Chapter 341: Kill One Thousand Enemies and Lose One Thousand of Your Own
As the saying goes, good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil. The consequence of teasing Tom for no reason is that he will eventually cheat you.
Think about it, Zhang Da is also proficient in Shave and Iron Block among the Six Styles, and has mastered the entry-level Armament Haki. He possesses magic power, dark energy, and a little bit of night watchman's true qi. It would be an understatement to say that he is invulnerable to .
But he never expected that his feet would be scalded by a mere pot of hot water.
The cause was that Tom ate too much sour oranges and drank all the tea, and when he tried to pour water himself, he didn't hold the kettle firmly.
Bang! Crash! Zizi—
"ah!!!"
"ah!!!"
The screams of Zhang Daye and Tom resounded simultaneously over the Bellumel house at almost the same frequency and decibel, and the whole house shook three times with their screams.
There were a man and a cat in the room, both holding one foot and jumping around, knocking over tables, chairs and benches and breaking cups, plates and bowls.
Bellemel and Ken looked at the two of them in astonishment . They were people who could catch Arlong's huge sawblade with their bare hands, but they actually lost their composure because of a little hot water... Does that mean that if they want to defeat Arlong's pirate group, they just need to boil a few more pots of water?
Zhang Da also jumped with Tom for a while, then sat on the ground back to back, raised the burned foot in the same position, and blew air into it with their mouths.
Tom's feet were red and swollen, and Zhang Daye's feet and his shoes also swelled up and became red and swollen. He was sure that Tom was not deliberately taking revenge on him. Tom would never choose this method of killing a thousand enemies and injuring a thousand of his own.
Bellumel was stunned for a moment before reacting: "I'll go get the medicine!"
"No need, I have it." Zhang Da also called her and took out the medicine box himself.
Tom reached behind him and pulled out an identical one. They both applied burn medicine to themselves and bandaged them. It was just an ordinary burn, but after the treatment, it looked like a broken bone with a cast.
Zhang Da also found a cane to lean on, and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, we will compensate for the broken things."
"This is..." Bellemel wanted to say no, but he just didn't say it. The loss this time was quite large, and if he didn't pay compensation, he might not be able to afford food next month.
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The Bellumel family's orange orchard is very large, but every tree has been carefully cared for, neither too high nor too short, with just the right number of branches.
Some have been picked, leaving only some green fruits on the trees, while others still have bright yellow fruits hanging on them.
At this time, four little girls and a little white cat were running around under the tree. The four little girls had different hair colors: pink, dark blue, lavender, orange and... gold?
As we all know, there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings , so it is reasonable for a Dai Mao King to join the team of four little girls. When she heard about eating-related activities like picking oranges, she followed them unconsciously. Because she is only 154 cm tall, she is not very conspicuous when moving with the little girls.
"I choose this one. The oranges are ripe!"
"Then I'll choose this one, it looks bigger!"
Nokigo and Nami quickly chose their target, each carrying a small backpack, hugging the tree trunk and climbing up. The two of them were raised by the bad girl Bellemel, and they were naughty since childhood. They were good at fishing in the river and catching birds in the tree. They had nothing to do with the word "ladies" and were very skilled at climbing trees.
"Be careful!" Wendy put her hands to her mouth and looked up as she warned. As an 'older sister', she was trying her best to care for her naughty sister.
"Let's go too!" Perona pulled Wendy to choose a suitable orange tree, but things were a little different from what she imagined.
For Wendy, a melee mage that is a specialty of the Fairy Tail world, climbing a tree is a piece of cake. She can climb up a shorter tree by just jumping on the spot, and for a taller tree, the most she can do is to use the tree trunk for leverage.
But Perona, who was a sports loser, couldn't do it. Zhang Da usually asked her to exercise but she was tired and only did the most basic part. He asked her to work hard to develop her ability so that she could float, but she was also bothered. Now she was unlucky. She climbed more than one meter high like Nojiko and Nami and fell down on her butt.
"It hurts!" Perona rubbed the place where she fell and looked at Xia Lulu with tears in her big eyes, and the words "please take me with you" were almost written on her face.
Xia Lulu sighed like a little adult, spread her wings and put Perona on the tree branch: "I'm telling you, listen to him sometimes, isn't it good to exercise a little?"
