Pirate's Freedom

"Wait a minute, this..."

As soon as Tata Tot walked out of the arena, there was a rushing sound behind him.

"Just call me Tata Tot. Besides, this is not the first time we have met, King Riku."

There was no big surprise. It was normal for King Riku to want to find out what happened when someone like him appeared in the arena.

However, Tata Tot was not interested in playing riddles. He snapped his fingers and made a "click" sound. King Riku suddenly looked in a daze, and it took him a long time to recover.

"Well, what do you think?"

Tata Tot asked with interest.

"..."

Recalling what happened recently, King Riku's eyes were a little complicated.

"Wait a minute, this..."

As soon as Tata Tot walked out of the arena, there was a rushing sound behind him.

"Just call me Tata Tot. Besides, this is not the first time we have met, King Riku."

There was no big surprise. It was normal for King Riku to want to find out what happened when someone like him appeared in the arena.

However, Tata Tot was not interested in playing riddles. He snapped his fingers and made a "click" sound. King Riku suddenly looked in a daze, and it took him a long time to recover.

"Well, what do you think?"

Tata Tot asked with interest.

"..."

Recalling what happened recently, King Riku's eyes were a little complicated.

"It's nothing. Although I don't want to say it, I still want to thank you."

"Is it really okay?"

Whether it was true or false, even if it was just a pretentious statement, Tata Tot was a little surprised.

"The ruins of [King's Heights] haven't been cleared yet, have they?"

"..."

Such words are simply adding salt to other people's wounds.

"Irregular!"

The bearded guard captain mustered up the courage to step forward, but was stopped by a hand.

"His Majesty King Liku..."

"I had a lot of questions I wanted to ask, but they don't matter now."

King Riku's expression became serious. He looked at the arena and then at Tata Tot.

"Could it be...do you want to leave just like that?"

"I know what you want to say, but saying goodbye properly is really not suitable for me."

Now that the last lesson has been completed, the mother-in-law relationship between the two men is really not the same. Augsger had a profound impact on him in this regard.

"Ah, that's right!"

Tata Tot gradually faded away, and only a faint voice came.

"Don't rush to make Cyrus the army commander. Wait until after 3000 victories. Otherwise, if you have children in the future... you will have regrets..."

……

After leaving the city, Tata Tot did not rush directly to the dock.

Walking aimlessly, not long after, an endless field of red sunflowers appeared in front of me.

If there was no established destiny in this world, many stories would not happen here.

Regardless of the process, Cyrus and Scarlet still fell in love, and Rebecca will still be here.

However, will Rebecca, known as the "Invincible Girl", appear in the arena as a sword fighter?

【I don’t want to hurt anyone...even so...】

[Even so, you must become stronger, Rebecca. 】

[Not to hurt others, but to prevent yourself from being hurt. 】

Perhaps it was the sequelae of [Hegemony·Supercritical]. Until now, Tata Tot, whose life cycle was still slightly disordered, suddenly thought of something uncontrollably.

[I will leave after you fall asleep, but I will definitely come back here when you wake up. 】

[Every morning I will let a new petal fall from the gap in the window to your house. 】

Even though he turned into a one-legged toy soldier, Cyrus did his best to raise Rebecca and become an excellent and upright person.

Compared with the legend of being undefeated in 3000 battles, as a father, Cyrus achieved greater achievements on the battlefield of life.

This kind of power can never be realized if you just blindly cast your sights into the distance and keep climbing to higher places.

……

Tata Tot, who was walking in the field of red flowers, suddenly stopped.

"Although you won't get lost, I still have to say that it is not a good thing for children to be too far from home."

"..."

The rustling sound was quiet for a moment, and a small figure emerged from the flowers.

"I watched the game. Although I am very reluctant, you are indeed more powerful than Sir Cyrus."

Violet was still dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, biting her lip and said reluctantly.

"Hey, hey, hey, the kid is talking nonsense, but I am the loser in the end!"

No matter what the reason is, if you lose, you lose. It would be too ugly to keep pestering.

"Aren't you satisfied?"

Violet tilted her head and asked.

"—a more interesting ending."

"Of course not. I'm very satisfied. It's really a worthwhile trip."

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and Tata Tot's face was filled with a soft smile.

"I will treat this trip to the Kingdom of Dressrosa as a precious treasure and treasure it well."

"...Are you leaving?"

Suddenly, Violet asked.

"Why do people always ask me this question? Is it so easy to guess my thoughts? I wear a mask."

Gently tapping the mask on his face, Tata Tot felt helpless.

"Come quietly and leave quietly, you are truly worthy of being a [mysterious man]!"

Violet's voice was a little muffled, and she said meaningfully.

"...Bounty orders are not suitable for minors to read."

This was beyond Tata Tot's expectation, but after thinking about it for a moment, he understood.

"If you ask me, if the World Government could ban children from watching Bounty, the number of troublesome people on the sea would be reduced by at least half."

"..."

Crossing her arms, Violet just stared at him.

"Okay, come closer to me and I'll tell you a secret."

Unable to walk away, Tata Tot decided to try his old trick again.

"In the ability of Devil Fruit, there is a higher realm hidden, called the power of [Awakening]. Only a few Devil Fruit users can unlock the realm of awakening, and awakening is often accompanied by powerful power."

He leaned close to Violet's ear, pretending to be mysterious and finished the above words, Tata Tot said in a seductive voice.

"You are a user with the power of the Staring Fruit. As long as you can reach the realm of [Awakening], you will be able to easily see me no matter where I am."

"really?"

Violet's eyes looked very innocent.

"Maybe... probably... maybe..."

Tata Tot's voice grew smaller and smaller.

"must?"

"..."

Before Violet's eyes turned to contempt, Tata Tot quickly remedied it.

"Are we friends?"

"of course."

Violet said without thinking.

"Friendship is like fine wine. The longer it lasts, the more mellow it becomes. Do you know why?"

"why?"

Seeing that Violet's attention was indeed attracted, Tata Tot secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Because of changes, in the ever-changing world, people will instinctively seek for things that remain unchanged. This is exactly what friendship is. Well, let's meet again next time!"

Even Tata Tot himself didn't know what he was talking about, but that didn't stop him from turning around and leaving while Violet was lost in thought.

"...You will definitely be surprised when we meet next time!"

"Who knows, let me wait without any hope."