【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Ace Sabo and Lucci hid in the grass with branches stuck on their heads for cover, and Luffy hid in the grass with grass and flowers stuck on his head, watching from behind the Bluejam people searching the tree where the treasure was hidden before.

"Fortunately, I transferred the pirate deposits in advance," Sabo said thankfully.

"Do you want to go to the waste terminal?" Lucci said beside him.

Luffy and Ace watched Sabo from the side. "Yeah, Ace and I will go together. Lucci, you take Luffy back to Dadan first," Sabo said to Lucci, while Ace watched Luffy from the side to prevent him from making any noise.

"Okay, be careful and don't get discovered," Lucci nodded.

"No," Luffy said excitedly.

Sabo and Lucci looked at Luffy in horror.

Ace hurriedly pushed Luffy to the ground and covered his mouth, trying to stop him from shouting.

"It seems there is no way," Lucci covered his face.

"It's no use saying it," Sabo said helplessly.

……

Sabo, Ace, Luffy, and Lucci hid behind a rock and watched Bluejam and the others searching at Waste Terminal.

"The thugs who guard the mountain and their gang are wandering around. They are serious this time." Sabo rode on Ace's head and looked at Bluegem and the others.

"That guy Bluezem must be very unwilling," Ace said with a frown as he held Sabo and rode on Lucci's head.

"They seem serious. It seems we need to hide from them for a while," Lucci said worriedly.

"Lucci, I can't see." Luffy jumped behind Lucci trying to see what was ahead.

"Hey! Guys, the person you're looking for is here." A middle-aged man suddenly appeared from behind and pointed at them and shouted, scaring the three of them so much that they staggered and fell down.

"Stop, don't try to run"

They hurriedly took Luffy and fled quickly towards the forest, hid in the forest, and used the complex terrain of the forest to successfully get rid of them.

"Even the uncles at the terminal have been bribed. We'd better stay here quietly until the storm passes," Sabo said dejectedly as he slumped under a tree.

"It doesn't matter, just fight if you meet him," Ace said indifferently.

"Having said that, it wouldn't be good for us to take the initiative to provoke," Sabo said to Ace.

"I agree with what Sabo said. After all, they are real pirates, different from the thugs we usually fight," Lucci said to Ace while holding the sleeping Luffy against the tree.

"But Bluejami should already know Luffy, so it's not safe for me to take him up and down the mountain every day. Sabo Ace, I'll have to leave Luffy to you for the time being," Lucci said with a frown, thinking.

"Uh" Sabo and Ace looked at each other and stood up in shock.

"What! I don't want to take care of a baby" Ace yelled angrily.

"Why, Lucci, don't you live with us?" Sabo asked confused.

"Not yet. I have to go back to the village every day to help out at Makino's tavern. I need to help her there for a while to earn living expenses for Luffy and me. Besides, Dadan's place doesn't have that much space for four boys to move around," Lucci said with a smile, scratching the back of his head.

"But we won't take care of that baby," Ace said, turning his head.

"Hahaha, Ace you like Luffy very much." Lucci looked at Ace proudly.

"No." Ace blushed and turned his head away. Lucci and Sabo smiled at each other.

......

At night, Ace and Sabo continued to lift the crocodile with a smile, while Lucci smiled and held Luffy beside him as they walked towards Dadan's house.

Ace, Sabo, Luffy, and Lucci spent the next year together. Luffy stayed at Dadan's house with Ace and Sabo, hunting together in the jungle. Lucci went back and forth between Windmill Village and the forest every day to hunt with them. Sometimes, when Luffy fell asleep, he and Ace and Sabo avoided Bluejam and fought with the gangsters at the entrance of the Waste Terminal.

……

"Ace, Sabo, I want to go to the Waste Terminal with you." Luffy looked at Ace and Sabo with his big watery eyes.

"Uh" Ace and Sabo turned their heads to avoid Luffy's eyes, afraid that they would not be able to resist the eye attack and agreed to him.

"No, you're too young now," Ace said to Luffy with a frown.

"No, I'm 7 years old now and I'm already a big boy," Luffy said angrily.

"Well, Luffy is 6 years old, not 7 yet," Sabo said with a smile.

"We'll take you there when you're 7 years old. Don't object," Ace said to Luffy while standing aside with his arms crossed.

"Ace is very fierce, but Sabo is the best," Luffy muttered with a pout.

"What did you say?" Ace punched Luffy on the head.

"Wow! Sabo will never hit me like this," Luffy shouted while squatting on the ground with his head covered with tears.

"Well! Don't be angry, we are going to have crocodile rice today, and Lucci should be here soon." Sabo stopped Ace with a smile.

"Great! Crocodile, crocodile, delicious crocodile rice!" Luffy shouted excitedly. Ace looked at the excited Luffy and shook his head helplessly.

Ace, Luffy, and Sabo stood together on the tree where the crocodiles gathered, waiting for the crocodiles to come out of the water. "Luffy, don't let the crocodiles eat you again this time," Sabo said to Luffy, squatting on the tree. "Last time, I was saved because I was swallowed whole.

"Oh!" Luffy replied, grabbing the pipe and wiping his saliva.

"Luffy, just watch. A landlubber will only hold us back," Ace said to Luffy with a smile while staring at the crocodile in the water.

"Okay, it's out, let's go Sabo," Ace said excitedly.

"Wait a minute, Luffy. I told you to watch." Ace was startled when he saw Luffy suddenly jump down, and quickly jumped down after him.

"Luffy, didn't I tell you that you had to wait up there?" Ace shouted angrily at Luffy after pulling the crocodile up.

"Alright, alright," Sabo went over and pulled Ace away

"Forget it, this time the crocodile is considered to be caught by you," Ace said with his back to them.

"Really?" Luffy said excitedly, "I like Ace the most." Luffy hugged Ace excitedly.

"What?" Ace's face instantly turned red and smoke came out of his head. Sabo watched the interaction between Luffy and Ace with a smile on his face.

"Hey! What's wrong with Ace?" Lucci walked behind Sabo and asked curiously.

"Ah, Lucci, you're here. Let's have crocodile rice today," Sabo said to Lucci.

"Nothing, let's grill the crocodile quickly," Ace shouted

"Yes, yes, let's grill the crocodile quickly. Besides, this crocodile was caught by me," Luffy jumped around excitedly.

"Wow! Luffy is so awesome." Lucci smiled and ruffled Luffy's hair.

The four boys bit the flesh on their hands. Lucci looked at Ace and Sabo, "Now that Bluejam should not be looking for us, we should be able to go to the town of Waste Terminal now."