Seeing Usopp cheered Kaya up considerably, and she greeted Usopp.
Good morning.
"Hey... good morning, Kaya."
Usopp responded weakly, then peeked into the small courtyard where Kaya now lived.
"Kaya, where are Uncle and Auntie? Aren't they here?"
"Hmm, them..."
Hearing Usopp's question, Kaya pursed her lips in annoyance.
"Ever since the adults from the Dark Bird Ship arrived in Syrup Village, there has been a major problem with the village's supplies."
After all, there were simply too many people on the Dark Bird Ship.
To meet the logistics needs of the Dark Bird Ship, Dad and Mom took the Dark Bird Ship fleet and set sail for the Goa Kingdom to purchase supplies long ago.
They've been gone for over ten days; they shouldn't be back for long."
At this point, Kaya let out a seemingly dissatisfied snort.
"Hey, Usopp, my parents have been gone for days."
And now you're only asking this kind of question!
What have you been up to lately? You haven't even come to our house once!
After saying that, Kaya looked at Usopp with dissatisfaction, and Usopp shrank his long nose and immediately made a look of collapse.
"What else could I be busy with? I've been thoroughly humiliated by the old witch from the Dark Bird Ship these past few days."
I really don't understand why such big shots like them would enjoy tormenting someone as insignificant as me...
"Um?!!"
Just as Usopp was saying this, Shakky and Rayleigh happened to be strolling near Usopp's house, smoking cigarettes.
Upon hearing Usopp's words, Shakky immediately extinguished her cigarette and walked over to Usopp, whose legs were already trembling.
Upon seeing Shakky and Rayleigh, Kaya was startled and quickly bowed to Shakky with her butler Klahadore.
While bowing, Kaya nervously greeted them.
"Greetings, Lord Rayleigh; greetings, Lady Shakky."
"Hey, little girl."
Kaya finished speaking, Shakky shook her hand.
"I've told you before, there's no need to call us 'adults.' Just maintain the mutual respect that normal people should have."
"We're not adults, in fact, the only one on our ship who can be called an adult is Gawain!"
At this point, Shakky turned her hand towards the nervous Usopp.
Shakky grabbed Usopp by the shoulder, lifted the screaming brat up, and waved to Kaya without turning Shakky head.
"I'll keep this kid with me. While the adults are still asleep, I'll give him a good beating."
"Well, that guy's such an excellent shooter, and I'm really interested in his son!"
After saying that, Shakky and Usopp walked away, leaving Kaya with only Usopp's screams echoing in her ears.
After Shakky left, Kaya was stunned by Usopp's screams.
Rayleigh suddenly looked at Klahadore, who was bowing behind Kaya, through his glasses that gleamed with a mysterious light.
Kaya's nervousness under Rayleigh's gaze was palpable, and as for the so-called Klahadore, he was practically on the verge of kneeling down!
That's Dark King Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King, a living pirate legend, and now a mythical pirate with a bounty of four billion!
Why is he looking at me like that? Did he discover something?
Someone as insignificant as me shouldn't deserve to be known by someone as important as him, right?!
For a moment, Klahadore was terrified. As for Rayleigh, after glancing at him, he immediately spoke to Kaya.
"Young lady, haha, your housekeeper is quite interesting to this old man."
You know, these old eyes of mine have seen all sorts of people on the high seas.
In my eyes, your butler is not the kind of person a butler should be.
He's got that pirate vibe about him, haha!
After saying that, Rayleigh turned and left, while Kaya was stunned by Rayleigh's words.
"How... how could that be? Uncle Batel is a very good person, he... he's a very good person..."
Muttering softly, Kaya turned to look at the extremely nervous Klahadore.
Noticing Kaya's gaze, Klahadore quickly forced a smile.
"Miss, I... I think it was Mr. Rayleigh who... uh."
In short, Klahadore, who dared not say a bad word about Rayleigh, could only end the conversation with an extremely forced smile.
Seeing Kaya's skeptical look, Klahadore was going crazy.
Is this what the legend of pirates is all about? They see right through his disguise with just a glance?
Just as Klahadore was deep in thought, in the distance, Rayleigh suddenly turned around and looked at Klahadore.
Rayleigh, with his hands in his pockets, coldly addressed Klahadore.
"By the way, kid!"
I don't know why someone like you would be working as a steward in a village like this.
But I want you to know that Kaya and her family, as well as the villagers of this village, are the ones who helped me and Captain Gawain!
Both I and Gawain owe them a favor!
So you should understand, nobody wants anything to happen to them!
What do you think?
After saying that, Rayleigh turned and left, no longer bothering with the butler who was clearly an imposter.
He's just a nobody after all, and Rayleigh doesn't want to waste his energy on someone like that.
Meanwhile, on the highest mountain in Syrup Village, Ace and his friends, who were already used to getting up at six o'clock, were receiving care from Zephyr as the sun rose.
