NABC Chapter 464 Parents are the guardians of their children!
Chapter 464 Parents are the guardians of their children!
Chapter 464 Parents are the guardians of their children!
"Awooo!!"
Seeing the children rushing towards him, Chopper immediately raised his head and roared.
Then, he said in a deep voice, "Children, you absolutely must not eat that candy again!"
"Otherwise you..."
Before he could finish speaking, the large children rushed over and started smashing him with their weapons.
"Get out of my way!"
"Don't stop us from eating candy!"
"Aww!!"
"bump!"
The children roared and howled, attacking Chopper relentlessly with their weapons, making it extremely difficult for the passively defensive Chopper.
He was eventually knocked down and lay on the ground.
What made Chopper even more desperate was that his Rumble Ball's duration had expired.
"Oh no..." Chopper said with a grim expression, "The three minutes are up."
""
Without the pharmacological support of the Rumble Ball, he was unable to maintain his giant form.
As he watched his arm shrink, a look of despair appeared in Chopper's eyes.
What should he do?
"Great! The guy blocking our way is gone!" Ryder shouted excitedly. "Quick, let's rush into the cookie shop and eat all the candy!"
"profound!!"
The others roared excitedly and then followed Ryder as they ran toward the cookie shop in the distance.
"Don't go, everyone!"
Chopper, with tears in his eyes, watched their retreating figures and said, "That thing is poisonous!"
As he spoke, Chopper tried to struggle to get up and stop them, but his body was too weak to move.
"Damn it, I can't move my body..."
'
Damn it, if he weren't so weak, he could have stopped the children.
Thinking of this, tears welled up in Chopper's eyes.
Just then, a pair of hands reached out from behind and gently picked Chopper up.
"Chopper, are you alright?" Perona asked, holding Chopper in her arms. "What happened?"
"Perona... everyone!"
Seeing the familiar figures around him, Chopper's expression immediately became excited.
Great news! The children are saved!
After sniffling hard, Chopper said, "Something unexpected happened."
"An accident?"
Nicole Robin glanced up at the children running into the distance and said, "They look even more ferocious than before."
"Ferocious..."
'
Nami glanced at the injured Chopper, a shadow crossing her eyes.
How could these kids be so ferocious as to beat a giant Chopper like this?
"What exactly happened?"
Usopp leaned closer and quickly said, "Tell us what happened."
"That's right," Brooke nodded and said, "Tell us what's going on so we can help."
Zoro didn't speak, but stared intently at the children in the distance. He sensed that something was wrong.
"it is good."
Chopper nodded slightly, then said, "That guy Caesar is indeed conducting giantification experiments; he wants to train these children into ruthless soldiers."
"These children have now lost their minds because of the poison."
"I can't stop them all by myself, so... everyone, I'm begging you!"
"Quickly stop these children! Whatever you do, don't let them into the cookie shop!"
"A cookie shop?"
A few question marks appeared above Usopp's head. What were those things?
"It's a room we passed by earlier," Nami replied, then added, "Did Caesar already deliver the candy there?"
As she spoke, Nami quickly manipulated the cloud to move, rushing towards the cookie shop ahead, and soon led everyone into the cookie shop.
"That's right," Chopper said. "But a girl named Mocha has returned to normal. She helped me steal the candy, but I don't know if she's escaped yet."
"A girl named Mocha..."
Floating in mid-air, Nami stared at the inner room in the distance and said, "I think I see her!"
As she spoke, Nami lifted the cloud slightly so that everyone could see what was happening in the distance.
"not good!"
Upon seeing this, Chopper's expression changed, and he exclaimed, "Mocha is in danger!"
"Quickly, everyone... protect her!"
If so many people attack Mocha together, they will kill her!
"Leave it to me!" Usopp said.
After saying that, Usopp raised his slingshot, intending to fire another Sleep Star.
"No, Usopp."
Chopper shouted, "In this state, using sleep weapons will most likely not calm them down."
It's best to use a sedative; one injection will be effective.
"My weapon is broken?"
Usopp frowned immediately; this was not good news.
"Then let's think of other ways," Nicole Robin said.
As she spoke, she considered whether she could use her abilities to knock the children unconscious, but she immediately suppressed the thought.
After all... if she were to intervene, these children might be seriously injured.
"What other options are there?" Usopp said, somewhat distressed.
Aside from using the Sleep Star to knock the children unconscious, he didn't have any other way to control them without harming them.
"Leave it to me," Perona said. "I can calm them down for now."
In a sense, her abilities are somewhat rule-based, which should allow her to control the children.
With that in mind, Perona handed Chopper over to Nico Robin and then attacked without hesitation.
"A swarm of negative bees!"
"Buzz~"
A large number of negative ghosts appeared around Perona and were then manipulated by her to rush towards the children.
The next moment...
"I really want to go home..."
""
I miss my mom...
'
"Mom and Dad, where are you...?"
'
One by one, the children lay down on the ground and began to cry bitterly.
His appearance was heartbreaking to see.
"Children..."
'
Looking at these poor little creatures, Perona felt her heart clench.
"That's strange," Zoro said calmly. "Why is their way of being negative about home?"
No... this isn't even negative anymore; it's more like it's awakened what they desire most deep down.
"ha?"
"Don't you have any compassion?!" Perona jumped up, poking Zoro's forehead with her finger, and said, "They're just a bunch of poor kids!"
"I know...."
"
Zoro, who was being stared at, said, "I'm just a little curious about what your ability is all about."
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Other people who are negative say really negative things, like wanting to be a paramecium, but these kids...
"Maybe... it's because they're children," Nicole Robin guessed. "After all, when children are feeling down, the first thing they think of is their parents."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Yes, when children are overwhelmed by negative emotions, the first thing they think of is their parents who can help them.
