[One Piece] Inferior Star

Youxiang also woke up.Because Ace suddenly disappeared, he should have woken up.Someone might have woken him up.If that's how he was in prison... he must be in pain, must be very sad.So worried, so uncomfortable... Youxiang clutched her chest, sat up from the bed to let her breathe easier, and then calmed down a little.

"Cabbage?" Rosie called her cautiously from the side.It was the same just now, obviously fell asleep, but kept crying, "Would you like some ice cream?"

Youxiang wiped her eyes aggrieved, did not speak, but shook her head.

What to do, what to do, what to do... How do girls coax them!Luo won't cry!That kid has a good temper!Rossi thought quickly in her heart, and then said cautiously: "Then...do you want a hug?"

Youxiang didn't look up at him, but puffed up her mouth and opened her hands to him.

Seems to be right!Rosie immediately hugged her, patted her head and said, "It's okay, Cabbage. Did you have a bad dream? It's okay...it's okay now. I'm here with you."

"..." Youxiang sniffed, she leaned against Rossi's furry coat, feeling very comfortable.Rossi is a gentle person, so she acted like a baby to him.Would it be considered a bit willful...

After a while, Youxiang calmed down a little.She looked up at Rosie and said, "Do you want Rosie to drink grapefruit tea?"

"Is it alright cabbage?" I can hold you all the time okay?Rossi said, "How about some ice cream?"

"En." Youxiang nodded, and she said, "Let's go together! Let's borrow the kitchen from Mr. Chef!"

Seems to cheer up, cabbage.I'm so worried... Rossi finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was also very conflicted when encountering this kind of thing.As a navy, he shouldn't have any opinion on the execution of a pirate, but...but that person, that pirate is an important family member to Youxiang.

My former self, indeed... also had a family member who was a pirate.Now he seems to have become very extraordinary, but if... If he had successfully stopped him at that time, then what would happen to him——no.wrong.

That person named Ace is definitely not as bad as his brother.Met him once before...He is a hearty and straightforward person. Although he is a pirate, he cannot be hated.

"Rosie, can you promise me one thing after this?"

You Xiang handed the prepared grapefruit tea to Rossi and said, "No matter what happens to me, Rossi will go to Mr. Luo and tell him you are here. Okay?"

"What do you mean no matter what happens to you... I don't want anything to happen to you, Cabbage!" Don't make up your mind so early!Now... and now... Rosie was holding the hot grapefruit tea in his hand, thinking that it seemed a little too hot, he took a sip, "It's so hot!"

"Rosie..." is a man who is not reassuring.Youxiang wiped his mouth with his sleeve, "You must go to Mr. Luo, okay?"

"No!" Are you assigning 'custodial rights'!Rossi put down the citron tea, he grabbed Youxiang's hand and said, "As long as nothing happens to you, it will be fine?"

"But, I hope Rossi can be happy too." Youxiang smiled, and she said, "I let you stay with me for so long, and there is nothing... I can't repay you. It's great to meet Mr. Luo... ...He is a very important person to Rossi, right? Because Rossi was very happy when I saw him before! So, I think, if Rossi is by his side, he will—"

"It's fragrant!!" Don't say any more!In the end... what do you want to do! !In order to save that man named Ace...how exactly, how far are you going to go...where do you put yourself in order to ensure the 'happiness of others'?Rosie interrupted her raising her voice, "I'm not leaving you. Don't say that again!"

"...but Rosie, I..."

"Boy Luo is all right now! He...doesn't need my protection anymore." But there is still a person here who doesn't realize the terrible abyss he has fallen into and needs me.Me, as the handsome Lieutenant General Rossindi and the cool naval agent, I can't pretend that I didn't see it.

Rossi emphasized, he hugged Youxiang and said: "No matter what happens, I will be by your side. No matter what stupid things you do, I will be there to stop you! You can't get rid of my ghost! You know? Yes Xiang, I won't leave your side, so you are not alone, don't think about leaving me behind and make terrible decisions!!"

But, but I... I can't...

I can't guarantee that kind of thing, so don't make things difficult for me.

Ace's voice came to mind.Youxiang didn't answer, she patted Rossi's head to calm him down: "Let's have some snacks together, Rossi? Okay?"

Promise! !You...promise me...you stupid little cabbage!Don't become so mature at this time, it's not cute at all-no, even if it is, it's super cute! !hateful!The hand touching my hair is so gentle!foul!You foul the cabbage!If this goes on, won't I be unable to do anything!

"Frey's iced yuzu tea will be in the refrigerator for a while."

Youxiang saw Frey standing on the side, and while stroking the head of Rosie who was acting like a baby, she said to her: "By the way, thank you for helping me during the day."

"...This is my mission." Frey paused for a moment, he said, "but that time is coming. If you make other decisions, you will never see me again. At that time, Would you feel happy?"

"Well...Although...Frey is always secretive and doesn't tell me anything. But it's been so long..." From birth, it was Frey who protected me.No matter what the purpose is, Frey is very conscientious.Youxiang said, "It will be a little lonely."

