Chapter 330: Merry
It took Picasso a long time to recover from his dazed state. The most powerful attack he had ever seen was the cannon used in battles between warships and pirate ships. Could this little girl who seemed to never be full at the dinner table be so strong?
Usopp seemed to be petrified, standing there with his mouth open, looking at the row of big trees that were split in half and the sea that had not calmed down for a long time.
This sword can even split a warship in half, right? At this moment, Usopp was no longer in the mood to think about whether his father was brave or irresponsible. He thought he might be sick, and he would die if he became a pirate.
Zhang Da's words echoed in Usopp's mind like the sound of a bell. Is it necessary to face such people to become a pirate? He was a little worried about his father's safety. Will his father be captured by this group of people one day?
"What should I do? Continue to be a pirate like my father, or become a brave sea warrior in another way as he said?"
This time when everyone left, Usopp did not follow them. Instead, he suddenly fell to the ground and fell into confusion.
Zhang Da didn't say anything more to Usopp. He couldn't convince him to give up becoming a pirate, so he might as well scare him so that he wouldn't dare to become a pirate. Today was also a day to do good deeds.
Picasso continued to lead Zhang Daye and the others towards the market. Although he was a little worried about Usopp, he did not say anything about staying to comfort him.
As an ordinary person, Bicasi thinks this is fine. Children should either study hard or learn a skill and live an ordinary life. They shouldn't think about becoming a pirate all day long. He usually doesn't listen to advice. Now that he's been scared, he should behave himself, right?
Thinking of this, Bikas was somewhat glad that his own child was not so noisy.
"This is it. You can buy almost everything on the list. If it's not enough here, you can only ask Mr. Rochester. His family has farms and ranches, but the prices are very expensive, so they are usually sold to other towns."
There are small stalls and shops on this street, selling a wide variety of things. Judging from the flow of people here, although Xiluobu Village is a small village, its population is not much smaller than that of an ordinary town.
Because pocket money had been distributed before landing, Wendy and Perona, two real kids, ran away with Xia Lulu.
Brook, this old kid, also chose to act alone, and there is a high probability that he has some strange plans.
Ye Yan yawned and said that he would look around for some inspiration and then go straight back to the boat. According to his normal schedule, it should be his lunch break now and he felt a little sleepy.
The others just made their normal purchases. Uncle Bikas followed them the whole time and occasionally helped to bargain. He was mainly worried that some one would be so short-sighted as to think these young outsiders were easy to cheat and end up angering them and cutting them off on the spot.
The purchasing process was generally smooth, except that Altria and Tom tried a little more of some ingredients before buying them, which made the boss' face a little green. However, after Zhang Da took out a thick bag of Baileys, he immediately became enthusiastic again.
"Tatsuya-nii-nii!"
"Black-hearted boss!"
When Zhang Daye and his friends had bought everything and were waiting for everyone to come back, they heard Wendy and Perona's shouts.
In addition to bringing Xia Lulu, the two of them also ran over with another little blonde girl.
A couple followed behind them with smiles on their faces. The husband was dressed in formal attire and had a kind look on his face. The wife was wearing a coat and looked frail. Her features were very similar to those of the little girl.
"Black-hearted boss, Kaya's parents said they would invite us to be their guest and have dinner with us!" Perona said in a rush. She looked like she wanted to go out and play. No one knew how she became familiar with the strange little girl so quickly.
Zhang Da's first reaction when he heard this was, where did this sucker come from?
Then he noticed the name Ke Ya and asked, "What's going on? Is this your new friend?"
"Ms. Keya? And Mr. Rochester and Mrs. Jane?" Bicas obviously knew these people and greeted them hurriedly.
At this time, Zhang Da was almost certain that this little girl who was a little shorter than Wendy was the Ke Ya he knew. He didn't know the names of Ke Ya's parents, but they sounded a little familiar.
"You are Bikas, right? You are the one entertaining Mr. Tatsuya and the others. Thank you for your hard work." Rochester greeted Bikas kindly, making Bikas a little flattered.
Although they lived on the same island, the gap in wealth made Picasso feel inferior, but the Rochester family did not mean that at all.
"Are you Mr. Zhang Daye? I'm Rochester, and this is my wife Jane, and my daughter Keya. It's an honor to meet you." Rochester introduced himself politely.
