【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Garp entered his room, picked up the special Den Den Mushi, and after connecting the white Den Den Mushi, he called his son.

"Dragon! There's news about him," Garp said painfully.

"Father! Is there any news about him from the Navy?" Long answered the call from his father, but there was something wrong with Garp's voice and Long's heart sank.

"They issued a demon-killing order, and he's on that island."

"He...?" Long's face sank and he felt cold all over.

Karp responded sadly, "The Navy has confirmed he is dead."

The dragon covered his eyes to avoid him from seeing his tears, his son died, was killed, and the dragon was powerless to do anything. He could have stopped this from happening, but he failed.

"The government wants to search Dawn Island again. I can't lose my grandchildren again. I have to transfer them to other islands before they arrive." Cap said painfully.

"Father! If we are discovered..." Long said.

"For my family, it's worth it! CP hasn't taken action yet. By then, I will place the navy on an island in the East China Sea, and I will sail to Dawn Island alone." Karp explained.

"Okay, I get it! Father, I will make them pay the price, I promise!" Long said with cold eyes.

"You better do it, brat!" Cap said sadly.

……

Lu Qi wiped his tears and looked at the water. He saw an island with a large forest on it. He didn't see any ships on the coast. The island should be safe. He recalled the skills of sailing and boating that Dover taught him when they went fishing together. He carefully turned the boat in the direction of the island, opened the sail, and let the wind take him to the island. The boat hit the sand, and Lu Qi carefully threw the anchor into the water to make sure the boat would not be carried away by the waves.

He had been sailing on the sea for a week, and the food Dover gave him was finished. He needed to go to the island to replenish his food. Lu Qi quickly ran into the forest to look for prey. Lu Qi looked at the dim forest and felt very familiar. He had never hunted before, but he felt very skilled and could easily cross the forest and catch prey. Lu Qi explored the island. This island was an uninhabited island. There were small animals and fruits in the forest on the island, and there was a stream with many fish.

Lucci found an open space and started a fire, roasting the prey he caught on the fire. Lucci looked at the fire and tried to recall his previous life, but no matter how he tried to recall, it was always blank.

Lucci recalled the last words Dover said to him. He didn't know why those warships attacked the island. He felt it had something to do with him. The only thing that was certain now was that the navy wanted to catch him.

Although he didn't know the reason, he thought he had to find a way to hide himself, and he couldn't hide on this island forever. He had to become stronger, only in this way could he protect himself and the people he wanted to protect, so that the same thing wouldn't happen again. But before he became strong, he had to hide his identity to avoid being caught by the navy.

Lucci stayed on this island for a few weeks to train his abilities. He had discovered before that he seemed to have strange abilities, and he didn't know why. Now he can control the appearance of his own shadow and merge the shadows of other objects into it. He can also skillfully hide himself in the shadow of a big one or hide a small amount of Bailey in the shadow. The range of the shadow he can control now is not large, so he needs to continue exploring.

Lucci carried a lot of food into the fishing boat. There were many medicinal herbs on this island, and he saw many of them like the ones Doris often used to treat him. He picked a lot of herbs that could stop bleeding and heal wounds quickly and stuffed them into his bag.

Lucci drove the fishing boat and let the ocean decide where he would go. The ocean brought him to a quiet island with a town. The dock of the island was empty and it seemed that no ships passed by. He could dock. He needed to find some information to understand the situation outside and also buy some things he needed.

Lucci looked around and made sure no one saw him. He quickly walked to a remote store. He looked at the mask hanging at the door of the store. The red and white colors were symmetrical. The mask had a normal expression, no frown or smile. Lucci picked up the mask and put it on his face. Then he walked to the cashier, pointed at the mask on his face and asked, "How much?"

The employee glanced at him, then looked at his mask and said, "1 Baileys."

Lu Qi was surprised at the price, but he still paid it. He didn't want to argue with him about it, but he needed to find a way to make some money. He walked out of the store and walked into the town, looking for the information he needed.

Lu Qi stood at the door of a tavern, hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door open, ordered a drink, found a seat in the corner, and listened to their discussion silently.

"Have you heard? Smoking Tom in Water City will connect to our island. Then it will be much easier for us to trade with other islands."

"Yeah, I heard that the water meat in the Water City is delicious. I will try it someday."

"squeak"

A tall man pushed the door open and Lucci noticed that the drinking and talking in the pub had stopped. The person who had just spoken turned around to look at the man, then immediately lowered his head.

Lucci felt very strange, but did not expose himself. The man came in and went straight to the bar.

"Hello, how can I help you?" asked the tavern owner with a flattering smile on his face.

"Give me a barrel of wine. Is there a new bounty?" the man said to the boss with a smile.

"Yes, are you a bounty hunter?" The tavern owner took out the bounty and asked carefully, "This is the latest bounty."

"That's right," the man nodded and took the bounty from the tavern owner.

"Which one of the latest bounties has the highest reward?" the man asked as he flipped through the bounties in his hand.

"The person with the highest bounty recently is a little boy. I heard he is the son of the devil. He escaped from the navy and has 4000 million berries."

"This? Looks like I'm going to make a fortune." The man smiled and held up a bounty. "This guy doesn't look special. Dragon's Son? There's such a high bounty on him."

Lucci was in a position where he could see the wanted poster. His pupils shrank. “Is that him?!”

Lucci subconsciously lowered his head and touched the mask on his face. Should he say that it was a good thing that he prepared a mask? It seemed that he had to make other plans for the future, at least until he was 14 years old. By then, he should have grown up and would not be so conspicuous.

Lucci looked at the small boats in the port. He had bought the Eternal Hand of the Water City. He wanted to know why the navy destroyed the island. The villagers there were all innocent and why he was wanted. He wanted to know his previous memories and the truth about this world.