Chapter XXXVII: The Feast

If I want to describe the mood at this time, I can only give one word: embarrassment.

The after-dinner fruit in the warship restaurant was actually a devil fruit that cost 100 million in the black market, which was simply speechless.

The scene was vaguely chaotic, but fortunately, the general at the same table, Chiinu, was very effective in Zhenshan Taisui, he sat in his position, looked around slightly, and where his eyes passed, the commotion that had just been set off was suppressed in an instant.

I glanced at the jaw-dropping sailors at the nearby tables, then turned back to staring, continuing to stare at them.

How so?

Uh~ This seaman, who laughed childishly a few minutes ago, is sitting on the table in a daze, obviously not coming back to his senses, and his bean eyes are stunned~

Barbarian... Lovely, really.

After a while, I carefully stretched out my hand, smoothed the hair on the back of the dumpling with my fingertips, and carefully observed it for a long time, and suddenly remembered what the appearance of the dumpling was familiar, "Chipmunks?" ”

Round, plush, with a few dark longitudinal lines on the back... It's definitely a chipmunk, right? It can also be called a golden chipmunk, a type of small squirrel that likes nuts.

The first time I witnessed the transformation of an animal-based Devil Fruit ability, after all kinds of miraculous expressions, I... I couldn't hold back the evil thoughts in my heart, so I picked out a bayberry from the porcelain plate and put it into the front paws of the sailors with a smile on their faces.

The child may not have been able to recover his senses from the shock/change, a pair of small forelimbs hugged the bayberry, blinked his eyes in a daze, and then remained motionless in that position.

It's not nuts or melon seeds, but... How cute this image is~ Especially the appearance of the plush little face raised a few points, and the paws subconsciously hugging the food, especially like a certain expression collected by penguins a long time ago.

Instantly from the familiar image to find some of the memory of me, nostalgic and satisfied sigh, o(* ̄) ̄*)o.

This is the first time in recent days that I feel a little relaxed, the nerves in my brain are too tight, this is not good, I know, but there is no way, I can't calm down at all.

Most of his mind was disturbed by the missing bear child, and the other half was exhausted by seasickness.

In my current state, I don't really have to worry about the sumo wrestlers, and even I know very well that if I don't find a way to improve, I'm afraid that I won't be able to wait until I reach my destination, and I'll collapse first.

I'm well aware of the hidden dangers, but I can't stop my pessimism, but now... A sudden change seems to slightly distract the haze shrouded in the heart.

After thinking about it, I once again brushed the hair of the hair ball, from the skin of the brain to the tip of the tail... The chipmunk trembled, and trembled, and the bean eyes were still dizzy, and he looked very silly.

Then I continued to smile viciously.

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"Auntie?"

The little sumo wrestler courageously broke the strange quiet, and I turned my head to see that he was already standing beside him, twisting his little thin eyebrows, and for some reason, he looked like he was facing a big enemy?

"How?" As soon as I spoke, I realized that I was asking a superfluous question, as the noise in the restaurant had disappeared and everyone had expressions similar to those of the young sumo wrestlers.

The young sumo wrestler opened his mouth as if to say something, but then he shifted his gaze a few degrees to the one who spoke, "General Sakasky, please allow me to protect Lady Anna and leave first." ”

Hearing this, the man in the crimson suit who was sitting in the position raised his head slightly, his gaze hidden under the brim of his hat slipped imperceptibly, the corners of his mouth sank, and his breath was indistinguishable, and he nodded again for a long time, but he didn't speak.

"Farewell, then." Captain Sentomaru, the little sumo wrestler, replied in a deep voice, and then he turned his gaze again, his tone was a little anxious, "Auntie, please come with me, and leave it to His Excellency Admiral Akainu here." ”

What to deal with? I was confused, but I wasn't stupid enough to ask where outsiders could interfere in the affairs of the navy's warships.

The little sumo wrestler was slightly behind me to get out of the way, and I was about to take a step when I paused, turned my head to look at the little squirrel on the table, thought about it, and finally sighed regretfully and withdrew my gaze.

