[One Piece] Chasing the Eagle

"Ada, we should go."

Shanks came out from behind the big tree and came to the two with a more serious tone than usual.

Apparently he knew there might be a cry.

However, he guessed wrong.

I saw Ada stunned for a second, and then smiled relievedly: "I have been worrying about when this moment will come and what kind of scene it will be when it arrives these days. In the garden."

As soon as she finished saying this, she saw Mihawk sitting in the wheelchair turn his face slightly behind her from the corner of her eyes, as if she was about to say something, so she hurriedly bent down and put her ear close to him.

There seemed to be a hint of a smile on the corner of Mihawk's mouth, but there didn't seem to be any.

He shook his head, didn't speak, but touched her cheek lightly with the tip of his nose.

The parting in Rogge Town is a beautiful view, and the parting in Beihai is also a beautiful view... every time it is a beautiful view.

Mihawk thought helplessly.

Ada's heart was beating wildly "chug" when she was teased by his little action!She shrank back like a conditioned reflex, a distance of five centimeters.This... this is in front of Shanks.

But Martha Shanks didn't see it.

Mihawk noticed her movement and the embarrassment from her that spread between them, and there was a silent thing in his heart that represented the mood spreading like a virus-only he later learned that it was called "like" .

But at this moment, he didn't realize his mood, but he discovered that she liked him.

Or, she [started] to like him.

As a boy who has never been in love, Mihawk is supposed to have no experience at all, let alone "guessing the heart", and he has his own black knife and his own way to go, not "Professional lover", but... for no reason, he felt that he could understand Ada's feelings that she couldn't express in many times, or in a moment.

If it is said that it is easy for him to give people the illusion of "Thousands of sails are exhausted, countless flowers are picked but hidden", in fact, it is the first time he entered the flower bed, and he met the flower he knew, and the name of the flower was——

Ada.

Just like the little prince's planet has only one rose, in Mihawk's world, this rose is also preconceived, but he will not know that in the next few decades, no matter how graceful the flower is, it will not be able to enter his. eyes.

For the present it was enough that the rose, after forgetting itself, was slowly winning her heart again.

You can let her go, although she is the only one who has started to like him, but if she can't protect herself, no matter how powerful he is, she will be taken away by others.

You have to have thorns to be a real rose.

Roses are proud and uncompromising.

Thinking of this, Mihawk said: "Go with him."

He also said what he said to Ada when he met Doflamingo in Beihai.

Ada frowned. This sentence had a strange feeling when it first entered the ear canal, and she felt uncomfortable.

Well, it may be an illusion, how could it be possible to feel uncomfortable because of one sentence!

But my heart is still awkward!

She felt inexplicably wronged and sad.

She hugged Mihawk's upper body with her body: "I... Actually, I really don't want to leave!"

The hug was so tight that he was choked by the sudden hug and coughed continuously.

Ada let go of her hand in fright, quickly squatted down and asked repeatedly, "What's the matter, what's the matter, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

He shook his head while coughing, and after a pause, he said, "I'm sorry."

When she heard this, she looked up at him puzzled.

And he also looked down at her.

It seems that they only have the other party in their eyes.

It's just that there are doubts in her full green eyes, and he hides his guilt in the deep and burning golden color.

After a long time, it was still Shanks who cleared his throat and interrupted the long staring.

Mihawk came back to his senses and said, "Two years later, I will tell you slowly."

Ada nodded meekly.stand up.But there is still reluctance in the eyes.

"Okay~ It's you and me, if you don't start, it will be delayed until tomorrow." The crowd of onlookers said sadly.

Ada finally left Mihawk again, still turning her back to him like last time, without looking back.

And Mihawk watched Ada off again, still like last time, she and another man walked further and further away.

Fortunately, unlike last time, both of them were full of hope.

hope for each other.

Hope for two years.

port.

Shanks drives a super miniature steamboat.

"Why a steamship?" Ada asked very bluntly.

Shanks laughed while pulling the anchor: "Your mood changes so quickly, you don't miss someone so quickly~?"

Ada sneered: "I'm cool, okay?"

"Okay, okay, so cool!" You beat me with a smile.

Mouda rolled his eyes, inexplicably feeling that he might be more upset getting along with this snake spirit patient in the next few days.

Shanks looked at Ada's gorgeous white eyes with admiration, thinking that this girl really resembles his gay friend!It's over, these two are likely to become a family in the future hahahaha~~!Wait and see!

"Why a steamship?" Mouda asked very persistently.

Shanks shook his hair: "I'm a pirate."

"Oh."

"..." What is this feeling of not being praised, why is there a sudden sense of frustration.

"So you snatched it!" she said.

