To the end of the sea [One Piece]

Before being imprisoned in the dungeon, Sanji didn't have much idea about Reiju.

She is his only sister and the only girl of his own age that he can see.

But she doesn't talk to him and only laughs loudly when she passes by the other three brothers when they are bullying him.

Sometimes, watching the fire from the other side is also the fuel itself.

Although she never bullied him, she never helped him once. So Sanji thought, she must be the same person as her father and brothers.

Until he didn't know how many days he spent in the dungeon, his brothers came to him again and beat and kicked him for fun.

The little boys walked away laughing, leaving him huddled on the cold ground alone.

The little girl with pink hair appeared in front of him with an indifferent expression.

"This is for you." She threw a package at him impatiently, without even looking at him.

Sanji opened it and found some medicine and band-aids.

He even forgot how to respond to this strange and sudden kindness, and just stood there blankly looking at his sister.

Reijiu seemed to have come down secretly, seeing that he wanted to leave in a hurry after getting the things.

Sanji called her: "Reiju..."

"Shut up, kid." She said fiercely, "If father finds out, I will beat you to death with my own hands."

He timidly closed his mouth and watched her carefully leave.

He was like a little animal that had been frightened for a long time. Ever since he lost his mother, he thought that he would never receive kindness from his "relatives" again.

Even the servants who brought him meals and took care of his basic life made him feel more warm.

Sanji's little mind can't figure out what Reiju wants to do yet.

If she wanted to tease him or make fun of him, she would have countless opportunities before he entered the dungeon.

There is no need to spend a lot of money at this time.

He slowly fell asleep with doubts.

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After that, every time he was beaten, Reiju would quietly appear after they left and treat his wounds with indifference.

"Thank you..." Sanji thanked her in a low voice.

Reiju snorted sarcastically.

"You are indeed stupider than the others." She said mean words, but her eyes showed sadness, "You believed in me so easily and said thank you to me."

Sanji blinked in confusion: "Because Reiju... is my sister... isn't she..."

She opened her eyes in disbelief and looked at him like a monster: "After experiencing such a father and brother, do you actually still keep in mind the idea of ​​'because we are family members, even if you are nice to me, it is easy to understand'?" ?”

Sanji was a little afraid of her: "But... Reiju is not my father and she is not them... Besides, you brought me food."

She couldn't recover for a while, and suddenly turned her head sideways.

"You are such an idiot..." Her voice became much softer.

Reijiu pursed her lips and looked at him for a long time, then she couldn't help but ask: "Don't you hate them?"

"I don't know." Sanji answered her dully, "I just want to...leave here. Maybe I shouldn't exist here...so I want to leave here."

Reiju looked at him quietly, despair welling up in her heart.

how can that be possible…

As a child of Gaji, she had long forgotten what "resistance" meant.

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Sanji gradually adapted to life in the dungeon. Although Gaji thought he was dead, he was still a member of the royal family. He had certain freedoms in food and clothing, and could even ask a soft-hearted servant to bring him some books.

He saw a book that said that there is a sea in the world where all the fish in the four seas are gathered. It is the sea of ​​dreams.

Its name is "allblue".

In the dark dungeon, a dreamy sea formed a seed in the child's young heart.

Reiju could only visit him occasionally, and when he had nothing to do, he could only practice cooking alone.

Until that year.

"Sanji, there are some adults from Xihai coming to the castle recently. I may not be able to visit you for the time being."

"My lord from the West Sea?" Sanji grabbed the railing and asked Reiju, "A very important lord?"

"Yes...it seems to be a gang like the Mafia. Father wants to discuss cooperation with them."

Sanji nodded. It was the same for everyone who came, and it had nothing to do with him, the prince who had died long ago.

However, the girl shows up in his dungeon.

+ + +

When Sanji heard the noise, he thought it was a servant coming down to deliver food to him. When he raised his head, he froze in place.

so beautiful…

He had never seen such a beautiful girl. Her delicate facial features and long silver hair made him couldn't help but think that the fairy in the stories his mother told should look like this.

But her eyes were like a pool of cold water, and her deep dark green eyes were extremely indifferent.

The silver-haired girl didn't seem to expect that there would be a boy locked up here. She frowned and wanted to leave immediately, but footsteps came from the door.

So she made a decision immediately, and she took action so fast that Sanji didn't even see her movements clearly.

She reached into the railing and grabbed Sanji's neck. With her other hand, she took out a cold dagger and put it against his neck: "Don't make a sound. If anyone comes and dares to tell them that I am here, I will Kill you first."

This was not the first time that Sanji felt that he was very close to death.

But this time, the other party faced her with real murderous intent. He realized that this was not bullying by his brothers, she was really threatening him with his life.

He nodded shakily.

Then he was surprised to see the girl turn over and disappear into the darkness. When he looked over, he almost felt that everything that just happened was a dream.

Soon, he heard commotion footsteps in the corridor of the castle: "Are you there?"

"No! I can't find it anywhere!"

"Go look over there! I'll go look below!"

The door of the dungeon was pushed open, and a guard walked in: "Your Highness Sanji, did you see a girl with silver hair?"

Sanji was not very good at lying, so he said with a trembling voice: "No...no."

For the first time, the iron hood he hated so much played a positive role. The little boy's red face and guilty expression were hidden behind his hood, so the guards didn't notice.

In fact, he just came here for a routine inspection. After all, no one thought that anyone would come here from the beginning. No one thought that Sanji would lie for a stranger.

So he bowed slightly and retreated.

Sanji whispered into the shadow: "They have left."

A silence.

Sanji tried hard to confirm where the girl was, but there seemed to be no human presence there at all. He couldn't help but wonder, had she already left?

But this dungeon has no other exits except the main entrance.

