Save the world from Luffy

Chapter 374 Aniki, Ayu has been waiting for you
"aniki, aniki~"

Only Ace's knee-high little girl followed Ace bouncingly, shouting "big brother" happily, then jumped up and hugged his thigh, and was rubbed into a big ball With blue hair, Ayu's face was filled with joy and happiness.

Ace kept repeating the scene he saw four years ago in his mind, but it was just a memory after all.

Without any twists and turns, the supper Sunny dived close to Wano. Then, in Ace's memory search, they landed on the beach of Jiuli, parked the supper Sunny properly, and followed Ace's footsteps through the beach and through the sea. After passing the bamboo forest, the Bianli Village is hidden in the green bamboo forest.

But what I see before me
Seemingly a bit devastated, Ace stared directly at the ruins in front of him with his empty eyes. He knelt on the ground and let out a sad cry.

It's a ruin, just a ruin.

Collapsed houses, overgrown weeds, and desolate ruins.

This is Wenli Village, but this is not Wenli Village.

Endless regret and self-blame almost destroyed Ace's defense at this moment. Four years is a long time, so long that he may never see the innocent smiling face he once was.

"There are no life fluctuations nearby, and within three kilometers, there are no human life fluctuations." Luffy opened up his knowledge network, and this place is indeed a desolate abandoned village.

"But there seems to be traces ahead, Ace, let's go and have a look."

Picking up Ace's collar, Luffy broke away from the team and dragged Ace into the bamboo forest in front. The remaining 'popularity' here is very fresh. Although no one is there, they should live here.

Bringing Ace to a house built in a giant forest tree outside the bamboo forest, Luffy whispered to Ace while closing his eyes to listen to the remaining voice from all things.

"They have been here for almost a year, a man and a woman. They left this morning. If they want to come back for lunch, it should be almost time."

He opened his eyes, but Luffy didn't see Ace, nor did he get a reply from him.

Turning his head to look, Ace was standing at the door of the tree house looking inside. His hand holding the door frame was so strong that he almost crushed the wooden door frame. This was an extremely restrained action.

"It's Ayu."

Picking up a hat that had not yet been woven, Ace's voice was trembling with a hint of relief, but the guilt did not diminish at all, but became heavier because of it.

The interior of the house as far as the eye can see is almost so shabby that rats can starve to death, cockroaches die violently, and the extremely limited furniture is all traces of years of baptism, but it is well taken care of here, with some simple bamboo decorations It is the only decoration in the house.

The friends who had been distanced also arrived here later. When they saw the only house that still had a bit of human habitation, everyone fell silent.

I felt uncomfortable but couldn't express myself. It seemed that I could do something, but I didn't know how to start.

"Luffy, take me there, let's find Ayu."

After talking to Luffy, Ace turned to look at Sanji, nodded slightly with a smile, "Please." Ace said so.

"Leave it to me, it's already ready."

Rolling up his sleeves, Sanji knew that it was time to start preparing lunch, so he called his good friend Zoro, a part-time professional anti-bag tool man, and they were going to make a return trip to bring some things to the Sunny.

"You should hurry up and lead the way!"

After leaving the tree house, Ace urged eagerly.

"I'm not a dog, so I can't find it just by smelling it. Although flowers, plants and trees can transmit some sounds to me, you have to expect them to answer my questions accurately, maybe it's not in a dream."

Saying this in his mouth, Luffy didn't waste any time. He picked out a few words from thousands of messy fragments of news, and Luffy, who had determined the general direction, moved forward quickly.

But when he walked out of the bamboo forest, what he saw in front of him made Lu Fei stunned. The voice he heard in his ears was suppressed to the limit at this moment. There is very little grass, and there are yellowish barren land everywhere, and the cracked clods have broken the area inch by inch.

There was a faint but lingering nausea in the air, a smell of corruption, of toxins, unsuitable for life.

The big chimney visible to the naked eye in the distance is spewing out thick smoke. Don't think too much, that is the source of all these problems.

"I'll find someone to inquire first, I can't hear any news here."

Click your ears to indicate that you are 'deaf'.The imperceptible electromagnetic field expands outward, and the electromagnetic induction area that exceeds the coverage radius of one's own knowledge and knowledge is tens or hundreds of times. Although the magnetic field induction can only be used to determine in which direction there are living creatures, it is still a very good way to find people.

