Chapter 5: Pirates Are Coming
On the streets of the small town of Yarlin, Orens brought his wife Ann and ten-year-old son Vic to the street to go shopping.
From time to time, the streets were filled with the sounds of hawking and bargaining, creating a harmonious and lively scene.
Walking leisurely on the street, people greeted them from time to time. It can be seen that the Orens couple are very popular and have some fame.
This is indeed true. Orens is tall and handsome, and he is also the mayor's secretary. He handles many things in the town.
He was also very kind to others, and most importantly, he married the goddess of all the young men in the town - An.
She was a beautiful girl who was gentle, kind and had a sweet smile. Her smile warmed the young people in the town like the sunshine.
Even a piece of solid ice can be melted by his smile!
Their union was so enviable that Orens and Ann gave birth to a healthy and lovely son the following year.
Orens has a successful career and a happy family. He can be said to be a winner in life and the object of envy of others.
At this time, a voice with a heavy smile came from the side:
"Mr. Orens, it's rare that you come out to buy things in person today."
Orens turned around and said gently:
"It's Uncle Arnold. Yes, the mayor is out for a meeting today. He let me take a day off to spend time with my family."
Arnold was surprised and asked, "Oh, is it because of the execution of Pirate King Roger a few days ago?"
Arnold was a fishmonger and was very familiar with the fishermen who went out to sea to fish. He heard from them about the public execution of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger in Rogue Town a few days ago.
Orens: “It’s probably true. Before he died, Roger admitted that he had obtained a great secret treasure, which was hidden on an island.
I guess a lot of people will go out to sea as pirates to look for that great secret treasure."
Orens paused and said solemnly:
"There will be more and more pirates in the world in the future. Even the East China Sea, which is known as the most peaceful, will become turbulent!"
Because it was a public execution, the government wanted to use the Pirate King's life to shock the world, so they sent the news to all parts of the world in advance.
Therefore, there were many reporters at the execution ground in Rogue Town, and the World Government also set up a large-scale camera telephone bug for live broadcast. The lineup was more grand than the later execution of Ace.
Don’t be fooled by the shabby scenes drawn in comics and anime, but the importance that the World Government and the Navy attach to One Piece is not something that can be represented by small scenes.
Arnold asked with fear: "Mr. Orens, what should we do? The armed forces in the town are not very strong."
An also had a worried look on her face. She looked up at her husband's profile and unconsciously increased the strength of her grip on his hand.
Orens sensed something was wrong with his wife, so he pulled his son's hand away and patted his wife's hand to comfort her.
Then he said to Arnold:
"Don't worry. The mayor mentioned to me before he left that he would propose at the meeting to increase the deployment of naval forces to the East China Sea.
The World Government and the Navy also knew that the execution in Rogue Town would definitely promote crime worldwide.
The Navy will send more troops to the East China Sea, we just have to wait."
Arnold couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said expectantly:
"That would be great! It would be great if we also had a naval base on our island. This way our safety would be more guaranteed."
"In fact, our island has had the authority to establish a naval branch a long time ago.
However, the East China Sea has been peaceful for a long time and is known as the weakest sea. There have always been young people joining the navy and retired marines on the island.
In addition, every town has a security team, so the navy did not pay attention to the construction of the base, and most of the troops were concentrated in the Grand Line. "Orens explained.
Arno stopped talking after hearing this, and said to the child next to the couple:
"Little Vic, you are getting more and more handsome. You will definitely become a popular guy like your father in the future. Hahaha!"
Little Vic became very shy after hearing this. His face turned red and he hid behind his parents, which made Arnold laugh.
Orens apologized to Arnold:
"Uncle Arnold, please don't mind. Vic has been shy since he was young and only plays well with Rebecca.
We are usually busy with work and don’t have much time to play with him, and his personality hasn’t changed much, alas! ”
Arnold laughed:
"It's okay. I know little Vic's personality. It's good for him to play with Rebecca.
That child lost her parents when she was young, which is very pitiful. Having little Vic to play with her can also alleviate her loneliness. "
He paused here and continued:
"By the way, a batch of fresh fish arrived today. You can take two back to eat, and also take two for Rebecca's family."
Orens continued, "Do you have any fresh fish? I'll just pay for it. It's not easy for you to do business.
I also buy Aunt Maria's fish. You know, Aunt Maria took care of Vic while Ann and I were at work, and we are always grateful to her."
Just as the two were talking, there was noise and exclamations coming from the street near the sea.
A figure staggered over from the other side, shouting as he ran:
"Pirates are coming, pirates are coming, they have killed so many people, run away, run away..."
Arnold looked at the people running over and said anxiously to Orens:
"That's Ah Si, the sailor on the fishing boat. The fish I caught today came from their boat.
Normally they should be sorting out the fishing nets at the beach at this time. I saw that he had injuries on his body, so he must have been a pirate ashore.
Hurry up and run for your lives, pirates are ruthless killers."
After Arnold finished speaking, his body shook violently, and he must have been quite frightened.
He turned around and started packing up the store, preparing to close it and run away.
Orens was also a little flustered, but his years of experience calmed him down and he turned to his wife and said:
"Ann, take Vic home quickly, pack some clothes, water and food, and don't take anything else.
Take Vic, Aunt Maria and Rebecca and hide in the southern forest.
The pirates can't stay on the island for long. They will leave after robbing.
As long as we stay in the forest for a few days, we will be safe. Hurry up and leave!"
Ann said to her husband hesitantly:
"What about you? Won't you come with me? Vic and I need you."
I heard increasing noise, cursing, wailing and arrogant laughter.
Orens said anxiously, "Don't worry, I'll notify the security team to come over to resist the pirates, and then I'll meet up with you. I'll be fine, you guys go!"
Seeing that his wife was still a little hesitant, he quickly turned her body and pushed her in the direction she was moving.
However, it was too late. The pirates were very fast and were less than two hundred meters away.
"Boss, look at that woman over there, isn't she a top-notch lady, with a nice figure and pretty face.
It seems that the guy next to her is her husband, hahaha, the boss is getting excited." The sharp-nosed monkey-cheeked man said with a lewd smile.
"Haha, you are a talented guy. You even know the benefits of married women. Did you do this often on the island before?"
Derek smiled evilly and said:
"Hehe, Boss is really wise and powerful. I have done this several times before.
In the end, her husband found out and beat her up badly. He was the same person I killed last time." The man with the pointed nose and monkey cheek said angrily.
Derek said nonchalantly, "Oh, you mean that woman, she is really very tender. In order to survive under my hands,
She has done quite a lot of tricks and served me very well. Today this woman is even more amazing. If you catch her, don't touch her. She is mine, understand?"
After Derek finished speaking, a lustful gleam in his eyes flashed as he glanced at the pointed-faced monkey next to him.
The sharp-beaked man bowed repeatedly and said in a trembling voice:
"Got it, got it, Boss, let's go after that woman and don't let her get away."