Chapter 4: Trauma
The scream made Lin Fan open his eyes wide. He jumped out of bed in shock and complained in depression.
"Mom, why is this violence so early in the morning?"
The vein in Duran's forehead bulged from his word and he shouted in agitation.
"Who is your mother, you bastard?"
"Ha!! Who curses me? Show yourself if you are a man!"
Lin Fan, who still hadn't comprehended the situation, heard the voice and looked around angrily, raising his hands in a fighting stance.
Then the situation in front of him was clearly revealed.
He was stunned when he saw the small room filled with huge men.
What is happening? Why is he in a room alone with a group of men? And...a young man!?
How would you feel when you open your eyes and find yourself in a strange environment, surrounded in a circle by giant men from all directions.
He was the shortest person in the room, making him look like a child in front of them.
Well, that was if you ignored the young man peeking out from behind the door.
Lin Fan felt scared when he thought of a special group of men.
Could his luck be that bad and the first people he met were like this?
He quickly felt his buttocks, worried that what he was thinking about would happen.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't feel the pain that should have been there.
But after thinking clearly, he thought that he was an idiot, how could they override his senses and do something bad to him?
It seems that living alone for all these years has affected his brain.
"Who are you guys?"
"Where am I now?"
After regaining his composure, Lin Fan spoke gently and asked knowingly.
He could think about what had happened.
It seems that they had rescued him from the sea.
"Finally." He breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved, he had finally survived.
Thinking about what had happened to him after he left the island, Lin Fan felt sad.
He wandered the sea for three whole months, although he found some islands, but without exception, they were all uninhabited islands.
As he thought, he had no problem finding food after all, he had been fishing from the sea for ten years.
Even the water he was worried about was not a problem, he managed to survive by drinking the blood of sea kings and even sometimes when it rained or snowed.
But the feeling of floating in the sea alone for months was very difficult, he felt distressed and depressed all this time.
He fled the island for this reason.
At least on the island, the news bird sometimes passes by.
I don't know why, but every time it flies at a strange distance from the island he lives on, it faints.
[News bird: "..."]
After he kindly helped him, the news bird gives him a newspaper to return the favor, he is really a respectful bird.
This has happened a few times but it seems that he doesn't learn, or does he miss me? Hmm..who knows.
[News Bird, "Do you think I want to pass through this island? If it wasn't for the order of my superiors, I wouldn't want to see you again in my life."]
Thinking about that stupid bird, Lin Fan missed him a lot.
So in order to deal with the loneliness, he activated his Observation Haki and went into hibernation.
This was a skill he learned after seven years in this world.
If anyone had the intention to harm him, or when his body could no longer bear the hunger and thirst, he would naturally get up.
Now it seemed that he had finally escaped from that miserable life.
Lin Fan thought as he looked at the humans he had finally seen after ten years and three whole months.
The corner of Lin Fan's mouth rose slightly as he felt happy and relieved.
Even the look he was giving Duran became more gentle and affectionate.
Watching the looks the person in front of him was giving him, Duran felt a shiver run down his spine.
But he still answered Lin Fan's question.
"My name is Duran"
"We are fishermen from the strange Fisherman Island from here"
"You are in our fishing boat, we found you floating in the sea and we rescued you"
"We are now heading to the island, when we saw that you did not wake up no matter what, we decided to bring you back for a doctor to examine you"
Duran explained patiently and calmly but inside he was feeling very nervous.
He did not notice anything when this person was asleep, but now that he woke up he could sense the danger and terror of him.
His right hand was clenched on his sword ready to draw it at any moment if the young man in front of him made any strange move.
At the same time he gave hints to the bearded man, who quickly responded and signaled the other fishermen to stay away.
Lin Fan watched Duran and the others' actions but he did not care after all, the sea is dangerous and one needs to be careful.
He could understand him, if he was in the same situation he would also do the same.
He also did not want to do anything to them from the beginning, so Lin Fan smiled and said calmly.
"Thank you very much, if it weren't for you, I don't know how long I would have been floating in the sea."
"I'm Lin Fan, I'm glad to meet you."
He looked at Duran and gave him a reassuring smile, wanting to show him that he was harmless and wouldn't cause them any harm.
At this moment, Noor, who had been pushed away by the bearded man, appeared a few steps away from Lin Fan.
"Hello Lin Fan, I'm Noor, I'm the one who saved your life."
"Noor!!!"
Duran's eyes widened in shock, and his red hair shot up like fire, his foot slammed hard on the deck, causing a few planks to shatter.
With his full strength, he appeared like a flash between Noor and Lin Fan, because of the force he used, the stern of the ship sank slightly.
When he saw that Noor was safe behind him, he breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lin Fan angrily.
"..."
Lin Fan looked at the person in front of him who was giving him angry looks, and felt speechless.
What did he do? He didn't even move from his place!