Before dawn, Helian Wind and Kenshin had already brought Mieta back to Pucci's home. Pu Qi naturally thanked the two of them, but Helian Feng was not in the mood to listen to the other party's thanks at this time.

Because Pucci himself was also injured, there were still two doctors at home who had been with him, and Helian Feng asked two doctors to check on Kenshin, but even they had no clue about this poison.

The two doctors were sent away, and only Helian Feng and Kenshin were left in the room.

"It's the Tree of Madness (Note 1)......" Helian Feng suddenly spoke.

"What?" looked at Helian Feng for some reason, at this time, Kenshin's body had begun to appear green markings, and this toxin seemed to cause a lot of stress on the respiratory system.

"Green markings will grow on the body, and where green markings appear, the muscles and skin will become inactive, and finally cause paralysis of the respiratory system, and the poisoned person will suffocate to death, which is the toxin of the mad tree. A chair was found in the room, and Helian Feng sat on it, crossed his legs, folded his arms behind his head, and tilted his head in some distress.

"If my guess is correct, these eight achievements are the poison of the Mad Tree......"

"Oh hello~ you actually know...... Even those doctors don't have a clue......" Kenshin, who was leaning against the head of the bed, smiled slightly, as if it wasn't himself who was poisoned.

"Have you forgotten? In our time, there were anime about this world...... There's information about this above. Helian Feng shrugged.

"Anime?" looked at Helian Feng suspiciously, how could people in the Meiji period understand what anime was~~

"Kabuki-like things......" Helian Feng explained with a serious face.

Where is the conscience of the industry!!]

"I see......," Kenshin nodded......

[You are completely misguided!]

"But I can't see that you still like this kind of thing?" laughed again, after all, in Kenshin's impression, from the time he met to the present, Helian Feng didn't seem to have any interest in anything other than martial arts.

"No...... At that time, it was just watching with others...... "He lowered his head and pushed his glasses, so that people couldn't see their own expressions clearly.

"It's just that I have a better memory...... Kindness...... Pretty much ...... When he raised his head, Helian Feng had already regained his normal demeanor.......

"But someone seems to have a lot of notebooks with him to record things......" Kenshin complained without hesitation!

Regarding Kenshin's questioning, Helian Feng just smiled......

"It's because it's so easy to remember...... That's why it doesn't seem real...... That's why I'm going to write down the things I want to remember, in case one day...... These memories are as light as the loss of ......."

……

"Don't talk about this......" Sighing, Helian Feng came to the window of the room and looked at the rising sun outside the house......

"If you want to solve the toxins of the Mad Tree, you need to grow on the same island as the Mad Tree...... A plant named [IQ] ......"

Glancing at the compass in his hand, Helian Feng tilted his head slightly......

"The direction of the island is easy to do, mainly because I don't know how far it is from here...... So I'll leave right away...... The sooner the better......"

Kenshin wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Helian Feng waving his hand......

"This matter is settled, I have already asked Yamena to prepare the ship overnight......" Glancing at Kenshin, Helian Feng pushed his glasses again.

"Although I don't know why...... Kenshin ...... I don't feel your will to survive ......"

"......" still had a harmless smile on his face, but Kenshin fell silent.

["Murder for life" is one of the ways to atone for sin...... However, the deceased is dead, and it will not help to pay for his life...... If you can use the sword to save more people...... In order to achieve true atonement...... "Executioner Draws the Sword" is how to live to the Meiji era ......] beyond the memory of ordinary people, even if he only watched it once, Helian Feng still remembered this line clearly.

Helian Feng felt right, as the Scarlet Village Kenshin, nicknamed [Murder and Drawing Sword] in the troubled times at the end of the Edo period, originally thought he was relieved because of a terminal illness (Note 2), but he didn't expect an accident and came to this strange world, and the people of the Meiji period were not those who were influenced by a large number of time-traveling works in modern times, and this kind of event completely negated their daily concepts, so that Kenshin suddenly fell into confusion.

And after this period of confusion passed, the desire to die to pay for one's life once again prevailed, especially since this world no longer had the concern of Kamiya Xun.

"Papapa~" The noisy footsteps suddenly broke the silence between the two......

"It seems like a lot of people ......," Kenshin put on that smile again.

"Ah~" Absentmindedly responded, Helian Feng looked out the window......

"It's just...... That's it for us to see us off......"

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Time goes an hour ago......

On a luxury passenger ship at the marina, Maha sits in his room, with a monitor on the wall taking in the view of the two floors below.

Because the sky is about to dawn, business has gradually cooled down.

"Bangbang Bang ......" rhythmic knocking sounded at the door.

"How's it going?" Glancing at the henchman who walked in, Maha yawned heavily.

"White has been killed by those two...... henchman bowed his head slightly.

Hearing this, Maha's squinted eyes suddenly lit up, as if the fatigue of the night had flown away in an instant.

"How can there be such a vicious creature in the city of food! It's terrible!!" said Maha with a strange smile on his face, but he made a look of surprise.

