Chapter Thirty-Seven: The House of Grace
Listening to this inexplicably familiar dialogue, Roland couldn't help but chuckle, Usopp is really the same as in the anime, what an interesting guy.
However, he was still a little boy after all, and Roland decided not to make things difficult for him anymore, and said directly, "Okay, the joke is over, and I will officially introduce myself." My name is Roland, I'm an adventurer, and this is ......."
Seeing Roland signaling to herself, Mei Lin also said softly, "Hello, my name is Mei Lin, and I am also an adventurer. ”
Roland nodded and continued, "Then, this big guy is Vaji, who is also an adventurer, please rest assured, we just happened to travel here, and we only came to the island to see, and we will not be enemies of you." ”
"I see, what a rude thing just now," said the villager who was the first to shout, and he was also relieved to see how he looked.
Usopp touched his nose and said with a smile, "What, it wasn't a monster attacking the village, so I won't start the hundred-meter-tall Usopp robot!" ”
"Who doesn't know you're lying?!" The villager next to him was a little speechless.
"Now that the crisis is over, I, Captain Usopp, will be going to watch the wind again! Everyone, don't be grateful to me! Usopp pretended not to hear them and ran straight into the forest in the distance.
"Uh-" Roland couldn't help but be a little speechless when he saw this, and wanted to talk to him more, why did he run away like this?
However, Roland thought about it carefully, even if he wanted to talk, there was nothing to talk about, after all, he was not interested in pulling him on the boat.
After reconciling with the villagers, Roland and Merlin continued to wander around the village, admiring the customs around them while buying food, fresh water and other supplies.
As for Waji, Roland doesn't think it's good to let him into the village, what if he smashes someone's house? So he asked him to go to the forest on the outskirts of the village and look for food by himself.
Waji didn't mind this, anyway, his original intention was to find food, and it was the same for him to enter the village.
By the way, he walked in the same direction as Usopp when he ran away.
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This Sirob village is actually a little more prosperous than Roland imagined, at least in terms of economy, it is much more developed than Cocoia Village.
I didn't notice these details when I watched the anime, but now that I have experienced it myself, Roland can't help but think a little more, maybe this island maintains active trade with the outside world, right?
Among these merchants, the best one is naturally Keya's father, and it is no wonder that in this village, where most of the villagers live in small bungalows, he was able to buy such a luxurious villa like a castle.
After buying something from a vendor again, Merlin said, "Roland, the food and fresh water have been bought, where are you going next?" ”
Roland pursed his lips when he heard this, "I said, can't you call me Captain?" ”
"Yes, Roland," Merlin said, grinning.
“…… Forget it, whatever you like," Roland sighed helplessly, "really, it's perfunctory to me every time." ”
"Hee-hee, don't call you Captain, that would be too raw," Merlin smiled, "Anyway, you haven't answered my question yet, where are you going next?" ”
"Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to go back, let's continue shopping, and then go to the villa I just saw," Roland thought for a while, since he came, he definitely had to go to Keya's house to have a look.
It's a yes, but it's not really purposeful.,It's like playing a card game.,Always want to collect all the cards in your hand.,It's not really useful.,It's just a feeling.。
"Villa...... It's the first time I've seen a real villa, I've only seen it in picture books before......" Merlin muttered when she heard this.
"What did you say?" Roland didn't hear clearly, and wondered.
"It's nothing," Merlin shook her head and continued, "Let's go, hurry up over there!" ”
After Mei Lin finished speaking, she suddenly found that Roland looked at her strangely, a little confused, "What's wrong?" Is there anything on my face? ”
"Nothing," Roland continued, shaking his head, "but you seem to be happy, huh?" ”
"This is my first time to another island, and I shouldn't be happy that there are such interesting villages and legendary villas?" Merlin wondered.
"Of course, this is something to be happy about, but after all, you just experienced that incident, and you have been training on the ship for the past two days, I thought you were forcing yourself to laugh......" Roland said a little hesitantly, a little embarrassed to mention Merlin's sadness.
"Don't worry, I've been used to it for so many years, although there are things that should be sad, but I can't give up what I should be happy about because of this, right?" Merlin couldn't help but smile brightly as she spoke.
Looking at her smile, Roland was a little stunned, and then said softly, "That's right, it's because my thinking is too rigid." Let's go, since I'm not trying to force myself, let's enjoy it. ”
"Hmm," Merlin smiled and nodded.
……
In front of Keya's house.
"This ......" Looking at the gray-white castle in front of her, which has both a romantic and solemn temperament, Merlin no longer knows what to say.
The high foyer, the grand entrance, the exquisite wooden windows, the corner stonework, the elegant garden...... Every detail is elegant, and you can feel that elegance through the iron door.
"Sure enough, there's really too much difference between watching the anime with your own eyes and watching it, it's obviously just an ordinary level," Roland also sighed, of course, just in his heart.
"Hey! Who are the two of you? Suddenly, a male voice interrupted their distractions.
Roland couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to see that on the side of the iron gate, two bodyguards in black suits were standing on both sides with serious faces, and it was one of them who spoke.
"Hello, we're adventurers, and we've just traveled to this island and found a villa here," Roland explained with a chuckle, not wanting to get into a conflict with the other party.
"There's nothing to see here, get out of here," the man spoke again, his tone still stiff, but a little more soothing than before, clearly pleased with Roland's attitude.
"Can't you go in?" Merlin wondered.
"This is a private house, no entry is allowed without permission," the man in the suit shook his head, "If you don't want to cause a misunderstanding, get out of here quickly." ”
"What should I do?" Merlin turned to look at Roland.
"There's no way, since people won't let me in, I have to give up," Roland spread his hands and said, he was also a little helpless, and he still wanted to meet Keya, but it's a pity.