"Shut up, and you'd better close your eyes too." Luffy reminded him friendly, and then grabbed Ace's arm.

"Wait! I can fly. fly. fly. fly fly."

Passively felt the rapid shuttle of thunder and lightning. Even with a body like a giant dragon, Ace was blinded by the powerful pressure of hundreds of Gs exerted on his body at this moment. He must not be able to reach the rapid speed with people, but it is enough Let Ace take his time to slow down, to stop the feeling of being extremely dizzy.

Ignoring Ace, who was clutching his forehead and trying to adjust his body, Luffy stepped forward, snapped off a huge long knife that was taller than others, and then slapped the giant baboon holding the knife to the ground. Here, stepping on the baboon's forehead, Luffy put on an unprecedented gentle smile.

"You are Ayu, right?"

Helped up the little girl who fell on the ground, the aura from her was felt in that weird tree house, it would be great to meet the Lord directly without having to find someone to inquire about, but now, Luffy was a little unhappy.

"Well, I'm Ayu."

This strange big brother who appeared like a teleportation startled Ayu, but after seeing that smile, for some reason, a faint sense of peace appeared.

"Then brother, how about doing a magic trick for you?" Lu Fei stretched out his finger and pointed to a few pirates beside him, "These are bad things, right, as long as you close your eyes and count one, two, three, they will disappear."

The little girl looked over there with some fear, pursed her lips and nodded vigorously, then closed her eyes and gently buried her head on Luffy's chest.

"One"

The fingertips lit up with lightning, but there was no sound.

"two"

The thunder that suddenly appeared was gentle and silent. They had just pulled out their weapons and before they could pull the trigger, their bodies were frozen, and the bodies wrapped in lightning lost the color of life in an instant. There was no colorful splendor, only Down the black of ashes.

"three"

The electromagnetic field binds the dust, and a black ball is instantly launched to an invisible place in the distance. There is only a faint fresh air produced by the high-voltage current ionizing the air. Whenever the thunderstorm passes, the air is always much fresher. In this place purified by thunder and lightning, even the slight corruption has dissipated a lot.

"Can it be opened?"

Ayu obediently closed her eyes and asked in a low voice, and then a touch of warmth came on her cheeks, and her little face with baby fat was gently rubbed.

"It's gotten better. Look, isn't it much cleaner now?"

Without those annoying pirates, the refreshing world puts a smile on that little face.

"Ok!"

Ayu nodded vigorously, then stepped forward to check quickly, a trace of disappointment appeared on her face, and there was still a trace of anxiety in her eyes.

"what happened?"

Luffy came to her side and knelt down and asked softly.

"My bag is gone and so is it. They snatched it away just now, but now it's gone too."

The tears of grievance were wiped away vigorously, and a smile appeared on Ayu's face again, it was a smile given to Luffy so that he would not have to worry.

"Is it very important? Can you tell my brother what's in it?"

Although a trace of panic and a little uneasiness flashed in his heart, Luffy suppressed the strangeness. The lightning strike just now evaporated the group of people, including the things they carried, and they couldn't be found, but said Might not be able to make up for it.

That should be something very important to Ayu, the little girl's expression could not escape Lu Fei's eyes, even if it was faint, she tried her best to cover it up.

"Nothing. Just a little. A little rice."

Although he said so, but after seeing the longing hidden in Ayu's eyes, Lu Fei almost guessed what Ayu meant.

The place where she lives is already destitute, and the small bag contains rice, but it is also a treasure that she cherishes.

【It should be rare to eat.】

Holding Ayu in his arms distressedly, Luffy stood up and kicked the baboon who dared not move under his feet.

"This bad thing was going to hit you just now. Uh. Is this a mutant poodle?"

"It's called Bai Chiyo."

The little girl in her arms stretched out her hand, and the poodle stretched out its head, and the little hand rubbed its nose, very well-behaved.

"This baboon will be roasted as dog food later, how about I take you to eat better?"

"no!"

Ayu waved her little hand, and immediately looked at Luffy with a pitiful expression.

"Can you not eat the baboon pill, I will make it obedient."

After saying that, Ayu gently pinched his cheek, and a small ball with a faint luster appeared. The baboon ate the small ball without any resistance. In an instant, his eyes changed to one of unprecedented gentleness and peace.

"Come on, shake hands."

Ayu stretched out her little hand, and the huge baboon also carefully stretched out a finger and gently placed it on it.

