Chapter 65: The Song of Immortality

The moon and the starry sky were clouded and misty at some point, and the sky darkened, and the shadows overlapped and crisscrossed like the curtain of the trees beyond the campfire.

The neighborhood seemed quiet, except for the occasional sound of a clear insect flapping its wings from somewhere, and the sound of gurgling water.

She and I looked at each other, both of them did not look very good, I noticed that someone had landed on the coast, and my heart was slightly cold, but she was stunned, and then her face was terrifyingly cold.

Apparently, this man noticed something strange and came to the same conclusion at the same time as me:

For no other reason, it's really... In the middle of the night, an unexpected visitor... It's a little bad~

She quickly turned her face away and looked precisely at the source of the strange movement in the depths of the darkness, and I looked at her quietly, except for the wariness of uninvited guests, somewhat... How so?

Was amazed by her sensitivity to Cheng dù, that is... See and hear.

Because she is too young, she looks like she is just over twenty years old, and in terms of the navy, young people of this age, whether male or female, domineering cultivation is at most just an entry.

Although each of the admirals practiced domineering, if there were to be masters, none of them were younger than thirty years old.

Even if she is born with a natural aptitude, such as my bear child, Nana had already had an omen of overlord color when she was very young, but until she entered the military school, Nana's domineering spirit had not fully awakened.

I once asked for advice, and the answer was:

Because premature activation can be unpredictable and taxing on the body, the body's instinctive consciousness can prevent awakening except in exceptional circumstances, or when life is on the line.

The human body is equivalent to a subtle machine, a potential qualification, and without certain conditions, the subconscious will seek good fortune and avoid evil, hindering the occurrence of those uncertain consequences.

Compared with the iron-blooded soldiers who fought on the battlefield, the living conditions of ordinary civilians were obviously too mild.

This is also the reason why my Nana looks like an ordinary child, because there is no need to 'do your best to survive', the natural overlord color has been in a deep sleep.

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But just now, the time when this person noticed something strange was a little late for me, I was because of the Devil Fruit, what about her? It's a 'monster' to be so young and able to cover an island within the range of what you see and hear, right?

With her gifted qualifications and her lifestyle of walking on the tip of a knife over the years, she is very young now, and she is very brilliant when she sees and hears it.

In addition to the surprise I had at first, I slowly had other thoughts.

Saying... On the part of the Navy, when was there such a brilliant young man?

There is no rumor about the naval headquarters in Marlingford, you know, in recent years, because the pirates have become more and more rampant, the navy's reputation has become weaker, and if there is any genius, it will soon become famous.

The veteran generals in the upper echelons of the Navy are very happy to see the birth of rising stars~

And this man... I haven't heard anything about it.

It's weird.

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After a momentary silence in which I was in a state of thought, the man turned his gaze, twisted his wrist to collect the rest of the 'bandage', then turned around and tore my drying dress from the branch, and threw it over, "Put it on." ”

She raised her chin slightly as she spoke, and her tone was commanding, while her gaze turned in the other direction again, looking into the darkness in the distance, and a deep guard appeared at the corners of her eyebrows, and an indescribable gloom.

The clothes that fell in my arms were heavy and wet, cold and sticky, and the fabric could even squeeze out water stains with a little force———— I sighed, gathered my messy thoughts, shook it off, and slowly put it on my body with the discomfort.

Now is not the time to be prescient, I know.

Wearing wet clothes and finally getting a cold and runny nose is better than a fat secondary corset; After all, the identity of the person who came is unknown, and seeing her as if she is facing a great enemy, most of them have some thoughts...

I don't know anything, but, judging from the anger on her face, although I don't know what happened to her when she was shipwrecked, this reaction now is probably a little speculation about the identity of the person who came, right?

For example, the pursuers.

This person is a navy, and the 'chaser' to her, even if he is not a pirate, is certainly not a kind civilian citizen.

Reverse conclusion: I saved her, in the eyes of the 'chasing soldiers', of course, I am the same as the storage that needs to be eliminated.

The so-called, immortals fight mortals suffer, I have to say, there is still some truth in this sentence.

