Pirate's Freedom

Many people came to the square of O'Hara town.

"You have heard it too."

"I've been waiting for several days."

"Mr. Tattatot is here to tell stories again."

Since he got money, the frequency of Tata Tote's storytelling has plummeted, from every day to once every two days, then once every three days, and now, the last time he told stories was a week ago.

I have to say that the people here are really simple and honest. Even so, there are not many complaints, but they are even more looking forward to the arrival of Tata Tot.

Time passed by, and the people who had been looking forward to it finally waited for Mr. Tata Tot to appear.

Today, Mr. Tata Tot wore a mask on his face and moved his table and chairs to the center of the small square as usual.

"Hmmm—"

Before he could speak, Tata Tot coughed first, and then lowered his voice and said, "I'm sorry, dear listeners, I was feeling unwell a while ago and haven't come to read to you."

"How can this be done? Mr. Tata Tot, you still have to take care of yourself."

"If you feel uncomfortable, you'd better have a good rest and don't come here yet."

"Yes, even if it takes another month, we will wait with full expectation."

Because of Mr. Tata Tot's words, people suddenly forgot their anxiety while waiting and started shouting sincerely.

And with people's enthusiastic words, Bailey came like a tide. Before he started speaking, the table was almost covered with Bailey.

Sure enough, when it comes to making money, how can serious performances compare to selling characters?

Even Tata Tot was infected by people's enthusiasm and said quickly: "Thank you for your concern. My health is fine. I just have a bad throat. Please bear with me."

"What's this."

"It's okay, Mr. Tata Tot."

"..."

"Snapped!"

Tata Tot picked up the wake-up wood and slapped it on the table. People's voices suddenly stopped and they looked at Tata Tot expectantly.

Tata Tot also quietly made a gesture under the table, and blinked after seeing it with a pair of blue-black eyes.

Immediately afterwards, even if it was deliberately suppressed, there was still a clear nervous voice coming from behind Tata Tot's mask——

"My heart cannot be at peace. I finish reading articles early in the morning. After ten years of hard work in the study room, I can show my talent and achieve great ambitions."

"it is good--"

People cheered.

Seeing this, Robin eased his tension slightly and continued: "This time the book says [according to the fate of the island Oz, the demon who attacked the cold country was defeated]! According to legend, Oz was a giant demon who was famous in the world 500 years ago. He likes to transport his favorite islands away, so he is nicknamed [Oz the Lucky Country]. He is huge in stature and cute in appearance..."

Tata Tot felt relieved as he listened. Although some of the descriptions were somewhat subjective, in general, Robin told the story vividly and interestingly. Not only the surrounding audience, but also himself was fascinated by it.

"Seeing the snowflakes fluttering and the north wind blowing, the devil looked around in confusion——"

Having said this, Tata Tote slapped the wood in understanding——

"Snapped!"

Robin continued: "If you want to know what happens next, let's listen to the explanation next time."

The still-unfinished audience dispersed in twos and threes, and Robin appeared from nowhere, with a blushing face and approached Tata Tote.

"Don't worry, you spoke very well."

Tata Tot praised him directly before Robin could muster the courage to speak.

"really?"

Robin was very happy. Seeing her excited red cheeks, Tata Tot didn't mention the word "cute" that appeared many times along with the hunting scene when she was telling the story.

On the way back, Robin talked a lot, mostly about how someone she knew used to be and what happened just now.

Tata Tot was somewhat silent.

Whether it's Uncle Robin's family or the people in the town.

Tata Tot did not rush to interfere with their attitude towards Robin.

Maybe he could easily make Robin's aunt face her carefully so that she didn't have to do housework, but for Robin, that wasn't what she longed for.

From what he saw, Robin's experience was more of a kind of indifference and alienation. This kind of estrangement between people cannot be solved by coercion and inducement.

But now, he still couldn't help but say, "Robin."

"Ah, what's wrong?"

Robin, who seemed to be still immersed in the story-telling scene from just now, and kept talking about something, came back to his senses and looked at him doubtfully.

"I meant to say—"

Tata Tot rarely considered his words, "Would you like me to explain to everyone... about the Devil Fruit?"

Hearing this, Robin suddenly became silent. After a while, she whispered softly: "Even if everyone believes Tata Tot's words, I am still the only one here who has eaten devil fruits."

Tata Tot knows what this means. Regardless of whether they know the existence of Devil Fruit or not, people will instinctively reject aliens.

It's not that he doesn't know this, but maybe it's because of Robin's desire for recognition from others, and the fact that he may not be able to do anything but become a sad memory of Robin's childhood.

Tata Tot couldn't help but want to do something.

But unexpectedly, even though he was only eight years old, Robin, who had always behaved like a child, was no longer innocent in some respects.

What, is it me who looks down on others?

Even without anyone's help, Robin still survived strongly. It was not until the appearance of the Straw Hat Pirates that he showed the softness in his heart again.

What he should do now is to create more happy memories, at least so that when Robin thinks of him, he can smile because he thinks of happy things.

"Hey, Robin."

"Have you thought about what to say next? Everyone is still waiting for your story."

"Ah, by the way, I still have a lot of information to check."