Chapter 898
Forced To Be A General, I Just Wanted To Retire
Rare Beast Island
On the other side of the island, a huge golden ship also docked there and immediately landed.
The island is divided into two sides. One side is a forest that takes up most of the island and falls on top. Below it is a cliff and the bottom of the cliff is surrounded by Gobi shoals.
âThis isâ¦â
Leda came down and looked at the island. âAh! Iâve been to this island before. Itâs the âLegendary Islandâ.â
âLegend Island?â
Kuro and Crowe spoke together, showing surprise.
âIs it this island?â
Kuro looked up and stared at the big forest above. âIâve heard about it before. Itâs said that there are gods living on the island. Those who approach will be cursed.â
Crowe nodded. âHe is very famous in the pirate circle of East Blue. It is said that someone grew a wild boarâs head overnight, and someoneâs beard suddenly became very long and he hanged himself. But that was in the pastâ¦â
In East Blue, Crowe would also blame this phenomenon on curses and legends.
But now you have to tell him that a man suddenly grew a boarâs head overnight. He will tell you that he may have eaten a Devil Fruit. Similarly, a beard can grow long enough to hang people.
âLida, what is on the island? Devil Fruit? No⦠I donât think so. If there is, you canât see me.â Kuro looked at Lida.
There wonât be any Devil Fruit. With her nature, if she really encountered it, she would probably swallow it without looking. If there are two Devil Fruit, she will directly die here.
âThere are only some strange beasts and delicious fruits.â
Leda licked her lips. âThe fruits on this island are very delicious. I ate a lot of them at that time. By the way, there is also a treasure chest uncle.â
âUncle Treasure Chest?â Kuro asked.
âYes! Heâs a good uncle, but he often stays in the box and canât come out. There are many good beasts inside, and a good island.â Leda nodded.
âDidnât you stay then?â Kuro asked again.
Leda pursed her lips. âI want to eat meat. Although there are wild beasts here, their intelligence is too high, just like humans. I canât eat them. Iâll get tired of eating fruit all the time. Then thereâs an uncle here. Itâs so boring. I donât want to be here.â
âSo thatâs how it is, Rare Beast?â
Kuro looked up. âLetâs go take a look. I havenât been here in East Blue for so many years. I want to know what this rare beast is like.â
Seeing that Kuro seemed to be ready to move, the stork also followed him and said, âAre you going up? I want to go too and see if there are any good ingredients.â
âWell, okay, letâs go together.â Kuro nodded.
âAh? You want to grab a chickenâ¦â
âStop it right now!!â
Kuro shouted directly, interrupting the rest of the sentence.
âAh? You said you canât?â Stork tilted his head.
Kuro rolled his eyes. âLida!â
âSister, Kuro said we can go together.â Leda giggled.
Stork was a little confused. âDidnât I just say together? Why should I repeat it?â
âIâ¦â
Mr. Ku gritted his teeth and raised his hand to slap himself.
Why should he talk to her properly?
Crowe had a bad feeling and grabbed Kuroâs hand and dissuaded him. âDonât do this, Mr. Kuro, donât do this.â
Kuro gave him a satisfied look and lowered his hand.
Youâre smart. If you didnât stop me, I would have slapped you.
⦠.
Bringing the armadillo, Kuro ordered some Marines to go up from the shoal next door and walk all the way to the forest above.
Even though it was still daytime, the forest had always been dark. Most of the trees here were dense, and there were only a few places where the trees were shallow, shining sunlight.
âYes?â
Stork squatted in front of a plant that looked like flytrap and looked at it carefully.
âHissâ¦â
The plant suddenly opened its mouth and bit the air.
The storkâs eyes were quick and its fingers were covered with a layer of Haki.
There was a cracking sound and a ball of sparks shot out of Storkâs fingers.
âOh⦠the power is not bad. It can bite through human bones. Is it a carnivorous type?â
Stork opened the flytrapâs mouth with his hand and looked inside. âUnfortunately, itâs not an ingredient. Maybe I can use medicine⦠Iâll take it back and show it to Fanny.â
She released her hand and grabbed the root of the plant, pulling it out and stuffing it into her bag.
She looked up and saw a banana hanging on a tree full of patterns.
The stork sniffed and reached out to pick the banana. It peeled off the skin, revealing the smooth and one-colored flesh inside.
âItâs a little Devil Fruitâs skin, but the taste is very sweet. Itâs an ordinary fruit.â Stork took a bite and nodded. âIt tastes good.â
âWellâ¦â
She said to the nearby Marines, âFruits and plants, as long as you find them strange, please pick them. I want these things.â
Kuroâs mouth twitched. What is this? Are bandits entering the village?
They are Marines!
âRoarâ¦â
Suddenly, a low roar came from the depths of the forest.
The group of people looked over and saw a golden light flashing out.
A beast with golden fur, a face like a lion and a tiger, and a golden majestic mane rushed out.
âRoar!â
The lion roared at them, its two teeth hanging on its upper jaw like swords.
âLion? No, Tiger?!â
A crowd of Marines froze.
This thing raised its head and narrowed its eyes, as if it enjoyed the frightened expressions of everyone.
But soon, it did not find that these people were not completely frightened. The expressions of the first few humans were very stable, and they did not even look at it.
âHey, Kuro, this thing really looks like a Devil Fruit.â
Leda excitedly picked a round fruit that looked a little like a cantaloupe. It also had a pattern on it, but it was not spiral.
âBut this is not yo. They taste very good and smell very sweet. Itâs similar to the fruit that Sister Stork took. They are all very delicious things.â Leda smiled.
Seeing that they were ignoring him, the beast took two steps forward in dissatisfaction and roared.
âRoar!!â This time the voice was a little louder.
Kuro glanced at him. âDonât argue.â
At a glance, the beast seemed to have met its natural enemy. Its body went limp and it lay on the ground, trembling.
Kuro took the fruit from Ledaâs hand and sniffed it. âIt really is. This island is really strange.â
As he spoke, he looked at the strange beast. âWhat are you? You donât look like a tiger or a lion. Your fur color is not bad. You should be able to make a cloak.â
These words made the Golden Lion Tiger tremble even more. It directly hugged its head with its claws and buried its head even lower.
âIt has human wisdom and can understand it, but I donât think I have seen this kind before.â Leda looked up curiously.
Bang!
At this moment, a sound came from the depths.
âGunshots?â Crowe turned to look and there were red dots in his eyes.
âMr. Kuro⦠there is a lot of life,â he said.
âOh? Is it that Treasure Chest Uncle? He has a gun.â Leda said, âIâll go find him.â
âLet me do it, Miss Lida!â
Basil took a step forward and said to her, âYou donât need to do such a small thing yourself.â
With that, he waved his hand and led a dozen Marines in the direction of the gunshots.