Chapter 347 Hey, where are you going?
[Series at the beginning of the chapter: Lovesickness 1: "Let's go back"] [On Nine Snake Island, after watching Giorno and Jolyne leave, Hancock called out to her two sisters, turned around and strode towards the Nine Snake City Gate...] -
The first half of the Grand Line, and the islands with lots of cactus vegetation...
Lynch suddenly remembered that this sense of déjà vu was obviously the first island that the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at after entering the Grand Line in the comics.
This is the Cactus Island where the Whiskey Peak Town, which Zoro calls the "bounty hunter's lair," is located.
That’s right, it’s called Cactus Island, the name is so simple.
The reason why Lin Qi was so sure was that he was now wearing the "BIB" helmet and looking back at the 106th chapter of the One Piece manga that he had read in his previous life through the eyes of his substitute...
On the surface, those who entertained the Straw Hat Pirates were just ordinary islanders, but in fact, they were a group of bounty hunters guarding the entrance to the Grand Line and catching all the pirates who triumphantly entered the Grand Line...
On the surface, those people are bounty hunters who intend to capture the Straw Hat Pirates in one fell swoop, but in fact, they are members of the Baroque Studio who work for Crocodile Boss to earn funds for the club...
On the surface, those people are just workers who make money for the boss Crocodile. In fact, the leader Ikareem is actually the captain of the guard of the Kingdom of Alabasta, and Miss Wednesday, one of the members who brought the Straw Hat Pirates here, is actually the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta...
The climate changes in the Grand Route are unpredictable. The fundamental reason is that the magnetic vortexes on each island are very strong, and the magnetic vortices are mutually entangled and influenced.
For this reason, each island along the Grand Route has its own unique characteristics.
There are Spring Island, Summer Island, Autumn Island, and Winter Island. Each island has its own four seasons, so there are roughly 4416 different seasons. This is why different ecosystems and cultures have emerged on the islands that are isolated from each other by the vast ocean. Some islands may not be much different from the cities in Lin Qi's previous life at first glance, while some islands are backward and primitive. For example, on the "Little Garden" island where two giants fought for a hundred years, there are even creatures such as dinosaurs from the ancient times.
It is precisely because the islands on the Grand Line are so unique that Lynch feels that... an island covered with cacti is probably not common.
He roughly calculated the distance they had traveled since leaving Peach Color Island.
The hometown of Kerla, "Fulchart Island" in front of us, is very likely very close to Cactus Island, the starting point of the Straw Hat Pirates' Grand Line, and is in a similar ecological climate.
Lynch activated the power of the Magnetic Fruit and concentrated on sensing. Sure enough, he discovered several other magnetic vortices not too far away from the huge magnetic vortex of the island under his feet.
Thinking of this, Lynch took Kerla and Robin off the boat and set foot on the land of Forshat Island.
Stepping on the ground of his hometown, Kerla couldn't hide his excitement and held the straps of his backpack tightly.
"You stay here," said Lynch.
He was talking to Robin.
Robin stopped, was slightly startled, and said, "Are you planning to..."
She has known Lynch for many years and knows this man very well.
Seeing that he stopped her from going with her to send Kerla home, she vaguely guessed what he was thinking.
Lynch put the BIB helmet on Robin's head.
Robin and Lynch looked at each other through the narrow eyes that were glowing white on the visor of the helmet.
Unlike Lynch who could see "BIB" no matter what, as long as she didn't use her Observation Haki, her vision would not be affected by the stand helmet she was wearing on her face...
Lynch stretched out his big hand that could almost hold Robin like a basketball, rubbed her hair that was dyed green to imitate a girl masturbating in prison, and said, "Aren't you watching A Song of Ice and Fire? Keep watching. I'll take her home. I'll be back soon."
"Okay then." Robin nodded in agreement.
When she lowered her head, she saw Kerla's surprised and helpless expression.
Kelra's little hand pulled the corner of Robin's clothes, "Sister Xu Lun... won't you take me home?"
Robin squatted down and touched the little girl's cheek. Some comforting words swirled in his stomach for a few times. Finally, he smiled and asked:
"Kerla, do you believe in 'gravity'?"
Lin Qi said: "Hey!"
"......?" Kerla looked at her sister Xu Lun who was so close to her with her big watery eyes.
"There is gravity between people." Robin wiped Kerla's tears with his fingers and said softly, "The sea is so vast, there are so many people drifting on the sea, and there are so many people who escaped from Marijoa, but it happened that you met us..."
