even so, he always felt that he had suffered too many injuries recently.

"Mr. Iji...?"

Iji opened his eyes and saw Arika's face.It was as if he was lying on her lap.To be honest, it feels good, and I can still smell a faint fragrance, but it doesn't seem so good to lie down like this after waking up...

Yiji tried to sit up, but was pushed back by Youxiang: "It's better not to get up yet! Matthew said you were seriously injured..."

That's fine.I also feel comfortable lying down.Yiji didn't resist, just turned his head and looked around.This place is no longer on a boat, but near a campfire deep in the forest.The camp is very large, and it can be seen that many people have lived here for a long time.There was a crowd walking around, and Yiji saw his younger brothers, Luo, and... the orcs?

"Actually, the Beastmen didn't want to attack us..." Youxiang seemed to see Iji's confusion. She had just explained something, and a woman from the Beastmen came over.She has the head of a dog and the body of a woman, and is covered in light brown fur.Tall and thin, and neatly dressed.

She handed a wooden bowl to Youxiang, which should contain food: "This is something made by Luo's chef, you should eat some, Youxiang."

"Thank you for bringing it here for me! Miss Wanda!" Youxiang smiled, and she said, "Ah, Mr. Iji, are you hungry?"

"..." Hungry is not hungry, but a headache.Yiji still sat up by himself, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sit on anything while lying down like this.After he sat up, the orc woman named Wanda smiled at him and handed him another bowl.Iji took it for the time being, and said, "Now explain to me what's going on?"

"Sorry...it was our fault at first." Wanda lowered her head slightly, and she said, "Recently, the conflict between us and humans has been escalating, and everyone is very emotional."

"The conflict with humans...does it mean that they will hunt and kill lonely humans?"

"...That is indeed an irrefutable atrocity, but..." Wanda frowned, she looked very sad, "Humans have also done evil things to us."

"Human beings cannot accept beings different from themselves, and this matter is the same no matter where they are."

At this time, Matthew's voice came, and he ran from not far away, then jumped on Youxiang's knee and said to Yizhi: "It's human trafficking. Mr. Luo's informant also came back to report that the ship that was attacked earlier The goods delivered are the orc hostages who will be sold as commodities."

"...In the Kingdom of Sweet, there are many auction houses for human trafficking." Yizhi still knows this, "The queen there pursues the ideal of 'all nations', welcomes people of all races, and also This kind of industry was born."

"Mr. Iji knows quite a lot!" As expected of a serious person!Matthew said with satisfaction, "That's what happened. So, the fur tribe...I mean the reason why the orc tribe attacked the ship was to save their compatriots. And those human beings who were killed...I think they are not good people. .”

"Most of them are human traffickers involved in abduction and trafficking," Wanda added. "For humans, we are commodities or beasts, so many people don't see this as human trafficking."

"Knowing that they are other races with advanced intelligence, but still persecuting them is evil, Miss Wanda. There is no need to find excuses for them." Matthew stated calmly, "As for the misunderstanding just now! Probably because Miss Youxiang is a brave man!"

"Ah?" What kind of brave man?Yiji didn't understand at all, he looked at Youxiang.

Youxiang had no choice but to show a wry smile, and then said, "Well, it seems...someone told Miss Wanda's people that I am the only one who can help them."

"Help them with what? Free the slaves?"

"No, no! Although this is indeed a problem, there is a more serious situation. An infectious disease is spreading among Miss Wanda's people." Youxiang explained, "Everyone is dying little by little. ..."

"Mr. Yiji, do you still remember? There are some people in the orc clan who are obviously not attacked, but their bodies ooze blood, and blue-green crystals will fall from them." Matthew reminded, he Said, "Now, this symptom is contagious among the orcs, and has caused a large number of deaths."

"..." Yiji first recalled what he saw not long ago, those blue-green crystals and the berserk orcs, then he analyzed the situation himself, and then said, "The symptoms of infection include berserk ?"

"You observed very carefully!" Matthew was more satisfied, and he said, "That's right. However, I think a large part of the cause of this berserk is pain. Infected people or animals, first of all, the skin It starts to fester and then grows clusters of blue-green crystals from under the skin and these crystals prevent the skin from healing, making the ulcer worse and causing great pain."

"You mean people or animals... Are animals also infected?"

"That's right. Mr. Ace, Miss Youxiang, and I once saw rats that became huge and aggressive after being infected with this disease in the sewer of the palace. When we left the imperial capital, we also heard that there were rats in the surrounding forest The animals became so aggressive that the army was needed to protect villages in the forest."

Matthew analyzed the current situation, he said: "But it is unknown at the moment, I have not seen a case of human infection, but the orc race is actually very similar to humans, if it has begun to spread among them, then It's not far from humans."

"I understand. This disease... let's call it 'corruption disease' for the time being." Yiji gave it a name according to the symptoms of this disease, "corruption spreads among the orcs, and then there is a person who doesn't know who Show up and tell the panicked orcs that this little girl is the only one who can save them?"

This story is too outrageous, who did it?I have to go and see if he's out of his mind.

Iji looked distrustful, and he said, "Then let me ask, where is the person who told the orc about this?"

"He, he left after he finished speaking," Wanda said.

"Then what does he look like?"

"He is a very young human male. His hair is blond. Said to help his mother to convey this message to us."

It's getting weirder.Yi Zhi still didn't believe it, so he said to Matthew, "That's all you believe?"

"Of course, because I guessed who this person is." Nine times out of ten it was Chris.Although I don't know what identity he has become in the new world, but the ability of his mother who has future vision should not change.Just like everyone else, even if the name has changed, the power they have has not disappeared.

