r18novel Chapter 432 Night Talk in the Forest (2 in 1)
Chapter 432 Night Talk in the Forest (2 in 1)
"But, having said that, why can't your communicator be contacted? Is it broken?"
Sanji asked.
“Meili’s body was trampled to pieces, so it’s understandable that she can’t be contacted.
Why can't you two communicate through each other? "
"I don't know, I can't contact you either."
Usopp was also confused.
Annie fiddled with the communicator in her hand: "The magnetic field on this island is a little strange."
"What do you mean?"
Annie shook her head.
“The signal from the communicator is linked to the island’s magnetic field.
There must be something on this island that affects the signal wavelength of the communicator. "
Anne was also a little puzzled.
This is the first time this has happened.
She murmured: "What kind of energy can affect my communication signal..."
"Cuckoo~"
Annie's meditation was interrupted by a sound in the belly of the little girl Freydis.
Seeing everyone turning their attention to her, Fretis's face turned red visibly.
"Yes... I'm sorry!"
"Why do you have to apologize? Isn't this normal?"
Nami reached out and rubbed her head.
"You're hungry, I'll cook right away. Just wait!"
Sanji rolled up his sleeves and prepared to take out the kitchen utensils and ingredients from Annie.
"No need, it will be easily discovered if you light a fire."
Anne waved her hand and placed the unmanned cooking machine that had been taken from Egghead.
"Ah! And this! It's great!"
Luffy was the first to pounce on him, pressing random buttons on the machine.
Steaming hot food was quickly placed on the floor in front of everyone.
"I've been hungry for a long time. Eat quickly!"
Sanji handed the food to Freydis.
Fretis swallowed her saliva while looking at the delicious food in front of her, gritted her teeth and refused: "No, no!"
"I can't eat!"
Although he refused with his mouth, his body's reaction could not deceive anyone.
Her stomach growled continuously, and everyone naturally understood why she refused to eat.
"Fredis, since you have been found guilty, why do you insist on that ritual?"
"Ok?"
Anne balled up a ball of pasta with her fork and stuffed it into her mouth.
“Isn’t it the same crime to eat even if you eat a little more or eat a little less?
"You are going to be thrown into the Forest of Evil anyway, and you will die.
What is the difference between dying with a full stomach and dying with an empty stomach? "
Fretis's face instantly turned pale when she heard this.
"Are you a devil! How can you say such terrible things to a child!"
"Annie, why are you scaring her? It took a lot of effort to coax her!"
Everyone complained in unison.
Seeing that Fretis was about to shed tears again, a group of people comforted her in unison.
"Don't listen to her, this sister is joking with you!"
"Don't be afraid, we will never let you go to the Forest of Evil!"
"Since it was the fault of these two idiots, we will definitely deal with it."
"Eat quickly, others won't know, and the Sun God won't want to see his followers starve to death!"
Maybe the food was too tempting, or maybe the comfort from everyone had an effect.
Freydis finally put those rules and dogmas behind, picked up the plate and started eating.
From time to time there were high-pitched howls and roars in the distance, and flocks of startled birds occasionally flew across the sky.
It was getting dark, and the forest fell into an eerie silence.
"Is it safe for us here?"
Usopp moved closer to Annie and muttered quietly.
Annie leaned under the tree and glanced at him lazily.
"Don't worry, they will never find here."
Usopp suddenly realized: "I understand, you must have used some magic to isolate this place, right?"
"As expected of Anne, she is so reliable."
He instantly felt relieved and called on everyone to set up camp here.
"I'm not using any magic."
Annie's clear voice sounded from behind.
"This is the Forest of Evil. Giants will never find this place."
"what???"
Everyone who knew where they were immediately jumped up and looked around with vigilant eyes.
Fretis even trembled and threw herself into Nami's arms.
For a child who grew up hearing the evil name of the Forest of Evil, she was more afraid of this forest than others.
"Don't worry, it's safe here.
The danger factor of the Evil Forest doubles at night, and the giants will not find this place. "
"This forest is not much different from those giants!!!"
The cowardly trio sharkface growls.
Anne waved her hand nonchalantly.
"The little meat we have is not enough to fill the gap between the teeth of the giant beast.
People may not be able to see us even if they pass over our heads. "
"And you are so strong, shouldn't it be the giant beasts in this forest that you should be afraid of?"