I didn't have the habit of testing strangers for goodness, so I was on my toes and waited for them to change.

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After putting on the skirt in three or two, I stood up with a melancholy heart and pulled the skirt that was wet and greasy and sticky to my legs, they were stained with water, and the tulle was ~ When it was dry, it was fluttering to wear, and it was really uncomfortable to stick to my body when it was wet.

Speaking of which, I have to be depressed again, Mrs. Xiyuan Temple's aesthetics are good, and the clothes are very exquisite, that is... Super, level, do not eat the fireworks of the world.

The layers of tulle seem to be glamorous, but in fact they are useless, neither can keep out the cold, but also can not protect against the enemy, if it weren't for the fact that I was not clothed at that time, it would be unseemly... Well~ Forget it, it's useless to think too much about the past.

Taking care of myself, I saw that she was standing there without saying a word and not making any response, so I carefully leaned closer and followed the direction she was looking to cast my attention.

The area of this island is really not large, the terrain is not easy and precipitous, and the bonfire is lit at night, and it is like a guiding light in the darkness.

Unfortunately, the people came from the most gentle beach.

On the beach, you can see the fire from above, and judging from the angle and speed of the approaching breath, even if she and I move faster to hide our whereabouts now, it won't take long for the people who come to search the island.

If she were also a master of seeing and hearing, it wouldn't have helped me to hide in a cave with her.

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Probably thinking of it again, the man next to me snorted, turned his head, and stared at me with a look that he didn't know how to describe.

In the light and shadow of the bonfire, this person's inky black eyes hid a complex look.

Three points of scrutiny, three points of doubt, three points of killing intent, and the last point is uncertainty.

Obviously, this person has never dispelled her suspicions about me from the beginning to the present, and at this moment, because of the unknown person, the uncertainty that has accumulated in her heart has fermented and brewed... To be preemptively intent.

And this 'preemptive strike' seems to be aimed at me.

After a while, just when I thought I would be avenged by the general, the man flicked his wrist and unexpectedly turned the dagger in her hand that had not been released, and handed the hilt towards me.

"Take it, if..."

After a few seconds of pause, she didn't know what to omit before she continued, "If you find a chance, you run away on your own." ”

Huh? I was stunned, and looked down at the cold and hard touch that touched the edge of my palm———— Hailou Stone Dagger, give me the words... Although it was originally mine, but now that she is returning to me, she has no protective weapon...

Not long ago, I couldn't hide my hostility, but then I returned the only weapon that the two men had... In the uncertain situation, the only weapon symbolizes a chance to survive.

Given it to me, it's... What does it mean to protect?

I have to say that my heart is extremely comforted because of her actions.

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After a few moments, seeing that I was not moving, the man impatiently stretched out his other hand, broke my fingers, shoved the handle of the knife in, then closed my hand, put the palm on the back of my hand, shook it lightly, and then let go.

"Maybe not the enemy." She lowered her voice, with some reassurance in her voice, "If you're lucky, you might just be a traveler resting on the shore." ”

Although she said it lightly, her expression was not like that.

The eyebrows tightened, and he turned away to look at the approaching sense of existence, and a thick and suppressed momentum floated around his body.

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If you're lucky... After thinking about it, I took the Hailou stone dagger, carefully walked back to the campfire, sat down in my original position, looked at him again, and then stuck the dagger behind the trunk of the dead tree, where I couldn't see it in front of my eyes.

After completing a qiē, he compared with the person who heard the movement and saw it, and motioned to her to wait for the time when there was a situation, and she would find a way to come over and get the talisman weapon.

The scabbard of the stone dagger of Hailou was left behind by me... I don't know where, anyway, it's been lost for a long time, and it has been buckled on my wrist in the shape of a bracelet in the previous two-stage variant, and now... This man and I are so thinly clothed that we can't hide a dagger.

Rather than asking someone to find out and take it away, it is better to hide it in advance, at least as a guarantee.

Actually, I don't care, if you want to take my life when the island fruit is launched, the person who comes must at least be the force value level of the admiral, and as soon as you make a move, you will be in full swing, and you can't give me the opportunity to complete the bloodline conversion between the devil fruit and the ghost clan.

