Returning to normalcy, Kona let out a breath.
In fact, she went a little too far just now. Qilin can indeed cause thunderous weather, and this was not something she noticed herself, but what Yuyuko said.
Therefore, in fact, Kona herself has not explored this usage for too long, and she can barely control it after mastering it.
With the loss of Kona's guidance, the dark clouds in the sky quickly dispersed.
After calming down, Ke Na looked at Xio. At this time, Xio looked not only in bad condition, but also had a lot of black aura surrounding him. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Aya stop him. "Don't worry, he was backlashed by the Devil Fruit ability. He will be fine after a while."
"...Is that what you told me?"
Aya nodded, "It's okay. I'm not as cautious as Ma Ji and others. Don't forget, I hugged you when you were a child."
As she spoke, Aya showed a subtle smile.
These words made Kona instantly embarrassed, and a trace of blush appeared on her face.
Not to mention Aya's report, the group of people who had just been killed hugged her on both sides.
But thinking about this, Kona remembered the question that she had been wondering before, "Since the undead here are all our original hunters, then why didn't I see my parents?"
Aya hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"This is because of Xio's fruit ability. The fact that he can maintain so many of our undead is far beyond his ability. The fact that he can do this is entirely because everyone has reached an agreement with him. Of course, it is not that Xio cannot forcibly control the undead. , but first of all, you need to be stronger than the other party..."
Kona nodded, and she understood the reason for this. Although her father was not the top hunter, he was not at the same level as Xio, who was still a young boy like herself. "I understand, but...why are my parents unwilling to talk?"
"They gave up when they learned you had successfully escaped."
The speaker was Marky, who had escaped death. It's just that the look of disgrace and embarrassment on his face now makes people laugh. His face was full of dirt, and his body still smelled like burnt food. Even though he hid at the end, he wasn't much better.
Marky frowned and looked at the woods behind him. Several other hunters similar to him understood what he meant instantly and sneaked into the jungle again.
"Dak Miloti is a very enlightened man. What he said was..." "There is no need for revenge. Since you have become a hunter, it is not unacceptable to be hunted by others. As long as Kona runs away It’s enough to fall over there.”
Marky's words reminded Kona of her jungle-oriented father, and her smile suddenly turned more bitter. She thought she would be able to see her parents again, but she didn't expect the answer to be like this.
"By the way, since talking about your parents, it reminds me of that incident." Marky suddenly remembered something and said. "I went to see your father after you went hunting that day, and he prepared a gift for you during the festival that day."
Gift...Kena was silent.
No wonder my father actually asked me to go hunting during the festival that day. It turned out...
Kona disappeared in an instant. Looking for the outline in her memory, Kona quickly ran towards the place where the village used to be.
The flames had long since turned the place where countless humans lived into scorched earth, and time had caused them to be covered again by the jungle. Over the years, the place had been clung to by various trees and vines, and no trace of human life could be seen.
But the 'slender' trees here still indicate that this place was once a ruin. You can even vaguely see a trace of the past among the heavy vegetation.
In Kona's eyes, everything here seemed to turn back time, returning to the appearance in the memory, returning to the former village full of human atmosphere in a cloud of mist.
However, Kona did not forget why she came. I closed my eyes and searched for the appearance in my memory. My body stumbled over many obstacles that did not exist in my memory, and finally came to a huge green pillar covered with moss.
The green pillar is just its current appearance. In the past, it was a huge tree, and her former home was built among the strong branches under the tree crown.
Tree houses are the choice of many hunters, because not all hunters gather lively in the village, and some like her father like to live alone. The so-called neighbors are just acquaintances who live relatively close to each other.
But this is not Ke Na’s goal yet. After gently hugging Qingzhu, Ke Na murmured subconsciously.
"I'm back."
No one responded, and there were not even many birds left in the silent trees. Even these birds were just new residents who had just arrived here.
After a brief silence, Kona walked around Qingzhu and walked behind him.
The faint fragrance of flowers wafted from the jungle behind, making Kona's expression somewhat soothed and her steps became much gentler.
But after arriving at the place in her memory, Ke Na sat down.
Different from the pink in my memory, it is now a patch of pink. The gorgeous pink petals fluttered in the wind, and then fell in pieces. Several unknown birds saw Kona's arrival and fluttered their wings in panic and fled. Instead of running away, he chose a farther place to stop and observe.
This place is completely different from other places in the jungle. Life seems to be reinterpreted here.
Stepping on a field of soft mud-like petals, Kona slowly walked into the largest tree in the flower forest. There was an ugly smiling face painted on the trunk more than three meters high, and " Kona Miroti's few characters.
…
"This is a fruit that floated from the sea. The pulp is so soaked that it is no longer edible, but there seems to be nothing wrong with the core. How about planting it and trying it."
"Hey, Dad, why doesn't this tree bear any fruit?"
