Chapter 521: Even Dogs Won’t Eat the Flame-Flame Fruit
Wano Country is a special country located in the second half of the Grand Line. Because this country is closed to the outside world and never receives outsiders, this country not only has not joined the World Government, but it does not even have a navy within its borders.
Correspondingly, although Wano Country has no navy, it has pirates. Kaido, one of the Four Emperors of Pirates, has completely occupied Wano Country, and his Beasts Pirates are also stationed here.
The originally independent Wano Country also directly became Kaido's base camp and military factory.
At this moment, in the waters outside Wano Country.
Xia Yu walked on the sea water and looked into the distance at the territory of Wano Country.
"Finally arrived. I didn't expect it to be so beautiful from a distance. There is almost no pollution to be seen."
After Kaido occupied Wano Country, in order to make the combat power of his subordinates stronger, Kaido directly turned Wano Country into a military factory.
A large number of factories have been built in Wano Country, and correspondingly, industrial wastewater has polluted the environment here.
The green mountains and clear waters of the past are no longer there, leaving only billowing smoke and polluted rivers.
This also makes it difficult for the polluted land to produce food. Almost all the residents living here are skinny, and a large number of people starve to death every year.
"Tsk tsk, discharging sewage and polluting the environment. As expected, whether it's in comics or in reality, the top leaders of this country deserve to die."
Xia Yu sighed, and without stopping, he left the sea with his feet and flew rapidly towards the inland sea of Wano Country.
The waters surrounding Wano Country are also very special. There is no coast in the outer sea, only cliffs and waterfalls. After climbing the cliffs and waterfalls, there is an inland sea inside.
The main island of Wano Country and Onigashima stand in the inland sea. The main island of Wano Country is divided into six areas, namely Kuri, Nozomi, Usagi, Suzuko, Hakumai, and Hana-no-Miya.
Among them, Flower Capital is the capital of Wano Country, and Onigashima is Kaido’s base camp.
Xia Yu originally wanted to fly directly to Onigashima to pull out Kaido's dragon horn, but when he just flew over the main island, he suddenly stopped because he saw a stranded pirate ship.
The pirate ship did not fall apart directly, and the black skull flag was still flying steadily, with a spade symbol on it.
Xia Yu looked at the spade pirate flag and thought for a while. If he remembered correctly, the stranded pirate group should be the Spade Pirates.
The Spade Pirates may not be well-known, but the former captain of this pirate group is very famous.
Portgas D. Ace is the sworn brother of Sabo and Luffy, the former user of the Flame-Flame Fruit that even dogs wouldn't eat, the posthumous son of Pirate King Roger, and the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division.
Of course, at this point in time Ace had not met Whitebeard yet. After arriving in the New World, Ace first challenged Kaido, but Kaido happened to be away, so Ace fought with Kaido's daughter Yamato, and together they smashed the dragon statue that symbolized Kaido's authority.
At the same time, the two became friends, and it was at this time that Yamato made a life card for Ace.
After leaving Wano Country, Ace visited Red-Haired Shanks again, and finally challenged Whitebeard. After being defeated, Ace led all members of his Spade Pirates to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
According to the current time point, Ace should have come to challenge Kaido, but unfortunately the pirate ship he was on was wrecked and he was washed directly onto Kuri Beach.
Looking at the stranded pirate ship and the group of residents who were starving due to famine, Xia Yu turned and flew downwards.
If that was the time when Ace met Yamato, then Kaido and all the cadres had gone on an expedition, and he wouldn't be able to see anyone if he went to Onigashima.
Why not go meet Ace first? I'm free anyway.
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Jiuli, Bianli Village.
As a village under the control of Wano Country, Haikasa Village should have been a prosperous village, but for various reasons, the village is experiencing famine.
The famine has become so serious that people are starving to death every day. Just when everyone thought that the village was beyond saving, a pirate ship suddenly washed ashore.
Normally when the villagers encountered pirates, they would try to avoid them as much as possible, but now they were too hungry to even have the energy to hide.
After waiting for a while, the villagers suddenly realized that the pirate ship seemed to have encountered a shipwreck and the pirates inside were all unconscious.
Perhaps because the villagers were extremely hungry, they bravely sneaked onto the pirate ship and then found food and water inside the pirate ship.
The villagers, who had not had a full meal for a long time, immediately decided to steal the food and water on the ship and tied up the weak pirates.