Hm~ The three admirals of the Navy, Akainu Sakarsky and Yellow Ape Polusalino, these two... I believe that as long as I'm not One Piece or his wife or his children, there's no reason why Mr. Shogun must kill me.

The last pheasant Kuzan, his personality is relatively peaceful, and it is impossible to do anything.

And Mr. Admiral is stationed in Malinford all the year round, and occasionally goes out to a meeting in the Holy Land of Mary Joy, and he is about to become an otaku in another sense, and he will not casually 'walk' to the seven routes.

The rest of the generals are just fighting, and I'm not afraid of it now~

As for the pirates, the Four Emperors will not leave their sphere of influence in the New World, and the Seven Martial Seas of His Majesty... Hehe~

I don't have to worry about anything at all.

Thinking about it this way, it is the situation of this navy girl who is more dangerous.

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Because hiding didn't help, the navy girl and I just waited where we were, waiting for someone to come and appear.

Adjust your state while waiting, such as... Pretending not to notice anything unusual creates the illusion that our side is weak in order to paralyze the incoming.

So~ I sat on the fallen tree trunk, and the navy girl followed back to her original position, and both of them looked like they were resting and roasting the fire.

After a long time, the footsteps at the end of the darkness were getting closer, she and I glanced at each other, and waited until the footsteps in the distance stopped, obviously the other party was watching the movement from a distance, so she stood up, faced that place, and did not speak, but the whole person's breath was slightly tense.

After waiting for a while, a huge figure slowly peeled away from the depths of the night, the sound of feet was heavy, stepping on the surface step by step, and the pebble beach made a creaking sound of the soles of the shoes.

The man who looked like a ball, the hill-like man walked into the area covered by the fire, his eyes hooked, his gaze was full of ferocity, he glanced around the campfire, and then walked closer to himself, as if no one was around.

When he got closer, his appearance became clearer, his clothes were ragged, his skin showed an almost sickly crack, his body was foul-smelling, and his hair was sticky into strands... He was furious and angry, and looked at people as if they were looking at dead things.

is a shipwreck survivor and... He's a pirate.

And seeing the person who came clearly, the face of the navy girl next to me was simply hard to see, "Ed. Gain! The sound was like a voice squeezed out of between the teeth, eager to dismantle the other party at once.

"Oh~ you're not dead." The man raised his eyelids, as if he had only now discovered that there was someone else, "Naval boy, you have been hanging from the mast for five days, and if it weren't for the storm, you would have been skinned and lit into a lamp by now." ”

The corners of his chapped mouth were grinning, and the man smiled like a poisonous snake, and after laughing, his eyes shifted, and his eyes looked at mine, as if he was stunned, and his eyes suddenly showed excitement and malice, "There is also a woman." ”

The navy girl next to me shouted coldly, "Since I survived, it's you who should be damned." ”

As she spoke, she slowly assumed a fighting stance, but she didn't want the man to laugh suddenly, and in the rough and crazy laughter, she raised her hand ———— dragged her wrist hard in front of her———— at this time, there was a muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground in the darkness farther behind him.

Then there was the sound of dragging, the man had a rope wrapped around his wrist, and the other end...

An emaciated body dragged along the rope, slowly dragging on the pebble beach; It was a woman, with a lot of flowers, and she looked like a wolf, and she was extremely weak.

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"I've heard of you." The man said in a dumb voice, his slanted gaze paying close attention to the Navy girl's reaction, "You don't care about hostages, but this one in my hand is the target of your mission, and it's not good for you that she's dead." ”

The man's expression became a little more arrogant, and as he spoke, he quickly dragged the woman closer with his hand, raised one hand in front of him, and grabbed her throat with the other, "How is it?" If you want to kill me, even kill her. ”

The woman's face was raised, her eyes hidden in her messy hair looked frightened, her lips trembled weakly as if she wanted to cry for help, and she was so clenched by her throat that she couldn't say a word.

"If you exert yourself so hard, your neck will break off immediately." The stout and clumsy looking pirate said something unusually cunning, and it was clear that he wanted the righteous navy girl next to me to have some scruples.

