"It's on fire."
Then, Maude gave a perfunctory explanation in a low voice and slowly backed away.
"Fire?"
The wolf and rat laughed angrily when they heard this.
If it weren't for the fact that while dodging bullets, he reflexively turned his abdominal area into a beast to increase his defense...
The shot just now, at such a close distance, would make him suffer no matter what.
"You are so interesting."
Wolf Rat looked at Maud who was slowly retreating with complicated eyes.
He first completely transformed his body into a beast, then dug out the bloody lead bullets with his fingers and held them between his fingers.
Transforming into a human-animal state is not to prepare for an attack, but to speed up the body's self-healing power and suppress pain.
"User with animal devil fruit abilities...!"
Seeing that the wolf rat suddenly transformed into a human-animal form, Maude was wary, looking at the wolf rat's obviously bulging body, a look of desire suddenly appeared in his eyes.
However, the only five guns at the scene were all emptied by him. In this case, there was obviously no room for reloading.
And without the key gun, Maude didn't think that a dagger alone could subdue the ability user in front of him who seemed to have eaten an animal-type fruit.
That is to say.
If the opportunity doesn't come at the right time, it's better to sneak away first.
"What's that look in your eyes?!"
When Maud saw it like this, the wolf rat couldn't help but shudder.
He didn't know if his mental habits changed after becoming a beast, so that for a moment, he felt as if he was being treated as food.
Maude said nothing, and continued to retreat slowly while facing the wolf rat.
Seeing this, the wolf rat took a deep breath and frowned slightly when the wound was involved.
He struggled to calm down the mentality that almost caused Maude to explode, and tried to soften his expression as much as possible.
"It's my fault, I shouldn't have made a sudden noise behind you, so I don't blame you, and I don't mean any harm."
“…”
Maude looked at the wolf rat in confusion and stopped retreating.
Noticing Maud stopping, Wolf Rat felt happy.
He indeed had no ill intentions towards Maude, and the sudden noise from behind just now was just a bad habit he had developed over a long period of time.
In any case, from the moment Maude stopped, it heralded a good start.
Next, he must take this opportunity to make friends with Maud.
If we can become friends smoothly, that would be the best!
"I really don't have any ill intentions. Don't look at it. I'm turning into a beast now. It's not to attack you or anything. It's just because I can speed up my self-healing power in my beastly state."
"Of course, I explained it this way, and I didn't mean to make you responsible or anything."
"Because you were absolutely right to shoot. Anyone would have shot in that situation."
"So I don't think it's anything, and I can't be angry about such a small thing."
"Just seeing how powerful you are, I feel like, well, you know, that kind of admiration for the strong."
"I think I have already admired you, so I want to get to know you...?"
Wolf Rat raised his hands high, and then stared blankly at Maud who disappeared at the end of the alley without giving him a chance to finish his words.
The cool night wind blew by, and a few pieces of paper flew past his stiff face.
The reason why this bastard of feelings and feelings stopped was not because he wanted to hear himself say a few words, but because he wanted to take away the smoothbore flintlock gun that he had thrown away at the beginning.
"I@%#@#!"
The wolf rat was angry and aggrieved.
Am I not the one who was injured
Why are you the one running away
Is it that hard to hear what I have to say
Tatamu came to the door of the bar at some point, looked at the wolf rat who had nowhere to vent his emotions, and asked: "Don't chase?"
"Chasing something."
Wolf Rat glanced at Tatamu, extremely depressed.
"Not like you."
Tatamu was a little confused.
Wolf Rat sighed: "Because that guy is the perpetrator that the Sharp Ox Pirates are looking for. How could I possibly chase him? Even if that guy fires one more shot at me, I still have to endure it."
“…”
Tatamu couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this.
He wanted to ask the wolf rat: Even so, you didn't need to lick it like that just now, right
After thinking about it, he still felt that silence was better.
Wolf Rat lowered his head and looked at the bullet wound in his stomach, gritted his teeth and said:
"But that guy is really cruel, Tatamu, do you know? I just made a sound behind him, and that guy shot me between the eyebrows without saying a word!"
“…”
Tatamu nodded, agreeing with Wolf Rat's words.
Such ruthless people are rare.
