To the end of the sea [One Piece]

Time flew by quickly, and Eina had been living on the Redfors for a year and a half.

On an unknown island somewhere in the Western Sea, a battle is going on.

The silver-gray long sword with armament-colored domineering energy collided with Griffin, which also had aura of domineering color, and made an even sound. Neither of them moved, but the silver-haired girl's feet moved slightly back.

She looked calm, adjusted her breathing, and met the red-haired man's gaze without showing any signs of weakness. Shanks curled his lips and smiled, and the two of them soon fought with swords and swords.

"It only took a year and a half. I didn't expect that she could grow to this point." Jesus Bu shook his head in admiration.

Beside him, Beckman raised the corners of his mouth and smiled in agreement.

It only took a year and a half for her to go from being defeated steadily to having an unwavering look on her face and to go back and forth with the Four Emperors. They all saw the girl's efforts.

She shed tears when her self-confidence was shattered, she was scratched by Shanks who showed his true self, and fainting from exhaustion was common.

Although Shanks usually doted on her the most, even when the two of them were still young, people forgot that one of them was already in his thirties and the other was still a girl in her twenties.

They are all the same age when they are childish - three years old.

However, Shanks was unprecedentedly harsh on Eina when it came to training, and he would not stop unless the girl asked for it.

Eina was also trained to be life-threatening. Jesus Bu wanted to stop her several times, but Beckman stopped her.

"That child...has a fire in her heart." The gray-haired man said, "It's so hot that she is constantly being burned by it. Therefore, she must consume part of her in this way so that she can move forward unhindered. Life."

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Ena's physical strength was gradually consumed, and she began to feel weak. Shanks obviously sensed this as well, and moved his hands even faster.

After the huge shock, Ena managed to use Yugiri to resist Griffin's blow. Shanks smiled happily: "You have done well Ena, but it's over."

"Really..." The girl gritted her teeth and gave a sly smile, and Shanks suddenly felt nervous.

"I think maybe it's not over yet." As soon as he finished speaking, Shanks's appearance made him instantly feel the threat coming from behind. A crisp sound broke through the air from behind him, and a dagger with a cold light appeared out of thin air and shot straight at him.

His extremely high reflexes allowed him to avoid the attack in time. Ena stretched out her hand and grabbed the dagger neatly, then stood up with a smile.

"Is this considered a tie?" The girl's dark green eyes flashed with pride and joy. Shanks' eyes widened when he realized what he was doing, and he laughed heartily.

"Unexpectedly, Ena, you can finally combine fruit power with swordsmanship!" The red-haired man looked even happier than she herself.

Eina grinned.

When she threw the dagger, she created a space channel in the air. By calculating the time, the dagger traveled through the space without stopping, and then opened it again at the last moment, allowing the dagger to change direction and shoot out.

"It's all thanks to Beckman." Eina made no secret of her gratitude to the gray-haired man, "He came up with this method when he was helping me develop my fruit ability. I've been practicing it recently, and the effect is pretty good today. "

Shanks then turned to look at his two companions. Seeing that they were finished, Jesus came over with Beckman.

"Xiao Eina! That's great!" The curly-haired man laughed and patted her shoulder, "He actually tied with Shanks! That's amazing!"

Ena is proud of herself, but she feels embarrassed when others praise her like this: "It's just a surprise. I'm still far behind in swordsmanship." Moreover, Shanks only practices with her, so how can he really use his full strength to fight? Killing move.

"Very good." Beckman said lightly, showing a soft smile to Eina.

"Now that you're done, I'm going to ask Derry to prepare dinner." Beckman said, "Come over after you have a rest, Jesus and let's go."

"Okay!" Jesus waved to them and left with Beckman. Ena watched them go away and walked to rest under the tree with a smile.

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"I've wanted to ask this a long time ago." Shanks put away Griffin and walked to her side to sit down. "The dagger on your waist...if I read it correctly, is it the one on Fire Fist?"

Eina paused, raised her head to look at him, then lowered her head and hummed softly.

