One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Yamato, now dressed in a naval vice admiral's uniform, froze on the spot, staring at a little girl on the opposite hillside, her face pale and her clothes covered in patches, frantically raising her hands towards her.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

Yamato opened his mouth, pointed to his clothes, and stammered, "No...don't misunderstand, I'm not a Marine."

What is the Navy?

The little girl on the hillside tilted her head, looking confused.

A few minutes later, Yamato, now dressed in his original attire, gave what he thought was a very gentle smile, leaned down, and asked softly, "What's your name?"

"I...I am called Ayu. Heaven...Heavenly Demon Lord, please don't eat me, I'm very thin, I have no meat on me...Waaaaah."

Ayu was so frightened by Yamato's close approach that her face turned pale and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

Yamato paused for a moment, then pointed at his own nose in astonishment and said, "A demon? Me? Hey! Little sister named Tama, look carefully, I'm a human, not a demon... Wait, something's not right..."

As he was talking, Yamato suddenly froze.

She raised her hand and touched the two red horns on the top of her head, and suddenly realized.

"It seems I really am not human, I am a demon."

When Yamato admitted that he was a demon, Tama's face turned even paler. She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, bursting into tears.

"Waaaaah, I'm sorry, don't eat me, Lord Tenki! Master, save me! Ace, save me! I haven't become a seductive female ninja yet, I don't want to die, I'm so hungry..."

Hearing Ayu's incoherent cries, Yamato suddenly paused, then exclaimed in surprise, "Ace? You... you actually know Ace?"

A dozen minutes later.

A bonfire rose in the clearing in front of the bamboo forest, with a strange-looking beast on top of it. The beast sizzled and popped as it was roasted by the leaping flames, and golden oil dripped from the flames, making the fire burn even more fiercely.

Ayu squatted in front of the fire like a quail, her big, dark eyes fixed on the roasted meat in front of her, constantly swallowing her saliva.

Yamato squatted to the side, slowly turning the grilled meat while chatting with Ayu.

Tempted by the barbecue, Ayu quickly poured out her story about meeting Ace.

"Ace said that he would come to find me after I became a powerful and alluring female ninja."

While wolfing down the grilled meat that Yamato handed her, Ayu mumbled incoherently.

"Ninjas? Like the Orochi Oniwabanshu? They don't seem that strong... Eat slowly, there's plenty of grilled meat, don't burn yourself."

Yamato felt a pang of sympathy as he watched Ayu wolf down her scalding hot grilled meat.

This little girl looks really thin; her body is as frail as the bamboo behind her, as if it would break if the wind blew it.

"Ayu, why are you here all alone? Who is this master you just mentioned?"

Yamato tore off a piece of grilled meat and put it in his mouth to chew, then handed another piece to Tama.

To everyone's surprise, Ayu took the roasted meat offered by her, but did not answer her question. She just lowered her head and ate in silence.

She looked like she had already eaten, her little belly was bulging.

But he didn't want to stop talking, as if he had been so afraid of being hungry before that he had never had a full meal.

How powerful is Yamato's Observation Haki?

I had long ago clearly sensed that Ayu was on edge.

Clearly, she was wary of him and didn't want to tell him the information about the master she had just let slip.

Yamato didn't take it to heart and changed the subject.

"And what about your mom and dad, Ayu?"

Ayu paused in her actions, her mouth, which had been silently eating roasted meat, suddenly pursed, and the tears that had dried from the fire seemed to be welling up again.

She choked back tears and whispered, "My mom and dad died in the rabbit bowl factory. They were captured by those evil spirits and forced to work as laborers. They weren't given food and had to work themselves to death. My mom and dad didn't make it; they died from exhaustion."

"A demon?" Yamato was taken aback.

“Yes.” Ayu nodded. “They are those bad pirates who bully Wano Country. They have killed many people. Not long ago, they also destroyed Master’s hut and stole a lot of weapons. Master said not to be afraid. In a few years, a group of Kozuki samurai will come and destroy those evil spirits.”

"Kozuki... demon..."

Yamato fell into a long silence.

Ayu ate a little more grilled meat, and when she was so full she couldn't eat anymore, she held the last bit of grilled meat in her hand and looked timidly at Yamato.

"Kind-hearted Heavenly Demon Lord, may I ask... if I can take this piece of roasted meat to my master? He hasn't eaten for several days and is starving to death."

Startled from his reverie by Ayu's voice, Yamato, with an apologetic look in his eyes, reached out and took the remaining large piece of grilled meat from the rack, handing it to Ayu.

"It's all yours."

"R-really? Lord Tenki?"

Ayu exclaimed in delight.

She could hardly believe it.

"Really, take it."

Yamato shoved the wooden stick skewered with grilled meat into Ayu's hand.

The weight of the roasted meat, weighing several dozen kilograms, suddenly pressed down on Ayu's hands, but she quickly held on tightly with both hands.

Even when tears streamed down her face from the burns, she refused to let go.

It's as if the roasted meat in my hand will disappear if I let go.

"Well then, goodbye, Ayu."

Yamato reached out and patted Ayu's head, smiled at her, and then turned to leave.

