Vice Captain of One Piece

Chapter 237 Memory Awakening: Beautiful Past, Heartbreaking Parting 1
Withdrawing her unexpected mood, the girl sighed and lifted the invisible state.If I had known that she would not have told Luffy all about the ability of the reincarnation eye and the method to crack it, it made it impossible for her to hide now.

Reaching out to pat the guy who was hugging her tightly, the girl said helplessly: "Okay, haven't you hugged enough yet?"let me go...'

"You won't run away, will you?" Luffy tightened his arms worriedly, worried that she would run away without a trace once he let go.

'No, don't I have any credit at all? '

"Okay then, don't lie to me..." After hesitating for a moment, Luffy bent down and carefully placed her on the ground, then sat down and stared at her tightly.

'Okay, the bet begins. ’, the girl stood there expressionlessly, looking straight into his eyes calmly, ‘As I said before, if you think of my name, I will return the memory to you; will be sealed, and there will be no possibility of recalling it from now on. '

Nodding, Luffy looked straight at her with a blank expression on his face, his mind that should have been chaotic was now blank.

The girl looked into his eyes as well, as if she could already see his blank mind at the moment, and she knew very well that it was difficult for him to think of any clues about herself under such circumstances.Slowly lowering her eyelids, the girl's eyes were full of sadness and complexity.Although she was the one who created the current situation, seeing the strangeness in the eyes of the people who were very close in the past, she still felt unacceptable.

She had planned to leave again, but the desire to cry was so strong when she withdrew her hand.When he reached out to grab her with a firm attitude, she knew that she wanted to laugh, the kind of gratifying smile.Whether he can see himself or not, he will find himself.

Withdrawing her thoughts and calming down, the girl suddenly bent a soft smile, real and indifferent, just like she used to only show a real smile to him.She doesn't want to do anything anymore, since her captain wants to win this unfair bet, then she should follow her heart and give him a hint for now~~
"Luffy is an idiot, it's hard to solve the mystery without a hint.Anyway, I will always be soft-hearted towards him, so what if one more time?Since he can find here, then he must have found my body.Then, what will happen next, just let it be...' After thinking about it, the girl's smile deepened, and she looked at the expressionless boy in front of her with crooked eyes.

With only the girl's gentle but mischievous smile in his eyes, Luffy slowly stretched out his right hand forward, copying the familiar outline with his fingertips in the air, and then put his body forward and gently placed his fingertips at the end of his left eye.After staring closely at those strange pupils for a long time, he suddenly broke into a bright smile, and called out her name slowly and firmly, "Enke."

The girl's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and the smile on her lips froze there.This is unlikely, right?Didn't he have no memory at all?How could it be possible to say her name right?
"You are definitely Encore~~" Luffy, who knew that he guessed right from the surprised face of the girl, proudly stretched out his hands, and tied her tightly before she could react. Zongzi, and then a bright smiling face is full of joy.

The girl's expression returned to calm, and she remained silent without making any reply.

Seeing her silent reaction, Luffy's smile gradually disappeared, and then he said calmly, "If you continue to be willful, I will be angry, Encore."

Hearing these too calm words, the girl pursed her lips tightly, and the determination she had finally made was destroyed in an instant.It is said that the chance of Luffy getting angry is extremely low on weekdays, but if he touches his bottom line, the consequences will still be very serious.Now that he has said something like 'he will be angry', if the girl refuses again, maybe he will directly take his memory back.Although the process and consequences are a bit serious, she knows that Luffy can do it.

"It's ridiculous, now I would actually compromise because I'm afraid of being angry alone, if I let others know, I'll laugh my ass off..." The girl thought a little depressingly, but her eyes caught on the expressionless face. When he turned his face, the depression disappeared, "Forget it, who called him Luffy~"

The little man wrapped in his hands turned into mist and disappeared again. Luffy was not surprised, but just sat there with his hands back and looked at the darkness in front of him.There was mist around him again, and then a small figure sat down on his right, and then naturally stretched out his thin hands to hug his right hand, leaned on it and said lazily: "Then, I will return the memory to you." You, but don't be angry with me~~'

He didn't say anything, but tilted his head to look at the cute look of the child raising his face to look at him, stretched out his left hand to smooth her long hair scattered on the ground, then turned his head and continued to look at the front where there was nothing on it.

The girl who found it useless to act like a baby pouted innocently, and then looked straight ahead, secretly urging the sealed memory fragments to appear around the two of them in order from the place of imprisonment.

Fragmented fragments are constantly circling around, and forgotten memories are constantly playing back inside.Luffy watched those clips from strangeness to familiarity quietly, his expression was sometimes happy and sometimes dignified.

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12 years old, that's when they first met.It happened to be in the evening, and as soon as he came back from the forest with Ace, he saw a scarred child who had never seen before in the house.He was the same age as him, but looked very fragile, his pale face was softened by the orange light, and the just-right smile added a bit of beauty to that delicate face, but it made people look weird , of course, not because of her bandaged left eye.

