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Chapter 746: Kazu and the Cursed Clan
"World Fighting Tournament? Interesting."
The mysterious man with short purple hair closed his eyes.
In his mind, a scene from another Sea Area appeared.
A crow was standing on the eaves, watching the newspaper thrown on the ground with astonishing vision.
That was his cell clone, derived from his cells, possessing its own intelligence, and Kazu could share the crow's vision.
There were hundreds of similar crows in the Surrounding Seas and on The Great Sea.
After the Swordsmanship Tournament ended, Kazu continued his solitary journey on The Great Sea.
He was sailing the Sea almost aimlessly.
He didn't have a sea chart or an eternal pose with him.
Kazu had abandoned all those things; he only had himself.
Only this way was there meaning in adventure.
Kazu liked exploring the unknown.
However, to prevent getting lost and disconnected from the Great Sea.
Whenever Kazu left a certain Island, he would leave behind a crow clone for location tracking.
There were hundreds of such crows on The Great Sea.
Through these crows, Kazu could still constantly pay attention to what was happening on The Great Sea.
To avoid information being too delayed.
He sat on a stone throne.
The Sky was extremely dark.
In the same Sea Area, other Islands Kazu had visited before still had clear weather.
However, the environment of this Island was very special.
A special magnetic field caused the sky above the entire Island to be covered in dark clouds.
The light was very dim, as if it was already night.
There were quite a few such Islands on The Great Sea, known as Night Island.
Spring Island was like spring year-round, and Winter Island was winter all year.
And such Islands were named Dark Night Island, or Night Island.
As the name suggested, most of the time throughout the year was night.
Only for a small portion of time could the sun be seen.
This Island was encountered by Kazu unexpectedly on The Great Sea.
The Surrounding Seas were very Dangerous, filled with Reefs and Whirlpool everywhere.
On other Islands, this Sea Area was known as "Death Waters".
Storms also frequently arose on the Sea.
Having traveled alone on The Great Sea for many years, such a unique situation piqued Kazu's interest.
Based on his experience, he could confirm that in the center of this Dangerous Waters, there was a core, which was a mysterious Island.
Kazu had encountered such things many times.
Ships on the Great Sea found it difficult to approach.
For Kazu, who could transform into flying creatures and pass through layers of storms, this was a simple matter.
Beneath the throne, thousands of people knelt, all naked, with only their private parts covered by beast hide or cloth.
They all raised their heads, looking at Kazu with reverence and fervent gazes.
Kazu's figure sitting on the throne was incredibly imposing in their eyes.
These people were the native inhabitants of the Island.
They had a history of over a thousand years.
However, they had never been to the outside world and didn't know what the outside world was like.
They called themselves the "Grum Clan", which meant the Dark Clan, or the Underground Clan.
Because they could not live under sunlight.
Once their body came into contact with sunlight, they would perish, their vitality rapidly draining away, as if they had met their bane, and then they would die.
Therefore, this Dark Island was a suitable dwelling place for them.
Under normal circumstances, members of the Grum Clan lived on the ground.
Under normal circumstances, it was fine, but Night Island wasn't night all the time.
During the three months from March to June each year, the cloud layer in the sky of Night Island would disappear.
And it would be scorching clear days.
Under such weather, the Grum Clan could only hide and live Underground.
Furthermore, the sun's light would strangely not disappear.
This meant that during this time period, there was no night on the entire Island.
Therefore, the Grum Clan was completely unable to leave this Island, as if they were cursed.
This was a dangerous island.
The island had various fierce creatures, and underground there were numerous night rats.
For survival, the Grum Clan was a nation of soldiers; everyone maintained a relatively primitive way of life, which was hunting and fierce fighting with the wild beasts on the island.
And they had to store a large amount of food before the "Day of Full Sunlight".
After all, during the "Day of Full Sunlight", they only had a small portion of time at night to hunt, and they could also catch night rats Underground as food.
The food obtained through such hunting was ultimately limited, so they needed to prepare some reserve food in advance.
In Kazu's view, despite having the flaw of fearing sunlight, all members of the Grum Clan belonged to the category of the human race, not some variant race.
As a Cell-Cell Fruit User, just by obtaining the blood of a Grum Clan member, he could decipher the mystery contained within their genes.
However, after thousands of years of evolution, living in such an environment, the genes of the Grum Clan had long undergone some changes.
Powerful physical talent, keen hearing, and vision capable of seeing things in the dark.
Combat intuition honed through long-term battle with wild beasts and fierce fighting with night rats.
After a thousand years of evolution, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call the Grum Clan a variant race.
In Kazu's view, all members of the Grum Clan were born warriors.
As long as they received excellent guidance and learned Haki, they would become a powerful strength.
The outstanding individuals among them undoubtedly possessed the potential to become Top Tier Combatants.
The Grum Clan possessed civilization; they had writing, knowledge, and legacy.
Why did they transform from their original state as humans into such a special clan that feared sunlight, only able to live in darkness and Underground?
According to Kazu's understanding, this was a cursed people.
A thousand years, or even further back, the ancestors of the Grum Clan offended a Strongman.
That Strongman placed a curse upon them.
That curse, which caused death upon contact with sunlight, was rooted in the blood of the cursed.
Their descendants also inherited this terrifying curse.
For all eternity, until everyone was wiped out.
Fortunately, the ancestors of the Grum Clan found this Night Island and survived.
But similarly, Night Island also became their cage.
This was the entire truth.
That enemy was likely a Curse Fruit User who had developed their Curse-Curse Fruit ability to the extreme.
Even if the Ability User died, as long as the Ability User didn't actively lift the curse, the curse could never be lifted.
The reason for guessing it was a Devil Fruit was because Kazu discovered that Armament Haki had the effect of resisting sunlight and weakening the curse's effect.
