Meeting an Old Acquaintance

There was no point dwelling on things that had yet to happen. Lu Ge was confident that by the time it came, he would probably already be strong enough to solo that ancient demon king.

Just then, Bolan's beautiful singing suddenly rang out beside him. It turned out that she had already begun teaching Little Uta how to sing.

Listening to Bolan's beautiful voice, Little Uta's tiny body began swaying involuntarily. She followed along with an "ah-ah" of her own. Although her pronunciation was still unclear, it was obvious that the little girl was naturally sensitive to music. Her adorable, soft, childish voice seemed capable of cleansing the soul, making everyone relax from head to toe and sway and cheer along with her.

In a daze, Lu Ge suddenly felt his mind touched by a strange fluctuation. He knew that Little Uta had activated the Sing-Sing Fruit unconsciously, and he was about to be drawn into the spiritual world created by the Sing-Sing Fruit.

However, in the next instant, the mysterious power in Lu Ge's dantian suddenly released a faint warmth, instantly jolting him awake. When he turned his head, he discovered that Bolan and the others had all fallen asleep where they stood.

Little Uta was still babbling out her song. Seeing Bolan and the others suddenly collapse into sleep, she immediately pouted in displeasure. Then she yawned, crawled onto Lu Ge, and fell asleep as well.

Looking at Little Uta, who had fallen asleep sprawled across his thigh, Lu Ge rubbed her little head and sighed with emotion. "Looks like they've all been pulled into the spiritual world. This Sing-Sing Fruit is pretty impressive."

Little Uta was only one or two years old, with practically zero combat power, yet she could still affect Sanya and the others and pull them all into the spiritual world. That alone showed how powerful the Sing-Sing Fruit truly was.

The only problem was that Little Uta's stamina was lacking. Her ability had barely activated before she ran out of strength and fell asleep as well.

Lu Ge could not help rubbing his dantian again. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "I just didn't expect the power within me to be immune to the Sing-Sing Fruit's mental attack. Looks like it's far more formidable than I currently realize."

After Little Uta fell asleep, Kikyo and the others gradually woke up one after another. "Strange. Why did I suddenly fall asleep? Was that a dream just now?"

"Huh? Kikyo, you dreamed too? I also dreamed that I went to a very wondrous world. It was practically just like a world from a fairy tale!"

"Wow~ Really? I entered a similar world too, and I even met everyone there."

"Yeah! I met everyone in my dream too, but it's such a shame~ I didn't dream of Lord Lu Ge."

"Me neither!"

"Me neither!"

Listening to the women, Sanya's expression immediately turned serious. "Everyone had the same dream, and even met one another in it? Th-This is..."

She immediately turned toward Lu Ge. "Lord Lu Ge, what exactly happened?"

Lu Ge rubbed Little Uta in his arms and said, "The place you just went to wasn't a dream. It was the spiritual world created by Uta's Sing-Sing Fruit. She accidentally activated her Devil Fruit ability while singing just now, and you were all caught in it. However, because she's still young and ran out of stamina, the ability stopped working right after it activated. That's why you returned to reality."

"Wow~ Is the Sing-Sing Fruit really that powerful? It can actually create a spiritual world!"

"It really is powerful. But if I'm teaching her how to sing in the future, will we have to lie on the ground for a while every time?"

Lu Ge said, "I'll teach her how to control her Devil Fruit ability in the future. You don't need to worry about that."

"That's good. If she accidentally did this to us from time to time, it wouldn't matter under normal circumstances. But if we happened to encounter danger, wouldn't that be disastrous?"

Just then, a sailor suddenly called out, "Lord Lu Ge, Captain Sanya, we've spotted an island ahead. It looks like someone may be living there. Should we land?"

"An island? Where?" When Bolan and the other women heard this, their spirits rose, and they all became excited. At last, at long last, they were going to see the real world outside.

"There."

Following the female sailor's pointing finger, everyone saw an island appear at the edge of their vision. They could even vaguely make out ships docked at the harbor, proving that people really did live there.

Lu Ge was also somewhat excited. After sailing at sea for so many days, he was genuinely getting tired of it. It was time to land and get some proper rest. "Prepare to land."

"Oh~ We can finally see what the outside world is like!" Bolan and the others cheered excitedly. It was obvious how happy they were.

As they gradually drew closer to the island, Lu Ge suddenly ordered, "Stop here. Don't approach the island."

Mana asked, "Huh? Aren't we going to the harbor?"

Lu Ge said, "Pirates don't have a good reputation among civilians. With us flying a pirate flag like this, causing panic on the island would only create trouble."

Kikyo glanced at the flag of the Kuja Pirates and frowned slightly. "Are pirates really viewed that way outside? I heard that being a pirate was an extremely free profession."

Lu Ge said, "It's precisely because they're too free that burning, killing, and looting happen so often."

Hearing this, Kikyo clenched her fists tightly. "Those scum. If I ever encounter them, I'll show them no mercy!"

Lu Ge casually opened a door in front of them and said, "Let's go. Remember to keep yourselves under control. Don't get too worked up."

"Understood." Bolan and the others answered in unison, their eyes shining with excitement.

Through the door, Lu Ge and his group appeared in a small alley on the island in an instant.

The group had just stepped out of the alley when they saw a group of burly men chasing a young girl. The girl was simply too nimble, and the distance between them was growing wider and wider. The men chasing her were hopping mad with rage. "You little thief! Don't let us catch you, or we'll beat you to death!"

"Nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah~~~ Catch me first!" The girl immediately stuck out her tongue at them, her face full of mischief.

Looking at the girl's familiar face, Lu Ge could not help freezing for a moment. Why does this person look familiar? Did I run into another character from the plot?

It was no wonder Lu Ge had not recognized her at first glance. Real people looked very different from the cartoon characters in anime, and he could only identify her general outline from her overall appearance.

Just as the girl passed beside Lu Ge's group, Sanya suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand, stopping her. "Little girl, stealing isn't nice!"