One Piece's Vice Captain 2

Chapter 396 The Last Utopia Dream
Shanks raised his sword and moved slightly. He did not attack yet, but his expression became more serious. "You saw it, too."

He had intended to use his strongest blow against the guy in sheep's clothing, but he predicted a worse future.

Tiger Shark just deepened his smile, "I don't know what you're talking about."

The next moment, he raised his hand and brushed past the sword that was stabbing at him, using the force to change the trajectory of the sword while waving his other hand towards it.

With only his right hand left, Shanks turned his head to avoid his hand, bent his elbow to block his right hand, turned his wrist and stabbed his abdomen with Griffin.

As expected, the sharp tip of the blade was blocked by the thick Armament Haki and could not move forward. Shanks shouted and wrapped himself in Conqueror Haki and continued to attack, but the resistance in front of him disappeared in an instant. The slashing blow and domineering aura that erupted under inertia caused the nearby crystals and reefs to shatter.

The tiger shark that appeared in another location grabbed a piece of broken crystal and blocked the sharp sword tip with his backhand.

Feeling that the fight would only turn into a protracted war, Shanks, who was worried about Uta, had run out of patience. "I don't have time to waste with you!"

Tiger Shark just smiled and bent his eyebrows upon hearing this, but his hands did not give in. "Hehe, then you have to spare some time~"

At least we have to wait until the little witch returns to her body!
Kizaru was distracted to look at the battle situation over there, and the bullet wrapped with armed color had appeared in front of his head. After evading the elemental transformation and appearing in mid-air, he twirled his two fingers and fired continuous light waves at the remaining members of the Red Hair Pirates, "Yashakani no Magatama!"

The members who had gathered together quickly dispersed, and after Beckman handed over the encore, he began to concentrate on the battle.

Kizaru's ability is troublesome in itself. Although his attacks can be vaguely sensed, his light-speed movements still make it difficult to detect.

The most important thing is that Kizaru has no intention of engaging in close combat, and most of the time he is firing powerful light waves downward from high altitude outside the range.

The light waves that were emitted specifically exploded near the reef where Luffy and his companions were. The explosion, with a power comparable to that of a giant bomb, destroyed that area beyond all recognition.

"Damn it!" Beckman originally wanted to protect the civilians under the crystal, but if he defended, he would only be forced to retreat by Kizaru.

"Focus on protecting Uta and Luffy first!" After loudly reminding the other companions, Beckman used the nearby reef to jump into the air and fired several shots at Kizaru.

Jesus Bu and Laci-Lu below also fired to cover him, but Kizaru's movements were obviously much freer than theirs. When Beckman attacked, he had already moved at the speed of light to the front of the ship's doctor who was protecting the two girls, and dazzling flashes of light condensed from his fingertips.

But he didn't know why he didn't attack immediately. In just that instant, Beckman's bullet was already close to his head.

The sword condensed from the light blocked the bullets. Before Kizaru turned into light and dissipated, he saw Anke's hand hanging on the ground move as expected.

"!", Shanks' blade not far away instantly tilted to the upper right, cutting off a few long hairs and then flying high into the sky to cut off all the pillars on the right side of the venue.

The crystal held by Tiger Shark was firmly stopped a few centimeters away from the slender neck, and he was even in the mood to smile and say hello, "Welcome back, Miss Witch~"

The bandage on Anke's face fell loosely when she appeared there. She closed her left eye and said unhappily, "Stop talking nonsense. Lord Shanks is much taller than me. Your attack was aimed at me from the beginning!"

"At least I didn't hurt you~", Tiger Shark pointed at her right cheek where a cut was made by the sword energy, but he didn't hurt even a hair of hers.

"When did you wake up?" Dege, who was protecting Uta with his left hand, looked at his empty right hand in disbelief. He didn't notice anything at all.

Shanks was still wary of Tiger Shark, and looked from Encore to the audience below the crystal who were still attacking crazily.

Anko snatched the crystal from Tiger Shark, raised her hand and put the crystal around his neck, "Master Kizaru, I have captured the hostage."

A certain shark raised its hand and nodded with a smile, "Uncle, I'm being held hostage by a scary pirate."

Kizaru retracted the light that was about to pierce several holes in Dege and Uta, raised his hands in cooperation and retreated to another reef, "Really, it's rare that I plan to be serious."

"If you want to be serious, it's impossible that you didn't hurt anyone, right?" Tiger Shark complained with disdain, "You are slacking off. I will report you."

