Vice Captain of One Piece

Chapter 238 Memory Awakening: Beautiful Past, Heartbreaking Parting 2
Because Luffy's memory has completely returned, the completely destroyed seal has no previous power.Everyone who had forgotten because of the chain seals also began to think of the memory that was forgotten for no reason, and thought of the deputy captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The memory fragments constantly pouring out from the depths of their minds made them a little unprepared, but they all watched with excitement the memories that should belong to them come back, and remembered the partner hidden under their memories with complicated emotions .

Sauron side.

Recalling the first time we met, the little girl who was like a mystery smiled gently at him, and introduced herself with a formulaic mask: "Hello, Sauron-kun~ I am Encore, Luffy's vice-captain ~~'

At that time, he only felt that the kid was very gloomy. Although his smile looked bright, it always gave him an unfathomable feeling, and he also had a dark aura about him.

But when we spent a little more time together, he realized that although she still looked mysterious, she had begun to open her heart to them, although he didn't realize until the end that it was just the outermost door of her heart. A door without any meaning.

When he fought with Hawkeye, he didn't know what ability she used to heal his wounds, but he saw her pale face and said to him with a smile: "You are the swordsman chosen by Luffy, don't die ~~, Sauron-kun~~'

The girl's smile was still the same as before, and it seemed that saving him was really because he was the swordsman chosen by Luffy, although it was true at that time.

That time in Alabasta, the first time he saw her make no secret of her killing intent, because Luffy was dragged away by Crockdale without warning.Excessive worry and anxiety made her reveal her true nature in front of others, her cruel nature

'If Luffy dies here, neither Crockdale nor the people of Alabasta will end well.I will let this whole country be buried with Luffy! ! '

The indifferent and bloodthirsty appearance made everyone present at that time shudder, but after a few seconds, she was smiling, gentle and lovely again, but unfortunately, that dark atmosphere remained in his heart.

When leaving Alabasta, the former enemy Nico Robin joined them, and when the entire ship was almost bought by her, only he showed obvious hostility.At this time, the girl justly persuaded him, even though she threw him directly into the sea.

"Zoro, it wasn't a very good word in the past..." She leaned against the bow railing and said quietly to him in the sea, the words without any emotion were like omens, but at that time he still guessed I don't know why she, who doesn't seem to be more than ten years old, has such complicated words.

Sky Island, the long-haired girl looking at the beautiful white clouds said sarcastically: "Sky Island, it really looks like a paradise.But it's not where I stay...'

At that time, he just retorted angrily. As for what he refuted, he had forgotten it. He only knew that the consequence was that she was thrown into a lake full of empty sharks by her willfulness.

Only when he knew her true identity did he realize that that angelic girl defined herself as a devil.

Demons, on the other hand, do not belong to heaven...

In the adventure of Long Chain Island, he remembered very clearly that the girl said ignorantly that she had never played any games.It was also the first time I saw her holding the cotton candy with a look of bewilderment, as if she didn't know how to drink this soft thing, and she didn't even know the taste of the cotton candy
'Now, Sauron.Sweet... what kind of taste is it? '

"Well, it's probably a very happy feeling. Didn't someone say that being happy is like knocking over a honeypot in your heart?" He remembered his answer at the time, but the girl didn't seem very satisfied. It seemed that She's never tried what it's like to be happy

'Is that so, honey is also sweet.It's a pity, but I only remember the bitter taste of medicine, the bitter taste of various medicines...'

When controlled by a sea monster capable of stealing memories, the girl said to him who was slashing at her with a knife, 'You know, Nonoroa-Zoro, my time may really be running out.So let’s act as if nothing happened now, anyway, in the end...it will be as if nothing happened, nothing...',
"In the end, it will be as if nothing happened..." The girl said this sentence to him many times, either explicitly or implicitly, but no one could understand the meaning.

It wasn't until the last parting, when the girl said indifferently that she wanted to seal their memories, that she fully understood what that meant.And at that time, he also heard the begging conveyed in his heart:

'Help me protect him, Sauron, please...'

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Looking at the scenes that became familiar one by one, Sauron frowned tightly, his lips were already tightly pursed into a straight line.

It turned out that in the end, "nothing happened as if it had never happened" meant to make everyone forget about her, including herself.

