Pirate: My partner is too crooked

The Kingdom of Music, Iregia.

The Infinite Dream docks on a deserted coast.

When Lin Zhi and his party stepped off the ship, the Infinite Dream automatically activated its self-protection mechanism and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

In addition to hiding their traces to avoid unnecessary trouble, the reputation of the maritime restaurant in the New World is too great, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be hard-headed pirates trying to attack their ship.

Lin Zhike didn't want to take this rare moment of relaxation and kept his radar on.

That would be too tiring.

"Hey Lin Zhi, are you sure this island is a music mecca? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a deserted island!"

Aqua walked at the front of the team with brisk steps. Looking around, there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, even more dilapidated than the Cake Island they had made a fuss about.

Because she had gained a lot of property from the Big Mom Pirates, she was looking disappointed as she was eager to buy something.

"To be precise, it should be the former music kingdom, which suffered a devastating blow a year ago."

Lin Zhi looked at the island environment that had become a ruin. After more than a year, many plants with strong vitality had grown out, covering it with a light green layer.

In the distance, you can even see a forest composed of trees several meters high.

It has to be said that in the world of One Piece, both animals and plants grow at an extraordinary speed and have all kinds of strange shapes.

"It's such a pity. I originally wanted to promote my Meow Song here, Meow."

Meow Meow sighed rather regretfully.

As a cute and charming villain, he has a lot of skills.

This is thanks to the spirit of studying crazily in pursuit of love.

——Although it was green in the end.

"Will there be humans living on an island like this?"

Escanor carried the golden battle ax on his shoulder. With his deep gaze through the layers of trees, he could vaguely see the ruins of the castle deep in the forest, covered with vines and moss.

"It should be so. I seemed to hear beautiful singing."

The king frowned slightly and looked around doubtfully.

He was very sure that the slightly immature singing voice was not an illusion, but he had never been able to find the specific source.

Um?

Lin Zhi glanced at King in surprise, then withdrew his gaze and said nothing more.

Through the super range of perception of sight, sound and color, he could easily locate Xiao Uta who was sitting on the cliff practicing singing.

But that location was deep in the forest, hundreds of meters away from them. How did the king hear it?

What a talent that makes people jealous!

Thinking of some possibility, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Report Xiaolin! On the cliff ahead on the left, Kangna found the figure of a little girl!"

At this moment, Kang Na, who was standing on Lin Zhi's shoulder, raised her white little finger and pointed in the direction of the singing like a well-trained investigator, with a serious look on her face.

The companions heard the sound and ran away. After several searches, they finally found the small, slender figure.

"Xiao Lin received it, over." Lin Zhi responded to Kang Na quite cooperatively.

"Hehe." Kangna happily opened her arms and hugged his head.

In this way, everyone walked through the dense forest overgrown with weeds and headed towards their destination.

After killing several ferocious beasts that wanted to attack without mercy, we successfully arrived at the foot of the cliff where Little Uta was located.

The cliff is only about ten meters high. Standing below and looking up, you can clearly see the slender legs hanging gently in the air.

At this time, Uta was immersed in music creation and did not notice the appearance of Lin Zhi and others at all.

"That bright red hair, is that Shanks?"

From Aqua's point of view, she could just see the red hair on the side of little Uta.

So, the idiot goddess who was severely face-blind said something shocking directly.

Lin Zhi: "...Are you sure?"

He really deserves to be a guy who can get along with little Luffy...

"Looking at the figure, they don't look alike."

Aqua held her chin with one hand and thought carefully.

After a few seconds, she seemed to have successfully figured out the answer and muttered, "Did that guy Shanks eat a devil fruit that turns him into a child?"

"You are invincible."

"Hmm, don't even look at who this goddess is! No wonder you insist on coming to this broken island. It turns out you knew Shanks was here in advance!"

Aqua, who received "affirmation" from Lin Zhi, immediately waved her arms towards the girl on the cliff and said hello.

"Hey! Shanks!"

Shanks? !

Hearing the name of this bastard whom he had longed for and resented for a long time, Uta was startled and came back to his senses from the inspiration of music creation.

When she was first "abandoned", she would stand on the shore every day, expecting the shadow of the red-haired pirates to appear on the other side of the sea and pick her up.

But as each day passed, this expectation gradually disappeared and turned into deep resentment.

