The reason why Nami came up with the legend of a mermaid princess who can communicate with the sea kings only once every 800 years is not just because the legend is similar to the legend of the Askar Witch. In fact, when Polusalino told her about the situation of Shirahoshi at that time, he once said something like this-

"The legendary mermaid princess is known to have a unique and unique power, appearing once every 800 years, so what if hundreds or thousands of identical mermaid princesses were cloned using cloning technology?"

If it had been placed before Porusalino had crossed, he would have only gotten the same answer to such a question - "Discharge!" ”

After all, the nature of his problem is quite a bit of a feeling of "making a wish to the magic lamp to make countless wishes", and a normal person would not think of it at all.

But to be honest, Polusalino didn't say this for amusement, but he had serious thoughts—the nature of the Devil Fruit's abilities was a vision of the evolutionary possibilities of humanity by scientists in the Great Kingdom; The difference and uniqueness of different Devil Fruit abilities are also based on a unique and unique sequence of lineage factors.

Therefore, the power of the special mermaid princess, which only appears once every 800 years, will it be answered from a scientific point of view, referring to the unique sequence of bloodline factors that will only manifest after stable inheritance every 800 years?

It's like some special genetic diseases that are "inherited every x generations", but the power of a special mermaid princess is a good type.

And following this logic, Nami thinks that the situation of the Askar Witch is most likely the same, which can be explained by science!

Therefore, Maya must sacrifice something as a descendant of a shrine maiden, which is not the case at all!

Even if time is tight, tonight is the night of the full moon when everything is going to be clear, and Nami can shake Polusalino - wasn't the previous seven-star sword destroyed by Polusalino?

What about the resurrection again? The invincible Yellow Ape General must have a way!

Of course, Nami herself is thinking about it anyway - within an hour, if she can't figure out a solution within an hour, shake people!

And yet, at this moment—

Boom Boom Boom ......Boom Boom The ground around him suddenly shook.

"What's going on with that voice?"

Nami and everyone else looked around uneasily.

"Isn't it a sign that Saka's plan has begun?!"

"It's still early for the moon to come out."

Frankie was answering Chopper's question - click!

The ground in front of the altar cracked violently, and the stone flew into the sky as if it had exploded.

This was followed by a large jet of water gushing out......

"What's going on?!"

"Wow——!"

While everyone screamed, two figures appeared in the water column.

"Haha!"

"Hahaha!"

The two people who were thrown to the ground spat at the same time and relaxed at once.

"You kid! There's really no way to take you! What the hell did you do about it? Luffy! How many traps do you have to hit to finish!? ”

"I'm sorry...... Wowha! ”

"Luffy! Sanji! ”

Chopper shouted out.

"Oh! It's everyone! Long time no see! ”

Luffy, who sat up from the ground, made a hand gesture to greet everyone.

"What a long time no see! What the hell are you two doing? Why did it come out of here?! ”

Frankie asked with a smile in his eyes.

"We're so worried! You two bastards! ”

Chopper hurried to the two of them.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Finally...... I was able to meet Miss Nami...... Whew......"

Sanji pretended to be tired very pompously and tried to pounce on Nami, but the latter was deftly dodged and almost didn't fall to the ground.

"You're not ......"

Maya remembered the pirate in sunglasses who suddenly shouted from the lake yesterday during her water purification ceremony.

"Ahh Are you here? ”

Luffy also saw Maya.

"This is the village where Miss Maya lives."

"Maya? Are you called Maya? ”

"Hmmm......"

In the face of Luffy's completely unfamiliar attitude, Maya felt a little uncomfortable, but what made her even more uncomfortable was a strange creature with love in her eyes and writhing like noodles:

"Your name is Maya! Beautiful lady ~~~ I'm ......"

Bang!

Nami's iron fist slammed into Sanji's head, "Be serious!" Don't scare people! ”

"My name is Sanji."

"I'm Luffy."

Seeing that both of them had finished introducing themselves to Maya, Nami questioned these two unclear and uneasy guys: "You two, what are you going to do!" ”

"That's a long story...... We got to a cave, and then, it was a very, very long cave! Since yesterday, Sanji and I have been walking around there, and finally ......"

"Isn't it just lost?"

"That's right!"

"Don't put on a proud look! Moreover, you can still have so much fun in such an extraordinary time! ”

"Who, who's having fun?!"

"Miss Nami, the situation on our side is indeed dangerous!"

Luffy stood up side by side with Sanji.

"We almost took our lives! Isn't it, Sanji?! ”

"Hmm...... Luffy fought with a naval master named Saka, that guy was very strong, and his combat ability was very weird, although Luffy was also serious, he was still beaten off the cliff by the other party! ”

Sanji said truthfully.

"That's right! But next time I will definitely not lose again! ”

Nami and the others suddenly became interested in what the two of them said.

"So, did you go to the Navy Dojo and ...... with that guy called Saka?"

After listening to Luffy and Sanji in front of them tell them about their previous experiences, Nami and the others also told them about their side of the matter, and both sides were surprised by their expressions.

"The sword that guy is holding is what you call the Seven-Star Sword, right? I really feel that it is not an ordinary sword, and it always emits a very strange light when it hits, which makes people feel very unpleasant, and it feels like it will be terrible if it touches it. ”

Luffy waved his arms back and forth, describing the demonic aura of the Seven Star Sword he felt.

