[ONE PIECE] The daily life of Shura field in four eyes

Chapter55

Monologue - Sakaski's occasion in the third episode ([-])

——Butterflies twine around flowers, fish swim into the sea, and the branches of towering ancient trees spread into the blue sky.

Everything is fate

Du Yi starts from this moment, the encounter between you and me

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In front of him was a town that had been bloodbathed by pirates. When Sakaski arrived, the streets of Noda were eerily empty and silent.

This country just gained a seat as a member of the world government this year.

The delay in joining the World Government until now is not because the king is ignorant of current affairs and adopts a closed-door policy and does not communicate with the outside world.

Just because of poverty

Because he is poor, he cannot afford the "heavenly gold" that a member nation must pay as tribute to the world's nobility every year. Therefore, even if he is unable to protect his own people, and no matter how much he longs for the protection of the navy, he can only give up and continue to swallow his anger.

The advent of the Age of Discovery brought even more persecution to this already poor country. People devoted all their efforts to save money for ten years under the plundering of pirates, and finally caught up with the amount of money they had to hand over at the end of last year. The tail of "Heavenly Gold"

Finally, this year they can be protected by the government. People are so looking forward to the coming life without persecution.

But what will the pirates who have learned that they have joined the World Government do?Naturally, before the navy garrison arrives, there will be one last big looting, ruthlessly stripping away everything that is left here.

And this poor country cannot get into the eyes of the world government. Those profit-seeking world aristocrats all know exactly where the gold from the sky came from. This country may be kicked out of its seat next year because it does not have enough money. So there is no value in paying attention to it at all

With this thought, even at the last moment of being killed, the people in this town did not see the figure of the navy they were expecting.

When everything was settled, Sakaski received the belated mission order.

In order to show that the government attaches great importance to this incident, a highly symbolic general must be dispatched to deal with the endgame.

But when Sakaski really set foot on this land, what he saw made his eyes red and he almost wanted to break his teeth.

A town with no survivors, walls stained with blood, a child lying on the street corner and losing his breath.

Coupled with the so-called "serious" attitude of the world government

Chilling for no reason

Sakaski walked over step by step and passed by a house. A yellow and thin arm was paralyzed on the ground. Judging from the petite joints, it was probably a woman.

The arm was already cold and stiff, but it still retained the last movement of its owner.

She was grabbing something forward, as if she wanted to retain her, or as if she was asking for help.

Sakaski paused in front of her for a long time, with his head lowered. The shadow cast by the brim of his hat on his face obscured his expression at the moment. Under the navy coat, the fists clenched so tightly that he could not hold back his trembling revealed his How restless my heart is

The woman was wearing a washed and faded robe, her brown hair covered her cheeks, her expression could not be seen, but she was tightly protecting something in her arms.

Somehow, Sakaski knelt down and took out the object she was holding in her arms.

It was a key stained with blood from a woman's abdomen.

When Sakaski looked up, he saw the only locked cabinet in the room. There was a piece of fabric stuck in the door crack of the cabinet.

He slowly walked over and opened the cabinet. A well-protected little blond girl was sleeping in the corner. There were no scars on her body. Her beautiful blond hair was as smooth as fine silk. Her delicate and fair face was full of emotions. The peace of knowing nothing about all sin

She is incompatible with this town covered in the smell of blood.

This little girl is undoubtedly the child that the woman tried her best to save

Sakaski didn't know what he was feeling, so he gently bent down to pick her up and held her firmly in his arms.

He was so resentful that he couldn't come earlier, but he was also very grateful.

His justice has not come in time to save this fragile child, even if it is just this girl

From now on he will protect her and love her, just as the dead woman did

She will become his responsibility, his atonement, his answer to the lonely souls of this town.

He held the petite child tightly in his arms, walking alone in the solitude, like a martyr walking alone on the road of faith.

From now on, I will definitely stay with you and protect you.

Just like guarding the unchanging justice in my heart

On the way back, Sakaski was working on the report on this mission at the table. He picked up the pen several times, but then put it down again not knowing what to write.

In fact, he knew what kind of report the government wanted to see, a glossy and beautiful document, preferably a false document that showed how bravely the navy fought against pirates. As for the authenticity of it, they had never been concerned about it.

It's a pity that the corpses of that city prevented Sakaski from closing his eyes for a long time.

The little girl on the bed woke up at this moment, and the sound of her getting out of bed attracted Sakaski's attention.