"Because I became angry for no reason..." Gritting his teeth and looking at the debris hovering around, Sauron pulled out the word He Dao a little bit, and the cold light flashed by the blade responded to his angry mood.

"It's time to bring back the wayward vice-captain kid, and the shark that dared to abduct that kid," Sauron cracked a slightly sinister smile, looked at the darkness in front of him, and said coldly, " It should be cut too!"

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Sanji side.

In all fairness, it was the first time he saw such a cute little girl, sitting quietly in the restaurant, smiling only at people he knew.When he courted her, as he did to many beautiful ladies, unfortunately, her answer was a demon knife across his neck. Of course, another knife from a certain green algae could be ignored.

Later, he joined the pirate group, and immediately rushed to Cocosia Village to help the beautiful Miss Nami.She wasn't there when they started fighting those nasty murlocs.

At that time, he was lucky that he wouldn't accidentally hurt the weak child, but when they were at a disadvantage, he saw that the child who jumped in easily knocked the two murlocs and even their leader away.He couldn't believe it, he couldn't believe that such a weak little lady who seemed to need protection could be so powerful.

Later, as he got along longer and longer, he discovered that there were too many incredible things about this child.For example, a thinking pattern that is more mature and stable than that of adults, nerves that are tense even in daily life, full of smiles but vigilance and defense that can be seen occasionally inadvertently.Except for occasionally acting like a child to Luffy, he always looks like a little adult.

This made him wonder what kind of family raised such a child, but unfortunately, he has never been able to find the answer.If you ask her, you will get dizzy without knowing it. If you ask the green algae head that is not pleasing to the eye, you still don't know clearly. But when you ask Luffy, who is the only one who is clearer, he is always irritated by him who is giggling, and the result is always Can't get an answer, and then let it go.

"My sense of taste is not good~~", when the child responded with an innocent face to the food he made with his heart, he only felt distressed, and then studied every food for her with his heart.

Unfortunately, most of the responses he got were: 'Looks good, thanks, Sanji~~~', or, 'Taste?Some hot water~~~'

When the girl sees him studying the recipe carefully, she will kindly give advice, 'Don't waste your time, Sanji-kun~~, it's useless to me~~'

Not wanting to give up, he just nodded and agreed, and then continued to work hard in private, trying his best on the appearance and taste of the food, but unfortunately the gains were minimal.

The adventures along the way made him see the strength of the girl, but in fact, he still regarded her as a delicate little princess held in the palm of his hand, knowing that he met the current general inexplicably.Listening to the smelly tall lazily bursting the princess's foam, splashing bloody colors on the original angelic her.

Then, when he watched the weak child holding a weapon and fighting with the current general, he realized thoroughly: that child like a doll can never be held in the hands of others. The flower of the greenhouse can only be the poisonous manjusawa, which is so beautiful that it cannot be touched.

Maybe it can be touched, but that person can only be the stupid captain, because she will retract her poisonous sting because of him and become a well-behaved child.

"The previous adventures were really fun. Let's live together in harmony as if nothing happened in the next few days. In this way, Luffy won't be too embarrassed. On the surface, it's fine to treat me as a partner." ...', after his identity was exposed, he didn't know how complicated the girl was in order to calmly say such words to them, he only knew that her back was full of loneliness at that time.

When she accepted her past and looked forward to the next adventure, she found that it was already a parting.After the eventful city of water and the chaotic judicial island, it was her departure.

Without asking them to say a word, or even paying attention to their feelings, they insisted on forcibly deleting their memories, and left this pirate group to face the unknown future of life and death alone.Just like what she said to them with a smile on the day her identity was revealed, 'I will leave this ship, and at that time, you will act as if nothing happened~~'

Now, I finally know that nothing will happen, that is, her existence will be erased cleanly without any trace.

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After clenching the cigarette in his mouth and forcing himself to read all the memories calmly, Sanji smiled softly, "It's time to welcome the little princess of the Straw Hat Pirates back, and, by the way, take care of that arrogant shark How dare you let the cute angel call him 'brother'?!"

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Nami side.

