I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 96 095. Ushiwakamaru!
"Come with me somewhere else later."

"Where?" Xiong Bao looked at Messer with a puzzled look: "Aren't you going back to sleep?"

"you are tired?"

"Not too sleepy."

"Then let's go." Mercer said with a smile, "We'll merge in a moment. I'll control your body, and you can just rest your mind."

"Yeah. That's fine."

Messer closed the door of the forge and left with Xiong Bao.

On the way, he found a deserted place and was swallowed by Xiong Bao.

Instead of returning to Kaido's base, the rock skull, he turned into a bald eagle and flew from the sky to the back of the skull on Onigashima.

Flying across the vast ocean and heading northeast, twenty minutes later, Messer arrived at another peninsula in Wano Country, "Hakumai", where the only port city in Wano Country is located.

Continuing to fly northeast from the port city, after another twenty minutes, Messer flew across a wide river and entered an ice and snow environment.

"Ring Queen"

The peninsula is covered with snow all year round.

This country is also known as Snow Town.

Come here and land from the air.

Mercer's body changes in mid-air, and the panda man Po appears.

The surrounding environment was very familiar to Messer, as if he was back on Drum Island.

Southeast corner behind the bell.

That is, the coast.

Mercer glanced at the surrounding environment, and as his breathing rose and fell, he entered a state of unity between man and nature, and the wind and snow around him became gentle.

The observation Haki spread out, sensing every fluctuation in breathing rate in the environment.

This peninsula, which is about the size of two ghost islands, is directly covered by Messi's observation Haki.

As his breathing rose and fell, his observation Haki gathered and expanded. Finally, under Messi's control, his observation Haki took the shape of a long frame and spread out with himself as the center.

Cover the island horizontally.

Fortunately, the island is not big, so the observation Haki can easily cover it.

Mercer began to walk slowly from the southeast corner of the island towards the opposite coast in the northwest direction.

Feel as you go.

Fengxue's breathing rate fluctuated.

The respiratory rate of plants, soil and rocks.
The breath of the river.
Various animals breathe.
Moses was like an ascetic, measuring the land with his feet.

Half an hour later.

Moses gained nothing.

Stopped at a mountainside.

It opened its mouth wide and bit the soil and rocks in front of it, one bite, two bites, three bites, swallowing and swallowing again. Soon, a hole with a diameter of five meters was eaten out.

Looking at the flat ground beneath his feet, he spat out some compressed soil from his mouth, sealing the entrance to the cave, leaving only holes large enough for air circulation.

A blanket with a diameter of five meters appeared at the back of Moses' neck and was spread on the ground. Moses fell down, wrapped himself in the blanket, and fell into a deep sleep.

This time I came here to try my luck. There should be a mythical beast-type devil fruit on this peninsula that has not been eaten yet.

Everything has its own unique breathing rate fluctuation.

Devil fruits are no exception. Messer has handled and sensed several of them, and has also sensed their unique breathing rate fluctuations.

Although the frequency fluctuations are different.

But it is really strange.

And now, Messiah doesn't know its exact location. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack on this island, and he can't locate it accurately.

But as long as you use your senses to scan the area inch by inch and distinguish carefully, as long as there is a breathing frequency that is different from the normal natural and biological ones, you can find it.

This is a stupid way.

But it works.

Maybe in the end all your efforts will be in vain.

But this "measurement" may not be a form of spiritual practice.

Moses was very open-minded.

You won't suffer any loss if you don't get it.

My time is also very tight.

If you don't take this opportunity to visit, you will definitely feel depressed every time you think about it.

……

The next day.

Moses got up early.

Use your own consciousness to "wake up" Xiong Bao's consciousness and make him spit himself out.

Moses went to the coast and jumped into the sea to exercise and take a bath.

We caught a big lobster in the sea and had a meal of fresh sashimi with Xiong Bao.

Moses's perception of sight and hearing spreads.

Continue measuring your own land.

Xiong Bao followed closely behind him.

He also looked happy, rolling in the snow from time to time, or gathering snowballs to attack Messier from behind.

Every time this happened, Moses seemed to have eyes on his back, and he would either dodge it or turn around to catch it and throw it back.

Every snowball thrown.

They will hit Xiong Bao's big face accurately.

He was hit so hard that he screamed.

Blue nose and swollen face.

Walk all the way.

Feel the various breathing rate fluctuations in the environment.

Harmony between man and nature, and integration of body and mind into nature.

Interact with all things in nature.

The frequency of the breath around him kept fluctuating.

