"Sorry"

Having let go of his obsession, Luo Han felt an emptiness in his heart, as though he had broken free from shackles wrapped around his soul.

His Divine Sense perception had changed as well. Luo Han's mind could finally extend outward. Although it had to follow his Divine Sense to do so, it was still a breakthrough.

Hm! There seemed to be some additional fluctuations within his Divine Sense perception! Those fluctuations seemed to have sensed Luo Han's Divine Sense too, and they began to surge violently, as if they were alive.

What was this? Luo Han wondered!

He used his Divine Sense to perceive those extra fluctuations, but after sensing them for a while, he still found nothing unusual!

At that moment, the fluctuations seemed to be adjusting their frequency!

"...Sor...!"

"...ry!"

"...I'm...!"

Suddenly, fragmented words reached Luo Han's mind!

"Who is it?!" Luo Han sprang to his feet and shouted, looking all around! No one was there! The voice was gone too.

That made no sense. No one should be able to hide within my Divine Sense, right? Luo Han grew suspicious!

Could it have been those fluctuations? Right! It had to be. That voice had sounded directly in his mind, not through his ears.

Luo Han continued sensing those fluctuations with his Divine Sense. This time, he finally heard them clearly. It seemed the fluctuations had adjusted to the right frequency.

"Sorry!"

A somewhat blurry voice rang out! But he could already understand it clearly. Sorry? Was it speaking to him?

"Who are you?" Luo Han said, unsure whether whoever it was could hear him.

"I... am the Divine Tree. I can hear you... if you think the words... in your heart!"

This time, the voice was clear. It sounded like a young girl's voice, and Luo Han understood!

"Y-you're the Divine Tree? You can talk?" After a long while, Luo Han stammered.

"It took me several hundred years to learn your language!" A crisp young girl's voice rang out!

This time, Luo Han was certain. Following the perception of his Divine Sense, the fluctuations were coming from the Divine Tree.

He had never expected the Divine Tree to possess intelligence like a human's. How incredible! It could even speak, though it had taken several hundred years to learn human language.

But for a tree, it had practically become a spirit already! He could not ask for more.

Sigh! Then he thought of the current situation! Luo Han felt a little sorrowful!

"I'm sorry! I caused this to happen to all of you!" the Divine Tree said.

Luo Han's expression darkened, and he felt some pity for the Divine Tree! He had not expected it to share such deep feelings with the island's residents! Even at a time like this, it was still thinking of apologizing!

Then the Divine Tree continued, "My Scale Fruit will ripen at noon tomorrow. I've always wanted to warn everyone!

"But no one could hear my voice! Luckily, you heard me!

"You should go tell everyone! Tell them to leave me quickly!"

"What? It'll ripen at noon tomorrow! No! I have to warn Uncle Witt and the others right away. We need to leave quickly tomorrow morning."

The moment he heard the Divine Tree's words, Luo Han broke out in a cold sweat. Everyone had planned to leave at noon tomorrow.

If they happened to run into it, that would be terrible. He had to notify Uncle Witt and the others immediately.

Luo Han hurriedly got up to inform Uncle Witt.

The moment he stepped outside, Luo Han suddenly stopped! He looked toward the Divine Tree, his gaze gentle and warm!

She must be lonely too, right? Luo Han suddenly wanted to give her the feeling of having a family.

Then he said, "Thank you for warning me, Xiao Huan! From now on, I'll call you Xiao Huan! How about... you take the surname Luo? Luo Huan! If you're willing! From now on, you'll be my little sister... I guess!"

Luo Han was somewhat uncertain! Her voice was so young and clear. There should not be anything wrong with making her his little sister, right?

"Oh! A name? Luo Huan! Hehe! I really like it, Brother!"

The Divine Tree... oh! No, Xiao Huan's young girl's voice rang out in Luo Han's mind.

Shaking his head, Luo Han walked toward Uncle Witt's house.

Knock! Knock! Luo Han knocked on Cole's front door!

