One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 83: Huchuan's life, Minchuan's smile

"Cloud Island... beautiful and prosperous."

A young man with a bandage on his eyes and a cane slowly walked down from the passenger ship, murmuring in amazement.

Yixiao, this is his name.

He started his journey at the age of sixteen, and now at the age of twenty-two, he seems to see his ideal world again.

"I kind of regret it. I really want to see this beautiful city with my own eyes, instead of looking at it with my heart and thinking about it with my mind."

Talking to himself, he stepped onto the land of Cloud Island.

When stepping on the clouds, I didn't feel the solid feeling like the land. Instead, it felt like a soft trampoline and I felt like I could jump three feet high.

There were also children in the distance playing on Cloud Island as if it were a trampoline. Can we only say that it is indeed the miraculous island as rumored?
You can feel the magic just by touching it.

While walking with a cane, Yixiao suddenly touched a relatively hard cloud? Walking on it felt like walking on mud.

If you look with your heart, most people travel on this road. It is wide and straight.

"Um, hi, do you need help?"

A young man wearing a navy justice coat walked over. From Yixiao's perspective, he was just a fashionable young man wearing a cloak.

Although he didn't know why the other party wanted to help him for no reason, he still agreed with a smile:
"Thank you! I want to go to the nearest casino, do you know where it is?"

"Casino? There are no casinos on Cloud Island. Mr. Ross has expressly prohibited the opening of such a thing, saying that it would endanger the ignorant teenagers of the Nasdaq family and would gradually deteriorate the atmosphere of Cloud Island. It's good now."

The young man patiently explained, supporting Yixiao's arm and leading him forward:
"If you really want to try to kill time, I can take you to listen to the newspaper. There are special newspaper readers in the pubs or restaurants on Cloud Island."

"Yes, sorry for the trouble. I don't know your name yet, kindhearted man. If you don't mind, you can call me Yixiao, a blind man who wanders around and has no place to live."

Yixiao smiled and nodded.

A newspaper narrator? It's really interesting. He hasn't read a newspaper for a long time since he went blind.

His naturally powerful Observation Haki only allows him to see the outline of the world and perceive the various emotions of the people around him.

In his current perception, apart from some angry people, many people are peaceful and kind, with only a small number of guys having ulterior motives.

"Looking at" the way he's dressed and behaved, he doesn't seem to be a local.

"Yixiao? What an interesting name. My name is Corrinan. I am a lucky orphan adopted by Mr. Ross. Now I am a glorious naval lieutenant."

Corinan said this with joy.

He had just returned from vacation and he didn't expect to meet such an interesting blind man and be able to help him, which made him very happy.

Because he also walked on Mr. Ross's path, kind and selfless, not ignoring the weak, not despising the disabled, and not refusing to do good deeds regardless of their size.

"Ross, the father of Dong Hai in the rumors? I have heard about his good deeds, so I came to Yun Island from afar to see him."

Walking on the road, Yixiao chatted happily and revealed his purpose to the member of the Nasdaq family.

Corrinan smiled.

Mr. Ross was extremely happy that his deeds were recognized and appreciated by everyone. It was as if he had done all these deeds and had been recognized by others. For a while, he kept talking:

"That birdman Morgause is just spreading nonsense! But what he said does make sense. If you are willing, Mr. Yixiao, I can take time to take you to visit the surrounding islands.

Ever since Master Yatuo made a lot of money for the family, Mr. Ross has been building an orphanage in the East China Sea, buying supplies with his own money, and sometimes even sending people to teach for free!"

“Although this measure is good, it is very troublesome. Many people would rather abandon their children than try to continue raising them, causing the originally estimated number of orphans to increase several times.

In my opinion, Mr. Ross has no sign of being kind. It would be better to select orphans to be trained as sheriffs, and let them select real orphans from various islands to adopt one by one.

After all, for us, a real orphan can be spotted at a glance!"

Corinan gets angry when he talks about this. As a sailor who often patrols the East China Sea, he has seen more than once that people deliberately abandon their children and throw them into the Nasdaq Orphanage.

He wanted to stop it every time, but...

Look at the indifferent expressions of those parents, and then look at their already dilapidated homes.

