Dancing in the Pirate World with the Spin-Spin Fruit

Chapter 97: The Talk of Kidnapping Yamato

"Squeak." The flywheel in front spun rapidly, cutting the map and opening up a passage for Gray to walk underground.

While opening up a 100-meter underground passage, Gray activated his Observation Haki to sense the atmosphere and took the initiative to avoid the powerful members of the Beasts Pirates and the local strongmen stationed in Wano Country.

For example: Quinn, who often guards Tuwan.

Leopard Goro who taught Luffy Ryuo Haki.

The bandit leader Jiu Tianwan and others.

They are all relatively powerful. If a tunnel is dug underneath them, the noise caused may not be able to escape their keen eyes and ears. When their Observation Haki is activated, it will be troublesome.

"Well! To be on the safe side, let's dig another 100 meters down. I remember when I saw that scene in my previous life, the underground space of the historical text of the road sign was quite large and deep!"

"Forget it, let's go one hundred meters deeper, three hundred meters underground, and walk through the entire underground of Wano Country. I don't believe that we can't find it!" The four flywheels were controlled together, and the thrown soil and rocks were melted before they hit the ground.

A small amount will turn into ashes directly, while a larger and more solid amount will leave behind magma-like substances.

With the help of his Observation Haki, Gray was not afraid of digging the same passage again. In addition, his ability was convenient, so the speed at which Gray opened up the passage was like that of an ordinary person running at full speed.

The underground world is pitch black and one cannot feel the passage of time at all. If it weren't for the help of his Observation Haki, Gray might even have difficulty walking.

As the road was cleared, a clear and loud sound rang out in this dark environment.

"Gu! Gu!"

"hungry!"

"There is no other way, we can only stop working temporarily and go up to find something to eat!" The Observation Haki extended upwards, and in a place where there was no human breath within a mile radius, Gray opened a passage and flew directly up.

As soon as he came out, Gray looked around his surroundings and found it was a jungle.

From the perception of sight and hearing, there is also the breath of a ferocious beast.

"Just right! Dinner is settled!" With a flash of his body, Gray disappeared from the spot and flew directly in the direction of the sensed beast's breath.

After a while, Gray came to a stream in the forest, carrying a beast with a tiger head and a bear body that was several times larger than himself.

The clear river water reflects the bright moon in the sky: "It seems that this place has not been polluted by Kaido's weapons factory!"

"That proves that the weapons workshop is still quite far from here."

"I don't know where this is?" While cleaning up the corpses of the wild animals, he guessed where he was.

After cleaning the inedible parts, Gray placed the beast on a rack, lit the fire and started grilling.

While turning it over, take out the barbecue seasoning and sprinkle it on the meat while shaking.

Ever since he was chased by Aokiji that year and saw Aokiji carrying barbecue ingredients with him, Gray learned from him and would bring some with him every time he went out alone.

Here it is, now it’s being used!
“I was so prescient!”

"Hey...it's me after all!"

At the same time, on the outskirts of the Flower Capital, Yamato, who sneaked from Onigashima to Wano Country, carried a mace named Ken on her shoulder and wore an evil ghost mask on her face, and ran quickly towards the Flower Capital.

Today, she was beaten up by Kaido again. After falling unconscious, she was locked in a familiar cell.

After she woke up in the cell, she pried open the cell door with ease and ran directly towards the Flower Capital, ready to find some food to replenish her recovery, and then find Kaido and defeat him.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Yamato smelled the aroma of food, and his nose twitched and he sniffed.

After aligning the direction to the dense forest on the upper left, Yamato immediately cheered: "Found it!"

"Food! Meat!"

Suddenly, the stimulation of the flesh made Yamato's speed increase a little bit. His footsteps completely turned into phantoms, and wherever he ran, he raised clouds of dust.

"Someone's coming?" The noise outside the woods attracted Gray's attention: "Who is it?"

In a flash, Gray had already activated his Observation Haki.

