Sitting on the branches of a large tree, you can see a sea of misty trees. The light of the sky fell through the mist and fell on the crystal dewdrops, reflecting the splendor of dreams, and strange plants grew abundantly, blooming unknown flowers, untainted by the world, just like the kingdom of fairyland.

The little girl in the white shirt and skirt sat on the high branches and dangled her two white feet, humming a brisk tune, and her two white and tender little fat hands fiddled with a small gray box, turning it over and over. The long blonde hair curled slightly, and a small string of silver bells in the left ear made a crisp and pleasant sound as the little girl shook gently.

The bird, which was not afraid of life at all, stopped on the branch and stared at the little girl curiously. Jumped a few times and flapped his wings and flew away.

The round little white bear climbed up the tree along the irregular tree ladder a little clumsily, and its short hands and feet looked clumsy but extremely nimble, and it called out the little girl's name, "Annie!" ”

"Huh?" The little girl in the strap skirt turned her head, and saw a round ball rolling in front of her, and her pretty little face wrinkled, "Wow~ Bebo, you are so dirty!" ”

"I'm sorry."

"I'm not blaming you!" Looking at the bear cub who sank into the black line for a second, Anne stretched out her fat little hand with a headache to pull it up, patted his fluff, and removed some of the grass blades stuck to his head, "You fell?" ”

The little white bear's face turned red, even the fluff swelled slightly, twisted, and took out a small jar from his pocket, "I just bought new honey, share half of it." ”

Anne is Bebo's best friend, so when Bebo gets the honey, she wants to share it with Anne as soon as she gets it. Because Anne has been looking a little unhappy lately.

Bebo looked at the little gray box that Anne had set aside, and Anne had become a little strange since the Boss of the Cat-bellied Snake gave it to Anne yesterday. Bebo instinctively felt that Anne didn't seem to be happy, even though she didn't look any different from usual.

Beporte went to ask Sander's mother, and Sander's mother also thought that Anne had something on her mind, maybe the box had something to do with Anne's background, but Anne never opened the box.

Anne was stunned for a moment, a little moved, animal intuition is far more acute than human senses, although Bebo didn't understand the reason, she felt her hidden feelings, "Thank you, Bebo." ”

After taking the sweet honey jar, Anne's mood also brightened, and she flew down with Bebo, all the way to the town, "Let's go, let's go home, Mother Sander will probably look for us in a while." ”

Bebo nodded, clenching Anne's hand involuntarily. Although as long as he didn't get far away from Annie, he wouldn't fall even if he let go, but Bebo was still a little flustered.

It is no secret that Anne will fly in Merkmo.

Nine years ago, the boss of the cat-bellied snake picked up little Anne, who was just over a year old in the forest, and although she was very repulsive to humans and outsiders, she would not kill a completely harmless child.

What's more, to the shock of the cat-bellied snake boss and others at the time, the animals in the forest did not want to harm this "delicious snack" at all, but were taking care of her.

Animals with soft fur surrounded her, shielding her from the cold wind of the night, petite birds, squirrels and other small animals brought dew and wild fruits, and even organic animals went to the homes of the townspeople to steal food.

And the boss of the cat-bellied snake followed these "thieves" and found little Annie.

In the past nine years, the pure Mao people have fully accepted Annie's cunning, after all, little Annie is indeed a likable child. Although little Anne is not a pure Maoist, the residents of Merkmo prefer to affectionately refer to her as "Zou's daughter".

For as long as Anne can remember, she has been the king of the night in the Duchy of Merkmo, the adopted daughter of the boss of the cat-bellied snake. She had extraordinary talents, magical abilities, and Zo'u had given her a gift, said Cat's father.

But this qiē cognition was not until yesterday.

Bebo, the child of Mother Sander, the mother bear who has been in charge of taking care of Anne, is an introvert who occasionally attracts bullying from the town's troublemakers. After Anne unceremoniously pinned the little bastards to the ground and beat them severely, Anne became the nemesis of the town's little bastards, and little Bebo became Annie's loyal little friend and little tail.

Most of the residents of Merkmo still retain the simplicity and warmth of being animals. Anne often used her special talents to help plants and crops grow, which quickly made her a popular target for Merkmore, and she also earned her reputation as "Zou's daughter".

Anne loves the simplicity of the people and is happy to use her magic to help everyone.

"Hey, little Annie! Freshly picked apples, let's have one. Uncle Kacha, the raccoon who sells fruits, was used to seeing Annie pulling Bebo flying in the air, and enthusiastically threw out two bright red apples, "Little Bebo also has one." ”

Anne slowed down her flight and floated two apples.

The two little ones thanked in unison, "Thank you, Uncle Kacha~"

"No thanks, no thanks~" Uncle Kacha waved his hand indifferently, and continued to nest back on the small recliner and lazily sell.

Annie dragged Bebo and continued to fly towards the tavern that Mother Sander ran down the street.

Although Merkmo is xenophobic, the news to the outside world is not far behind. Since [Zou] is an ancient capital on the back of the elephant ancestor, not an island, there is no magnetic field. There is usually no fixed pointer here. Occasionally, however, there will be some uninvited guests, such as pirates.

Mama Sander's tavern is off the main street, and residents who have worked all day are always here to relax with a drink after a hard day's work.

Anne landed on the side of the street with Bebo, and saw Leon the Lion, one of the three gunners of Inuarashi under the Duke of Inuran, the King of Daylight, sternly directing a group of people to carry the box to the stronghold.