Even if he did, it might not help, right? After all, he couldn't stay in one place forever, and if he forcibly sent the child back, he might be deliberately abused.

This kind of thing actually happened right before his eyes!

The ugliness of human nature can often burst into unimaginable deep light in the face of kindness!

"But I'm just complaining. Don't take it to heart. This topic is a bit heavy. Let's move on to the next one. For example, how about the special education on our Yundao Island?"

Corinan talked incessantly, and Yixiao was a qualified listener.

From [pan-commercial area] to [amusement park] and then to [residential area].

Along the way, the two chatted as they walked, but most of the time it was Corinan who spoke, and only Yixiao would interrupt at some key points.

While listening, Yixiao was also looking at the prosperous Yundao with his observation Haki.

After several years of improvement, it has completely become a prosperous and unique city.

The outer commercial district has merchants from all over the world or small businesses run by locals.

Several ports have been built, and tourists are constantly coming and going. Every one of them will express deep emotion after seeing Yun Island with their own eyes.

Further on, the amusement park is lined with rides that gather together the essence of almost all the rides in the Four Seas and the Grand Line.

Ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousel, cowboy shooting, teacup bumping, haunted house and more.

There is also Yundao’s unique Yunhai Swimming Pool Park, where there are many young ladies in cool clothes. Because of the sea clouds, their swimsuits are vaguely visible.

As well as the cloud mud sand table, you can even use the soft [Processing Cloud] to make a battlefield model on it and carve your own art for display.

The plasticity of clouds makes cloud mud sand trays popular among many artists, so you can often see a group of old men or middle-aged people arguing about artistic concepts in places where children are most active.

.........

Arriving at the residential area, Yixiao's evaluation of this place was very average, similar to most villages, towns or outer city areas of the kingdom.

The only difference, and what deserves his attention, is the satisfaction, joy and tranquility in the hearts of every citizen.

"The pub is just ahead. I'll buy you a drink."

Corinan is now arm in arm with Yixiao, and in a short period of time they seem to have become good brothers.

"It's a waste of money, but it's a pity that I can't drink."

After saying this, he smiled and pointed to his eyes which were wrapped in bandages.

This refusal did not spoil the fun for Corinan, but he just felt very embarrassed. Indeed, alcohol has a strong stimulating effect on the brain, and Yixiao's eyes were obviously blinded.

The words just now were indeed a bit thoughtless, he hurriedly said:

"Then let's have some tea. There is some ordinary tea in the tavern. I will take you to drink after your eye injury is healed!" "Thank you."

As they were talking, the two of them walked into an ordinary tavern run by local residents. Inside, there was a young man telling the newspaper, reporting today's major news.

For example, "Navy Elite Training Camp is about to be held"

The legendary pirate Captain John died, leaving behind a mysterious treasure map that has disappeared

"Internal strife on Beehive Island, drastic changes in the new world pattern" and so on.

With a cup of ordinary tea and a glass of ale, the two of them sat in the pub and listened to the news quietly like ordinary customers.

After the newspaper was finished, the gentleman went downstairs to rest and wait for the next group of guests to arrive.

"This business of telling tales is really novel. Even a blind person like me can get to know some interesting stories. It can be used as a pastime when I have nothing to do. It is much quieter and more comfortable than a casino."

"Well, it's a pity that only our Yun Island and the surrounding islands offer this kind of newspaper business. The sea is restless and the nobles are in power. How many people have the leisure and elegance to listen to newspapers?"

"Corinan, tell me... How can this terminally ill world be healed? To be honest, I have been looking for the answer to this question ever since I blinded myself with my own hands."

"Poke out your own eyes...with your own hands?"

Corinan looked at it with some disbelief and smiled.

This new friend is a little bit wild. He wants to blind himself? Even the most desperate person would not do this, right? At most, he would just die.

Yixiao was not surprised by Corinan's reaction, as would almost everyone who knew his experience.

Some people think he has mental problems, some are impressed by his determination, some think it is not worth it, etc.

Yixiao was very curious about how Corinnan would react after hearing his story, and about the island owner who was secretly spying on him. He slowly asked:
"Are you interested in hearing my story?"

