One Piece: I Want to Sign

An knew that he could no longer return to the East China Sea, and he was undoubtedly throwing himself into a trap.

Now, almost everyone knows that there is a suspected daughter of the Pirate King - Gol D. An. The senior officials obviously did not take the casually discovered An's letter seriously, otherwise they would not have let the news spread so widely.

But it was just in line with An's wish. Now when everyone thinks of the Pirate King's child, they think of it as a girl, and few people doubt that Gol D. Roger has two posthumous children.

And Garp should also have received this news and increased his vigilance...

[I hope Ace won’t be caught. 】

An was still a little worried.

[But now, I still care about myself. 】

An climbed up from the grass and walked shakily, looking for the unmanned ship docked on the beach.

the other side.

"Ann! Ruth!!"

Ed wakes up from a nightmare of reality.

"What's wrong, Ed?"

The woman's gentle voice reached his ears.

He raised his eyes and saw a woman with indigo hair.

"Iris?! This is the capital of water? Why am I here?"

Iris raised her hand to smooth Ed's hair, which was fluffy because he had just woken up.

"I don't know the details. Yesterday morning when I went to buy groceries, I saw you at the port, and you were unconscious... so I brought you back."

"And...your arms..."

Iris looked at Ed's lost arm and her eyes darkened.

At the end of her gaze, Ed raised his right hand and slid it down his shoulder.

[By the way, my left arm! This is not a dream! 】

"No, Ann, Ruth!"

Ed thought about the two children and rolled over to get out of bed.

"Go back, boy!"

The old man with a carpenter's hammer came from behind the door and yelled at Ed.

"My granddaughter saved you, and you didn't even say thank you.

You have to rush out before your injury heals. If you really die, won’t Ari be going to nag me to death? "

Hearing this, Ed looked at Iris with apologetic eyes.

"Sorry, Ari..."

"It's okay, eh——"

Iris was about to forgive when she was interrupted by the old man.

"It's okay, what's okay?! With such an impulsive personality, how can I safely hand over Ari to you in the future? And can you call Ari? Please call me Miss Iris!"

"grandfather!"

The girl was so embarrassed that she almost buried her face in her arms.

Ed's face was also a little red, but he still spoke:

"But, Freifans..."

"Take it and see for yourself!"

A black shadow flew from the old man's hand, and Ed quickly caught it. It was the latest issue of the newspaper.

"Captain Pryde Daniel of Anmukai was executed by CP0 for secretly colluding with the Pirate King??!"

Ed shouted excitedly as soon as he saw the title.

"Don't be anxious yet. Look back and see if they are the two children you mentioned."

The old man pinched his eyebrows and said irritably.

Looking further back, there is a separate photo of the letter left for Ann.

"Ruth, are you dead..."

Ed's voice was choked up.

"However, An turns out to be the child of the Pirate King! Leaving this letter shows that she is still fine, which is great."

"Don't be too happy. Now anyone who wants to get rich overnight is eyeing this kid."

The old man immediately poured cold water on Ed.

"You don't know her location now, so there's no point in going there,"

He quickly added, dispelling Ed's impulsive thoughts.

"But you'd better go out first, he's been waiting for you for a long time."

The old man said something without beginning or end, and quickly kicked Ed out of the door.

Then, the old man who had just regained his energy showed signs of exhaustion that really matched his head of white hair.

"Brother, really..."

Iris, who hadn't interrupted for a long time, suddenly said this, with a bit of sourness in her voice.

"Yes, your eldest brother is gone... This unworthy descendant actually asked his grandfather to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person again... exactly like his mother..."

The old man cried a little, and his sharp eyes like an eagle seemed so soft for the first time.

"Forget it, no matter what, I was once a nobleman. I don't have the same knowledge as this brat..."

Iris patted the old man's hunched back and led him back to his room to rest.

"Ed!"

The red-haired elf jumped up to the man.

"You are……"

"I'm An Mukai!"

The elf smiled and introduced himself,

"In other words, it's An Mukai's transformed ship spirit."

"!"

Ed had been surprised three times in a row this day. My heart can't bear it.

"Haha, I think even if it's Daniel who knows the news, he won't be able to react for a while. It doesn't matter, just digest it more and it will be fine."

An Mukai raised his short legs and was about to leave.

"Wait, where are you going?"

Ed took a step forward to grab him, but his hand passed through An Mukai's body.

"Now that you are fine, I can feel a little relieved. However, Ann and Ruth are still waiting for me, and they still need me."

"Ruth is still alive?"

Ed almost jumped for joy.

"Yes, but you don't have to worry about this, just leave it to me!"

Before disappearing, An Mukai said:

"By the way, remember to thank that uncle. Thanks to his help in repairing my hull, otherwise I might not be able to sail out again."

"See you next time! Ed!"

"See you next time... An Mukai..."

Ed's eye circles were embarrassingly red again.

This farewell, but I don’t know if we can see each other again...

An was still walking slowly, trying to avoid passing crowds from time to time.

Suddenly, a bright color appeared in her eyes.

"No, am I dreaming..."

She rubbed her eyes, but the bright color was still there, and getting closer.

"An Mukai!"

She finally fell down with peace of mind, because she knew someone could catch her.

Before An woke up, she vaguely heard the childish voice.

"I can only accompany you here, Ann...I still...Ruth..."

The words that followed were inaudible, but An felt relieved.

"You know, An Mukai has been protecting you."

"I... these memories, wait until I finish reading them... ah... who am I!"

The pink-haired girl's heart was in chaos at the moment. She felt like something important had slipped away from her mind, but there was no way to get it back.

"do not be afraid."

A childish voice sounded from beside her, and she suddenly became alert.

"Who!"

"Haha, don't get excited, I'm An Mukai."

An Mukai touched the back of his head and curved the corners of his mouth, like a crescent moon.

"From today on, you may have to travel with me."

"You don't remember your name, but that doesn't matter. I believe that fate will always guide you to find the true direction of your journey."

"And I will lead you on this long journey."

"First stop, we have to find an uncle. His name is Portcas D. Devin."