Everyone who heard this twisted their bodies shyly.
"Hey, where can I find it~"
"Don't be so direct, keep a low profile~"
"Annie-chan is finally going to fall in love with me~"
"Even if you praise me so much, I won't be proud~"
"Ouch~ I accept your affirmation!"
"Although it's true, it's really embarrassing to say it like this, yohohoho~"
The honest man Jinbei was quite speechless, and Robin on the side covered his lips and chuckled softly.
"a bunch of idiots!"
Zoro clasped his hands and complained very calmly.
"Even if the giant beast really comes, Brother Sauron will protect me, right?"
Anne held his arms with both hands and shook him gently.
A pair of watery eyes stared at him steadily, with only his reflection in them.
The tips of Zoro's ears burned red instantly. Fortunately, the sky was completely dark and no one else could see him.
His throat felt a little itchy, and he coughed uncomfortably.
"cough~"
"That, of course~"
Anne was so amused by his reaction that she burst into laughter.
"Hahahahaha~ Zoro, you are so cute!"
She reached out and pinched the hot tip of her ear, her eyes full of teasing.
Realizing that he was being teased, Zoro pinched her face in embarrassment.
"Tease me?"
"Yeah, I'm teasing you."
Annie smiled and moved her face up.
It was difficult to see her expression clearly in the darkness, but her eyes were exceptionally bright.
"Cough cough!"
Robin coughed twice, interrupting the sticky atmosphere between the two.
"Stop showing off, let's talk about it. What should we do next?"
When it came to business, everyone also looked stern.
A fire was lit under the tree, and everyone in the Straw Hats sat together, quietly listening to Annie share the information she had collected about Elbaf.
"So, the ones with the most say in Elbaf are still the old men from the Presbyterian Church?"
"In that case, let's go find those old men and ask them to pardon Fretis' punishment!"
Usopp spoke.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Robin shook his head.
"Didn't Anne say that the Presbyterian Church is conservative in its actions and has old-fashioned and feudal ideas?
Since they had convicted Fretis, they naturally would not order to absolve her of her guilt.
This is tantamount to slapping yourself in the face. "
"What should I do?"
Luffy scratched his head in distress.
"It's all my fault. If I had noticed someone next to me earlier, Fredis wouldn't have been discovered..."
"So you think it's better not to be discovered!"
"Of course!"
"I didn't do anything wrong! How could I let her starve?"
Annie raised the corners of her lips.
Luffy didn't think there was anything wrong with feeding Freydis, he just regretted that it was discovered.
"That's right."
She rubbed the puppy's fluffy head encouragingly. The short black hair felt great to the touch.
"That's right."
"We can't just watch people starve to death in front of us."
Luffy also smiled at Annie when he heard her compliments.
"Hee hee~"
"Or, ask that Prince Loki for help?"
"As a prince, it should be easy to pardon a commoner's sins, right?"
"But the prince is a mascot. Will the Council of Elders allow him to do this?"
"Looking for the leaders of those two powerful tribes to help mediate?"
"But those two people seemed very difficult to talk to."
"This won't work, that won't work either, so what should we do? We can't take Fredis away."
"Did you forget something very important?"
Robin closed the book in his hand and raised his eyes to look at everyone.
"what?"
"Now, it seems that we have become the public enemy of all the giants in Elbaf."
"Yes!"
The crowd reacted.
"The things you two have done are enough to be judged a hundred times!"
"If we step in, things could get worse!"
"Giants have bad tempers, are irritable and warlike. There might be a big fight when they meet."
Usopp's face dropped when he heard this.
"Yes, now the giants should be eager to take us back and sacrifice them alive to their sun god, right?"
"The situation seems to be developing very badly. Even before we have even seen Master Dongli and Master Broki, we have become the public enemy of the giant race.
If they knew these things, wouldn't they also be very angry? "
"Also Haildin, if we are hostile to the giants, their situation will definitely be very difficult."
Luffy Usopp's mood instantly dropped.
"Don't worry, they're not angry."
"how do you know?"
Usopp's eyes instantly lit up.
Annie rested her head on Sauron's lap, her faint eyes falling on the fire in the middle.
"If they were angry with you, they wouldn't have saved you on the martial arts field."
"Eh???"
"really?"
"Were Master Dongli and Master Brocki there during the martial arts performance?"
