Chapter 425 Isolated Island, Devil Fruit
Nene looked at Hakuto helplessly and said, "I know you're worried about the others, but you still need to eat."
"I don't have an appetite right now, Nene. Don't worry about me. Skipping one or two meals won't hurt me. You get some rest early."
Nene wanted to tell Hakuto that everyone was fine, but she couldn't. She looked at him helplessly. "I'm sure there will be news tomorrow. So don't be like this."
"Alright, you don't need to comfort me, Nene."
Hakuto knew Nene was just trying to comfort him, but he truly couldn't calm down. Seeing his state, Nene didn't say anything more. She just silently stayed by his side. Perhaps what Hakuto needed at this time was quiet companionship.
Nene looked at Hakuto helplessly and didn't speak again. She could only wait until after midnight, when Sona could contact Hakuto. After that, he would be able to calm down.
Time passed minute by minute until midnight.
Looking at Sona who suddenly appeared before him, Hakuto was stunned for a moment.
"We are all fine right now, trapped on an island. We tried to locate our position, but we found that we couldn't. Also, it's always daytime here with no distinction between night and day. So I think we are trapped in some kind of other dimension. We are not in any danger here, so don't worry about us. We will find a way back. Also, I will use the cross-world communicator I made to contact you every day or two."
After Sona finished speaking, Hakuto was a bit dumbfounded.
In the end, he was still somewhat suspicious, 'Was this really Sona?'
"If you don't believe me, you can have someone else talk to you. But this cross-world communicator can only last for ten minutes. After ten minutes, it can no longer be used."
"As for this island, you don't need to worry about us lacking food. There are some dinosaur-like creatures and quite a few fruits. Judging by the animals eating them, they should be edible."
When the communication ended, Hakuto's heart calmed down slightly.
At least they had reported their safety. Now he just needed to find them as soon as possible, open the door to the other dimension, and bring them back.
Nene silently pushed the noodles in front of Hakuto. "Now can you eat?"
A bit embarrassed, Hakuto still reached out and took them.
On the other side, in the other dimension, Sona put away the cross-world communicator. "Alright, now that we've reported our safety to Hakuto, next we need to find a way back. At the same time, we need to collect some food and water."
"I wonder what this place is. There are even dinosaurs. Could it be Atlantis or the Bermuda Triangle?"
"Definitely not. Some of the plants here are completely unfamiliar."
Sonoka said somewhat distressedly.
"Does that mean it could be another world?"
"According to Hakuto and the others' speculation, we are still in the original world, just inside some other dimension, like a pocket on a pair of pants."
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's prepare the supplies we need for survival. I don't want to go hungry tonight. So let's divide up tasks and everyone do their part."
Sonoka said somewhat awkwardly, "I can help with cooking. Other than that, I'd probably just get in the way."
Alice and Erina chimed in agreement.
"Rem can go hunting."
"Ram will go with Rem."
Arisu looked at Sona and said, "As for the others, why don't you follow Sona to look for wild fruits nearby and gather some branches for starting a fire? What do you think?"
Sona naturally had no objection.
Soon, tasks were assigned and everyone began their exploration.
With Hakuto not around, they needed to work hard themselves. They couldn't just sit around waiting for him to rescue them. They couldn't do that, so they had to find a way to save themselves.
About half an hour later, Rem and Ram returned. Rem was dragging a dinosaur as tall as a one-story building.
Then the group started a fire and roasted the meat themselves. Although there were no seasonings, the quality of the dinosaur meat made it quite delicious.
"We are on an island, and this island is quite large."
"At the edge of the island, there is an invisible air wall about 100 meters from the sea. The area we can move in is just this island and the sea up to 100 meters from it."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"I also found this."
Suddenly, Rindo took out a fruit. But this fruit looked a bit strange. Its surface was covered in countless spiral patterns.
"This thing couldn't be... a Devil Fruit!"
"No doubt about it. This is definitely a Devil Fruit."
"Then could this island be from the One Piece World?"
"So what kind of fruit is this Devil Fruit?"
Looking at the Devil Fruit in Rindo's hand, the group became curious, wondering what kind of fruit was it.
"Why doesn't someone try eating it?"
The group decisively shook their heads. Who would eat that thing for no reason? Even if it granted abilities, if it turned them into a cockroach or a dung beetle, they might as well die.
More importantly, after eating it, they definitely wouldn't be able to swim.
So no one was willing to eat the Devil Fruit.
"Since no one wants to eat it, we'll just put it away for now."
Rindo didn't want to eat it either. If it granted a powerful ability, that would be fine, but... the probability was too low.
And their luck was clearly not good. If it were good, their plane wouldn't have crashed.
"Let's explore the island tomorrow. After we finish exploring the island, we'll figure out a way to explore the sea."