Chapter 67 Arriving at Syrup Village

Looking at Kaya’s firm gaze, Hui Ye smiled slightly.

“Welcome to the team.”

“We will definitely protect you.”

“Even if there’s real danger, we’ll be the ones at the front.”

Kaya looked directly at Hui Ye, appearing a bit dazed.

“What are you looking at?”

Hui Ye reached out and waved his hand in front of Kaya.

“No, it’s nothing~”

Kaya quickly lowered her head.

“Lord Hui Ye, I really want to join you, but my parents…”

“It’s okay, leave it to me. I’ll convince them.”

Kaya looked up, tears of gratitude sparkling in her eyes.

“Thank you, Lord Hui Ye~”

“Alright, why are you about to cry?”

Hui Ye reached out and wiped the tears from the corners of Kaya’s eyes.

The young girl shyly lowered her head.

“By the way, I’m curious. Your parents said the outside world is dangerous, so why did you set out to sea this time?”

Hui Ye voiced the doubt in his heart.

“Father was actually taking me to Loguetown to see a doctor… Because my health has been getting worse day by day, both Father and Mother were very worried about me.”

“So they wanted to take me to the most prosperous town in the East Blue for treatment.”

“I didn’t expect… to encounter pirates as soon as we set out… The outside world really is dangerous.”

Hui Ye laughed upon hearing this.

“What’s wrong? Lord Hui Ye?”

“Nothing, I just forgot to tell you something.”

“What is it?”

Kaya looked at Hui Ye blankly.

“Actually, I’m a pirate too.”

“You’re a pirate too!”

Kaya was shocked.

“Yeah, come on, I’ll take you to see my bounty poster.”

Hui Ye took Kaya’s hand and walked towards the lounge.

Kaya followed obediently behind Hui Ye, letting him lead her by the hand.

Arriving in the lounge, Hui Ye pointed to the bounty poster on the wall and said, “Look, my bounty poster.”

“Ten, hundred… million, ten million!”

“Fifty million!”

Kaya’s mouth hung open in shock.

“Wait, you’re the Hui Ye who killed Major Mouse!”

After looking at the bounty amount, Kaya saw the photo on the bounty poster clearly.

“Oh? You know me?”

“Of course! Because Major Mouse and his men have been to Syrup Village.”

“Father had quite a few Berries and goods taken by them.”

“They were clearly looting, but they called it confiscating stolen goods.”

“After they left, the villagers were all cursing the Marines. I didn’t expect them to die the next day.”

Kaya became more and more excited as she spoke.

“Don’t get too excited, don’t get too excited.”

“Your body is still too weak right now.”

Hui Ye was afraid this frail girl might suddenly faint from excitement.

Kaya took a few deep breaths, trying hard to calm her excited emotions.

She curiously looked at Hui Ye’s valiant appearance on the bounty poster, then stole a glance at the real him beside her, unable to help but smile.

“What is it?”

Hui Ye noticed her expression.

“I just feel so lucky.”

“So lucky to have been saved by Lord Hui Ye.”

“Lord Hui Ye not only saved our lives but also eliminated those bad people who looted us.”

“Oh? You’re not afraid that I’m a pirate?”

“Why should I be afraid? Even though Lord Hui Ye has a bounty, Lord Hui Ye is a good person.”

“A better person than even the Marines~”

“Cough, let’s not give me a ‘good person card’ yet.”

Hui Ye gave a light cough.

“good person card? What’s that?”

Kaya tilted her head, showing a confused expression.

“It’s… never mind, it’s not important.”

Hui Ye changed the subject and said.

“And don’t call me Lord Hui Ye anymore, it sounds weird.”

“You can call me Hui Ye, or Brother Hui Ye, either is fine.”

“After all, I’m definitely older than you.”

Kaya nodded gently with a flushed face.

“Then… Brother Hui Ye.”

Her voice was as faint as a mosquito’s hum, but it warmed Hui Ye’s heart.

“Mm.”