It was like a piece of snow, a tree, a blade of grass, or a piece of earth and rock. According to Xiong Bao, if he hadn't kept his eyes fixed on Moses, or if his nose hadn't been sensitive, he would have lost track of Moses in a short while.

For Moses, this was not only a treasure hunt, but also a baptism of the soul.

Walk all the way northwest.

Snowflakes covered Moses' body.

The frequency of his own breath blends with the wind and snow. As his breathing rises and falls, his body functions are restrained, the amplitude of his heartbeat drops to the lowest, and his whole breath becomes extremely ethereal.

Over the mountains and ridges.

At noon Moses came to a plain area.

The surroundings were covered in white snow and ruins were everywhere.

However, Moses sensed the presence of people to the south of the ruins, and quite a few of them.

Town?
Moses walked toward that direction.

ten minutes later.

Moses entered a town.

The roads were piled with snow.

Even during the day, there weren't many people on the wide streets.

It can be said that nine out of ten houses are empty.

Along the way, Moses sensed several pairs of eyes peeping at him from the houses on both sides of the street.

"Are they here again? Those damned snakes, are they here to take advantage of us again? Didn't someone just come here?"

"It's not enough that he killed Lord Ushimaru, he also often comes to abuse us."

"Are all the people of the Frost Moon Clan dead?"

"We can't stay here any longer. All the young and strong men are dead. They've all been taken away to Rabbit Bowl."

As Moses and Xiong Bao walked along, they heard such negative remarks all the time.

After a while, a magnificent building appeared before our eyes.

It is said to be gorgeous, but in fact it only looks gorgeous.

The gatehouse collapsed.

There is also a tragic scene of being burned by fire.

At this time, Messer heard the sound of swords clashing coming from inside the building.

There were also roars of beasts.

Curious, Moses entered through the collapsed gatehouse.

Across the garden corridor in front, in an open space, a group of men dressed as samurai were besieging a very beautiful black-haired girl and a Komakitsu. The girl was wearing a cool kimono, with beautiful red makeup on her eyebrows and eyes, and a black princess hairstyle. She was waving her sword expressionlessly, waving it again and again.

clang clang clang.
Amidst the harsh sound of metal.

Five people were besieging her, and another five were besieging the Komaki.

Soon, the girl was outnumbered and the knife was knocked out of her hand. She was pinned to the ground by five big men and beaten and kicked.

A few minutes later, the girl was seen lying on the ground with her chest heaving. A warrior was sitting on her waist, slapping her pretty face with his big palms.

After a few slaps, the girl's pretty face became swollen, and blood oozed from the corners of her lips. However, her eyes remained stubborn, and she spat viciously:

"You are the lackeys of the great snake. Sooner or later I will kill you."

The man's eyes were gloomy, and he sneered, "That will have to wait until you live to see that day. You are just like your damn father, stubborn and stubborn, both of you are Oden's lapdogs."

Suddenly, the girl's eyes were filled with bloodshot, and she began to struggle violently:

"I don't allow you to say bad things about my father. Also, my father is not Oden's lapdog. That bastard Oden is not worthy of him. Get out of my way, I'm going to kill you."

The man's eyes were filled with interest. He fiercely pinched her neck with his right hand and looked at her carefully, with a sinister and obscene look in his eyes:

“In the past, we were not qualified to touch noble people like you, but fortunately, with Lord Orochi, you guys who were born superior to others can now be ridden by me.

"Hehehe, I think you look quite delicious, Ushiwakamaru-sama."

As he spoke, he reached out to pull at her kimono. Several people nearby came over excitedly, clamoring for a share.

stab-

There was a sound of fabric being torn.

A hint of snow-white shoulders is exposed.

"Hahahahaha, as expected of the daughter of the Suzuka Daimyo, this skin is just different."

"Slurp~ Hehehe, I'll go first, I'll go first."

"Woooo ...

Komako, who was being suppressed by several people, let out a shrill roar when he saw the "girl" being treated like this.

Watching this scene, Mercer, in disguise, looked indifferent. He walked forward and patted the man riding on the girl on the shoulder with his left hand. "What are you doing? It's not like I'll stop you later."

As the man turned his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and with a "swish", a deep cut was made on his neck by a dagger.

A stream of scarlet blood splashed out and landed on the girl's beautiful white cheek.

He grabbed the man's hair with his left hand and threw him backwards. The tall body was thrown out and fell heavily on the snow more than ten meters away like a torn sack with a bang.

Blood suddenly splashed onto the ground, creating a handful of bloody plum blossoms.

The sudden change shocked everyone around.

"who are you?"