"What are these Uncle Leons?" Anne said hello to Leon the Lion, and poked her head with some curiosity.

"Ha, it's just some pirates who don't have long eyes and think highly of themselves." Leon the Lion slowed his tone when he saw the two little ones, patted Anne and Bebo's little heads, and spoke softly.

In Zou, the Duchy of Merkmo is divided into a day kingdom and a night kingdom. The daytime is ruled by the king of the day, the Duke of Inuran, and the night is ruled by the king of the night, the cat-bellied snake boss. The messengers who traveled between the two kings day and night were called "king's birds" by the citizens, and Anne was one of them.

Although Anne is the adopted daughter of the cat-bellied snake, the people on Duke Inulan's side do not have a bad impression of her.

"Trying to mess around in the principality, I taught them a hard lesson and threw them all into the sea. These are trophies! Leon clenched his fists and raised, who dared to bully the heads of the people of Merkmo, he was the first not to allow it.

At this time, a bear man carrying a long wooden box was probably partially blocked by the box, and stepped into the gap of the aqueduct, and immediately leaned forward unsteadily, and the long box hit another person carrying the wooden box in front of him, knocking him to the ground.

"Be careful!"

The sheep man who was hit was not injured, but he was injured by the box he threw to the ground. The box was smashed open, the treasure was thrown to the ground, and there was a child in a coma?

"The ...... of Humanity Gremlin? ”

Everyone looked at each other, not expecting a human child in the box.

Originally, Leon didn't want to care, thinking about throwing him into the sea like those pirates. But Anne was on the side, and he hesitated, the little child looked about the same age as Anne, and had many injuries on his body. Although everyone treats Anne as a kind, they have to admit that this child covered in injuries is the same race as Anne.

"He's having a fever!" When Bebo got closer, he noticed that something was wrong with the boy, tried it with his paws, and found that he was indeed feverish, and immediately screamed loudly.

Anne looked at Leon, her big crimson eyes blinking and watery.

Leon helplessly raised his forehead, okay, okay, it seems that the idea of throwing this little ghost into the sea is unlikely.

"Annie? Bebo? Oh! Oh, my God! How is this kid covered in wounds! "Mother Bear Sander, who had been cleaning in the tavern, heard Bebo shouting and walked out with a rag, and saw the little boy lying on the side covered in wounds. Frightened, the rag fell to the ground.

Leon rolled his eyes at the sky, forget it, let's just pretend that he didn't see anything.

"Hey, Bebo, come and help!" Anne greeted happily, and together with Bebo, they helped the little boy to his feet.

Mother Sander helped the two children open the door, "You help him in first, and I'll call Dr. Songduo." ”

Anne nodded, and used her flying magic to float the little boy in the air, and since the little boy was unconscious, Anne had to let Bebo hold him underneath and pull him herself.

I finally moved the person to Bebo's room. The two went their separate ways to fetch water and find towels.

Anne dipped a clean towel in water, carefully avoiding some of the wounds, and wiped the little boy's dirty face. He was thin and looked a little malnourished. Probably suffered a lot.

"Kora...... Pine...... Cora...... Mr. ......"

"Songta cake?" Bebo leaned closer, but only heard some muffled babble.

Anne almost choked on her own saliva, "Look at the painful look on his face, it is impossible for him to shout Songta Cake!" ”

"I'm sorry."

"I'm not blaming you!" For Beibo's ultra-low resistance to blows, Anne really can't complain.

(⊙o⊙) Oh. Good! ”

You're recovering so fast! Well, she still complained. The little girl bent forward in frustration.

Sander's mom soon returned with the doctor. Doctor Squirrel cleans and bandages the boy's wounds. After glancing at the thermometer, in Anne's frightened eyes, she neatly gave another shot to the little boy who was mummified by her.

"Okay, he'll wake up when his fever subsides, and come back to me when he has any questions." Miss Squirrel smiled softly, completely unable to tell that she was the one who had just been treated roughly.

Oh my god, I don't want to get sick in the future!! Anne and Bebo shook from foot to head.

"This is an ointment for trauma, change the medicine once a day, this is an anti-inflammatory drug, take it twice a day after waking up, warm water." Dr. Squirrel left the wound medicine and left.

"Goodbye, doctor."

After seeing off the doctor, Mama Bear patted the two little ones on the shoulders and told them to stay here and take care of them, while she went to the front store to take care of the business and prepare lunch by the way.

Bebo squatted on the edge of the bed for a while and got bored, so he took a book of nautical charts in front of his desk and read it.

Anne sat on the small chair beside the bed and looked at the little boy lying on the bed, this child had a strange power in him, which she had noticed when they first met. She had never seen this kind of power.

Thinking about it, Anne condensed and activated the [Astral Pathway].

It was one of her little gifts, the ability to see through all appearances and see things as they were.

Through the Astral Pathway, Anne saw the source of that power, a heart-shaped fruit with a strange pattern.

It turns out that he is a Devil Fruit ability.

Anne had heard the Cat-bellied Snake Boss talk about the fruit, the Devil Fruit. Those who eat it can have demonic and incredible powers. However, after eating the Devil Fruit, he will be rejected by the sea and turn into a landlubber, no matter how good his swimming ability was before.

"Kora...... Pine...... Mr...... Don't die ......"

Anne came back to her senses and saw that the boy's tears in his sleep had been soaked with bandages, and his feelings were shrouded in deep sadness and despair, even affecting her.

After a moment's hesitation, Anne reached out and took the scarred hand beside the bed.