Chapter 3: Floating corpse
Three hours later.
Out at sea.
"Shall I throw it this way, Dad?"
"Right."
After they arrived at a place not far from the island, which was a good spot for fishing, they stopped the boat and the fisherman started working.
Meanwhile, Duran was teaching Noor how to throw the nets, which is not that difficult after all. These are basics that everyone on the fishing island has known since childhood.
Although Noor is a seven-year-old child, he is strong and does not look like he is that young.
With one throw from both hands, he easily threw the nets into the sea.
Meanwhile, after the fishermen finished preparing their fishing gear, they gathered in circles to eat and drink.
Soon, the sounds of singing and happy laughter spread throughout the humble fishing boat.
Ignoring the adults behind him, Noor continued to look at his nets.
He felt very excited when he think that he could brag about the fish he caught to his friends.
"~~~" Noor shook his feet and hummed a happy tune, he couldn't wait to pull the net.
Just when Noor was in high spirits, he caught a glimpse of a shadow of something floating far away from the boat.
Noor felt curious and tried to focus to find out what the thing was, but due to the distance, he couldn't recognize it.
Finally, when he got close enough, Noor recognized the shape clearly.
Ah!!
Noor's sudden loud scream spread throughout the area, attracting the attention of the others.
"Noor, what happened?"
Duran appeared at Noor's side at a moment and asked him in a worried, tense voice.
"Dad, lo…look"
Noor pointed his hand towards the sea in fear, his voice continuing to tremble.
The people who had already gathered around Noor looked towards the direction he pointed.
What appeared in their eyes was the sight of a human body floating calmly in the sea.
slowly approached in their direction
"Is this a human?"
"Are you blind? No matter how you look at it, it's a human."
"It might be a pirate, what should we do?, Should we help him?"
"Well, he might still be alive."
Unlike Noor, who was frightened by the sight of the floating corpse, the sailors discussed among themselves calmly and indifferently.
This sight didn't seem to be anything new to them.
"Calm down."
The bearded man raised his voice and stepped forward when he saw that the discussion voices had risen and that they had differed in opinion.
His voice certainly had some effect, which attracted everyone's attention to look at him calmly, waiting for his judgment.
"Duran's final opinion."
When he saw that everyone was paying attention to him, he spoke in a deep voice, then turned his gaze to Duran and asked seriously.
"What do you think should be done, Duran?"
Hearing the question from his close friend, Duran sank into deep thought.
Although he felt sorry for this person and wanted to save him, but that was if he was alone.
But now he was the captain of this boat and had responsibilities towards the comrades who had put their trust in him.
In addition to That his son was with him, he couldn't do whatever he wanted and risk their lives.
So without any further hesitation, he quickly made a decision in his heart to leave him alone.
This is the new world, sometimes doing good might not necessarily be a good thing.
In fact, it might lead to great calamities, and be repaid with evil.
Just when he was about to order his companions to pull the nets and get away from here, Noor spoke in a weak voice.
"Dad, help him, he might still be alive."
Noor, who had regained some calm after holding his father's hand, then began to worry about the drowning person.
He was a good boy, and because of his mother's influence and education, he knew that helping someone in need was a good thing.
His initial fear was normal for a seven-year-old boy, now that he had calmed down, he quickly spoke to his father pleadingly.
In his eyes, his father is the strongest and kindest person in the world, he would never leave a person in need alone without help.
The sailors looked at each other anxiously upon hearing the child's request, they knew that the stupid father would never refuse his son's request.
They are people who have seen a lot and know that in this dangerous sea sometimes saving people can bring disasters.
Just as they thought, the next moment Duran spoke with a voice full of love, hugging Noor.
"okay"
"Thank you dad، I love you"
He felt happy and hugged his father tighter
"Yes~"
Duran's fierce face turned tender and loving under his son's words
Then he turned his gaze to the men behind him, and his face returned to normal and he ordered angrily..
"Help him quickly"
"As I expected" They all thought the same thing, they looked at each other helplessly.
"Are you sure?"
The bearded man asked seriously and looked at Duran's face to confirm.
The bearded man believed that if Big Brother really decided, he would not try to stop him because he was the person he respected the most.
All thanks to Big Brother, the pirates did not dare to invade the island, so the islanders could live in peace without feeling afraid every day.
"Yes, if something happens I will take responsibility"
He said calmly when looking at the serious and tense look on everyone's face.
"Don't worry, I still have some ability"
Then he reassured them with a gentle smile and patted his son's head.
They didn't talk more after hearing his confirmation and quickly went to do the rescue.
...
After three hours of recovering the body.
After the rescue they did some first aid but found no problem and he did not show any signs of drowning either.
But they couldn't wake him up no matter what they did so they thought he had been infected with a strange disease, or with the ability of a Devil Fruit.
No matter what the reason was they couldn't do anything so the decision they agreed on was to show him to a doctor.
But since they didn't have a doctor on board they decided to return to the island.
Meanwhile.
Nour was standing at the door of the warehouse looking at the person lying on the deck.
He was feeling very curious about the person who saved him.
That's right, the person who saved him.
After all, he was the one who discovered him and asked his father to save him, right?
The child's eyes were shining with stars and the corner of his mouth rose unconsciously.
Thinking of the hero who appeared in the stories that the old man who lived on the edge of the island told him.
"He also seems to be like a hero?" Noor muttered in a daze.
Hmm~
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out, bringing Noor back from his daze. He followed the source of the voice and found that it came from the person who saved him.
He looked at him suspiciously، Suddenly, the person in front of him made another sound and moved slightly.
After that...
He turned to the other side and continued sleeping and started snoring loudly.
Noor was shocked by the loud snoring and quickly ran towards his father، To inform him
After finding him, Nour urgently dragged his father to the warehouse.
"..."
The fishermen who heard Noor's screams also gathered in the narrow storehouse and watched the sleeping person, unable to speak.
Before, No matter what they did, they couldn't wake him up and thought he was in danger, but now it turned out that he was just sleeping.
They felt anxious for no reason.
"Wake him up"
Duran spoke with his hand on his face, also feeling helpless. He didn't expect that the person he saved and rushed back to the island for was just sleeping.
Hearing Duran's words, someone stepped forward to wake him up and shook him gently.
"Just five minutes" Lin Fan muttered sadly and turned over to continue sleeping.
The eyelids of the person who was trying to wake Lin Fan twitched and a black line appeared on his forehead.
It's not your house, you idiot!!.
He turned to Duran and gave him a look that said, what to do.
Duran shook his head and walked forward, approaching Lin Fan's ear and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Get up!!!!"