Pirate's Freedom

The morning mist condenses dew on the grass blades.

The door of Xia Qi's rip-off bar was pushed open by six hands.

"New~~!! I'm coming! Xia Qi!"

"Ala--"

Hearing the sound, Xia Qi took off the baffle and walked out from behind the bar.

"Xiaoba, welcome~! It's been a long time no see."

"Is Rayleigh there?"

"I'm not here now. Do you want to wait for him?"

Xia Qi smiled.

"Wait, I have something to give him."

Xiaoba crossed his arms and sat down on the sofa.

"So--"

Xia Qi didn't ask any more questions and asked with a smile.

"Want to drink the fruit?"

"But, I am already a pirate..."

Xiaoba scratched his head and felt embarrassed.

"Ah la la~ things are getting difficult..."

With a smile in her eyes, Xia Qi opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of steaming orange juice, and pushed it in front of Xiaoba.

"Would you like some juice?"

"New~~!!"

Xiaoba raised six fists high.

"Want to drink!!"

……

On the barren red earth continent, strong wind blows.

The two figures were moving around, fighting fiercely with each other. To be precise, they were two people with almost the same height, and one was being beaten unilaterally by the other.

"Drink...!"

"Ugh...!"

Not too far away, there were four jagged figures watching the battle.

"Come on, onee-sama~!!"

"Onee-sama is the best~!!"

Sonia and Mary clenched their fists and shouted loudly to cheer for their sister.

Another friend, Kerla, was more involved and jumped around.

"Gabra! Use Lan Kick quickly! Be careful! Hancock! Paper painting avoid! Counterattack! Moon Step! Iron Block! Span his ass...!"

"..."

Kella, who was enjoying herself, watched intently, while Tata Tot beside her was somewhat absent-minded.

His appearance, identity and, more importantly, his physical skills at this age can be regarded as a genius.

Of course he recognized Rob Lucci's identity, and he also understood that since he used a fake name, he must have some hidden agenda.

However, Tata Tot didn't care about this, and he had no intention of reporting anything to Hancock.

"Kerla——"

He hesitated.

"What's wrong? Erwin?"

Kerla turned around with a blushing face, and there was unconcealable happiness and excitement in her voice.

No wonder.

Whether it's a chance for a strong person to give her some face, anyway, from time to time, Hancock will really do what she says.

And Rob Lucci is also very concerned about this - this is a rare respite in the battle. His ability to persist until now is largely due to the existence of Kella.

"..."

What needs to be said is that procrastination will not solve any problems.

"Do you miss your mother?"

"think……!!"

Kella did not hesitate, and then said softly, "I only dreamed of..."

"That……"

Tata Tot paused.

"Do you want to see her?"

"Erwin."

Korra's voice trailed off.

"What's wrong? Kella?"

Tata Tot also lowered his voice.

"Can I introduce you to mom?"

"……I have no idea."

After hesitating for a while, Tata Tot finally chose to tell the truth.

"I don't know if I can do it."

"..."

In the battle not far away, without Kerra's help, Rob Luqi was left to his own devices, and it became increasingly difficult.

"The Shampoo Place is very good. It has a big dome, concerts, and an amusement park..."

Kerla clapped her fingers and pretended to count.

"But there's no mother."

"..."

Kella stopped talking and lowered her head.

"You want to see mom."

"..."

Chill!

Kella couldn't help but sniff.

"Mom must also want to see you. She will be very worried about you after not coming home for such a long time..."

There was a "pat" sound, and tears fell, one drop after another, and the big drops of tears made the dust fly.

"I want to see my mother! I want to see her so much!"

There were tears and snot in her eyes, and while sobbing, Kerla was a little incoherent.

"But I won't cry. I won't cry if anything happens. I will still be useful..."

"..."

Gently wipe away the dust, and the crystal clear tears, like a series of pearls, float quietly in front of the silent Tata Tot.

The outcome of this operation is still unknown.

However, no matter what, there will be no auditorium this time.

and so……

"I'll wait for you at the amusement park... It doesn't matter if it stops raining. Let's eat a lot of ice cream together! You won't be tired even if you hold me all the time!"

Even though Kella cried miserably, Tata Tot remained unmoved.

"Go back, go back to Forchart Island, go back to your hometown..."

The wind wrapped Tata Tot's words and gently penetrated Kerla's ears.

"Kerra, go see your mother!"

"Hey! Erwin——"

Originally paying attention to this side, Hancock ended the battle with three strikes, five divided by two.

"What's wrong with Kella?"

A sound came from above, and with a 'bang', Rob Lucci fell in front of several people, followed closely by Hancock, who silently floated down and stepped on his back.

"..."

Confused eyes moved back and forth between the two of them.

"What bad thing did you do? Erwin!"

This was the first time she saw Kerla shed tears.

"Hancock."

"uh-huh?"

She responded with a nasal voice.

Looking away, Tata Tot glanced at the other two people.

"Sonia, Mary—"

The two looked left and right, both looking a little nervous.

"It's time for you to go home."

The words fell to the ground, the next moment.

"Uh-huh...!!"

Rob Lucci snorted.

"..."

After a moment of silence.

"Is Dorian back?" Hancock asked in a positive tone, "I saw Sebastian went to pick him up."

"..."

"Also, where is Langdon?"

Hancock said to himself, "It should be in the Chambord Islands, but you can't get away, right?"

"Hancock—"

Hancock interrupted.

"I'll go find him! I'll beat him all over the place! I'll knock them all down to show you!"

"Hancock, there is no negotiation this time."

Tata Tot said.

After a moment of silence, Hancock suddenly raised his hand.

"Waves penetrate the sky and the earth!!"

Wrapped with black and red lightning, the slightly dim shock wave arrived instantly, but was shattered inch by inch in front of Tata Tot's eyes, whose black eyes were like a deep pool.

"In this world, it is normal to win and lose. This is the case for you, and it is the same for me. No one can win all the time."

Tata Tot stood there motionless, as if just a breeze was blowing in his face.

"Before you try to be brave, think about your two sisters."

"they……"

Glancing at the panicked expressions on their faces, Hancock gritted his teeth as his voice faltered.

"Let Granny New send them back, I want to stay! My destiny is decided by myself! I am the only one responsible -"

"Stop talking about sea warriors! You are all just kids!!"

Tata Tot took a step forward.

"at the moment……"

Boom! ! !

Amidst the sudden cracking sound, black cracks spread all over Hancock's body.

"Your time is far from coming!!"

Huge pressure is rising endlessly.

"..."

Hancock couldn't say a word.