Sun Pirates
Meili shook her head repeatedly: "I, I won't print this. It looks painful."
When Aaron heard this, he sneered: "Little brat, if you are afraid of pain, don't become a pirate!"
Aladdin had received help from Meli before, so he stepped forward and said, "Please don't embarrass Meli. She's just a cub."
Aaron's face was gloomy and aggressive. "Oh? What's wrong with a cub? How could someone who dared to board Mary Geoise not even dare to leave a small mark?"
Aladdin continued to defend: "It doesn't matter whether the mark is branded or not."
"You're not right. If it's not important, why did everyone brand it with this symbol?" Aaron suddenly raised his voice. "All the companions are branded, but she isn't. Isn't this obviously affecting unity?"
"What Arlong said makes sense." The fishmen of the former Arlong Pirate Group nodded in agreement with Arlong's words.
"What do you want to do by making things difficult for a cub like this?" Emodys and other fishmen who escaped from Mary Geoise also stood up and stood in front of Meli to protect him.
“We’re also here to bring everyone together.”
"I think your deliberate attempts to find fault will only harm unity."
......
The fishmen were talking one after another, and the noise became noisy, making the scene seem a bit chaotic.
Tiger suddenly clapped his hands, suppressing all the noise: "Everyone be quiet, I think Meli doesn't need to be printed."
The captain had spoken, so no one argued anymore. However, the atmosphere between the two groups of fishmen became noticeably more tense.
Merry keenly sensed that many fishmen were dissatisfied with her. Although she did not plan to stay in the Sun Pirates for too long, she did not want to destroy everyone's unity and mood.
"Uncle Tiger, I'd better join everyone!" Meli hesitated for a moment, and finally plucked up the courage and decided to print the logo with everyone.
"Merry, you don't have to force yourself."
"It's okay, I didn't force it."
Merry shook his head, gave a bright smile, moved his tentacles to the back of the line, and lined up obediently.
Finally, it was Meli's turn. She stretched out her arms tremblingly, then immediately turned her head to look at the sea scenery to divert her attention.
Tiger held up the red-hot iron and hesitated: "Merry, are you sure you want to do it? It's not too late to regret it now."
"I, I'm sure! Come on!" I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid... No way!
Help!!! The octopus is being killed!!!
The red-hot iron fell on Meli's arm, and she couldn't help but scream in pain. Her whole face wrinkled in an instant, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Oh my god! Why does it hurt so much!?
Is this something a human would do?
Merry felt his arm aching as if he was about to die, and his heart was roaring wildly.
Why does everyone seem so relaxed!?
Don't they have pain nerves?
Wow! That's terrible!
Is this the adult world?
"Okay, okay, it's over." Tiger looked reluctant and quickly put down the soldering iron.
Aladdin rushed forward and carefully applied the red mud to Meli.
"It's okay, it's okay. The pain will go away soon."
"Don't cry, don't cry, Merry is the bravest."
"I, I'm not crying... This is seawater... The seawater I saved came out on its own..."
"Yes, yes, Merry is awesome."
"Humph, you're crying like this and you still don't dare to admit it."
"Wow——" tears burst out.
"Aaron! Stop talking!"
"Tsk." Troublesome little devil.
......
A few days later
The fishmen gathered on the deck, examining each other's brands.
After a few days of recovery, the scabs on everyone's bodies had gradually fallen off, leaving only the red sun mark.
"Aladdin!" Meli shouted in panic and rushed to Aladdin like a gust of wind.
The little mermaid stopped suddenly and almost lost her balance. She didn't care anymore and raised her pink arms in front of Aladdin, her voice full of shock and panic, "It's over, it's over, look, my mark is gone!"
When Aladdin saw Merry's arm, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
The place on Merry's arm where the brand should have been had now completely recovered, with new pink skin growing on it, so smooth as if the brand had never existed that day.
"How could this happen?" Meili looked like she was about to cry. Her eyes were red and her voice was choked. "What should I do? Why is my mark gone?"
"Don't worry, let me take a look." Aladdin comforted softly, lowered his head and checked Meli's arm again and again. Indeed, there was no trace at all.
The other fishmen also gathered around after hearing the news, and were amazed to see the arm as smooth as before.
"Wow, there really is no trace left."
"how so?"
Aladdin shook his head. "The wound has indeed healed. I heard that the octopus family has a very strong self-healing ability. Perhaps ordinary branding methods cannot leave any marks on your skin."
Meili was completely dumbfounded: "What should I do?"
Jinbei stepped forward and said comfortingly, "This is a very rare and powerful self-healing ability. It's a good thing."
Meli bit her lip, thinking of the pain at that time, and felt even more wronged: "But, I was in terrible pain a few days ago, and all the suffering I endured was in vain..."
