Who exactly was my guardian?
Had he always been in the Void Realm, or had he followed me in from the outside world?
Even I found that deeply puzzling. I could not figure it out, and I had never sensed his presence.
Still, I believed the monkey would not lie. Thinking back on my days in the Void Realm, I had encountered plenty of danger, yet I had made it through safely every time. Some seemingly powerful enemies had not even attacked me.
Of course, I was not naïve enough to think it was because I was lucky, had good character, or my enemies were merciful. I had merely assumed they had a reason for not touching me—they wanted something from me, so they would not truly turn against me yet.
Now, it seemed I had misunderstood.
They had not touched me because they had not dared to.
They must have feared the guardian behind me.
Instinctively, I glanced around again. "Come out. Since you're here, stop hiding."
The monkey froze for a moment, then looked around as well. "What is it?"
I shook my head. "Nothing. I just want to see who this guardian really is, whether he has been following me all along."
Only then did the monkey relax. It rolled its eyes at me. "Enough. If he's here, he heard what we just said. Do you think that little trick of yours would work on him? Don't be too curious. When you're truly in danger, he'll definitely show himself."
The task of finding young Xu Qiuyan had been handed over to Xiao Wanzi. The monkey also said that once they found her, Luffy would bring her here.
So now, what I needed to do was find the Doctor.
The monkey said the Doctor would come looking for