Even if they would be retaliated by the pirates afterwards, they could no longer bear the feeling of hunger. At least being killed after eating was better than starving to death.
Just when the villagers were carrying supplies, a figure suddenly fell from the sky, scaring the villagers who were carrying supplies.
The figure was dressed casually, with two large swords, one red and one black, slung around his waist. He looked like a samurai.
Seeing a stranger suddenly appear, the villagers looked at each other, not knowing whether they should continue to carry the supplies.
At this moment, a tall old man wearing a red-faced Tengu mask and clothes imitating Tengu suddenly stood up. He also had a long sword with a palm-leaf fan-shaped blade slung around his waist.
The old man stared at the two , with a look of surprise on his face: "These two swords... are made with craftsmanship I have never seen before, it's simply amazing."
"Of course, this is a sword that can cut off the immortal."
Xia Yu patted the two immortal swords on his waist, looked at the old man Tengu and smiled: "Big Tengu? What a nostalgic costume. Come to think of it, I also know an old man who likes to dress up as Tengu."
"Although he is so old, his martial arts skills have not declined at all. On the contrary, they have improved a lot."
Hearing this, the old man Tengu came back to his senses, and his originally tense body gradually relaxed: "Well, I didn't expect that there are people who like to dress up as Tengu like me. My name is Tenguyama Feiche, and I am a swordsmith in the village of Yamaga. I wonder who you are?"
"I'm just a wanderer who likes to travel around. Don't worry about it. You seem to have not eaten for a long time. Don't worry about me. Just continue to rob. If these pirates cause trouble for you, I will help you fight back."
"Thank you, Your Excellency!"
Tengushan Feiche nodded to Xia Yu and joined the team carrying supplies. He hadn't eaten for a long time and just now he was holding his breath to face the strangers.
When the villagers of Bianli Village saw that this stranger who appeared out of nowhere not only did not stop them from stealing the pirates' supplies, but even promised to help them resist the pirates' revenge, they immediately bowed to Xia Yu with gratitude, and then sped up the speed of moving the supplies in their hands.
Before long, all the food and water on the pirate ship were moved down, and the villagers began to eat and drink directly on the open space.
While they were eating and drinking, the bound pirates gradually woke up.
The villagers who saw this scene were a little worried, but when they saw that the pirates were tied up with ropes and showed no signs of breaking free, they gradually let go of their worries.
Xia Yu naturally discovered that Ace and the others had woken up, but he did not think of knocking the awakened pirates out again. Anyway, according to the direction of the comics, Ace is actually kind-hearted.
In the comics, after the villagers tied up Ace, Ace not only had no intention of hurting the villagers, he even took the initiative to distribute the food on the boat to the residents, which made all the residents very grateful.
After that, Ace stayed in Haikasa Village for a few weeks and met the girl Ayu. He promised Ayu that he would liberate Wano Country when he visited it again .
At that time, he would invite Ayu to go out to sea.
Ace did not forget this agreement until he joined Whitebeard. In order to fulfill his promise to Otama, he asked Whitebeard to march into Wano Country, but Whitebeard considered the consequences of marching into Wano Country, so he refused Ace and taught him a lesson.
In order to fulfill his promise, Ace wants to become stronger. At the same time, he makes an appointment with Marco and Izo to march into Wano Country together after Whitebeard agrees.
Unfortunately, this promise was not fulfilled until Ace's death.
It was not until Luffy set out to sea and arrived in Wano Country that he learned about this agreement from the girl Otama.
According to this point in time, Ayu should be only about five years old . I don’t know if I can meet her.
Just as Xia Yu was recalling the plot, a little girl of four or five years old suddenly ran over with small steps, with a bulge in her mouth.
After running to Xia Yu, the little girl tilted her head back and swallowed the food in her mouth, then looked at the silent Xia Yu curiously.
Noticing the inquiring gaze beside him, Xia Yu looked down.
What came into view was a cute little girl with short stature and big round purple eyes.
The little girl had medium-length dark lilac hair, which was tied into a bun on top of her head, secured with a yellow comb and pink hairpins.
She was wearing a light green short skirt kimono with many patches on it. It seemed to have been worn for a long time. It was fixed with a wide light orange belt, revealing a pair of thin legs. Her feet were bare and she was wearing sandals.
Perhaps because she was nervous, the little girl's pink and tender toes were still twisting restlessly.
