Chapter 802 Thank you for treating me to a meal as compensation...
Just as Natsu and Happy knew, one second ago, they were still in the guild fighting as usual, finding any excuse to do so. But the moment they destroyed the guild, they inexplicably traveled to another world, the world of One Piece.
In fact, this is the "mutation" of World No. 7 - it will transfer people to another world.
Coincidentally, Natsu is not the only one who traveled to the pirate world. Anyone with magic power in Magnolia is a victim of this mutation, but they were transferred to different places.
East China Sea, Kokosia Village.
Ever since a group of murlocs came here eight years ago and enslaved all the residents here, the vitality of the entire island disappeared without a trace.
"The houses here are so strange..." Lucy was alone in the village, walking aimlessly, recording what she saw and heard with the pen and paper she brought with her.
"Why am I in a place like this? And I'm alone here, is this really a summon from another world?"
Half a day had passed since she woke up from her sleep and found herself here for unknown reasons. Although she came to a completely unfamiliar place, Lucy had rich travel experience. In the past two years as a wizard, she had been to various places and seen various scenery. She also had some experience in geographical reconnaissance.
Therefore, in just half a day, she had roughly grasped the situation of where she was: a small island on the sea, inhabited by a group of ordinary people who could not use magic, and then... there was a group of villains called "Mercemen" who were neither human nor fish and ruled here.
"It's just like a fairy tale adventure story... If I can write down the story here, I will definitely become a famous novelist in the entire Kingdom of Fiore!!"
Thinking of this, Lucy couldn't help but secretly rejoice , but soon, her expression suddenly froze: "Wait! I remember Kira wrote an adventure novel with a similar setting? I kind of forgot..."
"Come to think of it, I haven't read much of Kira's novels before?? Never mind, I'll just write down what I've seen and heard. It will definitely come in handy in the future! After all, writing requires more knowledge and accumulation!!"
Gulu——!!
After talking to herself for a long time, Lucy suddenly heard a shrill cry from her stomach, and at the same time, an irresistible feeling of weakness came over her body.
"Oh, I'm hungry." Lucy sighed helplessly.
Normally when they went to work, they would bring two or three days' worth of food and water, but this time travel came so suddenly that now, apart from the clothes she was wearing, she only had the keychain she carried with her, and she didn't even have money... She did bring some money, but it was obvious that it would be useless in this kind of place in the world, because not long ago, she had seen several fishmen extorting villagers and taking away a kind of banknote called Bailey from them.
Lucy was very angry at the time. The education she received since childhood did not allow her to hide there and watch innocent people being bullied. But Lucy was not an idiot. She knew that she was alone and weak. She had been hungry for a day and had no strength at all. The other party was not only physically strong, but also numerous. They had become a big force here. If she acted rashly, she would only alert the enemy.
Besides, treating the symptoms is not the root cause. Even if I rushed up and taught those fishmen a lesson and drove them away temporarily, what would happen in the future? They would definitely retaliate against these powerless villagers crazily, and their lives would only become more miserable. The only way was to wait until I found Natsu and the others and completely eradicate all the fishmen here, once and for all!
"Before I find a way to go back, I can only find a place to stay here! But where is there ..."
Huh? Wait!
Lucy suddenly imitated Natsu, raised her head and took two deep breaths of the air, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Is this... the smell of food?!!"
Three minutes later, following the smell in the air, Lucy arrived at the door of a small house full of orange trees, but the moment she stood here, she hesitated.
"Isn't it too rude to just go in and eat for free?" Lucy was so hungry that she was staggering all over, and her long golden hair was losing some of its color as it swayed.
At this moment, Lucy suddenly felt exhausted. She felt a black screen in front of her eyes, her head felt dizzy, and she fell backwards.
Bang!
What caught Lucy was not the cold floor, but a soft embrace that was not as soft as her own. The last moment she closed her eyes, she saw short blue hair.