Little chipmunk, not a real animal, he's a navy, uh~ I'll forget it, let him stay with him for a few days, this whimsical plan is an insult to a navy.

My brain is dizzy, really.

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Leaving the restaurant and walking all the way to the accommodation area, surrounded by the combat troops of the Ministry of Science, the captain of the small sumo wrestler Zhan Momomaru walked quietly beside him, without speaking, through the corner of his eye, I saw the young child's face... Caged on a layer, how to say?

It should be the tension of the legendary and approaching war?

Although there is some confusion, it seems that this is not a good time to ask.

Before the young child noticed, I pretended to have no intention of sliding my eyes away, and went on quietly, qualified to play the role of a protected 'important person', just as I had agreed with the Yellow Ape General at that time.

When boarding the ship and leaving, Mr. Yellow Ape arranged a team of people, including the small sumo wrestler Zhan Momomaru, saying that it was to protect my safety strictly, uh~ By the way, I was not allowed to have my own opinions.

Admiral, Yellow Ape Polusalino was almost confessed, and he said that he had promised in the presence of the Admiral that I would leave Malinford, and that my safety would be at stake in him.

Uh~ In other words, in addition to ensuring my safety, his manpower must also watch and not let me run away, which is probably what it means.

As for me... Of course, I will not object, or try to play against the admirals, their naval plans have nothing to do with me, I just want Nana's safety.

My child is safe and sound, even if... The rest of my life must be in the hands of the Navy.

Of course, there are upsets, but I know that there is no reward in this world that does not have to pay a price.

If you want to get anything, you have to pay a certain amount, I think Nana will come back safely, and I alone will not be able to compete with the black-haired xenomorph, and I will definitely use the power of the navy.

I have asked the Navy Headquarters, and in turn, they want something from me, isn't it a matter of course?

Principle of equivalent exchange.

The Navy rescued my Nana, and in the future, if I let the Navy arrange it, will I lose my freedom? Doesn't count, right?

Freedom, the word is very abstract, is it freedom for pirates to act unscrupulously? Is it freedom to travel the seas and the great waterways?

In my opinion, 'freedom' should be the unfettered of the mind.

Before leaving, the Marshal's request and the behavior of the Admiral Yellow Ape were acceptable to me.

What the navy wants is a guarantee, I think it's probably because of the island's fruits, people in high positions are suspicious, empty words, I say anything will be skeptical, in this case, if it does not exceed the bottom line, let them be happy.

Actually, as long as Nana is in the navy camp, how can I leave to make the bear child sad? Men are stupid people who don't even think about it, or don't believe it.

My promises, from the bonds of blood and the persistence of faith, Nana's existence, the righteousness of her heart, these constitute the end of my impossible departure from the naval camp.

Where my children are, I am there.

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It took some time to walk through the narrow and closed passage of the inner cabin of the warship, and when I arrived at the accommodation area, I still couldn't enter the cabin to rest for the first time, for a reason~

The main reason is that the group of protectors around them are too noisy.

The young child's attention had been on me, and he didn't even blink his eyes, perhaps he was infected by his nervousness, and the navy he led was on strict guard all the way to the point of nervousness, as if we were walking on a line of artillery fire, not in the safety of a naval warship, and the slightest wind and grass would be unsheathed/loaded with bullets.

I tried to remind them several times not to be too nervous so as not to accidentally get hurt, and a few times I swallowed back the words that came to my mouth, forget it, and open my mouth at this time... I always feel that the little sumo wrestler will misunderstand something, so it's better to be happy with him.

The cabin where I live these days is also searched by the protectors for a while, and then they exit after confirming that there is nothing unusual, and the man who looks like his deputy is fighting Momomaru bows slightly, and then a group of people are guarding the passage outside the cabin, and they don't want to leave?

