svetikya Chapter 23 Pure Gold in Hand
Chapter 23 Pure Gold in Hand
Meanwhile, inside the lanternfish's body --
After activating his Observation Haki, the rampaging King charged straight into the first stomach.
"Did dinosaurs actually live inside this sea king? What a peculiar food chain."
As Jin flew through the air, he glanced down and saw several dinosaurs, each less than 10 meters long, fighting each other below.
A red light flashed in his eyes.
"Hmm? That aura is..."
Jin suddenly stopped flying at high speed, floated in the air, and glanced at the cave not far away.
dive.
Awooo!
Several young Tyrannosaurus Rex were frantically tearing at a steak, but one of them...
"..."
Watching the man dressed in a mascot costume fighting with a little dinosaur for meat, Jin opened and closed his mouth, his expression extremely complicated.
He seemed to have seen something strange...
"Oh, right..."
"scare!!!"
Wearing a dinosaur mascot costume, Ashie puffed out her neck and pounded her chest with both hands.
"Help, help me! I'm stuck! I'm stuck!!"
Seeing the man's face gradually turn ashen, Jin hurriedly stepped forward and slapped him hard on the back.
"Cough cough cough, whoosh, I'm alive again~"
Aww~!
Several baby dinosaurs let out childish roars at Jin.
Flames surged behind Jin as he glanced sideways at the little dinosaur.
"Get lost, or I'll eat you all."
"!!!"
Seemingly sensing the humans' murderous intent, the little dinosaurs took off running out of the cave.
"That's truly rare! You're the first human I've seen in two hundred years!"
Ashie takes off the mascot costume, revealing a golden beard and a Saiyan-like afro.
"It's been a long time since I've spoken to a human. Oh, right, my name is Mischina Ashie, and I'm an alchemist."
"Jin, the pirate."
Jin's gaze lingered on the collar of Ashie's white trench coat, where there was a pattern mark identical to the one on Olga's clothes.
The exclusive pattern of the legendary island of Alkemi.
"Two hundred years ago, the island I lived on was swallowed up by Lord Lantern, and I was eaten along with it. Fortunately, I wasn't digested by stomach acid."
"But in order to survive, I had to disguise myself as a baby dinosaur..."
Without interrupting the man in front of him, Jin listened patiently for half an hour before suddenly speaking.
"We already know your background. We rescued your daughter Olga some time ago."
"We learned everything about Arukami from her, including pure gold and your science and technology."
Pure gold?
Ashie scratched his head: "I won't stop you if you want pure gold, but that thing should be in a laboratory deeper inside."
"Lord Lantern has a total of 3 stomachs, and we are currently in the first stomach."
"Do we still want to go forward? I understand, wait for me."
Take out the Den Den Mushi and dial the number.
Blu-ray Blu-ray Blu-ray~~
Kacha--
"Bazaar, it's me."
"Did you find it?"
"Not yet, but I've found Ashie. Tell Babanuki and the others not to come in. They can start dissecting the lanternfish after I leave."
The Den Den Mushi looked surprised: "You're really lucky. No problem, I'll tell them to remember to block that thing's light."
"rest assured."
The Den Den Mushi clicked and hung up.
Jin looked at Ashie: "Lead the way. After we get the pure gold, I'll take you out to see your daughter."
A belatedly realizing what was happening, Ashie suddenly grabbed Jin, her face full of shock:
"You just mentioned my daughter?! Olga, is she really still alive?!"
"Still alive, and living quite comfortably."
Jin tucked his hands under Ashie's armpits, grabbed her from behind, and they quickly ascended into the air.
"Take me to find pure gold now. That stuff absolutely cannot be found on the sea."
"I understand! I'll do anything to see Olga!!"
Asiye pointed towards a deeper direction.
"I went to the second stomach in this direction before, but I had to turn back because there were too many dinosaurs there."
"The final, third stomach pouch is at the end of the second stomach pouch, and the island of Arukemi is very likely located there!"
……
outside world--
"Sister Shi, is this outfit really okay?"
Olga kept circling in front of Tianyue Shi, chattering on and on.
"I'm about to see that jerk of a dad, I really need to apologize to him properly."
"I've misunderstood him for two hundred years!"
