NOVEL NEXT Chapter 25 Hope
Jiuli, dilapidated town.
After the Onigashima War, all members of the Beasts Pirates entered the Flower Capital. Not only was Kurozumi Orochi's power uprooted, but the lives of the people in the capital were also greatly affected. People were panicked. Many people left the capital and fled to Wanokuni. Take refuge in various places.
In this dilapidated town, where only poor people usually live, there are also many people from the capital who have fled the city.
Tsuru, the female teahouse owner, has been sparing no effort to take care of these people these days, providing them with food and medical assistance, and has received heartfelt thanks from many people.
Also helping and taking refuge in her store were a white-haired old man wearing a mask and a little girl who always wore her signature smile.
The old man's name is Tenguzan Feite, who once took Luffy in when he entered Wanokuni. He is a swordsmith.
The little girl named Huzi was once the personal maid of the capital courtesan Xiao Zi, and was also the victim of a failed artificial Devil Fruit.
Tenguyama Hitotsu looked at the refugees with sad faces and said slowly: "There are more and more refugees every day. These are all the consequences of the war! Tsuru, you can't save them!"
Tsuru, who had sweat stains on his face and a bandage around his left eye, was preparing tea and snacks at the moment. He looked startled, then continued working, and said with a faint smile: "As long as you live, you must do something! This is what a man taught me. thing!"
At this time, Huzi held two pieces of dark dough, ran to the old man with a smile, and said: "Hahaha, grandpa, let's eat it for you!"
Tenguyama Fei Te looked at this poor and sensible girl and couldn't help but smile: "I'm not hungry, please eat more!"
Toko was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed loudly. He stuffed the rough and unpalatable dough into his mouth, but shed tears of happiness. This was already a very considerable amount of food.
The way Tenguyama Feiteru looked at her, he immediately thought of his young female apprentice whose whereabouts were unknown. He had lost news since the end of the Onigashima battle, and sighed in his heart: "Ayu, you must live!"
"As long as you are alive, there is hope!"
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Jiuli, in a treetop wooden house deep in a jungle.
A bandaged little girl was lying weakly on the floor to rest.
There were two huge animals napping her outside the house, a kama and a baboon.
Ayu has the Paramecia Dumpling Fruit ability. She can pull out edible dumplings from her cheeks. Animals or artificial Demon fruit powers that eat the dumplings will be tamed by them. She has repeatedly instigated the Beasts Pirates in the Onigashima War. Greatly changed the situation of the war.
This is the residence of Ayu and her master Tenguyama Feiteru. After escaping from the Battle of Onigashima, she has been recuperating here, and her two pets have been looking after her.
At this time, a female warrior with a human face and horse body came towards us from a distance. Her four strong legs easily crossed the obstacle and jumped onto the tree house.
The Beasts Pirates logo was clearly engraved on her waistband, but the two beasts showed no hostility towards her, instead showing innocent smiles.
The woman said: "Just leave this to me. You go and fill your stomach first!"
The two creatures immediately jumped down from the top of the tree with confidence, disappeared into the jungle.
Inside the room, Ayu also opened her eyes and smiled weakly: "Ma Mei, are you here?"
Beasts Pirates Speed is a person with artificial Devil Fruit horse form ability. He was originally subordinate to Jack, but after eating the dumplings made by Ayu using Devil Fruit, he recognized him as his master and fought to his death many times to protect her safety.
Ayu was able to escape from the ghost island after Luffy and others were defeated, and it was she and the two pets who tried their best to escort him out of danger.
Speed, who was originally beautiful, showed an exaggerated smile like a horse's face when he saw her, and said with a smile: "Master, I'm here to see you!"
During this period, Speed had been secretly sending precious food and medicine to Ayu.
While Ayu was devouring the exquisite rice balls and sushi she brought, she asked, "Ma Mei, is there any news recently?"
Speed said seriously: "Flower City has been chasing down Orochi's gang members recently. The streets are full of Beasts Pirates people, and many people are scared!"
"Also, the Kozuki family... was wiped out!"
Ayu paused for a moment after holding the rice ball in her hand, her expression froze for a moment, and then she asked eagerly: "What about Brother Luffy and the others? Is there any news about them?"
Speed replied: "The Straw Hat boy lost all news after the war, and his whereabouts are unknown. His friends have also been imprisoned by Kaido-sama. I heard that they will be escorted to the prisoner quarry in Rabbit Bowl recently! "
Ayu lowered her head and bit the rice ball without saying a word, tears and snot dripping down unconsciously.
Speed couldn't help but said: "Master, it's better not to worry about others due to your current situation!..."
Suddenly her face showed pain.
Ayu was startled and hurriedly checked her condition, only to find that the other party's back was covered with blood marks left by the whipping, some of which had condensed into scabs, and some were still new.
"Ma Mei, did they do this to you?" Ayu couldn't care less about her sadness at this time and started to panic.
Speed smiled calmly and said: "Kaido-sama is so merciful that he spared the lives of those of us who were really beaten. We are already very lucky! These small physical pains are nothing!"
Ayu couldn't help crying again: "I'm sorry, Ma Mei! You suffered because of me, but I'm still worried about others!"
"It's okay, Master! The most important thing now is for you to recover and then escape from this country together!"
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New World, a certain country.
In a certain restaurant.
"Have you heard? The little devils of the Evil Generation were ravaged by Kaido! Before, they shouted arrogantly to defeat the Four Emperors and become the Pirate King. But now the captain's life and death are unknown, and the crew members have become prisoners one by one! It's really funny. Got it!"
"However, those young pirates should not be underestimated. They have defeated many powerful enemies before, and many Shichibukai were defeated by them! Even the Four EmperorsBIG.MOM lost!"
"So what? The most stupid thing about them is that they faced Kaido so early! That is the strongest pirate in the world, and there is no way anyone can beat him!"
"In short, the limelight of the Evil Generation has completely passed. Now the New World is still the sea area ruled by the Four Emperors! The sea emperors are not opponents that can be defeated by talent!"
The guests heatedly discussed the recent major events in New World.
At this time, a mysterious man in a black cloak finished his meal and silently exited the restaurant in the chaos.
He took out a life card from his arms. It had burned to the point where only a small piece of paper remained, but it still showed the direction of the owner.
"Wait for me, Luffy!"