What the gods of the new world can change are those superficial skills, and he has no way to intervene in the deep inner world.This is the conclusion Matthew has reached so far.He said: "His words should be credible. We should now think on the premise that 'only Miss Youxiang can cure the corruption', and we should be able to find the answer soon."

Really or not... Iji doesn't seem to agree with this point of view, but he doesn't have any other ideas.He doesn't care about orcs or rot, he just wants to get his job done.And...he looked at Youxiang and said, "What do you think? To be honest, I don't think this matter has anything to do with you at all."

"Although I really don't have any clue... But Miss Wanda and the others... have no other way." Everyone is suffering from this disease... Youxiang said, "I want to try my best, in case it is true If only I can... I can't leave it alone!"

I don't understand your mood.Why can't we just leave it alone?This is something completely irrelevant to you, in fact you don't even know how to do it?Everything is based on the inexplicable words of an inexplicable person. These orcs are just getting to know each other, so why can't they just leave it alone?

"Mr. Yiji... Do you want to go back?" Youxiang didn't notice Yiji's mood, she just asked carefully, "Mr. Luo said that he also wanted to help...so our itinerary may change. No I'm going to Montagne immediately. Well, Iji-san..."

"If Trafalgar still wants to hire us, we won't give up on the mission." In this regard, Yizhi is quite serious, but now he doesn't quite understand one thing, "Do you want me to stay?" ?”

"This, this matter should be decided by Mr. Luo..." After all, he is the one who pays.Youxiang lowered her head slightly, and said a little embarrassedly, "It's just... If I'm only talking about my own thoughts, I hope Mr. Yiji can take a good rest first, and then... If, if you can help!"

"…………why?"

"Eh? Because, because Mr. Iji is protecting me..."

"That's my job."

"Even so, Iji-san did it to protect me. Besides, Niji-san took care of me for a long time, and Yuji-san even gave me snacks. I think you guys are good people... I just, think that if you can be with Iji-san Just be friends..."

become friends……?What is a friend... This kind of concept has never been considered.not understand.There are too many things that I don't understand.Yiji looked away from looking at Youxiang, and stood up: "I'll go check on Nizhi and the others first. And... Youxiang. Don't worry about my affairs so much... I will protect you like that You, because fighting is the only thing I can do."

"Mr. Iji..."

"...I can only do so much. It's work, and it doesn't need any special care."

After saying that, Iji left the campfire.Youxiang looked at her back, and said sadly, "Matthew... Is Mr. Iji mad at me..."

"He shouldn't be angry." You don't know what he looks like when he is angry.Matthew said, "He just doesn't understand some of the emotions we are used to. He is a little different from his brother and human beings, Miss Youxiang. They lack the emotions that some people should have. This is not voluntary, There's nothing they can do."

Is that so...isn't this...isn't it even more sad?Youxiang said: "Matthew... Then in the previous correct world, what were Mr. Iji and others like? What about Miss Wanda's people?"

"Mr. Iji and the others are princes of a powerful country. Although they also do work like mercenaries, because of some things that happened in the past, I think we should have become friends with them. Miss Wanda's clan should be They're called fur people. They live in a place where few humans go, in peace and tranquility."

"I see." Correct it then.Youxiang made up her mind, "Actually, I was also hesitant to say something about the brave before, because maybe in this brand new world, some people have obtained happiness that they couldn't obtain before. If you just tell them everything It's a lie, and they are too pitiful."

"Miss Youxiang really likes to worry~"

"That's right, I'm worried about strangers who I don't know at all and don't know if they exist. It's just... I don't think we need to completely overthrow everything here according to the way the world used to be." You Xiang said, " Wouldn't it be okay to just correct the bad things and make everyone happier, Matthew?"

"Haha... I never imagined such a path, Miss Youxiang." To overthrow or not to overthrow, I have thought about it for a long time.And it doesn't matter whether to overthrow or not, it just makes people happier... This kind of troublesome choice, I am afraid that only the brave in this world will really make it.Matthew laughed and said, "You really haven't changed at all, Miss Youxiang."

"Hmm...isn't it better if it hasn't changed?"

"It's true for you." Matthew's voice became brisk, and he said, "Then let's do what you want, Miss Youxiang."

"Is it really okay? I thought Matthew would say I was naive or something..."

"It is indeed very naive, very dreamy, and very romantic! This kind of ambiguous decision is bound to encounter huge obstacles, and then frequently fall into a dilemma. If it were me, I would definitely not choose this way." Matthew said a little excitedly, "However, heroes are heroes precisely because they always choose the side that is more difficult!"

"A brave man...is he a hero?"

"A hero who is still on the road. Whether he can become a hero depends entirely on his choice." And you, no matter how you approach the pirates, you still have the potential to become a hero.Matthew said, "Then let's be heroes, Ms. Youxiang! I've had enough of being villains too! It's time to do something good! After all, we're 'Heroes'!"

"I don't understand what Matthew said... Was Matthew a villain before?!"

"Huh? When did I say I'm a good person?"

"what?!!"

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The author has something to say:

Iji: I'm just a heartless working machine.

It's still Iji: I was put on a knee pillow, it smells so good, so comfortable, I don't want to get up.

Matthew: I'm really a villain who hates humans.

Or Matthew: Hahahaha!I want to be a brave man! !

Luo: Then this time I will be the next episode preview.In the next chapter, I will be with Youshan Karuqiu.complete.

Ace: This is not a preview of the next episode, but a delusion.