She paused, then smiled and said, "Giorno and I once separated, and I thought that was our farewell forever, because I didn't know how long I could hold on... But we finally met again on the sea, in a way neither of us expected, and at a time neither of us thought of.
“I think that’s the attraction between people.
“So, Kerla, we will definitely meet again in the future.
“Somewhere in the ocean.
"One day."
With every word Robin said, Kerla's eyes became redder, and finally tears rolled down her cheeks and she burst into tears with a loud "Woo waaa".
"Sister Xu Lun!"
The little girl rushed over and hugged Robin, sobbing, "Thank you... and Brother Giorno... for taking me home..."
Robin gently patted Kerla's trembling back.
When the crying subsided and the little girl's emotions stabilized, she heard Lin Qi muttering to himself above her head:
“Somewhere in the ocean?
"What if Kerla never leaves this island again..."
Flowers bloomed on Lynch's shoulders, and Robin's hand grew out and pinched his cheek.
“…Who can tell what the future holds?”
Lynch crossed his arms, his cheeks were pulled by Hua's hands, and his speech was slurred.
After saying that, he casually reached out his hand towards the green Den Den Mushi on the boat.
A black iron rod flew out from the open mouth of the Den Den Mushi with a whoosh. Lynch grabbed it with a snap, turned it a few times, and put it on his shoulder.
Without further ado, Robin, wearing a stand helmet, turned around and returned to the JOJO ship. Next to her stood a dark headless mecha, waving to Kerla who followed Lynch to the island.
"Goodbye~~Sister Xu Lun~~"
The boat by the sea and her sister on the deck gradually became blurred. Kerla put down her waving hands and wiped the tears from her face.
Just as she was about to show brother Giorno the way to her hometown village, she was surprised to find that the direction they were heading in was the correct one.
She heard brother Giorno suddenly say above her head: "Do you remember how to use elemental transformation?"
Kerla looked up and nodded to brother Giorno who was carrying an iron rod on one shoulder, "Yes, I remember."
As he spoke, he waved his little hand to grab Lin Qi, but his arm disintegrated into a ball of air, proving that he did remember.
"Look, Kerla, this is how you use the Gas Fruit..."
Lin Qi said as he walked, and paused the iron bar on his shoulder, "Oh, Xiao Hei is not here... forget it then."
Kerla followed beside him, looking puzzled as Lin Qi continued, "You have to remember that you are now a gas man who has eaten the gas fruit. You can do any trick related to gas. So you have to learn more about various gas-related knowledge in the future, even if it is just some common sense."
"Oh, I understand." Kerla nodded obediently.
Lin Qi continued: "Well, for example, you can use your gas power to create a vacuum area. Do you know what vacuum means? It means no air. Without the air needed for breathing...even someone as powerful as your brother can't do anything, you know?"
Kerla was confused. "Even if you say so, is that a very powerful move?"
"Very impressive." Lynch lowered his head and said to her, "There are also things like producing pure oxygen - oxygen is necessary for human survival, but if the concentration is too high, it will become a highly toxic gas to humans. Such gas development will be very useful to you in the future... well, rather, you will need it soon."
"...Huh?" Kerla was stunned.
Lynch stopped, bent down, put his big hand on Kerla's delicate left shoulder, and stared into her confused eyes.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
He took out a recording pointer from his pocket, stuffed it into Kerla's pocket, and said: "If you have nowhere to go in the future, this pointer can be used. Remember what I said before, there are many people in this world who hate the Celestial Dragons like you, many, many..."
"Brother Giorno..."
At this time, Kerla didn't really understand what Lin Qi said, but she could hear the farewell in his tone. She couldn't help but feel a surge of sadness in her nose, and was about to cry out...
I felt my feet lift off the ground and the world around me was spinning.
Lynch grabbed Kerla's slender shoulders and threw the unsuspecting girl directly into the air.
When Zoro first entered the Grand Line, he could lift rocks weighing several tons, let alone Lynch now?
With one throw, he threw Kerla diagonally to a height of dozens of meters, and flew away at a high speed... Kerla only felt the surging wind around her, but because she herself was a gas person, the whistling wind did not make her feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, she felt a sense of pleasure of flying in the wind... But the scenery in the corner of her eyes was spinning and flying, and she seemed to be flying in the sky. She couldn't understand what was happening at all...
"Perfect throw."
Lin Qi looked up, carrying the iron rod on one shoulder, smiled slightly, jumped on the spot, stepped into the air and made a series of "pop", "pop", "pop", "pop" sounds, and followed the gust of wind from Kerla...
