[One Piece Fan] I am more human than human

Luo and Ariel returned to the place where Corazon died yesterday. As expected, the body had been taken away by the navy just as Ariel said. Luo picked some flowers and brought them back. Place it in a place where Corazon's large blood stains still remain, and mourn in silence.

After that, the two of them walked back to the coast where they stayed last night. When Luo was about to ask where to go next, he saw Ariel doing something in the water, and a giant came out of the water. Snake head! Its size meant that for Luo, the snake could swallow two of him in one bite!

"Wow! What is this!" Luo was startled in the same way again. Xiaoji slowly emerged from the water, crawled ashore and propped himself up. A shadow fell in front of Luo. Luo looked at the smiling Ellie next to him in shock. Well, thinking about the temperature last night that could freeze someone to death, yet someone could emerge from the water as if nothing was wrong, I suddenly felt that her behavior was not human at all.

"Well... this is my mount, it's very gentle." Ariel stroked Xiaoji's stretched-out head, trying to show Xiaoji's harmless side.

but,

In Luo's eyes, he could only see the cold and piercing vertical pupils of the giant snake, and the snake head that seemed to be spitting out poisonous gas from time to time, plus Ariel's stiff smile.

Luo's face became even paler, as if he was about to die, and he said in a trembling voice, "Are you sure you don't want to harm me?"

Ariel patted Xiao Ji and asked him to wait in the water first, and then explained to Luo, "I can't sail a boat, so I can't take you on the same boat you came in, and you can't drive it either. So this is the fastest way I can think of."

Ariel demonstrated and jumped on Xiao Ji's head first. After standing firm underneath, she looked at Luo who was still on the shore. She stretched out her arms and asked Luo to jump down safely, "Come down! I'll catch you below, don't worry. , Xiaoji’s speed is no slower than that of the ship.”

Luo looked at the scene below, hesitant to jump. He was afraid of jumping into the sea, and he was afraid of the snake named Xiaoji. He had already begun to have the mentality of running away. He didn't know whether he should trust this woman whom he had only known for a short time, but The other person seems to be very familiar with his appearance.

Ariel saw Luo's hesitation and asked, "What's wrong? Hurry up! Our time is limited!"

Luo's heart tightened after hearing this. Although he was confused about what Ariel said, he still decided not to do anything and closed his eyes and jumped down. While he was scared, he only heard the falling feeling and the sound of wind, and then only felt a faint feeling. The fragrance was more of the salty and astringent smell of the sea. Luo was hugged by Ariel. Ariel took a few steps back due to inertia, and then slowly let Luo down.

"You can open your eyes now!" Ariel patted Luo's head to let him relax.

Luo only saw him holding Ariel and standing on the snake's head. Waves of sea breeze were blowing in front of him. They were already on the road. Luo turned back in shock and watched the island he stayed at last night slowly move away. He killed himself and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time

"is this real?"

"What I said is right, Xiaoji is very fast." Ariel always thought that Luo had never tried to ride an animal, so she patted Luo's shoulder comfortingly to reassure him that he could stand alone, and then looked back at this The last few views of the island, preparing to set off to the next island.

Then the two were silent for a while. Luo suddenly remembered what Ariel had just said, looked up at Ariel and asked, "What did you mean when you just said that our time is limited?"

At this time, Ariel had crossed her legs and sat down. Looking at the advancing sea level, she lowered her head and said lightly, "That's it...literally." Suddenly she felt that her explanation was easy for Luo to misunderstand, and she quickly added, " Well~ you know, I can't always stay with you, Luo, you still have to rely on yourself to make your own way, and I also have things I want to accomplish, so..."

"You are helping Doflamingo!" Luo suddenly thought about something and understood why she was so familiar with him, and her voice always felt like he had heard it somewhere, and what he had done with Ke before. The vague sight that came from the two of them when they were together made it clear that this person had been following him before.

"You are afraid that he will find out that I was saved by you. This is considered betraying him, so you... you asked me to follow you and leave quickly." After Luo finished speaking, his head lowered, and he raised his hand to grab the brim of his hat. Don't let Ariel see his expression.

Ariel didn't expect her identity to be revealed so quickly. She didn't know how to speak for a moment, and finally chose to remain silent because she couldn't refute.

The two were silent until the next island appeared. Ariel asked Xiaoji to choose a shore with denser woods, so that it would be easier for herself and Luo to land ashore secretly.

Ariel broke the silence between the two of them when they landed ashore, "Although I can't refute the fact that I work for him, I'm not exactly his subordinate." After speaking, he stretched out his hand to Luo and said, "Give me your hand now. Take you ashore."

After hearing this, Luo first looked up at Ariel and then turned his head quickly and awkwardly, suddenly remembering that he was riding a snake! And he really didn't dare to move around, so he raised his head and stared at Ariel's stretched out hand, deliberately clapped it hard, and said viciously, "Don't think I will forgive you so easily."

The two came to the island. On the way deep into the interior, they asked about the names of the local villages and found out that there were several prosperous towns there. Ariel took Luo, and they pretended to be a group of siblings visiting the local area. I shopped for a lot of daily necessities and asked about news about nearby islands.

Then Ariel took Luo to eat in a restaurant. Luo hadn't had a serious meal for a long time. He had been taken by Corazon to carefully avoid various informants who might have been sent by Doflamingo. Of course, Ariel has not been able to escape tracking. Apart from her harmless appearance, another reason is that she is too young and looks almost as old as Buffalo!

Ariel looked at Luo who was eating voraciously across from him, handed him a glass of water so that he wouldn't choke, and then asked aloud, "Where do you want to go next?"

Sure enough, Luo choked. Fortunately, Ariel prepared some water for him so that he wouldn't choke to death. After swallowing everything he chewed, he patted his chest and coughed a few times. Li held up a fork and a spoon, looked at Ariel and said seriously, "I don't know."

Ariel handed Luo another tissue and asked him to wipe his dirty face. She gave Luo some serious suggestions, "I know a few stable and peaceful towns. You can live a low-key life in the future." Chances are you won’t be discovered, and I can send you there if you want.”

"Don't be ridiculous! I want revenge...I don't want to find an unknown place to live incognito." The anger in Luo's heart has not gone away, and he must avenge Corazon!

"But what can you do with your current strength? Doflamingo will not wait for you to take revenge." Ariel felt that it was better for Luo to find a village or town with few people, and then find someone willing to take him in. The family can live in peace.

"Don't underestimate me! My strength is no worse than yours! I can do it by myself." Luo said angrily. He also said harsh words to Ariel and shouted that he wanted to go out and have a fight. field.

"Really? What are you going to do?" Ariel rested her chin on her hand, watching Luo speak to his heart's content, thinking about trying Luo's level later to see if he was qualified to drift alone.

"I will definitely build my own pirate group, and one day I will defeat Doflamingo and the others and avenge Corazon." Of course Luo was not stupid enough to fight alone. Through his silent thinking on the road just now, he could be considered I figured something out. In addition to becoming stronger, I also need to find some partners and build my own ship.

Ariel looked at Luo without saying a word, but she didn't expect that he had such courage. If she were in his place, she might just run away.

Ariel and Luo have only known each other for a few days, but they are already familiar with each other. Ariel knows Luo's level, and Luo also knows that he underestimated Ariel before. After these two days of fighting with each other, Luo also realized something clearly and clenched his fists, thinking that he must become stronger.