What a... stupid chick!Being so mature at this time, it's not... Damn, it's cute to smile at this time!I'm furious……

Frey's aspirations coincided with Rossi's.He turned his head unhappily, forget it... this little girl will regret it.As a human being, there are things that are more important than anything else.They may not notice it at first, but as soon as it comes to a critical moment, they will be full of fear of losing that thing.

No one can be an exception, who will be afraid of that 'eternal'.

"Go on deck, Rosie! By the way, can you tell me about Mr. Luo?"

"Wuuu...cabbage...I...seem to like you..."

"Damn it, Rosie! What are you talking about all of a sudden! Well, let's go to the deck, shall we?"

"Yes, knee, pillow"!

"well……"

Suddenly she acted coquettishly.At the beginning, he tried his best to maintain at least a reliable state!Youxiang sighed, but after arriving on the deck, the sea breeze was very comfortable.The Moby Dick is a big ship, and there is no one on the spacious deck. Maybe there are people on duty on the observation deck, but they can't be seen from the deck.

The yuzu tea was served warm.Youxiang was sitting on the bow of the boat, she looked up at the starry sky, the weather is fine today, she pointed to the distant starry sky and said: "Frey and Matthew both said that I came from the sky over there, very far away It came from a distant star. Grandpa Garp said... one day his ship was patrolling the sea, and then a man in a small metal boat crashed into the warship."

"It was a man wearing shining silver armor. He was seriously injured, and when he was rescued, he was already dying. He was holding a very small baby in his arms. That was me!" You Xiang told Rossi talked about the past, "Then, he handed me over to Grandpa Garp, and only said..."

"'This is the right way.' This sentence is dead."

This is the right way...?Rossi looked at Youxiang who lowered his eyes, and said, "Is that man your father?"

"I don't know. Grandpa Garp said it might be, but Frey said no, he said that man was just a mercenary." Youxiang replied, "There are only some strange weapons and a small amount of food on his boat. Then there's only his blood left. And on me, there's only this."

Youxiang took out the purple crystal hanging around her neck, and she said: "Frey said this is Yilen...it is the ore from the star I was born on. Although I don't know what it is for, I have always used it as a talisman Take it with you."

It was a piece of ore that looked like a crystal... But, if it was a crystal, it would be too shiny.Rossi thought that the luster could be called a diamond, but are there any purple diamonds?Unexpectedly, Cabbage's life experience is also a bit confusing... Is this the right way... Anyway, that mercenary is also a bit handsome.

"Okay~~ It's Rossi!" Youxiang looked at him and said, "Rosie also talk about your own affairs, okay?"

"...Mmm." It doesn't matter if you talk about it a little bit.Although... I don't want you to be involved in my incident, after all, that person is still alive.But if it's just a brief statement... Rosie said, "A long time ago, a very, very long time ago, I lived with my father, my mother, and my brother in a... a very comfortable place."

"Was Rosie born in the world?"

"It's, it's on the great route." Rossi thought about it, and he said, "The place where we live...is very peaceful and safe. At least I thought so at the time. Both father and mother are gentle people , although my brother is a bit fierce, but I don't hate him, he is not bad to me. But...but one day..."

"One day something terrible happened. We left our hometown and found that the outside world was more terrifying and cruel than we imagined. When we wanted to go back, it was too late. My mother passed away. Decided to regret it. Then... was also killed."

"Hey, hey...?"

"It's okay, it was really a long time ago. At that time, I was smaller than a cabbage! It's only this tall." Rossi made a stroke, and he comforted Youxiang who was a little surprised, "I've come back to my senses." At that time, my brother disappeared. I was the only one standing in the ruins. Why did it become like this... At that time, I didn’t understand it very well, but it was very painful.”

"Later, the chief of the Warring States Period came. He told me that if there is no place to go, I should go with him. So I was adopted by him and finally became a navy." Rossi smiled, and he said, "Sir He is a very strict person, but he is strong and reliable. He is also very kind, so he must have been a 'hero of justice' in my heart at that time. I like to eat rice cakes."

About Grandpa Warring States, I heard Grandpa Garp talk about it a little bit before.They seem to be friends.The relationship between himself and Rossi was unexpectedly not that far away.so amazing.You Xiang said, "Then how did you meet Mr. Luo?"

"Well... that was shortly after I became a vice admiral, and I found out that my missing brother turned out to be a pirate." Rossi said with a wry smile, "He became very, very powerful, and very evil. It's like It’s the same as the villain Boss in the comics. As a younger brother, I don’t want to see him go on like that, so I applied to Sengoku Chief to become an undercover agent.”

"Dover... is my brother. He didn't doubt me when he saw me again. As I said, although he was a bit fierce, he was not bad to me. He accepted me and believed all my lies. . Let me be a member of his pirate team."

At that time, Dover really had no doubts about himself.Sorry, Dover, sorry.

Rossi said: "At that time, some homeless or rebellious children would go to Dover to become members of his pirate group. I would be responsible for secretly driving these children away so that they would not go astray. Then Ah, one day, Luo, who was only this tall, appeared. He was obviously just a kid, but he said that he didn't have a few days to live."

