Rennes and his party, who had been able to return to the ship before dark, were disturbed by a sandstorm that was not uncommon, and had to change their itinerary temporarily.

Even if Wren had the ability to walk through a sandstorm alone, the two imps behind him and a camel carrying the goods would not be spared.

When the sandstorm was avoided, the hot sun went home to sleep, and the temperature plummeted, turning into the low temperature that Wren and a certain camel loved, and the bitter cold that could freeze the other two friends to death.

Rushing at night is indifferent to Wren, and the desert is unusually hot during the day, but extremely cold at night, and it is a miserable thing for Yihuang and Shirley to have no cold protection function at all. Although traveling at night can avoid losing too much water during the day, it consumes less energy and less water in the body than during the day. But for Shirley and Yihuang, who are still children, it seems that the burden is still too great.

The little girl, Shirley, in particular, was wearing the white dress that had been washed to white, with a few patches on it. From the snow and ice of Netheru to the scorching heat of Alabastan.

Walking in the desert terrain, even if it is hot to death, you can see many people wrapping themselves tightly. The sun here is extremely hot, and people try to avoid exposing their skin to the sun, which will cause the body to lose water faster.

The day was fine, but under such a night, the little girl crossed her arms and trembled, which was really pitiful. Ryuzaki Yihuang, who was also trembling, handed his navy blue windbreaker to the little girl without thinking about anything, although it was a sleeveless windbreaker, but it was also a piece of fabric.

"Ah, thank you."

Facing Shirley's grateful gaze, Yihuang only grinned heartily, rubbing his palms, he looked at the man walking in front, and still didn't understand.

The man who is now his own captain and boss can neither be said to be a good person nor a bad person. It's just that Shirley, a little girl who is a man who has a desire to protect, is always indifferent. In the past few days together, I really look like a ruthless, bloodless and tearless shipwright.

Just when Yihuang couldn't help but propose to take a break, a loud bang exploded in front of Wren!

The great lizard of Santa Dora, a famous product of the Kingdom of Alabastan. Giant lizards, with their size, fangs, and claws, are at the top of the food chain in the Alabastan desert. Usually hidden under the desert, it is so large that when it appears, it is the time to devour its prey. Usually a merchant group that travels through the desert should not want to pass through unharmed unless they hire mercenaries or bounty hunters.

"Gah!"

"Woohoo!"

If it weren't for the fact that it was a human and a camel, the little girl Shirley would have almost suspected that the two guys were long-lost brothers. This person and camel all looked at the Sandora lizard, which was more than ten times larger than himself, and his exaggerated expression was the same.

"Huh?"

The lazy voice didn't seem to be alarmed by the sudden appearance of the big lizard, but just ...... It's just that...... It's just that suddenly something is in your way, and that is by no means pleasant.

The Santa Dora lizard didn't hear any threat from Wren's roadside thug-like tone, and in terms of size, the three Wren were the size of small bugs plus a camel, so it was a good supper, right?

Incidentally, the Santa Dora lizard usually hunts in groups of two, with one cunning one to attract the attention of its prey and the other to the rear for the purpose of sneaking up and cutting off the rear.

Another giant Sandora lizard burst out of the ground, with a roaring voice and corrosive saliva, full of ferocity!

"Wow!! Uh, uh, uh?! ”

As a companion, the Sandora lizard had less than two seconds after its appearance, when he saw a human the size of an ant with his mouth rolling his eyes.

The great lizard of Santa Dora, who did not dare to move, looked at the ant-sized human, its purple skin covered with sweat, it swallowed its saliva, and its four paws carefully fell back......

"Huh?"

"Gah?!"

"What, there's another one."

"Woooooo

When Wren turned around sluggishly, the big lizard turned into a cloud of smoke and quickly fled with tears in the corners of its eyes.

Looking at the purple-skinned lizard in front of him with some hesitation, Wren touched his chin and wondered if this thing could be eaten, it didn't look very delicious.

Wren glanced back at the stunned Yihuang and the camel, and Shirley on the other side obviously had a full understanding of Wren's strength, and was no longer surprised. I casually told Yihuang and Shirley to collect some firewood, and they will rest here tonight, and then hurry after dawn.

Although he had never camped in the desert, Wren who had lived in the jungle was not a complete layman, but his little experience may not be used at all. I chose a sheltered place from the wind to prevent the quicksand from burying it, and then let the two imps collect firewood, there are many dead trees in this desert, and it is enough to make a fire.

The meat of the lizard that is ready to be eaten is roasted at the fire and sprinkled with spices just in time, although it is only a simple treatment for the layman, but it can barely be eaten. As much as he wanted, he could cut it himself, Wren reached out and grabbed a piece of meat that had been roasted by the fire, opened his mouth and took a bite.

The so-so taste has the addition of condiments, which has no effect on Wren, who is already a minimally picky food, but naturally he is not satisfied. When it came to Yihuang and Shirley, the two little ghosts were gobbling up, it seemed that today's day's desert trip was a big burden for them, plus they didn't eat anything at noon, and they were hungry now.

"You bastard! That's my meat! Give it back! ”

"Uh-huh! Not! ”

"Poof, hahaha."

Obviously, I wanted to be able to eat quietly, but why did that stinky little ghost and that stinky camel even eat so noisily! Wren, who has a bit of a headache, already has deep regrets for Yihuang who has completely regained his stupid nature after eating and drinking. A man and a beast each gnawed on a piece of meat, and you gave me a hoof, and I gave you an elbow to the roast meat by the fire, which caused the little girl Shirley who was far away from them to laugh happily.

Aren't camels vegetarians?

When he was very young, Wren found among the treasures he had stolen to find a book for children in the house of a rich man, and at that time he saw a picture book of a creature like a camel, if I remember correctly, this thing should be a vegetarian, right?

