To the end of the sea [One Piece]

Ever since Beckman talked to Shanks, Shanks had returned to his normal state.

He no longer looks at the girl too much, and will fight back childishly when Eina quarrels with him.

Beckman then said nothing, as if what happened that day never happened at all.

Then Ena's birthday soon came.

This was her second birthday aboard the Redforth. Unfortunately, on her last birthday, she was trained so hard by Shanks that she fell asleep in bed all day long, and when she woke up, it was well past midnight.

So this time everyone started preparing for the banquet a day in advance, and strictly prohibited the captain from conducting special training on Ena's birthday.

Who knows why the girl who had finally managed not to faint from training suddenly started to end up being carried back unconscious every day!

It seems that everyone knows that after this birthday party, the next party featuring Ena as the protagonist will be a farewell party, and everyone prepares it carefully and tacitly.

"What is this?" Raglo asked Temlo.

"It seems to be wine. Hawkeye brought it to the boss last time."

"Then why don't we take it out and drink together? Anyway, the day is special, so let's just split it up."

"Okay, okay." So the two people went out holding the barrel of wine. If Mihawk were here at this time, or Shanks himself from the future was here, I would probably shout at the top of his lungs at these two guys: "Put down that barrel of wine! Idiot!"

But they were not there, and the cask of wine was unknowingly infiltrated into the feast.

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"Everyone." After drinking, Sangou Ena stood up holding a wooden cup, and the noisy pirates looked at her together.

The girl let out a small burp, causing the men to laugh lowly. With a slightly drunken blush on her face, she cleared her throat and said loudly, "Thank you for celebrating my birthday...I'm serious, I'm so happy. Ever since I woke up on the Redfors, everyone has been saying I take care of you like a companion, and I have caused you a lot of trouble for so long, so thank you very much!"

"Hey Eina-chan, you're out of sight now!"

"We are pirates, shouldn't we take care of our mates?"

"Isn't Ena-chan an important member of the ship from the beginning!"

"Hey Eina-chan, if the Straw Hat boy treats you badly——"

"Shut up idiot!"

"Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, don't say such things to us again!"

After the pirates finished speaking noisily, the men, who had always been talking at a loss, suddenly exchanged tacit glances.

Shanks winked and took the lead to raise the cup.

Under the firelight and night, all the members of the red-haired pirate group said in unison: "Happy birthday - Ena!"

The wine glasses collided together, crackling like fireworks blooming in the air, and Ena almost shed tears watching this scene.

She turned her head and slapped her eyes to hold back. She knew that for these pirates, if she was moved to tears, they would ask her in a panic, and she didn't want to face that scene.

——It will be even more embarrassing!

She turned back and drank from her cup, and the pirates burst into applause.

"You're very impressive Ena!"

"Pirates really want to drink a lot!"

The smile on Eina's face never stopped. She turned her head to pour the wine, but found that there was no wine at hand. So she asked Lucky, "Is there any more wine?"

"How is it possible?" Lackey brought over an unopened wine barrel, "I'll pour it for you!"

The lid of the barrel was opened, and the aroma of wine that was several times richer wafted out, attracting people nearby to look over: "Damn, it smells so good? Lucky, give me a drink too!"

"I want to, I want to—"

Eina returned to her seat with the cup, and Shanks asked her worriedly: "Your face is already very red, are you sure you still want to drink?"

Eina nodded: "It doesn't matter, I'm happy today."

Shanks looked at her and drank a third of the glass of wine, feeling a little scared.

The girl didn't drink much at all. In previous banquets, she always drank fruit wine prepared for her by Delhi. As far as he knew, she had never tried to drink so much when she was in the Straw Hat Pirates.

He watched helplessly as her face turned from light red to bright red, and she couldn't hold the cup firmly with her fingers, thinking that it was really not good.

Seeing that she seemed dazed and still wanted to drink, he quickly grabbed the cup. Unexpectedly, the girl leaned over and asked him inarticulately.

Shanks' neck turned red. He wanted to avoid her soft body while raising the glass of wine. In a hurry, he simply raised his head and drank the remaining half of the glass of wine.

He was just about to tell her that the wine was gone and not to drink anymore, when he immediately realized another complete disaster.

This wine...is a bit on the high side.

He was a big drinker on the level of a Yonko, and he actually felt dizzy after drinking half a glass of wine. The biggest problem, however, is that it doesn't seem to fail. He just felt dizzy, but his consciousness was clear.

Poor Shanks didn't know that the wine Hawkeye gave him was actually for him to drink with him the next time they met. He can measure alcohol levels without pouring people down, and he can persevere until the end with a clear mind.

But it was different for a girl like Ena who had an average drinking capacity. If she didn't pour someone else, she would basically reach her limit with this sip, not to mention that she had already drank a lot before.

Shanks saw that she was already swaying around, and at some point most of the crew members who had come to share a sip of drinks were also getting up, and he quickly pulled Ena up.

We can't stay any longer, we have to send her back to sleep.

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When Shanks walked to the door of Eina's room, he had forgotten how he carried her along the way.

Because... the drunk girl crumbled into a ball in his arms, and she raised her body to rub his face honestly.

Shanks felt that there was definitely something wrong with the wine.

Otherwise, why did he start to feel weak all over and his back went numb?

The man closed the door in a daze, then put the girl who was hugging his neck tightly on the bed, took off her shoes, and tried to get away.

But he didn't succeed. Those two white and soft arms pressed against his aorta, causing all the strength in his body to drain away in an instant.

"E...Ena..." He called her with difficulty in a low voice. He raised his head and tried to get her to let go of him, but he met the girl's eyes.

Her dark green eyes were gleaming, looking at him ignorantly and confused, her eyes filled with the figure of him alone. The flush caused by the alcohol filled her delicate face, enough to seduce any man in the world to fall for her willingly.

Almost no one can resist such tempting beauty, let alone a man who is already tempted.

Shanks was just a micron away from losing his mind.

He bit the back of his tongue to wake himself up. The girl in front of him was confused, but he was not drunk.

If he made a big mistake while sober, it would be an unforgivable problem.

Mr. Yonko made his last struggle with a red face, even though he was already ignoring his lower abdomen that was sending signals.

So... sinful.

The girl seemed dissatisfied with his stiffness, so she hooked her arm around his neck and pushed forward.

Snapped--

The warmth from his lips broke his last thread of reason.

He eagerly but tenderly pried open her soft lips, and her warm lips made him put aside all worries and kiss her indulgently.

When he finally gasped and let go of her, he thought to himself that it was the first time that just one kiss had made him so passionate.

Now that he has lost his mind, there is no such thing as stopping.

Shanks followed his heart and kissed her again, but this time his movements were extremely gentle.

Even the red-haired man's eyes were red at the moment.

Ena screamed in pain even though she was unconscious. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, and she bit her lower lip.

Shanks had veins popping out on his forehead. He waited until she started to relax before finally taking action.