Heaven and earth are connected, this is the darkest time of the day, and it is also the prelude to the rising sun and the rejuvenating of heaven and earth.

After sailing a distance of nearly a nautical mile, the sea gradually wet Takita's trouser legs, and then he noticed that the ship was leaking, and couldn't help but curse secretly: "Damn, this ship has been tampered." ”

Immediately, Takitashi directly used the fruit's ability to the extreme, allowing the wind generated by the air movement to propel the boat forward. And the small hole in the bottom of the boat was also sprayed out by the pressure generated by the rapid movement of the lifeboat, and the seawater that should have been left in the boat was directly sprayed out, and it returned to the sea from behind Takita.

And just like that, a small boat that was speeding forward and spraying a column of water approached the island dramatically.

This is the first contact with the outside world in three years, and he doesn't know where it is, whether he will encounter pirates, or even be troubled by people who have been convicted before, of course, this does not mean that Takitsu is afraid of danger. Even though it was still early in the morning, Takichen still chose to avoid the pier and came to a reef where no one was there, and in order to eliminate the traces, the small boat that carried him was directly abandoned in the sea.

"This cliff more than ten meters high is also a good place."

With the help of the fruit ability, Takichen condensed the air under his feet to form a foothold in a way similar to the moon step, and easily landed on the island. Speaking of which, since he fell asleep in a daze last night, Takichen hasn't had dinner yet.

A forest appeared in front of Takitatsu, and the market was under the wood-covered hills.

The previous experience on the ship had given Takitaki an important piece of information, the ship seemed to be planning to land on this island, and if that was the case, there was a high chance that they would run into that group of people again, and the two sides would inevitably have an unpleasant quarrel. And in those six years, Takichen also found that he could understand the language of this world, otherwise he would definitely be troubled by this, which should be regarded as the only benefit of crossing.

The long-lost rice fragrance dragged Takitashi to the restaurant, and the noisy streets were bustling with people, as if to show outsiders the prosperity of the island.

"Boss, let's have a big pork chop rice."

"Howler! Wait a minute. ”

It was the store manager's hearty words that answered Takichen, looking at the store manager's slightly raised beer belly, Takichen couldn't help but sigh: "Maybe the men who can cook have a happy figure." ”

Takichen sat by the window, looking at the crowd coming and going on the street, and he lost his mind for a moment. Once upon a time, I also had a desirable youth, and I had a good memory of my girlfriend feeding me with love. At that time, I was also sitting by such a window, but what caught my eye was her white figure.

Soon, the rich aroma of the meat caught Takita's attention, and the golden sauce covered the tender pork chops. Looking at such an appetite-filled pork chop rice, Takitami couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and at this moment all the troubles were left out of his mind.

For six years, it's been either fruit, grilled fish, grilled meat, and despite some homemade jam and edible sea salt, there's nothing quite like pork chop rice smeared with a golden sauce in a restaurant. One bite down, more than 2,000 days and nights of hardship swept away.

"Boss, can I ask you something?"

"You say."

"What is this place?"

After eating the pork chop rice, Takichen took advantage of the checkout time to ask the store manager for news, because the sun had just risen, there were few customers coming to the store, and the store manager seemed very leisurely.

"You say this, this is the Kingdom of Burro in the West Sea. Look at you, are you a tourist from another country? ”

The store manager sat down at the counter and handed Takichen a cup of warm tea.

"I got lost while traveling at sea and happened to see the island."

Takichen thought back a little, and there was no Boluo Kingdom in his memory, so he naturally had no impression of this country. But the West Sea, Takichen knows, there are mafia seas all over here.

"It's really easy to get lost when traveling on the sea without a pointer. Once upon a time, like you, I was adrift alone on the sea in the prime of my youth. In the seventeen years since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, there have been more and more unscrupulous pirates on the seas, and now they can only settle down here. ”

"That's a shame."

"People are old, and they don't have the enthusiasm of the year." The manager lit a cigarette for himself. "Guest, don't walk around the market at night."

"Is there anything hidden in this?"

Takichen asked why, but the manager didn't tell him, just told him to find a hotel to rest as soon as possible after nightfall, and try not to go out and about.

After a short chat, the number of customers in the restaurant gradually increased, and Takitatsu left the restaurant at this time.

"The seventeenth year of the beginning of the Age of Discovery... It's early spring... In other words, it is now the year 1515 of the Haiyuan calendar, and Luffy seems to be just a little kid. ”

Looking at the buildings on both sides of the street, Takichen recalled similar landscape photos he had seen on the Internet.

"Somewhat similar to the architectural styles of Western Europe."

At the end of the road, the kingdom is not very large, and from the hill it is more like a huge town.

Time flickered, and the morning passed like this, because Takitashi was walking on the street with the purpose of viewing, so about a third of the way he walked, and the trees planted on both sides of the street added a little ornamentation to the town.

