【Ma Ai】Island of Illusion

For the rest of the time, Ace slept extremely restlessly, having nightmares again and again.The next day, the crew of the second team found their captain sleeping in pain at the corner of the door.His expression looked more like he was fighting some extremely powerful monster.

The players shook him awake.The order to go ashore had been issued half an hour ago, and the captain of the first team was standing at the bow of the ship with his spectacles in his hands, energetically arranging his actions.

By the time Ace finished scrubbing and rushed to the bow, the action arrangements were already coming to an end.

Marco put down the documents in his hand and motioned him to sit beside his father.Papa Whitebeard is in a good mood today.He changed into casual clothes for landing, and he also put on a strangely shaped sun hat for sun protection.

"Ku la la la, you look too hasty boy."

Dad touched Ace's messy head and said.Ace squatted down awkwardly, covered his face and took a deep breath.

"Then everyone remembers the things to pay attention to, and the rest will be explained in detail by the respective captains. Remember, if you don't want to keep your head here, don't be whim, and keep your head clear."

After Marco finished speaking, he cast his eyes on Ace.But the captain of the second team still buried his face in his arms.

"Ace!" Sage squeezed through the crowd.His face was not looking well, and the traces of hangover were clearly reflected in his red, swollen and bloodshot eyes.

"Damn it...my head still hurts. Are you okay? Don't worry buddy, Pista on the second team has arranged for you... Ace?"

Ace lifted his head and wiped his nose vigorously. "I'm wide awake, Thatch ... I'm fine," he said.

Originally, the captains were supposed to lead their respective teams into action, but there were still some exceptions for those who were forced to act tied up due to indiscretion.Sage, who was lying on Ace's back like a dead fish, Yi Zang, who forgot to make up, and Harta, who was drunk for some reason.

"Father, are you going to go alone?"

Marco asked a little worried.The old man laughed loudly: "Don't worry about me, son. This island is not as dangerous as you say, it's just a small playground... I just went to see my old friends, no need to make a big fuss."

"Although you said that..." Marco glanced at the large island in front of him.Ordinary looking, giant lush ferns dominate.In the center of the island, there is a mirror-like cliff, which neatly divides the island into two.

"Ku la la la la, relax son, you will make the old man feel bad that you have been so cautious. The purpose of sailing is for adventure, and finding fun from adventure is what I want you to do. You look really preoccupied, okay Go and relax." Dad said as he set off, not far from them, the dereliction of duty guys were making a fuss.

"And there are a few people there who need you to take care of them, which is really a big trouble."

After sending off his father, Marco shook his head and walked in front of the bonded foursome.Sage hugged Ace and did not let go, while the other two talked about the history of adventures in order to prove their sobriety.

"Yizang, who are you talking to? Harta is behind you... Harta, you will fall into the sea if you take one more step forward. What did you do?"

Ace called for help just in time.Marco is used to kicking people, so he immediately kicked Sage far away.

The island is full of strange and inexplicable fragrances.From the moment I landed, the smell was strong and pungent.The crew who disembarked were more or less equipped with masks, and those who were really not used to it had to stay on the beach and wait until they got used to it before entering.Marco couldn't bear it either. He looked through the information, and it seemed that the smell was emitted by a plant called "Chocodia", which Dad called a rotten lily.And this smell is not a fragrance, it is the rancid smell emitted by the giant elongated buds in the middle of the flower.If you look closer, you will see countless dead and wounded animals and plants coiled around it.It is a relatively common carnivorous plant.

Several people walked along the coastline, and began to find their way in after their noses got used to the smell.

"Is there really fresh water and food in this place where birds don't lay eggs? Marco, are you confused or Dad is confused...Speaking of which, shouldn't you be by Dad's side?"

Thatch struggled to pull himself together.He walked slowly at the end, sneezing and whipping the plants beside him with the stick he picked up.

"Sarge, I don't mind submerging your head in sea water if you're not in your head. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for taking care of you idiots. And we're not here for fresh water and food, Dad said, the task is to go straight to the center, and you will find something interesting..."

"Is it fun? It would be nice to have a town..."

A group of people walked for nearly half an hour.The noise of the coast has gradually died down, and the dense jungle is beginning to cover the sun in layers.The heat and humidity hit all the way, like walking in a steamer.

Ace and Harta tossed about on the road indifferently, and disappeared after a few clicks.The remaining three uncles groaned and wiped away their sweat.

"Young brats are really annoying..."

To hide in broken thoughts.He took off his coat and rubbed the water with his hand a little.He was very glad that he didn't wear makeup today, otherwise it would only cause unnecessary waste.Marco also took off his coat, and looking from his direction, the cliff has been faintly revealed.It was even bigger and silent than the one I saw from the sea just now.

"I heard you said that this island can reflect people's hearts? Is this true? What kind of reflection?" Sage asked.Marco shook his head and said, "I also heard from my father. It seems that my father's attitude is not a very dangerous thing, as long as we are not affected."

