Chapter 88 Can players rely on them too? ...
Robin gripped the gunwale tightly, standing on tiptoe to look in the direction where Violet and Kuzan were.
“Miss Robin,” Sabo kindly reminded her, “be careful not to hurt your hand.”
"Oh? Oh, thank you."
Sabo stood beside Robin, and together they looked towards where the island lord was: "Robin, who do you think will win the battle between the island lord and that man?"
Robin: "...It should be Kuzan."
"Kuzan, I remember he should be a Marine Vice Admiral, right? A user of the Ice-Ice Fruit?"
“Hmm.” Robin wasn’t surprised that Sabo knew these things; as a powerful vice admiral of the current generation in the Navy, Kuzan was quite famous.
Robin recalled the towering ice wall he had seen in Ohara: "He was very strong."
“Indeed.” Sabo nodded affirmatively. “As for the current island lord, she really has no way to defeat Kuzan.”
"Aren't you... worried?"
“It seems Miss Robin doesn’t know the Island Lord very well yet,” Sabo chuckled. “While the Island Lord can’t defeat Kuzan, it won’t be easy for Kuzan to defeat the Island Lord either.”
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"Still not giving up?" Kuzan looked at Violet, who was panting not far away, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Time and again he was knocked down and injured, but time and again he got up, healed, and launched an attack...
Kuzan may not be able to predict how far Violet will go in the future, but this indomitable spirit is indeed an indispensable quality for every strong person.
"give up?"
Violet shook her head vigorously. The side effects of using the Shadow Sword for a long time made it difficult for her to see the scenery in front of her. It could be said that at this point in the battle, Violet was only able to keep going by her indomitable spirit.
As she gripped the Shadow Sword again, Violet felt an unusual, slippery sensation in her palm. Looking down, she realized that her right arm had been pierced by the ice blade once more.
The extremely low temperature of the ice blade froze the flesh and blood around the wound, so Violet didn't feel any pain and simply ignored it.
Looking down at the ice where they were fighting, the once pristine white surface was now mostly stained red with blood, like a blazing flower blooming in the snow, burning in the eyes of everyone who saw it.
Violet drew the ice blade from her right arm and expertly reached into the pocket of her backpack where the honey ointment was stored.
"Huh?"
Violet reached into her pocket and realized she had used up all her supplies?
She remembered that she originally had 20 doses of honey ointment in her pocket. Each dose of honey ointment could restore 30 health points, and the [Fishman] character's maximum health was 150.
In other words, she was essentially killed by Kuzan four times?
No wonder the ice surface is so red.
Kuzan was surprisingly relieved to see that Violet no longer took out that simple potion that exuded a sweet scent, and that her wounds were not healing as quickly as before.
Even the most hard-hearted person would probably be unable to do anything after seeing the ice almost completely covered in blood... He's not a sadist.
Kuzan, believing he had given Violet a sufficiently profound warning, making her understand that there were always people more powerful than herself in this vast world, decided to back down.
Out of admiration for Violet's talent and personality, Kuzan decided to give her some pointers on combat issues as a senior, and also to encourage the young woman.
Kuzan: "Ville, actually..."
"Looks like there's no other way," Violet interrupted Kuzan. "I'll wait until I bring a full supply of supplies before we fight again."
Violet took out a teleportation staff inlaid with a purple gem.
[Teleportation Staff]
[Description: Pale gray ghostly figures flow within the gem; whose nightmare is imprisoned within? With a wave of the staff, the figure enveloped in magical power vanishes.]
"Goodbye, Mr. Sea King."
Violet waved her teleportation staff, and purple lightning appeared out of thin air, crashing down with the force of a thousand armies, striking the location where Kuzan was, and shattering the solid ice beneath their feet.
[You have already used the teleportation staff. Your current [Teleportation Focus] count is zero. You will be teleported randomly.]
[Current sanity -50, Current world moisture +500]
[Should we build a bamboo raft?]
[[whether]
[You have built a bamboo raft, consuming 4 bamboo and 3 vines]
With a splash, Vera fell backward into the swaying bamboo raft, her low sanity and health causing her vision to blur.
It's dusk, have they been playing for this long?
Violet heard the sound of propellers cutting through the water. She turned her head with difficulty and saw an armored ship rushing towards her, along with the islanders with anxious expressions on their faces beside the ship.
Vera opened her mouth.
She's fine; players are like cockroaches that can't be killed.
Moreover, she has already figured out Kuzan's attack patterns. Next time, when she brings more honey ointment and protective gear, she will definitely be able to defeat Kuzan!
So... there's no need to look like you're about to cry, is there?
Just a second before her vision was swallowed by darkness, Violet only heard Rosa's hoarse and anxious voice.
"ROOM!"
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"Cough, cough!"
Vera slowly opened her eyes and saw the ship's lantern hanging gently on the bow.
Light green fireflies fluttered their wings inside the transparent bottle, constantly bumping against the bottle walls and making soft sounds.
Robin leaned against the ship's railing, curled up. Although her tense mental state had improved significantly after talking with Olvia, she still subconsciously adopted this defensive posture out of insecurity as night fell.
Upon hearing Violet's cough, Robin immediately snapped out of her half-asleep state. She blinked and met Violet's gaze, realizing that she hadn't just been hallucinating.
"Island Lord!"
Robin suddenly sat up: "Robin, the island lord... she's awake."
Before Robin could finish speaking, Law used his Devil Fruit ability to teleport to Violet's side, and Sabo, who was observing the ocean currents through binoculars at the stern, followed closely behind.