"Hmm! A familiar breath!" Since Yamato was still quite far away from Gray and had not yet entered the specific perception range, Gray could only recall the target whose breath he had felt.

After thinking about it for a while, considering that the target this time was Yamato, Gray remembered it in just three seconds.

"Why did she come here?"

"I can't figure it out! But if that's the case, it would be the same if I kidnapped her first." Gray was actually a little surprised that the plan went so smoothly.

Sitting down, Gray looked at the barbecue on the fire again, turning it over and quietly waiting for Yamato to arrive.

He didn't have to wait too long. In about half an hour, Yamato appeared beside the fire, his little nose twitching, his mouth swallowing saliva, and his eyes fixed on the barbecue.

Seeing Yamato in this state, Gray was the first to break the silence: "You are..."

Gray's words finally brought Yamato back to his senses. He turned around and looked at Gray. His head tilted, and in his simple brain, he unscientifically recalled Gray's appearance.

"You are... the flying ring man!"

Gray: ###!

For the first time in his life, Gray wanted to hit someone. After taking a few deep breaths, Gray suppressed the urge.

"I've seen you before, the guy who calls himself Kozuki Oden!"

"I'm not claiming to be myself, I am Kozuki Oden!" In this regard, Yamato's ears are the most sensitive and his mouth is always faster than his brain. He said it loudly without even thinking.

Gray: "But from what I understand, Kozuki Oden was the general of Wano Country. He has been dead for many years, and he was a man."

"And you..."

"Humph! What do you know? I am the one who inherited Kozuki Oden's will. I am Kozuki Oden!"

"I want to liberate Wano Country and defeat Kaido!"

"By then, I believe, they will all admit that I am the real Kozuki Oden."

"Oh~" Gray nodded in understanding: "But you have already done what Kozuki Oden couldn't do. Aren't you more powerful than Kozuki Oden?"

To deal with a brain-challenged and stubborn person like Yamato, you can't go against her. Instead, the tactic of praising her to death will be more effective.

As soon as Gray said this, Yamato was instantly stunned and couldn't think of any rebuttal. But his simple brain turned and he shouted again: "Anyway, I just need to know that I am Kozuki Oden!"

Seeing this, Gray felt a headache.

Talking to someone with a mental problem is more difficult than a scholar meeting a soldier.

The tactic of flattery and killing has some effect, but not much.

"You can't become Kozuki Oden!"

Upon hearing this, Yamato immediately glared at Gray: "I am Kozuki Oden, and no one can change that!"

"Okay, okay!" Seeing this situation, Gray sighed inwardly. He no longer hoped to change the other party's mind in one go. What a delusion!
For now, we can only take it slow, so we can only skip the controversial topics and divert the other party's attention.

"Let's not talk about such unhappy things."

"I've finished the barbecue, it's time for dinner!"

"Would you like some?" As soon as Gray mentioned the food, Yamato immediately forgot his previous unhappiness and said with shining eyes, "Yes!"

Without letting Gray do anything, she tore off one of the beast's hind legs and bit down on it: "Ahhh!"

"good to eat!"

"Hehe! Although you speak strangely, you are not annoying!" For a simple-minded person like Yamato, as long as he can share food with her, he is not a bad person.

Gray: ...

"Then thank you so much!" After complaining in his mind, Gray pulled off another big hind leg, fearing that Yamato, the big eater, would finish him off.

If I've been busy for so long and haven't had a single bite to eat, wouldn't that be a big loss?

While eating, Gray was thinking about how to achieve his goal.

After thinking for a while, Gray asked, "By the way, why do you want to be Kozuki Oden?"

"Just to liberate Wano Country, or to defeat Kaido?"

Hearing this, Yamato did not stop chewing and blurted out without thinking: "Because Oden is a great hero!"

Gray: “Huh?”

"I still remember clearly the heroic spirit he showed when he jumped into the frying pan!"

As soon as he said this, Gray suddenly recalled that Oden accepted Kaido's condition and let them go if they could stay in the oil pan for an hour.

"What idiot would accept such malicious conditions from the enemy?"