As usual, Zephyr used his fists to teach these young men what pain felt like.
When Shakky arrived nearby with Usopp, Zephyr was leisurely drinking a little wine, while Ace and Sabo, along with Isuka and Vivi, and the young people like Ain and Koala, were lying on the ground in a sorry state, trying to rest while covered in sweat.
Seeing the miserable state of these young people, Usopp, who was being held in the air, was so frightened that he clenched his legs together!
Seeing Usopp in this state, Shakky threw him to the ground in displeasure.
"Hey, pay attention, kid!"
The people providing you with instruction here are old men whom the whole world looks up to!
Do you know what a huge opportunity this is? If I were you, I would have already put in my utmost effort to study!
And yet you still look so unwilling!
"Big sister!"
Usopp felt extremely wronged after Shakky said that. He nervously got up from the ground, then patted his sore legs as he spoke.
"I know this is a huge opportunity, but it's completely useless to me."
Getting stronger is something for big shots like you to worry about. Instead of learning how to fight, I think I'd be much more reliable learning how to farm.
At least I won't get beaten up by you guys, right...?
After saying that, Usopp innocently spread his hands.
"While I am very grateful for your guidance, I will not become a pirate, nor will I consider joining the Navy. I do not want to leave my hometown."
After all, my mother is buried here, and staying home to comfort her soul is more important than becoming stronger!
Besides, if I become stronger, my mind will definitely become wilder. At that time, I'll probably end up like my irresponsible father, abandoning everything to think about going to sea or something!
After saying that, Usopp looked at Shakky expectantly, but unfortunately, Shakky was unmoved at all. She even raised the gun in her hand.
A shot was fired at Usopp, accompanied by the sound of the bullet hitting Usopp's feet.
Uso suddenly jolted awake, and without the adults needing to urge him, he immediately began to train.
Watching Usopp frantically sprinting to hone his physique, Shakky gently blew away the smoke swirling around the muzzle of her gun.
"Zephyr, what do you think of this kid? He seems pretty good, right?"
"That's right."
Zephyr nodded to Shakky.
"Although this kid's body isn't naturally strong, he has excellent eyesight and a very good sixth sense, which is intuition."
"As expected of Yasopp's son, this kid is a natural-born gunman. Even if he doesn't reach Yasopp's level, he can easily master Observation Haki!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zephyr leisurely took a sip of his drink.
"By the way, will the master like this kid? If the master doesn't like him, then he's not qualified to join the Little Hawk Swordsmen."
Even if he can't join, are you willing to teach him marksmanship?
Aren't you afraid his bullet will end up in your body?
"Ha ha!"
Hearing Zephyr's words, Shakky shook her head indifferently.
"What future? That kind of thing disappeared the moment I was born."
Do I look like the kind of person who would consider those things?
As for the adults... I think that just because Usopp is Yasopp's son, they would accept him into the Hawkmen and make him one of our future hopes.
Of course, everything will have to wait until the adults wake up!
As soon as she finished speaking, Shakky took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth with a serious expression.
Since Gawain fell into a coma, Shakky's smoking habit has worsened considerably.
With the help of Falcon Pell, he had just trained enough falcons to act as eyes and ears.
Just when the Dark Bird Ship was about to achieve great things, its core leader collapsed!
Thinking of this, Shakky took a deep drag on her cigarette and asked Zephyr in a low voice.
"Zephyr, you and Crocus seem to be getting along well. Is there any new news about Crocus, sir?"
"New message?"
Zephyr gently shook his head.
"What other new information could there be? The master's external injuries have completely healed three days ago, and this recovery speed is perfectly matched with his current physical condition."
But although his body had recovered, his mind remained dormant.
Both Kureha Crocus believed that everything was because adults had accumulated too much mental stress and exhaustion in their past lives!
At this point, Zephyr, wearing sunglasses, looked up at the sky and gazed at the sun. Zephyr continued in a deep voice.
"Not everyone is qualified to be the sun in the sky. On this path we are on now, adults face much more pressure than we old folks do."
Although he has always given people the impression of being trustworthy.
But ultimately, the adult is just a young man not even thirty years old.
After saying that, Zephyr lowered his head and looked down the cliff towards the largest house in the distant village.
In the courtyard of that large villa, Zephyr saw Jinbe sweeping the yard with a broom, his face grave.
Swish... swish... swish...
The broom, gathering dust, created a rhythmic rustling sound in the yard.
Seeing Jinbe sweeping the floor, Shiryu, who was standing under an elm tree with his sword in his arms, closed his eyes and spoke to him.
"Hey, Jinbe, stop sweeping."
"The sound of you sweeping is so annoying!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shiryu tightened his grip on Raiu's arm. Lately, he had been finding it increasingly difficult to control his temper!
