【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Usopp faced his Usopp Pirates with a heavy heart. He had to make a decision today, a decision that would affect his life. But when he thought of the pirate flag calling him and the exciting adventures on the sea, he became more and more excited.

The village was just like usual, they didn't need to know anything about the pirates, they didn't need to worry about whether the pirates would attack them again, the village was small, so small that no pirates would want to attack it, so the villagers just continued their original lives.

"Captain, what do you want to talk to us about?" The boys asked curiously as they looked at Captain Usopp sitting on the wood.

"You were very brave to come to the coast today and have been there to protect Kaya. No matter what, this is a battle worth remembering."

Usopp was proud that even though the kids were scared, they still tried to help him and protect him and Kaya, and he would be forever grateful for that.

"This battle is the biggest and most successful battle that the Usopp Pirates have experienced since it was founded five years ago when you were four years old!" Usopp said with a smile. He looked at the sea and said confidently, "Although it's a bit sudden, I decided to go out to sea alone!"

The children stared at Usopp in amazement, unable to believe what he said.

"After meeting those guys, I made up my mind. I want to leave this village!" Usopp looked up at the hanging pirate flag and shouted with determination, "If you want to know the reason, there is only one! That is, the pirate flag is calling me!"

"This has to be a lie!"

"Captain, don't you like this village the most?!"

What should the Usopp Pirates do? "

"Thank you for taking care of me. I don't want to tell the villagers, so please help me say goodbye to the village!" Usopp had a gentle smile on his face, talking about the days they spent together when they were young. The children kept trying to keep him, and he finally turned to face them and asked, "What is your dream?"

“Become a first-rate carpenter!”

"I want to run a tavern!"

“Become a novelist!”

"Don't let your dreams be buried. Swear that you will walk the path you choose!" Their tears began to flow, realizing that what was to come was inevitable. "Today the Usopp Pirates! Officially disbanded!!"

……

"Don't swallow everything directly..." Qi looked helplessly at Luffy who was trying hard to pick out the fishbone stuck in his mouth.

"Huh! I got it out!" Luffy breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the fishbone in his hand, and then held the fishbone in his mouth.

"It must be because you didn't exercise your throat well that the fishbone got stuck." Zoro said seriously.

"You two, most people would be left with a skeleton like this after eating a fish." Nami said, holding up a perfect fish bone.

"I am full."

"It's almost time to go."

"Yes!"

"You are here!" Keya walked into the restaurant and said with a smile.

"Hello, miss!" Luffy waved to Kaya.

"Don't you have to stay in bed anymore?" Nami asked. She didn't want her condition to get worse.

"It's okay. I've been depressed this year because I couldn't bear the blow of my parents' death, but Usopp gave me great encouragement. I won't continue to be depressed." Kaya said with a smile, and then she said excitedly, "Don't you need a ship? I have prepared a gift for you!"

"Really? Prepared for us?" Luffy jumped off the chair excitedly, unable to wait to see the gift.

Keya brought them to the coast, where a boat with a sheep's head bow was quietly lying there.

"Oh!!" Luffy exclaimed in amazement, "That's so cool!!"

"A fast sailing ship!!" Nami exclaimed. She recognized the type of ship at a glance.

"That's great!" Qi said with a smile.

"Ah..." Zoro exclaimed. They finally had a ship of their own. He would have more space to nap and exercise in the future.

"Although the style is a bit old, this ship was designed by me. It has a skeleton structure and a light sailboat with a central rudder at the stern with a triangular sail. It's called the 'Golden Merry.'" Merry explained while looking for the person who defeated the Black Cat Pirates. Finally, he set his eyes on the black-haired boy in a straw hat. If Miss Kaya hadn't told him, he really wouldn't believe that it was the thin-looking boy who defeated the Black Cat Pirates. He thought they should be a group of burly people.

"Are you really going to give this ship to us?" Luffy shouted excitedly.

"Yes, please take it!" Kaya responded with a smile.

"Now let me introduce how to use the boat." Merry introduced to Luffy, "First of all, how to adjust the speed of the boat..." Merry didn't realize that the boy who was staring at him didn't understand anything he said.

Qi Fu looked helplessly at Luffy's confused but pleading eyes, and was about to go up to rescue him, but Nami spoke first.

"Don't explain to him, just tell me how to operate the boat!" Nami said helplessly while rubbing her temple. She really doubted whether Luffy would be fine alone on the sea when she left?

"What a great ship!" Luffy exclaimed as he looked at the ship. He had just slipped away from them while Merry and Nami were talking.

"Everything needed for going out to sea has been prepared and put on the boat." Keya told him with a smile.

"Thank you! You are so reckless!" Luffy said with a smile.

Qi sighed beside him, pressed his head and corrected him, "It should be considered carefully, Luffy!"

Luffy tilted his head and looked at Qi innocently, not understanding what he had said wrong. When he was about to refute, Usopp's scream came from the hillside, and then a huge green package rolled down the hillside.

"Help me stop it!" Usopp screamed as the package rolled down.

Luffy calmly raised his foot to block the constantly flipping package.

"Thank...thank you..." Usopp muttered.

"fine!"

"...You still have to go out to sea! Usopp..." Kaya couldn't help but ask, her voice full of reluctance.

They made room for Usopp and Kaya, and took their belongings out of the previous ship and put them on the Merry, then boarded the ship and waited for Usopp and Kaya's conversation to finish.

"Yes, please don't try to keep me until my heart is shaken." Usopp said to Kaya, suppressing his inner sadness.

"No, I had this feeling a long time ago."

"Next time I come back, I will tell you adventure stories that are more unbelievable than lies." Usopp said with a smile.

"Okay! I'll wait for you!" Ke Ya nodded with a smile.

"Take care of yourselves too. See you later!" Usopp said with a smile while wiping his nose as he looked at Luffy and the others on the boat.

"Why?" Luffy said, leaning on the railing at the stern with his chin resting on the railing.

"Why? You are such a ruthless person. I will be a pirate from now on. Let's..."

"Come up quickly!" Qi said to Usopp with a smile while sitting sideways on the railing.

"What are you talking about?" Zoro leaned against the railing and said to Usopp with his side face.

"Haven't we been companions for a long time?" Luffy said as a matter of course while leaning on the railing.

"This..." Usopp looked at them in surprise, then jumped and ran towards the ship, "Ship... The captain is me!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! I am the captain!!" Luffy jumped up and retorted loudly when he heard Usopp's words.

"Hahahaha!"

The others watched this scene and laughed happily.