Clang! The door opened, and it was Aunt Lillian!

"Little Luo Han! What is it? Is something wrong?

"Come in first."

Luo Han walked inside and saw Uncle Witt and Cole sitting on stone stools.

"Ah! Brother Han, you came to my house!"

Cole was surprised to see Luo Han. Luo Han rarely visited other people's homes at night.

"Right, did something happen?" Uncle Witt asked.

For a moment, Luo Han did not know how to explain it! Should he say that the Divine Tree, Xiao Huan, had spoken to him, that she had become his little sister, and that she had told him the Scale Fruit would ripen at noon tomorrow?

He did not know whether Uncle Witt could accept it!

"Uncle Witt, tonight—just now—my Mind Fruit broke through.

"Then I sensed some fluctuations through my Divine Sense, or rather, the sound of someone speaking.

"Those fluctuations told me that the Scale Fruit will ripen at noon tomorrow and told us to leave Ring Tree Island quickly." After thinking it over, Luo Han decided to tell Uncle Witt the truth.

Upon hearing Luo Han's words, Cole and Aunt Lillian looked at him as if asking what he was talking about, leaving Luo Han helpless.

"What you said is true, Luo Han?" Only Uncle Witt wore a solemn expression. As a former Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters, Uncle Witt clearly knew that certain special forms of Observation Haki could achieve such things.

Thinking of Luo Han's special Observation Haki, "Divine Sense," Uncle Witt knew the situation was serious.

"Yes! The Divine Tree said it. She said she had always wanted to tell everyone to leave quickly, but only after my Mind Fruit ability broke through tonight could I hear her voice."

Seeing that Uncle Witt believed him, Luo Han hurriedly replied.

The Divine Tree, huh? It seemed the elders had been telling the truth. The Divine Tree possessed intelligence.

"Alright! You and I will immediately go inform Uncle Kate. Then the two of us will explain the situation to everyone.

"Tell everyone to get ready! We'll gather at the top of the island tomorrow morning."

Uncle Witt stood up as he spoke! Then he went with Luo Han to find Uncle Kate.

After Luo Han and Uncle Witt left, the room fell silent.

Suddenly! Cole shuddered! The Divine Tree could speak! And it had spoken to Brother Han.

Uh! I want to talk to the Divine Tree too!

Cole was a little envious of Luo Han! Only then did Aunt Lillian come back to her senses. The Divine Tree could actually speak. How amazing!

After finding Uncle Kate and explaining the situation, the two began notifying every household.

Luo Han returned home instead. Only Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate could make the following explanation believable.

After returning home, Luo Han did not wake Grandma Mo! There was not much in the house to pack and take away anyway.

He lay back down on the bed and continued communicating with Xiao Huan!

"Xiao Huan, how are you able to communicate with me?" Luo Han asked, curious about how Xiao Huan had done it.

"I sensed that Brother had spiritual fluctuations like mine! So I tried to communicate, and then I heard Brother's voice," Xiao Huan, the Divine Tree, said brightly.

So that was it. His Mind Fruit ability breaking through had probably allowed his mind to extend outward along with his Divine Sense.

Some of the words in his heart must have caused certain fluctuations in his Divine Sense, allowing Xiao Huan, the Divine Tree, to sense them!

At that thought, vague ideas surfaced in Luo Han's mind! But he could not grasp them for the moment!

Sigh! Better keep training. Tomorrow morning, he would take more people away!

"Xiao Huan, I'm going to train now. When you grow above the sea again next time, I'll come see you!"

Luo Han spoke to Xiao Huan in his heart.

Xiao Huan sent out a wave of fluctuation to show that she understood.

Withdrawing his Divine Sense, Luo Han sat in a daze. Given Xiao Huan's age, who knew how many years it would be before she emerged above the sea again.

By then, perhaps no one would remember Luo Han anymore. He had just gained a little sister, only to be separated forever! Luo Han thought mockingly.