In fact, three months ago, Tango Town was still a peaceful town. At that time, Perona was just the youngest daughter of an ordinary family, enjoying the love of her parents and the love of the townspeople, and she was a lively ...... There will also be a child who laughs strangely "he~".

But one day, while playing alone on the beach, Perona stumbled upon a strange-looking fruit...... It is supposed to be drifting along the currents, and there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance that it will be pushed up the island by the waves.

Under the novelty, the young Perona, in some irresistible desire, ate the fruit.

So he became the power of [Ghost Fruit].

It's weird.

Devil fruits may be very attractive to children, the vast majority of capable people in this world either eat them intentionally, or because they were eaten by the aroused appetite when they were young, no child ever doubted it - why does this fruit look like this? Aren't you afraid that it's poisonous?

How do parents discipline their children?

In short, it is an unsolvable problem.

After eating this fruit, Perona was fortunate to be far away from the sea, did not fall into a state of weakness, and did not show any abnormalities during the day.

It was only at night that Perona dreamed in her sleep and inadvertently created the ghost.

There is no upper limit to the number of Negative Ghosts...... Perona had no idea how many ghosts she had created that night, only some townsfolk who hadn't slept or had been woken up by fright. Looking out of the windows of the house, the whole town is densely packed with ghosts that float like locusts!

At dawn the next day, many people were taken to the hospital.

Some of the frightened townsfolk simply packed up their things and ran away.

No one knows what the source of the ghost is.

Apart from...... Perona's parents.

The two were also members of the frightened wake up, and even witnessed one ghost after another floating out of Perona's body.

The two of them didn't tell anyone about it, maybe they still have love for their daughter in their hearts.

But when three days passed.

Ghost invasions happen every night, so I'm afraid no one can stand it, right?

So three days later, most of the people moved out. Only a small fraction of them still hold the event that "it happened by chance".

So a week later.

No one thought it was a coincidence.

So everyone left Tango, including Perona's parents.

They no longer love this girl, and they feel that they have given birth to a monster! They hadn't slept for a whole week! Haven't closed your eyes in a week! Watch Perona release the ghost every night!

And Perona's mom ...... She even had the idea of killing the child while she was asleep!

Women...... Most of them are not strong-willed, they are devastated enough, and they dare to do anything when they can't stand it.

Leo also no longer believes that all parents in this world love their children as much as their lives.

There are always some people, like animals.

…… The murderous thought was finally stopped by the father, and the man shook his head at his bloodshot wife, packed up his things that night, and abandoned his child without saying a word.

When Perona discovered that she had the ability to create ghosts, it was only the day after her parents left, when she released the ghosts in the daytime under the panic crying and mental stimulation...... He is the culprit who caused the chaos in the town, and his parents have long known about it and abandoned him.

In desperation, the little girl lived for two months using the food left over from the town. When there was no food left and no longer could be found, Perona began to cordon herself off and waited for death.

Waiting...... Wait, wait for the hunter to come.

Drove away the hunters.

Just waited for Leo to come.

……

"Yes...... Is it? That's hard. ”

Leo listened to Perona's trembling voice, telling everything she had experienced. The boy was feeding the porridge and thinking about how to comfort the family.

But this guy has never been a warm man who will comfort girls, and when the Grammys died back then, Leo's comfort was a slap in the face.

Kindness.

He still remembers it.

It's kind of a reminder to yourself all the time, don't do such ridiculous things.

Perona pursed her lips, realizing that she had spoken for nothing.

But she wasn't trying to win sympathy, and she didn't need this senseless comfort, besides...... People can be regarded as saving your life, so it's right to talk about some common things, right? If you want to be a partner...... It's better to know a little bit about your companion's past.

…… If he hadn't lied to himself.

Perona, who is only eight years old but is much more mature than girls of the same age after experiencing human sophistication, thought worriedly.

"That's it! I'm done! So let's talk about it now, do you need me to harm myself? ”

After feeding, Leo put down the bowl. Lifting Twilight again, he flipped the handle of the knife and pointed the tip of the knife to his chest, staring at Perona with a sparkling gaze.

Perona also stared at Leo expressionlessly, but she was actually snickering in her heart......

After a moment of silence, the girl thought of her physique and couldn't help but ask indifferently.

"Have you really decided? I'm a monster. ”

When the words fell, Leo's expression was a little strange, looking at Perona's gaze, as if he was looking at a retarded person.

This can't help but make the little girl angry!

"Okay...... I'll show you this. ”

Leo rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, and stretched out the thumb and index finger of his right hand.

"Look at it."

As soon as the words fell.

"Crackling~!"

A silver electric current connected between Leo's two fingers! And it keeps flashing!

Perona's eyes widened! Open your mouth wide!

"This ......"

She couldn't see it when she lit the fire, and now she realized that Leo can actually make electricity?!

Could it be that she is also a monster like herself?

"Are you ...... too?"

Perona wanted to say the word "monster", but since Leo showed supernatural abilities, she didn't feel like it was appropriate.

If there are monsters everywhere, can you still call them monsters?

"Uh...... Actually, my main ability is not this. ”

Leo waved the electric light between his fingers, and the current dissipated with a "zila" sound...... Only the active ions remaining in the air made Perona's skin tingle.

The boy put his hand into the girl's belly, and it didn't get in without hindrance.

"That's what I'm capable of. In fact...... In this world, in the five seas, there is a special fruit called the Devil Fruit. ”

For this country girl, Leo took great pains to tell her about the setting of the Devil Fruit, so that she finally understood...... This ability is actually quite common in the Great Voyage.

It's not a monster.

Perona finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The heavy burden of months has finally been taken away...... I don't have to worry about being called a monster or something.

But what she didn't know was.

At this time, the boy who was explaining to her what the Devil Fruit was......

In fact, it's an out-and-out one.

A real monster.