The sounds outside were chaotic one after another, and finally calmed down before night fell.

It wasn't until the servant who brought Sanji dinner left that the silver-haired girl came out of her hiding place.

"Who are you and why are you locked up here?" She asked him without hesitation.

"My...my name is Sanji." He answered her honestly, "I am locked up here because..."

No matter how naive you are, you still know to be wary of strangers who exude dangerous aura. In addition, Sanji is really reluctant to talk about the reason why he was imprisoned.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to care much about the reason. She quickly said: "Will anyone come if we have three meals a day every day?"

"Pretty much. My sister comes occasionally, and if I ask the servants to bring me something, they come more often."

The girl nodded: "I understand." As if to express her friendliness to him, she introduced herself to him: "My name is Ikegawa Ena. I will borrow your place to hide in the next few days. Don't worry. , I will leave Germa immediately in a few days, I just want to take a smooth sailing."

Sanji asked, "Where did you come from?"

Eina glanced at him: "You just need to know that I won't have any ill intentions towards you. Of course, if you reveal my affairs to others, then I will definitely take you away before being caught. I capable enough to do this.”

Ikegawa Ena's way of expressing "no malice" is really hard to compliment. But perhaps because a child's intuition is naturally more sensitive than that of an adult, Sanji could feel from her body that she did not have the murderous intention towards him just now.

That's just an indiscriminate attack in a crisis situation.

So he nodded: "I know. But E...Ena..."

"what's up?"

"How are you going to sleep?"

The muscles on Ena's face twitched. What the hell is going on with this kid... He actually has the time to care about how he lives as an intruder.

She said: "I have my own methods, so you don't have to worry."

The little boy stopped talking.

Late at night, Ena disappeared into the shadows again, and Sanji also lay down on his crib. In the silence, Sanji held his breath and listened carefully, and finally he could hear the sound of small breathing.

He was suddenly...a little happy.

too long. He had slept in the breathless darkness for too long. At this moment, another person's breathing came from the distance, making him at least feel less lonely.

He didn't know if everything she said was true, but at least for him, a child who had not seen the light of day for a long time, someone could accompany him to sleep in the long night, and he seemed to have nothing to fear.

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He lived with the silver-haired intruder for several days. In the past few days, he had been curious more than once. Why did she seem to be alive and well even though she didn't steal his food and didn't have a quilt to cover her at night.

But Ena was always cold and rarely even came out to talk to him. Sanji was a little frustrated, but he quickly adapted to the life with more minor changes.

That day, Reiju came.

She folded her arms and leaned against the wall: "The castle was crazy busy the past two days. After the guests from Xihai left, they called and said that a little silver-haired girl among them was missing. Originally, they thought she was hiding in Jie. It’s in the castle of Elma, but we searched all over and couldn’t find it.”

Sanji opened his mouth wide and asked a little stuttering: "Then... then, what next?"

"Later, Xihai said it was over, so we gave up." Leijiu sighed, "I don't know what happened to the child, and I don't know what happened to her and those people."

The child you are talking about is probably only three meters away from you at the moment.

Sanji didn't dare to say another word until Reiju left.

Eina walked out of her hiding place: "Is this your sister?"

Sanji nodded nervously.

Eina saw that he was hesitant to speak, so she took the first step and said, "I came from the West Sea.

"Then why did you..."

"This has nothing to do with you. Your ship will arrive in the East China Sea soon, and I will find an opportunity to leave at that time."

"East China Sea?" Sanji asked in surprise.

Eina glanced at him: "So you don't know. Germa is going to fight in the East China Sea, and the castle will be in chaos. It's the best time for me to escape."

She disappeared before his eyes, but Sanji's heartbeat became faster and faster.

It was the best time for me to escape.

It's the best time to escape.

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That day will come soon.

When artillery fire sounded muffled in the distance, Ena was already ready to go.

Just as she was about to leave, the three boys arrived.

They opened the dungeon door, beat and kicked him as usual, and destroyed his meager cooking utensils.

After they left, Reiju bandaged his wound: "You are really bad at learning."

Sanji gently broke away from her hand, and Reiju was stunned.

"I want to be a chef." He said firmly in his childish voice, "No matter who stops me... I want to be the best chef in the world!"

Such a young boy had wounds all over his body, but his eyes were full of scorching flames.

His sister bit her lower lip and made a desperate decision.

"Get out of the way!" she shouted, and Sanji took a step back.

The iron railing was actually pulled open by her!

"Listen! You only have one chance! Don't let me down!" Reiju yelled nervously, "Follow me!"

Sanji ran out after her. Before leaving, he glanced around the corner and didn't see the silver-haired girl.

But he ignored her and ran outside.

+ + +

"You go."

His escape was unsuccessful and he was soon discovered by the man he called his father.

Sanji even thought of fighting him to the death.

But Gaji made him realize again that there were injuries in this world that were more painful than punches and kicks.

"Go away. Just don't say he is my son from now on." The man said calmly without even looking at him.

At that moment, Sanji even lost his desire to fight.

The knife in his hand fell to the ground, and he dragged his body out of the castle with his father's acquiescence.

It was obviously him who escaped, but he felt like he was the one who was constantly abandoned.

Reiju cried and held his shoulders tightly.

"Listen up! Never come back here again!!"

She looked at her brother: "The sea is so broad...one day...one day you will meet gentle people!"

She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and pushed him forward.

Push him out of this hell.

Pushing him out of her life.

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The little boy with blond hair lost his family, support, and all shelter in an instant.

He wiped away tears and walked forward amidst the rumbling gunfire, stumbling to the shore.

A cold voice sounded like the light of salvation.

"together?"

He raised his head and saw that the silver-haired girl was sitting on a small boat and stretched out her hand to him with an indifferent expression.

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