To the end of the sea [One Piece]

In the middle of the desert somewhere in Alabasta, a small black shadow moved with difficulty.

If you look carefully, you can see that the man is wearing a torn coat to block the sun, and he is carrying a ball of cloth on his back.

But by this time she was about to faint.

Ikegawa Ena stayed in this desert for a day and a night. When she was transported to Alabasta by space, she only had a handful of Yugiri and a few pieces of dry food with her. She had no idea that she would suddenly encounter a blizzard when she and Kuleha went down the mountain to see a doctor, and when she fell from the mountainside, she once again triggered the out-of-control fruit ability.

The seasons on Drum Island are completely opposite to those in Alabasta. She appeared directly in the hot desert wearing a thick cotton coat, and almost got a black eye from the suffocation.

She used the evening mist to tear open the cotton-padded clothes, and took out the cotton inside, leaving only a thin layer of fabric, which she put on her head to protect her from the sun.

But the biggest problem was that she landed in the middle of the desert and couldn't find her direction at all.

Also, she had no water.

At this time, she had begun to feel that the saliva in her throat had dried up, and a mucus-like substance was stuck deep in her throat, and she did not even have the strength to open her mouth.

The venomous sunlight burned the land mercilessly, and every step was like walking on the flames of hell. She couldn't help but suspect that if she couldn't find any water, she would probably die here.

If you don't take in water for more than three days, you will really die.

The steaming air distorted in front of her eyes, and her vision became blurred. For a moment, she thought she saw a city.

It could be a mirage. She still has some sense.

But...she really couldn't hold on anymore...

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She didn't know how long she had been unconscious, but when Ena woke up again she found that the sky had darkened.

She didn't throw away the cotton she took out, but wrapped it in another piece of cloth and carried it on her back. They are needed again at this time.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is incredible. If you don't have thick clothes to keep out the cold, you will freeze to death at night.

Her physical strength was already astonishingly strong, but she was still as small as a grain of gravel in front of nature.

The desert at night is full of dangers, but it has an incredibly beautiful night sky.

The clean and clear dark blue curtain was dotted with distant stars. In the darkness, Ena made a little fire by relying on the dead branches and bones she picked up during the day.

She protected the fire behind a big rock in the lee, and the faint light of the fire reflected her beautiful, pale face.

She was really starting to miss the Golden Melly.

Her silly captain, the cunning and cute Nami, the arrogant swordsman who is always tough-tongued, and the bragging Usopp.

There was also the blond chef. She obviously wanted to talk to him about their relationship, but she didn't expect that they hadn't seen each other for so long.

What a bad crew, she thought.

With anticipation and panic for tomorrow, she wrapped herself in all the clothes and fell asleep.

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When Ena woke up the next day, she found that there was a little dew on the bones she hung up the night before. At this time, she didn't care about cleaning them, and quickly pressed the little source of life into her mouth with her chapped lips.

Then she steeled herself and continued on her way.

She didn't know how long she had been walking, but the sun was gradually rising, and dehydration symptoms that were even more unbearable than yesterday were tormenting her body again.

She actually couldn't confirm that this was Alabasta. But if so, she thought she would be able to find the city soon, right? After all, Alabasta has also developed a lot of desert area, or should we be able to encounter caravans or travelers passing by on the road?

But none of this happened, and despair began to well up in her heart.

Can't fall here. This is her only will.

She didn't know how far she had gone and climbed over several small sand dunes. Before she lost her last strength, a shaking figure appeared in the distance.

Is that...an illusion...

But this is the last hope. Ena stepped forward with her deepest desire to survive and staggered closer to the person.

She squeezed out a little sound with her vocal cords that seemed to be cracked: "Wait a minute..."

Closer, closer.

The man was wearing an orange hat and carrying a huge bag on his back.

She wanted to speak louder to attract the other person's attention, but unfortunately she could no longer make a sound.

The fabric on her back slipped off and fell to the sand with a rustling sound. The man finally turned his head, and Eina saw his appearance clearly at that moment.

Perhaps because she saw the hope of salvation before she was exhausted, her heart beat uncontrollably.

She watched as his droopy eyes suddenly widened and he looked at her as if he couldn't believe it.

The small freckles on his cheeks seemed to be magnified several times, and Ena seemed to hear him calling her name.

She suddenly laughed and fell down uncontrollably.

What does that feel like?

The moment she saw him, she felt like a traveler encountering an oasis, and a flower grew from the bottom of her heart.

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When Ena sat up from the bed, she found that the room was empty. She stood up and rubbed her temples. The thirst in her throat had been basically relieved, but her stomach was still hungry.

She walked out of the hotel room and found a small restaurant on the first floor. At the bar, several people gathered around one person and talked about it. She walked over and saw his back.

"Please bring me a piece of bread, a plate of hollow noodles, and a piece of soup." She sat down next to him and said to the boss.

The boss immediately nodded and went to prepare. The man next to her happily swallowed what was in his mouth and said, "Oh! Ena! You wake up!"

There were already a dozen plates stacked next to him, no wonder people were watching.

Ena held her forehead, but subconsciously felt that this guy should be like this.

"Thank you for saving me in the desert..." She smiled at him.

"That is to say, I was really shocked when I saw you!" The young man laughed heartily, "What's the matter? Has the navy also come to Alabasta?"

Eina was stunned and didn't realize who he was talking about for a moment.

"Sea...Navy?"

Ace kept talking: "Yes, didn't you say that? You are going to join the navy. If it is Ena, you have done very well in the past two years, right?"

This sentence also contains too much information. Eina looked at him with her mouth slightly open, her mind racing.

She...said she was going to be in the navy? Before losing his memory?

And he seemed to have a good relationship with her, saving her even though he thought she was a marine.

She opened her mouth, but she didn't know where to start.

"I...didn't go into the navy..." she said hesitantly.

"What?!" Unexpectedly, this sentence made the seemingly good-tempered man angry all of a sudden. He didn't even bother to eat the meat in his hand. He turned around and asked her angrily: "Why?! Is the navy making things difficult for you? Or are they bullying you?"

"Uh..." Ena laughed dryly, "It seems quite complicated to explain...So, I am a pirate now..."

He seemed completely unable to accept what she said, and froze in place with his mouth open.

Eina scratched her head: "And my captain is..."

"Why." Ace's voice suddenly became deeper and his face became calmer, "What happened, Ena?"

His expression was as if it was an anomaly for her to be a pirate.

So she also asked: "Why are you so angry about me being a pirate?"

She saw a sad emotion appear on his face, and then the man brought his entire face right in front of her. The two were so close that they could feel each other's breathing.

She did not avoid it. The fire-like man's breath was filled with a temperature higher than that of ordinary people, which made her blush.

She heard him say in a tone of deluded hurt:

"Didn't you say that you rejected my confession because you hate being a pirate and want to join the navy?"

She was completely frozen.