Chapter 70: RBTC: Chapter 70
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A magical scene unfolded before Buggy's eyes once again. After the villager finished speaking, a spatial rift opened above the giant rock, and the villager's desired items fell out.
Seeing this magical scene, Buggy was pretty sure that it was indeed the Devil Fruit. Only that fruit could create such an effect.
After the first villager, several others received the same benefits. And several villagers who were holding pets made wishes with their pets as offerings. After their pets disappeared, they also got what they wanted.
Seeing the villagers' disappearing pets, Buggy's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He thought of the children who had disappeared. Maybe they had disappeared for the same reason.
If so, these people were incredibly greedy. They sacrificed innocent children for those external objects. How could Buggy not be angry?
Although he was very angry, Buggy controlled himself. Now wasn't the time to be impulsive. After calming down, he continued to watch from outside the cave.
At the same time, several villagers, full of confidence, made wishes but didn't get anything. This situation confused them. Their faces were full of doubt.
The mayor didn't do anything when he saw them like this. He stood there coldly watching. He didn't take this situation seriously. After all, he had seen many such villagers.
But over the next period of time, this situation happened more and more often. And it was the villagers who had been full of confidence who were experiencing this situation and had these expressions. This caught the mayor's attention.
As this situation happened more and more often, the mayor immediately walked towards a disappointed villager and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so disappointed? You can just come back next time."
The mayor didn't ask directly. Instead, he asked indirectly.
"Mayor, those people clearly ate my food. They can't get nothing. Is something wrong with the divine rock?"
The villager also expressed his confusion. He also thought that something might be wrong with the divine rock.
The mayor suddenly felt a sinking feeling in his heart. He had some bad thoughts.
The mayor also looked at the people in the crowd who were also disappointed. He spoke again to the villager beside him, "Is everyone else experiencing the same thing?"
"Yes, mayor. Their food was also eaten. They got nothing, just like me."
Hearing the villager say this, the mayor's face became increasingly gloomy. He felt that things were developing in a bad direction.
"What time period were you from?"
To further confirm his guess, the mayor asked about the situation in detail.
"It was noon and evening."
"Did anything unusual happen today?"
Hearing the mayor say this, the villager fell into thought. After a while, a flash of light appeared in his eyes. He thought of the unusual thing that happened today.
"Mayor, that fool Reno ran to the head of those people during the day and shouted nonsense."
The mayor's face was ashen. He had figured out where the problem was. He looked at the villager and said, "What did he say?"
Seeing the mayor's gloomy expression, the villager also realized that something was wrong. He thought for a while and cautiously said, "It seemed like he said something like, 'They're eating people! Run! Run!'"
Hearing these words, the mayor knew where the suspicion had come from.
"What did you do with that little devil?"
"Regan threw him into the sea. He's probably dead."
"Bad. Quickly call Regan back. Tell him that there's something I need to ask him."
The mayor had almost figured out the whole story. He had to call Regan back and ask him some questions. He also had to make plans for the next step.
As for continuing to watch Buggy and his crew, there was no need at this time. If it was really as he guessed, Regan couldn't watch them alone. The mayor had to know some things to make plans for the next step.
Hearing the mayor say this, the villager quickly ran towards where Regan was.
Buggy, while the mayor was asking those questions, realized that the mayor might have discovered that they had noticed something unusual. These questions were likely the mayor confirming his thoughts.
As the mayor's face became increasingly gloomy, he was even more certain of this possibility. As soon as the villager was about to leave, Buggy disappeared from the cave entrance.
The mayor, at the same time that Buggy and the villager left, sensed something unusual. He used his Observation Haki to scan the surroundings.
But Buggy had already left. Of course, the mayor got nothing. He frowned and looked outside the cave.
Regan was hiding in a small forest not far from Buggy's house, keeping a close eye on the situation. The villagers coming here also made him very confused.
The villager came here and immediately told him about the mayor's questions and his purpose for coming. Regan realized something was wrong. He didn't pay any attention to Buggy and his crew. He immediately turned around and ran towards the mayor.
When Regan arrived at the cave, he saw the mayor standing there with a gloomy expression.
As soon as he saw the mayor, Regan asked, "Mayor, is there something you need?"
"Did they make any other moves? Was there anything unusual?"
"Nothing unusual. They just went out for a stroll this morning and met Reno. They've been staying in the house all day."
"Did no one go out at all?"
"No, no one went out."
"Did you make sure that little devil Reno was completely dealt with? Did you confirm that he's dead?"
"Well, mayor, although I didn't confirm his death, given that little devil's crazy state, I think he's definitely dead after being thrown into the sea."
Regarding the mayor's question, Regan felt that given Reno's condition, he was definitely dead after being thrown into the sea, even if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
The mayor heard Regan say this and knew that the other party hadn't seen Reno dead. Then, there was a big problem.
Reno might not be dead. And his crazy behavior might be an act. He might have told the pirates about the situation here. They haven't come out this afternoon, maybe because they know the situation here. Maybe they're already preparing to escape.
"Gather Pete and the others. Come with me to meet those pirates."
Since he was sure that the other party had discovered something, there was no other way. They had to control them. This would allow them to exploit their remaining value.
"What's wrong, mayor?"
Regan realized the urgency of the situation, but he didn't fully understand.
"That kid Reno might be pretending to be crazy. He might have told those pirates about the situation here."
"What? That's impossible. That idiot has been pretending to be crazy for four or five years. How could he be faking it?"
Regan looked incredulous. He didn't believe that a child like Reno could pretend to be crazy for four or five years.
"Nothing is impossible. Those people's current behavior already shows that. Look at the previous pirates. When they came here, they would definitely go sightseeing.
But this group of pirates, before they met Reno, some of them went out for a stroll. But after you dealt with Reno, no one went out. They all stayed in the house.
This shows a lot of things. And I guess that little devil Reno might have been rescued by those people. And he might have told them about the situation here."
Hearing the mayor's explanation, Regan also looked enlightened. He also felt a hint of regret.
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