Just because the perfect smile was unreal, like a mask condensed on the face, lifeless.Luffy, who has always done whatever he wants, stepped forward, put his forehead on hers, and made a gesture that seemed ambiguous to everyone.He didn't know the expressions of Ace and the others at that time, but simply said what he thought in his heart:
'Stop laughing like that, looking sad. '

At that time, the girl's eyes were only bottomless and gloomy, but the smile on her face was still beautifully curved, as if she couldn't understand what he was saying.It took him a long time to realize that the deepness in her eyes at that time was murderous.

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At the age of 14, Ace went to sea.At that time, they had opened their hearts to each other.

At the cliff where they went most often, the girl quietly looked at the deserted sea, turned around to face him as if feeling something, and said chattingly:
"Hey, Luffy, can you take me to the sea?"

"Of course!"

"Then, you... will protect me no matter what?"

"certainly!!"

"Then, I want to be your deputy captain?"

"Well, yes!"

She didn't know if the smile in the sun that day would last forever, but she could believe that that boy would stick to his promise, forever!
She smiled.As beautiful as a flower. . . .

"Then, let's take an adventure together!! On the great route!!"

At that time, she seldom showed a sincere smile, but that day's smile was so real and calm.Perhaps from that day on, Luffy had already made a decision in his heart, no matter what, he had to protect the smile on her face. It had nothing to do with the agreement. As time went by, it had become his instinct.

It was just because, at that time, she had already started to soften, she was no longer like a lifeless puppet, although she still didn't satisfy him, it was already very good.

After all, there is already sincerity in her smile, and expectations for life and the future began to show in her eyes.

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When they were 17 years old, they went to sea together, encountered many things and met many people.The exciting and adventurous life that has never been tried before is something a girl never thought of. With the increase of partners in the pirate group, although she has not changed much, Luffy still knows her inner happiness.

The joy of being accompanied, the joy of laughing and cursing with others at will, the occasional fierce battles, and fighting side by side with her partners are the reasons why she smiles genuinely every time.

But occasionally, she still shows a look of perplexity, because none of her partners have seen her past events and identity that can't be recalled.

How many times, he saw her alone and quietly looking into the distance, her face was expressionless but he could easily see the chaos in her heart.

At the colorful fog, it was the first time since she went to sea that she used the ability of reincarnation eyes to help everyone escape from the colorful fog, although she changed her memory later.But her mood that day became more cloudy and uncertain, and she directly refused Chopper's treatment and walked to a place where no one was there.

At that time, he didn't know what she saw in other people's eyes, but he knew that it was a very hurtful emotion. At least, he saw confusion on her face,

"Hey...Luffy, I like this ship very much, and I also like the partners on the ship...but what if..."

He didn't finish listening to what she was going to say later, so he cut off her words decisively. He was sure that the partners who had experienced so many adventures would not change just because they knew her identity.

Unfortunately, he who was too pure didn't know that at that time, the girl already knew what would happen if her identity was exposed. The most basic thing was that her partner at that time would no longer be her current partner.

Later, what should come still came.

The general who shouldn't have met so early revealed the true identity of the deputy captain of the Straw Hat Pirates so easily. Even though the frightening existence was worn away by five years, it was so easily exposed when it was mentioned. come out.

At that time, even though he was as innocent as he was, he could still see the disbelief and fear clearly on the faces of his partners, let alone her who was delicate and scheming.

Frozen, he didn't know what happened to the outside world, he only knew that her appearance suddenly appeared in his consciousness, and she wearing white clothes in the pure white space was completely unreal.

He didn't know what the expressions of the partners outside were after they knew the truth, because at that time, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and even had a trace of calmness.

At that time, he has forgotten what he said specifically, but he knew that he must have said something like 'to protect her, and my friends will protect her'.

I just remember that her expression was still indifferent, too calm.Then tell him with a comforting look, telling lies in soft words:

'Well, I'll always be there for you.So don't worry about the situation outside~~'

He didn't know what kind of mood she was in when she said such indifferent words at that time, and he didn't know what she said to her companions when he was unconscious. He only knew that when he woke up, another wave of enemies was coming. hurt her.

It was hard to handle everything well, and it was finally hard for the partners to accept her existence from their hearts.But since then, she seems to have always had something on her mind, and she has kept everything about her secret in the ever-changing city of water.

Even though she was seriously injured in the Battle of Judiciary Island, even though she knew that someone was watching her and following her, she didn't say a word to him, and she still smiled as if nothing happened.

Only before the enemy attacked, while there was still a little time, she asked an inexplicable question
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'Now, what would you do if I disappeared and you forgot about me? '

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Suddenly overwhelmed by anxiety, they looked at her who was extremely fragile, and they didn't even dare to blink their eyes, as if they would disappear in the next second.And it turns out, too, even though he replied 'We will think of you, we will!Even if you are not in our memory, our soul will definitely remember you!Because we are partners! '

And she just looked away as if avoiding, as if she couldn't bear their oath.

