Pirates: The Strongest Justice

Aboard the Baiji.

In the spacious dining room.

Two figures, one large and one small, were feasting.

Next to him were Smoker, who was watching with curiosity, and Enel, who was peeking over there with his arms crossed.

"These two guys... came out of the belly of that fish?"

Smoker looked at the two of them eating like hungry ghosts reincarnated, and became a little convinced.

"Of course, I clearly saw the two of them appearing on that island."

Enel nodded, and did not forget to add: "With your half-hearted knowledge, you must not have noticed it."

"..."

"You bastard."

Smoker was a little discouraged, when they first met each other.

Enel was just a lucky guy who ate the Thunder Fruit, but now——

He just felt miserable in his heart.

I have to admit that this guy's talent is indeed much better than his.

"But I'm really lucky to be able to survive from the belly of that giant Sea Kings..."

Smoker abruptly changed the subject.

"Orojia, eat slowly, don't choke."

The middle-aged man in the field finally slowed down his eating speed and gently reminded his daughter next to him.

Miskina Asier.

This is the name Atlas got from the man.

About two hundred years ago, in order to keep Orojia, who was terminally ill, alive, he began to study day and night to make pure gold.

Although it was finally created, it also attracted the lantern fish who liked to collect pure gold and directly swallowed the island where their family lived.

The inhabitants of the island were almost wiped out.

Only the father and daughter relied on pure gold to survive to this day two hundred years later, and there was almost no change in their physical age.

"Hmph! Don't worry about it!"

The 'girl' who was called Orojia snorted and ignored the love from her father.

This is a 'girl' with bronze skin, red eyes, and long curly golden hair.

Different from his appearance, the whole person exudes a gloomy and old temperament.

After all, this is an antique that has lived for nearly 200 years.

Even though she has never experienced anything in the world, the accumulation of time is still reflected in her body.

She felt a little resentful towards this father.

After all, in the beginning, it was because he insisted on studying pure gold that he attracted pirates to fight for it.

And her mother was killed by pirates because of this.

She was in this situation today because of this damn pure gold.

But without the pure gold, she would have died of a terminal illness two hundred years ago.

It can be said that: success is pure gold, failure is also pure gold.

"It's better not to wear that ring on your hand anymore."

Atlas looked at the somewhat disharmonious father and daughter and suddenly spoke out.

"Huh? What do you want to do?"

Oro Jia instantly became alert, couldn't help but put down the food in his hand, and stared at Atlas with his red eyes.

Like a... feral cat guarding its food?

"I don't care what you do in the future, but the pure gold in your hands cannot appear in the sea. I believe you should also be aware of its dangers."

"Dr. Assier?"

Atlas' eyes were calm, but his tone revealed that he could not refuse.

The previous lump of pure gold had been buried by the island where he had stayed with the Assiers and his daughter, and was filled to the bottom of the Baijie.

No matter how dazzling the light of pure gold is, it cannot shine through at all.

"I understand, but..."

There was a trace of worry on Asier's fat face, "If Orojia loses this ring, her illness will probably attack soon."

"Wait! Brother Atlas, what have you been talking about just now? Isn't pure gold something in legend? How could it appear in reality?"

Smoker, who had been listening silently, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Of course he had heard of pure gold, which was said to be a magical item that could give people eternal life.

But that's just a legend.

"I forgot to introduce myself. We are people from two hundred years ago. We only survive today by relying on pure gold."

"...how many years ago did you say?"

Smoker took out his ears in disbelief, and after making sure his head was not covered in earwax, he asked again.

Enel couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at Asier in surprise.

Two hundred years ago! !

According to what he said, then pure gold really does exist, and is it still right in front of them?

"You heard it right, it was two hundred years ago, but to be precise, it should be one hundred and ninety-three years ago. I remember clearly that we were swallowed by Lord Lantern in 1320 of the Sea Circle Calendar."

"...Gulu, that is to say, pure gold really exists and is in your body?"

Smoker couldn't help but swallow, his throat a little dry.

"Yes, it is because of pure gold that Oro Jia, who suffers from South Blue Emperor Fever, has been able to support himself until now. If he left pure gold, he would not have many days left."

Asier is also well aware of the turmoil that will arise once pure gold becomes available.

But when he thought that his daughter had finally reunited with him, and was about to face the separation of life and death, he couldn't help but feel panicked in his heart.

"It's okay. It's better to die outside than to die in Master Lantern's belly."

"Besides, even if I hold it, I will probably be killed by those pirates when I step outside, just like my mother back then."

Orojia said with a stubborn look.

Two hundred years is enough.

Rather than living alone like in the belly of a fish, it is better to enjoy some freedom before dying.

"Oro Chia."

"dad……"

"Um, what you were just talking about was South Blue's Emperor Fever?"

Smoker looked at the father and daughter who were gradually getting into their emotions, and interrupted with some embarrassment.

"Actually, specific medicines have appeared a long time ago, so this thing is not a terminal disease now. We should have this kind of medicine on board as a backup."

Oro Jia: "..."

Asier: "..."

You took off your pants, but you said you were here?

Isn't this a joke?

However, Asier still looked excited: "Really? That's really great!!"

It seems that their two hundred years of waiting have not been in vain.

The use of pure gold at that time was originally a delaying strategy, depending on the speed of development of the world.

There will always be specific drugs developed to combat this condition in the future.

If it doesn't work in one hundred years, then two hundred years. If it doesn't work, you can wait until three hundred years or five hundred years later...

One day they can wait for that moment.

But I didn't expect that the good news came so suddenly.

"promise--!!"

Oro Jia simply took off the ring from his hand and threw it in the direction of Atlas.

"Just use this in exchange for a dose of special medicine."