Chapter 50 - Upper Yard

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After some time riding the waver, Lepus and Conis arrived near a place that seemed to be a forest but with giant trees.

Seeing this, Conis was quite surprised.

"Here's.... Upper Yard?"

Conis then said firmly to Lepus.

"Lepus-san, we shouldn't be here!"

But Lepus calmly answered.

"Don't worry. We won't be caught. We're just wandering around anyway and not landing."

"But...."

"Alright, calm down. Trust me!"

Lepus certainly knew what Conis was worried about.

For Skypeians, Upper Yard was considered the land of the Gods.

And the "God" currently ruling was Enel!

Enel has the power of Goro Goro no Mi or Lightning Logia!

It was said that anyone who dared to oppose Enel would be struck by divine punishment! That was why Conis was so worried and scared.

However, Lepus who has the power of Boundaries and masters three Haki will certainly not be afraid of Enel.

Lepus then continued to ride the waver in the sea of ​​clouds around the outskirts of the Upper Yard.

After a long drive, from a distance Lepus saw a figure leaning against a rock on the shore of the Upper Yard.

Lepus is quite confused about this.

'Isn't Upper Yard considered a forbidden place? Why is there's someone here?'

Lepus also pulled the waver to the shore near the figure.

And when it was close enough, Lepus was surprised that the figure was a girl!

The girl looked quite tall with a pretty but firm face and long straight black hair in a ponytail.

The girl seems to be injured on her leg because it looks like there is blood there.

Lepus tried to remember if he had seen this girl in the main One Piece series.

Then, Lepus remembered and recognized this black-haired girl.

'Raki!'

Raki is not well known because she doesn't get much attention in the main One Piece series. That's why not many remember her.

Meanwhile, Raki who saw an unknown person approaching her, was tensed and alert.

"Who are you!?"

Seeing Raki who was alert, Lepus tried to calm down.

"Calm down. We just want to help you. You're injured, right?"

"No need!!"

"Relax. We didn't mean anything bad."

Even though Raki was still wary, Lepus then approached and knelt down to examine the wound.

After examining and concluding that the wounds were only external wounds, Lepus then took out a first aid kit, a water bottle, and a medicine box from the gap in his bag.

Lepus then gently and carefully cleaned Raki's wound with clean water, then smeared the injured area with Muret's herbal medicinal cream, and then wrapped it with a bandage.

Seeing Lepus who was seriously but gently and carefully treating her wound, Raki was slightly flabbergasted. Raki had never been treated this carefully and so gently by a man. Raki's heart skipped a beat and she felt something she had never felt in her entire life. She felt the warmth, tenderness, and care from Lepus' treatment of her.

Before long, Lepus finished dealing with Raki's injury and smiled at her.

"Done.... Your wound should be able to heal faster with the medicine I applied earlier."

Then Lepus took out a woman's long skirt which probably was the right size for Raki because Raki's clothes were a little torn and dirty with blood marks from her wounds.

'Actually, this is Muret's, but it can't be helped. I'll buy another one for her later.'

Lepus then spoke.

"Put this on. Your clothes are dirty and unusable.... Conis, can you help her change?"

Lepus then handed the clothes to Conis.

After Conis nodded, Lepus then turned around and walked away to give them some privacy.

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After a while, Raki finished changing and Lepus came back.

"Better?"

Raki who was still sitting on the rock nodded slightly hearing Lepus' question.

Lepus then introduce himself to Raki.

"My name is Lepus. I'm from Blue Sea. And the girl who helped you change clothes is Conis. She's from Angel Island. How about you?"

Raki then also introduced herself.

"I'm Raki. From Shandia. Thanks for helping me."

Lepus smiled then said again.

"Raki, you still need to rest and not move much so that your wound doesn't open. And we certainly wouldn't have the heart to leave you here alone. So how about coming with us first?"

"That's...."

Raki was a bit hesitant.

Seeing this, Lepus assure her.

"Don't worry. We won't treat your wound before if we really have bad intentions. Trust me. Isn't that right, Conis?"

"Um."

Conis nodded along to persuade Raki.

Raki finally accepts.

"Okay. Sorry to bother you."

"It's okay."

Lepus then approached Raki and carried her.

Then the three of them headed to the waver.

But Lepus didn't ride the waver and instead slowly swung one hand to open the gap.

Seeing Lepus do that, Raki and Conis were very surprised.

Lepus then said to them.

"Surprised? This is the power of a devil fruit. But maybe you have heard or even never heard of devil fruit."

"Oh. I've heard a bit from the elders of my tribe. But I never thought I'd be able to meet someone with such power in person."

Raki seems to know a bit, but Conis doesn't seem to.

Lepus then said to Conis.

"Conis, you brought that waver. We're going in."

The three of them then entered the gap.

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