Pirate's Freedom

Under the roof of the dojo.

Nokigao, Kuina, Ira and Nami were sitting side by side in the corridor.

"It's raining~ it's raining~ it's raining~"

The rain fell and hit Ila's outstretched palm, forming a small puddle.

"Today...it's been raining all day..."

Holding the words Hedao, Kuina looked up at the raindrops falling continuously from the sky.

"The rain stopped ~ the flowers bloomed ~ the rainbow came out ~"

Shaking her feet, Ila sang crisply.

"Eh……"

After twisting his body, Nokigao sighed.

"It won't stop raining, that's why we need an umbrella."

In the hazy rain and mist, by the pool in the courtyard, purple flowers gently bent over and shook off water drops.

"The rain has stopped~the tears have dried~the umbrellas have been put away~"

Shaking her little head, Ila continued to sing.

ta~ta~ta~

The man wearing small round glasses and a ponytail walked slowly along the corridor.

"Father……!"

Kuina turned her gaze away.

Koushiro held the tray and spoke with a smile.

"Would you like some watermelon?"

"To eat!"

Everyone extended their hands.

Koushiro placed the tray on the floor beside the porch.

On the tray, the neatly cut slices of red watermelon looked fresh and tender.

In the small dish next to the watermelon, small white particles piled up into a small mountain peak.

"what is this?"

Ila asked, staring at it.

"It's salt."

"Salt?!"

Guina twisted a pinch of salt and lightly sprinkled it on the watermelon in Ila's hand.

"Try it."

"..."

Watching the salt slowly melt away from the bright red cut surface of the watermelon...

Blinking slowly, Ila took a bite.

"Um..."

“So sweet~”

Kachi Kachi Kachi...

After finishing the watermelon quietly, the clicking sound stopped, and Ila stuck her head out to the right.

"Mr. Koushiro."

A few steps away from them, the man sitting there leaning against the pillar, silently enjoying the rain, looked sideways.

"Is there a problem?"

A pair of clear eyes reflected him.

"Dad said you are so powerful."

"yes……"

The man with narrowed eyes smiled slightly.

"But Nami doesn't believe it."

Ila said seriously.

"who said it."

Nami, who was immersed in the watermelon, raised her head.

"I believe."

"Mr. Koushiro, you are very powerful!"

Ira doesn't care about Nami.

"Then who is more powerful, you or Mihawk?"

"Hey! Ira! What are you talking about!"

"..."

Guina couldn't help but look over.

"This kind of question..."

Koushiro still smiled slightly.

"How would I know the answer?"

……

Time flies by, and sunset is approaching.

"There are only two umbrellas left."

Two white umbrellas were handed over.

Kuina held up an umbrella to cover Ira, and Nami ran under Nokigao's umbrella and held the handle of the umbrella together.

"Father, I'm going out."

Kuina looked at Koushiro, and Koushiro looked at her.

"have fun."

He stood in the corridor for a long time, watching a few people walking away.

I don’t know when the rain will stop.

In the courtyard, a small rainbow hangs over the pond.

……

"What a beautiful boat..."

Following the winding path and walking out of the forest, what caught Guina's eyes was an elegant and beautiful white sailboat that seemed to be alive.

Before she could take a few more glances, everyone was already approaching the boat.

"Bailey! Put the ramp down!"

Nami shouted loudly from a distance.

As Nami's words fell, a white gangway turned out from under the deck on the side near the shore and spread along the side of the ship to the shoal on the seaside.

"..."

Looking at the stairs extending to her feet, Kuina looked surprised.

"How is this going?"

"whee……"

Nokigao, Nami and Ila all looked at her with smiles and said nothing.

"...mysterious..."

Kuina raised her eyebrows, boarded the sailboat along the gangway, and looked around carefully.

"strangeness……"

The empty deck was becoming more and more confusing.

"Where are all the people on the boat?"

Guina became a little wary.

"Did everyone hide in the cabin?"

Is it a prank?

Just now.

"Bailey."

Nami, who was following her, suddenly spoke up.

"We're back."

next moment--

"Welcome back, Captain Nami."

