Pirates: The Steady and Responsible Person in the Straw Hats

Haiyuan calendar year 1517.

East China Sea.

When the town defense group fought against pirates at the port, they encountered a pirate invasion that made them feel troublesome and even completely unbeatable.

At this time, Yuri, although he had been training masochistically for a year, unfortunately he started too late and was no match for these pirates who had been at sea for many years.

When the security team was in trouble, a teenager wearing a cowboy hat appeared.

The boy easily defeated the powerful pirate captain and several of his officers with just his fists and kicks.

And Yuri was saved by the young man when he was almost killed.

Looking at the young man in front of him whose smile is as warm as the sun, but whose strength is incredible.

Yuri was a little stunned because he felt that the other person's appearance looked too familiar.

He has black hair, highly recognizable freckles on his cheeks, and a tattoo of 'ASCE' on his left arm.

An orange cowboy hat with "Smile" and "Sad" badges pinned to the brim.

Yuri, whose face was covered with blood, looked stunned.

"Hello, my name is Ace."

Looking at the palm stretched out in front of him, Yuri stretched out his hand blankly, and then his body was pulled up from the ground by the other party.

"Uh...my name is Yuri...are you really Ace?"

"What's wrong, do you have a friend named Ace, hahaha..."

Yuri couldn't believe it because this was the first time he saw the original character.

And he's Luffy's older brother.

The man who will be named 'Fire Fist' in the future.

Ace.

After finally confirming the identity of the other party, Yuri couldn't help but sigh.

He truly deserves to be Luffy's older brother, he's really strong beyond words.

When Ace saw the young man in front of him who was about the same age as himself, he was looking at him with dull eyes. He raised his eyebrows in a strange way and put his hands on his hips.

"What's wrong, does my face look weird?"

"Uh... no, you are very handsome, so handsome that I feel inferior..." Yuri was worried that the other party would see what he was thinking, so he made a confused statement with complicated eyes.

Who would have thought that Ace actually believed Yuri's random nonsense.

"Hahahaha, is it true! This is the first time someone has complimented me on my appearance."

Ace patted Yuri's shoulder happily, looked him up and down, and smiled: "You're pretty good too, hahahaha."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and patted Yuri's shoulder a few times, and then said: "Would you like to go on an adventure at sea with me?"

The heavy force made Yuri, who was already injured, look even paler. He quickly took a step back, rubbed his sore arm, and looked at Ace, who was still laughing unconsciously in front of him.

"This...even though you saved me, let's forget about going to sea or anything like that."

Yuri smiled awkwardly. After all, with his current strength, wouldn't it cost him his life to go to sea?

What's more, he doesn't want to go out. After all, he is not the protagonist and has no halo.

"Is that so? That's such a pity. I quite like you, hahaha..."

Ace, who was rejected, wiped his nose angrily, but he wasn't angry at all and was about to speak.

'Guru~'

"Uh…"

Yuri looked at Ace, who was rubbing his belly with a slumped face in front of him, and couldn't help laughing and said, "I'll take you something to eat."

"I'm so grateful!" Ace's eyes lit up when he heard that there was food. After clasping his hands to thank him, he rubbed his stomach and continued: "I'm almost starving. After all, I haven't eaten in several days, haha. Ha ha…"

Yuri: "??"

"Didn't you prepare any supplies when you went to sea?"

"Hahaha, of course it's because I've finished eating."

Yuri's eyes twitched as he looked at the boy in front of him who was rubbing the back of his head and smiling harmlessly.

Should I say he is worthy of being Luffy's brother?

What a virtue.

In this way, after Yuri bandaged the wound, he said goodbye to the rest of the security group and a group of wounded soldiers. When he took Ace to a restaurant to eat alone, he unexpectedly ran into the proprietress Alisa who came to court again.

After a frantic escape, the two had no choice but to give up and go to a restaurant for a big meal.

Yuri, who immediately had a grimace on his face, could only take Ace, who was laughing so happily, to go to the forest to catch some game.

...

late at night.

In the dense forest, a bonfire was lit in the center of a large clearing.

"Hey, Yuri, you know, I have a younger brother..." The handsome boy with freckles on his face kept talking about his younger brother with a smile.

Yuri's ears were almost pricked when he heard Yuri grilling meat next to him.

"I know, I know, you have told me so many times from just now to now."

Yuri's impatient words did not make the cheerful young man angry. He patted his shoulder with a smile and laughed: "Hahaha, it turns out I have said it so many times. By the way, Yuri, what are you thinking about? Do you want to go out on an adventure with me?"

"No, the sea is too dangerous." Yuri, who was invited again, decisively refused, turned the barbecue over, looked at Ace beside him, and curled his lips.

"Hahaha, what's the matter? Isn't this what you have to face when venturing out to sea?" Ace laughed nonchalantly.

