To the end of the sea [One Piece]

"Want to go with me?"

When Shanks asked this question, Ena was sitting by the campfire, drinking and watching Usopp telling stories on the stage.

All the children in Xiluobu Village gathered in a circle with twinkling eyes, and the two adults who blended in seemed out of place.

She held her chin and stared at the fire with a drunken squint: "Where to go?"

"Anywhere is fine." He sat on the floor beside her, raised his glass and took a sip.

After the World Government was overthrown, the turbulent era of great pirates also came to an end. Many pirates who were forced to go to sea due to taxes and wars returned to their hometowns, and the pirate groups that really took risks for the legendary treasure also disbanded one after another.

Luffy ended an era and started a new one.

And the people who created this era with their own hands are also going on the next journey.

At this point, Straw Hat and Redhead are basically treated in the same way. Everyone is scattered in various places, but they keep in touch with each other. As long as the captain calls them one day, they will still rush over without hesitation.

"Do you miss the adventurous years?" she asked Shanks. "A lonely captain will be lonely, right?"

Shanks grinned at her: "That's why I came to invite you, Miss Ikegawa Ena. Do you want to be kind and stay with me, this uncle?"

She turned and looked into his eyes, the fire dancing between them as though they had looked at each other a thousand times.

Eina moved towards his direction and sat in his arms naturally.

He wrapped his only hand around her waist and rubbed his stubbled chin on the top of her soft hair.

"You sound like you're miserable when you say that." Eina smiled and touched his weathered cheek, "Hey, the Four Emperors, isn't it a little too scheming to pretend to be pitiful in front of a little girl?"

"There are no more four emperors, Ena." Shanks pressed his face against her palm, "There are no five emperors anymore, I'm just an ordinary pirate."

+ + +

"Then, who appeared at this critical moment? Guess who appeared on the Tower of Judgment wearing a mask and cape like a divine weapon?"

"Sniper King——!!" the children shouted in unison.

Usopp proudly wiped his nose with his thumb: "That's right!! The key person who saved everyone is the famous Sniper King!"

"Lord Usopp! We want to know the story of Silver Moon Girl!" A little girl raised her hand and said, "You said last time that she can split a strait by herself! Is that right?"

Usopp glanced in Eina's direction guiltily, cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, of course. Silver Moon Girl is one of the Sniper King's best partners! She can also swallow Neptune. It’s like a warship that big!”

"Oh oh oh——!!" All the children were excited, "Does she look good!"

"Of course." At this point, Usopp straightened his back and said without any guilt: "Silver Moon Girl is known as the most beautiful swordsman in the world, and the Moon Goddess in the sky is not as beautiful as her! Those who pursue her never The Red Earth Continent has been queued up to our Xiluobu Village!"

"When I grow up, I want to marry Silver Moon Girl!" A little boy stood up and raised his hand, "I want to become the world's greatest swordsman, and then propose to her!!"

Usopp wanted to jump down and cover his mouth.

"That's impossible...!" He waved his hands in panic, "She has someone she likes, and the age difference between her and you is too big!"

"Eh-" the little boy made a disappointed voice, "Who is that person?"

Usopp was just about to give him some excuses when he was interrupted by a smiling voice in the distance.

"The person she likes is called red-haired uncle." Eina said, "He is a super idiot who loves to drink."

She felt the arms around her waist tighten for a moment.

Usopp looked at her blankly, not even hearing the little boy's disappointed "Then I will also learn to drink in the future."

The silver-haired woman's eyes were dancing with light, and she was sitting calmly in the red-haired man's arms. It was an expression on Ena that Usopp had never seen before.

He suddenly smiled and gave her a thumbs up sincerely.

Eina responded with a bright smile.

+ + +

After Usopp wisely coaxed the children away, they were the only two left by the fire.

"Have my competitors' age range expanded to this extent?" Shanks asked.

Eina sat in his arms and smiled like a cunning cat: "You think too much, red-haired uncle. Where do you come from as a competitor?"

She stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his neck: "From now on, you will be the only one."

Shanks' heartbeat continued to accelerate. The man over forty was like a young man in love, hugging the girl he loved tightly.

"So Ena decided to stay with me."

"Yeah." She murmured softly, "It's hard for the idiot uncle to make people feel at ease by himself, so I'll take care of you."

"Then, I won't allow you to go back on your word." He leaned down towards her, "Because the deadline is... a lifetime."

The red-haired man kissed the silver-haired woman deeply, and the firelight reflected their figures on the ground.

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The news of the marriage of the former Sea Emperor and One Piece crew member shocked the world. Morgans got the news from nowhere, and immediately sent a report that spread everywhere.

However, no one knew where they held the wedding and who they invited to attend.

It was said to be a wedding, but in fact, to the guests who came to attend, it was just an ordinary banquet.

Except for the wedding cake carefully made by the chef for the bride and the specially decorated altar, there was no hint of a wedding at all.

Oh, and maybe the groom took off his cloth shirt and baggy shorts for the first time and put on a dashing suit.

+ + +

"The suit doesn't suit you very well." Eina couldn't help complaining after seeing his attire, "Didn't you agree that you can just wear whatever you like?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime big day for Eina and I." Shanks said with a smile, "Of course it has to be more formal. Besides, isn't it cool?"

She turned her head and tried to suppress the corners of her mouth that wanted to raise.

Of course handsome. The crisp white suit outlines the man's broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his two long legs are wrapped under straight trousers, perfectly showing off his body proportions.