Yi Zang thought for a while and said, "We old fellows are fine... unless it can bring back the makeup box I lost for a few years. But the brats don't know for sure."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, Harta's call came from a distance.

Ace stopped just in time.He felt that he must be dazzled, otherwise it would be difficult to explain what he saw now.

"…………Luffy?"

He was sure it was Luffy, his little brother, wearing his signature yellow straw hat, had a cute smile.Now he was standing less than two meters away from him, but his body kept flickering, a bit like the situation when a mirror reflects sunlight.

"What? Am I still drunk... Luffy? Really..."

Before he could say "you", that thin figure suddenly disappeared.He didn't even have time to check it out.The potholed path was restored before the eyes, and the wild roses covered with poisonous thorns stood on both sides with their teeth and claws.The few rays of sunlight that had just flashed through also disappeared.

Harta's cries continued.

When Marco arrived, the usually quiet and well-behaved captain of the twelfth team was pointing to an open field in front with an extremely exaggerated expression and was speechless.

"Calm down Harta, what happened? Where's Ace? Where's Ace?"

Marko asked, grabbing Harta's arm.He looked calm and unhurried, but his hands were not weak at all.Yizang pushed him away and said, "It's you who should calm down... Harta, look at me. What happened?"

Harta took a few deep breaths, her big eyes were so wide that she was about to roll out.Then he said excitedly: "—the playground. What a big playground!!"

At the same time, the three uncles felt like they were going to be petrified on the spot.

When Ace heard the sound and rushed over, the three of them were already sitting together in an interrogation posture.Harta squatted in the middle with an aggrieved face.

"It's really a big playground, I read it right. There's also a Ferris wheel..."

"And the carousel and the red-nosed juggler?"

"I swear I'm not lying, it's all true, I swear Captain Marco."

Harta raised his hand with a serious face.Sach said to Marco a little dissatisfied: "Stop scaring people, there are no innocent guys. Harta, I believe you, but it's true that we didn't see anything. Did the magician make them all run away?"

Harta blushed.He didn't know why such a huge playground suddenly appeared and disappeared, but he did see it.And yelled in astonishment.Now he just wants to peel off his brain and take out that clear memory.

"Well, since you say it's true, it's true," Marko said.Ace walked up to him and sat down. After learning about the situation, Ace took off his hat and said seriously: "Indeed, Harta didn't lie, I saw it too."

"Are you two making fun of the uncles who have no childlike innocence?" Sach couldn't help laughing.Marco's forehead throbbed.

"Although the little ghosts are usually very honest, we really didn't see anything. But since this island is called Mirror Island, it's not surprising that this kind of thing happened... eh?"

A beam of clear sunlight came in and landed in an area less than a few meters away from them.Yizang was the first to notice the changing environment, followed by Sage and Marco.

"Ah, there it is, the playground!!" Harta jumped up and shouted happily.

"Ah, my 30 Bailey's cosmetic box!!" Yizang yelled in surprise.

"Miss A-Alina??" This is Saqi.

"...Hmm!" Marco stopped the name on his lips.

"Lu... Fei... It really is a fake." Ace stared at the straw hat boy who appeared again, not knowing what to do.

Sage couldn't hold back anymore and rushed over, and hit a rock cleanly with a bang.The sun quickly disappeared, and everything went back to the way it was.

Things took an explainable direction.This group of people looked at each other in blank dismay, apart from being puzzled, it was more embarrassing after being seen through their inner world.

"Actually, I... don't like playgrounds that much. It's strange. After all, I prefer superior weapons..."

"Well, after all, I just haven't touched a girl for a month..."

"Haha, what is a makeup box..."

The atmosphere quickly cooled down.Marco touched the back of his bare head, and said with a little contempt: "Duplicity is too ugly, review yourself, idiots."

"Speaking of which, Marco also said something just now. Don't be too proud, you pineapple head!"

Yizang and Saqi rolled their eyes at Marco, but the latter stood up as if he didn't see it.

Ace, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "This thing is really good..." The corner of his mouth kept a reasonable arc, neither overly excited nor hiding.

"I miss him very much, but the current Luffy is probably not what I saw. He will grow a lot taller...... It is an unexpected harvest."

"Haha, it's true. Children are growing taller at this age. Ace's brother is also 16 years old this year, right?" Sach quickly grabbed the twisted topic and started laughing with Ace.Luffy is the center of Ace's tireless topic. As long as he talks about his younger brother, this guy can't stop like he's out of control.

The journey continues unhurriedly.Phantoms are born with the sun and disappear with the sun.With this reliable evidence in their hands, they began to hide from the sun, and they lived in peace all the way.

About an hour later, they came to the cliff.

Looking up from the bottom, the cliff surface is as smooth as a mirror, and the top of the cliff is surrounded by pink mist.

They met several teams of crew members at the bottom of the cliff, and after greeting each other, they learned about their respective situations.These people have basically encountered the same thing, but so far no one has been injured or missing.

Marco took out the phone bug and dialed Dad's little phone bug.