"Lord Tengui!"

Ayu timidly called out to her.

Yamato turned around and saw Tama, tears streaming down her face, looking up at him with pouting lips, her voice choked with sobs, "Lord Tenki, will you come back?"

Yamato's heart skipped a beat, he pursed his lips, and smiled.

"Yes! I will definitely come back to see Ayu again."

She knelt down in front of Ayu, reached out and hugged Ayu into her arms, not minding that the charred meat in Ayu's hands had soiled her clothes.

Yamato kissed Ayu on the head and said gently, "Next time I come back, I will help Ayu drive away those evil spirits so that Ayu can have a full meal every day, okay?"

"Okay." Ayu nodded happily.

"Then let's make a promise, just like the one Ace made with you."

After thinking for a moment, Yamato, almost as if possessed, took the silver-gray bracelet off his wrist and put it on Ayu's small hand.

The high-tech bracelet automatically tightened and fit snugly on Ayu's wrist, preventing it from falling off.

Yamato reached out and pressed the bracelet on Ayu's hand.

Then Ayu was surprised to find that her tattered clothes were gone.

Instead, she wore a snow-white military uniform that fit her small body perfectly.

Yamato reached out and patted her head, a strange look in his eyes.

“Tama, when you see someone wearing the same clothes as you again, that will be the time when the demons of Wano Country are destroyed. At that time, we will meet again. This is our promise.”

After Yamato finished speaking, he stood up, smiled, and waved goodbye to Ayu, who couldn't stop crying.

White seagulls flew overhead.

Chapter 646 Luffy, Rayleigh

Paradise, Kingdom of Women, Nine-Eyed Snake Island.

"I wonder if Luffy is hungry. His training on Ruscana Island is very tough; he needs to replenish his nutrition with enough food every day. I wonder what his favorite food is? If there isn't any on the island, we'll have to send someone out to sea to buy some. Does he like fruit? Bananas? Or apples?"

At the top of the sprawling palace complex, inside the ancient and solemn royal palace, Granny New and the two sisters, Sandasonia and Marie Gruud, exchanged a glance and shook their heads inwardly.

"It's over, there's no hope."

Grandma Newt looked at Hancock pacing back and forth in front of the throne in the distance, talking to herself and with a flushed face, and drew the above conclusion, which frightened the Mary Grood sisters quite a bit.

"Grandma Niu! Don't talk nonsense. My sister... has never had an incurable disease."

Grandma New shook her head and sighed, "The previous emperor of Amazon Lily died of this disease. Now, the Snake Princess must also have this disease. If she doesn't get what she wants, she will definitely die from lovesickness in the end. This disease is an incurable lovesickness! She's fallen in love with that straw hat boy!"

"Huh? My sister has fallen in love with Straw Hat Luffy?" The Marie Gruud sisters were taken aback.

Although the plot of this world has changed drastically because of Rorschach, the timeline of some major events has been altered.

But Hancock still fell hopelessly in love with Luffy.

She was initially drawn to Luffy's fight with a Celestial Dragon, but was later captivated by his domineering presence when fighting for his crew.

During the island-sealing bathing session two days ago, Luffy, who came to thank them for providing the ice coffin, accidentally stumbled into Hancock's bathroom, causing the scene from the manga to repeat itself, which completely impressed Hancock with Luffy's magnanimity.

Just like now, even though it's only been a day since they last met, Hancock can hardly contain her desire to see Luffy again.

Hancock, who had paced back and forth in front of the throne dozens of times, finally couldn't help but turn around and order to Granny and the others in the hall: "Marygrold! Sandersonia! Quickly prepare the most delicious food for me. I want to personally deliver it to Ruscana Island. No... no! I want to cook for Luffy myself and make him a delicious meal!"

A few hours later, on the beach of Rusquena Island.

"Luffy! I... no, I've brought you food, where are you?"

Hancock, carrying a mountain-sized bag filled with all sorts of food, eagerly jumped off the still-moving boat, her eyes fixed intently on the island.

Then, she saw Luffy on the shore of Ruskena Island, his face covered in tears, clenching his fists tightly, facing off against Yixiao in front of him.

Beside them, Rayleigh and Shakky had complicated expressions, and seemed to be holding newspapers in their hands.

“Luffy…” Hancock put down the food she was holding and saw the tears on Luffy’s face. Suddenly, she felt a pang of pain in her heart.

With a smile, he gripped his staff-sword tightly, closed his scarred eyes, stood in front of Luffy, and said in a deep voice:

"Luffy, I know you're desperate to save your brother, but no matter what, I will not take you to Impel Down to break him out! Not to mention that Impel Down is a deep-sea prison with impenetrable walls, the prisoners there are all world-class dangerous criminals. If our reckless intrusion causes some prisoners to escape, we will bear a sin that we can never wash away!"

"I don't care! If you won't take me, I'll go by myself! Ace is my brother, and I absolutely won't just stand by and watch him die in a place like that!"

Luffy roared at Issho like an enraged young beast.

"I forbid you to go! Luffy! You are destined to become... to become the savior. You absolutely cannot bear those stains! The Barto incident was already a failure on our part, we cannot..."