"I don't understand you, why can't you live a stable life without having to face these dangers..." Yuri cursed. He didn't quite understand what these people who wanted to go to sea to become pirates thought.

He understood the pirates who robbed homes and plundered wantonly. After all, these were people controlled by desire, and they deserved to die.

But there are pirates who go to sea for so-called dreams. He doesn't understand these pirates who dedicate their lives to illusory ideals, although he admires them in his heart.

But in order to realize your dream, you have to throw away your life, which is not worth it.

"Well, you are too timid, Yuri." Ace patted his shoulder with a look of hatred on his face, and then looked at the sizzling meat, which made his mouth full of greed. Tearing up.

"How long until we can eat..."

"Why are you so anxious? I haven't put in the seasoning yet."

"Oooh...Gulu."

For a moment, apart from the sound of Yuri swinging the barbecue, the only sound was the sound of Ace swallowing his saliva and his stomach growling.

"Hey, Ace..."

"What's wrong? Is the barbecue ready to eat?"

"If you fall down halfway one day, won't you regret it?"

Ace fell silent upon hearing this, and the smile on his face faded.

half an hour.

"do not know…"

Ace's response made Yuri look away from Huo Huo. He looked at the gloomy-looking young man in front of him strangely and said doubtfully:

"Huh? How could you not know that not everyone has a purpose when going to sea?"

"Maybe, but I have a reason why I have to go to sea..." Ace said, his face flickering under the light of the fire, and his eyes shone with a dazzling light.

Realizing that Yuri on the side was looking at him with inquiring and curious eyes, he burst out laughing again, as if the deep look just now was just an illusion.

"Well, don't ask so many questions, hurry up, I'm almost starving."

"I know, I know, really, even if you are the savior, you can't order me around so rudely."

"Hahaha, so I asked you whether you want to go to sea with me. There are many beauties at sea."

"Uh...this really doesn't sound like something that would come out of your mouth...Okay." Yuri was about to hand over the barbecue, but his hand was empty in an instant.

At this time, Ace was already chewing the food, while muttering something.

"It's so delicious... You're such a good cook, you really don't want to come on my boat..."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough. I can't even close your mouth with food."

"We obviously fought together before. What a heartless guy."

"Do you still want to eat?"

"eat!"

Glancing at Ace, who had no image and was chewing on the barbecue, Yuri stared at the campfire in front of him, chewing the meat slowly, but his mind was active.

The look in Ace's eyes just now made Yuri feel like a pool of dull stagnant water, or in other words, like a person who had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

It was like no matter how hard he climbed up, eager to catch the faint beam of light above the sky, he still couldn't escape the dark abyss that bound him.

This guy definitely has a story.

Yuri couldn't help but wonder if the other party's purpose of going to sea was for someone?

...

port.

"Well, Yuri, I'm leaving." Ace jumped onto a small sailboat and waved with a hearty smile.

"Take care along the way." Yuri couldn't help being infected by his smile. He chuckled and raised his hand, waving as well.

"Are you really not going to go to sea with me? Yuri..."

Seeing Ace's serious expression when he extended the invitation again, Yuri looked at him and smiled and cursed: "Asshole, didn't you tell me I don't want it!"

"Hahaha, that's such a pity. I believe with your talent, you will definitely become a famous and powerful person in the future."

"You think too highly of me..."

"Hahaha, I still have a pretty good eye for people."

After Ace pulled up the anchor, the small sailboat gradually left the port driven by the sea wind.

"Yuri, if you meet Luffy one day, remember to be considerate, he is much more impulsive than me." Ace shouted loudly to Yuri who was standing at the port, making trumpet-like shapes with his hands.

"I know, I know, just go ahead with peace of mind." Yuri smiled helplessly.

"I always feel like you're cursing me, Yuri..." Ace muttered to himself, then smiled and raised his hand to wave again.

"Hahaha, in that case, take care of yourself, Yuri. We'll see you again if we have the chance!"

Yuri just shrugged and did not respond to his expectations. He quietly watched the ship getting further and further away.

"Well... if there is a chance."

...

"Yuri, Yuri!"

咚

"Ow!"

Yuri covered his head and squatted on the deck. When he recovered from his memories, he shouted angrily, "Luffy, do you want to die!"

"Hahaha, I saw you suddenly stopped moving, Yuri. I thought your brain was frozen."

"Before talking about others, can you look at yourself first? Luffy, aren't you cold?" Usopp looked at Luffy speechlessly, who was still wearing a red vest and shorts. He really didn't understand this guy's body structure. .

Isn't it cold?

Luffy paused and looked at his companions who were all wearing large cotton-padded jackets. A cold wind blew across his neck, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps.

"It's so cold, so cold!"

"Your reaction is too slow!" x3

Yuri, Zoro, and Usopp were so stimulated by his strange reflex arc that they raised their hands and complained loudly.