"Mr. Luo?"

"Ah. Let's wait for him to tell you in person. After all, it's a private matter for him, and it's not a particularly good memory." Rossi touched the top of Youxiang's head and said, "In short ...we also became friends, and to cover his escape from Dover, I became a ghost."

"..." It feels like a lot of things have been skipped at once.Youxiang looked at Rossi, looked at his slightly sad smile, and said, "Mr. Luo, he lived on and became a handsome Captain Bear, Rossi."

"Ah, yes." He'll be glad to hear you say that, too.Rossi smiled and said, "That's great. It's not that I can't do anything. He survived, healed his illness, and has his own companion, and someone he likes... ..."

"The person I like... That's right! I was before! Didn't I divination for him! Then, he seemed very decisive when he said this, as if he had already made up his mind, so handsome!" Youxiang recalled Things at that time, "That's great, Mr. Luo. It would be great if I could be happy with that person~"

"..." My cabbage...you really don't know?Really? ?That's right, it's impossible for Cabbage to detect Luo's attitude and expression.What should I do, should I help him... Rossi weighed the pros and cons in his heart, he looked at Youxiang's profile, and then...

Sorry Rob!You, Mr. Cora, can't help you.You are already an adult, so let me work hard on this aspect, brat! !

"Cabbage cabbage! Does that knee pillow still count?"

"Huh? I really want to...Okay. But, it's a bit cold on the deck, just for a while?"

"Uh-huh!"

——"Dad, did you see, she's been talking to herself all the time!"

Not far away, Marco, who was hiding in the shadows behind the deck, emphasized this, and he said, "It's very problematic. Could it be that the little girl... is... crazy at such a young age??"

"Well... this is too miserable..." That boy Ace never said it!White Beard was also hiding there. He looked at Youxiang with a troubled face, and said, "But if I ask her directly, will it hurt her? The old man has never raised a girl! Marco!!"

"Neither have I!!" Marco said that he didn't understand women's hearts, "but...it must be different from those brats... Anyway, Dad, we can only be considered elders if we don't know anything. with a man?"

"The old man doesn't know, but if any brat dares to make her cry, the old man will make him regret it for the rest of his life."

"Father...don't develop into doting?"

"Don't be wordy!! Since she calls me 'Grandpa'! Then Grandpa has to take responsibility!! You also pay attention! Marco!"

That child is like a star.In a dark and dirty world, how on earth can we ensure that we can still shine?She is obviously so weak, and she obviously has no strength to restrain a chicken.That pure heart will be polluted by something one day, and crushed by something one day.But, but ah...

Even a small star that can only emit a faint light is so precious in this dangerous sea.Little girl, you are afraid that it is true, it fell from the sky.

Is this the right way...

Recalling what Youxiang had just 'talked to himself', White Beard didn't say anything more.In this day and age, the boundaries between good and evil are increasingly blurred.The era of great exploration opened by Roger has liberated people who were suppressed in the lie of ignoring the sun in the past.Those who lied, although they were still trying their best to cover up their lies, started to panic because they realized that they couldn't block the sun's light no matter what.

That's why they publicly executed your son, Roger.That's why they... try to end 'you' again.

Perhaps our time is long overdue, Roger.Perhaps, this should be the world in which young seedlings grow.Therefore, the old man thought, the old man felt that the world we left for them, this great voyage full of adventure and dreams, should not be dark.Even if it's just a little bit, the old man hopes, there is light there.

because……

Because 'this is the right way'.

"Let's go drink grapefruit tea too, Marco." White Beard said as he walked towards the bow, "Occasionally, the old man doesn't want to drink."

"I hope you don't drink so much wine..." Marco couldn't help but follow up, "I'll drink grapefruit tea instead."

"Don't try to deprive the old man of the few remaining hobbies."

"Please fall in love with healthy grapefruit tea, Dad!"

"you shut up."

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The author has something to say:

Useless little settings:

The reason why it is useless is that everyone can understand the phrase "this is the right way" according to their own ideas.But let me tell you where it came from.It's from the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.It is a motto believed by the "Mandalorians", the nation to which the protagonist belongs.The original sentence is 'This is the way.' can be literally translated as "this is the way", "it has to be done this way", "it should be like this"... and so on.But I think the translation of 'this is the right way' is cool and appropriate.

In the original book, the Mandalorians are a nearly declining mercenary nation.They were once the most powerful and bravest mercenary nation in the galaxy.But later, due to various turmoil, the population of the Mandalorians dropped sharply. They lost their territory and even their homes, so they had to leave their homes and disperse everywhere.Stories of their valor eventually became mere galactic legends.

In this article, the person who sent Xiangxiang here at the beginning was a Mandalorian.He also believed in the motto and belief that "this is the right way", and when performing a mercenary mission, he did what he thought was right.What he said when he handed the baby Youxiang to Garp, "This is the right way", is his implementation of this belief: this is the right way, this is the normal way the world works, this is her deserved life.

At that moment, he must also hope that Youxiang can completely escape from the haze of the past and find happiness in this blue sea.

Double update today!There is another chapter at noon!