This is a warship directly under Sakaski. His room is naturally in his usual style. Behind his desk is a calligraphy that reads "Absolute Justice". The large characters with flying dragons and phoenixes have a very heroic momentum.

Sakaski was wearing a navy coat at this time, and it was not difficult to identify him, so the little girl in front of him quickly recognized that this was a navy ship.

She walked up to Sakaski and stared at the big words behind him without saying a word.

"Absolute...justice? What is that?"

There was no panic about the unfamiliar environment in her clear and childish voice, and she did not cry as loudly as Sakaski imagined. Her behavior at this time was completely unlike a child who had lost her family and was living outside.

Sakaski ignored her question and just looked at her intently, his wordless and expressionless look full of intimidation.

"Your family is dead"

He knew that what he said might be cruel, and it might be a devastating blow to this little girl who looked less than ten years old, but this was the reality, and accepting the reality was the only thing she could do now.

What's strange is that the little girl opposite him doesn't have any trace of sadness on her face. Instead, she frowns in confusion.

"family?"

Sakaski frowned slightly and briefly described the characteristics of the brown-haired woman.

This time, the little girl froze in place because of his words, sadness appeared on her face, but she still did not cry.

After a long time, she spoke softly

"Is that so...Kana, is she already dead?"

This actually sounds very strange. There is regret in the sentence, but not enough intimacy.

This shows that the woman who desperately protected her is not her family

Sakaski realized this immediately, but did not change his decision to adopt her. After all, the girl's existence itself was the reason why he kept her. Supporting her would be another level of Sakaski's Atonement has nothing to do with the relationship between her and the woman who saved her

"From now on, you will follow me"

Sakaski still had a somewhat cold attitude and did not explain the reason, so he said to her the words that would determine her future life.

The little girl didn't seem to be unhappy about this. She just looked up at the calligraphy and painting again and asked Sakaski the question again.

"Do you want to stick to absolute justice? Justice, is it absolute..."

There was confusion in her tone. The child was hesitating. After facing the darkness, she was still looking forward to the light, but she was stagnant because of fear.

"All justice in the world is absolute"

"I will devote my life to implementing absolute justice."

He answered the question, as if he was telling her the answer, and also as if he was telling it to himself.

To implement such justice, there is no need for confusion or hesitation.

Justice is the light that makes all darkness invisible. If justice is not pure, then what can be used to protect and save this era swept by sin?

So as long as you act according to the absolute justice in your heart, you don’t need to have so many worries.

Otherwise, the meaning of sitting on the position of general will be lost.

When the little girl opposite him heard his firm words, she slightly opened her beautiful and incredible blue eyes and looked straight at Sakaski who said these words.

Then Sakaski saw clearly, there was something more in those blue eyes that was not there before.

That's longing

"What's your name"

He asked her this, but the little girl in front of him suddenly hesitated. She lowered her eyelids and stared at the ground. Her pursed lips showed how much pressure this seemingly simple question put on her.

"I……"

Sakaski noticed that her fingertips clenched the corners of her clothes, and the emotion conveyed by her furrowed brows was sadness.

The sadness was so strong that it even surpassed her reaction when she just talked about the death of the brown-haired woman.

What is it about her name that makes her so unspeakable?

A seed of doubt was planted in Sakaski's heart, destined to take root and sprout one day in the future, and then lead to a tragic future that affects the fate of everyone?

But now, he stopped the little girl who was about to say her full name.

"If you don't want to say it, don't say it. The name is just a code name."

"Throw away the old name and pick a new one right here."

His words carry a majesty that cannot be questioned or resisted, but no one's words have ever had such reassuring power.

The little girl opposite looked at him, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"My name...Seleustin"

Judging from the way she hesitated after blurting it out, I knew that this might be a casual name.

But there's nothing wrong with that. This name will become an extremely clear dividing line between her and the past that she doesn't want to mention.

As for Selustine, she looked at Sakaski from afar across the table, and with tears falling down, she showed him her first smile.

That smiling face was filled with so many complex emotions, including sadness and relief.

Only in those eyes, there is still the same longing

Thinking about it now, maybe the seeds of Seleustin's pursuit of him have been planted since then.

The girl who has lost everything longs for a ray of light to shine into the dark reality.

And Sakaski showed up

Therefore, to this day, Sakaski is the light in Seleustin’s heart.

She did spend all the time in that short life

Those who sacrificed everything to long for and chase

burned his own life

——To love