Looking at this familiar outfit, Xia Yu sighed a little. It was true that this little girl must be Ayu.
Also, they were really poor. This set of clothes was almost made up of patches, but they were still wearing it, even after several years.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the little girl looking at him curiously, Xia Yu asked casually.
"Hmm..." The little girl paused and asked, "Big brother, where are you from? Why did you fall from the sky?"
Hearing this, Xia Yu reached out and touched the little girl's hair, with a smile on his face: "I came from outside Wano Country. As for why I fell from the sky, it's because I can fly."
“Oh, that’s amazing!”
The little girl's eyes seemed to sparkle, and her face showed longing: "Big brother, can you fly? Can you tell me about the outside world? My name is Ayu, and I want to go outside and see the world, too."
"Sure, Yu."
Touching Ayu's little head, Xia Yu sighed in his heart, this is a real child, who the hell is Momonosuke, can he be called a child?
The key point is that not only was Momonosuke not punished, but when he grew up he became the ruler of Wano Country. This is simply outrageous.
It would be better to let Otama become the ruler of Wano Country than to let Momonosuke, after all, Otama is kind-hearted and strong-willed.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu suddenly said: "Ayu, do you want to be the general of Wano Country?"
The ruler of Wano Country is called the Shogun. The current Shogun of Wano Country is Kurozumi Orochi, who is nominally an ally of Kaido but actually his subordinate.
"ah?"
A Yu was stunned for a moment, as if he suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Before Ayu could answer, the villagers nearby suddenly exclaimed, "Pirates, pirates have broken free!"
The rope that originally bound Ace suddenly burned and broke, and Ace was freed from the restraints.
After getting out of trouble, Ace smiled cheerfully: "Do you know where there is dessert?"
When these words were spoken, all the residents were stunned. They thought that the pirates would come to retaliate against them after escaping, but they did not expect that the first sentence they would say after escaping was to ask if there were any desserts.
Also, is this pirate an idiot? Can't you see that they are so hungry that they are pale and thin, and even eating is a problem, so where does the dessert come from?
Suddenly, a sweet smell came.
"Dessert? I have some here."
Xia Yu suddenly took out a plate of pudding with a smile. This was a top-quality dessert produced in various countries and it tasted absolutely great.
While Xia Yu, the gourmet, was eating a lot in Wanguo, he also saved a lot of snacks. Although they were not as delicious as the desserts in the food world, they could still be considered top-notch snacks.
"Oh, it's pudding. I love pudding the most!"
Seeing Xia Yu bringing out a plate of pudding, Ace walked over with a smile, but Xia Yu suddenly stretched out his index finger and shook it.
"Wait a minute, you can't eat this just because you like it."
Xia Yu suddenly put the pudding plate in A Yu's hand, then pulled out the Bai Lei from his waist and pointed it at Ace: "If you want to eat pudding, then defeat me first."
Ah Yu, who was standing by, looked at the sweet-smelling pudding in her hand and her saliva couldn't stop flowing, but she shook her head and forced herself to look away.
This is not her pudding, she can't eat it. Since her elder brother trusts her, she must do her best to keep this pudding safe!
Seeing Xia Yu suddenly draw his sword and point it at him, Ace was stunned and laughed: "Well, let's use our strength to decide who owns the pudding. I will never lose."
As he spoke, Ace bumped his fists together, and blazing flames burst out from his arms.
"Oh? Is this a devil fruit? Are you a devil fruit user?" Xia Yu asked knowingly.
“That’s right!”
Ace raised the corners of his mouth high, and flames appeared on his body: "I am a flame man who ate the Flame-Flame Fruit, you better be careful."
Ace had meant well to remind him, but when Xia Yu heard the name of the Flame-Flame Fruit, his expression suddenly became disdainful: "The Flame-Flame Fruit, even dogs won't eat it!"
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Ace's smile froze, and he tilted his head in confusion: "Even dogs won't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit? What does that mean?"
"What I mean is..."
Xia Yu also raised a smile on his face, and with a wave of the Bailei in his hand, flames suddenly attached to it, and the burning flames were even more fierce than the flames on Ace's body.
"The ability of fire is very common in the New World. Any strong person can use it. Your Flame-Flame Fruit... is already outdated!"
After saying that, Xia Yu swung his sword and a wave of fire rolled out.