"Isn't Pucci already running for mayor!, why kill my poor ~~~~~friend to her opponent," sighed again, Maha took out a cigar and threw it into his mouth, crunching it.

"Yes...... As law-abiding citizens, we have an obligation to report to the Navy......" The henchman also smiled slightly and withdrew.

Maha covered his eyes as if holding back tears......

But the corners of the mouth hooked up a strange arc......

"Poor - old white ......"

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"What are you going to do? This is Mayor Pucci's residence......"

Yamena, who had just returned from the docks, saw at least one detachment of navy surrounding the door of the mansion, and immediately frowned and rushed over.

"Are you?" said a young navyman with braided hair as he approached Yamena, frowning deeply.

"......" Seeing the logo of the young man on his shoulder, Yamena immediately raised his eyebrows.

Arrived at the position of Osaku at such a young age!

"I'm Mayor Pucci's butler...... Yamena Halle, Mayor Pucci is appointed by the World Government, and it is not something that your navy can invade casually. Yamena snorted coldly and looked at the big Zuo in front of him.

"I'm the Mole Dazuo of the 73rd Detachment of the Navy......" also raised his eyebrows, and the Mole Dazuo looked at Yamena, took a piece of paper handed over by his subordinate next to him, and unfolded it in front of Yamena's eyes.

"According to our intelligence, two prisoners killed Pursy's previous rival in the election, White Bavent, and are now hiding here...... This is the search warrant I applied for......"

Amena's pupils shrank suddenly......

Although the mole didn't say it explicitly, the meaning of that sentence was already very clear, if Helian Feng and Kenshin were really discovered, then I am afraid that Mayor Pucci would be convicted of buying murder! But now the two of them are in the guest room of the mansion......

"Humph!"

Glancing at Yamena, the mole Dazuo directly pushed him away and walked in first.

"Search!"

"Yes!!"

……

……

Half an hour later......

"Report to Dazuo! Nothing was found!"

"Report Dazuo!

Report ......

As the navy searched the house, it slowly returned, but there was no sign of it.

Frowning, the mole closed its eyes and tapped its fingers lightly......

Until the last search party returned, nothing had been found.

"Mole Osa ...... Is your search over?" was the mayor of Pucci, who was pushed out of the room in a wheelchair, and in his arms was Mietta, who was crying.

Mayor Pucci, who had recaptured his daughter, looked much better, and when he spoke at this time, he showed even more majesty......

Frowning fiercely again, Mole Dazuo sighed and saluted Mayor Pucci with a standard military salute.

"I'm sorry...... I'm bothering you so early, but it's our duty, so please understand......"

After speaking, seeing that Mayor Pucci just had a calm face and didn't react, Mole Dazuo didn't say much, and turned around and left here with the team.

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In the city of food shrouded in the morning light, people have already set up their stalls early, and the fragrance of the night market has not yet dissipated, and it is once again relayed by the morning market......

The two of them walked in the market, looking left and right, as if looking for something they liked.

It's just that among the two, the one with long red hair and a short head is obviously not in good health, and he gives people a feeling of weakness step by step.

It was Helian Feng and Scarlet Village Kenshin.

"Oh~ You're really laid-back......" Kenshin shrugged as he looked at Helian Feng, who was standing in front of a butcher shop.

"It seems that the person who killed it has a lot of impact~~" Helian Feng smiled nonchalantly, looking at the piece of meat hanging there by the boss.

"Since the Navy has already gone to Mayor Pucci's house, the dock is probably also blocked, and it is no different to be early or late...... That's it, boss!"

Helian quickly paid the bill, and then put the large steak into the sack and carried it over his shoulder.

"How are you feeling now?" Helian Feng looked at Kenshin.

"It's a little hard to breathe......" With a wry smile, Kenshin touched his chest, which was even more dull now than before.

……

The two stopped talking and walked silently in the direction of the dock......

"Those two over there!"

Not long after the two arrived at the dock, a voice came from behind them.

"Really back ......" pouted, Helian Feng had already seen clearly, it was a patrolling navy who stopped the two.

It is impossible to impose martial law on a large port like the City of Gastronomy, it is nothing more than to increase the number of patrolling navies and inspect every ship, and if you are lucky, it is not impossible to go all the way to the side of the ship without being detected.

It's just that as soon as the two entered the dock, they were already discovered.

"The fourth ship on the left...... That little boat ......" Helian Feng glanced at it, and saw the ship that Yamena had prepared......

"Really...... Special......" Kenshin was slightly stunned, and wanted to ask Helian Feng how to tell the difference, but after a closer look, he found that the small boat was different from the ordinary ship in terms of structure.

And at this time......

The Navy had already come behind the two.

"Turn your face around......"

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PS: Note 1 - From One Piece Theatrical Version 10

Note 2 - From the Rogue Kenshin Star Frost Arc (although quoted, I definitely don't recognize the Star Frost Arc)