But it is this kind of people who can live longer.
"Damn guy, if I hadn't reacted quickly enough, I would have died by then."
The more the wolf mouse thought about it, the more frightened it became.
"Forget it, go in and continue drinking, um, wait."
Wolf Rat suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but look at the three pirates who had died on the ground.
Seconds later, Wolf Rat retrieved the money bag from the corpse.
"Comfortable."
Playing with the money bag, Wolf Rat let out a sigh of resentment.
"You really are getting better and better as you live, Rat."
A female voice suddenly sounded in the alleyway.
It's not Tatamu's girlish voice, but a more mature female voice.
Suddenly, the wolf rat stood up suddenly and looked at the direction where the female voice came from in surprise.
Tatamu, who was still at the door of the bar, focused his gaze and quickly entered a fighting state.
When the sound came, neither he nor Wolf Rat realized that there was a third person at the scene.
Looking towards the source of the sound, there stood a woman wearing a hooded cloak that still highlighted her figure.
The woman carries a long knife at her waist and is tall and slender.
Just standing there, he exuded a strong aura.
Tatamu had never seen such a powerful figure in Mad Hatter Town for many years, so he was always wary.
But Wolf Rat seemed to know that woman.
"How...how can you come here!"
"Since when has it been up to you to decide this kind of thing?"
The woman raised her head slightly, revealing a beauty mark on her chin.
Chapter 30 Identity
In the alleyway, the light is dim.
The only place that was bright enough was the skull oil lamp next to the door of Tatamu [Night] Bar.
Half of the woman's body is hidden in the shadows, but no matter her posture or the tone of her voice, she exudes an overwhelming and powerful aura.
Forced by the woman's aura, the wolf rat's lips moved, but he couldn't say anything. He even lowered his head slightly due to the pressure of the woman's gaze.
"It's just a pirate. In your current situation, it won't be a big deal even if you kill him."
The woman looked in the direction where Maud had slipped away, and her meaning was extremely obvious.
That is, you were shot by someone, and you ended up licking your face to apologize. After the other person judged that the situation was not good and ran away, you didn't even have the courage to chase him.
Wolf Rat glanced at Tatamu subconsciously.
He explained the reason to Tatamu about ten seconds ago.
But now, when he faced the woman in front of him who was technically his boss, he had to find another way to explain it.
"That guy just now is from the weapons store."
"What?"
The woman was startled, her figure suddenly dodged, but she subconsciously used the [Shaving] in the Sixth Form, and chased in the direction where Maud slipped away.
The next second, she appeared dozens of meters away, but she did not use the second [shaving], but looked ahead silently.
Wolf Rat silently looked at the woman's slightly gloomy back, and really wanted to say: You chase her, why don't you chase her
But he wanted to live a few more years.
So naturally I can only keep these words in my heart.
The woman remained silent for a few seconds, then turned and walked towards the wolf rat.
Arriving in front of the wolf rat, the woman turned her head and glanced at Tatamu standing at the door of the bar.
This was the first time she had set her sights on Tatamu since her appearance.
Even though Tatamu had revealed his intention to attack before, she just ignored it.
To a certain extent, just like her aura, she has extremely high confidence in her own strength.
"Don't kill him."
Wolf Rat said solemnly: "This matter has nothing to do with him, and I can guarantee that he will not do anything bad."
The woman said nothing, but slightly pushed the handle of the knife away with her thumb.
When Wolf Rat saw this, his face turned cold, he walked directly in front of Tatamu, looked at the woman and said, "Trust me."
"I believe you, but not him."
The woman put her thumb on the handle of the knife and continued to push up.
"Oh, then I have no choice but to give up my business."
“…”
Seeing the attitude of the wolf rat, the woman was confused and could only loosen the handle of the knife and compromise for the first time.
Because the work of wolves and rats is of great importance to them.
If Wolf Rat gives up his stall, he may not be able to find another suitable candidate for a long time.
Seeing the woman's compromise, the wolf rat breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at Tatamu, and said, "You go in first."
Tatamu frowned, but refused to move.
The wolf rat's eyes gradually became serious.
Upon seeing this, Tatamu glanced at the woman who had brought him great pressure, silently turned around and walked into the bar.
The bar door is closed.