Chapter 60: Partners

Yuba, known as the largest oasis in Alabastan and the crossroads of the Western Desert, used to be the city for many travelers and merchants every day. "Words, feelings, first, http://www.Klxsw.com

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But when the Straw Hats arrived at Yuba, they found that it had also become a city about to be swallowed up by the merciless yellow sand, with dry branches and dilapidated houses.

"How could this be?" Vivi's face turned pale, she really didn't expect that this once largest oasis would now become like this.

"Where are the rebels?" said the blue-haired girl, striding briskly forward.

Although no one thought that the rebels would still be stationed in the abandoned town, they followed Vivi inside.

Later, the Straw Hats find the only person left in the town in a large pit.

This is a thin old man, the skin on his face has become as rough as tree bark because of dryness, and he is digging hard in a big pit at this time, leaving everyone with only a thin back.

"Is it a traveler? I'm sorry, this town has dried up" The old man crawled out of the pit and looked at Wei Wei and the others, "But if you want to rest here for a while, it's still fine, there are many empty houses here......"

“…… That's the only thing the town can be proud of at the moment. ”

In order not to be discovered by the old man, Vivi covered the lower half of her cheek with a veil while gently pulling Sherlock's clothes.

Sherlock nodded understandingly, stepped forward, first bowed to the gray-faced old man very gracefully, and then asked softly:

"Uncle, I heard that the rebels have all migrated to [Katerea], is this true?"

"You're quite well-informed...... old man gave Sherlock a strange look, and then said in a tone of extreme disappointment: "That's right, those fools are gone, if you are also here to join the rebels, please leave quickly, you are not welcome here!"

After hearing the conversation between the two, the Straw Hats all had disappointed expressions, and when Vivi said that Cateleya was actually not far from the original Rape Flower Port, Luffy and the others' faces became even more ugly, and they had run for nothing this time.

Sanji stretched out his hand and flicked the cigarette ash, and asked with some confusion, "Hey, Sherlock, if I heard me correctly, you were just asking if the rebels had migrated to Catlea, right?"

"Glasses, did you already know that the rebels were no longer here!" the blue-haired girl stared at Sherlock with her dark eyes, as if trying to see a flower in his face.

"Why don't you sue me?!"

Luffy and the others also looked at the sorcerer with puzzled eyes at the same time, after all, Sherlock's approach this time was too nonsensical.

"That's right, before I reached the west bank of the Santo River, I already knew about this through the intelligence gathered by the Guò navy. ”

Sherlock pushed his glasses calmly, took a deep breath, and said in an extremely calm tone, "I deliberately didn't sue you." ”

(Sherlock...... )

Nami raised a delicate eyebrow, and although she didn't see anything in Sherlock's eyes this time, her instincts told her that the sorcerer's actions were meaningful.

Sauron's expression was stern and he didn't say a word.

"Sherlock, that's what's wrong with you!" the little reindeer looked angry.

Usopp listened to the long nose and nodded, obviously also very dissatisfied with the sorcerer's concealment.

Luffy picked his nose, "yes, Charlotte, don't you want to help Vivi?"

Sighing lightly, Sherlock was about to explain, but was interrupted by the old man who was excited to hear Vivi's name.

"Weiwei, are you really Princess Weiwei? Thank God, you're still alive!" The old man burst into tears with excitement, he stepped forward tremblingly, grabbed the blue-haired girl's hand, and said astringently: "Don't you recognize me......?"

Hearing this, Wei Wei carefully looked at the old man's face again, and found that his eyebrows were so familiar, and the chubby and kind face in his memory slowly overlapped with this weather-beaten old face.

"Are you...... Uncle Doto?!" Vivi covered her mouth in great surprise, she really didn't expect that her childhood friend's father would now become like this.

Just as the two people who hadn't seen each other for a long time were catching up, Chopper's expression suddenly changed, he raised his little head and sniffed with his nose, and then shouted at everyone in a little panic: "Oh no, everyone!

