The boy was in a warm place, wrapped in something soft. It felt like I had a happy dream, but I forgot its contents.

As consciousness slowly returns—

"Where is this?"

He sat up from his bed, looked around, and saw that there were tables and chairs, bookshelves stacked with many books, a fish tank with goldfish swimming, and a magnificent fireplace with a fire.

(This is ...... I felt like I was being taken into someone's bedroom...... ）

While the boy was still immersed in thought, the door opened with a creaking sound.

"Oh, finally woke up."

The strange man walked in with a tray of soup. He must be in his thirties, wearing a dark green cloak and a red square tattoo on the left side of his face, which looks extremely hideous. The short black hair is combed behind and the expression is fierce.

But the most surprising thing for the boy was that the man didn't have eyebrows.

(How can there be no eyebrows!) This person! ）

Of course, for a teenager, this kind of thing is good, the question is who this guy is......

(Thanks to Colonel Malvern finally dragging the robed masked man and fighting him, I was able to escape, but...... If it is really as he said, until the fruit of the operation is found, the world government will search this area at all costs...... ）

(I should have already offered a high bounty, after all, Colonel Malvern also said that the fruit of the operation is worth more than 10 billion Baileys...... ）

(So it's likely that this vicious man in front of you, who looks like a bounty hunter, has also contacted the Navy and is waiting for them to come here...... ）

While the vigilant boy was thinking this, the man suddenly spoke:

"You must be hungry, right?"

With that, before the boy could reply, the man approached him and placed the soup beside the bed. The smell of fresh fragrance immediately irritated the boy's nose, and his throat couldn't help but gurgle.

The boy hadn't eaten anything for the past few days, and his insane hunger made him want to devour the bowl of soup now.

Reason, however, prevailed over appetite—and instead of touching the bowl of soup, the boy took the knife in his hand and in an instant went around the man's back. He strangled the man's neck with his left arm and held the knife against the other's throat.

"Who are you? What is the purpose?! ”

Although his physical strength has not recovered much, if he is the first to strike, even this man will not be able to resist.

With this thought in mind, the young man was ready to ask the other party's purpose. However, the man did not panic in the slightest.

"Nice response!"

"Ahh

In an instant when it wasn't enough to blink, the boy's body flew into the air, and he was grabbed from the ground and thrown onto the bed.

(What's going on, what's going on?!) ）

"Although there is a lot of courage, but little ghost, when the difference in strength between the two sides reaches a certain level, there is no doubt that it is suicidal to make a rash move! Stupidity! ”

（…… It looks like I was thrown out in an instant by the man in front of me...... Although I was a weak imp and he seemed strong, when I was with Colonel Malvern, he taught me so many great fighting skills...... I must have been careless just now! ）

The boy quickly got up and confronted the man. In order not to lose in momentum, he tried to keep his eyes open and glared at the man viciously.

"It's really furious, it's like the eyes of a beast......"

The man said.

He didn't mean to attack the boy, but picked up the soup bowl and spoon to himself, and then walked towards the boy like this.

"If I were you, I would definitely seize any opportunity to recover my strength, so that if the enemy has the desire to attack, I will have the strength to resist...... But then again, you should know very well that if I was hostile to you, you wouldn't have a chance to speak to me awakely right now. ”

"Eat it while it's hot, it's not good when it's cold."

(It seems delicious...... ）

The boy's eyes stared directly at the bowl of hot brown soup, whether it was the chicken or beef in the soup, or all kinds of colorful vegetables, all of which were frantically teasing his appetite.

But—the boy was still afraid.

(While the man had a point, it is not known how long it would have been before the men who had put me on sleeping pills to put me to sleep again, and who were fighting for the World Government or the Navy...... After all, the fruits of the operation have been eaten by me, and I am more valuable than I am dead...... ）

(How could I still be careless, how could I let my guard down!) ）

"I'm never going to drink a sip of your soup!"

"It's so easy to judge, your eyes...... I wonder if I'm putting something weird in there, or if I'm having bad intentions toward you, right...... Well, I've seen so many people like you who can't trust anyone again......"

