Chapter Seventy-Six: Ascending the Mountain
Eventually, Bolton allowed the Straw Hat Pirates to come ashore.
There's no way, otherwise the plot won't go on.
"This is our village, Big Horn Village," and it wasn't long before Dalton brought the Straw Hats to a small village at the foot of the mountain.
Looking at the creatures coming and going in the village, Luffy couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh! The animals here are so weird! β
"It's a snow country!" "Wow! A hairy hippopotamus! β
Usopp and Aaron were also amazed by what was going on around them.
"Come to my house first, put her in my house first," Dalton said, looking back at Nami who was unconscious on Sanji's back.
"Thank you very much, I don't know your name yet?" Vivi bowed.
"Dalton." Dalton glanced at Vivi.
He always felt as if he had seen her somewhere.
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"Put her there," said Dalton, pointing to the hardboard bed beside him, and then he took off the coat and hat on his head, revealing a very positive Chinese face, and then he took off the gun behind his back and hung it on the wall, and walked to the fireplace himself, "Then I'll go and light the fire first, and I beg your pardon for the rude welcome ceremony we just had." β
"There is only one witch in our country's doctor," Dalton said, as he lit a fire.
"Only one doctor in the whole country? Why is this happening? Vivi asked in surprise.
"Because of something...... The same is true of the kind of faux pas we did to you before," Dalton said vaguely.
"That's rightβ" Vivi nodded knowingly, and then asked no more.
"Anyway, I'd better get the witch first! Nami has a fever of 40 degrees now! If it weren't for this cooling bubble made by Aaron, maybe the temperature would have gone up! Sanji on the side waved his hands and shouted.
"Forty degrees? Will the temperature rise?! It's amazing, she'll die if the temperature rises any more."
"Don't worry too much about body temperature, Aaron's bubbles are still very good"
"Aaron? Is that the kid whose eyeballs can be removed freely? Truly...... He's amazing," Dalton surveyed the bubble on Nami's forehead, "but it's not an option. β
"So please tell us where that witch is!" Sanji stared at Dalton.
"Witch," Dalton straightened up and pointed to the window, "Look out the window to see if you can see a mountain." β
"Hmm...... It is true that a very tall mountain can be seen. With that, Sanji looked back out the window.
β¦β¦ Then he saw a smirking big white head staring at him with two black bean-like eyes.
Outside the window, Aaron Luffy and Usopp were building snowmen with great interest.
"Super Snowman!" Luffy is on the right, and behind him is a decent snowman.
"Snow Monster Sirola!" Usopp is on the left, and behind him is a Tyrannosaurus rex-shaped snowman.
β¦β¦ I have to say that as a braggart king, there is nothing else, and the imagination must be beyond ordinary people.
"Oversized Gary!" Aaron stood in the middle, and behind him, a snow statue of Gary was piled up.
Well...... Expected.
"Done!"
"Is it time to play in the snow! Come in for me! β
Sanji said angrily.
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"The mountains are called Bucket Mountain, and the highest of them has a castle where the witch Dr. Greva lives," Dalton pointed out the window to the flat-topped mountain that looked like a barrel.
"What?" Sanji looked at the towering mountain outside the window in shock, "How can you live in such a high place!" Hurry up and contact her! There are emergency patients here! β
"I wanted to hurry, but I couldn't reach her." Dalton replied.
"What? What kind of doctor is this! β
"There's really nothing to say about her medical skills...... But she is an old woman with a somewhat strange personality, who is close to 140 years old."
"140?!" When everyone heard this, they all shouted in shock.
"And what if people in this country get sick?" Vivi asked.
"She would sometimes go down to the mountains to see the sick and go to the sick and treat them," Dalton replied, "and the reward she demanded was to take away all the things that were in front of the patient's house." β
"What a wicked old woman," said Usopp, "but in that case we should be able to wait for her to come down, right?" Anyway, Nami's condition is relatively stable now..."
"No way!" Aaron, who was standing beside Nami and put his hand on Nami's forehead, turned around and said to everyone solemnly, "Nami's illness can't be delayed any longer!" β
"What's wrong, Aaron? What do you see again? Sanji asked.
"I see that there is something in Nami's body that is about to kill another thing......" Aaron said with a solemn face, "Nami's situation is very bad! β
"Maybe Nami is about to get rid of the virus? Aaron, don't be too nervous...""The calories absorbed by the bubbles keep increasing! β
Before Usopp could finish speaking, Aaron interrupted with a strong attitude, and he glanced at everyone, "In other words, Nami needs to be treated as soon as possible, and she can't delay for a moment!" Otherwise, Nami will die soon! β
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The atmosphere suddenly became a big solemnity.
At this time, Luffy suddenly walked to the side of the bed, he looked at Nami, who had been panting, and stretched out his hand.
Bang Bang Bang! "Nami! Nami! β
He kept patting Nami's cheek and shouting.
"......" felt the vibration of her face, and Nami's eyelids trembled slightly, and then she slowly opened her eyes.
"Nami! I'll tell you! Seeing that Nami woke up, Luffy stepped forward, "The doctor here has to go up the mountain to find it, I'll take you up the mountain!" β
"......" Everyone watched in silence as they watched the conversation between Luffy and Nami.
"......" Nami looked at the faces of the people around her, then she barely pulled out a smile, and then held out a hand from the covers, "Then please." β
"No problem! Wrap it around me" Luffy slapped it with a smile.
"Wait a minute! I'm going too! Aaron interjected, "It's dangerous for you to climb the mountain alone!" β
"In that case, I'll go with you!" Sanji said as he bit the cigarette butt.
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In this way, Luffy and the three of them took Nami up the mountain.
"Does it really matter if they do?" Looking at the three Luffy who were soon gone, Dalton turned around and asked.
