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The Seventeenth Day of Survival: The Secret of the Celestial Dragons②: The Transmission of D…
Although Wendy had never offended him and held goodwill toward him, Law—who was single-mindedly focused on taking revenge against the world—couldn’t accept kindness in his current state, making his entire demeanor rather awkward.
Since Doflamingo had declared his intention to train him, other aspects naturally followed. Law learned various skills from other family members—marksmanship, swordsmanship, martial arts, strategy… Though the others were strict, they were generally reasonable.
After joining the family, Law also came to recognize Wendy’s uniqueness… and the backpack she had given him was truly miraculous.
No matter how much he put inside, he couldn’t feel any weight. Although limited to eight types of items, each type could hold 20 or even 40 units!
But… even so, when faced with Wendy’s peculiar question, Law was utterly bewildered. After collecting himself, he firmly denied her suggestion.
Then he saw Wendy display a disappointed expression before walking away listlessly.
Law: “…”
Though he didn’t consider Wendy a bad person—in fact, he felt she was quite kind, which made interactions with her somewhat uncomfortable—this woman was truly a bit too strange.
As for that Corazon… He found the man rather odd, but since the other hadn’t reported his stabbing incident, he temporarily set aside his prejudice against him.
Wendy didn’t know that Law viewed her as a weirdo… Actually, nearly every member of the Donquixote Family considered her strange. This was particularly notable given that there was already a genuinely peculiar-acting Corazon among them.
But even if she had known, she probably wouldn’t have minded.
NPCs thinking players are weird isn’t unusual at all! Summer insects can’t comprehend ice—she thought these NPCs’ character models were too sloppily made anyway!
What truly saddened her was that Law didn’t like farming either… It seemed she would need to continue her search for farming-focused companions.
When she returned from her private conversation with Law, her visibly low spirits caught Doflamingo’s attention, making him glance at her several times before asking: “What’s wrong? Did Law make you angry?”
“No.” Wendy replied dispiritedly, “Law said he doesn’t like farming.”
Doflamingo: “…”
He genuinely couldn’t understand Wendy’s obsession with farming… and suspected this was likely the reason she had been exiled from her own family.
However, no matter how much he indulged her, he could never find common ground on this matter.
It wasn’t that he looked down on farming, but when he had asked Wendy about her farming methods, she had enthusiastically described raising several cows and collecting their dung to fertilize crops.
His subordinates and family members could farm, but they absolutely could not play with feces.
This was his bottom line.
If Wendy knew his thoughts, she would definitely protest—she didn’t play with feces either!
It was just that in “Starvation,” farming required fertilizer from animal waste and rot. With her system, collecting manure and fertilizing was like manipulating objects remotely—completely clean.
She could even store food and manure in adjacent slots in her backpack!
As all players know, each slot in the inventory exists in separate dimensions—there’s absolutely no problem!
After speaking those words, Wendy tentatively glanced up at Doflamingo.
Doflamingo watched her quietly through his sunglasses, then shifted his gaze away as if he hadn’t heard anything.
Wendy: “…”
Truly brothers cut from the same cloth. One feigns deafness, the other plays mute.
This was just a minor episode. With Law joining the Donquixote Family, their behavior remained largely unchanged. However, their frequent encounters with the Marines lately had significantly improved their emergency escape skills.
Diamante complained about this: “What’s going on? It feels like Vice Admiral Tsuru is appearing more and more often. Is she really that fixated on chasing us?”
Vice Admiral Tsuru was the Marine who had been persistently pursuing them recently, and this time was no exception.
Hearing this, Wendy showed a hint of realization and glanced subtly at Corazon—was he tipping off the Marines since he was one himself?
Still, she disliked this frantic sense of fleeing… She decided to talk to Corazon later and ask him to tone it down.
Moreover, she hadn’t heard from Dragon in a long time. She wondered if she could ask Corazon to pass a message to Uncle Garp.
It wasn’t that she missed her first little companion—what she really cared about was how much of the map he had uncovered.
—After all these years, since he’d said he wanted to see the world, he must have explored quite a bit! If they shared maps, she might be able to locate Moon Island and other special terrain to gather new materials and unlock new Tech Trees!
With this in mind, Wendy went looking for someone. The weather had been quite hot lately, and to maintain a normal body temperature, she had swapped her usual Walking Stick for a parasol.
She wasn’t quite used to it; without the speed boost from her Walking Stick, even ordinary walking felt slower.
Corazon wasn’t around, but someone had seen him. According to Baby 5 and Buffalo, he had suddenly appeared, grabbed Law, and run off.
“Law’s probably going to get beaten up again,” Baby 5 sighed helplessly.
“Mr. Corazon looked even angrier than usual. Law is definitely going to get it worse this time!” Buffalo gloated, but then seemed to empathize, his face turning slightly pale.
“Sigh… I’ll go check it out.”
When Wendy arrived, she saw Corazon pulling Law aside as if talking to him. But just like when he’d spoken with her alone, Corazon had silenced the surroundings, so not a sound escaped.
Curious, Wendy moved closer.
However, the two seemed to have finished their conversation. Law ran out abruptly, paused when he saw her, then dashed off without a word.
Wendy curiously entered the alley and found Corazon headfirst in a garbage bin.
