To the end of the sea [One Piece]

"It's so hot. I can't stand it anymore. I'm going to die." Chopper was lying listlessly on the small wooden cart pulling goods, and Zoro was pulling him away.

Luffy stuck out his tongue like a dehydrated puppy, his eyelids drooping: "It's so hot...I can't even sweat anymore..."

Weiwei, who has lived in Alabasta all year round, is in much better condition than them. Although Ena also felt hot, after all, she had survived in the desert for two days and one night with nothing, so she had a higher psychological level.

"Are you okay Eina?" Ace asked walking beside her.

"I'm fine." Eina shook her head.

Luffy and Usopp got into a fight over there because Luffy drank too much water, and Sanji went over to fight with them.

"Luffy! You guy! That's 13 mouthfuls! Give me some, too!"

"There's a lot of water there Ena! What's wrong with me drinking a little!"

"Asshole! The ones at Eina's place are only used in case of emergencies! Please save it for me!"

Weiwei went over to break up the fight, and Ace looked at them thoughtfully. Eina caught his look with her peripheral vision and said nothing.

At night they pitched the tent and built a fire, and Sanji started making dinner. After Ena helped Sanji, she noticed Ace sitting alone away from the crowd, so she handed the work in her hand to Chopper and walked towards him.

"Just because you're burning the fruit, you stay away from the fire?" Eina said jokingly.

Ace smiled when he saw her and stretched out his arms: "But you will be cold, right?"

She hesitated for a moment, secretly glanced at the lively people over there, and sat down next to him a little embarrassed. Ace immediately pulled her into his arms.

The cold desert became warm under the man's fiery body temperature, and Eina relaxed her nerves and leaned on his shoulder.

Ace held her whole body under his arms, and only at this moment would the petite girl make people feel infinitely protective.

Her body is so soft... the black-haired young man thought with a slight blush.

"Were you a little surprised during the day?" Ena said, "I think there was something wrong with your eyes when you saw Usopp and the others fighting with Luffy."

"It's not surprising." Ace said with a smile, "Luffy is that kind of person. Although the relationship between your ship and the captain is not clearly hierarchical, if the captain is Luffy, everything will make sense."

"Yes." Eina moved in his arms and found a more comfortable position, "Although Luffy is usually heartless, at critical moments everyone will regard him as their backbone."

"That's his charm." Ace said, "My brother is a person with a wonderful aura and always attracts many people to be around him."

Eina laughed softly, her delicate body shaking slightly in his arms.

Ace suddenly put his chin on the top of her head and rubbed it affectionately.

"Ace..." Eina softly spoke of the incident that had been lingering in her mind, "Before I met you again... I had a dream one night, and I dreamed that you were caught by a man. "

Ace didn't take this matter as a very important matter, he just smiled and asked, "Then what?"

"The man is tall and wearing a turban. I can't see his face clearly. I can only feel the red and black fighting..." Eina murmured, "But I can't confirm whether that is true. I care a lot. The reason is because it makes me feel so painful, my heart hurts when I think of that scene.”

Ace frowned a little and took her words a little seriously: "Don't think so much about Ena, it's just a dream."

"I know." Eina turned sideways and hugged his strong waist, "I'm just scared."

Ace lowered his head and touched her forehead with his lips: "That kind of thing won't happen. You have to have some confidence in my strength."

"Hey Ena! Come sing! Ena!" Luffy yelled indistinctly with meat in his mouth, but was stopped by Nami and Usopp, who were very discerning, covering their mouths and pulling them away.

Ena couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems like you're really happy here." Ace said.

"Yeah." She sighed, "I'm so lucky to meet Luffy and the others after losing their memory."

Ace didn't say anything, just looked at her with a smile.

She raised her head and saw the stars in the sky. Different from her last mood, this time when she saw the starry night in the desert, in addition to being amazed at its beauty, she also felt an inexplicable lingering feeling.

The moonlight shines in the vast sky, and the twinkling stars gather into a river of stars falling towards the world. The night wind of the desert blew overhead, and a low echo came from the depths of the sand sea.

When she looked at Ace, she found that he was looking at her.

His eyes were brighter than the billions of stars, and Eina saw her own reflection there.

The moon is so beautiful.

She closed her eyes gently, her eyelashes trembling like fluttering butterflies. His hot breath spread over her face, and he placed a hot kiss on her soft lips.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment. She saw the stars setting in this dancing moonlit night.

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They continued on their way the next day, and there was a lot of excitement along the way. Luffy was first deceived by a cheating bird and stole all his luggage. Everyone relied on Ena's emergency supplies for two days, and then hunted two large desert lizards to finally solve the food problem.