Hui Ye responded.

“By the way, Kaya, after you join my Pirate Crew, I need you to study medicine and serve as the ship doctor in the future.”

“Are you willing?”

“Study medicine? Be a ship doctor?”

Kaya’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Actually… I’ve been secretly studying medical books.”

“To treat my illness, there are many medical books in Father’s study. I often flip through them when he’s not around.”

“It’s just that many of those books are about conditioning the body…”

“Oh? That’s already quite good.”

“When we get to Loguetown, I’ll buy a full set of medical books and supplies for you.”

“From now on, you’ll be the ship doctor on our ship.”

“I will definitely study medicine hard and be a qualified ship doctor.”

“Alright, my Doctor Kaya, it’s getting late. You should go back and rest.”

Hui Ye led Kaya by the hand to the second floor.

After sending the girl back to her room, Hui Ye heard the sound of a door opening.

Looking towards the sound, Honey Queen was leaning against the door frame, beckoning him with her finger.

Hui Ye smiled knowingly and walked over quickly.

The night passed in silence—

At noon the next day, the fleet finally arrived at Syrup Village.

Usopp, who was playing pirate games with three kids on the cliff, saw several pirate ships and was scared out of his wits.

He ran towards the village in a panic.

The dragon soaring ten thousand miles did not choose to dock, but instead let Moomoo pull it to a stop in the nearshore waters.

The ironclad battleship scimitar did not approach the shore either because it was too large.

Those villagers went ashore on a relatively smaller pirate ship.

Nojiko carried the four of them and flew to the shore, making the villagers’ jaws drop.

“I didn’t expect our benefactor to be a Devil Fruit User…”

Seeing Nojiko change back into human form from her Pteranodon form, Kaya’s father was the first to react.

Nojiko said nothing and just nodded.

“Father, let’s take Brother Hui Ye and the others home.”

Kaya walked to her father’s side and gently pulled his sleeve.

“Ah, yes, yes. Lord Hui Ye, please follow me.”

“Let me properly entertain our benefactors.”

After speaking to Hui Ye, the man turned to the villagers.

“Everyone, I will arrange for people to take you back to your respective villages this afternoon. For now, please rest in Syrup Village for a while.”

The rescued villagers had no objections. After all, the ships belonged to others, and they had no boats if they wanted to leave.

Hui Ye’s group entered the village in a grand procession.

“Strange? Why is it so quiet? Could something have happened?”

The man noticed that every house in the village had its doors tightly shut, and the village was unusually quiet.

Hui Ye used his Observation Haki to perceive that there were actually life signals inside every house.

He also guessed what the situation was.

So he spoke up: “They probably think pirates have arrived, so they’re all hiding.”

Kaya’s father suddenly understood and quickly shouted loudly: “Everyone, don’t be afraid! It’s us who have returned, not looting pirates.”

Only then did the villagers cautiously open their doors and windows. When they saw Kaya’s family and Hui Ye’s group, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“So it’s you guys who are back!”

“That guy Usopp lied to everyone again, saying he saw many pirate ships.”

“I didn’t! There really are many pirate ships!”

Usopp squeezed out of the crowd, panting for breath.

Hearing this, Kaya’s father smiled and explained.

“This time Usopp indeed didn’t lie; there are indeed several pirate ships.”

“There really are pirate ships!”

The villagers immediately became nervous again.

“Everyone, don’t be afraid! Although there are pirate ships, there are no pirates.”

“We were the ones who sailed those ships back.”

“I’ll explain the details later.”

“I need to take the benefactors home first.”

“Everyone, go back to what you were doing.”

Afterward, Kaya’s father led Hui Ye and the others toward the hillside villa.

Usopp looked at Kaya in the crowd, wanting to go up and say hello, but not quite daring to.

He could only secretly follow a short distance behind them.

Hui Ye’s Observation Haki detected him, but he didn’t drag him out.

Anyway, since Kaya was going to leave with him, Usopp wouldn’t have a chance.

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