[One Piece] Even the Four Emperors Shanks will show you the strategy

The sky is clear blue, and the light clouds slowly roll into the distance with the breeze. A round of beautiful sunshine casts brilliant sunlight, like a mother's palm... Pa, slap you.

Shanks went out early in the morning, and Shinobu was afraid of being exposed to the sun. She was about to be heated up, so she hid in the house with Bucky who had "already recovered but still boasted about recuperating."

It had been another week since they learned that Roger had become the Pirate King. Although Bucky was "grudgeful" towards the two of them and even organized a newspaper, he was actually very happy. He bought another newspaper and put it away. On the table, read it with pleasure every day.

Xiao Ren thought that he would brag like this in the future - "What? The final island? Ah, yes, I have been there a long time ago."

Bucky was chewing on the chicken drumsticks. His mouth was full of oil and it was so delicious. She didn't know what a coincidence. As soon as she looked over at him, he choked...

"Ahem..." He took a big gulp of beer before suppressing it.

"..."

Shinobu silently handed him a napkin. Before he could wipe it, the door to the room was pushed open. Shanks's face was full of excitement, and his tone could not hide his excitement: "Bucky, Shinobu!"

"Huh?" They all looked at him.

"Captain, Captain Roger is back!"

"!!!"

Hearing this, they both felt happy and followed Shanks to the port.

"Back! Grand return!"

You can see the raised red sails from a long way away, and the Jackson is sailing towards them in the wind and waves, carrying a load of laughter, adventure stories, and hope.

"captain!!!"

Shanks' voice was full of joy, and he hadn't shown such a smile for a long time after Roger left. Xiao Ren also raised the corner of his mouth and waved to everyone on the Jackson.

The ship docked at the port, and Shanks and Bucky went to find Roger and Rayleigh respectively. When she saw this, she ran towards Oden... If Inuarashi was there, she would definitely jump on it.

"Young Master, how do you feel about traveling?"

"That's great! You will be surprised when you go there in the future."

"Hey? What's it like?"

"What..." Oden touched his chin, "Wouldn't it be boring to say it?"

"I don't care about this, why don't you give me some spoilers~"

"Spoiler...?" He didn't know whether he didn't understand the word or what. He thought for a moment before answering, "Anyway, it's a very special place. How about you wait more than ten years before going? If you can find Joyboy. "

"What is Joey Boy?"

"It's a person."

Of course she knew it was human. The answer to the trap that Oda has left for so long is close at hand. Xiao Ren didn't want to be too curious. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she clenched her fists and quickly asked: "Who is he? What kind of person is he? Or height, weight, appearance, etc. Please tell me in detail!"

"Hmm... a very interesting person, right? As for the rest... after all, he lived eight hundred years ago, I don't know."

"Eight hundred years ago?" Xiao Ren wondered, "Is he still alive?"

"Already dead."

"...Then what did you say to let us find Joey Boy... Where can we find a dead man?"

"Oh, right," Oden suddenly remembered something, "You didn't read his letter of apology from Fishman Island. Neptune said that someone to replace Joyboy would appear."

"What?" I asked for a long time, but I didn't understand anything and became even more confused. Is this a plot correction? NPCs like her can only wait until Luffy goes to Rafdru to know the truth of the world?

Xiao Ren held his forehead and stopped talking. It didn’t mean he had to know... "Did you bring us any gifts?"

"Ah?" The topic changed too quickly and abruptly, and Oden's head was full of questions, "What gift?"

"Specialties or something?"

"..." Oden fell silent. The corner of his mouth twitched, and after a while, he took out a golden Bailey from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Ren, "This is the only one left."

"Thank you, Master!" No matter how small a fly is, it is still meat. Xiao Ren didn't dislike it at all, he took it and stuffed it into his pocket with a smile.

Seeing her like this, Oden looked up to the sky, helpless, and also laughed. In this casual glance, he saw that Roger seemed to have said something to Shanks, and then Shanks burst into tears.

He lowered his head, and Xiao Ren obviously noticed the movement there. The smile on her face faded, and she quietly turned her head to look at Shanks, who had his face buried in Roger's shirt.