After an unknown amount of time, Lucy suddenly threw off the quilt and woke up from the bed.
"Are you awake? Get up and eat something!"
A gentle voice sounded, and Lucy looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl who looked about the same age as her.
The girl had short blue hair with a red string tied around it, cheap light pink lipstick on her lips, and she wore an apricot-yellow vest that was a little too small for her. She wore blue trousers that were washed a little pale, and a pair of flip-flops on her feet.
"He doesn't look like someone from a wealthy family, but his voice sounds very gentle, as if he is someone who is very caring..."
After regaining consciousness, Lucy asked directly: "I am still a girl, right?"
Huh? ? Who would ask such a question the first time they wake up? What have you been through in the past? Have you ever seen a girl become a boy after waking up from a coma? Or are you actually a boy, but you used some method to become a girl, and are you worried that you will return to your original appearance after fainting? ?
Nojiko was stunned by Lucy's strange question. After hesitating for two seconds, he said, "Well... if you were originally a girl... you would probably still be one now..."
Lucy put her hand under the quilt and felt around to make sure there was nothing wrong with her body. She heaved a sigh of relief and then belatedly exclaimed, "Oh no! My keys!!"
"It's on the bedside table."
This time, Nojiko did not hesitate, but responded quickly as if he had foreseen it, "That must be something very important to you, right? You held it tightly even when you fainted from hunger..."
Lucy smiled awkwardly: "Of course they are important! They are my family and partners!!"
Noqigao: “…”
Now it is certain that this little girl must have something wrong with her brain!
In fact, Nokiko is only 20 years old this year, the same age as Lucy. It's just that the average height of people in the One Piece world is much taller than that in the Fairy Tail world. Even the ordinary Nokiko is ten centimeters taller than Lucy, a wizard. Plus, Nokiko is used to being the older sister, so she subconsciously feels that she is older than Lucy.
"Um... My name is Lucy! Lucy Heartfilia!!"
"Just call me Nojigo."
Lucy got up and followed Nojigo out of the bedroom. However, when she saw the environment at home, she suddenly denied an idea that she had just come up with.
Think about it, this is a single-family house located at the edge of the village. There is a thriving orange orchard outside the house. The location is far away from the hustle and bustle but convenient for daily shopping. Although the house looks simple, it has all the necessary living facilities...
"Hmm... I think I'm much poorer than her! If someone like this is considered poor, then what am I?"
Led by Nojigo, the two came to the kitchen. Four dishes, a soup and two sets of bowls and chopsticks were neatly placed on the table, which made Lucy's heart beat fast.
"Sit down and eat."
“Thank…thank you so much!!”
Lucy sat down in Nami's seat with gratitude, picked up her bowl and chopsticks and started to eat heartily. Maybe it was because she was too hungry, but she ate much more today than usual. On the contrary, Nokiko didn't seem to have much appetite, and only ate two bites before stopping. Maybe she saw that Lucy was very hungry, so she kindly let her eat more.
"It's best to leave the island as soon as possible after eating. You know, this village and this island are very dangerous for people like you."
"Danger... Are you referring to the creature called fish-man?" Lucy put down her chopsticks. She knew that the person in front of her was the best target for her to explore intelligence in this world, and her next best action should be to try her best to dig out all the other party's secrets, and then leave this place without caring about the life and death of everyone here.
But when Lucy saw the desolation, sadness, nostalgia, despair and struggle in Nochigo's eyes while he was smoking a cigarette and looking at the orange trees outside the window, her heart suddenly ached. The ruthless idea of taking advantage of him and leaving was immediately shot down in her mind.
Lucy was very familiar with Nojigo's eyes. During the years when her mother Leila died, she sat alone by the window and stared blankly.
"So you've already seen it? In that state before, it's amazing that you didn't get discovered by those guys..." Nojigo was a little surprised, turned around and said slowly, "Yes, the source of danger is the murloc!"