Emedis patted Meli's head with a look of heartache and glanced at Aaron with condemnation: "Indeed, children should not be branded in the first place."
"How did I know she recovered so well?" Aaron said gloomily, turning his face away.
Meli couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears with a "Wow!". Pearl-like round tears fell down, and she cried even more sadly than when she was branded that day.
"Oh! Don't cry, your self-healing ability is so strong, it's a good thing."
"But... I... the mark is gone..." Merry sobbed, unable to control his tears.
"How about this, I'll carve one for you out of a shell."
"What's the point of carving it on a shell!?"
“Make a small necklace with a sun symbol that you can wear around your neck.”
"Uh? Is that really possible?"
"sure!"
"What a troublesome little brat."
"Aaron, stop talking."
......
The sea breeze howled, rolling up layers of waves.
Merry lay on the side of the deck, with his little head out of the boat, and saw a ship appearing in the distance. There was a skull holding an axe painted on the sail of the ship.
Wow, it's another pirate group.
Merry looked curiously at the pirate ship that was getting closer and closer. The two small buns on her head, one high and one low, became even more messy when blown by the sea breeze.
The little buns of hair that Otohime had tied for her before had already fallen apart. These two buns of hair were the best tied by all the members of the Sun Pirates after many attempts.
Although it was still a little crooked, with the left side higher than the right side, and looked rather funny, Meli didn't care at all.
The pirate ship was getting closer and closer, but its speed did not slow down at all. It was heading straight for the Sun Pirates with great momentum.
Merry immediately sensed something was amiss, and she quickly issued a warning: "Uncle Tiger, the pirate ship on the other side seems to be deliberately speeding towards us. Are they provoking us?"
Tiger looked up when he heard this and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a cold snort from the side.
Aaron glanced at Meili, his eyes were so fierce that they seemed to be able to eat people: "I will fight you if you come. It's just a little human. Are you scared, little guy!?"
"Ah? The injury hurts. Can you avoid fighting or fight less?" Meli's voice was soft, and she was not angry at Aaron's fierce look.
Aaron's words were extremely venomous: "Tsk—Is that a rat's head on your neck? You are so timid, what a coward..."
"This is not a rat's head," Merry touched his head and corrected seriously, "This is Merry's head."
"......" Aaron was speechless for a moment, paused, and continued to curse: "When you encounter provocation, you still want to hide, you useless softie!"
Aaron is often harsh with his words, and Meli has become accustomed to it.
Although she didn't understand why Aaron loved to curse so much, he spoke so harshly to the brothers he brought with him, such as Octopus Xiaoba, but in other places, he took good care of Xiaoba. Maybe... everyone has a different way of expressing themselves.
Thinking of this, Merry didn't care much about Aaron's rude words, and still smiled: "Some people are really strong, it's always right to be careful."
"What a joke! I, a fishman, can defeat dozens of humans with just this kind of trash. The world of pirates is a world of the jungle. Your weak and naive ideas will only make you die faster..."
When Aaron saw Meli smiling, he couldn't help but continue scolding her, while thinking in his heart: Why is this little mermaid laughing? Could she be a fool?
"I understand. I will work hard to become stronger and won't die so early!"
"I'm not worrying about you!"
While the two were talking, the Silver Axe Pirates on the opposite side were getting closer and closer, but their speed did not slow down.
Merry could clearly see the deck opposite. The pirates standing on it were holding weapons with ferocious expressions.
The other fishmen also noticed something was wrong and gathered on the deck, speaking up.
"The other party is not friendly. At this speed, they want to capsize our boat!"
"Hahaha, the people on the other side are crazy. Do they think that destroying our fishman boat will be of any use?"
"Naive humans, we mermen will only become stronger once we fall into the water."
"Brother Tiger, let's just attack!"
Tiger quietly watched the rapidly approaching ship from the opposite side until it got closer and closer. Finally, he nodded and said, "Start the action, but don't hurt anyone."
Aaron said unconvincedly: "Big brother, you are too kind to them!"
Kroobi was also puzzled: "Why? We can definitely kill them all."
Tiger shook his head and said firmly, "We are not bloodthirsty demons. Let's not add to the unnecessary killing."
"But..." Aaron wanted to say something else.
"Along," Jinbei interrupted Arlong, "We listen to Brother Tiger!"
Aaron's eyes darkened, but he nodded and said, "I understand."
"Let's do it."
Arlong, Jinbe, Aladdin and other fishmen jumped off the deck one after another with weapons in hand and swam towards the pirate ship opposite.
The pirates on the opposite side also raised their weapons and began to attack.
The battle broke out instantly.
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