Traveler in the Pirate World

Footsteps made a creaking sound as they landed on the wooden floor. Beside the suspended road, well-dressed people were smiling, and a group of royal soldiers were skillfully collecting the corpses. Underneath all the beauty was numbness, pathos, and aloof arrogance.

"Hey, did you see those unlucky guys? After the end of this month, we will be from two different worlds than they are."

"The Dark Forest is not a place for people to stay. I heard that the sky there is dark most of the time, and miasma permeates from the jungle at night. Many untouchables died in their sleep. Haha... Don't you think it's funny?"

"Not only that, there are a lot of poisonous insects there, and sometimes wild animals attack those shanties. If it weren't for the rare plants and wild animals that occasionally appear there, I wouldn't want to get close to them at all."

"That man must be Manfred, that damned pariah. I've said before that a pariah will always be a pariah. He will return to where he came from sooner or later."

……

There were a lot of guys watching the fun around. The bloody scenes were nothing here, and most people were laughing and talking in glee.

Only a very small number of people watched all this in silence, and in their eyes there was a sense of sadness that the rabbit died and the fox mourned.

Wearing a red dress, she perfectly controlled the dress because of her excellent figure and fair skin. Although her appearance was not stunning, Ivni, who was quite attractive, stood in front of the high second-floor attic window, watching everything indifferently, and turned away after a long time, "A bunch of idiots!"

The burly man who was affected by the conflict like the restaurant owner and was called Manfur by the onlookers looked at his smashed shop with a gloomy face. The three scars on his face made him look particularly terrifying.

"Damn, this bastard world!" He couldn't help but curse inwardly, then raised his ferocious face and glanced at those guys who were gloating. After seeing them shrinking back for a moment under his gaze, they became angry and pretended to be tough and mocked loudly, with disdain in his eyes.

Without paying any attention to the corpse that smashed the chair and sign of his stall, Manfred took out a large empty bag from the cupboard, packed up all the things that might be useful in the future, and dug out all his finances. He picked up the long knife he used for hunting, carried a bow and arrow, and headed towards the sea without hesitation.

Having lived under that shadow since childhood, he originally thought that when he could enter the outer city area one day, he would live a different and stable life, but reality told him that it was just an illusory dream.

People who were born and lived in this city would never look down on Manf, a pariah from the outer city. It was as if there was something disgusting about him, and they felt that getting close to him would defile their nobility.

They spared no effort to exclude Manf, the so-called untouchable, making it difficult for this man who crawled into the outer city from the corpses of countless wild beasts to live the stable life he had always dreamed of. His small business became extremely difficult. When the last straw that broke the camel's back came today, he once again picked up the butcher knife, stepped towards the sea, and raised his own flag.

Lily didn't look back to see all this. She sat down in a high restaurant with Lab on her head, quietly waiting for the delicious food she was looking forward to.

Compared to understanding everything in this world from a God's perspective, Lily prefers to witness and experience it like an ordinary person. After all, what she lacks the least is time.

After tasting the local specialties, Lily wandered aimlessly on the street. She saw tree doctors in green clothes examining the sick Caixiatian tree with serious and focused expressions.

In this kingdom that has been attached to the Caixiatian Forest for generations, the status of tree doctors is undoubtedly noble and sacred. The vast majority of them are children of aristocrats, while the others are from the local Connago Religion with hundreds of years of history. They believe in sacred trees and spend their entire lives serving these magical trees.

It is said that they have now moved the statue of the God of Grass into the temple, placing it alongside the sacred tree Connage, which they have always believed in and is said to control sunlight, life, big trees, and protect the sky.

With the manifestation of true miracles, all major kingdoms have actually shown signs of the revival of theocracy to some extent, and the theocracy of the Kingdom of Kolver has even shown a tendency to surpass the royal aristocracy in recent days.

The great god is high above the crescent moon, and the mortal nobles, entangled in desire, attempt to seek the eternal power of the god through faith. They are jealous of the luck of those favored by the gods, and are unwilling to accept the brevity of their own beautiful lives. If immortality is expected, they will do anything.

The common people begged desperately in front of the soulless statue, praying for a smooth future, praying that suffering would no longer befall them, and praying for a peaceful afterlife...

They are always waiting to be saved, but the day of redemption will never come. They may blame themselves for not being pious enough, or be angry at the so-called injustice of the gods, or they may wait with hope for a happy life in the afterlife.

"Emotions, concerns, desires, instincts and so on make up the complex human beings, and countless complex human individuals make up the more complex human society. If it were you, Lady Lily, would you respond to their prayers?" A petite little loli with white hair appeared silently, walking side by side with the girl in the crowd, her fair and slightly fleshy little hands teasing Lab who flew over to say hello.

Lily looked down at Qinasi and said nonchalantly, "No!"

"I don't know how to do that either!" Qinasi looked up at Lily's beautiful profile, watching the breeze blowing her hair. She reached out and grabbed Lily's hand, "Qinasi, can you go shopping with Lady Lily?"

Her voice was timid, as if she would cry for a long time if she was rejected.

Seeing her like this, Lily couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Little rascal!"

……

Marine Headquarters Marinford

In the dark underground prison, the humid air makes it difficult to breathe due to the closed environment.

The dim firelight dispelled the hazy darkness. The leather shoes on the feet of the tall figure stepped on the ground made entirely of seastone, making a "tapping" sound, which woke up the two people at the end of the cell who were locked by five chains respectively. Two pairs of eyes lit up in the darkness, staring at the source of the sound.

"You're here, old man!" Looking at the extremely oppressive figure of the person who came, under the light, Ace raised his eyes calmly and looked into his eyes.

"Garp?" Next to him, Diamond Joz's face looked very ugly. The person who came was the legendary figure called the hero of the navy, who was truly able to compete with his father in individual strength, the master of physical skills in this sea, and one of the creators of the Six Styles of the Navy.

Although Joz firmly believes that his father is the strongest in the world, he is not a fool without any brains. Garp is a strong man recognized by his father, Roger and Golden Lion, and he has seen this old guy fighting at full strength more than once.

So he was sincere and did not show any sarcasm or ridicule like he did when Sengoku and others came to see him before. This guy Garp is different from those so-called smart guys in the navy. If he is not happy with someone, he will really beat them up.

However, the next moment, a fist flashed in the darkness with lightning speed. There was only a muffled sound, and Joz felt a buzzing in his head and almost cursed out loud.

"Hey, tougher than expected." Garp's voice came at the same time as he punched Joz's forehead again. This time, his eyes rolled up and he fell asleep. "Sorry, I have something to talk to my useless grandson about alone. I'll treat you to donuts when you wake up. Since you're silent, you probably don't want to eat. So forget it."

Looking at Garp's expression, Ace couldn't help but frown. This old man always makes people feel embarrassed for no apparent reason. Luffy had learned this very well.