Looking at Corinan who was sitting next to him with a curious look on his face, he smiled and told his story.

Yixiao was born on an island in the Grand Line and was born with a keen sense. This was the only thing he was proud of, and it was also something that had troubled him until now, and even for the rest of his life.

His real name was Torakawa Issei, and he spent nine happy years of his life in peace and quiet under this name.

But in the tenth year, the pirates' attacks and the kingdom's inaction destroyed everything.

Thanks to his outstanding talent, he survived, but he saw too much suffering during his wandering. His keen sense also allowed him to intuitively feel the inner emotions of those people, which directly affected him.

Negative emotions such as confusion, helplessness, pain, helplessness, sadness, etc. lingered in his heart almost all the time, and he passively accepted it all.

This caused a huge shock to his heart. He unconsciously wanted to help others to get comfort, and he often lamented the sadness of this world.

He spent a few more years in his hometown, during which time he helped many people, but to no avail.

But even so, he still continues to take action to save, redeem and help, even though the results disappoint him every time.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

This sentence can well summarize the current situation of his kingdom. Ordinary people are struggling to survive every day and have to face unknown dangers from time to time.

The arrival of a slave-hunting team completely crushed a life that still had hope.

The kingdom is out of money, and they plan to sell off their own citizens.

If he had not been lucky enough to eat a magical fruit, he might have died in the long-planned trafficking operation.

After all, compared to the fully armed slave-hunting team, they, a group of ordinary people, were just lambs facing a pack of wolves.

This experience made Yisheng see a lot clearly, and he understood what he felt was the reason why the world was so sad - the system!
The evil brought about by the system is far more profound than the obvious pirates, slave-hunting teams, etc.

As long as the nobles of the kingdom exist, these people will never be able to live an ordinary life. Even dying of old age is an unattainable luxury.

So, with a heart full of doubts, Huchuan officially set sail at the age of sixteen and began to travel around the world and the first half of the Great Route.

Huchuan used the pseudonym Yixiao throughout his life, which meant serving the people all his life, and the people agreed with him.

During his travels, he found too many examples similar to his hometown, where the aristocratic system was deeply rooted in the sea.

It is obvious that those guys don't even have the power to protect themselves, but they can drive those strong people to work for them at will, as if money is everything in their world.

The whole world is like a game under the manipulation of the nobles, and money, power and status are the chips on the table.

Only a truly vicious pirate would ignore the rules of the game and force himself to take the table and become a chess player.

But isn’t this another kind of sadness?
The weak can never jump out of the chessboard, because everyone at the table is a "noble"!
Of course, there are exceptions among these nobles. They will be very friendly to their own pawns and will also pity the lower-class people.

But that's all.

What Yixiao is looking for is a way to gradually break this chessboard, and then build a world where suffering no longer remains on the surface.

It’s a pity that dreams are big and reality is cruel.

During his travels, he witnessed one tragedy, tragedies, and farces after another, and it was difficult for him to look directly at the world. He also realized how ridiculous his original idea was.

But he still didn't give up.

Until he visited and helped the Ordinary Kingdom, and when he came back shortly after leaving, everything he had done seemed to be meaningless.

The people they rescued are still suffering.

The repentant king was deposed, and everything seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

He finally understood everything and blinded his own eyes.

Everything on the material level is already deeply rooted and can no longer be changed. There is no future possible.

But what about the mind?

What about the soul!

After losing his eyes, Yixiao completely mastered the ability to see and hear. He could clearly see the emotions emanating from everyone's mind.

He can tell at a glance what kind of people are worth saving and what kind of people are not worth sympathy.

Maybe I can't change this bad system, but I can try to help more people in need, or let them help those who deserve to be saved.

Once again, carrying hope and doubt, Yixiao embarked on a journey, but this time he would no longer take action, nor would he have any illusions or expectations about the world. Instead, he would use his heart to look for an answer.

An answer that is almost impossible to exist.

"This is my story, Corinnan. Let me introduce myself to you again. My name is Huchuan Yisheng, also known as Minchuan Yixiao."

After he finished speaking, he raised his head, "looked" at a cloud, and smiled.

Chuan can also mean road or journey.

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(End of this chapter)