[One Piece] Chasing the Eagle

After dinner, it's evening.

Another grand sunset.

The setting sun in the west slanted over, and the whole town of Rogge was immersed in golden yellow.

At this moment, Ada, who was walking on the streets of Rogge Town, was exceptionally quiet, as if the usual cheerfulness and liveliness had never appeared in her body.

Only people under the setting sun can understand what is on their minds under the setting sun.

Secret Xiu held a bouquet of flowers prepared for Roger and walked beside Ada.

From time to time, he looked at the incomparably beautiful Ada, who was covered with a layer of golden halo under the sunset light, feeling vaguely worried.

Lini and Rayleigh walked in front side by side, talking and laughing, as if they were about to see an old friend they hadn't seen for many years, and there was strong anticipation in their speech and behavior.

The execution stand is located in the largest square in the town of Rogge.

Four years ago, it was here that the Overlord of the Sea, Gore D. Roger, went from the freedom of the body to the eternal freedom of the soul.

During this period of evening, there are few people hanging around in the square, so it is most suitable for the deceased to come to express their condolences.

Lei Li put the flowers under the execution platform with his own hands, and then he put his hands back into his pockets casually, looked at the execution platform, and smiled quietly.

It seems that the former captain and his lifelong partner Roger is standing opposite him. He is silently communicating with the execution platform with his eyes and heart.

Li Ni sat on the side and watched all this silently.

Ada bowed to the execution platform, and suddenly, she said to the secret cultivator who came to accompany purely: "I want to walk alone."

The secret cultivator pondered for a while, then nodded: "Don't go too far."

She responded, and took aimless steps, leaving the area around the execution platform.

Mixiu looked at her back that was getting farther and farther away, she was fine at first, but in an instant, he felt a burst of shock!

He touched the position of his heart in surprise, and then a sense of panic grew stronger and stronger!

Inexplicably flustered!

So he hurried to Lini, who was sitting in a daze, and after a few brief explanations, he followed in the direction Ada left.

a certain street.

Ada lowered her head, step by step, stepping on the patterns and grids of the floor tiles, the farther she walked away from the square.

"300, 301, 302..." With her hands behind her back, she softly counted the number of grids on the sidewalk under her feet, and walked forward in a straight line.

Occasionally, a car drives by, and occasionally an ice cream vendor pushes a small cart and sells it.

Occasionally pass by the fragrant flower beds, and occasionally pass by the green grass.

"478, 479, 480......" She carefully stepped into each square of the floor tiles, without even touching the border of the floor tiles.

She walked extremely seriously, and her back was as innocent as a child's.

The secret cultivator followed her steps at a suitable distance behind her, for fear that she would fall or hit something.

Unknowingly, Ada walked a full five hundred steps, and at this moment, she stopped.

Because if you go further, the floor tiles will be patterned, all wavy, with no rules at all, and no grids to step on.

Forget it, anyway, the blockage and depression in my heart have almost been reduced.So, Ada raised her head, at this moment, the building on the left broke into the corner of her eyes, she looked over, and couldn't help being stunned——

He came here!

Thinking about it, she had never been to this area in this year.

This is a small building.

The dark blue walls, the water-red triangular roof, the white wooden doors and windows, and the signboard at the gate on the first floor, with the word "hotel" on it, are still the same as before.

This street is a street facing the sea. Standing on this building, you can see the sea level and the sunset at a glance.

Four years ago, the evening before Roger's execution, it was the same sunset.At that time, in the hotel next to her, in front of the window of the room that could be seen at a glance, Ada forcibly pulled Mihawk over, and Xiaoniao took his arm gently, leaning her head against the window. on him.

At that time, he said, "Hi."

"Hush~~~" She stretched out a finger to silence him: "Don't talk, just watch the sunset."

At that time, she also said: "I am so happy to have someone to watch the sunset with me."

At that time, there was a lush golden sky and clouds dancing all over the sky, exactly the same as today.

It's just that memory has begun to turn yellow in Ada's mind.

She remembered this scene and stood there quietly. After a while, she slowly chanted: "The sun is setting...the heartbroken man is at the end of the world."

With that said, she sat on the bench in front of the hotel.

The paint on the benches was already showing signs of peeling.

This bench is the one he sat on when he first met Dover.

At that time, she was bumped by passers-by, and he sat on the bench watching the whole process of her dispute with passers-by, and then let out a "furfurfur" laugh.

This voice attracted her, and she looked over, only to see him with his legs crossed, looking like "watching a tiger fight across the mountain".

At that time, he said, "Fufurfur, why did you stop it?"

"I saw you, so I don't want to quarrel."

At that time, she told the truth.

——Ada couldn't help laughing when she thought of this.

Dover, when I think of you now, it's all trivial memories.

But Mihawk...

Thinking of this name, Ada slowly withdrew her hand caressing the bench. Then, she slowly drew her legs up, embraced her calves with her arms, and rested her chin on her knees.

From a distance, she is such a small ball.Secret Xiu who was hiding in the corner suddenly felt distressed, he wanted to rush up and hug her into his arms, but...how could he be worthy of her...

As the sun turned golden, Ada closed her eyes, soaking in the breeze.

Unconsciously, there was a tune floating out of her throat - it was a little tune she often hummed.

It was also on Beer Island, on that special winter snowy night, she stepped on his instep, he hugged her waist, she was wearing a water-red cape, he hugged her, and the two walked slowly in the snow. When slow hugs danced...that ditty he hummed.

Yes, I miss you, not for a moment.

But what can I do, I can only miss it like this, that's all.

Ada hummed to herself, completely immersed in her own world.

——She didn't notice that there was a figure behind her, gradually approaching.

——and didn't notice that someone was humming along with him.

——She only subconsciously felt that the tune of this minor... suddenly changed, as if it had two voices, and became more colorful.

I felt inexplicably better.

After the song was over, the man was already sitting on the bench, facing the direction of the setting sun with her, and they were silent together.

Then, after several minutes, Ada opened her eyes leisurely, and saw him without any suspense.

Suddenly, the world was silent.

"Hello." The corners of Zhurokiel Mihawk's mouth curved slightly, and the setting sun illuminated his deep facial features with obvious light and shadow.

There was no wave in Ada's eyes.

The hallucinations are so real, are they so real that they have auditory hallucinations?

Did this hallucination start from such a friendly acquaintance...?

So, Ada also smiled back at this "phantom", showing her white teeth, her eyebrows and eyes curved like crescent moons.

"Hello," she said.

"My name is Zhurokier Mihawk. You can call me 'Little Zhu' or 'Mihawk'." He said, his deep voice flowing like water, and the warmth in his eyes was exactly the same as the setting sun at the moment.

Ada rested her cheeks on her knees, and the distraction in her eyes became more intense.

She smiled as if she was drunk, and when she smiled, tears flowed down her face, glowing with the luster of pearls.

"My name is Ada, not 'Kate,' just Ada."

When will this fantasy dream end?

After all, I... don't want to wake up...?But why this dream is so real, she can't tell.

Ada hugged her knees quietly, looking at the person in front of her... No, in her opinion, the illusion in front of her was too real.

You are still as beautiful as the moon, as cool as a mountain breeze, as noble as a snow lotus, as deep and peaceful as a lake.

Mihawk, it turns out that you have always existed in my deep mind, and you have never left or faded away...