"Damn it, he's in cahoots with Ushiwakamaru. Let's go and kill this brat."

"Damn it! How dare you sneak attack our noble Orochi Oniwabanshu!"

The remaining people drew their swords and rushed towards Moses.

Seeing this scene, Messer's feet collapsed, and his figure instantly came in front of a man. Hanlu blocked a long sword that was swung down, and then a cold light pierced his chest.

Messer's figure quickly passed in front of the remaining people, and cold rays of light exploded, accompanied by screams.

After a few breaths,
The only ones left were Mercer, Xiong Bao, the girl, and a white fox with black limbs and ears and an anxious look in its eyes.

Soul crystals of different sizes emerged.

[Obtain D-level Soul Crystal*1]

[Obtain D-level soul crystal*3]

[Obtain E+ level soul crystal*6]

He waved his hand to shake off the blood stains on the cold dew.

At this time, Moses looked at the beautiful girl who had climbed up from the ground. Her clothes were torn and her shoulders were half-naked. She looked so pitiful. Moses said calmly:
"Are you from the Shimokyu clan?"

The girl wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and thanked Moses with gratitude:

"Thank you very much. My name is Shimotsuki Ushiwakamaru. I am grateful to my late father Shimotsuki Ushiwakamaru for saving my life."

Moses' eyes showed curiosity at this time: "You are a boy, right?"

Ushiwakamaru's eyes flashed with surprise, but he nodded readily:
"Yes, I follow my mother's body. People often mistake me for a girl, even my father does, which makes me very distressed.

How did you find out?

Moses laughed. Everything has its own breathing rate fluctuations, and there are also slight differences in the breathing rates of men and women.
"intuition."

Ushiwakamaru nodded thoughtfully.

"If it's convenient for you, come in and have a cup of tea with me."

At this time, Ushiwakamaru extended an invitation to Mercer, exuding the temperament of a lady from a noble family.

Moses also felt a little thirsty, so he agreed.

A moment later, in a relatively intact room.

Ushiwakamaru changed his clothes and sat in front of Messer. There was a low table between them, and on the low table was a teapot on a small stove.

Water vapor is evaporating.

There was a cup of steaming tea in front of Messier and Xiong Bao.

"I see this place is very run-down. Are you the only one at home now?"

Messer asked.

Ushiwakamaru nodded with a look of sadness in his eyes.

"My father and uncles died at the hands of Orochi and Kaido six years ago. Now, Onimaru and I are the only ones left in this branch of the Shimotsuki family."

Ushiwakamaru finished speaking.

Komakokimaru raised his neck and whimpered, his voice sounding sorrowful.

"Well, after you finish your tea, you should leave quickly. Those ten people were from Orochi's personal guard, the Oniwabanshu. Orochi is very powerful. You killed them just now for me and you've already gotten yourself into trouble."

Because Orochi came to power illegitimately, he has been hunting down some nobles in Wano Country who originally supported the Kozuki clan.

At this time, Ushiwakamaru sincerely advised Mercer: "You'd better leave quickly. I will never forget your kindness."

"how about you?"

Moses looked at him and said, "Still staying here and waiting to die? Waiting for them to come here and bully you again?"

"I usually live near the cemetery in Linghou. The terrain there is complicated, so they usually can't catch me. Today I just happened to come back to get some clothes from my old family. My father's memorial day is coming soon, so I came back to get some wine from the old cellar. I didn't expect to run into them again."

"Identification"

Strength rating: D-
Moses looked at him silently and asked again, "How old are you?"

Ushiwakamaru said, "I was born in the next month, so this year is December. What about you?"

"I was also born in January. Um, my age is a secret."

Ushiwakamaru looked at Messer with a curious look in his eyes. Messer looked and was about the same height as himself, so he should be about the same age as him.

"Then where are you from? I'll go and repay you later."

"Onigashima." Mercer raised the corner of his mouth. "I just arrived there two days ago and am staying at Kaido's place."

Ushiwakamaru's face froze, his face suddenly turning pale and blue, and he looked at Messer nervously: "Are you Kaido's man?"

Moses smiled:
"Although everyone in Kaidona thinks I am Kaidona's, I don't think I am his. I come from the sea outside and will leave here soon."

Ushiwakamaru was completely bewildered after hearing this. It took him a while to react, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He was also a little envious. After a few seconds, he seemed to remember something:
"The sea outside? I vaguely heard my father say that my eldest aunt and my great cousin left the closed-off country of Wano over forty years ago and went to the sea outside."

"If they were still alive, I would still have direct relatives."