Wendy looked puzzled and asked, “Corazon, are you looking for trash? Is there something in there?”
Could there be something good inside? She’d tried opening garbage bins before, but the ones here really only had trash… Was she doing it wrong?
Corazon emerged from the garbage bin, glanced at Wendy, and sighed.
Wendy’s thoughts were truly bizarre… and he thought he was the strange one.
“There’s nothing in the trash bin… Why are you here, Wendy?”
“I came to talk to you about something. But what happened between you and Law?” Wendy asked with curiosity. “I heard from Baby 5 that you dragged Law away earlier. They were discussing Law’s full name… Is there something unusual about his name?”
Corazon froze momentarily, his expression turning more serious.
Sometimes he truly couldn’t tell whether Wendy was oblivious or perceptive… She always seemed exceptionally sharp about crucial matters.
“About that… let’s talk later.” Corazon had no intention of sharing this secret with Wendy. It wasn’t that he distrusted her, but rather that he felt knowing wouldn’t benefit her. He shifted the topic, “What did you want to talk to me about?”
“Ah, I wanted to tell you to stop frequently sending messages to the Marines.” Wendy said in her usual casual tone.
Simultaneously, Corazon felt as if he’d been plunged into an ice cellar.
“How… how did you know?”
“Because of the map.” Wendy answered truthfully, though she didn’t elaborate to make it understandable to him. “By the way, since you have connections there, could you help me deliver a letter to Uncle Garp?”
Only then did Corazon slowly regain his composure. Looking at Wendy’s innocent face that seemed completely unaware of how problematic her words were, he let out a long sigh and spoke with grave seriousness: “I understand… However, you must never mention to Doflamingo that you have any connection with the Marines.”
Wendy nodded.
She knew about this – different factions and all. She wouldn’t say anything like that. She hadn’t even told Doflamingo about her relationship with Dragon.
Seeing that Wendy had taken his warning to heart, Corazon relaxed slightly. Then he heard her continue asking: “But what’s going on with Law? He just ran off to the base.”
Although his earlier attempt to confide everything in Law seemed to have failed – the boy appeared to be going to report to Doflamingo, which would ruin all his efforts – looking at Wendy now, Corazon decided to trust once more.
“Wendy… do you know the secret of D?”
Wendy: “?”
Corazon repeated to Wendy what he had previously told Law.
Law’s full name was Trafalgar D. Water Law, making him a member of the D Clan.
The so-called D Clan was legendary as the [Natural Enemy of Gods]… meaning the natural enemies of the Celestial Dragons.
Though it was just a rumor, this legend had always existed in the homeland of the Celestial Dragons, where parents would even frighten disobedient children with bedtime stories about “the D eating misbehaving children.” According to the rumors, the D Clan carried an innate destiny to stir up storms in this world.【1】
Corazon interpreted this as meaning the D Clan was destined to overthrow the world ruled by the Celestial Dragons.
Doflamingo, being a Celestial Dragon himself, naturally knew this rumor well. Regardless of how much he believed it, simply knowing Law’s full name would put Law in danger.
Though he had told Law all this, Law clearly didn’t believe him and seemed intent on reporting it… Now, by telling Wendy, he hoped at least she would understand this was a danger zone and wouldn’t thoughtlessly ask Doflamingo about it.
“Wendy, although Doffy does value you greatly, his true nature is utterly wicked… Don’t trust him too much, and don’t cross his bottom line.” Corazon delivered this final warning with utmost seriousness.
Wendy gazed at the system’s recorded entry 【Secret of the Celestial Dragons ②: The Legacy of D】 and nodded thoughtfully.
So this seems to be the main storyline… Based on the setting, D is the protagonist while the Celestial Dragons are the antagonists, right? Wouldn’t it be better for her to side with D then?
…Eh? Wait? Both Uncle Garp and Dragon are Ds too?—Wendy’s distant memories began resurfacing, her expression turning bewildered.
I see… So the factions were already being divided from that early on! No wonder Dragon became her first companion—was it because he had the makings of a protagonist?
Noticing Corazon’s grave expression, Wendy asked: “Is Law going to report this? Should you retreat first then? I can help stall them for a while.”
Corazon’s gaze toward her warmed slightly as he revealed a gentle smile: “No, I can’t involve you in this, Wendy.”
So it’s a main quest I can’t participate in… Wendy thought to herself without arguing further, simply saying “Then please be careful” before leaving.
On her way back, she encountered Baby 5 and the others. Since the navy had tracked them down again, everyone was preparing to retreat and had been looking for her.
Naturally, Wendy retrieved her Walking Stick and rejoined the group, with Baby 5 diligently holding an umbrella for her—not that Baby 5 was always this servile, but she genuinely enjoyed feeling needed and would agree to almost any request.
After finally boarding the ship, Wendy stood on the deck holding her pretty floral parasol while observing everyone. She made sure to check that her wooden armor was properly equipped to avoid being instantly taken down by stray bullets.
“You’re here, Wendy.” Doflamingo frowned while counting members. “Where’s Corazon?”
“I remember Miss Wendy was looking for him earlier too!”
“When I looked for him before, he was with Law,” Wendy replied obediently, glancing around. “It seems Law isn’t here either…”
Just then, one of the subordinates came to report: “Young Master! Corazon left a letter saying he took Law to find a cure!”