Vice Captain of One Piece

After Chapter 114, we are still partners!

Seeing the noisy scene in front of him, Anke tapped the table with his right index finger, and the scenery in front of him turned into an endless forest of cherry blossoms in an instant. The carpet of cherry blossom petals is soft to step on.The soft fragrance of flowers lingers on the tip of the nose, the light breeze blows slowly, the fallen petals dance in the wind, and the fallen flowers on the ground hover slightly unwillingly.In the quiet cherry blossom forest, there are only the Straw Hat Boys and the others, and Luffy, who is sleeping, is put on a bed, and the fluttering cherry blossoms unnaturally surround him to protect him.The others were under a huge old cherry tree, and Zoro sat dozing under the thick trunk, not knowing what was going on.And Anke sat on a swing made of cherry blossoms. The swing that automatically swayed back and forth looked a little weird in the cherry blossom forest.

Anke, with a plain face, looked at the expressions of other people who had seen a ghost, and their figures were reflected in the bloody left eye that slowly opened, "Everyone, you can wake up~~" While speaking, he gently raised his hand Suddenly, a little white fox appeared above Sauron's head out of nowhere, and fell down and woke him up.

"Huh? Is it dawn?" Zoro rubbed his green head vaguely and opened his eyes. Zoro was instantly stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of him, "This is... where..."

"Inside my illusion world~" Swaying his legs slightly on the swing, Anke leaned his head on a rope of the swing a little uncomfortable, and the different pupils looked at the companions around him with a momentary forgetfulness, fear, and curiosity, okay, Except for a certain green-haired swordsman this time, after all, he did not see a trace of fear in his eyes.Slightly bowing his head, Anke looked at Sauron who was wandering casually, "There is really no trace of fear or loathing in his eyes or heart. He really doesn't care about my identity at all as he said, as expected." He is someone who wants to dominate the world of swordsmanship.but……'

"It's so beautiful~~~" Stretching out her hand to catch a petal, Nami looked at the cherry blossom petal with a faint fragrance in her hand, "But is this really an illusion? No matter how you look at it, it's real..."

"Yeah~~" Chopper happily rolled in the cherry blossom petals all over the floor, "I have never seen such a beautiful cherry blossom~~~It smells so fragrant~~~"

And Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth, put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked up at the cherry blossom trees that kept falling petals, "It's like a fairyland..."

Robin tried to pick off a branch of cherry blossoms, smiling at the dreamlike existence in his hand.And Usopp was still looking around tremblingly. Although he was indeed attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him at first, when he saw Encore's different pupils, he still couldn't help being afraid or even frightened.

Encore, who didn't pay attention to them any more, looked at Luffy surrounded by cherry blossom petals, and his calm face told that a certain captain hadn't been liberated from the freezing yet.Gently raised his hand to touch his bloody left eye, Encore closed his eyes immediately, and Luffy in focus slowly disappeared from his vision, leaving only darkness, "Luffy, I... when will you be able to wake up……'

Sauron, who had been watching Encore from the corner of his eye, saw her with a pale face, leaning on the swing with her eyes closed and her long black hair hanging down behind her, and sometimes a few strands of black would fly up with the breeze.The beautiful scenery should set off the delicate person even more lovely, but it seems to have captured her vitality, making her feel as if she will dissipate with the falling cherry blossoms in the next second, and never again unable to return.

Others who felt the same way looked at each other worriedly, then at the child who seemed to be asleep on the swing.The swing was still shaking on its own, and Encore sitting on it seemed to fall down without a sound in the next second, and then never woke up again.

"Hey! Encore!!" Sauron, who couldn't help shouting loudly, stared at Encore who seemed to be unconscious, worried that she would not open her eyes and continue to sleep, and the others also looked at her worriedly.

"What's wrong?" Enke, who had not changed his movements, just opened his purple right eye and looked at the person in front of him lightly.

