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It was loud, and angry, and it shook Luffy's inner consciousness.

But there is also endless sadness in it.

It was a despair and loneliness that neither Luffy nor the Shadow could imagine.

"Lord Elephant..."

The shadow's voice became somewhat sad.

To be honest, hundreds of years have passed since the incident, and Phantom thought he had let it go long ago.

But in fact, it finds itself seemingly never really doing it.

Whether it was what Luffy said before or the Lord of the Elephants' current cry, it seemed that the shadow remembered something.

Some memories that I can never forget.

"After the battle that year, I also separated from Joey Boy, so I don't know what you are waiting for..."

Yes, the shadow doesn’t know.

This is what makes it most sad.

[Yeah, you don’t know.]

The elephant master's voice sounded again, but it was filled with sadness and loneliness.

[Eight hundred years. I have waited for eight hundred years.]

[Because of the sins they carried, they were ordered not to do anything except walking. 】

[I have walked on this sea for eight hundred years. ]

[No one communicates, no one responds, and even... can't stop...]

[I am different from you. Even after another eight hundred years, you may still be alive, but I...]

[There is no second eight hundred years...]

The phantom trembled when it heard this, but it could not say a word and could only continue to listen to the elephant master's story.

[I can feel that my days are numbered.]

[My body began to decay, my movements became sluggish, and even the most ordinary artillery fire could blast my skin.]

[Heh~ Even when two little guys are playing around on my body, it can make me feel pain. ]

[But I can’t stop.]

[The person I am waiting for has not appeared yet, and that person has not told me whether my sins have been redeemed. ]

[That person hasn't told me yet whether I can fight...]

Having said this, the elephant master paused for a moment, and then said even more sadly:

【At least once, just once...】

【Someone can give me orders.】

【Order me to fight. 】

...

"Lord Elephant..."

The phantom could sense its emotions, but was unable to comfort it.

Over the years, Phantom had vaguely guessed some things, so he understood who the Elephant Master was waiting for.

But he didn't know when the elephant master would be able to wait, or if he could wait at all.

"You will wait for that person."

The shadow said so, but his tone was not so sure.

【Yeah? 】

[Maybe, maybe I can still wait for that person to come. ]

【Maybe, I...】

"You're such an annoying guy."

Elephant Master: ...

Shadow:...

Who else could be speaking at this moment if not Luffy?

"Although you said a lot of words that I didn't understand, I roughly understood it."

Luffy's tone was nonchalant, and the shadow could even vaguely see Luffy picking his nose.

"I hate you, man."

These words were very puzzling, yet they came out of Luffy's mouth so casually.

"Let me think about it. Bai Ye seems to have said a word that suits you very well."

"Yeah...right!"

"You are a deadbeat. You are a deadbeat."

The Elephant Lord and the Phantom were completely silent at this moment, not because they were shocked by Luffy, but because they had no idea what he was suddenly talking about.

At this time, Luffy is still outputting:

"Something about carrying eight hundred years of sin, something about punishing yourself."

“It’s actually because they are unwilling to take responsibility.”

"Self-righteous belief"

Elephant Master: ...

"And you said you were waiting for someone, waiting for him to tell you that your sins are redeemed, waiting for him to tell you that you can fight."

"Why!"

"Aren't those people who were with you dead? Why should you wait for someone you've never seen to order you around?"

The shadow really wanted to say at this moment that not all those people were dead, but he always felt that it was not a good idea to interrupt now.

At the same time, he was also surprised by Luffy's words.

Because in his opinion, these words were too unorthodox.

[Because my sins are too great, I am not qualified to make decisions for myself.]

The Elephant Lord's voice sounded, only slightly more hesitant than before, but he still tried his best to defend himself.

Although the one who spoke was a little kid, according to seniority, the elephant master should not bother with him at all.

But perhaps because no one had communicated for hundreds of years, the elephant owner's desire to talk became much stronger.

[You don't understand my pain. I have seen my friends die beside me and heard their cries with my own ears, but I was powerless to do anything.]

[I have personally witnessed the enemy that could not be resisted, and have personally experienced the despair that could not be expressed in words.]

[I'm not Joey Boy, I'm not the destined one, what else can I do except wait? ]

...

The elephant master's words made the shadow nod involuntarily.

As someone who had also experienced that war, he understood everything the Elephant Lord said and could understand his feelings.

The battlefield is not a game of house, but a meat grinder where you fight to the death.

In that place, the most dazzling ones are always that one or those few powerful beings, who are worshipped and admired by everyone.

Even history will only remember these people.

But the majority are like the Lord.

On that battlefield, there were nameless people everywhere, who had no extremely strong power and might die at any time.

When the war is won, they may stand behind the heroes and become a great background.

When the war is lost, those of them who are still alive will be called losers, and will bear the blame and the painful looks of all those who once placed high hopes on them.

They are not heroes, and they don't even deserve names.

In this case, what is wrong with the Lord's behavior?

He is not a hero after all.

Just as the shadow was thinking this, Luffy's voice sounded softly.

He repeated the last words spoken by the Lord.

"What else can we do except wait?"

Suddenly, Luffy roared out in anger and pain:

"But you're still alive, aren't you?!!!"

"You still want to keep fighting, don't you?!!!"

"In this case, how can there be nothing to do!!!"

"Stop kidding me, you bastard!!!"

At this moment, it seemed that the elephant master also went deep into Luffy's consciousness, so he saw some pictures.

That is...

It was a painful scene as Luffy hugged the lifeless Byakuya.

That is...

In order to save Luffy's brother, the Straw Hat Pirates, who are not strong enough at all, decide to join the battle on the top.

That is...

The scene where Bai Ye was ambushed by three CP0s in Marinford and spurted blood from his mouth.

Luffy fights Sakaski alone, the scene of him being wounded...

There were many more scenes, flashing quickly before the elephant owner's eyes like slides.

He finally understood Luffy's emotions at this moment.

[So, you have also been suffering in your heart? ]

【Not only that...】

[Even if you are in pain, you still want to fight...]