76: Chapter 76 Dragon LordApis continued, "They won't be too scary.You must be hungry.I brought some meat buns from Grandpa Bogudan." A chewing sound came from inside the cave, but it didn't sound human.Nami grabbed Luffy's arm in fear.Luffy patted her hand reassuringly and led her into the cave.Apis continued to mutter to herself, "I'm sorry, I haven't found anything yet.Although I've been trying very hard, I still can't find any clues." Nami asked疑惑地问道, "Who is Apis talking to?" Luffy smiled slightly and walked over to greet her, "Yo, Apis, who are you talking to?"
Apis was startled and turned around to find Luffy walking towards her.Apis tried to stop him, saying, "No, don't come any closer!" But Luffy ignored her and walked straight up to her.Nami, seeing her boyfriend standing in front of a gigantic creature, also curiously walked over."It's unbelievable!It actually exists!I thought the Thousand-Year Dragon was just a legendary creature!" The creature before her made her mouth drop open.Luffy was enthusiastically talking to the creature: "Wow, you're amazing!Where did you come from?" The Thousand-Year Dragon half-opened its eyes and looked at Luffy, as if saying something.After a moment, it turned its gaze to Apis."I see.You want to go back to your hometown, huh?" Apis was taken aback at first, then relayed the Thousand-Year Dragon's words to Luffy and the others: "The dragon said it wants to be your friend.It said it knows you're a good person." Then Apis asked curiously, "Luffy, how did you know the dragon's feelings?"
Luffy chuckled and said, "Anyway, I know, but how do you know so much?" Apis hesitated, unwilling to tell the truth.Seeing this, Nami blurted out her suspicions: "You're a Devil Fruit user, aren't you?" Seeing that things had come to this, Apis had no choice but to tell the truth, "Yes, I ate the Whisper-Whisper Fruit, and afterwards I could hear what animals were thinking.I met Dragon Lord because of the Whisper-Whisper Fruit.At the time, Dragon Lord was completely listless.He said that after he got separated from his companions, he had been searching alone for the Lost Island where the Dragon's Lair was located.But Dragon Lord didn't remember the location of that island very clearly anymore.He was too old to fly, but he kept saying he wanted to go back.However, I didn't know the location of the island, so I asked the Marines who happened to be there.But I didn't expect they were there to find dragon bones to make an elixir of immortality.They captured me and made me tell them everything I knew."
Seeing the old dragon's eyes filled with longing to go home, Luffy made a decision.He looked at Apis and said, "Then I'll take it home." Apis looked at Luffy with surprise and said, "Really?Thank you so much!"
"Ding-dong, main quest activated: Help the Dragon Lord find his hometown.Success rewards the skill Eight Extremes Collapse; failure incurs no penalty."
"Ding-dong, side quest activated: Slay the naval scoundrel Nelson.Success rewards one Awakening Stone (Universal), failure has no penalty."
Luffy chuckled and pulled a meat bun from his pocket, handing it to Dragon Lord.Apis was about to warn him when Dragon Lord bit half of Luffy's body into his mouth.Apis, hands on her hips, said helplessly, "I forgot to tell you, Dragon Lord has Alzheimer's!" Nami quickly stepped forward and pulled Luffy out of Dragon Lord's mouth.Meanwhile, not far from Gunkanjima, several warships were approaching.Eric stood at the bow, muttering to himself, "That girl's necklace is the claw of a thousand-year-old dragon.She must know about the Lost Island, the girl who holds the secret of the dragon bones.We must capture her this time.And Straw Hat Luffy, I'll repay you for what happened last time, with interest!"