Whether it's carnivorous or vegetarian, it can't stop this guy and another human shame from snatching food from each other!

There is food in the purchased supplies, but if you open it here and eat it, it is completely meaningless. For this reason, Wren, who roasted this lizard, regretted a little that he let the other one run away, thinking that this one would be enough to eat, but he didn't expect that he hadn't eaten much, and the boy with a bottomless stomach and the camel that had grown into sperm ate it cleanly, and this time it was Wren's turn to be stunned.

Are you two pigs?!

If this continues, the problem of food on board alone has become an imminent and terrifying crisis!

Wren added the dead wood collected by Shirley and Yihuang to the fire little by little, and the one who slept when the camel was full of food, did not drag the mud and water at all, and Yihuang, who fell asleep against the camel, did not worry about the temperature at all. Do you have any worries about sleeping peacefully in the middle of this dangerous desert...... What are you afraid of, there are more terrifying things than monsters on our side.

"What's the matter?"

The calm speech seemed to be colder than the temperature of the night, and Wren asked without looking back, staring at the warm firelight.

Some of the little girl's newly mustered courage was crushed by the cold voice, but she cautiously came to Wren's side and handed him the things in her hand.

It was a round silver-white pocket watch with a chain, made of copper, silver-white was only a later color, the edge of the surface was carefully crafted with wavy lace, and in the center was a silver-white unicorn in chess and an insignificant magic circle.

It's not anything of value, it's less than a thousand Baileys.

"Well, that, each, and various things, thank you for taking care of it! This, this ......"

The little girl who stammered a little didn't know how to express her gratitude, but when she saw it at the stall when she was shopping for supplies today, she thought of Mr. Wren, who was extremely impatient with all kinds of things and acted in a way that was unobtrusive, I guess he would like this kind of gadget that was accurate to the second, right?

The cold gaze meant that Wren's attention was attracted to her, and he reached out to take the silver-white pocket watch and opened it, and under the glass were twelve numbers that he had never seen before.

Ⅰ，Ⅱ，Ⅲ，Ⅳ，Ⅴ，Ⅵ，Ⅶ，Ⅷ，Ⅸ，Ⅹ，Ⅺ，Ⅻ……

Probably one to twelve, right? There are various civilizations and countries in the Great Voyage, and there are many languages that are not common to each other, and there are also huge variables in cultural differences, and the writing and the like are even more bizarre. It is only in the countries of the World Government that the written and the spoken language have been unified, but there are still many countries and islands in the world that have not yet been set foot by the World Government.

Wren, who accepted the pocket watch, didn't say anything, and continued to look at the fire in front of him, which made Shirley stand behind him a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do, what kind of situation is this?

"Be smart."

The self-talk that seemed to be a reply to Shirley's actions made her nervous, and Shirley, who was about to explain something, was interrupted by Wren before she could even say anything.

"Go to bed, we'll get back to the ship tomorrow without rest. You and that kid are unpaid, and you are not allowed to eat tomorrow with my money to buy this thing. ”

The harsh words made the little girl relax the heart she was carrying, and she watched cautiously that Wren did not mean to say anything more, and then she crept to Mr. Camel and lay down, but she could not sleep.

The pocket watch does have a sense of gratitude, but more of it is a little cleverness as Wren said. Even the little girl who was temporarily sheltered by Wren and got on this boat still didn't feel safe. This is also a matter of course, Wren is a pirate, and seeing Shirley who has destroyed half of the village with one blow will not doubt the nature of his pirates.

The insecure little girl tries her best not to be killed by Wren for a random reason, whether it is the cleaning work on the ship, the sundries, the production of food, etc., she tries to do her best. This pocket watch was also bought to win the favor of this pirate, and it was just a means to achieve the purpose of protecting himself.

It's just that I seem to underestimate this pirate who can only reason with his fists, obviously he is an idiot in life, and he doesn't know much about human affairs, but because of the too pure nature of this person, he is extraordinarily sharp in some aspects!

Well, it's probably such a situation when a horse's ass accidentally hits a horse's hooves. Even if the captain didn't care about anything, Shirley, who was still uneasy, couldn't snore like the heartless teenager next to her.

There is a little gray in those beautiful eyes.,Will do the act of buying things to win favor.,More or less because of the crisis brought by this teenager.。 is older than Shirley, who is less than ten years old, and naturally has a lot more work to do, so it comes in more handy, not to mention that this guy also seems to have a certain combat ability, and he is a teenager who is much higher than Shirley in terms of use value, which exploits Shirley's living space to a certain extent.

Shirley, who finally found a place to live in this troubled world, although she didn't hate this big brother, but when she thought that his existence would squeeze her living space, she couldn't suppress the dark disgust in her little heart.

People who have never been hungry since childhood, and who have gone all the way to society, cannot understand how difficult it is for a child of Shirley's age to survive in this dangerous world without any support. Maybe they will say that children are still simple and cute, but they choose between simplicity and survival in the darkness, Shirley and they have no choice but the latter.

Wren is not a saint, he is not even a good person, and he is not interested in these things in the slightest. Looking at the fire burning in front of him, the warm flame made him tired for a long time. Except for being fatally injured and falling into a coma helplessly, he barely closed his eyes to get a good rest, but where did this fatigue come from now?

Really...... I've been affected.

Through the flames, Wren looked at the two sleeping guys, even if they were just two little ghosts, did the boring thing like their companions actually relax their spirits......

It's an incredible feeling.

Hanging the cheap pocket watch on his chest, Wren added dead wood to the fire little by little, so that the two stinky imps would not endure too much cold under the cover of the night.

The back as lonely as ever under the firelight seemed to be ...... It's not the same as it used to be.