After all... parents are their children's protectors!
"That damned Caesar!" Nami said through gritted teeth, "He let so many children be separated from their parents... He deserves to die!"
If it weren't for the agreement between Luffy and Law, she would have really wanted to kill that bastard!
"Everyone?"
Looking at his companions all lying on the ground, several question marks immediately popped into Mocha's head.
She was prepared to fight to the death, but her companions all fell down?
What's going on?
"Mocha, it's alright now."
Chopper, nestled in Nico Robin's arms, shouted, "With us here, they can't hurt you!"
Chopper...
'
"Big brothers and sisters..."
Mocha glanced at the people standing behind him, and tears welled up in his eyes instantly.
"You've finally arrived."
That's great, that's really great!
With their older siblings around, they will surely be able to leave this island alive and return to their parents.
Just then, the children who had been lying on the ground started moving again.
"Candy... candy..."
'
"?"
Mocha, who was about to walk towards Nami and the others, paused for a moment upon hearing this, and then asked in horror, "What's going on?"
'
Didn't everyone calm down just now? Why do you want candy again?
"It seems that calming them down completely won't be an easy task," Perona said, frowning.
That's true. Negative thoughts can only make people negative for a period of time, so it's normal that these children can recover.
"Don't you have a move that can completely calm them down?" Zoro asked.
"Of course not," Perona shook her head and said, "Besides, even if I did, I wouldn't use that kind of trick on the children."
Prolonged negativity can completely change a person's mindset, and she didn't want these children to get hurt.
Zoro fell silent upon hearing this. "No way?"
What should we do then?
"It seems the only way is to use the candy in Mocha's hand to lure them forward," Nami said calmly. "Then, when they're almost at Mocha's doorstep, have Perona use her ability to calm them down."
"That way we can take the children to R-66."
Although this speed of movement will be much slower, at least it's safe!
"Let's do it!" Brooke said. "Make sure the children are safe, and then take them to R-66."
"The gate!"
"profound!"
The group nodded and then ran towards Mocha's direction.
Kin'emon looked around the room, then called out, "Momonosuke, are you here?"
"Momonosuke!"
Unfortunately, no one answered his question.
"hateful...
""
"Your son shouldn't be here," Usopp said, glancing back at Kin'emon. "Otherwise, he would definitely be out looking for us."
Upon hearing this, Kin'emon fell silent.
Yes, if Momonosuke heard his voice, he would definitely come out to find him.
Thinking of this, Kin'emon said, "Then let's look elsewhere."
"Um."
Usopp nodded, and then rushed forward with his companions.
Just then, an extremely cold blast of air came from the back gate of Mocha, blocking the exit!
"The...the exit is blocked?" Little Mocha stared blankly at the gate sealed off by ice and snow, and said, "What do we do?"
Where should she go now?
"Hehehe~"
"Little Mocha, don't worry~" Monet appeared above the gate, smiling at Mocha, and said, "Because I'm here~"
"Sister Monet!"
Looking at Monet's gentle face, Mocha's face immediately showed excitement.
With their help, they will definitely be able to break free from control!
"What's wrong with this woman?" Zoro asked, puzzled.
"She's that birdwoman we encountered in the scorching lands!" Usopp exclaimed excitedly. "Zoro, it's her!"
Upon hearing this, Zoro immediately frowned.
Is this the person?
If that's the case... then this guy is an enemy too!
"The enemy..."
'
Brooke glanced at Mocha's outfit, then smiled, as if he didn't need to ask that question anymore.
"Yohohohoho~"
Upon hearing Brook's laughter, Nami was speechless, unsure of what to say.
"Mocha~"
Monet bent down slightly, smiling as she looked at Mocha and said, "It's not right for one person to have an entire candy all to themselves~"
Let's share the candy with everyone!
"That way everyone can happily eat candy!"
"?"
Mocha, who was about to walk forward, was immediately stunned upon hearing this.
Should we share the candy with everyone?
That would be harming everyone!
Thinking of this, Mocha subconsciously took a few steps back.
Seeing this, Monet smiled and then activated her Devil Fruit power without hesitation, starting to create snow and wind inside the cookie shop.
"Such a powerful blizzard." Kin'emon stared at Monet and said, "So this person also knows sorcery."
"I already said it's a Devil Fruit ability..."
'
Nami first made a comment, then stared intently at Monet and said, "This woman should be a Logia-type Devil Fruit user."
"Nature..."
'
Zoro glanced at the changes in his surroundings and said, "A Logia-type related to ice and snow, huh?"
Unexpectedly, they encountered another nature-type...
When did this thing become so common?
"That's right, I'm a snowman who ate the Snow-Snow Fruit~" Monet said with a smile.
"So it really is a Logia-type... "
'
Usopp glanced at Nami subconsciously, wondering if Nami was the most suitable person to deal with this kind of guy.
However, upon realizing that Zoro would be so powerful, Usopp turned his attention back to him.
This kind of thing shouldn't be a problem if it's left to Zoro.
"Hey, you're called Monet, right?" Nami looked up at Monet and said, "What are you planning to do?"
"Are you here to stop us from rescuing the children?"
"Save the child?"
Upon hearing this, Monet glanced at Nami and said, "Don't you pirates find it ridiculous to say such things?"
This was the first time she had ever heard of a pirate willing to save someone without asking for anything in return.
This is truly... a huge joke.
"So what if they're pirates?" Nami frowned. "Can't pirates save children?"
"That's right!"
Perona glared at Monet with displeasure and said, "Even if we're pirates, we're still better than you bastards who experiment on children!"
At this moment, in Perona's eyes, Monet and Cesare were the same kind of people!