Perona happily reached out and picked an orange: "I'll listen next time!"
Xia Lulu was helpless. She had said last time that she would accompany Wendy to exercise, but she gave up after only a few days. She didn't know when the next time would be.
The four hardworking young fruit farmers quickly filled their backpacks, and Xia Lulu then acted as a transporter to carry them down to replace their small backpacks.
A little further away from them, Altria was also sitting on a tree with a basket on her back. She picked two oranges and ate one each. By the time she filled the basket, a layer of orange peels had already spread under the tree - the only thing that limited Altria's work efficiency was her speed in peeling the peels.
By the time Zhang Daye and Tom followed Bellumel on crutches to the orange orchard, the girls had already harvested a lot, and the four little girls were comparing who had picked more oranges.
Wendy saw the look on Zhang Tatsuya and Tom's faces and quickly asked, "Brother Tatsuya, Tom, what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Da also looked at Tom with resentment and said, "It was a small accident. I got burned."
"I'll heal you right away!" Wendy trotted forward, but was suddenly tripped by a tree root.
"Ah!" Wendy screamed and threw herself forward, her hands stretched forward, her calves raised, her body fitting perfectly into the ground.
"Wendy!" Zhang Da threw away the crutches in his hand, but he still couldn't catch up with her falling speed.
Xia Lulu patted her forehead: "Here it comes again."
Before Perona, Nami and the others came over, Wendy had already climbed up by herself, brushing the dirt off her body shyly. Although she was used to falling down frequently, she felt very embarrassed to fall flat on her face in front of two little sisters she had just met.
"Is this child okay?" Bellemel squatted down to check the red mark on Wendy's forehead. She had a good impression of the little girl who helped her heal her wounds.
"It's okay." Wendy shook her head and got up to help Zhang Daye and Tom heal their injuries.
However, the blue-green light on Wendy's hand lasted for a while, and the swelling on Zhang Daye and Tom's feet showed no sign of going down.
"Hey? What's going on?" Wendy stopped in confusion, "Why doesn't the healing magic work?"
Zhang Daye had a look of "damn it" on his face. He pulled Tom's cheek and said in despair, "It's over. This is probably not an ordinary injury. I don't know how long the swelling will last..."
"How could that be? I'll try the detoxification magic again." So Wendy tried all the healing magic she knew, but it was still of no use.
“I’m sorry, Brother Tatsuya…” Wendy’s eyes were filled with tears of grievance, and she was about to cry, “It’s because my practice is not enough, I can’t heal you.”
Zhang Da also touched her head and comforted her: "Don't blame you, the problem lies with Tom. If he thinks this injury can't be healed, even if a god comes, it will be useless."
Tom spread his hands to show his innocence. Isn't it common sense that it takes some time to heal after being scalded by boiling water?
"Is that so?" Wendy thought carefully about Tom's usual behavior, and there seemed to be many things that were not reasonable.
Bellemel couldn't understand Zhang Daya's thinking and thought it was just an excuse for him to coax the child. He suddenly felt that it would be more reassuring to have Nami follow them in the future.
Perona, who was watching the fun from behind, blinked her big eyes. The black-hearted boss' foot was injured, which meant that he had difficulty moving. So could she take this opportunity to play a little trick on him?
"Okay, let's just use the crutches for now. Come on, let me see the results of your labor." Zhang Da also took the crutches that Wendy picked up and moved step by step towards the oranges they picked.
The little girls showed off which ones they picked and how many they picked.
"Perona actually picked so many, she deserves praise."
"Hmph!" Perona snorted with her hands on her hips, a smile on her lips, thinking that since you praised me, I should tease you less.
Zhang Da also said to Bellumel: "We picked too much. How about I buy them at the market price?"
"No!" Nami said hastily, "I agreed to give it to you as a return gift!"
Zhang Da also complained in his heart, she doesn’t even want money, this must be a fake Nami!
Bellemel said, "It's okay, it's just some oranges. This is the only gift we have in our house. Please accept it without hesitation!"
Tap, tap, tap, a slightly heavy sound of footsteps was heard, and Artoria was seen walking towards them carefully from not far away, carrying a basket on her back. Everyone was stunned.
As usual, Altria was wearing a white shirt, blue skirt, black stockings and long boots. She walked towards the crowd while peeling the orange in her hand. She looked as beautiful as ever, but that was not the point.
