【One Piece】Painter

Sanji took a puff of his cigarette and let out a cigarette as he spoke: "But brother, you have to understand Vivi-chan's mood. It's understandable that she wants to teach those people a lesson."

Ace waved his hand: "You can do whatever you want. I just said what I thought."

"...Now, the country cannot take care of every corner." Weiwei lowered her head and said, "It would be best if the village could rely on their autonomy to maintain their own security."

"But I want to test them first," Weiwei said. "If those fake rebels really want to protect the villagers, then I think it doesn't matter what name they want to use."

"In other words, we want to test their minds."

Weiwei nodded: "Well, although I'm a little sorry for everyone, I still ask for your help in this matter."

……

So Luffy and the others gathered outside the city gate and waited for the fake rebels to come out. Ace and I had to hide behind the rocks with Nami and Vivi to watch them act because we had been seen.

They only exchanged a few words, and Luffy punched the leading man several dozen meters away.

"Luffy is an idiot, why don't you just knock him down? What should we do next?" Nami muttered dissatisfiedly, and after watching for a while, the man who was knocked down by Luffy actually stood up and resisted.

"The situation seems to have changed, although it seems that I was forced to give it a try." Nami sighed, and Weiwei expressed her own opinion: "But if something was not cherished in the first place, it would not become like this, right? .”

Vivi took out a mirror and refracted the sunlight to signal Usopp that it was time to withdraw.

After solving this problem, we continued towards Juba and met two twin brothers after lunch one day.

It is said that they came from the "Bad Land", and the two wanted to ask Ace to help catch a bounty hunter named "Scorpion". The reward was 100 million Baileys, but they would only be given after they grew up.

Ace pondered for a moment: "I happened to have something to find this person. I heard that there was someone in Yuba who defeated Blackbeard, and that was Scorpion. I went to Yuba just to see him."

"Defeat Blackbeard?!" Everyone was shocked, looking at the ordinary people in the photo in disbelief.

At this time, two people riding ostriches ran over from the sand dunes opposite. One of them was Scorpion, and the other...

"Luffy, why did you run there!" I growled.

Scorpion and Ace fought, but Scorpion was killed instantly.

"Although I guessed it, it's a lie that you defeated Blackbeard." Ace looked at Scorpion who couldn't get up on the ground and said, "You expected that I would definitely show up under the name Blackbeard."

"Yes, this battle plan is good." Scorpion struggled on the ground and tried to get up. "It was a tie this time." But in the end, he just turned over.

"Stop fighting, Dad!"

The twin brothers suddenly shouted, and the two children slid down the sandy slope and threw themselves in front of their father, saying some touching words and embracing each other.

……

Things ended like this, but there was also bad news - Ace was leaving.

"Ace, you really have to leave." Chopper was the most reluctant to leave.

"Since Blackbeard is not in Alabasta, I have no reason to stay in this country." Ace said, and I asked, "Then where are you going next?"

"According to what Scorpion said, someone seems to have seen that guy in the west." Ace took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, split it in two, and handed it to me and Luffy.

"What is this? There's nothing written on it." Luffy looked down at the piece of paper in his hand, and I had some idea, "Is it a life card?"

"Well, it seems you know." Ace nodded, and Luffy asked, "What is the life card?"

"It is a kind of paper that represents the owner's vitality. It is waterproof and fireproof. The torn off papers will attract each other and move in the direction of the owner." I explained, "It is perfect for searching for people."

I put away the life card and helped Luffy put his life card in the straw hat.

"Lila, Luffy is very out of character, you should keep an eye on him." Ace said, I nodded, and he warned: "Don't let yourself get hurt. If anything happens, let Luffy go first."

"I won't let myself get hurt." I smiled, probably not.

"Luffy, the next time we meet you will be at the pinnacle of pirates." Ace said sternly, "You have to climb to the top."

"it is good."

……

"Krokdal, I'm going to beat you away!!!"

Luffy yelled because he had hallucinations after eating a cactus in the desert. Nami waved her hands and sent Zoro and Chopper to stop him, and the others continued on their way.

We walked to another ruins, but Luffy and the others still didn't follow, so I was a little worried.

Standing in the shade, Nami pulled off her collar to cool off, "Hey Weiwei, how long until we get to Yuba?"

"Now that we have arrived at the ruins, if we keep walking at this pace, I think we will be there by night." Weiwei said, and Sanji glanced around: "So this is a ruins."

"Yeah, and it's relatively old. The people of this land have been building it for thousands of years." Weiwei said, "Countless countries were born and then disappeared."

I touched the top of my hair, which was still a little warm, and soon Nami and the others were ready to set off.

Weiwei was a little surprised: "But Luffy-san hasn't caught up yet." Nami smiled: "He has decided to defeat Crocodile. Once the goal is clear, he will be fine."

Sure enough, we met up with Luffy and the others during the rest of the journey, and we also saw Juba when it got dark.

A sandstorm was hitting the town ahead, with yellow sand flying all over the sky. We waited until the sandstorm subsided before entering the town.

"how so……"

Weiwei looked at the town in front of her that was stronger than the ruins in disbelief, "This is no different from Elmar."

We continued walking forward, and an old man was digging a big hole with a shovel, "Are you travelers?"

"Sorry, this city is exhausted."

"It's been a rough trip in the desert. I'm sorry, but you should have a good rest. There are hotels everywhere. Those are the best places in this town."

The old man's thin body dug into the sand with a spade, and Weiwei asked: "Excuse me, I heard that the rebels are in this city."

The old man stopped and turned around, his eyes sharp: "What are you doing with the rebels? You don't want to join the rebels!" As he said this, the old man threw the barrel towards us.

"No, we're just asking."

The old man stopped throwing the barrel and said, "Those idiots are no longer in this town."

"Nani!!"

"Then what are we here for?"

The old man shoveled the soil and said: "Since the sand dried up due to long-term exposure to the sun three years ago, this place has been frequently hit by sandstorms, and materials no longer circulate in this town, so it is impossible to carry out a protracted war of rebellion here. .”

"So the rebels moved their base to Katlay."

"Where is that, Weiwei, is it very close to here?" Luffy asked, Weiwei frowned, "It's the oasis near Rohara."

"Weiwei, you just called her Weiwei!"

The old man walked towards us tremblingly, Luffy stood in front of Weiwei and waved his hands wildly: "Uncle, Weiwei is not a princess!!"

The old man grabbed Weiwei's shoulder and said, "You're still alive. That's great. Can't you recognize me? It's no wonder, because I've lost a little weight."

"Uncle Doto..."

"Weiwei, I believe in the king. He will never betray the country, right?" Dotu shed tears as he spoke. He put his hands on the ground and let his tears drip on the sand.

"Rebellion and all, it's just stupid!"

"Those silly boys just haven't rained in three years, so what? I believe that His Majesty the King and most of the citizens are the same."

Doto clenched his fist and smashed it against the ground, "I have tried to persuade them many times, but it was of no use and it still did not stop the rebellion."

"Their physical strength has almost reached its limit, and they should be able to finish it off in the next attack." Doto's dry cheeks were filled with tears, "They have been forced to a dead end, and they have long been determined to die. ”

"Please, Weiwei. Go and stop those stupid boys!"