The corners of my mouth twitched silently, I glanced at the back of the young boy who walked into the cabin quickly, and the corners of my eyes twitched again, and after waiting for a long time, I didn't see Captain Sentomaru who entered the house for a review, so I had to follow into the cabin after grinding in place for a few minutes.

As soon as I stepped into the hatch, I looked up to see the young boy standing by the round observation window, and although he was clinging to the wall with his arms folded, his burly body still made the already narrow space even more cramped.

Smiling hard, I motioned for him not to be too restrained, then turned and went to the bathroom connected to the cabin... Repeat the work that has been necessary for the past five days and vomit well.

I've endured it for a long time, I've been seasick and nervous, and after five days, I feel like my internal organs are about to vomit, and today I'm better, and they're too nervous all the way back to affect me again...

Holding the washbasin and happily giving away all the food I ate in my stomach, I looked up and looked at the faceless face in the mirror, with a wry smile in my eyes.

It depends... The gang of people in the combat unit of the Ministry of Science will refuse to let me out of sight for a while, uh~ I hope they will be kind enough to leave me some private space before going to bed.

Otherwise, the pressure is really not ordinary.

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After spitting up, I threw myself on the bed with weak feet, and I didn't even have the strength to greet the young man.

Narrow cabin, a slight sense of shaking... Vomit –

Curled up in a drowsy manner, and I don't know how long it took, Cun Zài, who was standing by the wall, slowly approached, "Auntie? The voice was cautious, "Auntie?" I told the ship's doctor to come over. ”

"Huh?" Propping up my eyelids, I looked in pain, "It's useless to scream." "I just found out that I vomited in the dark, and the resident next door has already dragged the boat doctor overnight, and I have tried countless plans to no avail~

"But—"

The image transmitted to his mind through the retina may be affected, and the face of the young sumo wrestler is a little blurry, strange and flickering, but the anxious look on his face can still be seen, "You look very bad." ”

"I'll just sleep for a while." Probably... I think uh~ Anyway, it's been like this for five days, it should... It won't just fall asleep to death.

"Uh~ That's good." The young child's voice sounded a little hesitant, but he was very kind to help me... Helped him up and lay back down, took off his shoes by the way, covered the quilt, embarrassed.

If I hadn't been able to move my fingers, I would have jumped up, and this kind of care like a high-level paralyzed patient is really shameful.

Holding my eyes and looking at the little sumo wrestler who was half-leaning over to fold the quilt for me, I closed my eyes again with a black line on my head.

Little sumo wrestlers... I'll be a good son-in-law in the future, I think.

If Nana likes it, I will definitely raise my hands in favor, and by the way, I will subsidize a lot of dowry, such a considerate son-in-law of the elders, it's really...

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When I closed my eyes, my mind was dizzy, and I said that I was asleep, but I didn't open my eyes.

In a daze, I could feel the little sumo wrestler pacing back and forth, with a very, very overwhelmed frequency, and after a while, he seemed to open the cabin door and say something to the outside, and the small and fragmented conversations could not be heard.

Soon, the footsteps returned to the room, and he carefully approached the bedside and watched for a while before walking away.

He's still in the cabin, and it seems like he's looking for a place to sit?

Then, I finally couldn't hold back and fell asleep completely.

………… Dividing line ............

The consciousness was as dull as falling into an abyss, and it kept sinking, as if there was no end, and the fog I saw was deep and heavy, and below, behind my invisible, boundless cold wind surged up, cold to the bone.

Stuck in that dream again, I knew that since that day in Maryinford, it seemed as if I was about to fall into the lowest level of consciousness when I closed my eyes.

Relax your body and let yourself fall until you fall into the depths of the mist and mist.

Once again, I stood outside the door of the huge green vines, and unsurprisingly saw that the green branches were thinner than the last time, and the sound of chains dragging and clashing behind me was more intense.

It was as if something at the bottom of the abyss was about to break free.

As if enchanted, I stretched out my hand, pressed my palm on the lock of the thick branches and twists, and whispered to the inside, "You can also give it back to you~ This body was originally yours, wait until Nana is rescued." ”

"Now is not the time, at least, you must not come out until you see the enemy."