In the end, the situation of the battle that was unable to be reversed came to an end when they were scarred and almost lost their lives. Even if they were as strong as her, they could only choose to remain silent, and then they made the decision to leave without authorization regardless of their mood:
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'From now on, I am no longer the deputy captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, and I have nothing to do with your life.So, from this moment on, you have no right to ask or interfere in everything about me.I... am leaving the Straw Hat Pirates...'

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The outstretched hands couldn't grasp the illusory person like mist, and the final picture of the closed eyes was fixed on the two tears that fell from her, which implied infinite pain and reluctance.

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Sitting there, Lu Fei silently watched those memories come back to his mind bit by bit, his lips were tightly pursed, his face was full of suppressed anger, his hands were clenched into fists, and his veins burst out.He stared wide-eyed at the frown and smile of the girl he was very familiar with at the moment, and what he heard in his ears was her voice that was sometimes soft, sometimes indifferent, and sometimes full of indifference, but there was only a kind of anger that was about to explode in his heart
The picture is still spinning, and the girl's frowns and smiles from the past resound in his mind, constantly reminding him of the good times they had:

When he was getting taller, the girl who could no longer keep up with his footsteps stretched out her hand towards him, smiling cutely: "Luffy~~ I'm too lazy to go, give me a hug~~~"

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At the naval base, he was stopped from leaving early because he was worried that she would be discovered. The girl smiled and told him: "Luffy, you will definitely be a stronger person than anyone else."So, don't worry that I will leave, I will always be by your side! '

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Many times, maybe when he helped someone who had never lived before, or when he let go of someone who should be an enemy, the girl always looked at him tenderly, 'Luffy, you are really gentle~~'

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After Qingzhi's incident, he knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, and he was a little depressed. The girl who knew his mind just smiled and comforted: "Hehe, don't worry, you can't protect me, Master Captain~~ Believe that you have that ability~ ~~'

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When he hit the guy who kept the pigeon, he couldn't move and looked at the pale girl squatting next to him, with a gratified smile, "Luffy, you succeeded, it's really amazing~~ ~'

'Leave all the next things to me, I will help you deal with all the enemies~~~'

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After the demon slaying order, the Golden Merry came to pick them up. Although the smiling girl knew what would happen next, she still had a calm expression on her face, "Go back, Luffy~~ We are going to continue the next adventure~~ ~'

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'Luffy~~~'

Every time the girl spoke softly to herself with a smile on her face, her words were full of encouragement, and her eyes were full of tenderness when she looked at him.

That was his favorite look, but it was a pity that everything was destroyed on a moonlit night more than a week ago.He saw with his own eyes the girl looking at him with a strange tone and a cold expression, speaking indifferently and decisively the words that hurt him
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'Luffy, I don't want you to be made fun of by the world because of me.So, let's part here...'

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'Sorry, Luffy.I actually made you sad....But bear with it, you won't be so sad later...'

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'I want...to seal your memories about me...to make you forget about me...'

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'We, let's part like this, thank you for giving me so many happy memories...'

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The girl's indifferent and impersonal face looked even more lifeless under the moonlight, but at that moment, the teardrops that fell under the cover of black hair were so dazzling, and the voice that recalled deep in the soul carried a trace of love. begging, but more desperation

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'If possible, I really hope to be able to come back to you...'

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Gritting his teeth together, Luffy, who was completely ignited by the memory of the seal, glared at the front that gradually returned to darkness.He punched the ground with his tightly clenched left fist, growling like a wounded beast: "How dare you do that?! Encore!!"

Seeing him furious, the girl holding his right hand just smiled slightly, and her body also became transparent because the seal was lifted.Lovingly rubbing her arms, she softly said, "You said you wouldn't be angry with me, Luffy..."

"Who said that!!", when Luffy turned his head suddenly and saw her transparent body, all his anger turned into worry, and he quickly reached out to support her who looked weak, "Hey, An But, what's wrong with you?? Are you okay??"

'Don't worry, Luffy.I'm just the consciousness that exists here, and it started to disappear because I unsealed it.My body in the real world will not be affected~~~', stretched out his hand and flicked his forehead lightly, the girl's transparent face was filled with satisfaction and nostalgia, 'All the memories are returned to you, dear captain~~ , What to do next is up to you~. '

Luffy watched the child with his hands gradually disappear, leaving only the last sentence still lingering in his ears
'I want to see you again with my own eyes, Luffy...'

Looking at the empty hands quietly, Luffy slowly closed his eyes to feel the remaining cold temperature in his hands, and at the same time quietly digested the large amount of information he received suddenly
'will get you back safely, my mate...'

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(End of this chapter)