"Oh! It's that idiot Oden, I understand!" This is what Gray really thought in his heart.

However, Gray did not argue with Yamato about whether he was qualified as a great hero. Instead, he asked again, "What else?"

"You accepted the enemy's cauldron-cooking punishment just to save your subordinates? And then you judged that the other party was a great hero?"

"Of course not. I also read his diary. The adventures and battles on the sea in it made me certain that he was a great hero!"

"And I also want to be such a great hero!"

Yamato's words made Gray's inner complaining soul explode: "You are the only one who wants to be a fool and mentally ill hero."

Then, Gray shook his head, not rushing to deny Yamato's words and judgment: "There are countless heroes on the sea!"

"Just by watching Kozuki Oden's actions once and reading his diary, you made the decision to become Kozuki Oden. How hasty!"

"Actually, you should go out to sea and have a look!" Yamato, who was about to refute, suddenly fell silent when he heard Gray's last sentence.

“I want to go to sea!”

"But! The damn Kaido put seastone handcuffs on my hands and feet, and an explosive collar around my neck. If I leave the waters of Wano Country, I will explode and die!"

Yamato's words are the most strange thing about Gray. Logically speaking, with Yamato's Haki strength, the explosion of the slave collar should not be able to hurt him.

In addition, the internal destruction of the armed color can directly destroy the switch in the slave's collar and pull the collar off directly.

But Yamato had never thought about these things, nor had he done so.

This kind of outrageous thing is like the strong people in this world were not killed in battle, but killed by gunpowder guns instead.

……

"I see. You can't go out to sea because of the explosive collar on your body, right?"

"Yes!" Yamato nodded affirmatively.

"If I tell you I have a way to remove this collar, will you still want to go out to sea?"

Yamato turned to look at Gray in surprise, his eyes lit up instantly, and he asked excitedly: "Do you really have a solution?"

"Of course! I, Gray, never brag about what I say!"

"Can you help me open it?"

"That's no problem, but after you remove your collar and bracelet, how are you going to get out to sea, and where are you going?"

"Hey! Just rob a ship from Onigashima. As for where to go?" After thinking for a while, Yamato had no goal at all. With his simple knowledge and blank brain, he couldn't think of anything at all: "It doesn't matter where we go, as long as we can get out to sea!"

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if Kaido found out about you stealing a ship?"

"If he catches you and puts you in jail, you won't have a chance!" Yamato also thought of this after hearing this. She is just stupid, not dumb!

It is still easy to judge the situation, and she is also aware of her own strength. She cannot defeat Kaido now.

As she was thinking, suddenly, an idea flashed in her little head, and she pointed at Gray: "Aren't you still here?"

"Then you can help me remove the collar, and I can move again!"

"Even if we're discovered, we'll beat you!"

"Until Kaido is defeated!"

Gray shook his head, stopping Yamato's fantasy: "I'm not here to discuss cooperation like last time."

"I'm traveling. I came here to take a look first. After that, I will leave. I won't stay here and wait to remove your collar."

"Hey! You just said that you were traveling here alone?" The other Yamato didn't hear it, but Yamato grasped the key point of this sentence.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Yamato chuckled, showing his big white teeth: "So, you have a boat?"

Unfortunately, Gray’s answer wouldn’t be what she hoped for: “No!”

"Hey! If not, how did you get here?"

"Use flying!"

"fly?"

"Yes! The devil fruit I ate allows me to fly."

Upon hearing this, Yamato was very disappointed. She thought that Gray had a boat, and she could directly use Gray's boat to go out to sea, and then she would not be discovered by Kaido.

Who would have thought that this perfect plan would fail before it even started.

However, Yamato's brain was working at such a high speed at this moment in order to go out to sea, and he came up with an idea in an instant.

"How about you take me flying with you? I haven't tried what it feels like to fly yet."

"No! It's of no benefit to me." Although she really wanted to do so, she had to remain reserved on the surface.

Don't be a bootlicker, otherwise you will end up with nothing.