"Bear with me a little longer, Anna."

The scratching sound paused for a few seconds, and the moment I withdrew my hand, a sharp claw inside the door pierced through the heavy vines and clasped onto my wrist, cold, stiff, and iron-like force.

'Nana? My child—'

Directly in the consciousness of the voice, there is an eerie deep cold, 'my? ’

"Yes, yours." I leaned closer and looked into my eyes through the cracks in the branches, "It's a girl, and her hair is very beautiful and light blonde, like the sun." ”

'Who is the father?' 'The question on the other side of the door, with an indescribable tone in the voice... Killing Intent.

"Rajeel, Anna's husband." I replied calmly, "You are married in Saipan. ”

'So... Who are you? ’

The force on my wrists tightened a little, and the sharp nails dug into the skin, and I leaned closer, looked at the dark eyes behind the door, and almost didn't think about replying, "Anna, Nana's mother." ”

What kind of eyes are these? Looking into these eyes, I can't help but feel distressed.

Crazy and miserable, unspeakably angry, bitter resentment... Should be scared, I think, just, after watching that experience, I... I'm going crazy.

I can't save this child, I can't save her.

After peeking into the memories of the past so many years ago, I could only watch her fall into hell with my eyes.

'Rajeel? ’

'Rajeel? ’

She let go of her hand, and those eyes disappeared behind the door.

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I opened my eyes in an instant, and it didn't feel good to be jerking my consciousness apart, I was breathing heavily, and there seemed to be a strange agitation in my blood that was subsided, I didn't know what was going on, but one thing was certain.

In recent days, the depths of her mind have been divided, and the feeling of being uncontrollable has weakened a lot, and it seems that she is because of that name... Calm down.

Anna... Fragments of her consciousness are stored with me, what happened when I possessed this body? She seems...

I don't remember what happened, I opened my eyes and I became her, and I have been stable all these years, and now, it should be said that she woke up after the appearance of the black-haired xenomorph.

Now I realized that the depths of the sea of consciousness held the original soul fragments of the body.

In this case, I...

I stared at the air for a long time, and I slowly got up with my head in my hands, always feeling a splitting headache.

Looking for someone to exorcise evil spirits? Who should be the one who is being driven?

Also, that door...

I couldn't figure out the gist, I put down my hand and rubbed the corners of my forehead, and suddenly found that the nausea in my chest was much less? And there's...

He looked around the room sluggishly, and the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely, "What do you guys want to do?"

Captain Sentomaru, a young boy standing about a meter away from the bed, carrying a big axe with a cold glittering light in his hand, looks like a pervert who is about to commit murder.

A little further back, the cabin connected to the wall of the next room, the doors of the two rooms were open, and a man in a crimson suit stood in my room, and there was a man next to...

After twitching the corners of my mouth, the corners of my eyes twitched, and I snorted with difficulty, "Night attack? ”

Admiral Akainu, Captain Sentomaru, plus the commander of another frigate in the fleet, Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel.

Hehehe~

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"Auntie?" The young boy's voice was a little shocked, "Auntie, you-"

What's wrong with me? Blinking inexplicably, I put my eyes on the face of the little sumo wrestler, looked at him carefully, thought about it, and was stunned for a moment, "Did I just do something wrong?" ”

"Uh-" He froze, then looked at me cautiously for a moment, and seemed to struggle a little between his eyebrows, but shook his head for a while, and did not speak, only looking at the two admirals to the side.

So, I turned my attention away.

The general of the red dog in the crimson suit, and the lieutenant general of the flying squirrel with a somewhat tense breath.

The two men also didn't speak, and I noticed that Lieutenant Squirrel's hand was on the hilt of the long knife at his waist, and there was a hint of alarm in his gaze?

It seems that there is indeed something abnormal in my sleep, I thought about it, and then suddenly it was because of Anna, she almost broke through the detention, and only then did she guide these people...

After all, a strong man who is familiar with the operation of the color can be said to know everything about abnormal movements.

