Chapter 94: Chapter 94
Chapter 94: Boing Boing Boing... Ka-Cha
"Camie? Didn't you say your family locked you up?" Adrian asked.
"Yeah, but today, Captain Jinbe returned to Fish-Man Island! Many people can go home and not be pirates anymore. Everyone is celebrating! So, I took the opportunity to sneak out."
Not everyone in the Sun Pirates was a willing pirate. A significant portion became pirates because they were branded with the symbol of a "The Hoof of the Soaring Dragon" as a slave, which they had to cover with a new sun-shaped mark, forced into becoming pirates and unable to return home.
After Jinbe became one of the Seven Warlords, many people who were once slaves could return home openly without being pursued. For them, Jinbe truly deserved the title "Knight of the Sea."
Additionally, the title of the Seven Warlords did deter many pirates, which was good news for the ordinary residents of Fish-Man Island.
So, it was normal for many people to celebrate.
"So why didn't you participate in the celebration and instead chose to sneak out to play?" Adrian rubbed his forehead. This was truly a mischievous kid.
Camie replied, "Because it's more fun outside. The celebrations on Fish-Man Island are always the same."
It seemed like even if he refused, she would find a way to come out and play on her own. Adrian sighed, "Alright, alright. Just be careful on the way, and maybe go to that bay we visited last time. Do you remember the way?"
Camie said confidently, "No problem. Even if I get lost, I can ask the fish for directions!"
Camie was a Kissing Gourami mermaid who could summon schools of Kissing Gourami to guide her or follow simple commands. It was a really convenient ability in the sea.
A similar ability had been demonstrated by Jinbe, who, as a whale-shark fish-man, could summon schools of whale-sharks. Whether for rescue or transportation, it was quite useful.
Adrian felt that the abilities of mermaids and fish-men were somewhat similar to a weakened version of the Ancient Weapon Poseidon's ability.
As the Sea King, Princess Shirahoshi could summon sea kings, while regular mermaids or fish-men could summon the corresponding fish species.
If various types of mermaids and fish-men gathered together and used this ability simultaneously, it might have unexpected effects.
After the call ended, Adrian said, "Let's take a break for a while. With Camie's speed, she should be here soon."
"I'll go check on Tom's catch." Artoria walked quickly to Tom's side and squatted down, looking at the bucket beside him.
There were a few small fish in the bucket. Artoria curiously reached out her finger and poked the water surface, causing the fish to panic and swim away like they had seen a lion.
According to tradition, these fish would become snacks for her and Tom before they left.
Adrian and Rui Mengmeng would only take a bit of replenishment when their physical strength was greatly depleted. And if it wasn't enough, Adrian still had a large refrigerator with him.
Thanks to the wardrobe from the Tohsaka family a few days ago, Adrian no longer lacked money-holding containers. The Tom family's large refrigerator could finally fulfill its role of storing food.
The wardrobe probably came from the time of the Fifth Holy Grail War, and it was filled with Rin Tohsaka's clothes. The sizes seemed to match Artoria's.
So, other than the wardrobe, Adrian left nothing behind. All the clothes were handed over to her, all sorts of clothes.
Rui Mengmeng brought back some firewood to help out. She watched as Tom lit a pile of wood with a matchstick, and the fire went from small to big, maintaining the perfect temperature for grilling fish.
The skill of starting a fire wasn't something an ordinary person could learn, but Artoria had grown accustomed to it. Her worries shifted to other matters: "Is Camie really okay alone? She got eaten by sea creatures last time. I'm a bit worried."
Adrian said, "As long as she doesn't daydream in deep waters, she should be fine. Last time, she probably got eaten because she was alone and distracted by the Ferris wheel."
"It's a bit pitiful. Her dream was just to ride the Ferris wheel once." Rui Mengmeng sympathized with Camie. Although she hadn't experienced it herself, her reason for not doing so was because she couldn't bear to, not because she couldn't.
"Maybe we can take her once, but we need to make a bit of a disguise." Adrian felt it wouldn't be a big problem. Unlike Luffy, he wasn't so unreliable. If a group of people went shopping, and they left Camie alone, it only gave the human traffickers an opportunity.
Moreover, Tom's disguise skills were quite impressive. He could even cross species, like the time he disguised himself as an eagle in a dress.
By the way, at the end of that one episode, when Tom was knitting a sweater while sitting on eggs, whose eggs were those exactly?
Adrian stared at Tom. Although he was a male cat, if Tom ever laid eggs one day, it didn't seem like he'd be completely opposed to it?
Tom shivered, and the fur on his back stood up from his head to the tip of his tail. He turned around and saw Adrian's questioning gaze.
Tom blinked and handed a grilled fish to Adrian.
"Thanks?" Adrian took the fish and started nibbling on it. The meat wasn't much, but it was quite fragrant.
During the process of spitting out fish bones, Adrian unintentionally saw a small hand sneakily reaching into Tom's fishing tackle box.
"... Artoria." Adrian warned, "That's bait."
Artoria held a small piece of bait and absentmindedly replied, "Oh."
Adrian stared at her, "While Tom's bait might smell good, can we eat something normal? Or do you want me to give you this fish?"
Artoria blushed slightly, hesitated, and put the bait back, "I wonder if Camie will like the taste of bait."
"???" Adrian was shocked. What devilish idea was this? It was like, "Hehe, I was thinking the same thing! Let's ask her later."
Rui Mengmeng tried her best to lower her presence, resolving never to upset her boss or Artoria, otherwise, she wasn't sure how she would end up wearing "small shoes."
Today, Tom didn't catch much, and it was all eaten quickly.
Adrian calculated the time, "Why is it taking so long? Could she have really been eaten by sea creatures again? I'll make a call and see."
"Boing boing boing... Ka-cha!"
A strange noise they had never heard before. Everyone looked at the Den Den Mushi curiously.
Adrian's expression changed as he tried to redial, but... he couldn't connect
. In other words, the noise they heard earlier wasn't the sound of the call connecting and then being hung up, but rather, it was Camie's Den Den Mushi being discovered and destroyed after it started ringing.
Artoria asked, "Did something happen to Camie?"
"Seems like it, and it's likely that she's been caught by human traffickers." Adrian frowned, "This shouldn't be happening."
Camie definitely wouldn't dare to come ashore on her own. Could it be that she coincidentally surfaced and was captured right away?
Jinbe had just become one of the Seven Warlords, and people were already capturing mermaids. It was really disrespectful, wasn't it?
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