As a baby reindeer, Chopper was born with a strong instinct for all kinds of natural disasters.

…………

In the desert, there is nothing more terrifying than this giant sandstorm that can swallow a qiē.

Before the tsunami-like yellow sand wave came, Uncle Doto had already led the Straw Hats into a sturdy house, and looking at his skillful appearance, it seemed that he had experienced such a natural disaster not once or twice.

The sand rustled against the stone wall and made a continuous sound, and the wind and sand outside were so strong that the small house was trembling slightly.

"Over the years, a sandstorm has hit Yuba almost every few days, and with not a drop of rain falling, Yuba's oasis has become like this. Doto closed the door of the house, shook his head helplessly, and then told Weiwei and the others about the rebels.

……

“…… I've always believed in the King, and I believe in the King that he's not like that!" Doto covered his head with his dry hands, and collapsed to the ground with a painful face, his wrinkled face full of tears: "Vivi, please, please stop those fools!"

"Uncle Doto......" Weiwei hurriedly picked up Doto from the ground, her eyes becoming more and more determined: "Don't worry, I will definitely stop the rebels!"

"Enough!"

"How long are you going to fool yourself, Vivi. Sherlock, who was sitting in a chair next to him, let out a loud shout.

"Glasses, why do you say that?" Wei Wei looked at Sherlock, who was still as calm and calm as usual, and bit her lip lightly, her eyes were full of confusion and anger.

Sherlock ...... x5

Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper looked at the sorcerer at the same time, and it was the first time they had seen Sherlock, who had always been amiable, talking in this tone.

Sanji frowned, "Hey, Sherlock, how can you talk to a lady like that?"

"Stop the rebellion, what do you do to stop the rebellion, do you naively think that you can convince the 700,000 rebels with just your mouth?" Sherlock ignored the advice of the curly-eyebrowed cook, and his tone became even more violent: "Do you think Alabastan will believe in a gang of unknown pirates, or will it believe in their [national heroes]?"

"If you go like this, you'll fall into the trap of the sand crocodile. ”

"Wake up, Vivi, who do you think you are? You can't do anything but watch those people live in misery, watch them take their last breath at the end of their lives, with endless resentment against your father, and watch the sand crocodile effortlessly take over your beloved country. ”

"Because, you're just a fool living in a dream!"

"Bastard, how can you talk like that?" Uncle Doto on the side heard this eye-eyed man speak so disrespectfully to the princess of their country, and immediately exploded, he picked up the shovel on the ground, as if he was going to fight Sherlock for his life, and the startled Usopp and Chopper, who had turned into a gorilla, quickly stopped him.

Princess Vivi lowered her eyes, her sky-blue hair covering the upper half of the girl's face, making it impossible for others to see her facial expression, but judging from Vivi's trembling body and the gradually oppressive atmosphere around her, her expression must be ugly.

As the sorcerer's words became heavier and heavier, the trembling of the blue-haired girl's body became more and more intense, and in the end, Princess Weiwei, who couldn't bear it anymore, raised her head suddenly, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes.

"What do you understand?Sherlock!" Vivi strode towards Sherlock in a rage, and she was so angry that she even began to call the sorcerer's real name, and she reached out with both hands and lifted Sherlock from her chair.

"The country I love is being subjected to an unimaginable rebellion! I don't know how many people are losing their lives every day because of this rebellion, and if I don't stop the rebels, how can I save this country!"

"I'm naïve? What's wrong with me thinking that, I don't want anyone to die, is that wrong!!?

Princess Vivi's pretty face flushed with excitement, and as she spoke, she slammed her small fist into Sherlock's chest as if she were slamming it hard, and the muffled sound of a thump was clear in the silent room where pins could be heard.

Sherlock didn't dodge, didn't speak again, just silently endured, he looked at the blue-haired girl's eyes like broken stars, and his heart was very uncomfortable.

This qiē is really too heavy for a sixteen-year-old girl.

(Forgive me, Vivi, for your country, for your own sake, you must now understand what you should do!, the wicked man who woke you up, let me do it...... Sherlock said to himself.