The point is that what you have behind you is just an ordinary backpack, right? How did you manage to pile the oranges up to five meters high? Were you possessed by Tom?
Altria waved her hand naturally, "Tatsuya, you're here too? I found some oranges on the trees that are particularly sweet, so I picked some extra for you to eat."
"Thank...thank you?" Zhang Da also felt that he should be touched at this time. After all, a foodie is willing to share delicious food with you, which is the highest courtesy, but he has a bad premonition.
Sure enough, when he turned sideways and looked behind Altria, he saw a conspicuous layer of orange peels in the forest. Looking up, there were thirty or forty orange trees and no orange color could be seen at all.
Bellumel obviously noticed this, and the smile on his face was a little stiff. "Didn't I want to invite them to dinner at home?"
Nojiko and Nami had not yet realized that their family was at risk of eating dirt, and they surrounded Altria and chattered, asking her how she could place the oranges so high without them falling down.
Altria handed the peeled orange to Tom, but Tom shook his head and refused. He didn't want to eat the orange for the time being.
Zhang Da also patted his forehead: "As expected, I'll pay for it."
In order to ensure that his future navigators can grow up healthily instead of suffering from malnutrition, Zhang Da also bought the oranges that were harmed by Altria at the highest price in the market. He also introduced two high-quality customers to Bellemel, one is the Kaya family, who has a lot of agricultural products business, and the other is the sea restaurant Barati, where oranges are a great ingredient.
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For various reasons, Bellemel did not dare to invite Zhang Daye and the others to dinner, so everyone returned to the Amber to eat.
Because Tom had a foot injury, the responsibility of cooking fell on Rui Mengmeng. After more than half a year of learning, although Rui Mengmeng's cooking skills are not as good as Tom's, they are better than many ordinary chefs. At least she has plenty of energy and will not be exhausted by cooking.
Brook was unusually silent during the meal, and he wasn't in the mood to tell his favorite skeleton jokes.
Zhang Da also thought about it and asked, "What's wrong? Are you discouraged because no one wants to show you their panties?"
"No, Mr. Tatsuya." Brooke asked seriously, "I remember that according to our route, the next stop is Rogue Town, and then we will go to Upside Down Mountain, right?"
"Yeah." Zhang Da also nodded, probably knowing why he was like this.
"That means I'll be able to see Lab soon." Brooke raised his head slightly, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes, imagining what Lab looks like now, "Lab should have grown up a lot, right? If..."
Brooke's voice was trembling: "If he doesn't recognize me..."
The others also looked at him with concern. They were meeting again after forty years. Both sides had changed a lot. It would definitely be painful if they were treated as a stranger by the other party.
"You have kept your afro well, and even though your face has changed, your voice hasn't. You also have your sound shells well preserved. If things don't work out, you can still play a song for him on the spot." Zhang Da also comforted Brook, and felt that the words were not strong enough, so he brought out the most convincing statement in Japanese comics:
"You must have faith in the bond between you and Rab. No matter if forty or fifty years have passed, no matter how much both of you have changed, your bond cannot be severed by anyone."
After saying this, Zhang Da also felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong. He looked up and found that almost everyone was looking at him with a moved expression. Wendy, who was so emotional, even held her hands to her chest with tears in her eyes.
Ah, this... is the lethality so strong?
"Yohohoho... Mr. Tatsuya is right, Lab will definitely recognize me!" Brook regained his spirits. After he finished eating some food, Brook said apologetically, "Everyone, I'm sorry."
Everyone looked at him in confusion, only to see Brook burp first, then slightly lift his butt, followed by a 'puff' sound, and a strange smell spread.
Everyone covered their noses and looked at him with disgust. Ye Yan, who was sitting next to him, turned green in the face. He punched Brook on the head and said angrily, "You really deserve a beating!"
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The entrance to the Grand Line, Cape Gemini.
A whale as big as a mountain made a cry: "Wooooooooooooooooong~~~~"
The old man on the lounge chair on the shore shook the newspaper in his hand, glanced at the whale, and smiled: "You seem very happy today, Lab."
The whale's huge eyeballs moved, and it responded to him with the same joyful cry as before: "Wooooooooooooooong~~~~"
