Chapter 1172: The Visitor from 20 Years Ago

Chapter 1172 -1153: The Visitor from 20 Years Ago

“You guys say… this is candy?”

“Yeah, Raccoon big brother, this is the instruction manual.”

“I’ve said it so many times! I’m a reindeer! Reindeer! Not some raccoon!”

Chopper defended his species while accepting the instruction manual from the candy bag.

[This product contains no harmful ingredients, 100% made from natural plants, do not swallow in one bite, not suitable for children under three, elderly and children should eat under supervision, we are not responsible for accidents.]

“Too dangerous, let me check it out for you first.

Looks like a Rumble Ball… smells like a Rumble Ball too…”

Saying so, Chopper picked up the Rumble Ball, looked it over carefully, then sniffed it with his nose, finally throwing it into his mouth.

“This taste… strawberry flavor? How did this person do it?”

The Rumble Ball was Chopper’s invention, and he knew exactly what it was; the “Rumble Ball” before him, although resembling it in appearance, had a vastly different taste, giving Chopper a novel experience.

Chopper himself was a sweets enthusiast, fond of cotton candy, so the candy version of the Rumble Ball perfectly suited Chopper’s taste.

“Don’t rush, let me check again.”

Looking at the eager eyes of the surrounding children, Chopper eyed a Rumble Ball with seemingly different flavor, and once again immersed himself in a sea of sweetness.

Half a bag of candy soon disappeared, and it was only then that he came to his senses, restrained his appetite, and returned the remaining candies to the children.

“Ahem, I’ve checked them out, these are all just regular candies, you can eat them.”

For a reindeer’s age, he was no longer a child, competing with these human cubs for candy was somewhat shameful for him.

Fortunately, the arrival of the chieftain alleviated his embarrassment, and when the children were chased away by the chieftain, the chieftain handed Chopper another bag of candy.

“Do you like this? There’s more here, this time I exchanged some with herbs.”

“How can I accept this.”

Though saying he’s embarrassed, Chopper’s hands were already in action, this type of candy had a strong allure for him.

“It’s okay, after all, you helped us a lot, and these aren’t very expensive.”

There was originally conflict between the island residents and the strange birds living here, Chopper’s arrival helped them resolve this conflict, hence that statement.

“These candies… were they brought by the person riding the iron bird?”

“You should have heard about them, Hundred Beasts Fruit, the largest business network in The Sea, but their prices are quite steep.”

“Hundred Beasts… so that’s it.”

Chopper clapped his hands, thinking of the things that happened on Sky Island.

“Transforming Rumble Balls, this must be a genius… and Brook is there too? Seems like he’s doing well.”

On the packaging paper, Chopper saw Brook’s promotional advertisement; this King of Souls was arguably living the most comfortable life among the Straw Hat Pirates.

…

Meanwhile, the “genius” mentioned by Chopper sneezed.

“Achoo! Who’s been attracted by the grandness of this lord, indeed this lord is the most handsome.”

“Uncle Queen, stop being narcissistic; I think the probability of that old bastard planning against you again is higher.”

“….. Miss Yamato, please don’t say such things at times like this, it’s ruining the taste of the Mochi Red Bean Soup.”

Kaidou’s mention made the food in Queen’s hands lose its flavor; he didn’t know why, but Kaidou spared Yamato and her prepared Ice Substitute, inexplicably targeting him.

“That’s the truth, Uncle Queen, you should just resign to fate.”

“Miss Yamato, I’d advise you not to be too happy too soon, typically, Brother Kaidou won’t spare you, isn’t that right, Hawkins?”

The squabble between Yamato and Queen had become the norm, and amidst the argument, some innocent bystanders got caught up.

Watching Queen use Hawkins every day to test fortune, Yamato became interested and had Queen call Hawkins over.

“Well… Ghost Princess, I’m sorry, regarding your future, everything is unknown.”

Hawkins’ Tarot Cards were scattered around, a situation he’d encountered before, unable to predict, unable to calculate, everything related was a mystery.

“Boring, Uncle Queen, the things you believe in seem unreliable.”

“No, no, no, Miss Yamato, you must understand, it’s not about him being unreliable; this should be the power of Lord Arceus, no one can predict his future, if anyone could, it would certainly be him.”

Queen defended Hawkins, also defending his own pride.

He would never admit that Hawkins’ divination was useless, as admitting it would mean he was a fool all these years.

“You have a point, I should go find my foster father, ask him to see what will happen in the next few days, seems like a new approach.”

Leaving Queen and Hawkins behind, Yamato turned and walked away, leaving two blondies, or rather yellow-haired ones, to continue pondering their lives.

…

Kuri, Mandfeish as promised brought her daughter back to Ghost Island, handing her over to Miaona and Wolf, two young Fur Race members, one half-mermaid, although still children, there was hardly anyone in Wano Kuni now who could threaten them.

Melo was half-mermaid, not following Rushaka’s habits in lifestyle but living like Mandfeish the human, now they were fishing by the river.

By rights, children shouldn’t approach the water’s edge, but for Melo with half-mermaid blood, this statement obviously couldn’t apply.

“Got it!”

Melo stood out of the water, clutching a fish half her height; Wano Kuni’s ecosystem caused ordinary animals to grow faster, generally larger than species outside.

As they were about to light a fire to roast the fish, a noise came from behind, the sound of the woods collapsing in pieces reached their ears.

On the other side of an earth mound, Kozuki Momonosuke from 20 years ago and his household attendants appeared in the current Wano Kuni.

The original Oden Castle had already undergone demolition in these 20 years, becoming a wooded area, as for Momonosuke and his group, nobody was paying them any mind.

Kaidou didn’t believe in prophecy, originally didn’t take those things seriously; even Kozuki Oden back then wasn’t his match, he didn’t believe a group who trained 20 fewer years could do anything to him.

As for Arceus, Momonosuke wasn’t worth his attention either, aside from the Plate, hardly anything was worth him paying special mind to, even the most life-loving Queen didn’t think those escapees could do anything to him.

But for the Kozuki Family, it was a different story.

Those who stayed didn’t know when those people would appear, those who were sent away had no clue what actually happened in the future.

“Lord Momonosuke, please be careful, Wano Kuni after 20 years… should be a purgatory.”