The boy did not answer the man's words, and he was weak and frightened, and he had done his best not to take his eyes off the man. And the man was right in front of his eyes, holding the bowl of soup to his lips—one sip, two sips, and enjoying the soup.

"I haven't cooked soup in years, but my craft doesn't seem to have deteriorated, and I still cook navy curry...... So, so you know I didn't put poison or anything in it...... Don't think about what you don't have, I'm not your enemy. Although I have betrayed justice, I have not fallen into the role of playing tricks with the dying imps. ”

With that, the man handed the bowl of soup to the boy again, not caring at all if the boy would suddenly burst out.

The boy subconsciously held the spoon with his left hand, and still held the knife in his right hand against the man, and took a sip of the soup gently.

Suddenly, his mouth was filled with the umami of the soup that had spread, and the boy felt that his whole body was nourished with nutrients.

By the time he came to his senses, he was already crying—the soup was delicious, so warm, and he realized how he felt saved...... So many feelings were all mixed together, and the boy was embarrassed for a while, and he burst into tears.

"Damn...... Good...... It smells so good! ”

After the first sip, I couldn't stop. The boy put the knife beside him, devoured the meat and vegetables, and drank the soup so that there was not a drop left.

I don't know if it's because I'm too hungry or because of the psychological effect, but I always feel that it's something more precious than all the food I've tasted so far.

"It seems that the manga published in the World Economic News called "Little Master Chef" is indeed true, and delicious food is something that brings happiness to people......

The man smiled, "Give me the bowl when you're done, and I'll add another bowl of soup to you." ”

……

After drinking the broth and recovering a little strength, the boy obeyed the man's arrangement and walked into the bathroom. The last time I took such a comfortable and comfortable bath, how long ago was it, the boy can't remember. After all, he had only been in the snow for the past few days to find the memory of "the town next door", and he realized for the first time that it was so comfortable to soak in hot water after a full meal.

"Ah......h

When washing his body, the boy noticed a huge change in his body from the mirror.

"Gone...... The skin that had turned white due to the perpep disease has returned to its original appearance......"

The boy's eyes widened and he patted his face in disbelief, finally convinced that his illness had been cured.

A sense of reassurance that he hadn't felt for many, many years, that he no longer had to fear Perp's illness, suddenly came to his heart, and his nose couldn't help but sour.

After calming down his excitement and complicated feelings a little, the boy relaxed his muscles and concentrated on enjoying the feeling of being warmed by the hot water. After stepping out of the bathroom, he found that the man had prepared a change of clothes for him.

"It's the clothes I brought to this stronghold, you must be too big to wear, but there is no other choice at the moment, big is bigger, it's better than being naked or wearing torn clothes and getting cold."

After changing into clothes that could fit two or three of his own, the boy and the man sat down in their chairs, facing each other. But at this time, there was no longer the atmosphere of the sword and crossbow in the air just now—to be precise, the young man did not know when he lifted his guard against men.

"I said ......"

"What?"

"Did you save me? You don't look like a normal person......"

"It's true that I saved you, and I'm really not an ordinary person."

The man replied lightly.

“……”

The young man didn't know how to answer for a while, and after hesitating for a moment, he was still extremely embarrassed and said, "Since you saved me, I think I still have to thank you......"

"When thanking people, it's best to introduce yourself, little ghost."

The corners of the man's mouth curled slightly.

"Don't call me a little ghost, Trafalgar D. Vatier Rowe, that's my name!"

After Luo said this, he immediately felt that the atmosphere was not right-the male-looking man was staring at him with an extremely serious and frightening look, and the momentum exuded from his body was even more terrifying than the Colonel Marvin that Luo had seen dealing with pirates.

"Trafalgar D. Vatier Rowe, is that your name? Your parents gave it to you? ”

"Hmmm......"

Luo replied a little overwhelmed - the man's attitude and emotions had completely changed after he introduced himself.

"Nice name!"

The man also seemed to realize that his momentum was a little scary, and showed a smile that was definitely not good-looking, which could be regarded as easing the atmosphere.

"My name is Dragon, Monchi D. Dragon, and I am a revolutionary."

"Huh......?"

