But in broad daylight…
do not care!
Many thoughts flashed through Usopp's mind.
Then.
He fell straight to the ground, clasped his hands on his chest, and closed his eyes so tightly that he didn't even move his eyebrows.
He just "fainted" peacefully.
This unexpected reaction made Maud smile dumbly.
How could he not see that Usopp was pretending to be fainted.
Although I was mentally prepared for it, I still found it extremely interesting when I saw it in person.
On the village road dozens of meters away, the villagers chasing Usopp slowed down and looked at Mod warily.
After all, they belong to the same village. These villagers who originally wanted to teach Usopp a lesson, at this time, became worried about Usopp's situation.
Maude turned her head and looked.
Feeling Maud's gaze, the villagers looked at each other and continued walking towards Maud without stopping.
Although Maud looked young, handsome and kind-hearted, the simple villagers still had to ask.
After all, Usopp was lying straight on the ground, motionless.
Although it is possible that he is deceiving people again, what if something really happens
Maude looked at the villagers coming this way, nodded in greeting, and showed a gentle smile.
The villagers saw the smile on Mod's face and subconsciously stopped.
Mod looked away, squatted down, and whispered in Usopp's ear: "I know Jesus Bu."
Hearing Mod's words, Usopp suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Mod with a smile on his face.
"You... know my dad?"
"If you want to know more, come with me."
After leaving a word, Maud walked towards the forest in the distance.
Usopp immediately stood up and looked at Mod's leaving back with wide eyes.
"Wait for me!"
Without hesitating for too long, Usopp chased after him, leaving behind several confused villagers.
Mod led Usopp to the forest, found a low tree stump at random, and sat down.
Usopp stood aside and looked at Mod, feeling uneasy.
If it weren't for his father's name, he wouldn't just follow a stranger into the forest.
Mod looked at Usopp and could easily feel Usopp's nervousness, and also saw that Usopp didn't seem to hate Jesus at all.
Otherwise, after hearing the news released by Jesus, we would not have such a reaction.
"Jesus Bu saved me. Strictly speaking, he is my elder."
Maude pointed out the relationship directly as soon as she opened her mouth.
"ah?"
Usopp was so surprised that he couldn't help but ask: "Then you... are you also a pirate?"
"right."
Maud nodded.
He never cared much about things like identity.
However, since the navy has placed a reward on him, he can only follow the trend and sail on the sea as a pirate.
Otherwise, he actually prefers his identity as a bounty hunter.
Mod took out a bounty ticket from his coat and handed it to Usopp.
For pirates, bounty orders are like business cards.
Usopp took the bounty order and read it.
"Huh? This is???"
Looking at the photo on the reward order, Usopp's eyes slowly popped out.
"impossible!!!"
Usopp suddenly looked up at Mod, and then looked down at the photo of the bounty.
After a pause, he looked up at Maud again, and then looked down at the photo of the reward order.
After going back and forth like this several times, Usopp still looked confused.
In terms of image, the person on the reward order is not on the same level as the guy in front of him, right
"What's wrong?"
Mod looked at Usopp in confusion. Isn't this reaction too strange
"The person in the photo... doesn't seem to be you, and, moreover, this person looks similar to Krabater, who came to the village just a year ago."
As Usopp explained, he slowly turned the bounty order over to Mod.
Maude took a look and saw that it was Captain Crowe's reward order.
"Sorry, I got the wrong one."
"???"
Usopp was a little confused.
Maud took Captain Crowe's reward order indifferently, and then took out another reward order from his coat.
"Here, this is mine."
"oh oh!"
Usopp took the new bounty order and looked down.
"One, ten, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand..."
After a short silence.
"One, ten, one hundred, one thousand...Eh?!!!"
Usopp raised his head mechanically and looked at Mod, who looked calm.
It is indeed exactly the same as the photo on the reward order.
But…
One hundred million
Usopp subconsciously stepped back and looked at Mod with wide eyes.
"you you… !"
"It's only 100 million, so there's no need to be so surprised."
Seeing Usopp's reaction that almost made his eyes pop out, Mod smiled slightly.
"Your father Jesus Bu's bounty is higher than mine... Well, I haven't asked about this, but with Jesus Bu's identity and strength, it should start at least one billion."
"One billion? That much?"
Usopp was in disbelief, but a bright light shone in his eyes.
Maud nodded and said: "Yes, your father is very powerful and is one of the top snipers in the world."
"is that true… "
"Absolutely true."
Maud said firmly.
Usopp was startled for a moment, then laughed heartily
"Dad turns out to be so powerful, no, I already knew it, haha!"
"Usopp, you don't seem to hate Jesus Bu at all?"
The laughter gradually subsided and then fell silent.
"I hated it."
Usopp lowered his head and whispered: "During the time when my mother was ill, I prayed every day, hoping to see my father's pirate ship on the north or south coast, but..."
"I didn't get to see my mother until she passed away. But, my mother is proud of my father, so I don't hate him."
"Yeah… "
Mod looked at Usopp, smiled, and changed the subject.
"Have you had breakfast?"
"not yet."
Usopp looked up and smiled.
He could see Maud's admiration for Jesus Bu in her words, and knowing that Jesus Bu was such a powerful person made him feel happy and proud from the bottom of his heart.
Maud picked up a small stone from her feet and said, "Then I'll treat you to roast rabbit."
"Roast rabbit? But..."
"Look, there's one right there."
Maud rose from the low stump and pointed to a bush in the distance.
Usopp followed Mod's guidance and looked over, his face suddenly filled with questions.
Not to mention seeing the rabbit, there wasn't even any movement.
"I didn't see it."
Usopp looked at Mod in confusion.
He saw Modyang throwing the pebble in his hand.
call out!
The sharp sound that broke through the air made Usopp open his mouth in fright.
The stone flew into the bushes and knocked out a fat gray hare.
Usopp turned to look blankly at the rabbit that was knocked out of the bush.
There really are rabbits!
Not only does this person know Dad, but he’s also... so, so awesome!
Mod looked at Usopp and explained: "This is an ability called Haki, which can make the five senses extremely sharp. After learning it, not to mention a rabbit hiding in the bushes, even ants can See clearly.”
"Seeing and hearing the domineering... so awesome!"
Usopp heard this novel thing for the first time and looked up at Mod, his eyes suddenly filled with starlight.
Maude smiled.
"Want to learn?"
Chapter 29 Take action
After landing on the northern coast this morning, Maude asked Lafayette and the others to leave directly.
From here to Mengmeng Island, according to Lafayette's estimation, the round trip would take at least twenty days.
In other words, before Lafayette and the others come back, Maud will stay in Xiluobu Village for at least twenty days.
What can you do during this time
In addition to harvesting Captain Crow's experience, he also tried his best to teach Usopp something.
In this way, even if Usopp will still go to sea in the future, he will suffer less.