"Besides, you just ate my food, and I need to help you open your collar. I can help you with all these, but if I take you out to sea, it will be terrible if Kaido finds out. I can't beat him now, so I don't want to provoke him."

Gray's words immediately made Yamato very angry: "Why are you afraid of Kaido? If you can't beat him, just fight again next time until you defeat him."

"I'm afraid of pain!" After saying this, Gray wanted to complain in his heart.

"You think everyone is like you. You didn't die even after doing this to Kaido, but you are getting stronger?"

"When you said this, Moria had already fainted in the toilet."

……

"Hmph! Coward!" Yamato said to Gray indignantly, and then he bit the meat in his hand hard, as if he was biting Gray.

While eating, Dahe and Xiao's brains started working, thinking about how to get Gray to take her out.

"I don't admit that you are a coward! I will not fall down until I have completed my revenge."

"Besides, dealing with Kaido is not my goal."

Hearing this, Yamato turned her head and looked. At this time, Gray had a serious and determined expression on his face. She was in a trance and saw the scene before Kozuki Oden was put into the frying pan.

Seeing that Yamato had been attracted by his words, Gray quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Do you want to hear my adventure story?"

“Hey! Sure!” Hearing the words that implied adventure, Yamato immediately became curious.

"I was born in the Kingdom of Tartarus in the North Sea. I lived a carefree life since childhood until that day came..."

From the abominations and evil of the Celestial Dragons, to the risks of being forced to go to sea, to joining the Don Quixote family, etc., Gray's personal experiences make his words more immersive.

Not to mention someone like Yamato who has a simple mind and no complicated thoughts, so she can better understand the emotional changes.

"The Celestial Dragons are so abominable. If I meet them, I will definitely beat them away."

"Wow! I didn't expect your fruit ability to be like this. I've also eaten a devil fruit, it's the Animal type, Mythical Beast, Dog-Dog Fruit, Big Mouth True God Form."

"But the devil fruit tastes terrible!"

"So the thing floating behind you is a weapon! Is it called Shanhai? It's not as nice as my Ajian."

"The legendary dwarf race, do they really exist? I really want to take a closer look at them."

"Hey! You're already a captain, out on an adventure!"

"Fairy Tail! It's so cool. Because it's unknowable, we explore it!"

"A singing diva, the biggest music kingdom in the world, I really want to go see it. But it's a pity that it's been destroyed."

Gray was talking on the side while Yamato was chattering on the side, his emotions changing with the story.

Sometimes I feel angry, sometimes I feel curious, and sometimes I feel extremely eager.

"So, this time I came here to travel, I just wanted to take a serious look at the world. Because I don't know if I can survive if I go for revenge!" The tragic heroism of a hero who never returns is vividly and exquisitely expressed by Gray, who has been studying acting in the Don Quixote family since he was a child.

At this moment, the figure of Kozuki Oden in Yamato's eyes appeared on Gray again.

A heavy atmosphere began to spread, and Yamato even forgot to eat the meat at the mouth. She really couldn't find any words of comfort in her simple little head.

However, she still tried her best to force out a sentence: "I believe in you, you will succeed!"

"Ha! Thank you for your blessing!" With a chuckle, Gray felt that the time was ripe.

"By the way, you ate the devil fruit, so your strength should be pretty good, right?"

"Ah?" Yamato was not very clear about this topic, because: "I don't know, after all, I can't even beat Kaido!"

Gray had a dark face and was speechless.

As an emperor who stands at one of the top positions in the world, few people can defeat Kaido in a one-on-one situation.

"Then you should be domineering, right?"

"I can do this!" Yamato became confident when he said this.

"That's good!" Gray nodded: "How about this!"

"I think you are quite capable. I will help you go out to sea, and then you can help me to take revenge and defeat the Celestial Dragons."

"How about it?"

Yamato had already learned a little about how hateful the Celestial Dragons were from what Gray had just said. Naturally, she disliked people who were even worse than Kaido.

