Tracing the source begins with One Piece

"Sir, please buy all our flowers."

"It's cheap, isn't it?"

"Come on, you look rich."

"us……"

The continuous shouting of these children could be heard in my ears, as if they would keep shouting if they didn't get the answer they wanted.

All cubs of living creatures should be innocent and innocent.

No matter in the ninja world, in this world, or in the endless worlds, if there is a mistake, then it will only be the world, and it will only be the group of people who stand at the top of the world and lead the trend.

But human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same, and Kidd only felt a little noisy.

Because "buying and selling" should not be "morally kidnapped" in this way.

It just so happens that this avatar Kid is not exactly the same as one of the main concepts of "repaying kindness," "repaying hatred twice as much," and "taking advantage of others" and "leading good people."

Robber C. Kidd seems to be more concerned with equal transactions. His philosophy seems to follow the alchemist's law - "equivalent exchange".

If you want to get something, you must pay something. A transaction of equal price is one of "justice".

So, Kidd raised his index finger and put it to his mouth, signaling silence.

There was no wind, no fire, no momentum or anything, but the children selling the goods could not help but be attracted by the eyes that were always full of smiles, and then fell silent instinctively.

Kidd touched the timid little man who was hugging his thigh and asked, "Little guy, what's your name?".

"Tian...Tianbao, my name is Tianbao," the little guy responded timidly, his voice trembling because he seemed a little afraid of life.

But due to the pressure of life, even children have to learn to take charge of their own affairs early. There is no choice whether they want to or not. There is no choice.

When the little guy saw the gorgeous white big brother in his eyes, after hearing her name, his smiling eyebrows froze for a moment, as if a frame had dropped in an instant.

She couldn't help but blurt out nervously, as if she was afraid of losing a big customer.

"My name, what's the problem, big brother?"

What's the problem?

You don't have a problem, I have a problem.

However, even in a moment of trance, you can detect it. Is it the experience brought by life experience, or is it the unreasonable sixth sense and innate domineering intuition?

It's really fun.

What’s even more interesting is that you want the words "Tianbao", good guy, the king of heaven covers the tigers of the earth, the pagoda suppresses the river demon, and the acrostic head. These connotations are all there.

It's either the fate of the protagonist or the path of the villain. It's full of character, isn't it?

Kidd smiled, sincerely. He stroked the little guy's head hard, making the little guy's hair even more messy like a chicken coop.

"Well, little guy, what a good name. I have a friend, also named Tianbao."

"Really? Sir, can you buy our flowers?"

"Don't worry, you will get something more valuable than selling flowers."

The little guy nodded blankly, then shook his head, "I don't want it, I want to sell flowers, is that okay?"

hahaha~~~

Kidd sat down suddenly, ignoring the dust and smoke on the ground, smiling happily. Sure enough, no matter how "philistine" a child is, he is just a child. This is worth his "trade" because he has obtained "pleasure".

Happiness is the simplest thing and the rarest thing. Sometimes, it is priceless.

The little guy's "innocence" and "silliness" gave Kidd priceless pleasure, because standing at the top of the world, he wanted less and less pleasure.

So few that he needs to take the initiative to build the stage, to dance in the wind and clouds, to tease the universe, to play in the sea...

"Hey, little one, what do you want?"

Little Tianbao looked at her big brother in her eyes. Her natural acumen allowed her to notice that the other person no longer seemed to be in an inexplicable and unreachable sense of separation, like two unrelated people in the world, but had become "within reach". smile".

But before she spoke, the child king behind her couldn't wait to blurt out.

"We want freedom"

Other children also spoke out eagerly.

"Yes, freedom, sir"

“Buy our flowers and we will be free”

"We don't want to be slaves"

Kidd snapped his fingers and said in their expectant eyes, "What freedom do you want, or what is freedom?".

It was still the child who eagerly responded first, "Money, Bailey, gold, yes, these are freedom. With Bailey, we are no longer slaves."

"what's your name?"

"Lika, sir, my name is Lika, Tianbao's brother"

"Lika, why not Junbao?"

"Jun...Junbao???"

"Hahaha~~~Don't worry about it. Now, is Bailey free? Are you sure?"

"Of course, sir, Bailey is omnipotent. As long as you have money, you can have everything you want on this 'Big Desolo', delicious food, nice clothes, fun playgrounds... …”

Kidd waved his hand to interrupt the child's "sweet dream" and raised his fingers to "reason".

"Give you 100 Baileys, you can hold it, give you 1000 Baileys, maybe you can control it, give you [-] million, [-] million, you are sure to be able to hold on to this ship under the prying eyes of the Golden Emperor's minions. Wealth, leave the Golden City and redeem your freedom? Boy"

The child's head was struck instantly. He remembered where all the money he had earned in the past had gone. He had not even reached the halfway point in his struggle to gain freedom with money. He was exploited again and again and returned to before liberation, and the ransom was doubled again and again in an infinite scroll...

Brother Lika was speechless and silent. Tianbao couldn't help but grab Kidd's trousers and said Nuonuo, "Brother, isn't Bailey omnipotent?"

"No, at least for you, no, because you can't guard the 'omnipotent' Pele."

"I don't understand, big brother." Tianbao shook her head anxiously. In her world view and limited life experience, Bailey could obtain everything, including the freedom she had never obtained before.

Kidd's denial made her, who was young and naturally sharp, feel confused and at a loss, but also tried to grasp this "life-saving straw" floating in the water and not let go.

This was her instinctive action, so much so that Kidd's trousers were soaked in her small palms and wrinkled.

Kidd, who was sitting on the ground, lowered his head. He was still high enough to look down, so Tianbao couldn't help but look up at Kidd. The close distance made her see only one person in the world.

"Naval freedom is justice"

"The freedom of a pirate is adventure"

"Tezzolo's freedom is gold"

"And what is your freedom?"

"Is it gold, is it adventure, is it justice?"

"Is it constantly moving forward, is it constant resistance?"

"Tianbao, the Tianbao I know, he said -"

The last thunderous words directly broke the silence of Tianbao and Lika, and also broke the confusion of all the children.

"I control my own life!!!"

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