"Thank you for giving it to me." She took a deep breath and lowered her eyes. "I have moved forward, but...even if some things have stalled, I want to take them with me."

Seal the heavy past and hit the road in the lightest way possible.

Only occasionally late at night, she would take it out and carefully wipe and maintain it, thinking of the flaming young man.

At first, she couldn't sleep all night.

She didn't dare to disturb Shanks anymore, but Ace's death undoubtedly became a nightmare in her heart.

Later, she gradually decided to work hard to survive.

It has been more than a year, enough time for her to let go of someone.

The reason why it is unforgettable is because the way they said goodbye was too hasty and painful. But time is the best medicine to heal the pain in your heart. She also has to welcome her new life, and she still has a lot to do.

Today, she no longer has nightmares, but she doesn't mind letting herself go back to a certain point in time from time to time. The memories give her the motivation to move forward.

Shanks watched the girl's expression of sadness and tenderness, and moved closer to her.

The two people were sitting side by side in the shade of a tree, and a warm breeze blew over. The red-haired man leaned back and supported the ground with his hands, looking up to the sky in a very free and easy posture.

In one and a half years, not only did her combat prowess increase astonishingly, but her already stunning beauty only increased by a few points. It was the confidence and strength that came from the bottom of her heart, and the beauty that transformed into a butterfly after persisting in transformation from pain.

He and she are no longer the same father-daughter duo they once were. The 22-year-old Ikegawa Ena has become a girl comparable to Shanks. She learned sword skills from him and grew into a pirate that cannot be underestimated at an astonishing speed.

It's just that when Shanks got along with her, subconscious pampering and care had become a habit, a habit that had been engraved in her bones since she was 13 years old.

It was like a seed that had been buried in the ground for eight years, broke out of the ground on the day they reunited, and took another year and a half to grow into a big tree.

"Shanks." Eina suddenly said, "I want to change the training method starting tomorrow."

Shanks was not surprised: "Okay, what do you need me to do?"

"I wish you could use Haki on me."

"No problem...huh??" The man suddenly froze in the middle of his words. Armed Haki is already a necessity when he fights with her, and Ena had already done it a year ago.

Seeing, hearing, and seeing are also impossible... Then there is only one type left.

"Are you serious?" Shanks sat up straight and frowned, "You don't have Overlord's domineering energy. Ordinary people can't withstand the influence of Overlord's color."

Eina looked at him seriously: "I'm not kidding Shanks. It's true that ordinary people can't stand it, but I can't be one of them. If you are unprepared during the battle and encounter someone with overlord-colored Haki, Then what's the point of all my training? I'll just lose my fighting ability, right?"

Shanks actually had no way to refute her. After a moment, he shifted his gaze and compromised: "I know. But I'm not sure how much influence the overlord color will have on you."

When used skillfully, Overlord Color Haki can precisely control the range and even cause physical damage, but the intensity cannot be controlled. In other words, against the Yonko's overbearing Haki, it is very likely that Ena will be suppressed uncontrollably in an instant.

"It doesn't matter, I'm ready." Eina said softly, "I can't wait any longer... Shanks."

Shanks suddenly felt his heart tighten.

"I trained like crazy to reach a strength that satisfies me as quickly as possible in two years." The girl didn't notice the man's body stiffened for a moment, and continued, "Although the swordsmanship is still not strong enough, success and fruits The abilities are integrated, and I am quite satisfied that I can use these two abilities to fight at the same time."

"But... I still want to be a little stronger." The girl said and laughed, "Strong enough to defeat all obstacles that stand in the way of Luffy becoming the Pirate King, strong enough to protect everyone when my friends need me."

She turned her head to meet Shanks' eyes.

"The day of my departure is getting closer and closer. So, please Shanks, accompany me and seize the time to become stronger."

She looked at him so sincerely, her dark green eyes reflecting only his figure, and her determination to become stronger burned like fire in her eyes.

Shanks heard himself say, "I understand."