[One Piece] She comes from a private server

After Brooke joined the Straw Hat Pirates, the party lasted for two full days. The strange thing is that even without meeting the hippo zombie, Nami and Laura still became good friends.

Franky and Usopp helped Brooke bury his former companions and built a particularly grand tombstone for the bones. Brooke stood in front of the tombstone, and through the video phone bug and Rab sang their farewells with "Binx's Wine" that was once the favorite of the group of friends. Zhuo Luo buried the rusty Xue Zhi there. No one knew what decision he made at that moment.

Before setting sail, Frankie repaired Brooke's old boat so that Laura and others could leave from here. Laura reluctantly handed Nami a life card and explained the function of the life card in detail.

Luffy finally remembered that he had also received a life card that Ace had given him, but when he took it out and looked at it, the life card was burning.

"It's a little burnt and smaller."

Laura's expression changed, and she took away the life card and checked it. Luffy asked Alicia in confusion:

"Alicia, is the one Ace gave you the same?"

"...Hmm." Alicia folded her arms and responded softly, fearing that her friends would see her emotions, so she turned her head away.

Laura confirmed that Luffy's card was indeed the life card, but her expression was not good.

"There's one thing I didn't say. In fact, the life card also reveals the vitality of the owner. He is a very important person to you, right?"

"Ah! He is my and Alicia's brother!"

Laura felt hard to say what she wanted to say for a moment, and hesitated for a long time before speaking:

"As sad as it is, this man's life is slowly disappearing."

Luffy took Ace's life card that Laura handed back to him and put it back into the straw hat, his expression clouded with gloom.

"……yes?"

"Luffy...is it really okay?" Nami asked worriedly after the Sonny set sail.

"Ace's paper? It's okay, don't worry about it." Luffy said he didn't need to worry about it, but he was actually very worried. Everyone saw this and said they didn't mind the detour at all.

"No, it's really okay." Luffy laughed, "Even if there is any danger, he doesn't want me to worry. Ace hates being seen weak. Even if I go , he will also be scolded. After all, Ace has his own adventure, right, Alicia?"

"...Ah." Alicia forced a smile, "That's right."

Sanji put a drink into Alicia's hand and grinned at her with relief.

"I heard that although the life card will shrink due to the owner's weakness, it will return to its original shape if it recovers health."

"If you want to see him, let's wait until then. That's why Ace gave us this piece of paper."

Luffy stopped discussing Ace's matter. He held his glass high and shouted for everyone to clink their glasses together.

Alicia took advantage of her friends to celebrate Brooke's joining on the deck and returned to the room alone. She took out the phone that could contact Sabo and connected it, but there was no reply from the other party.

"Did you really get rid of the phone bug...Saab?"

The night on the sea was filled with only the sound of waves and stars in the sky. Sanji came out of the kitchen after cleaning up and saw Alicia sitting on the edge of the boat.

"Aren't you going to rest, little Alicia? I remember that Brooke is the one keeping watch tonight?"

"I don't want to sleep yet because the stars are so beautiful."

Sanji walked to Alicia and leaned against the railing along the side of the ship, imitating her and looking up at the night sky.

"Are you worried about Ace?"

"Ah, even though I keep telling myself not to worry in vain, I still can't control it."

"I was in a bad mood in the Capital of Seven Waters. Was it because of Ace?"

"It seems like there's no way to say it's not, haha." Alicia laughed a few times nervously.

"What happened to Ace?"

"...Who knows."

Sanji looked sadly from the night sky to Alicia, and habitually took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth.

"Little Alicia."

"Ok?"

"You know that as long as you tell everyone what you want, we will help you without saying anything, right?"

"Of course, but like Luffy said, you don't have to worry about Ace."

"..." Sanji lowered his head to smoke in silence, and the smoke entangled the two people on the edge of the boat. He didn't speak again until he finished smoking a cigarette, "I'm actually more worried about little Alicia. I've always had a feeling recently that you seem to They are planning something that neither of us understands, but I can’t guess whether it’s good or bad. I really want to help little Alicia solve her problems, but if you don’t say anything, I can’t do anything.”

"Sanji..."

"Please listen to what I have to say, little Alicia. Whether it's a small thing like the stars are too beautiful or worrying about Ace, I'm willing to listen at any time. I also want to know more about little Alicia. There are so many, I want to know your true thoughts and want to be relied on by you."

"Sanji is so annoying." Alicia sighed, slumping her shoulders on the edge of the boat, looking very frustrated. "It always comes up at times like this and says something foul to me."

"Huh?" Sanji made a confused syllable in a daze, but Alicia pressed the top of his head hard as if he was angry.

"I don't want to be weak. I didn't hear anything Sanji just said."

"Little Alicia——"

"I'm going to bed." Alicia jumped off the edge of the boat and walked toward the room without waiting for Sanji to say anything else.

Looking at the deck where he was the only one left, Sanji leaned on the railing in frustration and sighed.

"I really lost to myself...Am I stupid? I can't even say comforting words."

"I was dumped, Mr. Sanji." A voice suddenly came from the dark bow of the ship.

"...Brooke?"

"It's me, Mr. Sanji. I'm really sorry that I accidentally overheard your conversation. Ah, but I promise you, I will never tell anyone that you were dumped."

"Who was dumped!" Sanji roared at Brooke angrily, and left the deck with annoyance.

"Ah... Mr. Sanji? Are you still there, Mr. Sanji?" Brooke stood on the bow of the boat and called softly to Sanji who had left. After getting no reply, he hugged himself tightly, "Actually, I was a little scared to watch the night alone and said...Ah, by the way, why don't you go find the logbook and take a look? If there is something to distract you, you won't be scared, right?"

On the quiet Sonny, Brooke, who was keeping watch, sat on the bow and read the Straw Hat Pirates' logbook. Besides Brooke, two others of all people were tossing and turning.

Alicia was still worried about Ace and Sabo, and even the soft cloud bed couldn't make her feel comfortable.

【Sanji is so cunning. ] Inexplicably, such thoughts flashed through Alicia's mind.

In the boys' room, Sanji, who was also unable to sleep, was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling with his eyes wide open.

[Little Alicia is so cunning...Wouldn’t this make me even more worried? …But was what I said illegal? Where was the foul? What does a foul mean? 】