"Ah, it's okay..." Zoro didn't say the reason, just stretched his waist and yawned and said, "I want to go out and sleep, come here to play next time, that guy Luffy will definitely be happy." crazy……"

"Luffy used to play here, we used to train here before going out to sea..." He stretched out his hand and rubbed his sore left eye, Anke, feeling a little tired, said lightly: "If you go out, it's fine... ".As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding picturesque scenery began to collapse into fragments and danced wildly. After a while, the surrounding environment became the restaurant inside the Golden Merry. Sauron and the others were still in their original positions, and Luffy She was also lying on the side to sleep, while Anke, who was still sitting opposite Sauron and the others, was even paler. There were faint tooth marks on her bloodless lips, indicating that she was still enduring the severe pain from her eyes.

"It was just an entertainment program for you to relax~~ Then," Enke used illusion to restore his face to normal without anyone noticing, and still covered his closed left eye with his hand, "Now please continue Your question~~"

After looking at each other a few times, Usopp suddenly asked loudly: "What I am concerned about now is that now that the navy knows you are here, will there be any strong enemies next? What kind of people are they?"

"Oh~ are you afraid?" Seeing what Usopp was thinking at a glance, Enke just tapped his closed left eye and said lightly: "Don't worry, in the eyes of the world government, I am now a Dead people. Based on various selfishness, they will definitely not send a large number of warships, but let a few people come and take me back~"

"Recycling? Dead??" Sauron couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this sentence, "Aren't you still alive now?"It is impossible for that general to hide information about you, so why do you still say you are a dead man? "

"The five veterans of the navy are very concerned about face. Five years ago, they announced my death to the world with great fanfare, and they still published the news with absolute victory. If they suddenly say that I am not dead now, then this is a face-to-face Give them a big slap, and the world government will feel that they have no prestige, and will be ridiculed by the world for not being able to defeat a child. This is a naked irony, and they will never allow this to happen."

"It means..." Usopp suddenly trembled all over his body, "They will send someone to assassinate you, and will they even silence us?"

"Yes, this is the most possible measure~~ After all, complete silencing is the cleanest and neatest way to deal with it~~~" An irrelevant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Anke watched Usopp's face dripping After a while, he said lightly: "Don't worry, I won't implicate you. When that day comes, I will leave this ship. At that time, you can just pretend that nothing happened. Already~~"

"How is this possible!" Sanji, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper immediately shouted in unison, and then fell silent. After all, they didn't know what to do next, and a general made them helpless. If If there are a few more powerful characters, then... If this is the case, her words are probably not the best solution, but...

"You don't have to be insincere, it's useless to lie to me. In front of this eye, even the smallest lie can't lie to me..." Anke closed his eyes tiredly, and Anke's indifferent voice had a bit of insight into human nature. Desolation, "The darkness in the human heart, selfish desires, hatred...all the dark sides are things that I can use, and can be turned into my sharp blade, but another function of this sharp blade is to let me see through the nature of human beings, let me I can't trust anyone..."

"Then," Robin said lightly, "Where is Mr. Captain..."

"He is an exception. Everything about him is completely from the heart, without any cover-up, without any deceit. He is the purest person I have ever seen. I don't know why I should believe him. Obviously he is still Very weak, still very naive, but..." Anke was silent for a while, and seemed to be a little puzzled why he believed in Luffy so much, but after a few seconds, he said lightly: "I only know that I have to believe that he will Protect me, there is no reason..."

There was silence in the kitchen again, and everyone was thinking about Encore's words.After a few minutes, Sauron slowly said: "You just said that you will leave this ship when the enemy arrives, so what about Luffy? He will definitely not agree."

"I have my own solution to this matter. In short, I can't tell Luffy about today's conversation anyway, just take it as me asking you." After standing up and bowing deeply to them, Anke was about to walk out of the kitchen.After opening the door, Enke stood with his back to them, and said with a little sentimentality: "The previous adventures were really fun, let's live together in harmony as if nothing happened in the next few days, in this way Fei won’t be too difficult, just treat me as a partner on the surface. Don’t be too hypocritical, after all, you just need to endure it for a few more days...” The door slowly closed, and the thin figure disappeared in the Behind the door, at the moment the door was closed, a sentence slipped in softly, "I was really happy before, thank you..."