When I met that child for the first time, she was fleeing with Luffy and Sauron. After all, Bucky and his gang were chasing after her.Then, suddenly, a doll fell from the sky, with a cute smiling face like a little sister next door who strayed into a dangerous place.Then, she watched this 'little sister next door' knock down the pirates who were chasing them in a few seconds, and then followed their footsteps with a relaxed face.

When Luffy, who was trapped in the cage, introduced with a smile that this is his new navigator, the girl smiled cutely at her, and then introduced herself sweetly: "Hello, I am Encore, this ship Deputy Captain~~'

She wanted to refuse directly and loudly, but before she could say anything, she saw the squinting girl slowly open her purple eyes, but the clear pupils made her hairs stand on end inexplicably, and she felt dangerous intuitively.

Later, she temporarily joined the pirate group for the sake of profit, followed this group of people to go on a wild adventure, and then directly robbed the ship and left at the sea restaurant BALATIE.However, she found that all the pirates were chasing after them. Worried that Aaron would hurt them, she pretended to be indifferent and tried to drive them away, but failed.

After learning that Aaron had cheated her, she fell down crying in despair on the deserted street, wearing Luffy's straw hat with a helpless face.The child who found here didn't say much, just left the medical kit and a flower, and then left. Wordless encouragement made her stand up.

Although I didn't know until the end, at that time the girl only did this because she was the navigator chosen by Luffy.

After finally taking care of Aaron and his gang, she formally joined the pirates, and the voyage continued.

The role played by the child on the boat is like that of a real deputy captain. He is responsible and protective of the crew, and sometimes even more reliable than an unreliable captain.It's a pity that she doesn't regard the child as a real vice-captain in her heart, because she has seen too many pirates since she was 8 years old when she was swindling and abducting to collect money to buy a village, and she was rarely on a pirate ship. Seeing the figure of a child, let alone the child's deputy captain.

However, as soon as this was mentioned, Luffy, the captain, was very persistent, and Sauron, who she always thought was the second in command on the ship, also acquiesced in being a child.

After more than half a year of adventure, she saw the girl's unbelievably strong abilities, and saw her mature and slightly ruthless methods.Slowly, he also began to accept this little vice-captain from his heart.

It's a pity that there are always deviations in the world. When the child's identity is revealed, her first reaction is fear and fear, and her second reaction is to hope that the frozen and unconscious Luffy can drive her away.

It was a heartless thought, but it was her true thoughts at that time.Just because from the news reports during that period, the cruel image of the girl has completely fallen into my heart and cannot be erased.

Even though, later she began to try hard to accept the existence of the girl, although she always said that she was not afraid of anything, but every time she saw her different eyes that were different from ordinary people, she couldn't help trembling slightly.

The girl who found this just smiled, and then acted like a baby to Luffy and Zoro with an uncovered face, and waited for them to turn around.When the girl looked at other people, her eyes were already purple.And this, Luffy and Zoro have never known.

As she said, "The darkness, selfish desires, hatred in the human heart... all the dark sides are things that I can use, and can be turned into my sharp blade, but another function of this sharp blade is to let me see through I can't trust anyone because of human nature...'

Hearing this, she actually felt guilty in her heart, but she couldn't change her previous shadow in her heart.Originally thought that time could dilute those fears, but unfortunately God did not give them this opportunity.

The ensuing changes were too overwhelming. Usopp's departure and Robin's departure cast a dark cloud over this small pirate group.But when they were young, they were still immersed in sadness, the black hands reaching out to the girl had already held her tightly.

It's a pity that the girl who perfectly whitewashed everything didn't make them worry a little bit about herself, she still followed them with a smile and ran to Judicial Island, which was a trap for her, and almost died.But even so, the girl still tried her best to save them from leaving with a face of indifference, watching them fight with a smile.

Knowing that she was doomed, she still didn't worry them a little bit.It wasn't until later when she was forcibly taken away that they drew their boundaries indifferently, completely sealed the memories related to her for their safety, and then walked into the tiger's lair alone.

With the girl's life and death unknown, they were already laughing and joking safely in the capital of water, celebrating the rest of their lives, and even had a party.

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"We are living a safe life that our partners bought with their lives. What are we doing..." Nami, who was crying so hard that she couldn't breathe, murmured to herself, not wanting to believe the happiness The memory that coexists with pain is what I lost, but I can't deny it, and I can't deny it.

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(End of this chapter)