"Did they even try to save us?"
"When did it happen, why don't I know?"
"During the final evacuation, were they the convoys they blocked?"
Zoro looked down at Annie.
"Ah."
"They are probably also looking for us secretly."
"Really, then what are you waiting for? Let's go find them! Maybe they have a way to solve Fretis's problem?"
"Pirates don't have much say in national affairs."
Anne glanced at them.
"Get some sleep, we might have guests coming to visit later."
She turned over and buried her face in Zoro's arms.
Ignoring the doubts of the group of people behind him, he closed his eyes and recuperated his energy.
Although everyone is accustomed to Annie's behavior of running away without saying a word, they still hate her with itch every time.
Seeing that she was no longer planning to talk to him, everyone also stopped.
Not caring about the dark jungle behind him, he wrapped his clothes and lay down next to the fire.
The surroundings were quiet, except for the beeping and bubbling firewood that bounced off sparks from time to time.
The roars of unknown animals could be heard faintly in the deep forest, but the sleeping people were not affected at all.
Zoro patted Annie's back with one hand, and stroked her head with the other hand.
The smooth and satin hair flowed through the rough palms, and he was fascinated by the comfortable and cool touch.
Annie's watery eyes stared blankly at the dark green abdominal belt on his waist and abdomen, and she didn't know what she was thinking in her mind.
"Can't sleep?"
he asked in a low voice.
Seeing that Annie didn't respond, he lowered his head to her ear.
"Annie, what are you thinking about?"
A low and magnetic voice rang in her ears, and Annie's thoughts were instantly pulled back in a daze.
She turned to look at him subconsciously, her lips brushing against his lips.
Zoro stiffened but did not raise his head.
Their eyes met, and each other's faces were reflected in their pupils.
"What were you thinking about just now? So serious?"
Annie was startled, her face burning red under the firelight.
Zoro just asked casually, but he didn't expect her to react like this.
He raised his eyebrows, wanting to tease her.
He put his hand to her face and asked jokingly: "Your face is so hot? What were you thinking about just now?"
"No...no!"
Annie pulled off his hand to conceal it, and looked away uncomfortably.
"Really nothing? Your reaction doesn't sound like it's nothing."
The smile that overflowed from her words made the temperature on Annie's face even higher.
A little embarrassing.
She was just thinking about Prince Loki, and then her thoughts went a little awry.
Although it is indeed a bit inappropriate for children, my performance just now really seemed to be a bit guilty.
Looking up and seeing the man's raised mouth, Annie pinched the soft flesh on his waist in frustration.
He seemed to feel no pain and did not stop her movements.
He also patted her back soothingly, like coaxing a child: "Okay, okay, I don't think about anything. I understand."
Annie let go of him angrily, rolling her eyes twice with a hint of amusement in her brows.
"You really want to know?"
Zoro chuckled: "If you don't want to tell me, I don't have to want to know."
"Huh! Is there anything you don't want to say?"
Annie pouted: "I just have something that I can't figure out."
Zoro said cooperatively: "What problem can't you figure out?"
The corners of her lips raised slightly, and she reached out to hook Zoro's neck.
"Come here with your ears"
Sauron followed her instructions and approached her.
Anne's eyes glanced at her companions not far away, and after confirming that everyone was asleep, she lowered her voice and said, "I was just thinking, doesn't Prince Loki like Charlotte Lola? He almost married her. "
"Ah."
"You said there is such a big difference in body size between the two of them. What should you do at that time?"
Zoro was at a loss for a second, and when he came to his senses, his face turned red to his neck.
"you…"
At this moment, Anne looked calm.
"I can't imagine that scene, so I'm just curious."
"You still imagine?"
Zoro's face turned from red to dark, and when he met those clear eyes, he didn't know what to say.
"Don't think about those messy things!"
He reached out to cover Annie's eyes and gritted his teeth.
"Oh."
Annie simply couldn't suppress the raised corners of her mouth.
How dare you tease me at this level!
But she is really curious, and this can be considered one of her "Top Ten Unsolved Mysteries" when she first watched One Piece!
I don’t know if this unsolved mystery will one day be solved.
I really can’t ask about this kind of thing!
There was a slight tremor on the ground, and Zoro, who was trying to push the question out of his mind, frowned.
"someone is coming!"