At this point, Ushiwakamaru gritted his teeth and suddenly said:

"I heard you say that you'll be leaving Wano Country soon? In that case, can you take me and Onimaru with you?"

After saying this, Ushiwakamaru suddenly got up from his seat and knelt in front of Messer, saying sincerely:

"I want to leave here. I want to become stronger in the future and then come back here to take revenge on the snake. Otherwise, I might die here one day under their pursuit."

"Orochi? Isn't that Kaido?"

Ushiwakamaru looked up at Messer with a firm gaze:

"My father was a powerful warrior. He was defeated by Kaido and died at his hands because he was not as skilled as him. I don't hate him, but in the future when I become stronger, I will defeat him and clear the name of my father, Shimotsuki Ushimaru.

But Da She is different. He is a despicable person. All these tragedies are caused by him. He is my enemy."

"I heard you scold Oden just now. What do you think of him?"

Ushiwakamaru's eyes were filled with disdain, "Oden is an idiot. He played a good hand of cards so badly that he ruined Wano Country like this.

I hate him. If it weren't for his indecision, my father wouldn't have died."

Moses was a little curious: "You must have been very young at that time, how did you know?"

Ushiwakamaru was silent for a moment, "He told me about another branch of our Shimotsuki family, originally the Shimotsuki Yasuie of the Hakumai Daimyo."

Ushiwakamaru pleaded with Mercer earnestly, "Can you promise me? Take me to sea, take me out of this country?"

"Okay." Mercer smiled.

Ushiwakamaru was stunned at first, then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes, and a sunny smile appeared on his beautiful face.

"Thank you. By the way, what's your name? It's been so long, and I still don't know it."

"Messer. That's my name."

"Lord Mercer, I have a request. You are so strong. After you take me out to sea, can you let me follow you?"

"reason."

Messer asked, looking at him.

"Become stronger."

Ushiwakamaru said seriously.

In his opinion, Moses, who was the same age as him, not only saved him, but also could easily kill a man whom even he could hardly defeat. If he followed him, he would definitely become stronger.

"can."

"Thank you, Master Mercer."

Mercer felt a little awkward when he heard his address and said, "Ushiwakamaru, you don't have to call me sir. I'm not used to it. Just call me by my name."

"Very well, then, Mercer."

Ushiwakamaru hesitated, but since Messer said so, he just called him that.

Ushiwakamaru packed up his things and left with Mercer.

Out of town.

Not long after, I saw a wooden bridge and several old trees in front of me.

Step onto the wooden bridge.

Not far ahead is a continuous stretch of small mounds, which is the cemetery of Wano Country.

Messer, Ushiwakamaru and the others walked across the wooden bridge.

Enter the cemetery.

Messer was sensing the thing he wanted to find.

A monument to ordinary people.

Monument to the nobility.

A temple in Daimyo.

Soon, Moses and his companions arrived at a place where there was a relatively luxurious temple-style tomb for nobles.

After entering.

In the front there is a stone statue sitting cross-legged.

Shimotsuki Ryoma.

The Sword God of Wano Country is said to be a man who can slay flying dragons.

Ushiwakamaru knelt on the ground in front of the statue, a bottle of wine placed on the altar, and kowtowed earnestly, then stood up and said:
"This is our family's ancestor."

But then, anger appeared in his eyes:
"I don't know which bastard actually dug up my family's ancestral tomb about ten years ago. They took away the remains of my ancestor and his weapon, the great sword Qiushui, which was used for sacrifice there."

Messi's eyes looked a little strange, but he didn't say anything at the moment. He just had a feeling that the fat guy might be in trouble in the future.

Ushiwakamaru, who was concentrating on worshiping, did not notice the strangeness in Messier's eyes.

After the worship.

Ushiwakamaru adjusted his mood.

He looked at Messer curiously and asked, "Messer, what are you doing here? It seems like you are looking for something."

Mercer nodded and said:

"Find a magical fruit with spiral arabesque patterns all over its body. It's called a Devil Fruit.

It possesses incredible power, allowing the consumer to gain various extraordinary abilities.

Kaido and Orochi are both Devil Fruit users."

"Ah~" Ushiwakamaru's eyes froze, and he almost thought he had misheard. "Is it the kind of fruit with strange circles all over the skin?"

Moses raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully:
"have you seen?"

"Yeah, I saw it a few days ago. It's right there with me. I'll take you there."

Ushiwakamaru nodded, then took Mercer's hand and walked in another direction.

Mercer looked at him holding his hand somewhat naturally, and his eyes became a little subtle.

(End of this chapter)