【One Piece】Painter

After finding Luffy, we returned to the Bandit's house. I was still worried about Ace's injury, so he was not allowed to go out to do heavy work for the next few days, and I was responsible for drawing food.

But today Ace ignored my threats of crying and insisted on going out. I was worried and asked Luffy to follow quietly. But today they came back too late, it was already dark, and I only had less than ten pieces of drawing paper left because I drew too much meat.

"Dadan, I don't have any drawing paper anymore." I said, and Dadan said casually without taking it seriously: "Let Dogula go down the mountain to buy some tomorrow morning, and the reward will be cleaning."

I nodded, as long as I had the drawing paper, and completely ignored the second half of Dadan's sentence.

It was late at night, and I couldn't wait for Luffy and the others to start hesitating whether to go out to look for them. And just then, Luffy and the others came back.

"What's going on with you two? You're so injured!" I was so frightened that I couldn't speak clearly. "I'll explain to you later. Go in first.

After entering the room, illuminated by an oil lamp, I discovered that there was another person. That person noticed that I was looking at him and took the initiative to hold my hand, "Hello, I am Sabo, and you should be Lila." Come on, Esdu told me."

"So, what's going on here?" I asked confused, but Luffy kept smiling and said nothing. Ace said: "Anyway, this guy will live with us from now on, just sleep."

The three of them fell into a deep sleep.

I held my forehead and sighed helplessly, these guys...

Dadan was indeed very angry the next morning, but after several stalemates, she still agreed to Sabo staying at the bandit's house.

"Then, we're out!"

"Hey, Luffy, Lila! You need to stay home to do the laundry and sweep the floor!"

"I don't want it~" Luffy said with a grimace, and I pretended not to hear, then ran away, but happened to bump into Sabo who had stopped. Sabo turned around, "I forgot to mention, Dadan, Bluejem and his group may come while we are away, so be careful."

"We beat their men up!"

"Eh!!!!"

Ace and Sabo ran in front, Luffy tried hard to follow them, and I followed closely behind Luffy, "Dadan is a very reasonable and smelly old woman." Sabo said.

Ace smiled, "The fact that she's a stinky old woman won't change." Luffy squeezed in between them, "Yeah, she's still a bandit, and she looks scary too."

"What's next?"

"first…"

"Have a meal!!"

Sabo smiled and followed Luffy's wishes, "Okay, let's go eat first."

We went to the waterside to catch a very large fish, but because it was Sabo and Ace who caught it, Luffy and I didn’t get a share. Sabo was kind enough to share it with me, but for Luffy’s sake, I politely declined.

I took out the drawing paper and drew Luffy's flesh. Sabo was shocked, "Leila, are you a Devil Fruit user?" I was about to nod, but then I shook my head, "Actually, no."

"Huh? Isn't Lila a Devil Fruit user?" Luffy was shocked, and Ace asked, "Then what kind of ability do you have?"

"I don't know, I was born with it, and I can swim." I said, and Sabo reminded: "Then Lila, you have to hide the fact that you can swim. If you expose it to others, you might be arrested and dissected. !”

"Eh-" I admitted that I was frightened for a moment, and nodded in response.

The days passed quickly. I cleaned Dadan's house every day for drawing paper, and occasionally had a few fights with Luffy. Today was the day to get drawing paper again. I put the drawing paper in my backpack and picked a place I often go to to sketch.

Just when I finished drawing a seascape picture, Ace and the others came over. But I don't know why the atmosphere was a bit strange. Ace and Luffy were staring at Sabo, and I didn't know why but I was also staring at Sabo.

"What are you doing? I have nothing to hide from you." Sabo felt a little guilty. "Speak quickly, Sabo. How can there be a secret between us?"

"Tell me why that man dressed as an aristocrat called your name!" Ace looked like he would be a traitor if he didn't say anything. "I've already told you, there's nothing wrong with me."

"Speak quickly, you bastard! Be careful, I will flatter you!"

Ace and Luffy grabbed Sabo by the collar and shook him. Sabo succumbed to force and began to talk to us.

"The son of a noble?"

Ace Luffy and I asked at the same time, but Ace and Luffy didn't know why: "Who is it?"

"Me!" Sabo yelled, and Ace and Luffy said "Eh--" with unknown meaning, and put their hands on their nostrils, "Then what?"

"Don't pick your nose, hey!" I yelled.

Sabo continued to explain, saying that he was not an orphan and did not grow up in the waste terminal. It was his father who stopped him today.

Sabo ran away from home after he discovered that his parents cared about status and property, not him, and they tried to make Sabo live according to their wishes.

"I was a liability in that home."

Sabo gritted his teeth, "I'm sorry to say this, but even if I have parents, I am still alone."

"Although the nobles despise the Waste Terminal, it is much better to live a life prepared for you than living in that suffocating high town."

"I see." Several of us understood Saab's difficulties, and Saab suddenly stood up, "We must go to sea, leave this country, enjoy freedom, and travel around the world. I want to write my knowledge into a book and pass it on. If it is to learn sailing, I will You won’t feel hard at all!”

"Let's become stronger and become pirates!"

Ace smiled heartily, "I will do this kind of thing without your asking. I will become a pirate, keep winning, and gain the highest reputation."

"This is the proof that I am alive!"

"Even if people in the world don't recognize my existence and hate me, I will become a great pirate and impress them!" Ace said, "I will not run away from anyone, nor will I lose to anyone. It doesn’t matter whether you say I’m scary or not, I must let the whole world know my name!”

I couldn't help but feel excited, "After I go to sea, I will definitely draw everything I see and hear. No matter people say I am a monster or something, I will keep drawing. I believe that one day I will let people Everyone agrees that I am an excellent painter!”

Luffy also smiled, "Yo Xi!" He faced the sea, took a breath and shouted, "I--"

Just when we thought he was going to say something, the other party started to giggle. Ace helplessly raised his forehead, "I thought you were going to say something."

Sabo laughed, "Luffy, you are really interesting. I look forward to your future - but being a pirate is good. If all four of us want to be captains, it will be a bit troublesome."

"My words don't matter."

Ace looked careless, "I didn't expect that. Sabo, I thought you would be the navigator on my ship."

Luffy put his hands on his hips and said, "You all come to my ship!"

Ace and Sabo: "I refuse!"

I whispered: "Okay."

"Eh--"

Sabo frowned, "Lila, are you going to the airship? I also want you to draw illustrations for my book."

Ace didn't agree very much, "Can Luffy protect you?"

Luffy started making trouble again here, "You can do it!! Come up! Just like Lila, you come up when I say to come up!"

"This matter is non-negotiable." Ace turned away and Sabo nodded, "No."

"You guys! Forget it."

Luffy's persistence collapsed in seconds.

"Well, let's talk about the future later. Maybe the four of us will go our separate ways and go to sea."

Ace took out a bottle of wine and four wine glasses from a tree, "They must have been stolen from Dadan!"

Ace smiled, "Do you know? We become brothers after drinking the sworn wine." He poured wine for several wine glasses, "When we become pirates, we may not be companions on the same ship. Let’s maintain our bond with brotherhood.”

"No matter where you are or what you do, this bond will never be broken!"