"Ed. Gain, brother infamous Gain, you and your brother are unpardonable sinners. The navy girl's tone was calm, and as she spoke, her feet moved slightly without noticing the traces, and it seemed that she didn't care about the attack.

She had just made a move when the pirate tightened the strength of his fingers and said sinisterly as the hostages struggled in pain, "This woman escorted by the Navy fleet is dead, and you are doomed." ”

Glancing at the hostages he had used to hold off the vital ones, the pirate then threatened, "Think about your future, Navy Boy. ”

After a while, the navy girl really didn't move or speak, seeing this, the man's fingers loosened a little force, his tone slowed down, and his voice was treacherous, "The life of this woman in my hands is worth more than mine, boy." ”

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The atmosphere at the scene fell into a kind of stalemate because of the hostages in the hands of the pirates, and because uh~ probably because the two naval pirates didn't take me seriously, I was in a state of watching the excitement.

By the way, I have the leisure to observe the reactions of both sides.

The pirates were more or less fearless, pinching the hostages' necks, although negotiating, they wanted to exchange the hostages' lives for their own lives. Gain's guy looked like no one else could help him, and sneered at the navy girl, with confident eyes and an arrogant expression.

As for the Navy Girl... She stood there, her expression cold and angry, but for some reason, her eyes flickered a little.

After a while, Xu felt that... Navy girl almost thought about it? The pirate let go of his fingers, grabbed the hostage's neck, and looked at me with small eyes, "Since you haven't decided yet, let this woman get something to eat." ”

Huh? I? Stunned, I turned my gaze to the man I was temporarily in the same camp.

She looked at me as well, silent for a moment, something seemed to flash in those cold eyes, paused, she staggered her gaze flatly, and her body moved, "The forest at night is for her..."

"Only this woman can go." The pirate interrupted, "I'm not worried about you. ”

Okay then~ I pursed the corners of my lips, stumbled and slid down the trunk, slowly approached the campfire to get one for lighting, and then turned and walked farther away to the place where the plants grew.

After a while, there was another message from behind... The voice of a pirate.

"Don't play tricks, woman." His eerie warning, "I'm familiar with wild plants. ”

I shrunk my shoulders, feigned horror, and rolled my eyes before anyone could see me.

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Now that it's like this, the situation is very clear, and in addition to the stalemate, I think the navy girl is also a little compromised.

Because there are hostages.

Moreover, the hostage is an important person in the naval escort, although the identity is unknown, but the girl... Uh~ I shouldn't be watching the hostages die, at least until the hostages are rescued, I'm afraid the stalemate will continue.

Then, when it comes to 'wild plants'.

The pirates are warning me not to use my hands on food?

Ed. Gain, the infamous Elder brothers? Is there such a figure among the well-known pirates of the Great Passage in recent years? Why haven't I seen the wanted post?

In addition, looking at the Navy girl's hated cousin, her injuries were Bai Ed. Grace, right? Hanging on the mast, almost asking someone to peel and light the lamp... Escaping death is a deep hatred.

So, to be able to ask her to press for the time being, the hostage is very important.

And finally, what's going on with the Navy 'kid'?

What do I always think is weird?

And between the two of them just now, the words and sentences of the navy girl, I don't know why I have a weird feeling, vaguely seems to be a little familiar? Is it a delusion?

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The island's proximity to water sources is generally lush with vegetation, forests at night... Well~ There is no obstacle for me, but I can't show it, because whether it's the pirate or the navy girl, in the eyes of those two, I should be helpless.

Maybe the pirates are because they have hostages and have fought before? He was only wary of his former adversary, the Navy Girl.

Navy... The man... I had already found out that even with suspicion and vigilance, to her, I was a person who could be subdued lightly, so I didn't move all the time, which was considered tolerance.

I'm sorry ~ The Devil Fruit ability is activated, and because the blood in the body restrains each other, it is true... It does feel very debilitating right now... Of course, I didn't debunk my interest.

This is a good thing, to create the illusion of weakness, and then it is good to act on the opportunity.

I made up my mind, and I moved a lot slower.

