Traveler in the Pirate World

The cold castle gate was opened wide, and cold wind poured in from the huge gap, swirling up along the cylindrical spiral corridor in the center of the castle, turning into an icy vortex.

The magnificent castle was all white, with ice crystals hanging all over the inside and outside. The wall next to the gate was broken, as if it had been attacked by the claws of some huge beast. The conical roof on the top of the castle was in rubble, and a skull pirate flag with broken cherry blossoms scattered around was swaying stubbornly in the cold wind.

The magnificent castle seemed like a desolate and deserted place, so desolate that there was not even a trace of life.

In such a castle, in the side-lying guest room, the firewood burning in the fireplace made crackling sounds, and the sparks rising on the hot air, like the countless sparks in the past, turned into a grain of black ash after burning out the last bit of light.

Sitting by the fireplace was a tall woman wearing a T-shirt with cherry blossom patterns on her upper body and purple tight pants. If you didn't look at her face full of forehead wrinkles and crow's feet and a witch-like hooked nose, no one would believe that she was a 139-year-old "young girl".

The book in her hand looked much more boring than before, or rather, she could not concentrate on reading any medical book now. She could not help thinking about the child who had left. She walked to the window, staring at the sea in the distance in a daze, watching the heavy snow falling as usual. Her heart was empty, because her life was missing an important thing.

“Please teach me… please teach me how to become a doctor, please, I want to be a doctor, I want to make myself a panacea, a doctor who can cure any disease, a doctor who can even cure the country, because there is no incurable disease in this world, ah… woo… ah…” The little man cried and waved a huge flag. It stood in front of the cenotaph of the man who once gave it salvation, praying and crying loudly. Since then, six years of companionship began.

It was she who taught the child to read, taught the child medical skills, and taught it... everything she knew.

She could not forget the child looking up and shouting, "How do you pronounce the word Doriel Doctor?"

She could not forget the way the child always hid behind her timidly, the way the child could not hide his thoughts and would be happy for a long time when praised, and the hope in his eyes when he always liked to look at the snow bird nest on the gate...

She could not forget every trace that child left in her life.

Walking to the window and looking at the flying snowbirds, Dr. Kuleha showed a rare look of sorrow, "Children will eventually grow up, and birds will also have a day to flap their wings on their own, but if possible, I hope that day will come later."

When she turned around, she suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. Dr. Kuleha couldn't help but look down. One was her old acquaintance Dalton, and the other was a girl she had never seen before.

The girl squatted on the snow with her legs together, while Dalton watched from afar. Her white fingers pushed aside the snow, revealing the black earth. A quaint wooden box suddenly appeared. The girl took something out of it, including a green gem, and carefully buried it in the soil.

White mysterious runes extended across the earth, and the snow melted at a speed visible to the naked eye. The cold wind stayed there, and the snow could not fall. It seemed that the cold winter had forever moved away from the circle.

The tender buds full of green vitality grow in an instant. They grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming tall and upright, covering the sky and blocking the wind and snow.

The ground beneath the girl's feet was wriggling. She slowly stepped back, her sight slowly moving upwards as the trees grew. A strange little thing flew out of her arms, wandering in the snow, making an ethereal and pleasant whale call "Buzz~", which echoed throughout the winter.

The oval-lanceolate green leaves grow on the growing trees, making a rustling and rustling melody of life.

The black trunk became thick, and the branches that meandered upward grew freely. It became tall and blocked out the sun, becoming somewhat unlike the peach tree that Dr. Kuleha knew.

Pink flowers bloom on it, emitting a faint pink and white fluorescence. The fluorescence falls as the branches sway and slowly disappears into the night, like sparks in the snow.

Dr. Kuleha looked at all this in shock. She was not an ignorant person, but she was still shocked by the tree and the girl. She could feel that this unique peach tree had a vitality far beyond most plants in the world. It was a spring flower that could bloom forever in winter.

The girl turned her head and said something to Dalton, but Dr. Kuleha didn't hear it. The pleasant voice was probably drowned out by the wind and snow.

"Uncle Dalton, even though it's not a cherry blossom, a peach tree is nice too!" Lily put her hands behind her back and smiled at the burly warrior, her voice filled with joy.

How joyful it is to cultivate a beautiful peach tree with your own hands and let the spring flowers bloom forever in winter?

The girl's slender fingers stroked the towering tree, and the rough texture rubbed against her fingertips. The peach tree swayed its branches with joy, as if thanking the being that nurtured it.

Countless fluorescent lights fell along with the petals, landing on the dark earth, and on the girl's hair and shoulders. Even with the mask on, she looked like a peach blossom fairy, stunningly beautiful.

The god of ice, snow and death can bring winter, but can also take away the wind, snow and cold winter. The essence of life and the ten-year-old peach seeds from the seed-transforming box may not be as good as other tree species that are hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of years old, but they are the most suitable fruits for mortals and the only ones that can be fully absorbed by mortals.

It does not have many miraculous effects. It can only cure some minor diseases and enhance certain physical fitness. Moreover, this enhancement has no effect on people whose physical fitness has reached a certain level. At most, it is a fruit that tastes good, but for this country, it is a miracle.

Dalton stared at all this, at the girl under the peach tree, and forgot words for a moment, just like Dr. Kuleha standing in front of the window, and just like the girl standing at the cable car exit, standing in the wind and snow, wearing a navy uniform with long cherry pink hair fluttering in the wind.

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"Colonel Tina, Monkey D. Lily has arrived at Drum Island!" The girl's drowsy eyes opened wide and she perked up instantly. The table was knocked over by the girl's rude movements, and paper and pen fell to the ground. The poor Den Den Mushi had ink splashed all over her face, and she vomited several times.

"Colonel Tina...Colonel Tina, are you okay?" An anxious voice came from the ink-stained Den Den Mushi. Tina waved her hands helplessly, "Tina is fine!"

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Tina hurriedly tidied up her desk. She was thinking, "What kind of person would Garp's granddaughter be?"

Tina knew that Lily was a genius who awakened the Mythical Beast Seed Fruit at the age of seventeen, and she also knew that Lily was an incredible beauty, but she couldn't help but be curious about what kind of person Lily was. After all, she was the granddaughter of Vice Admiral Garp, the child of that naval hero.

When I climbed up the huge cylindrical mountain and really saw this girl in the snow and wind, I looked at the peach tree that was completely different from this cold winter, and looked at the woman in white leaning gently against the peach tree, listening to the voice of the peach tree.

Tina only felt her heart beating faster. It’s not like she had never seen someone with plant-type abilities before, but this tree was different. What exactly was it?

Tina couldn't understand it. It was an incomprehensible creation that was sacred in itself.

"Tina is shocked!" The girl stared at all this in a daze. She had not expected that their first encounter would be so beautiful. The beautiful scenery might be the most unforgettable memory of her life.