(end of chapter)
"World Fighting Tournament? Interesting."
The mysterious man with short purple hair closed his eyes.
In his mind, a scene from another Sea Area appeared.
A crow was standing on the eaves, watching the newspaper thrown on the ground with astonishing vision.
That was his cell clone, derived from his cells, possessing its own intelligence, and Kazu could share the crow's vision.
There were hundreds of similar crows in the Surrounding Seas and on The Great Sea.
After the Swordsmanship Tournament ended, Kazu continued his solitary journey on The Great Sea.
He was sailing the Sea almost aimlessly.
He didn't have a sea chart or an eternal pose with him.
Kazu had abandoned all those things; he only had himself.
Only this way was there meaning in adventure.
Kazu liked exploring the unknown.
However, to prevent getting lost and disconnected from the Great Sea.
Whenever Kazu left a certain Island, he would leave behind a crow clone for location tracking.
There were hundreds of such crows on The Great Sea.
Through these crows, Kazu could still constantly pay attention to what was happening on The Great Sea.
To avoid information being too delayed.
He sat on a stone throne.
The Sky was extremely dark.
In the same Sea Area, other Islands Kazu had visited before still had clear weather.
However, the environment of this Island was very special.
A special magnetic field caused the sky above the entire Island to be covered in dark clouds.
The light was very dim, as if it was already night.
There were quite a few such Islands on The Great Sea, known as Night Island.
Spring Island was like spring year-round, and Winter Island was winter all year.
And such Islands were named Dark Night Island, or Night Island.
As the name suggested, most of the time throughout the year was night.
Only for a small portion of time could the sun be seen.
This Island was encountered by Kazu unexpectedly on The Great Sea.
The Surrounding Seas were very Dangerous, filled with Reefs and Whirlpool everywhere.
On other Islands, this Sea Area was known as "Death Waters".
Storms also frequently arose on the Sea.
Having traveled alone on The Great Sea for many years, such a unique situation piqued Kazu's interest.
Based on his experience, he could confirm that in the center of this Dangerous Waters, there was a core, which was a mysterious Island.
Kazu had encountered such things many times.
Ships on the Great Sea found it difficult to approach.
For Kazu, who could transform into flying creatures and pass through layers of storms, this was a simple matter.
Beneath the throne, thousands of people knelt, all naked, with only their private parts covered by beast hide or cloth.
They all raised their heads, looking at Kazu with reverence and fervent gazes.
Kazu's figure sitting on the throne was incredibly imposing in their eyes.
These people were the native inhabitants of the Island.
They had a history of over a thousand years.
However, they had never been to the outside world and didn't know what the outside world was like.
They called themselves the "Grum Clan", which meant the Dark Clan, or the Underground Clan.
Because they could not live under sunlight.
Once their body came into contact with sunlight, they would perish, their vitality rapidly draining away, as if they had met their bane, and then they would die.
Therefore, this Dark Island was a suitable dwelling place for them.
Under normal circumstances, members of the Grum Clan lived on the ground.
Under normal circumstances, it was fine, but Night Island wasn't night all the time.
During the three months from March to June each year, the cloud layer in the sky of Night Island would disappear.
And it would be scorching clear days.
Under such weather, the Grum Clan could only hide and live Underground.
Furthermore, the sun's light would strangely not disappear.
This meant that during this time period, there was no night on the entire Island.
Therefore, the Grum Clan was completely unable to leave this Island, as if they were cursed.
This was a dangerous island.
The island had various fierce creatures, and underground there were numerous night rats.
For survival, the Grum Clan was a nation of soldiers; everyone maintained a relatively primitive way of life, which was hunting and fierce fighting with the wild beasts on the island.
And they had to store a large amount of food before the "Day of Full Sunlight".
After all, during the "Day of Full Sunlight", they only had a small portion of time at night to hunt, and they could also catch night rats Underground as food.
The food obtained through such hunting was ultimately limited, so they needed to prepare some reserve food in advance.
In Kazu's view, despite having the flaw of fearing sunlight, all members of the Grum Clan belonged to the category of the human race, not some variant race.
As a Cell-Cell Fruit User, just by obtaining the blood of a Grum Clan member, he could decipher the mystery contained within their genes.
However, after thousands of years of evolution, living in such an environment, the genes of the Grum Clan had long undergone some changes.
Powerful physical talent, keen hearing, and vision capable of seeing things in the dark.
Combat intuition honed through long-term battle with wild beasts and fierce fighting with night rats.
After a thousand years of evolution, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call the Grum Clan a variant race.
In Kazu's view, all members of the Grum Clan were born warriors.
As long as they received excellent guidance and learned Haki, they would become a powerful strength.
The outstanding individuals among them undoubtedly possessed the potential to become Top Tier Combatants.
The Grum Clan possessed civilization; they had writing, knowledge, and legacy.
Why did they transform from their original state as humans into such a special clan that feared sunlight, only able to live in darkness and Underground?
According to Kazu's understanding, this was a cursed people.
A thousand years, or even further back, the ancestors of the Grum Clan offended a Strongman.
That Strongman placed a curse upon them.
That curse, which caused death upon contact with sunlight, was rooted in the blood of the cursed.
Their descendants also inherited this terrifying curse.
For all eternity, until everyone was wiped out.
Fortunately, the ancestors of the Grum Clan found this Night Island and survived.
But similarly, Night Island also became their cage.
This was the entire truth.
That enemy was likely a Curse Fruit User who had developed their Curse-Curse Fruit ability to the extreme.
Even if the Ability User died, as long as the Ability User didn't actively lift the curse, the curse could never be lifted.
The reason for guessing it was a Devil Fruit was because Kazu discovered that Armament Haki had the effect of resisting sunlight and weakening the curse's effect.
(end of chapter)