Why! Why did you leave me here without saying a word?

Aren't we family? Just because I am too weak and will become a burden to you, do you choose to abandon me in this boring way?

Why! He didn't even want to give me a chance to say goodbye! !

Scenes from the past appeared in front of his eyes. Uta glanced at the figure that suddenly appeared below, and jumped off the cliff.

After landing smoothly, he stared at Lin Zhi and others with unkind eyes.

"People from outside the sea, what is your relationship with that bastard?!"

It was completely different from the actress in the theatrical version who showed off her figure. At this time, Uta, who was only nine years old, was wearing a simple yellow dress, with a black bow tied on her slightly growing breasts.

The slender dress directly covered her thighs, revealing only a pair of thin, white calves.

"Ah? It's not Shanks?"

Looking at the little Uta whose left eye was half covered by her white bangs, the elderly and nervous Aqua realized it later.

"Answer my question, how do you know that bastard's name!"

Little Uta put her hands on her hips, looking like a fierce bad girl.

Although her height was not an advantage at all, she grew up in the red-haired pirate group and had seen fights between pirates, so she was not intimidated at all.

"Huh? You brat who came out of nowhere, why should I answer your question?"

Aqua, who had a high self-esteem, gave a stronger response to Uta's questioning.

The stupid goddess doesn't care what kind of cute girl you are, but if you make her feel uncomfortable, you'll slap her back on the spot.

Uta's face darkened, and he took out a dagger from the side of his leg and rushed towards him.

Since you don't want to answer the question, use the pirate method to get the answer you want!

Aqua was startled by the sudden attack. Her first reaction was not to fight back, but to get behind Lin Zhi.

Although, this thing has already turned countless pirates into big figures.

Click.

Before he even got close, the dagger in Uta's hand was cut off on the spot, leaving only a rough handle.

Uta looked up, and his sight was completely obscured by the tall body filled with scorching air waves.

"To be honest, little girl, I still prefer the way you sing quietly."

Escanor's face was expressionless, looking down at the surprised little girl.

Aqua and others gave him, who was regarded as a monster, a strong sense of belonging, so he would naturally not let others do bad things.

Even if the other party is just a teenager.

"Damn it! You must have been sent here by that bastard redhead!"

Uta, who knew he was no match, broke down and roared.

The complaints and incomprehensions accumulated in my heart surged out like a tidal wave.

"Wait, wait! Please, don't attack this child!"

A middle-aged man with a scar on his head and a serious hunchback suddenly rushed out and stood between Uta and Escanor with open arms.

Gordon, the only remaining resident of the Music Kingdom, is also the person Shanks entrusted to Uta. He has profound musical and scientific attainments.

"Old man, get out of my way. I want to ask them why Shanks left me here without saying a word!"

Uta's eyes were shining with tears, and her delicate and cute little face showed madness.

"Oh, Uta, you..." Gordon sighed with a sad face.

For more than a year, watching such a cute little girl immersed in endless sadness all day long, he had the urge to tell the truth countless times.

But thinking of red-haired Shanks' resolute face reflected in the firelight, the words reaching his throat could not come out.

Men should keep their promises to the end!

It's unclear whether this insistence is right or wrong, but judging from Future Uta's crazy behavior of trying to "destroy" the entire world even if he learns the truth, the consequences are very serious.

"To be honest, we do know Shanks, but we are not in a superior-subordinate relationship with that guy."

Lin Zhi bypassed Escanor and Gordon and walked slowly to Uta.

"But I know the truth about the destruction of the country in Iregia. If you want to know, just agree to one condition."

Gordon, who smelled something bad, hurriedly urged: "Who are you? This is not the place you should be. Leave immediately."

Uta ignored Gordon directly, raised his profile without thinking, and stared straight at Lin Zhi with a pair of clear eyes.

"What conditions?!"

She didn't even believe that Shanks would be the kind of person to massacre an entire country because of treasure, and she even had a vague guess at the possibility.

As long as she can know what happened a year ago, she won't hesitate even if she dies!

After pondering for a few seconds, Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Let's sing a cheerful song."

"Are you kidding me?" Little Uta thought the other party was playing tricks on her.

"If you can't do it, then there's nothing I can do." Lin Zhi shrugged casually.