Calm and magnetic voices came softly from the air in all directions.

"Also, Miss Kuina——"

"...!!"

Quickly observing her surroundings, Guina subconsciously tightened her grip on the umbrella.

"[Billion Berry] welcomes you."

"Don't worry! Bailey is the steward of this ship!"

Nami puffed up her little chest proudly and explained in a show-off manner.

"Pele is one of a kind!"

"I'm glad to have your approval, Captain Nami."

The voice from earlier sounded again, expressing gratitude politely.

"Yeah! Bailey is the strongest!"

Ila echoed loudly, grabbed Guina's hand and walked towards the cabin.

"Follow me, Kuina, my home is over here."

"What do you mean? You all live on the boat!"

Guina thought that their homes were on a nearby island and that this was a passenger ship.

"No! Kuina, come on!"

Ila kept tugging at her.

"Wait...wait a moment Ila..."

Facing everything in front of her, Kuina hurriedly put away her umbrella and walked into the cabin in a daze.

But soon, she gained a little understanding of the Billionaire.

"..."

Kuina looked at the scene in front of her.

The pink-painted walls are covered with imaginative graffiti, the neatly folded quilts on the small bed, the bookcases, tables and chairs against the wall, the bedside tables and wardrobes beside the bed, all of these furniture are harmoniously blended in style. One body.

Outside the open window, the evening breeze with a hint of fireworks blew into the house.

I poked my head out in a daze, and saw the strange double-story wooden houses and the straight trees with feather-like leaves, all extending neatly to the end of the street.

The afterglow of the setting sun slanted down from the horizon, dyeing everything a layer of ashes.

Looking back, Ila was still standing behind her, looking at her happily.

"Welcome to my home~! Guina~!"

"Kuina, we're here!"

As Nami and Nokigao ran in, the door was closed with a bang.

"and many more……"

Kuina murmured, turned around, walked past Nokigao and Nami, came to the door, and opened the door again.

In front of him was a staircase going down. Along with the aroma of food, the sound of stir-frying with a spatula came from downstairs.

"..."

On this day, Kuina's world suddenly expanded greatly.

……

"Dad~!"

Before the Yi La people arrived, the cheerful voice came first.

"I brought my friends back!"

"Are you back? Ira."

Along with the sound of vegetables being poured into the oil pan, the sound of Tata Tot came from the kitchen.

"We have another guest at home today. Sister Bellemere brought your favorite special marmalade. How do you like it? Are you happy?"

"..."

Nokigao and Nami stood stiffly in front of the dining table.

Kuina just walked down the stairs.

The right hand resting on the back of the chair dropped naturally, holding a wine bottle with only three fingers, dangling as if it would fall at any time.

"Hi!"

With an undercut cut short on both sides and long dark red hair tied back, the woman casually sat sideways on a chair and greeted her with a smile.

"Hello there!"

"Uh... hello..."

Guina was a little at a loss.

"I am Bellmere, and you must be Guina!"

Bellemare smiled kindly.

"Tata Tot is still busy, please take a seat first!"

"……Okay, I know."

Glancing slightly at Nokigao and Nami, she walked past the two people who were standing still and walked to the dining table and sat down carefully.

At some point, Ila came to the dining table silently and sat down with an extremely obedient expression.

"By the way, there is one more thing, Nokigao, Nami——"

With that said, Tata Tot came out of the kitchen, put a plate of stir-fried assortments on the table, lowered his head and said casually.

"I told Bellemare everything."

"..."

Guina couldn't help but cast her eyes on Bellemere.

However, her eyes were quickly covered by a pair of small hands.

"The next thing."

Ila's voice was solemn.

"Kuina, don't look."

"Nami, Nokigo."

Bellemere's calm gaze flashed past, and a wave of fine pimples arose on the skin of both of them.

"Don't you have anything to say?"

【Hey...Tata Tot——】

Nami's pupils trembled.

[You said everything...]

Nokigao's eyelids twitched.

【What are these things? ! 】

The two of them tried their best to wink at the people behind Bellemere, but Tata Tot turned around, leaving only their backs.

"..."

【Asshole——! ! ! 】