One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 31 Straw Hat, Straw Hat

Originally, Shanuo planned to leave Shimotsuki Village after breakfast and head to the last stop of this wool-pulling trip, the Kingdom of Goa.

But everyone was reluctant to let him go, so they insisted on keeping him for another night.

In the evening, before going to bed, a large group of people gathered around the fire on the tatami in the hall to chat, and the atmosphere was relaxed and leisurely.

During this time, the two little guys, Zoro and Sanji, secretly drank rice wine and were beaten up by Zeff, which added a bit of joy to the air.

Xia Nuo was a little tipsy and in high spirits, chatting a lot with everyone.

Everyone got to know about Keko Yaxi Village, that he had two lovely sisters, and that the orange orchard in his hometown was beautiful, with juicy, large, and sweet oranges.

Shanuo also considered it.

To be on the safe side, why not wait until next spring and simply invite Zhepu or Koshiro to stay in Kokoyasi Village for a few months.

In that case, dealing with the Evil Dragon Pirates would be a piece of cake.

But after thinking about it for a while, he didn't say it out loud.

I haven't even gotten the straw hat yet, but my points have already exceeded 10,000.

It can be said that he can basically choose any of the various props and secrets in the system trading market.

In this case, if you can't deal with the Arlong Pirates after a year of hard training, what's the difference between you and a waste?
It’s better not to plan to go out to sea, just commit suicide by slitting your throat with an authentic knife.

……

In a blink of an eye, the next day.

Kuina, Zeff, Sanji, Zoro... a group of people reluctantly sent Shanuo to the dock, including Junyi who had been missing since early yesterday morning.

It was only at this time that Xia Nuo found out.

Since returning to Frost Moon Village, this kid has been practicing desperately as if he were possessed by a demon.

He practiced hard from five in the morning until twelve at night, without even having time to eat lunch. The intensity was much more terrifying than that of Zoro.

This made Xia Nuo look sideways.

In his opinion.

Jun'ichi's swordsmanship talent is not as good as Zoro's, and far inferior to Kuina's.

But talent is never the only factor that determines a person's upper limit.

As long as you put in far more effort and sweat than others, the results you get will never disappoint you.

After all, it only takes two years to go from being powerless to becoming a new generation of naval hero.

"Why are you always looking at me, Boss?"

Junyi was busy with Zoro, helping to move supplies onto the ship. Feeling Shanuo's gaze, he looked up at him in confusion.

"I'm a little worried about you." Xia Nuo said half-jokingly, "I'm really afraid that in a few months, you'll go out to sea directly, and then I'll have to find a way to collect your body."

Did you see that determination?

Junyi pursed his lips.

Suddenly he looked up and laughed, "What? This joke is not funny. Boss, don't worry, I'm not the kind of hot-blooded fool who would do anything stupid without sufficient confidence."

"No, what are you talking about? Are you guessing riddles? It gives me a headache."

Zoro looked at this and that, his face full of confusion.

"You don't just have a headache from listening, you actually have a headache."

Xia Nuo glared at the green-haired man unhappily.

This guy was just beaten up by Zeff last night, and was beaten up again this morning when he was sparring with Kuina. The redness and swelling on his head haven't subsided yet.

Now you're here enjoying the sea breeze, it would be strange if you don't have a headache.

He turned to Junyi again.

"In short, just keep this in mind. Don't forget that you are not alone. No matter where you go in the future, you will always have companions to fight with you."

After giving careful instructions, Xia Nuo waved goodbye to the other people on the shore, and finally pressed a button to start the boat and sail away into the distance.

This small boat, which is powered by hidden black technology, is temporarily borrowed by him.

It only takes two days to get from Shimotsuki Village to the nearest large island, and Zhepu will be heading there tomorrow to purchase food. So, once he arrives, all he needs to do is dock the boat at the pier and forget about it.

You can safely transfer to a ferry in that town and head to the Kingdom of Goa.

Zhepu will naturally bring the ship back to Shimotsuki Village at that time.

.........

Six days later.

Goa Kingdom, deep in the Korpo Mountains.

In the dense forest, Xia Nuo quickly climbed to the top of a towering tree in three or two steps, looking at the endless mountains and forests around him.

After being confused for a while, he rubbed his temples with a headache.

"This is really a mistake..."

He had already arrived safely in the Kingdom of Goa the morning before yesterday.

However, more than fifty hours have passed, and they are still trapped in this mountain range.

It’s not that I was infected with directionality by Zoro.

But the Korpo Mountains were much more vast than he had expected...

He grew up in Kekoyasi Village. The islands surrounding it were very small, so he had completely adapted to the feeling of having such a small land area.

Coming to the Kingdom of Goa, I finally experienced again what it felt like to be unable to see the horizon from a high vantage point...

"If only Luffy were still in Windmill Village." Shanuo sighed.

At this time a year ago, Luffy was still in Windmill Village.

But then the Shanks incident happened. When Garp found out, he quickly transferred him to Mount Korpo and handed him over to the bandit Dadan for upbringing.

This is how he met Ace Sabo, encountered the Sapphire Pirates, and founded the ASL Brotherhood...

Calculate carefully.

Sabo should have been taken to the Revolutionary Army headquarters by Dragon a few months ago, leaving only Luffy and Ace in the mountains.

Shanuo felt that his luck after this voyage seemed to have been used up in running into the King of the Near Sea and Zeff.

It is indeed difficult to find these two little ghosts in this vast mountain range by myself.

But it's not possible that we've searched here day and night for more than fifty hours and still found nothing, right?

Those two troublemakers can't sit still. They are half-free in this mountain, making trouble everywhere every day. We should at least find some traces of their activities.

"Ugh."

After not sleeping well for several nights, Xia Nuo felt sore all over. He simply sat down against the top of a tree trunk, took out a few pieces of bread from his backpack and started to eat them.

He filled his stomach in the small town outside the mountain before entering the mountains, but even so, the dry food he brought with him was almost gone.

If I can't find anyone today, I might have to hunt wild animals in the mountains and roast them for food. I don't have any seasonings with me, so I'm sure the taste won't be very good.

After finishing the bread which barely filled his stomach, Shanuo took out a straw hat from his backpack and turned it a few times in the wind with his index finger.

——It looked ordinary and a bit old. The straw brim of the hat was a little loose, and the bright red ribbon had faded into an old dark date color.

If you put it close to your nose, you can smell a greasy smell of hair oil.

He bought this for two hundred berries from a farmer in the small town before entering the mountains. He was just waiting to use this to replace Luffy's straw hat as soon as he got it.

In fact, there are many shops in the city and similar straw hats are easy to buy.

The reason why I have to buy second-hand goods with this smell is simply because the ones sold in those stores are too new.

It's true that Luffy is a rough-edged fool, but his beloved straw hat suddenly becomes brand new and clean, so you can probably tell at a glance.

This wave, this wave is called details determine success or failure.

Shanuo was still thinking that when he met Luffy again in the future, maybe he could harvest some points.

Therefore, it is better not to reveal the fact that the genuine straw hat has been swapped.

(End of this chapter)