On the one hand, Gawain embodies most of his hopes and his imagined bright future.
He gave up his position as deputy warden of Impel Down to join Gawain!
On the other hand, he hadn't killed anyone in almost a month, which made his mind increasingly barren!
In the courtyard nearby, Jinbe let out a sharp breath upon hearing Shiryu's murderous words.
"Shiryu, you've said that too many times!"
You're a pervert, I know you. I told you before, if you can't hold back, just find a place and I'll play a game with you.
Or, you could take a small boat, sail around the nearby waters, and find some damn pirates to kill!
"Snort!"
Jinbe finished speaking, Shiryu shook his head in displeasure.
"You understand me? You don't understand me, Jinbe!"
Do you think someone like me, who's always around adults, would be interested in such low-level fun as killing one or two people?
"I've long since been elevated by the ideas of adults!"
At this point, Shiryu a frustrated sigh and then vigorously rubbed the longsword in his hand.
As he stroked it, he continued speaking restlessly.
"Besides, I'm not in the mood to leave here if the master hasn't woken up!"
Someone has to be the first to hear him wake up!
Wasn't that why you've been staying in the yard the whole time?
Shiryu glanced sideways at Jinbe, his eyes unusually cold, but Jinbe knew that wasn't the real Shiryu.
In some ways, the real Shiryu, like Jinbe, was a pitiful person whose soul had been filled by adults, filling in a missing piece.
Jinbe then let out a leisurely sigh.
Yes, we're all waiting.
Although we could never have known the adults had woken up before the girls in the house.
But no matter what, even if it's just a moment earlier, you'll feel a moment more at ease.
At this point, Jinbe raised his head and looked towards the roof of the villa.
On the highest rooftop, Yixiao stood silently, sword in hand, gazing alone at the distant sun.
Behind Yixiao, Kuma pursed his lips and silently scribbled on his book. His movements were so large that the sound of tearing paper could be heard from time to time. It was unclear what he was writing or drawing.
As for Lucci, he was kneeling in the southwest corner of the courtyard, bowing his head in silence before the statue of the god worshipped by the Kaya family.
By the way, the Kaya family, being merchants who make a living at sea, worships the legendary Poseidon.
However, Lucci didn't ask what kind of god it was, and the statue looked very different from Shirahoshi's.
In particular, Lucci only wanted to pray for the adults; he didn't care which god could hear his prayers.
Or rather, whoever hears his prayers and responds is his god!
Not far from Lucci was the entrance to the villa. Through the open door, Shirahoshi was nervously lying on the sofa, constantly peeking into the inner room.
It's visibly that Shirahoshi's scales have become somewhat dry recently; in fact, many of the scales at the tip of her tail have developed slight cracks.
She hadn't been in water long enough to soak her whole body.
Beside Shirahoshi, Uta sat with her head down, a gloomy expression on Uta face, muttering to herself...
He wanted to create a world where Uncle Gawain was always healthy... or something like that.
Following Uta and Shirahoshi's gaze into the inner room, more women were either sitting or lying on the carpet near the bed.
They always kept a distance of at least ten meters from the bed, and within ten meters was the territory of Kureha, Crocus, and Chopper.
As usual, Chopper took out his stethoscope and listened carefully to Gawain's body.
After listening to enough, he raised his head with tears in his eyes and sobbed with immense sorrow.
"Doctor, Gawain- chan's heartbeat is so healthy! Waaaaah, why is it so healthy?!"
If there's anything wrong, we can fix it.
But he's so healthy, sob sob, this is starting to look more and more like... a vegetative state... he's got this disease."
After saying that, Chopper's furry body pounced hard on Gawain's face.
He held Gawain's head, heartbroken, wishing he could cry out all the tears he had in his life.
Seeing Chopper like this, Kureha took the iron rod she used to suppress her nicotine cravings out of her mouth. As she nervously twirled the rod, which was covered in teeth marks, Kureha sighed.
"Although I don't want to admit it, it seems... he really is in a vegetative state."
However, even a person in a vegetative state can wake up; this is not the first time I have seen a person in a vegetative state wake up.
Crocus, what do you think?
Hearing Kureha's words, Crocus rubbed the feathers on his head in annoyance.
What do I think?
"If Chopper doesn't climb off that adult's face soon, the adult's going to suffocate!"
At this point, Crocus sighed, then tried to lift Chopper off Gawain's face.
But before he could even reach out...
Gawain's hand suddenly moved!!!
Suddenly, Gawain's right hand, which was resting on the hospital bed, grabbed the furry thing covering his face.
Then he lifted it up and grabbed the furry boy whose face was covered in tears and snot!
And at that very moment, in that instant when almost everyone in the room froze in shock.
Nojiko, suddenly raised his hands.
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
He's awake! He's awake! Ahhhhhh!!!