When iser found her, the little one was curled up in a dark corner, her body covered in cracks, looking like a porcelain doll on the verge of shattering.
Even iser, a hardened ninja, felt his heart tremble at the sight. How could soone so small be so considerate?
Despite clearly being on the brink of death, she chose to endure the pain silently, curling up alone in the corner to wait for the end.
As if... as if she was afraid her friends would worry... She looked so tiny!
If he hadn't noticed sothing was wrong and used his Sharingan to search for her, they might not have even gotten to see rry one last ti before she died.
"But I look like this..." rry whispered. "It would make them sad. I don't want to see them sad..."
"If everyone is sad... it would break my heart."
"It's okay... it's okay... it's okay, rry."
rry opened her mouth slightly, then finally sighed silently and slowly closed her eyes.
In her current state, even if she wanted to resist, she couldn't.
Because all her strength was being used to maintain the pirate ship. At the very least, she couldn't die until she had safely delivered her friends to their destination.
Once they were safe, her mission would be complete.
When they reached the deck, everyone's eyes imdiately landed on the small figure in iser's arms—the one who looked like she was about to die.
The green raincoat, combined with the na iser had ntioned earlier, made it instantly clear who this little one was.
And the sight of rry snapped sothing in Usopp's mind.
"RRY!!!"
Usopp rushed over like a madman, not even caring when he tripped halfway and broke his nose.
Once he reached iser, Usopp instinctively reached out to touch her but stopped himself abruptly, afraid he might shatter the fragile little thing.
"rry?!" Luffy exclaid urgently. "Zoro, quick, help up!"
"I need to see rry!"
For so reason, rry's voice sounded incredibly weak—as if... as if she was about to die.
Zoro didn't say a word, silently pulling Luffy up and draping his arm over his shoulder before slowly walking toward iser.
The others also approached, carefully gathering around iser.
"Is... is this rry?" Nami asked, covering her mouth. "What's wrong with her?"
"She doesn't look well at all..."
"rry, rry, what's wrong?!"
"Chopper, hurry, check what's happening with rry!"
"Everyone, don't crowd too close—give her so space!"
The others complied, careful not to interfere with Chopper.
Chopper cautiously stepped up to iser and said, "Let take her."
"I'm not sure if you can even touch her."
"What do you an?"
iser didn't explain, simply gesturing for Chopper to do what he needed to.
Without wasting ti, Chopper tried to examine her—but his hand passed straight through rry's body.
"Eh?!!!"
"Why... why can't I touch her?!"
Unconvinced, Chopper reached out to touch again, but this ti he still couldn't make contact with rry's body.
Chopper panicked instantly—what was happening?
If he couldn't physically touch her, there would be no way to treat her.
"Chopper, what are you waiting for? Hurry and save her!" Usopp urged anxiously.
"But I can't reach her. It's like she has no physical form," Chopper said, on the verge of tears. He wanted to help, but he simply couldn't touch her.
"How is that possible? rry has a physical body!" Usopp argued. "Back on Skypiea, she repaired the ship all by herself. How could she not have a body?"
"Perhaps she no longer has the strength to maintain her physical form," Kokoro suggested.
Usopp froze, his heart feeling as if it had been struck by a hamr, skipping a beat.
Chimney stared at the small figure in iser's arms, struggling to accept the situation. This little one, who looked even younger than her—was she really going to die?
"Then why can iser touch her?" Nami asked.
"Because I'm a ninja, I suppose."
Using the properties of Yin-Yang Release, iser had gained the ability to touch the small figure. Before activating this power, even he couldn't reach rry.
"rry... what's happening to rry?!" Luffy exclaid, watching as cracks began to spread across her body. "Why does it look like she's breaking apart?"
"Maybe it's connected to this ship."
Franky, recovering from his shock, pointed at the pirate ship. "Since the Ship Spirit was born from this pirate ship... her fate must be tied to it."
Franky didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood his aning.
Once the rry Go was completely destroyed, rry's life might also co to an end. That was likely the reason her body was covered in cracks.
But how could they possibly accept such an outco?
"I don't believe it... I refuse to believe it!!" Usopp roared. "There has to be a way!"
"She looks so young... why does she have to go through this?!"
Usopp was nearly hysterical, unable to accept the reality before him.
"I'm sorry... Usopp," rry whispered weakly, forcing her eyes open. "I'm sorry, everyone."
"Please don't grieve for . Being able to save all of you from danger before disappearing... I... I have no regrets..."
Even now, rry wasn't thinking of herself. Her selflessness was heartbreaking.
"No... we're the ones who should be apologizing," Usopp trembled, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face.
"It's our fault... we didn't protect the rry Go well enough."
"If anyone's to bla, it's us."
"Everyone... I've never blad you," rry turned her head slightly, smiling at them. "I could always feel your love. Thank you all."
"rry!!"
The crew broke down completely, tears flooding their faces.
"Why... why does it have to be this way?!!"
Usopp's legs seed to lose all strength as he collapsed to the ground, then began pounding the earth with his fists. "Why does rry have to go through this?" he cried.
Though the little one appeared several years old, Usopp knew her true lifespan might only be a few months!
Just a few months... How cruel it was to die after only being alive for such a short ti?
Wiping tears from the corner of her eye, Nico Robin turned to iser. "iser... do you have any solution?"
Usopp sprang up from the ground as if grasping at straws, rushing before iser. "iser, save her!! If you have any way, you must save her!!"
"That's right, iser's a Ninja—you must have a way, right?! You're the only one who can physically touch her—is there anything you can do?!"
"iser, save rry!!"
As the only one who mastered all sorts of strange abilities, perhaps iser truly had the power to save rry?!
Under everyone's hopeful gazes, iser fell silent for a mont before speaking. "I'll do what I can."
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