However, after passing through the market, a little girl ran out of a narrow and dark alley, and the panicked little girl crashed directly into Takita, and then fell to the ground.

"Can you stand up? I'm sorry to hurt you. ”

Takizu squatted down and helped the little girl up. If it's an adult, Takichen will take a look at it at most and leave. But when I saw Lori who fell to the ground, I still fell because I hit myself, and I will inevitably have compassion.

The little girl's body was covered with bandages, and when she was lifted up, she could clearly feel her weak body trembling, which was because of fear, and her body subconsciously trembled.

"That's not going to work, you can't cause trouble to others."

A man walked out of the darkness, staring at Takitaki condescendingly with his indifferent eyes.

It is an attitude of contempt for life, an indifference to life.

"I'm sorry, my daughter bothered you. She's so playful, so she's hurt a lot, and now she's causing trouble to others, which is a real headache! ”

After the man walked out, the little girl clung to Takichen's clothes, and this situation made him not know where to put his hands, so he could only let it go in the air at a loss.

"I was just about to apologize for accidentally bumping into her."

Just as Takichen was about to get up to leave, the voice of a little girl came from his ears, but it was this sentence that made Takichen dispel the idea of not wanting to cause more trouble.

"Don't... Let's go..."

His voice trembled slightly, as if he had summoned a lot of courage.

Generally speaking, a little girl of seven or eight years old should not be in this situation, then combined with the bandages around her hands and feet, it is likely that she has been abused.

"Can you take the liberty of asking? Your daughter seems to be scared. ”

Because the little girl clung to Takichen's clothes, he couldn't help but ask a few more questions, although he knew that doing so would arouse the man's suspicions, but his intuition told Takichen that this matter was not simple.

"Because I just reprimanded her, children of this age are too playful, and the tone is a bit heavier."

The man's brow furrowed, and the air around him seemed to begin to grow a little cold.

"The appearance of these bandages doesn't seem to be left by injuries because of a love of play."

In fact, Takichen doesn't like to meddle in things, but looking at the little girl's scared appearance, he can't bear it.

"She wrestles a lot."

"Isn't it a little too unusual for such a young child to tremble and be scared so silently at an age when he should be innocent and full of laughter."

Takichen held the little girl in his arms and soothed her slightly trembling body.

"Don't impose your own unusualness on someone else's family."

The atmosphere became a little tense, and the man's expression was also a little unkind because of Takichen's detection, but Takichen had already decided to meddle in this matter, so he didn't care if the man was happy or not.

"Excuse me, have you done anything to this kid?"

"Well, I see, you are really sensitive to the subtle feelings of others!"

The man waved his hand, and his serious expression turned into a helpless sigh.

"It's embarrassing to say, it's a shameful thing, and it's quite eye-catching here, can I invite you here?"

After the man turned and walked into the dark alley, Takichen followed the little girl with his arms, and he had to go to see what had happened, even if the rest of the journey was full of danger.

"That's right, I've been bothered by Airi lately. No matter what I said, she just resisted. ”

"Educate children? It's hard. ”

In Takichen's heart, he thought that Airi had been abused, so he didn't want to listen to what the man said.

"Yes, children are so incomprehensible! I really think that I can be what kind of person I can become, what I can achieve, and then I believe in it..."

The man slowly removed his gloves and glanced at Airi from a sinister perspective, the last words of his words unspoken.

At this moment, Airi quickly broke free from Takichen's embrace and ran to the man's side barefoot.

"What's the matter, have you finished spoiling?"

After seeing Airi return to his side, the man stopped what he was doing.

"It's like this every time, and a few words of reprimand her will turn out like this. I'm sorry to let you listen to my troubles for a while, and I'm causing you trouble. Well, I wish you a safe journey. ”

The man and the little girl disappeared into the darkness, and at that moment, Takichen clearly felt the killing intent, and it was this killing intent that made Airi break free from Takichen's embrace.

"Young people have been sicker lately, so get hot water ready."

In the enclosed underground space, the man said to the caregiver holding Airi behind him.

"Okay."

"Yes, I'm sorry. I didn't pay attention for a while, and let the little ghost escape. ”

A guard stood in the hallway to defend himself, only to be answered by death.

"And get ready to clean."

"Okay."

Blood stained the ground, staining the slate a blood-red color, leaving behind a ground of minced flesh that exuded residual warmth.

The little girl clasped her head tightly with her hands, hiding the fear deep in her heart.

One of the rooms in the hallway was opened, and it was more appropriate to call it a laboratory than a room, because there was only a mechanical lift bed full of wiring, and next to it was a monitor with blue light.

"Eri, stop being willful, you are the heart of the plan."

The man made a "please" gesture to Airi, and directly in front of him was the cold iron bed with wires attached.

"Please, don't let me get my hands dirty again."

The researcher expertly untied the bandages wrapped around Airi's body, and then Airi slowly walked towards the cold machine.