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Wandering for a long time in a densely vegetated place, spending some unnecessary time looking for 'food', that is, breaking off a few branches full of fruit, holding them as far as allowed, holding torches with difficulty, and returning the way he came.

And during the time I was away, the Navy girl had already sat down, and when she heard the movement, she turned her head and looked me up and down a few times, and her eyebrows were relaxed, as if she was... Rest assured?

She and the pirates seemed to be talking, and now that I'm back, the conversation is temporarily interrupted.

When I took the fruit branch and was about to put it on the ground, the pirate suddenly spoke again, "Don't you want to know why the navy is nervous about this woman?" It seemed to continue the previous conversation, looking at the navy girl as she spoke, "Boy, they didn't sue you, did they?" ”

"It's a treasure, countless gold jewels, with them, power, status, women, you can do whatever you want."

After dropping thought-provoking content in a row, the man narrowed his eyes slightly, and his sticky voice was as cold as a snake and worm, "Take what you have in your hand, woman." ”

He abruptly shifted the subject away and fixed his gaze on me, "Give it to her—" Forcing the fingertip clasped hostage to lift his face, he motioned to me, "Don't get too close." ”

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the navy girl nodding imperceptibly, so I moved over little by little according to the other party's request.

After a few moments, I stood about a meter away from the hostage, released the torch with one hand, and then carefully took out a few freshly broken branches under my armpit, stretched out my arm and handed them out.

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The rope on the hostage's body was loosened, and as I approached, she now raised her hand limply, only to be pulled back before she could take the branch, and her pale face looked pained.

"Pick one for the Navy Kid." The pirate spoke again, very suspicious of the order, "Which one do you choose for him?" ”

Huh? I was stunned for a moment, looked down at the three or five branches full of the same fruit in my hand, thought about it, and divided half of them, and was turning around———— in the field of vision for a moment, the navy girl's eyes widened suddenly, and her expression changed drastically.

The wind is blowing in the back of my head... With a huge force, I flew backwards, and then hit something hard.

A very unpleasant smell fills the nose at once, and the smell of blood is mixed with a fishy smell.

The cold and wet fingers pinched the neck, and the strength of the tightening brought a suffocating pain, and the sharp and arrogant laughter pierced my ears, "What a simple boy~"

"I didn't know that the Ed brothers would never be separated."

The woman's voice was vicious and excited, "I will reward you with a few more days of caning, you will be impressed, right?" ”

The voice was in my ears, and the cold body that was close to my back was disgusting, and he licked my face with his tongue, "By the way, I forgot that you were blindfolded all the time, when you were on the boat." ”

Smirked, as if there was some regret?

"The skin on your back is awesome, the whip stained with salt water is pumped up, and the blood flowers are beautiful~"

————It's a pervert, there's no doubt about it.

Moreover, 'she' is the former hostage.

Or should I say, 'she' teamed up with the pirates to play a scene until I fell in love with the Navy girl, and now the play is over, and I'm being taken hostage, a real, threatening hostage.

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The Venus in front of me slowly dissipated as my fingertips loosened, and by the time I took a quick breath and my vision had recovered, the scene was already a different situation.

Ed. Gain stood on the side, his burly figure like a hill, and with me, and the one behind him, the three of them formed a more stalemate with the navy girl.

One side succeeded in his plan and looked easy, and the other side was full of anger.

Of course, because the victory was in hand, the two pirates did not attack immediately, and the branch that I was supposed to give to the navy brother was taken away, and the fruit that was unscrewed was about to be eaten, and the invisible person behind said coldly, "Eat the other ones." ”

As soon as the movement of his hand stopped, Ed. Gaine looked at the fruit in his hand, then threw it away, snatched the other sticks from my hand, looked at them carefully, and said, "All sour berries." ”

"Just in case." The man behind replied in a low voice, then pressed his mouth to my face and smiled, "You think I'm going to give the Navy Kid fruit, right?" ”

"If you give him the poison, we will eat it, and I won't be fooled."

"Wendy, you're thinking too much." Ed. Gain muttered as he said vaguely, his little eyes squinting, picking the remaining ones from the branches and handing them to the man who had not been seen.