Lucy's eyes involuntarily fell on the photo beside her. There was a woman and two girls, all smiling brightly in the sun. It could be seen that Nojigo in front of her was one of the girls, and the other two should be her mother and sister.
But based on her observations so far, Lucy can be sure that only Nojigoo remains in this house, so the situation of the other two people is probably not so good.
"Can you tell me what's going on? Maybe I can help you?"
"You..." Nojigao was stunned, then smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly, "This matter has nothing to do with you, there is no need for you to intervene. If Aaron knew of your existence..."
"The Aaron you're talking about... is he the boss of those fishmen?"
Lucy was not an idiot. She guessed it quickly and grasped the key point from Nojigo's words. "Is this island like this because of the man called Aaron?"
"Yeah...No!"
Halfway through the conversation, Nojigo suddenly reacted, his face changed, and he walked to Lucy, put his hands on her shoulders, and said seriously: "Lucy, don't be impulsive! The strength of fishmen is ten times that of humans. We can't beat them!"
Noqi was precocious and had a rough life. This experience made her live very cautiously now. She could analyze everything, big or small, at a glance, so now she could see what Lucy wanted to do.
There was no doubt that she just wanted to rush up and beat Aaron up!
Nojigo had never expected that this little girl with golden hair and ponytail, who looked shorter than himself and would faint from hunger, could actually muster up the courage to resist the fishman after seeing how terrifying he was.
Is it because I have been in the countryside for too long that my perception of the outside world has gone wrong? Are all the girls nowadays so fierce? No matter what, if I cause a little girl to die because of a meal, I will never forgive myself in the future!
Seeing that Lucy seemed to be ready to rush to the fishman base and make a scene in the next second, Nokigo couldn't help but think of his sister who was wandering outside. The two seemed to be equally stubborn, equally naive, and equally worrying.
"Lucy, promise me that you won't be impulsive!" Nojigo hugged Lucy tightly, fearing that she would slip away in the next second and follow in Nami's footsteps.
"Well... Actually, I'm not as weak as you think. Although I'm not as strong as my companions, I'm still considered strong in the guild..." Lucy was a little stunned when she was hugged. This warm care like an elder sister made her cheeks gradually turn red with shame.
This feeling is different from that of Mira and Erza. Perhaps it is because Mira and Erza are very strong in themselves, and she will naturally feel safe in their arms. Moreover, when they care about her, most of the time they express a kind of advice like "You have to be strong, nothing will be impossible". But Nojiko is just an ordinary person, and she has lived under Arlong's rule for eight years. The feeling she gives Lucy is "Although I am very scared and powerless to resist, as long as I am here, I will not let you get hurt". This warmth moved Lucy even more.
"I...I understand...I promise, I won't act impulsively."
"But can you tell me in detail about this place and everything that happened to you?"
Accompanied by Nuoqi Gao's gentle voice, she told a tragic childhood story.
A kind retired female navy officer was brutally murdered by fishmen from overseas for her two adopted daughters. The fishmen exploited the money and spirit of more than 20 villages on the island, bringing them death and fear. A 10-year-old girl had to compromise for the sake of the village and struggled desperately for a promise that was probably a lie...
The tone of the story is undoubtedly sad, but the story is not over yet, so there is still a chance for everything to turn around!
At night, when the storyteller fell asleep, Lucy tossed and turned in the bed of the protagonist of the story, a girl named Nami.
She made a decision.
Lucy quietly left Nojigo's house, carrying her inseparable Star Spirit Key, and came to an empty and hidden place: "Open it!!"
Along with a crisp ding-dong sound and a golden magical light, a handsome orange-haired man in a black suit and a cold-faced girl in a maid outfit, tied up with ropes and wearing a black eye mask, appeared on the scene.
"You should have heard it before, right? So... you will help me, right?"
"Of course!"
"Please use me as you like, Princess!!"
Under the night sky, Rocky, Baluge and Lucy smiled at each other.