"Well, there's no need to worry with the three of them here," Usopp nodded.
"It's possible that Nami's physical strength won't be able to keep up...... May they return safely," Vivi said, looking up at Bucket Mountain.
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In the wild, the cold wind howled, the dry trunks were frozen and stiff like iron, and the snow on them bent the branches, and there was hardly any living thing around.
"It's so cold, it's cold!" Luffy shouted and ran forward, making big footprints in the snow.
"Who made you still wear straw sandals, I feel very cold just looking at it!" Sanji said helplessly.
"Luffy, you wait a minute!" Aaron looked at Luffy's already reddened feet and couldn't help but shout, and then he quickly ran to Luffy's side.
In order to catch up with Luffy and Sanji, Aaron has become a brother again, becoming a beautiful pink landscape in this icy and snowy land.
"What's wrong, Aaron?" Luffy stopped and asked.
"I'm here to help." As he spoke, Aaron suddenly leaned down, he stretched out his hands, and then reached Luffy's ankle, Aaron touched Luffy's ankle around, then he stood up, looked at it carefully, and nodded, "This should be fine." β
Then, two bubbles suddenly appeared at Luffy's ankles, and the bubbles expanded outward against Luffy's ankles, knowing that they had wrapped all of Luffy's calves and feet before stopping.
"Oooh! It's not cold! Thanks, Aaron! Luffy raised his feet with some curiosity, and if he didn't look closely, he couldn't see the bubbles that were clinging to Luffy's skin.
"Aaron, can you blow a bubble man out and let him take us up the mountain?" Sanji saw this scene and suddenly asked.
"No" Aaron shook his head, he couldn't help but scratch the back of his head with his big hand, and said with a wry smile, "The temperature here is too low, and it will turn into an ice hockey after the 1st comes out...... So except for Number Four and Five, the other Bubble People can't be used, and Number Four and Five are now on Luffy and Nami. β
"That's right...... Sanjima rubbed his chin, "that's a pity." β
"That's it! Let's hurry up the mountain! Luffy shouted.
"Oh!"
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The three of them were sprinting through the snow, and they were getting closer and closer to the barrel-shaped mountain.
"You know what? I've heard that people in Snow Country never sleep! While running, Luffy said to the two of them.
"Huh? So why does that Dalton have a bed in his house? Sanji retorted.
"Probably when he dies, right?" Luffy guessed.
"It's also in a coffin after death, right?" Aaron retorted, "However, I've heard that Snowpiercers like to eat raw meat. β
"Huh? Why? Luffy asked, somewhat surprised.
"For vitamin supplements, right? After all, there are very few vegetables in Snow Country. Sanji guessed.
"Mm-hmm, that's it! You must know that there are rich vitamins in the blood! Aaron nodded.
"Hmm...... Raw meat doesn't taste good, so I don't like to eat it," Luffy commented.
"They're just special cases," Sanji said, "but do you know why the girls in Snow Country have so white skin?" β
"Why?" "Because they're made of snow?" Luffy and Aaron guessed.
"That's pretty much what Aaron said!" Sanji said with certainty, and then he said with a rippling face. "Of course, it's because the snow here is soaking through their skin!"
"Haha, Sanji, you're a fool too!" "Yes!"
"What?! How dare you two call me stupid? You're really stupid, aren't you, and..."As he spoke, Sanji suddenly raised his foot and shot the rabbit that had been attacking them since just now, "This guy has been attacking us since just now, it's really annoying!" β
"What are those guys?"
"It seems to be called...... Rabang, right? Aaron thought about Dalton's words just now and said, "Say it's a carnivorous rabbit."
"Meat-eating rabbits? It's weird. Luffy concluded.
"If you dare to come again, kick it again!" Sanji is firm.
"Anyway, let's go! We're almost at the bottom of the mountain! Aaron looked at the mountain of iron buckets that were getting tighter and tighter, and said to the two of them.
"Hmmm! Let's speed up! With that, Luffy took the lead and sped away, followed by Sanji and Aaron.
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The cold wind gradually blew more violently, mixed with snowflakes, and slapped on the faces of the three of them like bullets, making them all unable to open their eyes.
"Front... Something seems to be there! Aaron, who has the best eyesight, squinted his eyes and said, "It seems to be ...... Bunny"
"Is it the same rabbit you just had? Leave them alone, let's go! If you dare to provoke us, we will kick them away. Sanji said, and when he could see the scene in front of him, he was speechless.
The whole body is covered in snow-white fluff, the sharp nails on the claws make people shudder, and the eyes are flashing with a cold light as cold as ice and snow, and the height of about three meters gives people a full sense of oppression.
Rabang!
"Big and white, this should be a bear!" Luffy said firmly.
"That's not right! It's a bunny! Aaron retorted, then gesturing to the little rabbit on the shoulder of the first rabbit with a scar on his face, "Look, this is the one that was just kicked away by Sanji." β
"I see, are you here to seek revenge?" Sanji said, then he looked at the sky, "We need to deal with them quickly and get to the castle before it gets dark!" β
"That's right! Rubber, rubber...", Luffy tried to punch his right hand out.
"Wait Luffy!" Seeing this, Aaron hurriedly stopped Luffy, "You can't do it!" You've got Nami on your back! Let's just do it! You run over from the side! β
"Good!" Luffy withdrew his arms and ran around Laban.
"Sanji, you go cover Luffy! I'm here to stop them! Aaron said to Sanji again.
"Can you do it alone? You can't use bubbles here. Sanji asked a little uneasy.
"Don't worry!" Glancing at the Rabons, who were already ready to move, Aaron smiled and said, "My ability is more than just bubbles!" β
And it's really not good, just make an ice and snow salad on the spot, and let you all die of poison!