“…… It's unpleasant. ”

"Huh?"

Walk through the land of Alabastan, in the town of Kortrea.

A big and a small figure is not at all inconspicuous? It's just that the city that should be bustling and noisy, but the situation at this time is quiet and weird.

This is also the current situation of most countries on the Great Route, where the weak land is ravaged by pirates, and the ordinary land is like this Alabastan, where the people are panicked and cannot find peace, and the country is full of the dreary and rotten atmosphere of old age. If you don't resist, you will lose both. There are very few countries that can maintain peace in these troubled times.

Of course, all this Wren was not interested in at all.

From the moment he stepped on this land, Wren felt that he could inhale sand and dust with every breath, and he could bear the cold, and Wren simply hated this kind of overly hot country, which may be the result of living on the glacier continent since he was a child.

"That...... Mr. Captain......"

Carrying a large backpack full of treasures and coins, Shirley carefully brewed her words.

She can't say that you've come to the desert and you're still dying in the cotton clothes you bought on Netherus, right? But don't blame this person, after a two-week voyage, they didn't find other small islands on the way, so naturally they couldn't buy daily necessities, and the main purpose of coming to Alabastan this time was to buy a lot of needed items.

Because the country is a summer island, a cool climate is not possible, so there are not a few shirtless people on the streets. No one would be surprised even if Wren was wearing only a pair of big pants, but this person didn't know what the reason was, and he refused to take off the clothes on his body, could it be ...... Will you be shy?

No, no, no! How can it be!

Thinking of what this person has done in the past, how can it not be associated with such a cute word as shy!

"Ah, what do you want to say?"

Wren, who was in a very bad mood, glanced at Shirley, who had not been able to come up with a statement for a long time, and the latter forced an ugly smile and could say anything.

"Woo......"

Raising his arms as if to shield himself from the hateful sun, Wren felt great remorse for leaving the ship and stepping onto the land. The pain in the body has become a matter of course, but it has the effect of sharpening the spirit. But the feeling of sweating involuntarily because of the heat is simply terrible.

"Hey...... The rest is up to you...... I'll go...... Take a break ......"

"Oh...... What?! ”

Under Shirley's incredulous gaze, the man who was his boss walked into the shady alley with heavy steps...... It's time to chill out......

It's hard to believe...... He actually gave all the treasure to a child who had known him for less than a month......

Shirley tried to resist the tempting thought of taking the money away and taking the opportunity to escape, in such a troubled world, she knew how difficult it was for a helpless child to survive, and it was not possible to do it with money. Now I finally have a big umbrella to cool off, although he is a strange person, but it is countless times better than those scum who want to eat human flesh and blood.

Though...... The weirdo hadn't even called his name once, and he didn't know the weirdo's name......

"I ...... Don't call for ......."

Some aggrieved little girls are naturally not sad about this matter, no matter how mature she is, she is just a nine-year-old child, if she can, which child does not want to live a happy and stable life under the care of her parents? Like this, there is no value in remembering even the name, and it wanders around like a wild dog......

I wiped the tip of my nose that was a little moist, and held back the tears that were extravagant and useless to my current self. The strong little girl straightened her cowardly back and prepared to do what was told.

Although the people of this country are no longer as lively as before, in the more mixed cities, seeing a thin little girl walking on the street with a big bag on her back, many malicious eyes have probed over. The better ones only want things, and the bad ones can't wait to use this little girl from skin to flesh to bone marrow! If you don't know that in addition to villains and plainclothes in the streets, it would have happened that someone put a sack on the little girl's head and took it away.

How to survive in such a harsh era, the young Shirley is ready to abandon her naivety! Yes, this must be the test that the weirdo gave himself! There is no idiot in this world who would give all his treasure to a child and then throw the child alone in the wolf's mouth! He must be secretly following behind him, setting himself up to see what decision he will make! It must be so!

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Lying in the gap between the two rooms, Wren, who was covered in shadows, was somewhat cooler, and at this time, it would be nice to have a cold bottle of rum, and it would be better to go back to the boat...... Ah, no, I have to wait for that little girl, there are a lot of things to buy, and she can't get them back to the boat alone. Although he didn't care if the little girl could take Wren or not, he was very concerned about the things he bought.

Gold and silver treasures or something need to be exchanged for the measured value, and then exchanged for universal currency, although the pirates like the feeling of bathing in the gold and silver sea, but this era is not a barbaric era after all, and the critical moment is still a piece of Bailey. These treasures were the original belongings of the ship Wren had robbed in the small garden, as well as the remnants of the three waves of pirates who had robbed Netheru and were unfortunately killed, and a rough estimate was as much as five million Baileys.

