The Battle of the Pirate King

Chapter 34 Village Chief "Osi."

As the bell rang, a gust of sea wind blew towards the village from above the sea, rustling the surrounding trees, and this time Luffy and the others really felt the sound after the bell rang. A violent sea breeze.

Fortunately, the sea breeze just swept aside and then disappeared. At this time, the children who were playing quietly at the side became extremely excited at this moment, as if something would excite them next.

The Straw Hats and his party also noticed the changes in these children, and the whispering voices between them could also be heard by Luffy and the others at this time, but the children's speech was too milky and could only be blurred. I heard them say something simple like "I'm coming out, I have something to eat."

However, there is no need to pursue the words of these children to understand this village, because at this time, adults, men, women, and old people all came out from the houses that were originally empty, and all of them came out. There is a remarkable feature on their bodies, that is, the jet-black birthmark-like thing on their bodies is even bigger.

If the jet-black birthmarks on the children who appeared in front of Luffy and the others were the size of teacups at the beginning, then the jet-black birthmarks on the children in front of them were all as big as their faces, and at the moment walking in the most The one in front is a slightly older person, and the jet-black birthmark on his body has completely spread to the entire upper body.

And seeing a group of guests from afar sitting on the square, these adults with birthmarks showed sincere smiles on their faces, and saw their own children surrounded by one by one and the wild boar meat that had just been roasted was left behind. The scent made these people even more fond of the straw hats.

The uncle who was walking in the front stepped up to the front of Luffy and the others, and at this moment, Luffy and the others also stood up quickly. Before Luffy and the others could ask, the uncle bowed slightly, and at the same time He said loudly: "Welcome guests from afar to come to our Ximi Village. I am Oxi, the village head."

"Mr. Osi, hello, we are the Straw Hat Pirates from the East China Sea. We have come here according to the guidance of the formation map. Please ask the village chief Osi to give us some help." At this time, Luffy suddenly remembered the old man in the tavern. At this time, I hurriedly said something about myself.

"Oh." Village Chief Osi looked at some Luffy and others carefully, and at this time those people who came out slowly also began to look at Luffy and them. After a while, Village Chief Osi not only laughed .

There was a trace of excitement on the vicissitudes of life, and there was a crystal liquid in the eye sockets, but was forcibly held back by the village chief Osi, who slowly turned around and said to all the villagers: "Freedom and dreams, Faith and yearning drive away darkness and corruption, and let day and night reintegrate into our blood."

After hearing Osi's words, some of the older villagers were not moved at this time, and the excitement on their faces was full, as if the arrival of the straw hats made them feel the favor of God.

"The village chief, we have some questions and would like to ask the village you." Nami watched the villagers slowly come to life, but the doubts in her heart had not been resolved, so Nami interrupted the village chief words.

"Excuse me, as long as I know, I will tell you, warrior." The village chief showed absolute respect in his words at this moment, and at the same time, the village chief also made a gesture to the people around him, and those people were full of concern. They dispersed happily, but they were not avoiding suspicion, afraid of hearing the village chief's conversation, but they needed to prepare enough food and wood for them to hold a bonfire banquet before the next bell rang.

After thinking for a while, Nami said: "Master Village Chief, why do you people have such strange birthmarks on your body, and when we first came here, we searched the whole village, but we didn't find a single adult, but Now you suddenly came out of which houses, where are you living?"

The village chief's face suddenly became silent, and a sad breath slowly diffused from his old face, "Hey." With a long sigh, the village chief Osi still spoke.

"We are a place where there is no difference between day and night. Only by ringing the bell can we feel the change of time. In the past, we could live freely in this place that belongs to us regardless of whether the bell rings or not, and there are also nights. , although it is not very obvious, but whenever the night comes, the light of the sky will also become low, but after an incident happened 30 years ago, we completely lost the night, and at the same time, we were planted The strongest curse."

Speaking of this, Village Chief Osi not only touched the pitch-black skin of his upper body, but a strong grief burst from the heart of Village Chief Osi.

"And the original melodious bell has now become the most vicious reminder. Every time the bell rings, the light in the sky will change once. When the changed light shines on us, we The cursed place on the body will slowly burn up, and finally burn our body slowly, but these rays of light will only happen to people after the curse on the body has exceeded such a big change." Said The village chief Osi made a gesture with two hands, signaling the change in the size of the curse, which was half the size of his face.

"When the bell rings again, the light in the sky will change again. At that time, we can freely let the light shine on our bodies." Village Chief Osi said that he couldn't help raising his head comfortably to let This magical light shines on his body.

"We are hiding in the cellar, so of course you can't find us. There are corresponding holes in the cellar connected to the ground, so we can hear the bell ringing, but in order to explore the moment when we can survive, I don’t know how many ancestors have died, so we can have the knowledge to live.” The two crystal clear tears in the eyes of Village Chief Osi could no longer bear it anymore.

Seeing the village chief's appearance, the Straw Hats couldn't help feeling sour in their hearts, and tightened their grip. Then Nami asked, "Why don't those children let them hide with you? If some wild beasts attack the village, these The child can't resist it, there are quite a lot of beasts, snakes and rats around here."

"Hahaha." Oxi Village Chief couldn't help laughing when he heard Nami's words, and the sad breath just now faded a lot. He looked at Nami with a smile, and then said: "No, because we are here Our greatest mentor has been scattered around the village." The potion prepared by the Forgotten Master is enough to make these people dare not approach, but it has no effect on human beings, because human beings who have been able to come to us for 30 years have not been here. Just a few of you. "

"Master of Oblivion."

"Yes, it's her. She is a mysterious and unpredictable character. She teaches us how to live in such a place, and at the same time helps us prevent the invasion of some wild beasts. She is a powerful magician." When Chief Nishimura said that he had forgotten the teacher, his face was full of reverence.

"That." Just as Nami was about to continue asking about the Forgotten Master, the village head continued.

"And you will come here as forgetters, who told us that one day, a group of people who follow the guidance of the array will come to us and help us pursue 'freedom and dreams, faith and yearning, drive away darkness and depravity , let day and night reintegrate into our blood to 'life.'".

"That." Nami was about to ask something about the Forgotten Master, but was stopped by Luffy. After gesturing to Nami with his eyes, Luffy asked the village chief: "Oxi village chief, may I ask you?" , Is there a way to undo the curse on you, if possible, we are willing to help you."

Hearing Luffy's words, Village Chief Osi became excited all of a sudden, and the muscles on his face trembled with the smile.

"It's great to hear the words of the warriors. Only you have the ability to save us. Although I don't know how to do it, I know that only you have the ability to save us, the villagers of Ximi Village. Return to life under the light, let the light of the sky return to its original appearance, and have the feeling of night."

"Village chief, please tell me the reason in detail." When Luffy was about to ask the village chief about breaking the curse in detail, a young villager from Ximi Village ran towards the village chief.

"Village chief, everything is ready, let these guests from afar have a banquet with us." The excited look on the young villager's face is obvious for young people who have lived in the village all year round. How happy the outside world is, because of the physical curse, they didn't even visit the nearby sea.

"Of course." The village chief Osi turned to Luffy and the others, bowed slightly, and said, "Warrior, would you like to hold a bonfire banquet with us?".

(End of this chapter)