On the other hand, Ace has finished talking with Sage's one-way brother, and is studying with Harta how to climb over this cliff with no foothold.The two energetic guys grabbed the vines with thick wrists and extended tens of meters from the giant fern tree, and imitated the orangutan's way of swinging in the forest. Once the recoil was enough, they howled towards the cliff. Fly over.In the end, they all ended up hitting the cliff and forming a big character.

Yizang and Saqi shared the fruits picked by the crew in the forest.These fruits are basically symmetrical. For example, if there are three spots on the front of a fruit similar to an apple, then it must also have three spots on the back.There is no slight deviation in position.

The phone bug was still buzzing, Marco wiped his sweat, and looked at the top of the cliff absent-mindedly.

Marco is a man who really wants nothing.His inner world is actually similar to his appearance, lazy and indifferent to everything.He remembered what his father said the night before he set off. He said that if it was Marco, this island would actually be a very boring place.For him alone, this island is not even worth resting on.His inner world is a blank sheet of paper, no matter how thick the sunlight sweeps in, it will only cast a bright trace.

Just when, a bright red appeared on this white paper.The phantom that appeared in front of his eyes just now was unexpected but seemed reasonable.He raised his eyelids, and the figures of the two monkeys constantly bumping into the cliff face flashed in front of his eyes.

Boo boo boo boo ——

The phone bug picked up.He quickly gathered his energy.

After countless times of hitting the wall, the two captains of Xueshan Monkey finally agreed to stop for a while.Ace stretched himself, built a pergola with his hands and looked up at the top of the cliff.They had jumped into the tree high enough that the team members on the ground had become little people the size of a thumb.The closer you get to the cliff, the more you feel the indifference and lifelessness exuded by this huge stone.Ace was a little discouraged, and Harta, who was panting on the tree trunk at his feet, shouted: "Ace! I have no strength, think of a way!!"

Ace looked around and saw a taller and thicker fern tree with a dark body and the top canopy bent at a 45-degree angle towards the cliff.

"Halta, can you still climb that tree?"

he asked, pointing to the fern.Harta took a few deep breaths and nodded.

Two people each grabbed a tree vine and crossed over.Due to the great exhaustion of strength, Ace's body began to collapse into fire unconsciously when he jumped onto the tree.Harta, who arrived later, was almost scalded by the flames.He frantically grabbed the vines so that he would not lose his center of gravity due to the burn.

"Wow, sorry!" Ace noticed the problem just in time.He withdrew the fruit power and pulled Harta closer to him.

"What... what, this thing is too big!"

What lay before them was the complete appearance of the cliff.There is no slightest pothole, and the rock surface is smooth enough to reflect the subtle expression changes on their faces.The pink-looking smoke turned out to be a strange plant growing on the top of the cliff. It had huge long petals without leaves, and was covered with unnamed creatures, rushing to the middle of the petals.

"Oh, it stinks!" Harta covered his nose.Those flowers were emitting a foul smell, which was very different from the smell they had smelled before they entered this dense forest.

Ace was also so smoked that his tongue stuck out.Holding his breath, he grabbed the vine and said to Harta, "Hold on, we are about to turn over!"

Harta tore the small handkerchief he carried with him into two pieces, and stuffed their noses.After everything was ready, Ace bumped his fists and said proudly: "Get ready bro, we're going to fly over!!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-"

Marco looked up.Two black shadows above their heads were rushing towards the top of the cliff with strange screams.On the phone bug, the old man asked suspiciously, "What? Did you meet an orangutan?"

"No, it's just two naughty monkeys... What do you mean you won't gather tonight? What happened to you?"

"Did you think you'd meet the navy here again? Ku la la la." Dad's voice sounded quite relaxed and cheerful, and it was indeed.He hadn't been this relaxed in a long time.

"I saw my old friend, I really miss it. Marco, you know, I have passed this island at my age, so I don't know when I will come back next time. So why not stop for a while... ..."

"Brother Marco!!!"

The sudden call from the sky temporarily ended the conversation between the two.Marco just said "--a little accident, don't worry about it" and hung up the phone.The people on the ground were also alarmed by the sudden cry, and they all came out of the lush bushes.

"Really, don't be surprised when you want to play, Harta."

Sach said dissatisfiedly with his hands on the back of his head.Marko looked up to see Harta falling at high speed.

"Ah—it's dangerous—"

Marco jumped up, and flew to Harta's side after a transformation.The speed of the fall was very fast, and when he hugged Harta by the waist, he also felt that his body was being taken down.After stabilizing, Harta grabbed his sleeve and said: "The horse—Captain Marko—is not good!!"

His body trembled slightly.There was no other figure in sight.Marco's mind suddenly exploded.

"Ace - Ace fell to the other side of the cliff! Illusion, a big illusion appeared -"

Saqi and Yizang below had jumped to the highest point, and after putting down Harta, Marco flew straight to the top of the cliff.

"Izang, Sarge, you go down first, and the crew will leave you alone! Ace, I'm here to find—"

Along with his bird-shaped body, the blue flame drew a sharp straight line in the air.On the cliff, the sun began to fully reveal itself in front of him as a devourer.