"I'm Zhang Daye. Have my two sisters caused you any trouble? I'm sorry." Seeing that the other party was very polite, Zhang Daye thought it would be better for him to be polite as well.
Perona subconsciously retorted: "Who... who is your sister? And we didn't cause any trouble!"
Rochester quickly explained: "You misunderstood. In fact, it was Miss Wendy who saved my wife, so I came to thank you."
Wendy saved people? Thinking about it this way, it seems that Kaya's parents died after Clo came to be the housekeeper for a while. According to Clo, their death was beyond his expectations, so he had to adjust his plan.
The couple didn't look very old, so they most likely died of illness. Did Wendy cure Mrs. Jane's illness?
"Actually, it was because the weather was nice today that I took Jane and Keya out to relax. Unexpectedly, Jane suddenly became ill and fainted. Fortunately, Miss Wendy helped in time..." Rochester had a frightened expression on his face. "But Miss Wendy's ability is really amazing. We asked many doctors to cure the disease, but she cured it in an instant."
Mrs. Jane was very satisfied with her husband's concern for her. At this moment, she was grateful for surviving the disaster. She bowed slightly to Wendy and also to Zhang Da: "I thought I would never see my husband and daughter again. Thank you very much!"
Ke Ya also imitated her mother and said crisply: "Thank you very much!"
"No need to be like this. I've already said thank you many times." Wendy looked at Zhang Daye, hoping he could help deal with it.
As the rescuer, Wendy felt embarrassed when faced with other people's kind thanks, while Xia Lulu and Perona, who were watching the whole process, looked very proud, as if other people's praise for Wendy was also praise for them.
"Don't be so polite. This is nothing to Wendy." In fact, Zhang Da didn't know how difficult the magic Wendy used this time was, but seeing how relaxed she looked, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Rochester said sincerely: "Even if you say so, Miss Wendy did save my wife, please give us a chance to express our gratitude!"
I'm afraid your family will go bankrupt... Zhang Da also looked at Altria and thought so, but thinking about the fact that Kaya gave away a ship casually in the plot, it shouldn't be a big problem. Besides, Wendy and Perona seemed to get along well with Kaya, so it would be nice to go to their house and have a chat.
"Sorry to bother you, but let's get the things back to the ship first."
"Let me recruit someone to help deliver it!" said Bicas. Mr. Rochester invited the Amber Tour Group, so he would not join in the fun.
In fact, until just now, his mind was still a mess. How could such a young girl be able to cure diseases? She even cured Mrs. Jane's disease that countless doctors had asked for help but could not cure. Is this the power of people from the Grand Line?
Rochester tried to invite Bicass to join him, but Bicass felt that he should be more tactful and refused.
Zhang Da also said: "Then thank you for your help. Just put it on the shore and someone will carry it up there. I'll treat you to a meal next time."
Ye Yan had almost gone back to take a nap, but the hardworking flag monsters would do a good job of watching the boat and moving things. Zhang Da suddenly felt that his face was a little ugly. That's not right. The values of ordinary people don't apply to those flag monsters at all. They volunteered to work for the Ye family.
The big house of Keya's family, or Rochester's family, was some distance away from where ordinary villagers lived. Three little girls were running happily in front, sometimes waving to the adults behind to signal them to hurry up, and sometimes squatting on the side of the road, looking at something.
Zhang Daye and his friends chatted with the Rochesters about their experiences during the journey. Rochester talked about his business experiences when he was young. Compared with ordinary people, he was considered knowledgeable even in the entire East China Sea.
"I didn't expect there are such strange creatures in the world." Mrs. Jane was referring to Brooke, Shark Chili, Xia Lulu and Tom.
I'm mainly talking about Xia Lulu and Tom, because although Brooke and Shark Chili are peculiar, they don't conform to her aesthetic standards. These two cats are still cuter, especially when Xia Lulu flies, with a pair of wings behind her and a bow tied on her tail. Mrs. Jane feels that her girlish heart has been awakened.
"Yohohoho~ The ocean is vast, and there are many strange creatures in the Grand Line. It's a pity that it's too dangerous and not suitable for ordinary people to travel there." Brook spoke very appropriately, because after accepting the invitation, Zhang Da beat him in advance. This is probably called preparing for a rainy day and preventing problems from happening.
