Phantom of the Pirate

Locke woke up in a daze, and found himself lying in his rental house, surrounded by some familiar furniture.

On the computer next to it, the One Piece anime is playing.

Everything around him is familiar to Locke, and it is the place that Locke has been longing to return to in his dreams, but he didn't expect that he would come back here after just fighting with others.

Could it be that he died in which world, and then traveled back?
While thinking about this, Locke slowly got up from the bed, brushing his teeth and washing his face according to the familiar yet unfamiliar habit.

After washing up, he picked up the mobile phone next to him and called his buddy from college, Zhao Lei, planning to ask him to have an evening get-together.

Nine calls were made soon.

"Hey!"

"Hey! Brother Lei!"

"That's right, what's the matter with Brother Luo?"

"It's nothing, I just think we haven't seen each other for too long, and I want to ask you to come out and get together."

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Didn't I just see you a week ago? Xiao Ke, did something happen to you? Tell your brother, and he will help you solve it."

"Go away, you are the only one who has something to do, I really just want to get together with you!"

"Okay! Judging by your tone, it really doesn't look like you have something to do, okay, let's get together at night! Is it the old place in front of the school?"

"That's right, I'll wait for you there at six o'clock in the evening."

"That's it, see you tonight, I'll get busy first!"

"Well! See you tonight!"

After saying this sentence, Locke hung up the phone, changed into casual clothes and went out. Although Locke didn't know whether it was real or a dream at this time, since he came back, he must go out and have a look. It was in a dream, and Locke didn't want to wake up like this at this time.

Walking out of the rented apartment, Locke came to the street, looking at the luxury or ordinary cars on the street, driving by him, and the people who succeeded or failed, passed by him.

At this time, Locke felt cordial looking at the car exhaust.

After wandering aimlessly on the street for a while, Locke decided to visit his school. After graduation, although he lived not far from the school, he never went back to visit because he hadn't found any good jobs. Look, even though the place where I hang out with my friends is across from the school, I haven't gone in.

I don’t know how I came back this time, so I have to go in and have a look at whatever I say, and look at the school where I stayed for four years, which has carried too much of my own laughter and tears.

Thinking of this, Locke walked in the direction of the school on foot. Although there were many buses along the way, Locke didn't want to take it, but wanted to just walk there and see the world he hadn't seen for a long time.

Stopping and stopping along the way, it was already noon when Locke arrived at the school. After finishing his lunch in the small shop in front of the school, Locke walked towards the school.

Walking into the school, Locke looked at the juniors and girls walking by him constantly, talking and laughing. Locke said with emotion, it's good to be young.

Locke spent the whole afternoon in the school, walking around and sitting here, feeling his youth and the little things that happened in this school.

After seeing the sunset, Locke got up and left the school, walking towards the place agreed with Zhao Lei.

The place where Locke and Zhao Lei made an appointment is a dry pot restaurant, the price is not expensive, and the food is plentiful. When entering school, Locke, Zhao Lei and the other two brothers in the dormitory came to eat together. It only cost 20 yuan for one person. About one yuan is enough.

It was only after graduation that the other two left the city and returned to their hometown. Only Locke and Zhao Lei stayed here.

If it was said that staying here was for a dream, but now it is just because it is inseparable.

Every city is a big besieged city. People inside the city want to go out, and people outside the city want to come in. They don't know, once they get in, how can it be so easy to leave.

Without keeping Locke waiting long, Zhao Lei came here soon.

"Brother Lei, here!" Locke hurriedly greeted Zhao Lei as he walked into the store.

"Hey! You kid!" Hearing Locke's voice, Zhao Lei walked over and slapped Locke's chest.

"Boss! Serve the dishes!" Seeing Zhao Lei sitting down, Locke shouted to the boss not far away.

"I said you boy, why did you call me suddenly, and said that you haven't seen me for a long time, and you want to get together, so tell me what's going on?"

"It's really nothing, I just want to ask you to come out and have a drink together."

The dishes came out quickly, and Locke asked the boss to bring over a case of beer.

When the wine arrived, the two began to drink, chatting while drinking, talking about things after graduation, and some disgraceful things about each other in school.

However, the two of them didn't talk for long, Zhao Lei was called away by a phone call, and hearing him say that this was a girlfriend he had made recently, Locke had no choice but to drink here alone.

After leaving the store, Locke walked towards the dark street outside, taking out the phone while walking.

The phone was connected quickly, and a gentle female voice came from inside.

"Hello! Xiao Ke?"

"Huh! Mom!" Locke choked up when he heard the voice inside.

"What's wrong with Xiaoke? Did something happen? Don't cry!" Hearing Locke's words, mother Luo asked nervously, choking.

"It's okay! Mom! I just missed you!"

"Oh! You child, you miss your mother, so you can come back, or..."

Listening to his mother's nagging on the phone, Locke's tears could not stop flowing down. Only Locke himself understood how much bitterness there was.

After chatting with his mother for more than an hour, Locke finally put down the phone reluctantly.

Standing at the corner of the street, Locke looked at the night sky where the stars could no longer be seen due to pollution, sighed, and said to his back: "Come out! I have found you a long time ago."

"Why don't you go back and have a look?" Behind Locke, a sweet loli voice sounded.

"Lock also turned his head at this time, looked behind, and found that there was a seven or eight-year-old Zouyou blond lolita who appeared behind him, wearing a princess dress, with cute big eyes, and a curious expression on his face. Looking at Locke asked.

Looking at that cute little loli, if Locke didn't know that it was thanks to this little loli that he came back here, he would definitely be cute by her appearance.

"Go back? What can I do if I go back? It's all fake."

"Since you know it's fake, why don't you go back and have a look?"

"Because, even if it's fake, I don't know how to face them."

"I don't understand!" Little Lolita said cutely.

"Okay! Don't talk about me, talk about you! Who are you?" Locke asked.

"My name is Anne!"