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It was quiet, so quiet that it was a little scary.

Nothing serious happened during this period, which caused Ace to jump around all the time. Children with mothers are different, they are better protected.

This is definitely what Xishi doesn't want to see. She can save Ace's mother, but she can't let him lose the opportunity to grow.

The two communicated silently with their eyes in the air.

“Have you been here before?”

Ai Sidong kicked his feet and looked around, "Not yet, I only secretly went to the nearby islands."

Just talking.

The inconspicuous pink thread slowly wrapped around Ace's exposed calves.

The thread was getting tighter and tighter, but Ace was unaware.

A strong fishy smell swirled overhead.

Before he could say anything, he felt a force on his waist and took several steps back.

Then a huge spider fell from the sky, opened its bloody mouth and pounced on Ace.

Ace was also shocked for a moment, and subconsciously stepped back repeatedly, accidentally falling to the ground. The spider was about to pounce on him.

Ace knelt down and took out his sword.

boom--

His fangs were pressed against his sword, his face flushed, and he turned his head to look at the figures of Xishi and Shanks.

He was knocked to the ground by the snake's head.

I don't know what he picked up from the ground, but the moment he got it, he threw it hard at the spider.

The spider felt pain and temporarily stopped attacking.

"Sister Xishi!"

Ace looked at the spider in front of him warily, somewhat confused as to where the two adults had gone.

.....

Two figures quickly scurried through the woods, "Don't worry, that spider is just a little bigger. Ace can handle the rest."

"Did you find it~"

"what?"

"Power Fruit!"

Shanks was a little stunned, but he knew the whole story just by thinking about it.

"There are devil fruits here."

It was not a doubt but an affirmation. He never doubted anything Xi Shi did, although he didn't know where she got the information from.

There was a sudden shock under my hand.

It's Ace.

......

ho-

A strange sound was heard.

At this moment, Ace, with many cuts on his face, rolled on the ground, raised his sword and rushed towards the spider. He stabbed the spider's abdomen with all his strength, and the spider screamed in pain.

This cry was truly an encouragement to the passionate young man, and the other pains in his body were completely ignored.

Encouraged, Ace became even more excited. He kept swinging his sword, and his fists were also used. Compared to relying on external force, he preferred the feeling of punching flesh.

boom--

The hands were dented and had black liquid on them.

"I did it!" Ace cheered excitedly. He looked around for a moment, feeling a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up.

boom--

There was another sound, and Shanks raised his hand to block it, deflecting several fish that were blown out.

"Just right, today's dinner is settled."

Unlike the cheerful Shanks, Shih Shi is a little irritated at the moment, almost scratching her ears like a monkey.

Does it have to be the protagonist? She doesn't agree!

He sighed and looked at the road he had blown up all the way here, "Let's take a break. Ace should be here soon."

The voice just fell.

"Sister Xishi——"

It startled a large number of birds in the forest.

"Look what treasure I found!"

The sound came from far away and then got closer. I saw a thin figure running towards me, holding a black box bigger than him on his head.

It was dirty and looked like a box that had been pulled out of the water.

"Hu-ha"

After traveling all the way and carrying the boxes, I was almost exhausted.

He took the water bottle handed to him by Shanks and drank from it.

"You don't know, when I came here, the road was a mess, just like it had been hit by a wild bull."

"Then, I had a keen eye and saw this thing in the mud of a river."

"I didn't open it, I just carried the box over here."

With her little mouth talking, Xishi held her forehead and leaned softly to the side.

Looking into Shanks' eyes, "If...if there is a fruit inside, I will jump into the river~"

Wow, why didn't they see the box when they were exploding? Not fair~

Some of it is funny, but you can't laugh.

He straightened Xi Shi, who was feeling sad in his arms, and turned to study the box that was taller than his knees.

His eyebrows knitted together. At the bottom of the box... was a symbol unique to the Navy.

Thinking of this, I simply grabbed both sides of the box and pulled hard.

click-

The sound of the break was extremely clear in the air.

A few strange jars, tightly sealed.

Xishi came closer and squatted down as well, "What is this~"

"I know, I know, it must be treasure!"

The one with the longest hand took a jar first.

Unlike Ace's rashness, Shanks first tapped lightly a few times, but with all his heart.

Instead of opening the box violently like just now, he opened it with ease.

A green fruit as big as a fist was quietly lying inside.

"Is it this one"

Xishi suddenly became excited and grabbed Shanks' arm to get closer to take a look.

No definite answer was given.

"No, this is a fake devil fruit used to confuse people."

Since it is used to confuse people, there must be a purpose for confusion here.

"what--"

“Fruit!”

"Hahaha--"

With a sound this loud, it's hard not to notice.

"Don't...eat yet..."

Shishi and Shanks turned around at the same time, and a fiery red fruit was thrown into the air gorgeously, and then Ace's huge mouth——

"Ah um——"

Mouth falling.

Click, click, click.

Swallowed.

He saw two people squatting there, looking at him with indescribable expressions.

"What's wrong? Don't tell me, it's delicious, but it's a little hot on my tongue~"

Ace smacked his lips and pretended to get a new jar, not caring at all whether the fruit inside was edible or not.

"If it's fake, is there any problem if I eat it?"

With serious faces, the two men faced each other and began to take out all the fruits.

There are red, white, green, and purple ones everywhere, and it’s hard to tell which ones are real.

Shanks rubbed his brows and said, "I can't guarantee that what Ace eats is fake."

At the same time, I rubbed my arms and felt a little hot, as if there was a big stove next to me.

Ace, squatting on the side, felt hot all over, as if he was about to explode, and urgently needed to find an outlet to vent.

"Sister, I want to drink some water~"

Xishi didn't want to move, so she pushed Shanks beside her. The man stood up decisively and turned around.

dumbfounded (◎-◎;)

"Ace?"

Fiery red, a ball of flame suddenly appeared in his sight.

"Shanks, give it to me quickly, I feel like I'm dying of heat."

silence.....

I looked at the bottle in my hand, and then looked at the person who was on fire - Ace, the little forest fireman~

"Maybe not enough—"

"Xi Shi..."

"Ok?"

Then... a look of horror.

"Shanks, hurry up, kick him into the river—"

Want to scream.

The Flame-Flame Fruit? It turns out that I have to be burned first.

puff--

The little fire man fell into the water.

Xishi’s eyes widened, no....it was really a kick.

He walked hurriedly towards the river, but before he got close, he was pulled aside by Shanks.

"Wait a minute, I'll go take a look."

At this moment, Ace was lying naked in the cold water, with black smoke coming out of his hair. He had no idea that he had just spontaneously combusted.

"The ability to burn~"

"Ace, can you please get up~"

Shanks was squatting by the river. From Xishi's perspective, she could only see Shanks' strong back.

"No, I think I need to soak for a while longer."

It felt like the blood in my body was being burned.

"What's wrong?"

Xi Shi didn't understand what was shameful about it, so she moved closer again while talking.

!!!

"what--"

It's time to leave.

Shanks stood in front of Xishi in a flash and pressed her against his chest.

"Wait a minute~ Ace is shy~"

"........"

"I can't breathe, Shanks..."

The pectoral muscles are a bit big, and the whole face is squeezed in. "Oh, oh, oh! I'm sorry."

I'm a little excited too.

.....