"That's right, I have a D in my name,"

The man named Long smiled, "It looks like my encounter with you is a kind of fate, Luo!" ”

……

Through some conversations, Luo and Long both have a certain understanding of each other, and of course, they still have something to hide.

For example, Luo concealed the fruits of the operation because he was afraid of being used or used as a cash cow, but he also told Long what happened to him:

Born and raised in the "White Town" of Frevans, he was taught and studied medicine by his parents, but the town was abandoned by the government because of Perpe's disease. When the war began, his parents, sister, and friends were burned to death, and he himself suffered from lead disease, and he felt hopeless about the world. wants to seek revenge on the navy, but meets a benefactor named Malvin......

Ryu also told Luo how he saved him......

"Have you ever wondered what you're going to do in the future, Luo?"

The dragon asked.

"I don't know ......"

Luo replied a little confused, "Maybe...... Let's go and contact the naval tycoon named Polusalino that Colonel Malvern said......"

"I'd advise you not to contact that natural monster, Vice Admiral Polusalino,"

Long pondered for a moment and said, "Although he and Colonel Malvern are both the friendlier ones in the Navy, even if he looks at the entire world government, he is also a big man who is focused on. And if you contact him, you will not only expose yourself to danger, but also implicate him...... You know, the masked robed man who fought your benefactor, Colonel Malvern, is the CP0 agent who serves the Dracons, and they are all-pervasive. ”

“…… Mr. Long, why do you know so much? ”

Law was stunned.

"Because I used to be in the navy, a rear admiral of the Navy Headquarters to be exact,"

Long replied indifferently, "Of course, I defected because of some things, and now I am a revolutionary who is committed to overthrowing the rule of the world government!" ”

“！！！”

"Your parents are doctors, right, they taught you medical skills, but I still have to tell you, Luo, studying medicine is not going to save the people of this already decaying world!"

……

"Shout, shout the name of 'Lu Shuren' in your heart at the most critical time, and I will come to save you!"

Gilde Tezzolo knelt on the ground and looked at the figure of Polusalino who had turned away, and his heart was full of horror - Polusalino had not spoken, but Tezzolo seemed to have heard Polusalino say it in his own brain.

(What's the situation?!) Who is Lu Shuren's name? Why shout it out in your heart? Save me...... Do you want to remove me from being a slave? But this Polusalino, isn't he a big man in the Navy? Why would such a thing be said?! ）

Tezzolo, who was oozing cold sweat from his forehead, looked around, whether it was the slaves who were kneeling like him, or the guards who bowed slightly to see Polusalino leave, everyone's reaction was normal......

Am I the only one who hears this voice?

……

Tezzolo guessed correctly, he was indeed the only one who heard this voice - this is a new move developed by Polusalino not long ago, named "Magic Sound into the Ear", simply put, it is based on the principle of ** divine waves sent by telephone bugs to achieve a close-range one-on-one spiritual dialogue.

In fact, this method of communication has been used by Porusalino since he incarnated as Ultraman Bayeri, and it is precisely because of the convenience of using it that he developed the "magic sound" that can communicate like this without changing his body.

And whether it was out of his own emotions, or out of self-interest, or because of his dissatisfaction and revenge for what happened to Colonel Malvin, in short, Tezzolo was to be saved, and Jesus could not stop it, which Polusalino had decided.

But not now, but when a fish-man adventurer named Fisher Tiger causes a rebellion in the Holy Land—when the time comes, Polusalino will not only try to save the slaves, including Tezzolo, but also the Lord Im who is hiding behind the scenes.

……

November 23, 1502 in the Lunar calendar, is not a special day, but it is undoubtedly extremely important for Polusalino and those around him who celebrates his birthday on this day.

However, after the Draconians meeting on November 22nd, after the Draconians meeting on November 22, Polusalino did not hesitate to reject the offer of the Leander Palace to let him stay in the Holy Land of Maryjoya, and chose to return to the naval headquarters Marinfando, the small house that Colonel Malvern had lent him and Sakarsky to live in temporarily.

But to Polusalino's surprise, when he arrived, he found that Sakaski had been here for a while - the ashtray was full of cigarette butts he had left behind.

"Huh? Sakaski? How did you end up here? Didn't you go to the G8 fortress today?

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