The cold temperature on the face withdrew a little, and the sound of gentle chewing followed.

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Probably because of the shipwreck, the two men did not speak again, but devoured it, and quickly ate all the fruits on the branches.

After solving the most important problem, the broken branches and leaves were thrown on the ground, and after that, the two of them took me hostage to rest in place, ignoring the seagirl who was not far away, and recuperated with the cunning and vicious aura of the dust.

The navy, a few shocks/changes to this moment, she was full of violent anger, and her eyes staring straight here were full of murderous intent.

It's just a pity that she really can't do it this time, even if it is not because of me, the hostage who fell into the hands of the enemy, in a one-on-two situation, it is obvious that she has little chance of winning.

After a period of time, after eating and resting, the two pirates Shi Shiran took action.

Ed. Gaine turned his neck joint, raised his hand to compare, and said in a muffled voice, "What about these two people?" Killed? ”

"Kill the Navy Kid, I want this woman."

The person behind has a light tone, and his hands... Started to be dishonest.

Ed. Gaine seemed to be very obedient, and when he heard this, he took a step towards the navy girl.

I raised my eyes and looked over———— the navy stood there, looking at me as well, hands hanging at my sides clenched into fists, and the exposed skin of my hands was covered with an imperceptible layer of iron.

The light of the campfire's dancing fire melted into her eyes, which were red and trance-like as if they were stained by the firelight.

"I'll just screw your head off this time, boy." Ed. Gain's voice was a little hoarse, and the murderous desire/desire drove the vicious aura around him to rise and fall.

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With a silent sigh, I lowered my eyes.

The hand that slipped into the hem of the skirt paused imperceptibly, and the next second, the person behind him let out a sharp gasp.

In an instant, the clammy and cold body that was clinging to his back stiffened and softened, and slowly pressed forward———— I exerted force to break free in disgust, turned around and violently raised my foot and kicked directly at the heart of the person behind me.

The weak body flew out a few meters along the trajectory of the force under the foot, and then slammed into the ground.

[bump-] and a dull sound came from behind me.

There was also a wheezing, a hissing sound like a hole had opened in the lungs.

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Glancing back at Ed. Glancing at the hill-like body of Gaine lying on the ground, I turned around and slowly paced up to the person who was kicked, leaned over to stare at her, and then sneered, "You're not fooled, huh?" ”

She lay on her back, the veins in her neck slowly rising a deep blue purple, and her mouth and nose began to stain with blood.

Met my gaze, her eyes widened, her throat snorted a few times, and she struggled to speak, "You... Poisoned? ”

"No~" I shook my head and revealed the mystery very gently, "No matter which one you choose, it will end like this, because all the fruits I pick are poisonous/poisonous." ”

"Beladona grass fruit is not much different from sour berries."

I raised my index finger and shook it, and I smiled for a long time, "Do you want to ask, why do I know?" ”

"Because I didn't believe you in the first place."

Seeing her poisonous hair convulsing all over her body coldly, I slowly swallowed and began to speak at length, but I didn't save her anyway, "You pretend to be quite similar, but unfortunately, when the pirates are killed, where will the hostages be left alive?" ”

"In a state of extreme hunger on the drifting sea, not to mention the living, the dead will be eaten."

"You and that pirate both smell of rotten meat, and you don't have any particularly severe external injuries on your body, so you are eating the people who are on the same boat as you, right?"

"You and him..."

"Except for the particularly close accomplices, I can't think of any other situation, guide zhì you... In the same boat. ”

"Since it's the Gaine brothers, it's naturally two."

"You look like a woman, unfortunately, I know there's a Devil Fruit that can change gender."

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Staring at the dying man lying in the vomit and blood stains, I had no interest in going on any longer, so I closed my gaze, raised my eyes, and looked at ———— quietly

Where the Navy is located.

Navy 'boy'...'she' should be 'him', right?

If misfortune calls me guess right.

Ed. Gayn, Wendy. Gain, since I've never heard of it, so... The previous doubts have answers.

Right now... The timing is wrong.

This is the world in which Anna lives, but the era is wrong.