Chapter 68: RBTC: Chapter 68
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After Buggy brought the boy back, he didn't make any noise. He had fainted from exhaustion after struggling in the water.
Some of the crew members had already woken up. They weren't resting but were busy with their own affairs. When they saw Buggy carrying a boy back, they were surprised and didn't understand what was going on.
After some questioning, Buggy told them about the boy's origin and what had happened. He also explained his doubts and some of the things he thought were abnormal about this island.
For example, how did the villagers live here? Their farmlands were only filled with flowers. They didn't grow any grains, and no one worked. Everyone lay in their homes, enjoying a leisurely life.
And there were the villagers' conversations. The content of these conversations showed that the island was abnormal. The people here were also abnormal. It proved that there was a big problem on this island.
And the fact that everyone was inexplicably unwell made it even more apparent that something was wrong. Buggy explained all of this to everyone present.
"Captain, why are we in this condition? I checked everyone earlier. It's not a physical problem. This has been bothering me."
The speaker was Hogback. He was the ship's doctor. When everyone was feeling uncomfortable, he had checked everyone, but he hadn't found any abnormalities. This was what had been bothering him. He had also thought that everyone might be suffering from acclimatization.
"I don't know either. I guess it might be some kind of special ability that caused this situation. I'm not sure about anything else. Maybe when this kid wakes up, we'll know the real reason."
Based on these circumstances, Buggy had some guesses. He thought that only a Devil Fruit could cause such a strange ability.
As for the real reason, maybe they would know from the boy when he woke up.
In the afternoon, the villagers came again, just like before, bringing a lot of food. But this time, Buggy and his crew didn't eat it. They poured out some of it. They only ate the dry rations they brought with them.
Since they knew something was wrong, they knew that the villagers' behavior of sending food, sending so much food, was definitely abnormal. So, they definitely couldn't eat this food. They also guessed that their physical problems might have been caused by this food.
The boy woke up in the afternoon. Buggy and his crew went to his room as soon as he woke up.
At first, when the boy saw them, he pretended to be his usual self, acting.
Seeing the boy like this, Buggy knew he was very alert.
"Don't pretend. We've discovered that there's a big problem on this island. And these problems might be related to our safety.
Don't worry. For our safety, we won't do anything to you. And we'll do our best to protect you. We won't let anything happen to you.
Just tell us. Please believe us. We have the strength to solve the problem here."
There was no need to beat around the bush with the boy. Both sides knew something was wrong. Only by being honest could they know the specific situation and solve the problem here.
"You really have the ability to protect me? You really have the ability to solve the problem here?"
Hearing Buggy say this, the boy immediately recovered his normal appearance. His痴呆 image instantly disappeared.
He knew that Buggy and his crew were outsiders. They weren't involved in this. And this matter was indeed related to them. They couldn't escape this matter. And because Buggy had rescued him from that life-or-death crisis, he had relaxed his guard and returned to normal.
"Yes, we will definitely protect you. And we have the ability to solve the problem here."
Buggy gave the boy a confident answer.
Hearing Buggy's words and seeing his sincere gaze, the boy seemed to have made up his mind. He slowly told his story.
The boy said his name was Reno. The story of this island started three years ago. At that time, the residents of the island were very poor. They didn't even have clothes. They wore animal skins and lived a life of feast or famine.
Although life was very hard at that time, Reno felt very happy. Although he was an orphan, the uncles and aunts at that time took good care of him. He was able to grow up safely as an orphan.
Although the food wasn't very good, they could barely survive. He had many playmates at that time. He, an orphan, lived a carefree childhood.
Until one day, the mayor brought back a strange stone, and everything changed.
The villagers' lives got better and better, but they lost their peace and tranquility. The villagers no longer cared about him, the orphan. Instead, people on the island started to disappear, inexplicably. They disappeared mysteriously.
One day, Reno discovered that his playmates had also disappeared inexplicably. He felt something was wrong.
He also heard some rumors from his playmates. They said there was a magical place where, if you prayed sincerely, you could get a lot of what you wanted. And the parents of these playmates would take them there, take them to a happier life.
But the children who said these things would disappear inexplicably after a while. They never reappeared in front of Reno.
More and more playmates disappeared. On the contrary, life on the island became more prosperous. And flowers started to be planted in the farmlands. The villagers no longer grew grains, but everyone lived comfortably. They didn't have to worry about food and drink.
Realizing this abnormality, Reno made a decision. He deliberately tripped and fell in front of everyone. Then, he pretended to be crazy. It was because of his quick wit that he escaped from the life-or-death crisis.
He also told them that every so often, different pirates would come to the island. But they wouldn't enjoy their comfortable life for long. They would all disappear inexplicably. Even their ships would disappear inexplicably after they disappeared.
Reno had seen all of this. He had also followed the villagers to a cave one night. Although he didn't go in, he knew that everything started there.
He was even more careful. He pretended to be crazy and had been pretending for four or five years.
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