[One Piece] Mindless and unhappy

Toasted coconut was obviously just a small appetizer before a meal. They randomly picked a good-looking restaurant among the open restaurants on the roadside and went in to order their meal. Ace had already pried open the coconut and started scooping out the contents. Eat coconut meat.

Hui Yuan Ai hugged the coconut that she had just drank a few sips from, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Mingming had heard before that girls were more interested in sweets and milk tea, but the person in front of her felt that she could eat any delicious food with gusto.

There's even a lot of portions.

She lowered her eyes and leaned on the backrest of the restaurant seat to relax, suddenly feeling like she was being spied on.

She calmly took a sip of the coconut, rubbed her fingers on the coconut shell, and then looked vaguely in the direction of her eyes when she put the coconut on the table.

That is a back figure that is somewhat incompatible with this summer island.

The higher temperature made everyone wear extra light clothes, but that person was still wearing a pullover coat with a hat on his head, and his back was facing them.

Haihara Ai didn't stare there. After they arrived on the island, Ace put on a short-sleeved shirt, but he didn't button it carefully. The hat that usually appeared above was placed in the bag.

They have no intention of making any announcements yet. Without the iconic hat, the probability of ordinary people recognizing it is not high.

The other party is currently not hostile, so she will naturally not take the initiative to do anything.

When they were about to leave after finishing their meal, the person who had been turning his back to them but never left suddenly turned around and walked towards their direction.

The other person lowered his head, and the large brim of the hooded jacket covered all of his hair, almost covering his entire face. Only a small half of his face under his mouth was exposed, but judging from the bright lipstick color, he was a woman.

"...Portcas D. Ace?"

She raised her head slightly, and under the shadow of the hat brim were a pair of dark purple eyes, and long pink hair that could be faintly seen.

Huiyuan Ai's fingertips trembled.

It's Joelle Bonney.

"It's not convenient to talk here, let's change to another place."

Hui Yuan Ai decisively chose to change places. This hotel looked quite good. Although the environment was still elegant, there were indeed a lot of people hanging around. Judging from Qiao Aili's dress, she didn't look like she was here for a trip. Naturally, there were fewer people. Extraneous branches.

The three of them went around the road twice and found a deserted street. Haiyuan Ai closed his eyes and felt it. There was no sign of biological activity nearby, and nodded at Ace.

Before Ace could speak, Qiao Ellie Bonny spoke first: "...I have met Blackbeard before. Is he your target?"

Ace frowned. Both Qiao Ellie and Kuzan who had just separated mentioned Blackbeard, which proved that Blackbeard must not be far from here, but he also knew that the other party would not reveal information without reason.

"what do you want?"

Qiao Ellie didn't answer immediately, she took a breath.

"I need to find the revolutionary army, or find a way to participate in the world conference that will be held later." She paused and continued: "Blackbeard has discovered that I am here, and he wants to hand me over to the navy."

"Hand you over to the navy?" Haiyuan Ai thought for a moment, "But your bounty won't change much."

"Blackbeard captured me once, but that time I escaped from the Navy." She concealed the fact that Akainu was the leader of the Navy at that time.

Of course, Haihara Ai also knew that the other party had a lot to hide, so he changed the topic back to the beginning: "You want to find the revolutionary army?"

Qiao Ellie nodded, but Hui Yuan Ai didn't speak for the time being, as he kept thinking in his mind.

Judging from the swing of the life card when disembarking, Sabo was probably not far away even if he was not on the island, and he happened to be the revolutionary army Qiao Elly wanted to find.

As for Blackbeard chasing Qiao Ellie, if he didn't run into Blackbeard, then he could wait until he saw Sabo before chasing Blackbeard's traces. If he was lucky and ran into him directly, it would satisfy Ace's desire to catch him.

As for whether she could beat Blackbeard, she specifically asked Ace why he was captured when she was training with Esther. Moreover, Ace is now quite proficient in domineering, and with her recent Research... She was at least 70% sure that nothing would happen even if she couldn't catch him.

She turned sideways and motioned for Ace to lower his head, and spoke close to his ear, "Sit back and wait."

Ace was stunned, thought for a while, and asked her: "What kind of pig and what kind of rabbit?"

Haiyuan Ai was choked for a moment and didn't know how to explain this common saying, so he simply explained it clearly: "While you are leaving her to wait for your brother, you can see if you can attract Blackbeard."

Ace pinched his chin to push away this thought and felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

"We can help you, but you just need to follow us directly." She did not tell Qiao Ellie about the possibility of directly meeting members of the Revolutionary Army. "You may be required to cooperate with me in doing some experiments, for up to a week, and then you You can just do your own thing, and then Blackbeard won’t have another chance to stare at you.”

"Experiment?" Qiao Ellie frowned, thinking that Bartholomew Bear also experienced the so-called experiment being modified at that time, "I don't accept it."

