The Young Guide

Chapter 34 The Young Guide

"Hoo hoo."

Hello

"Please wait a moment."

A hint of admiration flashed in Suzuki's eyes.

He stopped in his tracks.

Turn around and you'll see that same young girl with patches on her clothes.

At this moment, the little girl was less than 20 meters away from him.

Seeing that he had stopped in place, with a hint of joy on his face, she did not hesitate this time, but ran towards him on her small, short legs.

Soon, the little girl was standing three meters away from Suzuki.

When you get closer, the contrast in height between the two makes her small size even more apparent.

The little girl, her face flushed with shyness and timidity, cautiously looked up at Suzuki and asked softly:

"Excuse me, are you going to the Tree of Omniscience?"

Suzuki lowered his head slightly, looking at the little girl standing timidly in front of him. Hearing her finally mustered courage to ask a question, a gentle and earnest smile appeared on his face:

"Ah, yes."

"I want to go to the Tree of Omniscience."

"Little boy, do you know the way?"

In fact, you could find such a large omniscient tree even with your eyes closed, but Suzuki is not stingy with giving courage as encouragement to those who dare to try.

The little girl's face clearly showed some happiness. Upon hearing Suzuki's answer, she immediately nodded her little head, revealing a cute smile, and replied in a clear voice with a serious expression:

"know!"

"I know the way, sir!"

"I...I'm very familiar with that place."

"May I take you there?"

"Oh, don't worry, it won't cost much."

"I only need fifty Berries."

"And then, and then..."

"Yes, if you'd like to visit the Tree of Omniscience, I can take you inside."

At this point, the little girl's face showed some shame and confusion, and she couldn't help but start to rub her clothes with her little hands.

She didn't know if fifty Berries would be enough, but it really was the lowest she could go.

She's still very young; fifty Berries should be enough for her to eat her fill.

But no matter what, she had to protect the things in the library!

So, she mustered her courage and continued speaking very seriously:

"Just please don't make a loud noise and disturb the teachers."

"Then... then don't eat in there, don't take the books with you, and don't flip through the pages too forcefully."

"don't want."

As she spoke, the little girl's voice grew softer and softer, and she couldn't help but lower her head again.

It seems that I also feel that my demands are too many.

However, she still mustered her courage and raised her head again to say something that she thought was her last attempt to salvage the situation:

"Um, it's free to go inside and visit!"

"I only need the fifty Berries for the directions."

A smile appeared in Suzuki's eyes as he looked at the little girl in front of him who was still waiting for an answer, her eyes filled with barely concealed anticipation.

He gave his answer in a gentle tone:

"Yeah?"

"Thank you, please take me there."

The little girl's face lit up with a happy smile; she probably hadn't expected this tourist to be so easy to talk to.

Hearing all her requests, he readily agreed.

You should know that she hadn't eaten a proper meal for two days.

With these fifty berries, I can go buy some bread later.

With a big smile, she looked at Suzuki with her innocent and clear eyes, and her small, clear voice rang out again:

"Yes, sir!"

Heading towards the Tree of Omniscience not far away, this time the little girl didn't sneak behind Suzuki anymore, but the two walked side by side.

Thanks to the shade of the tree canopy, only a tiny bit of the winter sun shines on the ground.

A gentle breeze rustled the hems of their clothes as they gradually moved away from the bustling streets.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"My name is Suzuki."

As they walked, Suzuki casually asked the little girl a question.

The little girl walked beside Suzuki, tilting her head and looking at him with her big, clear eyes.

With a serious expression, but in a slightly soft voice, he replied:

"Mr. Suzuki".

"My name is Robin."

Nicole Robin.

Suzuki wasn't surprised; he had long felt that the little girl resembled Robin.

Although she is very different from her future mature woman form, young Robin was indeed a little insecure.

Whether it was her mother Nicole Olvia abandoning her to pursue the Poneglyphs, or being fostered by relatives from the age of two or three, Robin had a very unhappy childhood.

However, Suzuki never expected that young Robin would become a guide on Ohara Island.

Is it because the family lived in poverty at his uncle's house that he had to go out to earn money to buy food?

And they followed him for so long, they probably didn't dare to compete with others for business at the dock.

"No need to be so polite, little Robin."

"Just call me Suzuki-nii-san. I'm not that much older than you."

Suzuki smiled gently at young Robin and continued:

"I'll be eleven years old in a few months."

"Little Robin, how old are you this year?"

Although Robin was young, she had been immersed in the Tree of Omniscience and learning from scholars since childhood, so she didn't count her age on her fingers like many children.

Instead, he replied to Suzuki very quickly:

"Suzuki-sensei."

"Bang!"

As Suzuki walked along, he suddenly and mercilessly tapped Robin on the head.

These kids are all very disobedient, and Matt Kai is the same; they all need a tap on the head to know it hurts.

Call me Brother Suzuki!

Little Robin covered his head with both hands, his face full of grievance, and his big, clear eyes even glistened with tears.

Surprisingly, she didn't dislike this kind of thing at all, and even felt a little happy about Suzuki's inexplicable kindness.

Little Robin tilted her cute little face up, a hint of shyness in her eyes, and whispered something so soft it was almost inaudible:

"Take care, Suzuki-nii-san."

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Suzuki was somewhat speechless.

Although the little girl and the little boy are both children, they are indeed different.

Why was it shyness, instead of holding back anger and showing indignation, or wisely changing one's tune?

Didn't it hurt when I hit your head just now?

Suzuki didn't pay much attention to these details, and still showed a satisfied expression on his face as he replied to Robin:

"That's good, calling it that works too."

"How old are you, little Robin?"

Young Robin suddenly remembered that Suzuki had asked her age earlier, and she hadn't had a chance to answer.

So he immediately replied:

"I'm five years old this year, Suzuki-nii-san."

Upon hearing Robin's answer, Suzuki silently made a mental calculation.

It is now February of the 1497th year of the Sea Calendar. The future Robin will be 8 years old when Ohara is destroyed.

Ohara was destroyed in the year 1500 of the Sea Calendar.

Robin is indeed about five years old now.

Then Suzuki continued chatting with Robin about random things on the way.

Things like, "Where in Ohara is the most beautiful scenery?" or "Which scholar in Ohara is the most accomplished?"

Before long, the two of them walked all the way to the Tree of Omniscience.

(End of this chapter)