"So hungry! The physical strength consumed by using the Devil Fruit is really too much, but it is good that it finally worked once. That sister is wearing the most expensive children's clothes, the money she carries should not be small. Maybe she can almost save up the boat fees to leave this country." After hiding in a corner, under the dirty clothes reveals a delicate childish face, looking around to make sure there are no outsiders before taking out a stack of bills from the arms.
"One million berries, two million berries, three million..." Her right hand, which was counting the bills, quickly froze in mid-air and muttered: "Wait, this bill doesn't seem to be the right one!"
After rubbing her eyes to make sure there is no mistake, the little beggar just took a breath and said: "The smallest denomination is 100,000 berries, does her family open a mine?"
"Damn, if I had known it was like this, it would have been enough for me to steal one. Now that I've thrown away so much money, they will definitely not stop." The little beggar said with a small horrified face, "The most critical thing is, with such large value bills, where do I have to go to fill my stomach?"
...
When Longinus lamented the true nature of Hina's little rich girl, the group of people in black clothes and black pants and black hoods jumped out from the streets and alleys in broad daylight, as if they were worried that people didn't know they were bad guys. The vendors and guests who came to the food festival scattered and fled.
"Captain Kinu, that little girl ran away again and vanished, what should we do now?" A man in black asked unhappily.
"What to do? What to do?" The black man, who was clearly one size larger, slapped him hard on the head and scolded, "Of course, continue to chase after me. She was our most precious goods, and now she stole the captain's Devil Fruit. If we don't catch her and sell her for a high price, the captain will definitely skin us when he returns!"
"Right! That is a more precious product than even the Giants and Mermaids, there are many big shots in the underground world who want to get her. If she is lost from our hands, the captain will definitely kill us with the most cruel punishment." The words of the crowd of black-clad people dripped with fear, obviously selling them all would not be worth as much as that little beggar.
Suddenly, a man in black finally noticed the presence of Longinus and Hina and came up to their captain's ear and "whispered": "Captain, it's the Marine! Should we stop him?"
The captain-like black man scorned a glance at Longinus, waved his hand, and said: "Do not make trouble, that guy is wearing a coat of justice and civilian clothes, which is only the officers at the rank of captain can be allowed to dress. Although I do not know how that kid did it, but it is better not to bring the Marine into the scene now."
After the group of black-clad people walked away, Hina looked like a fresh impression and said speechlessly: "Are those pirates idiots? They didn't lower their voices at all. Could it be that they deliberately said it to us in order to lure you, Longinus-nii?"
Seeing Hina startled, worried about those pirates set a trap, Longinus reassured: "Do not mistaken, this is the average IQ of those pirates, just get used to it later."
"However, it seems that they are not ordinary pirates, but pirates under the slave owners who sell human beings." Longinus' face remained unchanged, but the killing intent in his heart was already brewing.
"Damn, is it the most disgusting kind of pirate?"
Hina's delicate little face showed an expression of disgust, obviously disgusted with those pirates.
But Hina did not want to affect the decision of Longinus because of her position. She knew very well that the kind of woman who likes to dictate everything is very unpleasant, and she did not want to be disliked by Longinus for this, even if it was just a hint of possibility.
"Longinus-nii, what should we do now?"
"As a Marine, when I see this kind of evil deeds, I naturally do not ignore it!" Longinus said decisively while his mind was thinking, "That flash of Devil Fruit ripple is..."
"Hina knew that Longinus-nii would be a real hero!" Hina does not say, merely in the heart secretly admiring thought. Then proposed itself: "Hina remain here will only hinder the action of Longinus-nii. Why not let Hina go back to inform the marine and kingdom army to come over to support?"
"It's too late, and the presence of the Marine and Kingdom troops will only force them to jump the gun and capture the vendors and foodies at the food festival as hostages, causing even more damage and injury." Longinus rejected Hina's proposal after a moment's thought.
"The most critical point is that this place is a long way from the king city, and now there is unrest. You will easily fall into danger instead of leaving alone, but I promised Louis oji-san to ensure your safety. How can I leave you behind because I have to rescue others?"
Longinus timely false head shake self-mockingly said, "It's a bit ridiculous to say, many people will call me a hero. When it comes to the choice, I still can not put down my friends because of some strangers, so that I have never been just an ordinary man with some power."
So, the little girl is easy to touch.
The words that did not seem too dramatic to Longinus earned Hina tears in her eyes, "Well yes, Hina will not slow down Longinus-nii!"
"There is no need to worry about that. Those pirates have average strength, even in the battle to protect you is not difficult." Longinus is not purely consoling at all. Just now, that quality of the pirates will not be able to break his defense how many more.
...
What was intended as a food competition has been pretty cold, and only two black-clad figures remain in the empty venue.
"Well, did you find that little girl yet?"
"No, no..." replied the man in black timidly, "That brat is just too good at hiding. It's hard to find in a short time."
"Damn, those dog-hunting Marine will probably catch up with the scent soon. We don't have much time." The leader in black gave a decisive order, "Block all the exits and tell everyone here that if they can't help me find that brat, I'll kill them all together!"
"Let those people become our accomplices. Boss, you are really too smart, I will go and convey the orders now." The short man in black gave a small pat on the back and quickly turned around and walked out of the meeting.
"Idiot, what do you mean by accomplice, obviously... is..." the leader of the black man reacted, cursing and quickly stuck, but could not think of any words to choose.
Ta ta ta!
The soft footsteps sounded, and the man in black frowned angrily: "Why are you back again? Do you not understand what I said before?"
Seeing that the "men" did not respond, the man in black felt slightly uneasy and turned around.
"Two top quality goods!" The man in black first looked at the two people who appeared in front of him with a professional gaze with respect before waking up abruptly.
"No, it's clearly the sound of one person's footsteps, why are there two people here?" The gloomy wind blew in the slightly dark venue, and the man in black shed a nervous sweat.