A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"There's a third... a fourth... the dueling giant, whale dung, the camp in the southeast region, the absolutely safe candle house... and finally, there are 'fifteen' rules written here, but there were clearly sixteen rules before! This doesn't seem like a case of losing by mistake at all, does it?"

Nami recounted everything that seemed amiss, and by the end, she was trembling and pale.

The brain that could draw perfect nautical charts was now automatically conjuring up a whole host of terrifying and thrilling stories.

Chapter 830 The Straw Hat Crew's Thrilling Garden Adventure

"Those were just pranks!"

Finally, Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke and said calmly, "Anyway, we definitely have to get to the island, otherwise the Log Pose won't be able to store the magnetism, and we'll need to replenish our food and fresh water. If you're really worried, just do as I say, okay?"

"That...you're right..."

Just as Nami finally mustered the courage to make up her mind, Sanji suddenly appeared beside her and Vivi, his eyes immediately turning into pink hearts, and his body contorting into a vertical wave: "If Miss Nami and Vivi are scared, just stay by my side after we get to the island, and I'll protect you!"

Sanji's joke finally calmed their racing hearts: "Alright! In that case, let's try not to split up after we get to the island, to avoid any accidents!"

Just then, Zoro suddenly spoke up: "Hey, don't you guys find it a little strange? Our ship seems to be heading straight towards the island!"

"What?!"

Nami was startled and looked around. Sure enough, she found that the Going Merry had slowly sailed into the island along the inland river.

This inland river is wide enough for two or three Mersey ships to sail side by side. There is no floating algae or wild beasts like crocodiles that are often seen in the wild. The journey is unobstructed, yet it seems to have no end in sight.

"How could this be... Does this waterway run through the entire little garden? Where are we going to stop the boat then?"

Nami frowned in distress, but then suddenly remembered something, and her expression changed drastically. "Wait! Didn't those rules just say that the small garden is an integral part of the whole?"

Holding the rules she had just copied down, Vivi exclaimed, "Yes! It's rule number 12. It also says that when landing, you have to distinguish between land and whale feces..."

Usopp, standing nearby, was completely stunned: "The excrement of a giant whale used as an island?? Why does this feel so familiar...?"

After thinking for a long time, he realized that this actually matched the stories he had told Kaya before, and he was filled with excitement: 'Could it be that the things in those stories I told before actually exist?'

In fact, One Piece is a world full of fantasy. Even the Devil Fruits that have influenced the entire sea originated from the imagination and prayers of humans long ago. So it is not surprising that there are some strange creatures in this world that coincide with the creatures of human imagination.

Fortunately, as the Going Merry continued deeper into the harbor, it finally found a place to anchor. It was a shallow, recessed bay where the ship could drop anchor.

The plants and animals he had never seen before ignited Luffy's adventurous spirit: "Sanji, I want a bento! A pirate bento!!"

"it is good!"

"Wait, Luffy, what are you trying to do??"

"Adventure! Hehehe..."

"Hehehe my foot!! You should know that in this situation, I won't let you act alone, right?!" Nami punched Luffy in the face.

To everyone's surprise, Luffy not only didn't back down, but his eyes lit up even more, and he became even more eager to try: "Going solo?!"

Nami: "..."

Why does this guy seem even more excited...?

Despite his restless nature, Luffy ultimately failed to act alone, since he wasn't actually opposed to having someone adventure with him, and Vivi and her duck were the ones who ran the fastest.

"I'm so bored, I'll go for a walk." After Luffy set off, the others also started to move, the first being Zoro, who was bored and decided to go for a stroll.

Usopp yelled, "Wait! Didn't the island's rules say not to go alone, you idiot Zoro!!!"

Zoro said nonchalantly, "Tch, that was just a prank, don't worry about it."

"How could anyone possibly play such a prank?!"

"Wait, Zoro! Since you're going out, why not hunt down a few wild beasts while you're at it!" Sanji shouted at Zoro's retreating figure.

“I know! I bet you’re too scared to leave the ship because of those weird rules. Well then, I’ll hunt for you. You don’t get enough meat to eat anyway.”

"What did you say?!"

Sanji instantly flew into a rage, a cigarette dangling from his lips as he glared at Zoro. "Did I hear that right? You mean you'll hunt down a bigger prey than I did??"

Of course!

"Alright! Let's have a competition!"

Sanji and Zoro's seemingly oblivious conversation made Usopp and Nami on the ship increasingly uneasy. Only after the two set off into the woods did they turn around and roar at their retreating figures: "I told you no hunting competitions!! Didn't you two understand?! Who just said we just had to do what was written on the sign?!"

However, both Sanji and Zoro had already disappeared from sight, and the roars of the two behind them could no longer be heard.

"It's over...it's over!! What do we do now, Usopp??" Nami trembled, tears streaming down her face, looking at her only remaining teammates. "They've already broken the rules..."

Usopp: "...Everything depends on you!"

"That's what I wanted to say!!!" Nami was so angry at Usopp's cowardice that her chest ached. Then, she suddenly remembered something and turned to run back into the room.

"Hey...where are you going, Nami?" Usopp quickly followed, afraid that something terrible might happen if he got separated from his group.

"I suddenly remembered that I seemed to have seen a book about 'little gardens' a few days ago..."