"Speaking of strange things, we have a servant who is also very strange. I hope you won't be too surprised." Mrs. Jane said with a smile while holding Xia Lulu.
Xia Lulu reluctantly allowed Mrs. Jane to hug her because she had just recovered from a serious illness. The feeling was completely different from being in Wendy's arms, but she still liked Wendy the most.
When we arrived at Keya's big villa, a servant came out to greet us. He was dressed in a butler's uniform and his head looked... a lot like a sheep.
Like Mochi, the beast tamer of the Buggy Pirates, the suspicious wool and horns on Merry's head are not hoods or decorations, but actually grow out of his head.
"Merry, Merry!" Kaya shouted happily, "I made friends today, look, it's Sister Wendy and Sister Perona!"
The person called Merry smiled gently and said, "Really? That's really good. Miss Kaya, please get along well with your friends~"
"Yeah!" Kaya nodded, then pulled Wendy and Perona inside, "Let's go to my room and play!"
Kaya, who seldom goes out due to health reasons, really has no friends of the same age. Although Wendy and Perona are a few years older than her, they are equally rare to her.
"Sheep...Sheep?" Wendy and Perona were stunned for a moment, then realized that this was a bit rude and apologized immediately, "Sorry!"
"It's okay~ Miss Kaya, please take good care of me~" Meli had a good temper and didn't care about the two children's unintentional words, and even added cute interjections on purpose.
Rochester invited Zhang Daye and the others in and asked Meli to prepare tea. Mrs. Jane smiled and introduced that this was the servant she had just mentioned.
Hearing the name Meli, Zhang Da was a little dazed. If he hadn't come here as a guest, he would have almost forgotten this person, the designer of the Go Meli and the prototype of the lamb-like bow of the Meli.
When he first saw the episode about the farewell to the Merry, tears started to flow as the music started. Before that, he had never imagined that he could cry so much for a ship.
With the disturbance caused by him this time, I don’t know if there will still be the Merry in the future.
A series of complicated thoughts flashed through his mind. Seeing Zhang Da also staring at Meli's back, Rochester just thought he was surprised. Fortunately, he had his companions with him to chat, so he didn't act rude.
Except that after everyone sat down, Tom always stretched out his paw to touch Meli's horns.
The living room of Keya's house is very large and the decoration is very exquisite, but it doesn't matter to Zhang Daye, after all, he has lived in the palace of Fishman Island.
After everyone chatted in the living room for a while, the three little girls rushed out of Keya's room. Keya hugged Mrs. Jane's arm and said, "Mom, Mom! I want to go to the ranch to play with Sister Wendy and Sister Perona, is that okay?"
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Zhang Da seemed to see that when Kaya called her sister, the expressions on Wendy and Perona’s faces seemed to be particularly enjoying it... Is this the reason why you two became friends with Kaya so quickly?
"Of course you can, but aren't you tired?" Mrs. Jane knew that Ke Ya was not in good health. She had been running and jumping for so long today, which was more than the amount of exercise she usually did in a week. Was it really okay?
"It's all right!" Kaya said happily, "Sister Wendy used a magical spell just now, and Kaya's illness is completely cured!"
"Have you bothered Miss Wendy again ?" Rochester said, "Thank you very much! But is it okay to use your abilities so frequently?"
Wendy smiled and shook her head: "It's okay."
Ke Ya asked expectantly, "Can we go play then?"
"But Kaya and her mother have just recovered..." Rochester was a little embarrassed.
Zhang Da also suggested: "Why don't we find a doctor for a physical examination, so that we can feel more at ease."
He felt that Rochester was probably a little skeptical about Wendy's ability out of concern for his wife and daughter. After all, it was a little unrealistic that she could recover just by being illuminated by the green light. He still had to see exact medical indicators before he could feel at ease.
"If you don't mind..." Rochester looked at Zhang Daye gratefully. He did think so, but it was not easy to say it directly in front of his savior as it would seem that he did not trust him enough. Zhang Daye's initiative to bring it up was exactly what he was thinking.
Zhang Da could understand his feelings and didn't care about it. He was also a little curious about what disease this family had.
But Xiao Keya pouted unhappily.
