The island shook more and more violently, making it impossible for Ryuen to even stand.
Boom~~~~
Crack crack crack~~~~
Suddenly!
Starting from the volcano in the center of the island, the ground began to crack rapidly towards the sea, and hot lava gushed out from the ground!
The lava flowed across the ground, destroying all living things.
The animals on the island ran desperately towards the sea to escape, even the birds left their unhatched eggs and flew away from their homes.
At this moment, Ryuen finally panicked. He had just crossed over, and now he encountered such a strong earthquake. The island might even be submerged by the sea.
In his panic, Ryuen instinctively turned his arms into wings, and hot flames burned on his body (later, the protagonist's fruit needs to go through a rebirth, so he won't need to turn his hands into wings).
"That's right!"
"I ate the flying mythical beast fruit!"
"Escape!"
Ryuen endured the pain in his body, flapped his wings a few times, and flew into the sky!
"Damn it!"
"It hurts so much!!"
Ryuen didn't think much and quickly flew in a random direction.
He was in so much pain that he had to find a second island as soon as possible to heal his injuries.
Boom~~~
Bang bang bang~~~
Several deafening explosions sounded, and Ryuen looked back to see that the small island was completely covered by lava.
The huge tsunami caused by the strong earthquake rushed towards the deserted island at an amazing speed!
"Luckily, I can fly, otherwise I would have been buried in the sea as soon as I crossed over here." Ryuen was extremely depressed.
He didn't look back and immediately flew at full speed in a certain direction.
Ryuen flew very fast, and the strong wind slapped his pale face.
Because he forcibly used his ability, coupled with the strange pain in his body, Ryuen's stamina was quickly depleted.
He didn't know how long it had been, but in a daze, Ryuen finally saw a patch of green on the sea.
"Fi...finally...an island..."
At the moment he saw the island, Ryuen's mind relaxed, and he felt unbearable pain and exhaustion.
His wings immediately turned back, and in a daze, he fainted again.
Whoosh~~~
Bang~~~~
Ryuen, who had lost consciousness, fell rapidly from the sky and crashed into the sea.
"What's going on?"
"It looks like a person! Someone fell into the sea!"
"What?"
"I'll go save him right away!"
"Be careful, Genzo!"
The anxious Genzo took off his coat, dived into the sea, and quickly swam towards the spot where Ryuen had fallen.
A group of people on the shore waited anxiously.
Among them, two girls tightly held a woman's hand, and the three of them looked the most worried.
...
"Bellemere, why hasn't Genzo come up yet?" A few minutes passed, and Nami couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry, Genzo is a good swimmer, he'll be fine." Bellemere smiled gently to comfort Nami and Nojiko.
Just as the people on the shore were getting anxious, Genzo finally surfaced, holding an unconscious boy in his hand.
"He's up!"
"Genzo is up!"
"Hurry! Let's go help!"
Seeing Genzo, several men immediately jumped into the sea and swam towards him.
Finally, before Genzo's strength was exhausted, they managed to get Genzo and Ryuen into their hands.
The men quickly dragged Genzo and Ryuen to the shore.
After getting ashore, Genzo lay on the beach, breathing heavily.
"Genzo, are you okay?"
"I'm...I'm fine...just a bit tired, I'll be okay after a rest~" Genzo replied weakly.
"Is this boy still alive? He isn't dead, is he?"
"Move aside, let me check..." Bellemere leaned down and put her ear to Ryuen's chest, then she heard a faint heartbeat.
"He's still alive, he must have choked on seawater." Bellemere immediately used the method she learned in the navy to give Ryuen first aid.
"It's good that he's alive~"
"How did this boy fall from the sky? It's so strange..."
"Yes, it's really strange~"
"But he looks quite handsome. Nami, Nojiko, how about letting him be a husband to one of you?"
"Noo!"
Nami and Nojiko both refused at the same time, their cheeks turning a bit red.
"Hahaha~"
"Two little girls, still shy!"
Genzo was fine, and Ryuen was still alive. The people around started joking about Nami and Nojiko.
"Don't joke about them, we don't even know his identity yet!" At this moment, Bellemere stood up.
Genzo rested for a while, and his strength slowly returned.
"What should we do?"
"How do we take care of this kid? We don't know his identity."
"Yeah, and he fell from the sky."
After the teasing, everyone looked at the still unconscious Ryuen and fell into worry again.
Bellemere suddenly thought of taking Ryuen back, but her house was full of women, and she didn't know if the boy would be willing.
Seeing Bellemere's hesitation, Genzo, who had saved him, made a decision.
"I'll take him back. I live alone anyway, one more person won't be a problem."
"That sounds good."
"Genzo, we'll leave him to you then~"
Everyone saw the matter was settled and slowly dispersed, as they still had work to do.
Since Genzo was still a bit weak, Bellemere carried Ryuen and walked towards Genzo's house.
The two little ones and Genzo followed behind.
When they reached Genzo's house and put Ryuen on the bed, Bellemere asked, "Genzo, are you really going to take him in?
Or should I ask him when he wakes up if he wants to stay with me? You're a man, you can't take care of people."
"Hahaha! I know, Bellemere. Besides, maybe he can protect Nami and Nojiko in the future." Genzo said, looking at Ryuen on the bed.
"I don't need his protection~" Nami said softly, with a stubborn look on her face.
"That's right, we can protect ourselves in the future. Besides, I still have to take care of Bellemere, Nami, and you, Genzo!" Nojiko said cutely.
"Hahaha, alright, let's wait until he wakes up. Maybe he doesn't want to stay here and wants to go home." Bellemere laughed.
At this moment, Bellemere had a question in her heart. When she was carrying Ryuen, she felt something moving inside him.
But when she looked closely, she couldn't see anything, so she kept the question to herself.
Genzo thought Ryuen couldn't go home.
Not to mention the risk of encountering pirates, Ryuen was too young to leave Cocoyasi Village on his own.
The four of them left the house and went to do their work.
After all, they had their own jobs.
Now that Ryuen was no longer in danger, he just needed to recover well.
At this moment, Ryuen didn't know he had arrived at Nami's hometown, Cocoyasi Village.
His body was slowly getting stronger due to the Devil Fruit's effects.