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For a long time, the man in the crimson suit raised his gaze slightly, under the hat that he had never taken off, his eyes were as heavy as substance, his voice was low, and his tone did not fluctuate, "You have a nightmare." ”

Okay~ I nodded and agreed with Admiral Akainu's statement, it was indeed a nightmare, but it seems that this Admiral Sakasky had no intention of pursuing it, which is really strange.

The room was quiet for a while.

After a while, the admiral waved his hand, and he didn't know what he was doing... Hmm~ Maybe it's because I haven't always understood this kind of silent conversation? Anyway, Captain Sentomaru put away his weapon, looked at me apologetically, and then walked to the cabin door, opened the door, and dodged out.

Then, Lieutenant Squirrel turned back to the next door.

I glanced at the door that didn't close, and twitched the corner of my mouth vaguely.

The door on the wall... Anyway, I really don't understand what kind of mentality the Navy has so arranged, Admiral Akainu lives next door, okay~ Anyway, this is the pattern in the Marinford General's dormitory, and I have no opinion on selling gourds on the warship, but!

Why is there a door in the middle of the wall?! And it can be opened directly from the next door!

You know, on the first night, I vomited so much that when I looked up and saw the Admiral Akaiu in the mirror, I was almost scared to death!

What happened to the Commander of the Rose? It is also drunk to be able to open the door directly and enter the next door! Who do I live in here now? Is Shogun Akainu's lover? During the voyage, the man in the crimson suit suddenly couldn't sleep at night, and then this and that?

The point is, now that I sleep in this room, can I weld the door to death!

As soon as the feeling of complaining came up, the feeling of seasickness weakened a lot.

My eyes widened as I looked carefully at the crimson man in the crimson suit standing there without knowing what to do, only to feel that his eyes were staring at the cold hairs standing on end.

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Since the first meeting, this Sakasky general has been staring at me with very strange eyes, uh~ Although he covered it up well, as the target of being stared at, I was still very, very... Afraid.

Because this man's eyes are indescribably strange, there is nothing particularly revealing/bony/lustful, it just makes people uncomfortable.

It's like encountering foraging beasts barefoot in the middle of the night, and I feel trembling from the bones.

So I've always wanted to be 108,000 miles away from him, but alas, it's hard to even hide out of his sight now.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the shoulders of the man in the crimson suit moved, and I subconsciously stepped back, rubbing against the inside of the bed, my back against the cold bulkhead, and my whole body was stiff.

Xu is my uh~ I'm afraid that the expression is too obvious, and there is a hint of displeasure in the admiral's breath? The slightly raised shoulders sank again, and the harsh lip line tightened.

Then there was silence for a few seconds, and finally he said, "You'd better stay awake for the rest of the voyage." ”

"Once it gets out of control, release that beast, even you will kill it."

"Huh?" I was stunned for a moment, and then I was frightened, because I wanted to understand the meaning of his words———— the beast? Referring to Anna? But why would he know?!

"Look at your own hands." He snorted coldly and took a step forward.

There was a slight flower in front of me, the crimson suit was already close at hand, I gasped, my pupils shrank slightly, my wrists were buckled, the temperature was amazingly hot, and the tiger's mouth was thick with a thick callus...

"Devil Fruits can't restrain mutations, if you don't want to control yourself, I'll kill you with my own hands next time." The Admiral's tone was full of suppressed sharp danger, however, what was even more frightening was the strong murderous aura that rushed to his face.

The hand that was forced to be raised into sight, the remnants of the fingertips that had not yet faded... Blood?!

I was stunned, my brain was a little confused, but the surprise that emerged was quickly dissipated by the approaching smell of blood, it was a very fresh smell, and the wound that was still bleeding came from...

Rolling his eyes with difficulty, his gaze focused on...

The admiral's neck was half-hidden in the collar of his shirt with a line of crimson.

The skin is open, close to the artery, and the scratches are bleeding?!

Feed! I can't do it, right?