Shanks casually unbuttoned the two buttons on his collar, revealing his wheat-colored collarbone and chest muscles. He carefully trimmed his stubble, and his mature and handsome face was even more attractive than usual.

He put away his usual imprudence and gracefully bowed to Eina and stretched out his hand: "Let's go, my bride."

Wearing a simple but exquisitely designed white dress, she put her hand into the hand of this old man who was exuding charm from every part of her body.

"Let's go," she said, "Mr. Groom."

+ + +

She walked down the red carpet with Capone Becky on her arm.

Because she had to take care of his height, Ena just put her hand on his arm, and the father and daughter, who were incompatible in appearance and temperament, slowly walked past the guests.

"It should be a grand and solemn event." Capone couldn't help complaining, "It's still a grand event..."

"There are no Yonko, dad." Eina interrupted him in a low voice with a smile, "We are just...two pirates."

They are just the most ordinary two people in love.

Capone said nothing, looked at the groom standing at the end of the red carpet, and sighed.

He never thought that his future son-in-law would be so close in age to himself. However, Qifeng quickly accepted the news and helped Eina to relieve him for a long time.

"Isn't the most important thing for a girl to find someone to love and achieve happiness?" Qifeng squeezed his shoulder, "Just like when I met you."

He took his wife's hand and nodded with difficulty.

In fact, he believed in Eina's vision, but...

"Chiffon asked you to come and see Bates more often when you are free." He raised his chin, and was ruthlessly exposed the next second.

"Just tell me if you want to see me. I won't go to jail after getting married. When I went on adventures with Luffy and the others, I never saw you so reluctant to let go." Ena said with a smile.

Capone choked, unconsciously annoyed.

But after he caught a glimpse of the bright and unabashed smile on her face, he suddenly relaxed his tense back.

"I know." They had already reached the altar, and the father and daughter stopped and stood facing each other.

"I'm very happy, Ena." Xihai's godfather's face rarely showed a gentle look between softness and coldness. He held his adopted daughter's hand and looked at her so charmingly with pleasure. appearance.

Eina leaned down and hugged him gently.

"Thank you," she said in his ear in a voice only they could hear, "Daddy."

He released his hand and handed her over to the waiting red-haired man.

+ + +

At the wedding banquet, Eina suddenly noticed that her captain did not do the chopstick-inserting-nostrils dance, did not go to heaven or earth, and did not even eat much meat.

She walked over and rubbed Luffy's black hair worriedly: "What's wrong, Luffy? Does your stomach hurt?"

"No." Luffy turned his head to look at her aggrievedly, his rubber cheeks puffed up, "Jesus Bu just said that after you marry Shanks, Ena, you will become a member of their pirate group."

"???" She looked at the men laughing and laughing on one side, dumbfounded, "He is joking to tease you, how come you even believe this?"

Luffy really didn't believe it at first, and even shouted back. But the men of the red-haired pirate group had bad intentions, and they teased the little boy they hadn't seen for many years, just like the scene in Windmill Village.

"Ena is my partner and will always be." Luffy turned away and muttered, "Not even Shanks can take her away."

Eina's heart softened, and she took out a piece of meat from the ring and handed it to Luffy: "Of course not."

+ + +

"But Ena will be my wife from now on?" She was suddenly surrounded by a hot embrace, and a faint smell of alcohol came from behind. The red-haired man made a face at Luffy.

Before Luffy could say anything, Ena punched the old kid in the abdominal muscles: "What's wrong with you Shanks? What are you talking about!"

Shanks smiled and put his right arm around her waist: "Because Ena is so beautiful, I can't help but want to show off."

She glared at him: "Aren't you drinking with Mihawk?"

"He and Roronoa are sparring again." Shanks held her hand, and the two of them sat aside and watched the noisy crowd quietly.

"Do you want to go on a honeymoon trip after the wedding?" Shanks raised his wine glass and raised his head. Eina stretched her waist and said, "I just came back from a trip around the world. I don't have any ideas for the time being."

"Well." He held her on his lap, "Then, would you like to go to the shampoo place with me?"

"Okay." Eina agreed happily, "Want to go see Rayleigh?"

"Yeah." Shanks rested his chin on the crook of her neck, "After going to Shampoo Land, I'll go home and rest for a while."

There was a sudden movement in her heart.

"Home..." Eina softly said this word that was a bit unfamiliar to them.

The first half of her life was composed of a fragmented childhood, a wandering teenager and a young man who was at home all over the world. From killer to hunter, she finally found partners in the Straw Hat Pirates who were more like family.

But now she decided to stay with a man for the rest of her life. For the first time, someone said to her, let's go home.

"Our home." Shanks smiled, "Do you remember Glendeliver?"

"The island where we trained." She also thought of the time when she was in love with him, and couldn't help but smile nostalgically, "Are you going there?"

"That island is named after you, Ena." Shanks looked into her deep eyes, "It belongs to you from the day you landed on the island."

"Did you have this idea at that time?" Eina hugged his neck and smiled sweetly, "What if it fails?"

"So I'm very lucky." Shanks didn't panic at all, "I've never been so lucky in my life."

She looked at him without blinking, describing his sharp features, weather-beaten scars, and red hair as fiery as fire.

He watched her run to the sea, watched her go through dangers, and opened his arms to her the moment she suddenly turned around.

Glendeliver, eternal love.

She has no doubt about the authenticity of this flower language used here. Because no matter what happens, she knows there is a man standing behind her in this world.

That is a peace that can be hidden in the heart without looking back.

She lowered her head and kissed his lips, and the two kissed quietly. After a moment she straightened up and smiled.

"Okay," she said, "let's go home."