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In the kitchen, except for the slight snoring of Luffy who was sleeping soundly, everyone was quiet.Not long after.Sauron asked lightly: "So, what do you think?"

"I..." After Nami said a word, she didn't continue, after all, she was really messed up now.

"It's impossible to have no idea. After all, the current situation is very complicated." After Sanji took a puff of smoke, he looked at the clouds that slowly dissipated. Her pirate group will still face the danger of extinction, this is a very serious issue..."

"But! But Encore is our partner, isn't it?" Chopper said a little excitedly: "We used to be very happy to take risks together, even now we know Encore's identity. Are we going to let him go because of this?" Did she leave the ship?"

"Of course not!" After Usopp retorted loudly, he immediately calmed down and said hesitantly: "But, you have also seen how powerful that general is, right? Encore can draw with him, but apart from her, There is no one on board who is his opponent, even Luffy is easily defeated, if..."

"We are partners, it is impossible to leave someone behind and escape by ourselves," Sanji flicked the cigarette ash, calmly said his attitude, "I have thought about it carefully, the past of the little cutie is indeed a bit heinous, But now she is just our partner, the deputy captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. Her enemy is also our enemy. Although we are still weak now, we cannot abandon our partners because of our own problems. Can't do it!"

"No one ever said to let Encore leave this ship..." Nami whispered, "Although her previous past...was a little scary, but after all, she has been with us for so long and has helped us a lot , we also know her character very well. The most important thing is that she has been protecting us silently. All the things that were unbelievable before have now been explained. No scars were left, I used to think that I escaped with great power, but now I know it was Encore's protection...

"Whether in battle or in daily life, she is protecting us carefully, but none of us is aware of it, and foolishly thinks that we are protecting her. When we encounter a powerful enemy, she Although it is said to let us deal with them by ourselves, it actually makes us stronger in battle. And she will always pay attention to our safety... We may only deal with one enemy, but Encore may be on the entire battlefield Run away, just to prevent us from being killed by the enemy's knife...

"I was really afraid of Anke's past just now. After all, the news I saw at that time was all about her. So I couldn't react for a while, so I hated her in front of Anke, but I forgot Now she is our partner who has been adventuring with us for so long... She must be sad, right? Although I can't tell from the expression, she must be sad...I actually... hate... my partner... hate protecting me Encore...", couldn't help hugging herself, Nami trembled slightly and lowered her head, and stopped talking, because the tone behind her was already choked with sobs.

The kitchen was quiet, and everyone was silently thinking about their own thoughts. Nami's words completely hit their inner thoughts. At the beginning, they did have such thoughts, no matter how long it lasted, They all had that thought in their minds: 'If Encore disappears...'.But this idea was killed by them as soon as it sprouted, but even so, they couldn't free them from the self-blame in their hearts, the kind of self-blame that seemed to have betrayed their partners.

After a long time, Nami let go of herself, wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes with a dry smile, and said, "Sorry, everyone... I was in a mess just now, and my thoughts were also messed up, so I just said all my thoughts, and said After a long time, I don’t know what I’m going to say..." As he spoke, he lowered his head again and frowned slightly.

"It's okay, Ms. Nami..." Sanji smiled considerately, "Everyone actually has that kind of thinking, full of contradictions, and don't know what to do, but when thinking of what the little cutie has been doing all this time, We are relieved. Regardless of the past, she is our partner!!"

"Then, let's end this matter. Today, we only know about Anke's past. In this way, we have a deeper understanding of her. She is no longer a girl with a lot of mysteries, but Just a kid," Sauron folded his hands and said lightly: "As for her age, let's just ignore it and call it whatever I want. Didn't Luffy say it many times before? She's just a ten-year-old girl." It’s just a [-]-year-old child. Moreover, in this way, you can also avoid the eyes of some people with ulterior motives.”

"Well, that's right." Sanji nodded and said, "Little cutie is our partner, a partner with a heavy history and scars, so we have to treat her like before, no, treat her more carefully than before! Forever The little cutie who keeps the ten-year-old appearance is also lovable~~”

"That's right!" Chopper stood up abruptly, with raging fighting spirit ignited behind him, "Encore became like this because of those nasty experiments, I want to improve my medical skills and make her return to normal!!! Because I am her partner and the ship's doctor!!"