"Did that guy leave to make a deal with Saka?"

Sanji looked up suddenly, "But...... Miss Maya, are you really ...... Are you going to be a victim of that? ”

"It's the fate of those of us who have inherited the blood of the Askar Witch."

The old woman said to Sanji in the same lines that she had said to Nami and the others.

"Wait!"

Luffy said to Maya as he stood up.

"What's wrong?"

"You wait for me a little bit, and I'll come when I go."

"Where are you going, Luffy!"

Nami wants to call him back.

"You said it earlier! Wouldn't it be enough to punch that perverted swordsman? I definitely won't lose again this time! ”

"Stop!"

"Huh?"

Luffy looked back at the old woman.

"Even if you can defeat Saka, the evil power will still be attached to other people, just like the Seven Star Sword can be resurrected! This young man with glasses! Sometimes strength alone isn't enough. ”

"You won't know the outcome of this kind of thing if you don't try it, old woman!"

"What I know now is that Luffy, you're a super road idiot who will never find the Navy Dojo again safely."

"Ahh You have a point, Sanji, if you fall into some cave again, you'll be in trouble again. ”

Chopper nodded as well.

"What are you talking about?!"

Luffy seemed completely unacceptable.

"Everyone—forget it."

Maya finally took a stand.

"How can you just forget it?!"

Luffy still can't agree with this attitude at all.

"I'm scared to die! But...... I caused everything! ”

"What did you say?"

"Half a year ago, the reason why Saka accepted the power of evil was to protect me! If I hadn't been around, Saka would never have gone to that castle...... Isn't it my fault that Saka is the way he is because of me? ”

Maya kept blaming herself, and large tears overflowed her eyes.

"You still like that guy called Saka so much, don't you? Miss Maya? ”

Sanji was also moved to tears.

"But if I hadn't met you, Saka wouldn't have been much more cheerful."

"Miss Nami...... you?"

"Isn't it because of your presence that Saka has been able to recover from the depression of losing an arm? Is that so? You've changed him anyway, haven't you? He didn't save you to save you! That's right! It's because he cares so much about you that she wants to protect you, doesn't she? ”

“……”

"Saka wouldn't have fallen in love with you without you."

"That's right! So this time, I'm going to risk my life to save that person! Not just for Saka, but for everyone in this village! To protect my favorite island! ”

Maya finally confided all her inner thoughts.

In the past-

There is a person who does her best to protect the village and the people she loves, even if she herself is miserable, but she never complains, she never gives up - Nami's mind flashes through Bermel, who raised her like her own mother.

And Maya's words also made the people around her. Especially Luffy, they can understand the determination very well.

But—

The person who is loved and alive must be sad, right?

Nami also knows the level of sadness and sadness.

"Miss Maya...... Woo——! ”

Lacks unabashedly shed a man's tears.

"So I didn't say it! How do you know if you don't give it a try?! ”

Luffy took a sharp step forward, just as something in his jacket fell to the ground at once.

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

"How so?!"

"This—This is ......"

"Wow——!"

Everyone gathered around Luffy.

"Huh? What's wrong, what's wrong? ”

Luffy was alone, looking at his friends suspiciously, as if they had seen something incredible all at once.

"Isn't this the orb that was taken away?!"

The old woman said in a trembling voice.

"Mother-in-law!"

"And all three!"

Lax and Maya cheered.

"Where the hell did you find these things?!"

The old woman questioned Luffy.

"This is the trophy I brought back from the cave! Do you seem to be doing anything with it? Mother-in-law? ”

Luffy picked up the three orbs.

"Of course it worked. But why are these things in the depths of the cave? ”

The old woman didn't seem to know that the dry well in the Navy Dojo was connected to the cave where Luffy and the others got lost inside, but she kept shaking her head there.

"Mother-in-law, so that the ceremony can be carried out."

Maya suddenly said to her grandmother with joy.

"Hmm!"

"In other words, Maya doesn't have to sacrifice herself?!"

"Can Maya survive?!"

Sanji and Chopper cheered as well.

"However, Saka and they will not let their guard down, if they want to forcibly hold a ceremony with these orbs, I am afraid that they will have to pay a lot of sacrifices this time."

"Sure enough, I still need to fight with my life to do it."

Maya, who was fully enlightened, smiled on her lips.

"You still believe in Saka, do you?"

Luffy handed the three orbs to Maya.

“………”

"Then, believe him from beginning to end! If you have the consciousness of putting your life on the line, then there is nothing you can't do! ”

"Hmm!"

Maya took the orb.

"And we're on your side!"

"Yes, we're in the same group."

"Just, leave it to us!"

"Maya, we'll do our best!"

Luffy, Frankie, Nami, Chopper, and Sanji, all of whom have made up their minds, smiles at Maya.

"You guys ......"

The old woman and Lacs showed expressions of gratitude from the bottom of their hearts to these foreign pirates.

"Guys...... Then please! Thank you, Luffy! ”

Maya, who was holding the three orbs in her arms, bowed to Luffy and the others.

"But then again, what are we people going to do?"

Luffy blinked, and there was a stupid color in it called Clear.