Shandia's Gift

"Wow-"

"Is this the other half of Jaya Island that was washed up to Skypiea by the Knock Up Stream?"

Looking at the towering giant trees and countless white clouds in front of her, Carina's eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help but feel amazed by such dreamy scenes. 

"Who?"

Ren, who transformed into a Qilin, has just taken Carina to the Upper Yard.

But in an instant, a group of poorly dressed people with extremely fierce aura suddenly appeared with Swords, guns, and other weapons.

Surprisingly, not only are they all dressed like primeval humans, but there is actually a pair of small white wings on their back that look like decorations.

All of them stopped in place with ferocious eyes.

However, in the blink of an eye, they were shocked by the huge beast in front of them.

"hiss--"

"What kind of monster is this?"

Someone couldn't help but hiss in confusion. 

"It's been less than a month, and you don't know me anymore?"

After putting down Carina, the beast transforms into a human at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then he looked at the two young and strong Shandia warriors leading the way with a smile: "Kamakiri, Braham..."

"Ren?"

"Mr. Ren!!!"

Looking at the young and handsome man in front of them. 

The pupils of the two leading Shandia warriors shrank sharply, and their expressions changed into surprise and delight.

The other Shandia warriors were astonished and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Their previous hostility and vigilance disappeared in an instant.

Instead, they looked at Ren full of respect.

"Ren, it's really you..."

Kamakiri, who was tall and thin with a spear in his hand, wearing red sunglasses and a mohawk, asked in surprise: "Didn't you leave Sky Island with Luffy and the others to continue your adventure?"

"After arriving at sea, some conflicts occurred. So, I have left the Straw Hat Pirates..."

Ren explained briefly, then he pointed his finger at Carina and said with a smile: "This is my new companion. I brought her here to see..."

"Hello everyone! My name is Carina!"

Carina smiled and introduced herself politely.

"Hello…"

"Since she is Ren's companion, she is also a friend of our Shandia tribe!"

"Miss Carina, if you need anything, just tell us..."

"Yes, thanks to Mr. Ren. After he killed Enel, he also helped us expel the invaders from Upper Yard. We, the Shandia Tribe, were able to return to our hometown!"

"But, Mr. Ren, have you really left the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"Speaking of which, although Luffy and the others are nice people, they are really a bit too naive..."

"If they hadn't stopped you in the first place, Gan Fall would have been killed by you, Mr. Ren!"

…

These Shandia warriors are very enthusiastic.

Because of hundreds of years of suffering and having learned enough experience from their past mistakes, they have always been relatively xenophobic and unwilling to easily trust outsiders.

But at this moment, they were full of gratitude and respect for Ren.

They also have a good impression of Carina as his new companion.

Carina also vaguely understood some information from the words of the Shandia warriors.

After Ren killed Enel, the god who ruled Skypiea, he directly expelled the previous inhabitants of the Upper Yard, headed by the former god Gan Fall, and regained this land for the Shandia Tribe, who had their homeland occupied for hundreds of years.

If the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates hadn't stopped him.

It is estimated that even Gan Fall will be killed by him.

Ren never told her this information.

"It's strange… this guy doesn't seem to be such a kind person!"

After glancing quietly at Ren, Carina couldn't help but mumble in suspicion.

Although the two have only known each other for a few days.

But after getting along for a short time, she gradually becomes familiar with Ren and gets a preliminary understanding of the other person's personality.

Although this man is very kind to his own people.

But he's by no means a nosy character.

He is not the kind of Holy Mother who is kind-hearted and helps others casually.

This should be one of the reasons why the other party had a conflict with the Straw Hat Pirates and eventually parted ways.

Carina couldn't understand how Ren, with his personality, could help the Shandia tribe regain their hometown or something.

At most, after killing Enel, he will leave the Skypiea alone, allowing the Shandia tribe and the aborigines of Angel Island to continue their endless fighting.

Unexpectedly, he would go to great lengths to help the Shandia Tribe expel the Skypieans from the Upper Yard.

It surprised her.

"Where's Wyper? I have something I want to talk to him about!"

Ren naturally noticed Carina's gaze.

He knew this smart and quirky girl very well.

But he has no intention to explain things.

It was indeed his whim to help the Shandia Tribe.

Perhaps due to his experience, he had never had a good impression of intruders like Skypieans who took over other people's homeland.

On the other hand, he is full of admiration for the Shandia warriors who have never given up for hundreds of years and are still fighting tenaciously and unyieldingly to regain their homeland after it was occupied by others. 

So, after killing Enel.

He didn't even mind intervening in the conflict between Skypieans and Shandia and rejected Gan Fall's proposal to share the Upper Yard.

Directly in front of Gan Fall, he slaughtered all the God's Guards he led and expelled them from the Upper Yard.

Even before leaving, he ignored the opinions of other members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

He immediately put down his words and protected the Shandia tribe, which although its individual fighting power was very tenacious, was unable to recuperate due to the endless wars for many years. 

The number of the tribe has always been relatively sparse, so they were somewhat disadvantaged in terms of numbers.

No matter how unwilling he was to lose the Upper Yard, Gan Fall could only bear the pressure of constant protests from the Skypieans and dare not to act rashly.

He could only let the Shandia tribe regain possession of the Upper Yard.

Because Gan Fall had witnessed with his own eyes how powerful this man was. He was just like Enel, who possessed a power that mortals could not defeat.

If they really dare to launch a war against Shandia, the entire Angel Island will inevitably be destroyed.

It is precisely because Ren knows Gan Fall's weak and hesitant character that he intentionally spares his life.

"Wyper is training the children in the village..."

Braham, who was wearing a bamboo straw hat and a green coat and holding a pair of guns, said with a chuckle: "That guy is very stern. The little brats in the village are all afraid of him, and they don't dare to be lazy!"

"As the saying goes, if you become unambitious, you will be in danger... Wyper, he did a good job!"

After his Observation Haki covered the entire Upper Yard, Ren said with a smile.

"Stop standing here...please come with us!"

"The Chief and the others will be very happy to see you..."

"And Raki talks about you every day; she's been looking forward to seeing you again!"

This group of Shandia's warriors was leading the way to the tribe's residence while talking and laughing.

"Raki?" Carina followed Ren with a smile and did not interrupt; her eyes flickered slightly.

It sounds like it's a girl's name.

"By the way, Ren..."

After thinking of something, Kamakiri turned around and said with a smile: "You came just in time, we just have a gift to give you!"

"Yes, we are still thinking about handing it over to you when you come here again!"

Braham, who was more serious on the side, couldn't help but smile and say: "I promise you will definitely like that gift!"

"Gift?"

After hearing these words, Carina, who is a money grubber.

Her two big eyes almost turn into a Belly.

Although it was not given to her, but to Ren.

But since the other party said that Ren would like it, it's not an exaggeration to say that it should be a relatively valuable treasure, right?

"Oh, is it so…"

For the gifts mentioned by the Kamakiri and Braham, Ren just smiled and didn't take it to heart.

…

(T/N: You might be wondering why I sometimes use the words beast instead of Qilin when referring to the main character. It's because those characters don't know what Qilin is, and they can only refer to the strange beast in front of them as Monster or Beast.)