"Then I'm counting on you, Chopper." After patting Chopper's head, Sanji suddenly smiled strangely, "Little cutie is so cute now, so when she grows up, she will definitely be a beautiful and refined beauty Ah~~~~"

Robin, who hadn't spoken all the time, just smiled and didn't express his opinion.Seeing that no one except Nami, who was still bowing his head, and Usopp, who was still hesitating, had no opinion, Zoro glanced at the two of them: "What about you two? What's your opinion? Anyway, Encore will stay on this ship. If you disagree, don't make it too obvious. Luffy looks careless, but sometimes he has a very delicate mind. If he knows what you are thinking, he will definitely It will be difficult."

The kitchen fell into silence again. After a few minutes, Nami exhaled heavily, slammed the table and stood up, watching everyone with a firm smile, "Anke is our partner, the deputy of this ship. Captain, I was a little surprised to hear about her past, but it only makes us feel sorry for her more. Those guys in the navy care about the witch in the past, but Anke who is with us now is just a ten-year-old child !"

"Plus a little self-willedness..." Thinking of the experience of being pushed into the sea by Encore countless times in the past, Sauron raised his hand lightly and added: "And it's still very willful..."

"And it's still very powerful~~" Thinking of the powerful power hidden in Encore's thin body, Chopper said with admiration: "Although the body is very thin, but it is very strong! Super strong!!"

"And she's as cute and innocent as an angel~~~~" Sanji is still covered in pink bubbles, "He willful is also a manifestation of her extreme cuteness~~~"

"Yes! Anke is our precious partner!" Nami, who had regained her usual sense, nodded and continued: "If we are thrown into a mess by just a little threat from those guys in the navy, it would be too outrageous! We are pirates! So what if there are a few vicious guys?"

"However, Encore doesn't look evil at all..." Chopper looked at Nami innocently, "Although I was a little scared when I saw her left eye for the first time, but when you look closely, her eyes are very beautiful Ah~".

"Indeed, now that I calm down and think about it, Anke's left eye is indeed as beautiful as a ruby. Coupled with her cute appearance, she is exactly like the angel Sanji-kun said. If we think about it this way, we have no reason to be afraid and afraid ..." After affirming Chopper's words, Nami looked at Sauron pointedly, "As for the vicious people, I'm not talking about Encore, but other people,
Zoro, who was also shot while lying down, popped out a few wells. After glancing at Nami, he looked at Usopp who hadn't expressed his opinion yet and said, "What about you, Usopp?"

"I...I..." Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Usopp suddenly stood up and said loudly: "I...I am the great sea warrior captain Usopp!!! Watching my partner being taken away. I will protect Encore well!!!"

The kitchen was quiet for a few seconds because of Usopp's yelling, and then everyone smiled in relief.

"Hehehe. Ms. Deputy Captain is protecting you, and~~" Robin smiled and pointed to Luffy who was lying on the bed and said, "If you wake up Mr. Captain, you will be the one who swims in the sea." , Mr. Long Nose~~~"

Hearing Robin's words, Usopp covered his mouth reflexively, peeking out of the corner of his eyes at the kitchen door where there was no movement, and then heaved a sigh of relief. He covered his mouth tightly, but coughed because of choking on the saliva.

Seeing Usopp's funny movements, everyone couldn't help laughing, but the volume was kept very low.

Hearing all their conversations, Anke behind the door just smiled slightly, and there was joy and gratitude in the different pupils, but there was a touch of bitterness in the depths, which was very faint but could not be covered by joy, stubbornly occupying a position.

Very good partner, but how long can such happy days last?My existence seems to have been a mistake from the beginning... I am really lucky to know you, to know you.If possible, I really want to protect you, protect you for one more day, just one more second...

I swear, even if this world is used as a bargaining chip, even if you are going to fall into a hell that will never be restored, I will let you all have bright smiles, and happily take risks in a world without me...

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(End of this chapter)