They encounter the camel that had helped Chopper before, and Nami named it Eyelashes. The eyelashes carried the girls Nami and Weiwei on their backs, relieving their pressure.

Nami originally wanted Eina to sit up, but the silver-haired girl refused.

"It doesn't matter to me, Nami, don't be brave. Saving your maximum energy is the most important thing at this time." Eina said with a smile. After all, she is a master of swordsmanship, and her fighting ability and physical strength are much higher than those of the other two girls.

He met desert thieves again, and Ace got fresh water while passing by a small town.

Anyway, they walked in the desert for a long time and finally got closer and closer to Juba.

"Weiwei, can you tell us a little bit about the rebels?" Nami asked Weiwei.

"Yes, you said before that you were going to convince the rebels, but why are you so confident that you can succeed?" Eina asked.

So Weiwei told them about Sha Sha Tuan.

The Shasha Group is a small group formed when Weiwei was playing with the minister's child Kosha when she was a child, and leads the other children. She and Kosha have formed a deep friendship since childhood, and even occasionally stay at Kosha's house with her father's acquiescence, and she has a very good relationship with their family.

Later, he and his father accepted the king's appointment and went to Juba, which was still a deserted land at that time, to open up a new city. Eleven years have passed since they separated.

"He is a passionate and upright young man." Weiwei said, "But his enthusiasm always makes me a little worried. This time the leader of the rebel army is him. We haven't seen each other for a long time since we grew up. But I believe him As long as you listen to me tell you about Crocodile's conspiracy, you will definitely be willing to help me."

"So she's your childhood sweetheart." Eina nodded, "But from what you said, King Kobra is really a good person. He is able to let the princess of a country live with common people for food and accommodation since she was a child. Their children played, which is not something ordinary royals can do.”

Nami agreed: "Yes, Weiwei is a super approachable princess."

"Hey, Ena!" Usopp ran over panting, "Ace and an uncle are fighting!"

"What?!" Eina asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

"It seems that we have found a clue about the person Ace was chasing..." Usopp said.

When Eina rushed over, Luffy and Ace had already dealt with the uncle. Ace also got clues about Blackbeard from him, and heard that he had gone to the west.

So when the sunset fell, Ace proposed to say goodbye to them.

"Are you really leaving, Ace?" Luffy asked his brother.

"Yes, because the purpose of my coming here is to get clues about Blackbeard. Now that I know it, I have to catch up quickly." Ace carried his bag and put a finger on the brim of his hat and said with a smile, "I If you don’t let me worry, my brother will really trouble you.”

"I told you there's nothing wrong with it," Nami said.

"Hey Luffy." Ace threw him a piece of white paper, "Take this."

"What, isn't this a small piece of paper!" Luffy caught the piece of paper doubtfully, but Eina recognized it: "This is..."

"Take this, it will guide us to meet again." Ace said. He turned to Ena, and instead of throwing it, he stretched out his hand and handed her another smaller piece of paper: "Ena, this is yours."

Eina walked up and took the piece of paper: "It's enough for Luffy. I will always be with Luffy anyway."

The black-haired young man hugged her hard and whispered in her ear: "It's different. Ena is the one I like. I must give you a separate one."

She blushed visibly.

There were a bunch of people watching behind her, and she was embarrassed to do anything intimate. She could only lean into his arms, feel his body temperature again, and then said: "You have to be more careful... okay?"

"I will." Ace promised her. He put his arm around her shoulders and said to Luffy behind her: "Then, the next time we meet, it will be the peak of pirates!"

"Of course!" Luffy said confidently.

Ace raised the corners of his lips, lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently.

When Eina raised her head again, all she could see was the desert dyed golden and red by the setting sun.

"Let's go." Zoro said, pulling Chopper forward. Eina turned around and followed, carefully putting the life card into the ring.

"Are you okay Ena?" Usopp walked to her side quietly.

Eina was a little surprised that a boy like Usopp would ask such a question. She smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine, why are you looking at me like that."

He pretended not to say anything and turned his head to look to the other side: "What? I was just worried that you would be sad or something..."

"There is no sadness." Eina said, "We all have our own goals. When it was time to separate, we separated. Isn't this normal?"

"Yes." Usopp nodded, "As expected of my Lord Usopp's partner, that's right!"

"Weiwei, how far are we from Yuba?" Nami asked.

"If we keep going at this rate, we should be here tomorrow." Weiwei said happily.

"Okay!!" Luffy yelled, "When we get to Yuba, I want to eat meat and drink water first—"

"Do you know what we are here for, you idiot!!"

Ena smiled softly as she watched Sanji beat up Luffy.

See you later, Ace