Her eyes were a little complicated, and she frowned slightly and didn't know what she was thinking. Oden couldn't understand it for a moment. He had not understood her reaction several times before.

"What happened to them?" he asked.

After hearing this, Xiao Ren came back to his senses and looked at Oden: "I don't know either. Maybe he cried with joy when he saw the captain?"

Obviously not! Oden was deeply touched by Shinobu's perfunctory attitude. It was useless to ask her what she didn't want to say. He didn't want to get to the bottom of it, so he scratched his head and shouted to Roger: "That's it...Roger! We're going to have a grand banquet to celebrate tonight!"

"Yes!" Hearing the voice, Roger immediately responded, "Let's start preparing the ingredients now!"

……

At the banquet, Bucky forgot about his two good friends who "depended on each other" and surrounded Rayleigh asking questions, wishing he could tell him how many grasses grew on the final island. But the main reason is to get information about the treasure...

"Treasure?" Rayleigh was also a little drunk. He rubbed Bucky's head drunkenly, and then looked in Roger's direction with a smile, "That kind of thing is not important anymore."

"It's not important? Why isn't it important? Mr. Rayleigh, please tell me more! For example, where are the things you brought back from the Final Island?"

Bucky shook Rayleigh's arm, but Rayleigh clearly didn't want to say more. Shanks was next to Roger, cheerful, with no sign that he had cried a lot not long ago. The noise on Bucky's side seemed to be louder. He glanced at him, then filled his glass with beer: "That guy is so noisy!"

"Yes." Xiao Ren nodded, "But he has been holding it in for a long time. Let him vent." She was peeling the crayfish, separating the shell and meat flexibly, and the bright red sauce stuck to her fingertips. The white skin flows over the wrist and drips on the table.

She placed the whole shrimp meat on the plate between her and Shanks, which was already like a hill.

"Hey~ Is there any? Let's take good care of him!"

"indeed."

Most of the rough guys on the boat... chewed the shrimps without peeling the shells, which was twice as delicious as their teeth. But Xiao Ren felt that she had delicate skin and tender flesh and couldn't help but do this. And the person next to her... she hoped that he would live a little more refined life. She pushed the plate towards Shanks, "Okay, eat quickly, I peeled a lot out! It will definitely feel good to eat it in one go!"

He did not move, but tilted his head and looked at her with a gentle and innocent look without any impurity: "Is it for me?"

The glowing sky behind her was reflected in his eyes. If he were closer, he might be able to see her almost blending into the scenery with the light behind her. Her face turned red unconsciously: "Why are you asking such silly things! We are half of each other."

"Yeah!" He responded.

He is always silly and flirtatious without realizing it, and I don't know whether to say he is naturally stupid or what. She sighed helplessly, stretched out her fingers, and rolled the sauce on her hand into her mouth with her tongue.

Bucky, who had been pestering Reilly for a long time and got nothing, also came back in despair, but when he saw the ready-made shrimp meat, the gloom on his face cleared away and he squeezed in between them.

Shanks, who was quietly watching Shinobu licking his fingers, didn't care about anything else when he saw someone snatching the food. The two freed up one arm to push each other in the face, and grabbed the crayfish with the other hand and began to inhale it.

"Hey, this is for me!"

"What? Is your name written on it?"

"..."

Shinobu has a black line on his head. Are these two children trying to grab everything? So, as a mother, she...

Of course we have to go astray!

She grabbed Bucky by the collar and dragged him towards her...

But...well...this future Shichibukai-sama...the clothes he wears don't seem to be of very good quality...they've been deformed and cannot go back.

The shoulders are half exposed, and I can’t see...

……

The days that followed were thrilling and joyful. The name Roger the Pirate King spread, and a large number of pirates and navy wanted to take his head.

A man with wealth, fame, power, and the whole world, "One Piece" Gol Roger.

This is how it was introduced in the newspaper.

After hearing this, Roger looked up and laughed, and then corrected himself: "It's Gol D. Roger. But... the Pirate King? He's really not bad."

"Now that things have happened," Rayleigh read half of the newspaper at a glance, "I understand why the World Government wants to hide your name like this."