At the same time, in Kerla's hometown village on the island, one of the villagers suddenly pointed to the sky and said, "Look...what is that?"
Kerla's mother, who looked haggard, raised her head and squinted her eyes to see a figure in the sky rapidly falling towards their village.
………………
Chapter 623 of One Piece manga, the one where the Sun Pirates send Kerla back to his hometown.
When Lynch was wearing the "BIB" helmet and searching through the memories of Cactus Island, he also read the original text of this comic.
He soon discovered something strange.
In the comics, before Kerla returned to her hometown, someone in her village had already received the news of her return.
The development in the original time and space was like this...
About two years after Lynch and his friends, the Sun Pirates led by Fisher Tiger met Kerla on the island where Lynch and Robin met Kerla. The village chief recognized Fisher Tiger as the hero who had bravely entered Marijoa to free the slaves, so she entrusted Kerla to these fishmen.
After the Sun Pirates sailed with Kerla for a while, they found the pointer to Forshat Island and took her back to her hometown.
The Sun Pirates' ship stopped, and Fisher Tiger sent Kerla back to the village alone.
Kerla said goodbye to her benefactor Fisher Tiger, and threw herself into the arms of her mother who was reunited after a long separation and in tears... Soon, she heard a faint noise coming from a distance. She asked her mother if she heard any sound, and her mother said no.
Her mother actually knew that it was the navy who were dealing with the fishmen who sent Kella back.
Fisher Tiger and Kerla had not walked far when they were intercepted by a group of navy officers. The leader was Stoloberg, whose hair stood up like an extended chef's hat. He was one of the five vice admirals who participated in the Judicial Island Demon Slayer Order, but at that time he was still a rear admiral of the Navy Headquarters.
Stoloberry's original words were: "Someone on the island informed us... that you would come to this island! The people in the village you just went to also knew that there would be some commotion here. The condition was that we would let go of the girl possessed by the Celestial Dragons..."
Afterwards, there was a gunfight between the Sun Pirates and the Navy, which resulted in Fisher Tiger being seriously injured.
Tiger bled excessively but refused to use human blood to heal himself, and eventually died from his injuries.
Lynch was unfazed by Tiger's death.
The tragedy of this character is that he is mortal.
This person rationally understands that mutual understanding and acceptance between humans and fish-men is the right path and the bright future.
But emotionally, as someone who was once abused as a slave by humans, he hates and detests humans from the bottom of his heart.
Tiger's heart is so conflicted that among his brothers, there is Jinbei, the "sea knight", and Arlong, who is extremely hostile to humans and brought disaster to Nami's hometown...
Tiger has lofty ideals, but it is impossible for him to integrate into the human group or seek help from humans. So he drifts on the Grand Line with a group of fish-man brothers.
He probably knew that it was impossible for him to reconcile with humans, but he was willing to show kindness to them. He knew that what he could do was for himself, for Princess Otohime, and for the next generation on Fishman Island. That was to let the humans on the sea see that there were fishmen like them, that they were not monsters but ordinary people who just lived in the sea... but that was all.
Tiger, who would rather die than accept human blood, would never cooperate with humans. As the top criminal who caused trouble in Marijoa, Tiger's fate was almost certain to be death as long as he was on the Grand Line. Even if it was not when he sent Kerla home, it would be at other times. There was no way he could have a good ending.
What Lynch cared about was naturally the fact that the people in Kerla's hometown village informed the navy in advance.
Lynch wasn't very interested in how these villagers were so well-informed.
However, since they knew in the comics that the Sun Pirates would send Kerla home, it is not ruled out that they also knew in advance that they and Robin from the JOJO Pirates would send Kerla home...
Tsk! Lin Qi walked in the air with an iron rod in his hand, and soon saw a small village on an island full of huge cacti below.
Kerla, who had preceded him, had already fallen down.
It landed precisely in front of the crowd at the entrance of the village.
"The control of strength is quite good, precision A!"
Lynch laughed and swung the iron rod in the air. Suddenly, an astonishing blade-like impact fell on the village below. With a loud bang, the rod split the fallen Kella into two halves.
When the villagers saw this, they were all stunned with shock.
Before Kerla's mother could even rush to her reunited daughter, she saw her daughter smashed in half. Her eyelids fluttered and she fainted.
"Damn kid, where are you running to?!"
Lynch's loud shout came from the sky.
(End of this chapter)