Luo looked at Vera nervously: "I gave you some emergency treatment for your wound. Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"
"You just coughed. Is it because of chest tightness, shortness of breath, or discomfort in your lungs?"
Vera frowned: "Luo, I think..."
Luo's eyes widened, and he clenched his fists nervously.
To allow Violet to focus on the battle without distraction, they drove the armored ship to a very distant location. Although they had binoculars to observe the battle situation there, they believed that Violet's decision to stay meant she was confident.
But when Luo saw Vera lying motionless on the bamboo raft, covered in blood, he almost had a heart attack.
The increased moisture from the teleportation staff caused several hours of continuous rain in the area. Law could hardly recall what he was feeling while tending to Violet's wounds and directing Sabo and Robin to maneuver the armored ship away from the area as quickly as possible.
Come to think of it, despite having read so many medical books, Vera was the first person he actually practiced suturing wounds with.
The battle had used up all of Vil's healing potions, and she couldn't be fed any food from the refrigerator while she was unconscious.
Looking at the blood belonging to Vera in his palm, Luo even had the idea of simply stuffing the food into Vera's stomach.
However, after considering all the unusual things about Violet, Law gave up.
Looking at the unconscious Vera, Luo felt as if he had returned to his former home in Flevance, to the small clinic his parents ran.
I thought of the time when I saw people I knew lying in hospital beds, their skin gradually covered with snow, and my parents tried everything they could to save them from death.
Luo stood by the bedside of the unconscious Vera, gazing at her pale face and tightly closed eyes, and slowly uttered words that sounded like a curse.
"Absolutely not, you will not be allowed to die on your own."
It's unclear when Violet will wake up, but the combination of Law, Sabo, and Robin is enough to fend off some foolish small-time pirates.
They have been taking turns driving the armored ship, observing the route, and taking care of Vieille ever since.
Vera's voice was hoarse as she woke up, and with the bandages wrapped around her body, the island lord, who was always seen as ridiculously energetic, showed a rare sign of vulnerability.
The island's owners and die-hard fans are deeply distressed by what they see.
Robin asked softly, "What does the island lord desire?"
Sabo, the only one who still had a shred of rationality, couldn't help but sigh inwardly. At this point, even if Violet asked for the stars or the moon, these two would have to find a way to get them for her.
Violet coughed twice more, then added in a hoarse voice, "...I think I'm about to starve to death."
"Food, give me food."
Unable to get up, Violet stretched out her hand to them like a ghost: "Hungry, so hungry..."
Her hunger level was almost zero; this was the first time she had felt such intense hunger since entering the game.
Everyone: ...
It's normal to be hungry after sleeping for so long, right?
Come on, ah—
"ah……"
Violet leaned against Robin without any bones, being fed meat soup spoonful by spoonful.
The [Fishman] character cannot eat meat, so the starving Velvet simply switched to the [Twin Sister] character.
As a designated weak summoner whose attack power is reduced by 25%, Robin immediately felt boundless affection for Val when she switched to [Twin Sister].
"Just one more bite, ah—"
Sabo shuddered at the sight.
After replenishing her satiety, Violet immediately revived on the spot. She took out [Abigail's Flower] from her pocket and looked at the tightly closed pale pink bud.
"Kuzan knew that it was me who made Mr. Edward younger."
After waking up, Violet seriously reflected on her battle.
Although she had the teleportation staff with her this time, she still almost messed things up. When she teleported Kuzan away, Violet's health was down to single digits and her sanity was on the verge of attracting the Shadow Monster.
If Luo and his team hadn't arrived at the right time and brought her to the ship for treatment, she would have faced her first fatal outcome.
Tesoro, the Desert Antlion, the Clockwork Guardian of the Alabasta underground caves... The successive victories made Violet somewhat complacent. The consequence of underestimating the powerful beings on this sea was that she ran headfirst into a steel plate called Kuzan.
Luo looked at Vera and asked in a deep voice, "Regret it?"
"How could this be?" Violet clenched her fists, her aching muscles still remembering every detail of that battle. "What's done is done, there's no going back."
The R'lyeh fruit and vegetable express line needs an escort, and the Whitebeard Pirates are the best choice for Violet.
As for the various challenges that will arise next...
Violet looked up at everyone and said, "I will become stronger."
R'lyeh is the home she built from scratch, and players will not allow anyone to destroy their hard work.
"What are you saying!" Sabo suddenly grabbed Violet's face and pulled it to both sides. "Island Lord, are you deliberately ignoring us?"
"put……"
“I won’t let go.” Sabo’s smile vanished. He pressed his hands against Violet’s face, looking down into her eyes. “I will not let go until the island lord realizes his mistake.”
Violet: ?
She's wrong? How could she possibly be wrong?
"Sigh—I knew it would be like this."
Sabo sighed and lowered his head to touch his forehead with Violet's.
“We should at least care about the mental health of the islanders, Island Lord,” Sabo said helplessly. “Are we supposed to always stand behind the Island Lord, waiting for an outcome that may or may not be good?”
"Let's become stronger together, Island Master."
"Occasionally, try relying on us a little."
Sabo tilted his head.
"Just consider it a trial period, okay?"
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Author's Note: With her current strength, Violet is definitely no match for Kuzan, but her frantic sit-ups during this battle have left a significant psychological scar on Kuzan.
Kuzan: I'm not a pervert who bullies little girls! [crying][crying][crying]
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