"Okay! I agree!"

Gray smiled and said, "Very good, since you helped me get revenge, then you are my hero, the real hero in my heart. I want to know your real name!"

Upon hearing this, Yamato was very conflicted. She was going to answer directly that her name was Kozuki Oden, but Gray called her a great hero and a great hero!

Great hero, great hero, she couldn't refuse this title at all. But if she said the name Kaido gave her, she would resist it.

After struggling for a while, she finally answered with difficulty: "Yamato!"

"Very good! Yamato, if you help me with revenge, you will be the real hero in Gray's heart, the hero of the sea!"

"No matter whether I live or die this time, I will never forget this kindness!"

Hearing this, Yamato, who was praised, showed his big white teeth and smiled: "It's not that great. If you can treat me to meat, I will definitely be your friend."

"It's our duty to help our friends!"

Hearing this, Gray struck while the iron was hot and nodded solemnly, "Yes, we are friends!"

"Well, as a friend, I can't bear to see you imprisoned again." As he spoke, Gray's hand touched the sea stone handcuffs on Yamato's feet.

In just a moment, the feeling of powerlessness filled the whole body, the ability was suppressed back into the body, and the mountains and seas floating behind him also fell to the ground.

bump!
The dust raised by the mountains and sea did not affect Gray's actions at all.

Even though his abilities could not be used and his physical strength seemed to be sealed off a lot, the domineering aura in his body was not affected at all.

His fingertips touched the keyhole of the handcuffs, and his Ryusakura technique came into play.

click!
Even the iron shackles mixed with seastone seemed extremely fragile in the face of domineering power, not to mention the fragile parts in the keyhole.

Gray didn't even have to use much force, the lock core was already broken, and the handcuffs were easily removed by Gray.

"Wow! I feel so much more relaxed!" Yamato lifted his feet and kicked his legs, and suddenly he felt so much more relaxed.

"Don't worry, there's more!"

Use this method to open Yamato's handcuffs again.

bump!
As soon as the handcuffs fell off, the power brought by the mythical beast species returned to the body. The fruit ability that had been suppressed for a long time appeared in Yamato as if he wanted to howl freely.

Yamato transformed into an orc form. When he opened his mouth to breathe, cold air surged, causing the moisture in the air to freeze quickly.

"Oh! Very handsome!" Gray gave a thumbs up and praised.

"Hehe!" After a classic white-fang smile, Yamato retracted his fruit power.

"I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time. It feels great to have the strength surging up!" He shook his shoulders, enjoying the long-lost feeling of ease and freedom.

"continue!"

"Not yet!" Gray explained the reason without waiting for Yamato to ask: "I came here to travel and look for something. It will probably take me a few days."

"If we remove your collar now, the explosion might attract Kaido's attention, and then we won't be able to escape!"

"Eh! Is that so?"

"I understand!" She nodded knowingly, not knowing whether she really understood or was just pretending: "Then I'll endure it for a few more days. I've been through so many years, so it doesn't matter if I wait a few more days!"

"But, Gray, what are you looking for? Are you going on an adventure, looking for treasure or something?"

Hearing this, Gray thought about it and found that the text of the signpost history was indeed a treasure that could not be refused for anyone who aspired to the throne of Pirate King.

Gray: “You could say that!”

“Treasure hunt!!!” Yamato’s eyes lit up immediately, and he urged Gray impatiently: “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s get started!”

"We? You're going too?"

"Yes, we are friends. How can you leave me behind when treasure hunting is so interesting?"

"That's fine! But no matter how busy you are, you have to finish your meal before leaving!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The meat hasn't been eaten yet!"

Gray and Yamato, two big eaters, got together and ate up several hundred kilograms of wild beast meat.

"Let's go! Let's go treasure hunting!" As soon as they finished eating, Yamato excitedly pulled Gray up. He waved his hand and cheered excitedly.

"Hey hey!" Helplessly, Gray could only take the other party to the opening, go underground again, and start acting as a pangolin.

(End of this chapter)