Shinobu is scooping out ice cream, which she made herself. Recently, she has been free and began to unlock her cooking skills. Now she can only make simple desserts and instant meals, and is not very good at hot dishes... But she is confident that when Shanks sets up his own business, she can take good care of him before they find their first partner.

Well... at least she can't starve to death or get lost, and she can also treat simple injuries.

As for why she still had time to learn cooking skills when there were ten times as many enemies chasing them...because she was not a combatant! And the way those men were enjoying themselves...the world of fighting maniacs was simply incomprehensible. She just wanted to lie on a wicker chair under the shade of a tree and watch the sunrise and sunset and watch the stars twinkling.

When she heard them discussing the "D clan", she considered whether to add a "D" to herself.

Mikawa D Nin

It looks cool at first glance, and it might even have magical buffs.

"I don't know anything! Hahahaha!" Roger said again.

"But thanks to this reputation, people are coming after us, Roger!"

"Come on! Come on, everyone!"

……

Regardless of whether it is tangible or invisible, all the good things in the world are like dreams and illusions and cannot last forever.

"Looking back, everything is a miracle. I am destined to die soon, but I can still reach this point..." Roger smiled, but he didn't even notice. Everyone on the ship knew that he was seriously ill and had not long to live, but this was the heroism of the man called "The King". He had no fear or regret, and faced death with a smile.

Xiao Ren felt that she was not a sentimental person, but she still couldn't help but think about what it would be like if she were to die... she would definitely not be happy! She would hold Shanks' hand and talk a lot, just like the actor in the Chinese drama who was shot several times and still managed to speak out his lines... Then the god of death on the side couldn't stand it anymore and waved his sickle. In the middle of her words... ugh, she burst into tears.

Will Shanks cry? Probably not... Silent pain? But if no one sheds a few tears for her... She must have been miserable.

But then I thought about the way the white-haired Shanks stood guarding her tombstone and drank his own beer...

No, wait, why is it based on the premise that she dies first? ! If Shanks died first... No, no, never, it would be better for her to die first.

"I can't thank you enough!"

Roger's thanks over there brought her thoughts back.

"No, no, no! What are you talking about?" A man as nervous as Jabba became shy, blushed and waved his hands, "Don't be so serious, you bastard captain!"

Sambel: "How embarrassing! Idiot!"

Isaac echoed: "Idiot!"

Everyone laughed, holding their stomachs and rolling into a ball on the ground. But Xiao Ren's nose was sore.

The outline of the red sun becomes blurred under the transpiration of water vapor, and the halo dyes the sea surface orange, glowing with sparkling waves. Clouds like Chopper's favorite marshmallows hung quietly on the horizon, as if the gods were also sentimental about parting and deliberately wanted to create a warm atmosphere.

"Then, I'm going to say it."

"Come on! I'm ready to wake up!"

Everyone stood at attention, even the usually funniest person became serious.

"Roger Pirates, disband."

The sound was not loud, just like a normal chat after a meal, but the weight of it was heavy on everyone's heart.

The pressure was so great that Shinobu couldn't breathe. It turns out that one year of getting along can make people become so close. If she could, she would save him. But she couldn't.

Roger's death was a foregone conclusion and a beginning. She is not a happy heroine... But even if she is a happy heroine, no one can guarantee that she will not lose someone important to her.

She also wanted to find the fruits of the operation. But she knew it. How could Roger know? This is his own choice. He is not a three-year-old child, but a mature adult. He will be responsible for himself. She could only respect his choice.

After a moment of silence, everyone laughed again, and the sound startled the seagulls passing by. The seagulls were so frightened that they shuddered and sped up and flew away.

The seagull is probably cursing: tmd! A boatload of psychos!

She turned her head and looked at Shanks beside her. Among the crowd, he was the only one with his head lowered, his eyebrows covered by a straw hat. She gently held his hand. His palm was not as usual, a little cold.

His face turned slightly towards her, but his expression was still unclear. She tried her best to control her muscles and raised the corners of her mouth at him. She didn't know what she looked like, she could only feel that she was frowning.

It might be a bit ugly, because Shanks trembled and turned his face to the other side.

One day in early autumn, on the Oro Jackson, riding the wind and waves in the setting sun, a boy and a girl held hands, conveying warmth and strength to each other...