You absolutely must apologize properly!
Tengetsu took out a hair tie and comb from her pocket and helped Olga re-style her ponytail.
"This looks great! Ashie will be so happy to see you. Do you need me to prepare a gift for you?"
Olga was about to say no, but after tilting her head and thinking for a moment, she nodded emphatically:
"want!"
"I want to buy my dad a new outfit, but I probably won't be able to find one here, right?"
"Forget about new clothes and stuff."
Bazel came over carrying a leather bag.
"I found you a bottle of good wine that hasn't been opened yet on the Babanuki. Men are creatures who can't live without wine."
"He'll really like this."
Olga hugged the wine bottle, which was half her height, looking on with suspicion.
"Really? You're not kidding me, are you?"
"Don't give it back to me, I'm going to have a drink with Kaido."
"Hehehe~~"
Olga dodged backward, making a face:
"I'm not giving it back to you, you stingy Bazel~"
Bazel wasn't angry; he gently pinched Tianyue Shi's tender cheek.
"If you have nothing better to do, go help Babanuki and the others break down lanternfish."
Tian Yue slapped away Bazel's mischievous hand and said coquettishly:
"Tonight's dinner is grilled lanternfish and sashimi. If we're any slower, I don't know how late we'll be able to eat."
"That fish is a super nourishing food for your skin!"
"Yes, yes, I understand."
Having spent several months with Tianyue Shi, even slightly intimate gestures like pinching each other's cheeks are nothing new to them.
Perhaps due to his family background and upbringing, Tianyue Shi hesitated to take another step forward.
The relationship remained stuck in a state of being more than friends but less than lovers.
Barzel wasn't in a hurry.
Their current environment is indeed not very suitable for doing those things; they are surrounded by partners.
We can't really do what Kaido said and find a secluded patch of bushes for a quick fix.
He planned to wait until they arrived in Wano Country and had a private residence before considering improving their relationship.
As for now...
It is more important to speed up the process of decomposing lanternfish.
Blu-ray Blu-ray Blu-ray~~
Kacha--
Bazel took out a Den Den Mushi and answered, "Who is this?"
"It's me again, Bazel. Go find Mr. Kaido; his Den Den Mushi is unreachable."
"Ashiye and I found Alukemi's laboratory. We had him cut open the lanternfish's belly from the outside, and then used Flame Cloud to extract that piece of land. We might be able to use the research data inside."
"I understand, please wait a moment."
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Bazel said goodbye to Azuki and walked quickly toward Lanternfish.
"This is a fantastic snack to go with your drinks, you better watch out!"
Kaido, with his sleeves rolled up, was personally disassembling the giant lantern atop the lanternfish's head.
"Hey you over there, you bastard, don't just stab the knife in!"
"Brother Kaido."
Kaido kicked away the pirate subordinate who was trying to cut the lantern open with his sword, then turned to look at Bazel.
"It's about the Alukemi Laboratory..." Bazel relayed Jhin's request from the previous call.
"I understand. I'll leave this to you. Just remember not to let those idiots shove the knife straight into this big lantern!"
"Once this abundant life force is lost, the fish will be worthless!"
Bazel smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, I'll handle it myself."
……
Half an hour later, two figures flew out from the torn flesh hole on the lower belly of the lanternfish, and a small, dilapidated piece of land floated out behind them.
"Little Olga-chan~~ Where are you?!"
Even while the person was still flying in the air, the broken shouts had already carried far.
Olga, who had been looking anxious, froze instantly.
The unease on his face disappeared, replaced by a calm indifference.
"It's really nice to see him so energetic."
Olga sighed and walked over to Ashie, who was shouting at the lanternfish corpse not far away.
He kicked Ahsiye in the shin.
"Hey, you stinky old man, stop yelling, I'm right here."
"Olga-chan!!!"
"Ugh, don't come near me! You stink! I just took a shower!"
"No! Daddy hasn't seen you in two hundred years! Waaaaah~~"
"..."
"Bazel," Jin pulled Bazel away from the crowd and quietly handed him a black cloth bag.
"Ashiye said that this is all the remaining pure gold. The rest was probably digested by the lanternfish and stored as nutrients in that big lantern."