Pirates: Your Emperor is Back!

half a day ago.

Accompanied by two Alabasta elite soldiers, Hiluluk set off from the dock town to the interior of the Kingdom of Aden to investigate.

On the way, Hiluluk couldn't help expressing emotion to the two soldiers.

"Ahahahahaha, Kingdom of Aden, the weather is so nice!"

"Oh! The scenery is nice, it's different from Winter Island, it has a different flavor!"

"I don't know what special food is here."

"Hey, look over there..."

"..."

Facing the two unfamiliar soldiers, Siruluk acted quite familiar, even reaching the level of "noisy".

In this regard, the two young soldiers could only shake their heads and smile wryly, and followed Shiruluk.

After all, who could hate such a funny-talking, warm-hearted doctor?

——Although everyone calls him a "quack".

...

They followed the main road and continued to go deep into the kingdom of Aden.

It has to be said that if the fact that an "unknown infectious disease" is spreading in the country is removed, the Kingdom of Aden is really a good place in terms of scenery alone.

It is different from the snow country scenery of Drum Island, the exotic style of Sky Island, and the bold and unrestrained desert of Alabasta.

The Kingdom of Aden is full of pleasant pastoral scenery.

Like the green wheat fields that can be seen everywhere, the simple houses built of white bricks and tiles, and even a few windmills can be seen turning with the wind not far away.

The only fly in the ointment -

There is a little less "angry" here.

According to the old man, after the outbreak of the unknown infectious disease, the royal family of the Kingdom of Aden immediately abandoned their country and took refuge at sea.

Before going to sea, they even destroyed all ships capable of long-distance sailing except them in the name of "preventing unscrupulous people from taking the opportunity to endanger the world".

The residents of the Kingdom of Aden could not go to sea to seek help, so they could only choose to stay behind closed doors, using self-isolation, trying to delay the time as much as possible, and then seek a cure.

In their consciousness, what they have is the "highly contagious" platinum-lead disease.

Therefore, when the Four Seas Alliance announced that it would send medical troops to assist patients with platinum lead disease in the North Sea, they finally saw hope.

After waiting and waiting, finally the ships of the Universal Alliance docked.

Ever since, this was the beginning of the scene.

...

As the journey continues.

Soon, the three of them became familiar with each other, and the topic of conversation became more and more in-depth.

A soldier asked curiously: "Mr. Shiruluk, I heard that you hope to invent a 'panacea' that can cure everything?"

Hiluluk nodded with a smile, "Yes, and there has been a lot of progress recently!"

"It's impossible for a medicine to cure everything, right?"

Another soldier looked a little disbelieving.

"We understand if you're using an analogy, like you can be a great doctor who can cure everything, but..."

The soldier paused, "Even a layman like me knows that the pathology of each disease is different, and the treatment methods are also different. How can there be one medicine that can cure everything!"

Hearing these words, Hiluluk suddenly approached the soldier, fixed his eyes on him, and looked at him with fear.

No, I seem to...offended the doctor?

But immediately after, Hiluluk patted him on the shoulder with a big laugh, and comforted him, "Don't worry, I've heard your words too much, and I'm used to it!"

The soldier breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Hiluluk changed the subject and emphasized: "But I still have to say, you are wrong!"

The soldier scratched his head, looking puzzled.

Hiluluk pointed to the "beautiful" but "desolate" scenery in front of him, and said slowly: "Let me ask you, what do you think is the 'disease' that appears in this country?"

The soldier shook his head, showing embarrassment, "Well... I don't know medical skills, so I can't tell."

"No, you should have seen it."

Hiluluk narrowed his eyes and explained: "Because this 'country' itself is sick!"

"Um?"

The two soldiers were even more puzzled when they heard this.

Shiruluk continued: "Just imagine, what would happen if this infectious disease broke out in the Universal Alliance—or simply in Alabasta?"

The soldiers thought for a while and replied: "No matter what, the ancestors and His Majesty Cobra couldn't have escaped, right?"

"Yes, because that's what they are."

Shiruluke asked again: "The emperor and the king are like this, what about the officials? Will they run away?"

The soldier replied confidently: "No, Icarem, Bell, Jaca, and everyone in the escort team can't give up their country!"

"Next question."

Hilluluk said slowly: "If—I mean, if, Mr. Rowan left with the royal family as quickly as possible, what would you think?"

The two soldiers thought for a moment, and answered almost simultaneously:

"We will choose to believe them!"

"Yes, that's it."

Shiruluk nodded and said: "In the face of an unknown disease, it may be reckless to choose to confront it head-on, but at least the ruler should not give up his country, and the people of this country should also have the confidence to believe that they will not Abandoned!"

"But now, look here..."

Xiluluke looked around, and there was no one in the pastoral beauty.

He frowned and said:

"In the Kingdom of Aden, the royal family fled, and the surviving civilians chose to stay behind closed doors, waiting for help from the outside world!"

Hiruluk's fist gradually clenched.

"This country itself is sick!"

He pointed to his chest—the location of his heart.

"Here, there is a disease."

After saying that, the originally lively three fell into a brief silence.

The two soldiers were thinking about Shiruluk's words, and they seemed to finally understand why the man in front of him, despite his lack of medical skills, could get along very well with Kureha, who was highly skilled in medicine.

As Shiruluk said, what he wants to heal is the "heart" of people.

...

The three continued to move forward, and finally arrived at a large city in the evening.

In the city, traces of life can be vaguely seen, but there is still no one there.

"Ah, it looks like I'm going to sleep on the street tonight, or just go out of town for the night?"

Although there were people in the house, the three of them had no intention of knocking on the door. After all, in a country where infectious diseases spread, it was better to be safe.

The three of them planned to go around the city and search slowly while investigating.

If there is no suitable place, find a hidden corner outside the city to rest in a while.

But just when they turned a street corner, they saw a scene they never expected——

A group of people gathered together, kneeling on the ground, rustling.

A soldier couldn't help being curious.

"What are they doing? Eating?"

"The situation is not right, stay alert!"

Another soldier clenched the scabbard around his waist and stepped forward slowly.

But before he took a few steps, Hilluluk suddenly saw the shadow on the ground.

On the top, there are obviously unnatural bulges, as if countless stones are clinging to the bodies of the group of people, making them appear to be full of potholes.

"run……"

Hiruluk suddenly said.

The two soldiers hadn't reacted yet.

Hilluluk raised his head and saw that the eyes of the group of "people" had turned to the three of them.

was found!

He said even louder: "Run!"