"You too, kid." Kizaru was also a little disgusted. He originally thought that he could see the kid fighting seriously, but it turned out that he was even more lazy than him.

"I'll settle this with you later," An Ke glared at a shark. Her soul had just returned to her body and she had to force herself to stop these guys. Now she felt a little dizzy.

"Then I have to run before then~", Tiger Shark supported her with a gentle smile, already planning an escape plan.

Kizaru raised his eyebrows and looked at Tigershark who was supporting the target person, "Should I see it or not?"
"I'm not a hostage now, I'm being threatened." A hostage said he was innocent. "Okay then." Kizaru was relieved and turned away without even looking.

After making sure that they would not attack again, Shanks originally planned to return to Uta, but he looked at Anko who was supported by Tiger Shark with concern.

"Please don't worry about me, Lord Shanks. Lord Uta is still waiting for you." Anko waved his hand to reassure him, and drowsily directed a shark to find a place for him to sit down.

"Yes, yes," Tiger Shark helped her sit on a piece of crystal and then quickly slipped away. He didn't want to be caught and punished by the little witch later.

Anke simply tore off the scattered bandages on her head, covered her left eye with her bangs, and looked ahead quietly.

………………

"Shanks..." Uta, whose consciousness began to blur, didn't know what had just happened. He looked at Shanks squatting in front of him in a trance, "Is Encore back?"

"Yeah," Shanks nodded and nervously took out the bottle of medicine from before, "Drink the medicine first, as long as you fall asleep, it will be fine."

"It's great that Encore is back, otherwise Luffy will be mad at me~", Uta smiled happily, and used all his strength to knock the medicine bottle in front of him away, staring at him slowly and firmly and said, "Shanks, I have to sing and bring everyone else back."

"But..." Shanks subconsciously wanted to refuse. He knew what the final price would be if Uta continued to use his ability.

"This is my responsibility and my sin, Shanks~", Uta smiled and looked determined, "I'm really sorry for not believing you twelve years ago and hating you for so long. But this time... let me end it all myself, okay?"

Shanks pursed his lips, and finally just nodded silently under her firm gaze.

"Didn't you tell me before? My singing can bring happiness to everyone. I am the musician of the Red Hair Pirates, Uta!" Uta no longer avoided the long-suppressed desire. He stood up shakily and walked forward a few steps before looking back at all the members of the Red Hair Pirates. He smiled seriously and said, "Everyone, I love you the most~"

After the separation, the members who were always thinking about her held back the bitterness in their hearts. They knew that this was Uta's final farewell, but they were reluctant to stop Uta's decision.

Their daughter has grown up.

The crystals that originally protected the audience below began to gather towards Uta's position, lifting her up continuously, forming a simple and exquisite stage five or six meters above the ground.

The black monkey (one of the musicians) from the Red Hair Pirates found a video Den Den Mushi and placed it on the crystal, then watched the moving crystal transport the Den Den Mushi to the stage.

The barrier on the island began to lift, and Luffy and his friends, who had not been disturbed from beginning to end, still looked like they were sleeping soundly.

The blue sky and white clouds in the sky also began to dissipate, revealing the real sky.

It was already evening, the colorful sunset filled the entire sky, and the gentle setting sun cast a warm hue over the entire world.

[Very beautiful...] ​​The beautiful scenery also made Uta feel no discomfort or pain in her body. The dissipation of many years of misunderstanding and the reunion after many years of separation made her feel satisfied at this moment. There was a gentle smile on her pale face, and she gently sang the familiar song from a long, long time ago, before everything fell apart:
*Why did we smell the smell of playing at the beach that day
*Why did it disappear in the season that has long passed
*When I sing the same song

*I think it will bring back your memories.

*Do you believe it? Do you believe it?
*The starlight and the vastness of the sea

* Do you believe it? Can you believe it?
*Wait till dawn to blow your wings
*Chasing the breeze and dancing in the sky

………………

The angelic voice spread across the island on the wind, dispelling the tension caused by the previous battle.

The souls trapped in the world of music no longer felt uneasy and fearful, and fell into a deep sleep in the warm singing.

In the real world, the souls called back by the heavenly singing voice are dancing slowly like golden stars, like countless elves in the warm sunshine.

Guided by the song, the brilliant golden galaxy returned to its original position. The audience, who had been moving unconsciously, fell to the ground one after another. Everyone had a happy smile on their face, and they were immersed in a sweet and wonderful dream in the song.

That was the last Utopian dream woven for them by their favorite singer.

(End of this chapter)