"No way, this should be a multi-season tree, but we are an island with only spring here. Unless the climate is abnormal, it should only continue to grow like this, and finally stay here alone for the rest of its life."
"Isn't that pathetic?"
"It's okay, as long as it grows up, dad can make this place a sea of flowers."
…
"Although Uncle Miloti refused to help me take revenge, he still chose to 'resurrection' for one year."
At this moment, Xio followed Ke Na's footsteps with Aya's help. Seeing the questioning look that Kona turned around to cast, she continued to speak.
"Although Uncle Miloti didn't help us with our revenge, he had other ideas. As you can see, it is this forest...or the sea of flowers. He said that if you can come back here in the future, then see this A sea of flowers will definitely understand his thoughts.”
Kona punched the tree with her fist and roared, "I don't understand! I don't want to understand! Does this choice really make sense!!"
Pink petals fell from the branches, falling like snowflakes, covering Kena's body like a layer of pink quilt.
Xio shook his head, sat down leaning on a small tree, and looked at the sky in confusion.
"I also asked why? Can that kind of thing really be let go?" "Later I understood. As long as I still admit that I am a hunter, then hatred really does not need to exist. Just like the prey we hunt. , only this time the prey becomes ourselves. If you don’t have the consciousness to become the prey yourself, then you shouldn’t become a hunter.”
Kona was silent, but soon she smiled.
"That's you. You who have never left Zamabuji only have the identity of a hunter. I am different. In addition to my identity as a hunter... I am also a pirate!"
Yuyuko said, and Shanks also said, pirates are the freest beings in this sea. Even though most of them are not good people, there is no good or evil in freedom itself. Just like Yuyuko and Shanks, they have never I have never avoided the evil pirates, but becoming a pirate is to pursue that freedom. And he is also a free pirate.
A free pirate is not a hunter who even gives up his hatred.
Xio was stunned for a moment, then covered his face and laughed wildly, "Hahahaha, is that so? In this case..." "Since you are no longer a pure hunter, then you should treat all Uncle Milodi's words as bullshit!"
Xiu's laughter was so big that it even choked her throat. "Uncle Miloti has always been incompatible with the village, but that day when he said that hunters should not have hatred, I realized that he is the one among us who should be called a hunter. And he was resurrected He only gave me one reason."
"Besides being a hunter, he is also a father. I'm curious, Kena, what exactly did your father leave to you?"
When Xiu asked, Ke Na remembered that she was not here just to be sentimental. She immediately adjusted her mentality and started digging under the peach tree.
Yes, the peach tree. The core that Kona and her father picked up at the beach was a peach core, and this patch of peach blossoms was also there. This is a four-season plant, but Zamabuji is a spring island, so its flowers never stop blooming. This also results in it being more flowery than practical and unable to reproduce by relying on its results.
"I don't know how he did it."
With doubts in her heart, Ke Na dug up the land under the peach tree. This was the place agreed between Ke Na and her father.
Soon, Kona put aside the soil and saw what was buried under the soil.
There are two boxes inside, one looks a bit old, and the other is much newer.
The old Kona knew that it was an object left behind by her mother when she passed away. It's also what was originally placed here. The agreed place was the agreement witnessed by the mother who was no longer alive, and the new box was naturally left behind by the father.
One new and one old, for a while Kena didn’t know which one to open.
Seemingly sensing Kona's hesitation, Ah Ya said, "Open the old one first. That is probably the thing he wants to leave to you most."
Kona nodded, then put down the new-looking box and opened the old box.
Inside the box are two pieces of paper made of animal skins. Judging from the feel, they seem to have been treated with antisepsis after writing.
"Secret BBQ Seasoning Recipe" "Seedling Cultivation"
What was recorded above made Kona feel dazed for a while, and her eyes instantly became moist. Because Kona saw a sentence written at the end of the animal skin paper.
'Congratulations to Ke Na for passing the assessment and becoming a hunter in her own right. '
When she saw this, Ke Na understood the purpose of her father's decision to let her go hunting temporarily.
I just wanted to give myself a surprise quietly, but this surprise turned into a shock, and this trip turned out to be the difference between life and death. if……
Without if, the fire that just burned in my heart was instantly extinguished.
Yes, there are no ifs. Even if she had not left at the beginning, the ending would not have changed in any way. Leaving became the real gift her father gave her.
A gift called living.
Just this gift...
Kona shook her head, shaking away the tears from her eyes. Aiming at the other box.
But Kona's eyes suddenly focused, she grabbed a stone and threw it towards the woods nearby.
The roar that broke through the sky was followed by a row of trees that were smashed through. In the center of the row of trees, a monkey-faced man slumped on the ground with a pale face. Only the dense hair on his head was now left. A stubble-covered Mediterranean.
This sudden scene frightened him so much that even the thing in his crotch couldn't help but open the gate.
"Weird...monster!!"