However, just as Sherlock was about to continue to say something, the stupid cargo captain, who had been standing quietly on the sidelines, suddenly did something that made everyone's jaws fall out in shock.

Bang! Princess Vivi fell to the ground.

"People will die, Vivi. Luffy put away his fist at the blue-haired girl and gently pressed the straw hat on top of his head, his face was sad or joyless, and he was almost like two people with his usual heartless appearance.

(Hey, hey, I wanted to 'wake up' her, but I didn't really hit her with my fist!) Sherlock looked at Vivi, who was slowly getting up with her face covered, and her heart was extremely messy.

"Luffy, you bastard...... "The chef who can't see a woman the most is about to have a seizure, but a thin figure takes the lead.

"You bastard! How dare you beat Princess Vivi!" An enraged Uncle Doto broke free from Usopp and Chopper, clenched the shovel in his hand, and slapped it towards Luffy's head.

Syllable!

The head was hit hard and Luffy only twisted his head slightly, and the weathered broken shovel broke in two, and the frightened and hot-tempered Doto immediately sat on the ground.

"Charlotte is right, you alone can't stop the rebellion. Luffy said calmly, "If we want to stop the rebellion, we can only go to Klockdahl, even I understand this truth, but why have you never mentioned it?"

"It's up to you to fight them desperately!, you idiot!!"

Oh my God, Luffy has started saying that other people are idiots, what the hell is wrong with this world?

Hearing Luffy's words, Nami and the others were silent, they weren't optimistic about Vivi's actions in the first place, just to take care of Vivi's mood and didn't make their words clear.

"Then what should I do to fight him!, he's a Seven Martial Sea!" Vivi, who was completely out of control, rushed towards Lu like an angry female leopard, and then slapped the Straw Hat Captain to the ground.

"I don't ...... anything but my own life now," Vivi gasped for air, her mind suddenly remembering the sacrificed Ikalem, and her gaze gradually lost focus.

"Then let's fight with our lives!" Luffy, who fell to the ground, suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly to the hearts of the people:

"Aren't we partners??!!!"

Boom! Luffy's words exploded in Vivi's mind like thunder, causing tears to fill the corners of her eyes in an instant.

In fact, this country is in danger, Weiwei is the most unwilling person, she can't wait to eat the meat of the sand crocodile, but she also knows in her heart that she can't beat a king of the Seven Martial Seas, so she hid this idea deep in her heart, pretending to be strong and wearing a mask used to escape reality.

Only now, she doesn't have to hide her thoughts anymore.

(yes, I'm not fighting alone, I still have buddies...... )

Sherlock looked at Princess Vivi, who was sitting on the ground and was crying loudly, sighed, and stepped forward to crouch down.

"Don't cry, Vivi, the nightmare will be over soon......"

"Woo~~.Glasses~~" may have felt a little uncomfortable covering her face and crying alone, so Vivi plunged into Sherlock's arms without hesitation, and the force almost threw the sorcerer on his head.

The rest of the people smiled when they saw this, and it seemed that Princess Weiwei's heart settlement had been unlocked.

Nephrite was in his arms, Sherlock's face flashed a trace of panic, and then calmed down in an instant, he was slightly afraid to hit Vivi's back, turned his head to look at Luffy who was sitting on the ground on the side, and the latter immediately responded with a hearty smile, as if he was also happy that Vivi's heart knot was untied.

(This stupid guy is more suitable to be that [wicked person] than me, hey~~ It seems that I am still too kind...... )

Sherlock smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and then said to the group:

"Okay, now that the purpose is clear, it's time for me to tell you my [battle plan]. ”

ps: A book friend said that the protagonist is like Colonel Chu, eh, what does this make me say, although they are all glasses men, and they are all military advisors, and they all rely on their brains to eat, and they have all played with double guns, and they all like to study, and they ......

Okay, I'll admit that I did borrow from Xia Chuxuan's character, but I may not be able to write that kind of feeling of being wise and close to a demon......