I have already explained to the sister-in-law what she wants, as for the other things, let her take care of it herself, and as for the financial aspects, as for the captain, Wren is very kind...... Well, it's just that he doesn't understand it at all.

Lying on the ground in large characters, looking at the sky that was too clear. Obviously it was an unbearable hot and unbearable situation, but Wren's heart was much clearer, and he even forgot the pain for the time being.

The sudden silence was soon interrupted by a sudden commotion, and the dull sound of punches and kicks rang out in the alley across the street. It doesn't matter if Wren is ready to squint for a while, turning the time of sleeping into exercise at night is just because of the pain in his body and not being able to sleep, it doesn't mean that he really doesn't need to rest, even if he can't get a rest mentally, he has to let his body relax for a while.

In the opposite alley, two drunken workers, who had been drunk in broad daylight, beat the homeless man who was already lying in the alley to cool off as if they wanted to vent their anger at unemployment.

Because the navy occupies the port, many people who work in the maritime industry are out of the way because of their mission. These people flocked to other industries like a honeycomb, and the clever ones were taken away, like this group of guys who only have the stupid strength to do rough work, they naturally pushed back, and then pushed back, and after sifting layer by layer, they became poor worms that no one wanted.

Some people were even forced to become pirates for this, drunk in broad daylight like now, and when passing by this alley, they didn't notice the homeless man who stepped on the ground and fell on a, and the angry workers began to vent their anger.

"Huh?"

Wren, who suddenly felt something, got up from the ground and looked at the alley.

Whether it was a drunk or a homeless man, he had no interest in it at all, but just now, he sensed a hint of ...... Sword energy?

"Hey, hiccups, woo...... This guy has good stuff with him! ”

The burping man said with a flushed face, and the other drunken guys also noticed something, the homeless man on the ground who was covered in a layer of dirt and numbness, held a simple katana in his arms, and the kick that this man kicked just now was accidentally kicked on the hard scabbard.

"Hmm...... Haven't seen it, hiccup, ...... Sword! Hehehe, yes, hiccup...... Sell for a good price, right? ”

"Hahahaha, okay! All right! Go buy two more bottles of the bar! The money is running out! ”

Saying words that they themselves might not remember when they woke up, the drunks began to snatch the knife, only to find that the damn tramp had kept the knife under him, which was clearly unworthy of him, and refused to let go!

"Damn, you bastard...... Let it go! ”

"This guy! This guy! This guy! ”

The drunkard, who was getting more and more impatient, threw the bottle on the drunkard's head, and blood and muddy wine flowed down the homeless man's head.

"Tsk! Damn it! ”

The victory, which lasted for half an hour, finally ended with the death of the homeless man, and the anger of the drunks also dissipated with the consumption of physical strength, but they were unwilling to kick the homeless man a few more times, spit a few mouthfuls of spit on his head, and one of the drunks unbuttoned his pants in the laughter of his companions, and poured the liquid that could not be held back on the head of the damn homeless man!

"Hahahaha...... Ahh?!!hh ”

The drunk, who has not yet finished the water, turns into an exclamation in the middle of laughing, and he suddenly realizes when he has flown up!! Under the stunned comments of people on the street, it has become a filthy background in the sky!

Kicking the drunk man away, Wren looked at the garbage on the ground that could no longer be described as human, originally a little interested in the sword, but now completely ruined by the puddle of urine. I hope that this garbage on the ground will carefully protect that thing under him, and don't get stained with that disgusting liquid, otherwise he won't touch that sword even if it is one of the twelve supreme fast knives!

The two drunkards, who had seen their companions take off, were stunned for a moment as if they were drunk and hallucinating, and when they saw the young man standing there, who was neither tall nor short, they seemed to be facing a dragon, their minds were blank, and they forgot to breathe, and they fainted with suffocation.

Wren, who didn't pay any attention to the two drunks, hesitated and stretched out his hand, but he didn't know where to start with the pile of garbage, find a plier to push this guy away, the sword that gave him a special feeling, no matter what, it did arouse his curiosity, if it was a good thing, even if he held back the nausea and removed the scabbard and handle, he only needed the blade inside.

He hesitated, and suddenly, he felt a lightness on his shoulders.

In the gloomy alley, an arm slammed to the ground.