"Whether to grab or not! This is a trophy, a trophy!" Shanks was impatient.

"Oh."

"..."

"By the way, how old are you?" Shanks said.

"Seventeen," Ada replied.

"Me too!"

"Oh."

"..." He touched his nose in embarrassment.

There was no more conversation after that, and the steam mini-boat sailed leisurely away from the port.

Ada looked back at the lush and beautiful Mount Mitchell on the beer island again, and seemed to feel how powerful and warm the embrace after two years was reunited.

In this way, Shanks whistled and steered the rudder at the bow, and Ada sat on the ground at the stern and touched the scabbard of "Ying" in a daze. The small steamboat carried the two men and women who had just met to the next destination. .

Before I knew it, a day passed.Soon it was night.

Except for a few chats during the meal (the dry food that Shanks prepared on board), Ada has been a little depressed since leaving Mihawk today.As funny as Shanks, he always faces silence.

The ship was too small, with only one cabin, and Shanks was very considerate to let Ada sleep in his hammock in the cabin, and sleep on the deck to watch the night.

Ada, who was coddled by Brother Ming, thanked him very earnestly, and then closed the door and entered the cabin.

Shanks looked at the cabin door, feeling a little depressed. He was really tired trying to make her laugh. Why did her activeness and cheerfulness in front of Mihawk disappear all of a sudden?

Maybe tomorrow will be better!

He shrugged with a smile, fixed the rudder in one direction, turned off the steam equipment, opened the sails, and let the boat be driven by the night wind towards the direction of the destination.

Then he put on the blanket and sat in the sleeping bag.

Look up, the sky is full of stars.

The brightest one...will it be the captain?

(Note: Captain = Roger)

He wrapped the blanket tighter and lowered his straw hat.

Captain, the new era is opened by you, I will not fall behind!You watch carefully, one day, I will become the overlord of the sea in the new era!

Shanks thought excitedly, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, imagining in his heart what kind of strong members of his future pirate group would be, and how strong his future opponents would be...

About an hour later, Shanks still didn't feel sleepy at all, but he heard bursts of crying coming from the cabin.

He listened carefully, then took off his sleeping bag, and came to the cabin door with a blanket on.

The crying continued intermittently, but did not stop.

No, I have to go in and have a look!

Fortunately, the inner lock of the cabin door was broken by myself before, otherwise I really don't know what to do at this time.

He gently opened the hatch, and the dim light on the ship was projected into the cabin as the hatch opened.

It also highlights Ida who is curled up in the hammock with her eyes closed and her face covered with tears.

There were still crystal clear teardrops sliding down her face.

Shanks frowned, he hated to see a girl cry, which aroused his strong desire to protect.

Ada's sobbing sound was like smoke floating in the air, and he waved his arms, as if to drive away the colorless and oppressive smoke.

Then he approached the hammock, held out a finger, and poked.

Ada's face full of collagen was sunken, he withdrew his hand, hey, it bounced back again, it was so funny...cough cough, bah, bah, bah, bah, what the hell are you playing for!

Shanks turned serious, put on a serious face, reached out and patted Ada's arm, and whispered: "Ada? Ada?"

The other party frowned, as if unwilling to wake up, and seemed to be oppressed by the nightmare.

"Ada, wake up, wake up."

Just when Shanks took a closer look, Ada opened her eyes with a "swish"! !

immediately--

"what!!!!!"

"Ah—pia!"

The former Shanks, the latter Ada.

Yes, that's right, a small "pink five-finger mountain" quickly appeared on Mox's face.

A certain Kesi covered his face with tears in his eyes: "Woo... why did you hit me!"

Ada, who was clutching the quilt tightly, widened her eyes in horror: "You! You are a human or a ghost!"

"...It's me, Shanks..." with an aggrieved face.

"Why are you wearing fur!" Ada screamed in a dolphin voice, still in shock.

Fur? Excuseme?

Then he looked down... well, the blanket on his body was big and furry, and he was facing Ada against the light, and the atmosphere was really terrifying!

"Uh, this is a blanket. Well, you had a nightmare just now, didn't you? I heard you crying outside." The warm man Shanks didn't accuse Ada, but cared about her immediately.

Ada froze for a moment, her tense body relaxed, she lowered her head and nodded.

"What nightmare did you have?"

"Shouldn't it be a comfort at a time like this? Why are you so curious..." Ada looked at Xiang Sansui with a [Wow, I really want to know the content of the dream] expression speechlessly.

When Shanks heard the words, he realized that he had made a mistake in his speech, and asked, "Do you want some water?"

"Well..." Ada nodded: "Please have a drink."

"okay."

The author has something to say:

Shanks' premonition of crying did not happen during the day, but happened at night.