"Oh~ What a powerful ability, Ayu."

"Humph~Of course~" The energetic voice is cute and cute, "The baboons who are making a fuss in the mountains are finally partners!"

But the gurgling sound from his stomach after that made Ayu blushed slightly.

[Shouldn’t it be heard? ] She whispered in her heart.

"I heard you."

Lu Fei reached out and tapped Ayu's forehead, in exchange for the little girl pouted and turned her head away from looking at Lu Fei's face.

"By the way, big brother, what's wrong with this big brother wearing a straw hat? Is he a friend of big brother?" Ayu pulled Luffy's collar and whispered close to his ear: "He's been shaking, And the hands are digging in the ground, it hurts."

"It's okay." Luffy shook his head, then kicked Ace's ass.

"My name is Luffy, and this crying sissy is my brother."

Lu Fei, who was immediately punched by Ace, shrank his legs, and he didn't need to speak the following words. The man in the straw hat had already stood up, and his eye circles were slightly red.

"Ayu."

There was a hint of hoarseness in the voice, but at the moment when the voice sounded, Ayu's body froze suddenly.

"Aniki! Aniki!"

When Ayu saw the face hidden under the brim of the straw hat, she flew away in an instant. The sensible little girl who had been smiling at people couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes at this moment. After being caught by Ace, she buried her On his chest, firmly grasping his clothes.

"You are back, you are back, Ayu is very obedient, Ayu has been waiting for you"

Shaking his head, dripping tears wet his clothes, Estor grabbed her under the armpit, lifted her up as before, and then put her on his shoulders.

"Sorry, I came back late."

But what responded to Ace was only the shaking little face, and the bright smile that couldn't stop on that little face.

"But I didn't become a coquettish ninja."

Ayu hesitated a little embarrassedly. This was the agreement she made with Ace. She would become a coquettish, yes, a coquettish female ninja, and then follow Ace out to sea.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter at all."

Ace looked up, and it was the smiling face that Ayu was most familiar with.

"Come on, let's go home."

Luffy, who was left behind at will, scratched his hair, looked at the baboon and poodle who were also the fallen people of Tianya, and had to spread his hands and lead them to follow Ace's footsteps.

The laughter along the way was endless, which was incompatible with the desolate wilderness behind it.

"Maybe there really are angels in this world."

Lu Fei murmured, looked away, and turned his head to look at the tall chimney that was full of smoke.

Cleaning up here is important, but right now, the most important thing is to bring Tama home.

The tinkling percussion can be heard from far away, and the percussion with special rhythm is like a cheerful percussion music, led by Franky, accompanied by Brooke, and the decoration march brought joyful sounds at this moment.

The house in the big tree trunk is somewhat similar to a shrine. Although there are no offerings such as shrines, the style is very close. The faded red wooden columns have been given a new look. Franky has taken over a comprehensive renovation project and even returned to the They built a second floor.

The wooden furniture was designed according to the original style, and the brand-new interior made Ayu completely unable to believe that this was the home she once lived in.

With Chopper riding under her, Merry in her arms, and the little Millennium Dragon on her head, the sensible and cute Ayu was taken away by her big sisters the moment she came back.

Lunch still needs to wait for a while, but the desserts are already ready. In order not to overeat and miss lunch, the amount of desserts is very small, but none of the various exquisite desserts makes the little girl squint her eyes happily.

But as he ate, he seemed to think of something, and tears rolled down his face filled with happiness and satisfaction.

"I never never"

The low whine was a choked sob that was suppressed with great restraint.

"It's the happiest thing in the world"

"aniki~"

Ayu hugged Ace's thigh, holding her tightly, without making a sound for a long time.

"Ace?"

A voice filled with confusion and surprise came from the door.

"Master!"

"Flying?"

Ace picked up Ayu and walked forward.

"Sorry, I'm late, thank you for taking care of Ayu these years."

"It's nothing. But you are."

The man wearing the tengu mask waved his hand, he still hasn't figured out what's going on now.

"dinner's ready!"

Under the big tree, Sanji's voice came, the space on the tree was too small to fit the long dining table and benches, and the piled up mountains of magical dishes that radiated golden light.

"Let's have lunch first, let's chat while eating."

Patting Feiche on the arm, Ace extended an invitation to him.

In the four years since he left, Ace's doubts have not been answered.

(End of this chapter)