The friends behind him were all a little confused by his operation.

Out of trust in Lin Zhi, they all remained silent.

Only Aqua was doing the finishing touches in a cowardly manner: "It doesn't count if you don't make me happy!"

"Forget it, it seems you are blinded by hatred and can't do it now."

Seeing Xiao Wuta clenching his fists and standing there without moving, Lin Zhi said, turned around and left.

Before I took a few steps, a beautiful singing voice came from behind me.

“The new era is the future.”

"If you can change everything in this world."

"If it can be changed..."

At the beginning, it was just a cappella singing without any soundtrack, but as Uta closed her eyes and began to pour her emotions into it, cheerful tunes began to sound quietly.

A fresh and soft breeze accompanied the singing, blowing over the dilapidated ruins around.

The next second, grass grows thickly, flowers bloom, and vigorous vitality spreads in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The gloomy sky was like a clean turbid cloth, dyed with a deep blue.

The sky is clear and pure white birds are passing over the white clouds. Being in such a world full of fairy tale colors and listening to cheerful songs can relax your tense nerves like never before at this moment.

Lin Zhi slowly stopped and looked at the world that had changed drastically in an instant.

Obviously, this is a virtual world created by the Song Fruit. This is why this fruit is called "enough to destroy the world"!

Aqua's aqua-blue intelligent eyes widened slightly as she prepared to find fault. Infected by the singing, she felt comfortable unconsciously.

"Am I delusional, meow?" Meow meow looked at the strange and beautiful world in astonishment.

If Lin Zhi and others weren't still around, he almost thought he had traveled back to the Pokémon world.

"Big bird!" Kangna pointed excitedly at the bird soaring high in the sky.

The ancient dragon cub's nature was liberated, and it flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

"A phenomenon that is difficult to explain by science, could it be said that this is also a Devil Fruit ability?" King said with a serious expression.

Have you never eaten pork and seen pigs running? Having seen so many strange fruit abilities, he quickly came to accurate conclusions.

"If you can create such a colorful world, why does this little girl still look so bitter and resentful?"

Escanor said it was hard to understand.

From Uta's singing, you can clearly feel a positive and optimistic spirit.

"King is right, she is a person with the ability of the superhuman singing fruit. She can pull people into the virtual world of fantasy through singing." Lin Zhi explained aloud.

When he looked back at Uta, the original plain yellow dress had disappeared.

Instead, there are exquisite and gorgeous singing costumes.

At this moment, Uta was seen standing on the stage with flashing lights, her eyes slightly closed, and there were colorful notes and five-colored threads jumping around, just like a flawless little princess.

"Let's enter the dream together, enter the dream."

"Enter, a new era!"

After the song ended, the joyful world suddenly became quiet.

"Ah, that's it? Let's play another song." Aqua still had more to say.

Uta, who pursed her lips tightly, did not do as she was told. She just lowered her head and walked to Lin Zhi.

"Is that okay? Please, tell me the truth."

Her tone was close to pleading.

Singing "New Era" while holding on to her frustration and resentment was the limit of what she could do.

As soon as the words fell, the beautiful world suddenly collapsed and returned to the dilapidated real world.

At this stage, Uta naturally cannot maintain the ability and power of musical illusions as he would ten years later.

"Even if it's quite cruel to you, do you still want to know?"

Lin Zhi put away the relief on his face and looked into Uta's eyes seriously.

Uta took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"Hey, young people, although I don't know what your purpose is here, please don't do unnecessary things!"

Gordon is still trying to stop it.

His intuition told him that the very familiar-looking man in front of him might really know how Elegia destroyed his country!

"You call it protection, but you bury the seeds of hatred of the real world in a girl's heart. Aren't you doing unnecessary things?"

Lin Zhi deliberately emphasized "you".

From his point of view, who controls the direction of the future plot, Uta's strength and fragility are completely beyond the imagination of Gordon and Shanks.

Instead of stubbornly hiding the truth, it is better for Uta to face the cruelty of reality!

Gordon was speechless by the sudden words.

Recently, Uta has indeed shown a tendency to hate the world.

"Listen up Uta, the person who destroyed the entire Elegia was not Shanks, but..."

Lin Zhi turned his gaze back to Xiao Uta, who had tears in his eyes.

"You." (End of chapter)