"I don't know how to experiment with human body modification." Since that war, the former Shichibukai, who experienced human body modification and lost consciousness, is particularly famous among pirates, and the word "experiment" is not a good thing. "I just need to Just draw some blood."

When she heard that it was just a blood draw, Qiao Ellie wanted to agree, but she always felt that the other party might have laid a trap and not told the truth.

However, there are not many paths she can choose. Her fighting ability is not strong. At least she cannot defeat Ace at all. If the little girl in front of her says that she wants her blood, it is not unusual for Ace, her companion, to take action. Being able to speak frankly can be regarded as somewhat sincere.

Haiyuan Ai could see that she was still hesitating, and thought for a while: "I will smoke it after you give me permission."

Qiao Ellie nodded. Originally, Haihara Ai and the others considered finding a hotel to enjoy the night scenery of the island. But now that Qiao Ellie has joined them, Haihara Ai naturally chose to return to the navy patrol ship they snatched.

After boarding the ship——

"Can you try to turn me into a twenty-three year old?"

Qiao Ellie was shocked. Her fruit ability had always been kept secret, and not many people knew about it. However, the tone in Haihara Ai's voice sounded like she knew she had this ability.

"I don't understand." She always felt like she was on a pirate ship.

Haihara Ai placed a deck chair and parasol for her on the deck so that she could rest. "Someone told me that your ability can adjust your age, so I wanted to ask you. Don't worry, the person who revealed it has no ill intentions."

"The duration of my ability is limited." Qiao Ellie said.

"Guessed it." Haibara Ai was not surprised. Devil Fruit's ability effects would be affected. She knew this when Whitebeard's pirate group learned about Devil Fruit. She had considered this situation herself, and Not too surprising, "Then would you mind using the fruit power to try it on me?"

Qiao Ellie didn't understand why she kept pursuing this request, but if the other party didn't mind, she didn't have any objections. She walked to the cabin and used her ability on Haihara Ai who was standing in the room.

She looked at the unchanged Hui Yuan Ai in front of her, then looked at her palms in disbelief, then put her hands on Hui Yuan Ai's shoulders again, closed her eyes and used her ability again.

The girl's body gradually grew. Haiyuan Ai quickly pulled a blanket around her body and said thank you to Qiao Ellie who breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Ellie did not continue to carry her in her room. When she walked out, she even closed the door for her so that she could change clothes.

When Haiyuan Ai changed her clothes and walked out, the two people on the deck carried an extra dining table that had been idle since they were snatched from the ship's canteen, filled it with all kinds of food, and started eating again.

She couldn't help but suspect that these people's stomachs were connected to another dimension.

"I'm going to the laboratory first." She just came out to say hello. She was not sure whether this way of using the fruit's ability could reconcile some of the medicinal properties of aptx4869 in the body. In this case, she would have to consider drawing blood for testing. After a while, if Qiao Ellie cooperates, she can also draw blood to study whether her ability to distort time after eating the fruit can be analyzed scientifically.

Haiyuan Ai closed the door of the laboratory and was very calm when inserting a needle into his own vein to draw blood: "I hope this premonition can come true."

Qiao Ellie herself is carefree, and because of her huge appetite, she often has to ensure enough food intake. In this regard, people like Ace who can eat together will always have some wonderful "comradeship" between each other.

And after eating together for several days, Qiao Ellie would occasionally take the initiative to chat.

"That little girl's ability is about to end."

Ace nodded while finishing the sauced meat bone on his hand. He went to wash his hands and then knocked on the door of the laboratory that had never been opened except for occasionally coming out to get food every day.

"Xiao Ai, Bonnie's ability is about to end."

"...Wait a minute..." A faint voice came from inside. Ace waited at the door for a while before the door was opened.

Haibara Ai, whose eyes were already covered in black and blue, wearing a white coat over a short-sleeved skirt, appeared in front of her.

Although he looked exhausted, his eyes were frighteningly bright.

"I'm almost there!"

Ace raised his eyebrows, thinking of Hailou Stone and sea water that Haiyuan Ai had studied before, "Congratulations, what type of potion is this time?"

Huiyuan Ai was startled, his mind was a little confused, and he paused for a while before he realized: "It's not sea floor stone, it's the body's antidote that I told you at the time. I already have a clue!"

The body’s antidote?

Can you return to your adult self?

"Congratulations." He still didn't ask, just raised his hand and touched her head. "Although you are not a child now, you still need to rest, okay?"

It was no longer just above his waist that he could reach by raising his hand. According to his height, he could only just see the whirl of the opponent's hair, and the arc of his raised hand was also much higher.

Haiyuan Ai didn't refute. She finally realized why Ace knocked on the door in the first place, and then she remembered that she had been studying inside for a long time.

"Then I'll take a rest first."

She yawned and walked into her room.