Neither of them saw that directly above the Going Merry was an optically cloaked metal machine broadcasting everything happening below to the Hope, thousands of miles away.

……

On the magic airship, Killer observed the Straw Hat Pirates' every move through the crystal screen in front of him, a sinister smile of success on his face.

Ultear looked curiously at Kira not far away and asked her junior brother, "What's wrong with that guy? He's been sitting there laughing nonstop since just now..."

Gray glanced at Kira, chuckled, and said, "Based on my years of experience, he's definitely up to something again!"

Urudia's face twitched: "Prank...who's so unlucky?"

“Who knows… it must have been some guy who went into the little garden,” Gray said, scratching his head.

He quickly guessed the truth, after all, they all knew that Kira had put his '1001 prank toys' in the small garden before he left.

Gray got up and walked over to Kira, only to find him using the 'WSADJKLUIOP' buttons on the control panel to operate something he didn't recognize, and occasionally launching magical attacks as he chased after a man with a long nose and a woman with orange hair on the crystal screen.

……

Nami and Usopp ran hurriedly through the woods.

Given that the previous rules stated 'no revealing clothing in the woods,' they had now changed into long-sleeved summer jackets to cover themselves completely.

Usopp, panting, followed behind Nami, glancing back repeatedly with a terrified expression. "What... what was that just now? A mechanical monster? Why would there be something like that in the Little Garden? And aren't technological products supposed to malfunction?"

"It's appeared! It's appeared!! The first contradiction has appeared!!"

Nami's face was also ashen, her eyes filled with tears, but she ran forward without looking back. "It must be because those idiots didn't follow the instructions on entering the island that those malfunctioning technological products started working again!!"

Among the current Straw Hat crew, Usopp and Nami are the least timid and also the most superstitious, so they immediately accepted this illogical and mystical rule.

"But is it really a good idea for us to just run away like this? Isn't the island more dangerous than staying on the ship?! You just read in the book, right? This is an ancient island, with ancient creatures and giants that are twenty or thirty meters tall!!"

Just now, the two of them found the records about the small garden in the study. As soon as they finished reading them and came out of the room, they found that the Merry was surrounded by a bunch of mechanical, metallic beasts. Although the metal beasts did not attack, their constant circling around the Merry was enough to scare the two of them into abandoning ship and running away.

"How could I not run in that situation?!"

Nami roared, stubbornly insisting, "Didn't the notice say that the Candle House was absolutely safe? I think we should go there first!"

Usopp's breath hitched: "But you don't even know where the candle house is..."

"It's much better than being on a ship, facing a horde of menacing mechanical monsters, right?!"

Just then, a buzzing sound came from behind them. The two turned around and were surprised to find a silver-white mechanical bird hovering about ten meters behind them.

That wasn't all; what was even more terrifying was that the blood-red eyes on the mechanical bird's head seemed to have come into focus, staring intently at them.

Suddenly, the mechanical bird opened its beak, spewed out a cloud of purple smoke, and flew quickly toward the two of them.

"?!?!" The two of them turned pale instantly, and the next moment, with perfect coordination, they took off running towards the woods ahead!

"Help!!!"

Somewhere in the woods, Sanji stopped his search for prey, looked up and listened intently, his expression serious: "I think I heard Nami's cry for help??"

Before he could think it through, he caught a glimpse of a woman with long, black hair, snow-white skin, a hot figure, and sexy clothes out of the corner of his eye.

Sanji's eyes lit up instantly, and he rushed up to investigate, but when he arrived, he didn't see anyone, only a faint scent of perfume lingering in the air.

"What was that just now? Could there be other people on the island?!"

……

"Kira, what was that just now?"

"I had Mr. 3 make this wax figure for me. What do you think? Isn't it interesting?"

"Ha ha……"

Chapter 831 Erza: Why does Kira seem to be acting strangely towards Mom?

Ring ring ring...

Just as Killer was about to tell Gray in detail about the prank he had set up in the little garden, the bracelet he had been wearing ever since he came to the pirate world suddenly rang.

The commotion drew the attention of the mages on the airship: "What was that sound??"

"It's a magic communicator!"

Kira gave a nonchalant explanation, then tapped the bracelet. A square virtual screen, about the height of a person, popped up from the bracelet, displaying a familiar and stunning figure—Eileen!

The bracelet-type magic communicator is a new long-distance communication tool that Kira researched and improved based on the original telephone-type magic communicator. Its range is not only the entire Ishgar, but also includes Elentina. As for Edolas, because there is no magic in that world, there is no connection.

It must be said that in terms of science and technology, magic is indeed much more convenient than electricity, magnetism, and the like.

"Ok??"

Upon seeing the figure on the screen, Erza's expression changed, and she was the first to stand up and approach. However, she simply stood quietly in front of the screen, gazing at the figure without saying anything.

Kira seemed to have anticipated Irene's message, waving to her in greeting: "Irene-san? Have you arrived yet?"

Yes!

On the screen, Irene wore her usual gentle smile. Her queenly aura, stunning beauty, and commanding voice exuded boundless charm. "Oh?! Erza's with you too? Looks like your search for companions is going well~"

"Yes! Eileen, where are you now?"

"Where is it..." Eileen pondered for two seconds before replying, "The local I met earlier said this is the New World, the territory of a great pirate named Big Mom. I heard she's one of the 'Four Emperors' of this world."