Pirate's Freedom

On the deserted beach of Tokyo Bay, everyone had gathered around before they knew it, curious and ready to listen to Tartarus' explanation.

At this time, "Yunoshita-san," Porusalino suddenly said, "Can you contact Mr. Hiratsuka?"

"...it's okay...it's okay..."

Yukinoshita stared at the panda doll.

"Oh, great, that's a big help. Since we're going to eat ramen, let's call her out too."

"..."

Turning back three times, Yukinoshita reluctantly walked a few steps away, took out her mobile phone and called Shizuka Hiratsuka.

While waiting for the call to be connected, she kept staring there, and waited until the call was connected.

"Teacher Hiratsuka, I'm Yukinoshita, do you want some ramen?"

Without any pleasantries, Yukinoshita sped up her speech and stated her purpose straightforwardly. A slightly unclear voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Hiratsuka...are you drunk? No...no...no, it's Mr. Porusalino...Okay, that's it."

After a few words, she hung up the phone impatiently.

"Hiratsuka-sensei said she would come to pick us up."

Yukinoshita hurriedly wanted to rush back.

"Student Yukinoshita."

But Porusalino called her from behind.

"You must have thought a lot from yesterday to now. Why...don't you plan to talk to the teacher?"

"Porusalino...teacher...?"

Staring at the panda doll in the gap between the crowd, Yukinoshita repeated slowly.

"That's right, teacher~"

Porusalino stood behind him with his hands in his pockets, calmly pretending that he wanted to talk for a long time.

"Yukoshita-kun, because of your family and talent, compared to ordinary people, you have countless options and possibilities."

At this point, he paused deliberately. After Yukinoshita sighed softly, he finally withdrew his attention and turned his body back.

"Yukoshita-san, what kind of career are you planning to pursue, and how do you see your future?"

"What is this, negotiating the way in?"

He didn't say yes or no. Porusalino just made a gesture of listening quietly. After a few seconds of silence, Yukinoshita took a short breath and spoke again.

"I've seen "ONEPIECE". Ambiguous justice, what does that mean?"

"Is this what you want to talk about? Oh, Yukinoshita-san, what, do you want to deny my life with a comic?"

Porusalino's tone did not change at all, but when the sound fell into Yukinoshita's ears, she felt very heavy for no reason.

"No, of course not, it's just..."

After denying it very quickly, Yukinoshita hesitated, slowly pursed her lips and stopped talking.

"It's just-" someone took over.

"Occasionally, I will be enveloped in frustration and feel that I am not expected, and therefore, feel disappointed in my incompetence and powerlessness."

Having said this, Porusalino stopped what he was saying and turned to speak.

"Don't be surprised. This isn't a superpower or anything. I've met your sister... Oh! Do you feel uncomfortable when someone comes too close to you suddenly?"

Looking at Yukinoshita's expression, Porusalino raised the corners of his mouth.

"Don't be surprised, this time it is indeed a superpower."

"What did she tell you?"

Suddenly, Yukinoshita's tone turned cold, and Porusalino answered her nonchalantly.

"She said she loves you very much."

"..."

Yukinoshita stood there in a daze.

"Probably for your sister, what she really wants to say to you cannot be said out of her mouth with a smile, but it must flow out from her heart like mercury."

"..."

I don't know if she heard him, but before she could get too embarrassed, Porusalino decided to step away for a while.

……

"On your birthday, you were taken to an amusement park by your parents, looking pretty and happy. Have you ever had this experience?"

On the other side, a little further away, after an unbearable silence, Tartarus began to tell his story.

After looking at each other with Nuoqi Gao, "Karina," Nami turned to Karina, "Have you been to the amusement park?"

"No," Karina said concisely, "But I have heard that you think it is a place similar to Glass Bead Island."

Oh oh oh~”

Nokigao exclaimed, "That will indeed make me happy~!"

"Yes! That's right! I'm very happy too, but..."

After being excited for a while, Tartarus became depressed again.

"What if while you were playing... you suddenly got lost?"

"It's no big deal," Nuo Qi said carelessly, "As long as you stand still, they will naturally come back to you after a while."

"I don't think it's a big deal," Nami responded nonchalantly, "You can also use it as an excuse to ask for a little more pocket money."

"That's you," Karina commented with an objective attitude. "If this happened to others, they might be very scared."

"Yeah, it's no big deal, like you said, he'll be back soon, but..."

The panda doll opened its mouth, and Tartarus' slightly trembling voice rang out.

"He immediately told you: It's time to part ways, then left you alone and left. What would you think?"

"Forehead……"

Everyone was speechless.

At some point, Ila had silently climbed up from the ground. Karina glanced at her and sighed.

"This will definitely be a psychological shadow. I don't want to go to that place again in my life."

"Then, don't give up, pretend as if nothing has happened, and sneak home alone."

Tartarus' voice became calm again.

"It turns out that he moved overnight and no longer knows where he went. What's going on? Isn't this a big deal?"

"..."

Who is this [him]? Of all the people present, no one felt the need to ask.

"It's so miserable..."

Nokigao imagined it for himself and couldn't help but shudder.

"..."

Nami, on the other hand, said nothing. She held the panda doll gently, like a piece of porcelain that would break at the touch of a touch.

"And then, you still don't give up," Tartarus' story continued.

"I searched all over the world and finally found him. I was determined not to forgive him easily, but only then did I realize that-"

The sound paused briefly, and everyone held their breath involuntarily.

After taking a deep breath, the panda doll pointed its little paw at Ila and spoke in an unforgettable tone.

"He was holding this guy in his arms like that, humming a lullaby softly in that new home!"

"..."

A gust of wind blew by, and everyone was silent.

"Oh yo~ I didn't expect it~ I didn't expect it~"

At this time, a voice broke the silence, the stones on the leather shoes creaked, and Porusalino walked over slowly.

"Obviously he looks like a good man, but Tata Tot would do such a thing."

"Hey--"

The first one to come to her senses, Karina turned her head slightly, "Do you really believe what this guy said?"

"Of course I don't believe it," Nami replied immediately, but then she stole a glance at Ila who was silent and lowered her voice to an almost inaudible level.

"But I don't know why, I always feel that he didn't lie."

"Well……"

Nokigao reluctantly admitted, "Me too."

"..."

Unexpectedly, until now, Ila has not used the same yelling method in the past to immediately defend her wise and powerful father in her heart.

"Tal... I heard what you said, dad did something very excessive..."

Instead, he clenched his hands, secretly exerted force, stared at him and asked hopefully.

"Then do you hate dad?"

"actually……"

Without answering Ila's question, Tartarus spoke instead.

"He was also very kind to me at the beginning. He would play with me patiently, tell stories one after another, and make delicious dumplings for me..."

As he spoke, the panda doll's dark eyes, which were clearly made of glass sheets, revealed a look of nostalgia for the distant past.

"It's not good. This is indeed what Tata Tot would do. Listening to what he said, I feel more and more real..."

Nami and Nokigao on the side started whispering.

"I don't know why, I feel a little guilty..."

"Indeed, I hate that you took my place..."

And Tartarus's voice continued to sound.

"But that's not all. What I hate even more is your carefree look."

He looked deeply at Ila in front of him with Johnny Panda's gloomy eyes.

"Sooner or later, one day, you will be abandoned by him like me."