The twin fruit of the cherry blossom princess Zoro FF

Chapter 68

With widened eyes, Yukiji stared into the blue eyes of her counterpart. Not a single sound was audible to her when the gray eyes could only perceive this moment. So the loud bang before had been an attack on her. But Nova had noticed it first with her devil fruit and stood in front of Yukiji.

"N...Nova..." the pink-haired girl breathed softly, seeing her best friend fall to the ground. She was now lying in the middle of the battlefield between the pirates and the navy. Panting slightly and gasping for air as the shot came quite close to her lungs.

"No..." Yukiji mouthed before dropping to her knees, dropping her aikido staff in the process. The young woman pressed her hands on the wound Nova had inflicted. Her white clothes were soaked with blood.

"Why did you do that?!" Yukiji wanted to know through her tears and continued to press the bleeding wound. "Because...you've always done the same...for me..." said Nove, who coughed briefly and blood came out of the corner of her mouth. "I've never done anything like that!"

Nova laughed softly. "You...always protected me from your...father. I wanted to give you...something back." She said, causing Yukiji to bite her lip. "You..idiot..."

"It sounds so funny coming from you..." Nova smiled and put her hand on her best friend's left wrist. She closed her eyes, sad but also angry. It should have been her and not Nova!

Feeling guilty that her best friend was hurt, the devil's power coursed through her body. Gray clouds adorned the battlefield, though there had been no rain. Only in one place did a whirlwind arise. One that had formed around Yukiji and whirled around the additional cherry blossoms that had formed.

Shock and panic ensued as those present were almost blown away by the wind. The closest people were injured by the blossoms and blown away by the wind. A phenomenon that Yukiji had never experienced before. Not knowing that Nova could hear a painful scream in the wind. Yukiji's scream that could not come out of her mouth.

"Yukiji, calm down...you." the twenty-three-year-old begged. If she continued like this, she would not only hurt the navy, but also her friends who were fighting nearby.

"It's my fault!" she now cried. "I should have been more careful!"

Nova now bit her own lip. No, it wasn't Yukiji's fault. It was this fight, this hatred. No one was to blame for everything.

"Yukiji!" someone shouted in a powerful voice. A voice that Nova recognized and made her look at the person. It was him, he could certainly calm Yukiji down the most next to Sanji.

"Go Yukiji, go.", Nove breathed softly to her best friend, "Forget it! I'm not leaving you behind!" she scolded stubbornly and was grabbed by two hands. Zoro, who had several scratches all over his body because he had come through this wind vortex with all his might.

"Z..Zoro..." cried Yukiji, who couldn't take her hands off Nova. He gritted his teeth and knew that there was nothing she could do.

"Get...her out of here. Flee...from here." Nova spoke to him briefly. "I said I'm not leaving!", Yukiji shouted at the black-haired girl again and was actually pulled into his arms by Zoro. He understood the admiral. He knew there was no other choice.

While Zoro was still pulling Yukiji up, the whole vortex and the gray clouds disappeared. Her whole body was calmed by his presence, and yet Yukiji didn't want to leave.

"No! Nova!" she screamed in Zoro's arms, who had pushed her further back and had to hold her tight. "Please! Someone help her!" Yukiji shouted in panic. She didn't want to lose her best friend again, especially not like this!

"Please! Call a doctor! Help her!" demanded Yukiji screaming, who was wriggling around and was now placed on Zoro's shoulder. Yukiji hadn't even realized that she could almost break free from him, she wanted to stay with Nova so badly.

Seeing no one near Nova, the tears fell from her gray eyes. Some of the fighting had stopped as Zoro had gotten further and further away with her.

Once again, Yukiji opened her mouth and held out her hand. A soft smile could be seen from Nova, who was glad that the Straw Hat Gang had taken flight. Between all the noises her ears were picking up, she could hear a particularly loud voice, but it was getting further and further away.

"Help her, please! She's my frieeeeeeend!!!"