[One Piece] Hello, Single Dog Warring States Marshal!

The weather is sunny today, with no rainfall, and the blue sky is just like the day I landed on the island, cloudless.

But for some reason, there is something strange about Irene-san and Sengoku-san today.

Hmm...how to say.

probably...

"Rosie! Hurry up, we're going to be late!"

The dark-haired woman was taking off her apron while running around the room to help the blond child collect the books and homework scattered on the floor, and kept urging him to move faster.

"Well - I've finished eating!" I hurriedly stuffed the last bite of toast into my mouth. I didn't bother to wipe my mouth. I jumped off the chair and hurriedly joined the black-haired woman in packing my school bag.

"Astronomy, geography, ah! Homework!" The woman skillfully stuffed various textbooks and homework books into my brand-new schoolbag. Before leaving the restaurant, she quickly wiped my mouth with her sleeve and muttered worriedly. : "What will you do with your confused temper in the future? At least remember to wipe your mouth after eating!"

I couldn't swallow the toast in my mouth, so I could only smile shyly at her with a bulging bun on my face.

"Hey, are you finally okay?" When I put on my schoolbag and hurried out, a black-haired man sitting in the entrance hall who was changing shoes turned around and smiled at us, jokingly saying: "Why is your face so bulging? Same, it’s not like I’m so anxious that I don’t even have time to swallow, hahaha.”

"Uh-huh--" I could only mumble a few times incoherently as I tried to chew the toast in my mouth. Because I was running too fast, my foot suddenly turned and I was about to fall flat on my face!Fortunately, the person who was laughing at me quickly reached out and picked me up, thus avoiding the tragedy of losing my fortune before I even left the door.

"Wow, kid, look at your feet." Sengoku-san picked me up and put me back on the ground so skillfully that I was ashamed. He smiled and patted my head, stood up and said behind me. : "I didn't fall, don't worry."

"I was shocked..." Irene-san, who had followed me out in a hurry, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that I was fine. She nodded my forehead with annoyance, but didn't say much, just looked at me deeply... …

That look in her eyes was very complicated. Even though I have been used to seeing all kinds of warm and cold relationships in the past year or so, I still couldn't tell the suppressed complex emotions in her eyes at this time.

I tilted my head and asked doubtfully, "Irene-san?"

"!" As if awakened, the black-haired Irene Sang opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

...Hmm, that’s strange.

Irene-san, is there anything you want to say to me?

In the end, Irene-san, who paused for a while, just smiled gently at me and gave me a hug.

"Goodbye, Rocinante."

Her voice echoed warmly in my ears, and a familiar fragrance of gardenia danced in her hair. I hugged her back and said with a sweet smile, "Well! Goodbye Eileen-san!"

Her arms seemed to stiffen for a moment, and just when she was about to say something, I said without realizing it: "Although I can see you again at night, I will definitely miss you when I'm at school!"

"Ah..." She was stunned, and the look on her face was a little blank. I couldn't read her expression. Just when I was about to ask, the alarm clock on the cabinet in the entrance suddenly made a ding-ding sound——

Oops!We are really going to be late for school! ! !

I quickly got out of Irene-san's arms, quickly put on my shoes, took the hand of Sengoku-san, who drove me to school every day, and walked quickly outside the house. As I walked, I shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up! It's my turn today." It’s time for me to be on duty! If I don’t hurry up, I’m going to get scolded——”

Sengoku-san was staggered by my drag, but he quickly followed my footsteps, got into the car and started the car before me.

The car engine rumbled, and I skillfully climbed into the back seat, closed the door, and threw my schoolbag on the seat. Then I reached out to push down the window and looked at Irene Sang, who was standing quietly at the door of the house watching us. .

The woman with black hair and black eyes had a dignified and beautiful face that occasionally revealed a gentle look. She was wearing a soft light-colored home dress and was holding an apron in her hand. When she saw me looking at her, she raised her hand and waved to me. He waved, with a gentle smile on his lips.

She's a nice, nice person and I like her very much.

Really, I really like Eileen-san.

The moment the car started to move forward, I leaned my upper body out of the window while holding on to the window sill, waved my hands towards her, and said loudly: "Goodbye!! Irene-san!!!"

"..." The black-haired man driving in the front seat glanced at the blond boy in the back seat in the rearview mirror. There seemed to be too many words suppressed in those dark eyes, but he didn't say anything.

The wind blowing past my ears carried the freshness of green leaves and the sweetness of flowers. Irene Sang's figure soon disappeared in the rapidly retreating scene. I reluctantly sat back in the car. I didn't know why I always felt a little depressed. .

So I asked the adult who was driving: "Sengoku-san, do you think Irene-san is acting a little weird today?"

It was like there was something very important that you wanted to tell me, but you still couldn't say it.

Sengoku Sang looked forward without looking back, but said casually in a normal tone: "Is there any? Could it be that I found another typo in your homework but was too embarrassed to tell you? Hahaha——"

"Ah?! No way -" I was frightened by his words, and quickly opened my schoolbag and took out my homework, trying to find out and correct any possible typos before the car arrived at school.

As my attention was diverted, I didn't see the flash of sadness that flashed across Sengoku-san's face reflected in the rearview mirror.

I still tried to save my poor homework, but it couldn't stop Mr. Sengoku from parking the car firmly in front of the school soon——

"It's over. I only checked one page and found three typos. There are three more pages after that... It's over. Teacher Sophia will scold me to death." I picked up my schoolbag and turned around to go to school. Go.

And just a second before I was about to enter the school gate, Sengoku Sang stopped me:

"Rosie."

"what?"

I turned around and saw that Sengoku Sang, who had always smiled at me, looked extremely tired. He was leaning against the car with his hands in his pockets. His striking height and serious face made other parents who came to send their children to school respect and respect him. Afraid, they all avoided his sight and walked quietly.

I stood in front of the school gate with my schoolbag on my back in doubt, waiting for his next words, but he hesitated for a moment, but just shook his head, put on a smile again and said loudly to me: "I will pick you up from school in the afternoon, you are at school Work hard and see you later."

"Ah? Will Sengoku-san come to pick me up?" I blinked, a little confused.

In the past six days, Sengoku-san has always been the one sending me to school and Irene-san picking me up from school. Why did it suddenly change today...

"Yes, it may be a little early, but I will pick you up today." Sengoku Sang didn't seem to want to answer my doubts. After leaving a hasty sentence, he returned to the car, started the car and drove away.

I looked at the car’s retreating figure with confusion. The doubts accumulated along the way made me feel inexplicably uneasy.

What? It’s so strange...

Eileen-san is, and Sengoku-san is too.

Although I couldn't understand it, the school bell that had already rang frightened me out of my mind. Suddenly I no longer felt any uneasiness. I only remembered to open my legs and run towards the teaching building——

Late ah ah ah ah ah ah! ! !

……

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When I was unlucky enough to be forced to stand in the corridor with two buckets of water because I was late, and was also punished for labor service after school, I did not realize that this labor service from 04:30 to [-] o'clock, It would make me miss the last opportunity in my life to meet that person.

The one who saved me in the endless darkness and lit up my soul.

He was a very nice person who was as warm as sunshine and smelled like gardenia.

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The Oaks Bell is located at the west end of Marineland Oris Square in the Navy Headquarters. According to Navy customs, people will ring the bell eight times to express gratitude for the past year, and then ring it eight times to pray for the new year. The total of sixteen times is called "Sixteen O'clock".This is considered to be the announcement of the beginning and end of the era.

After the war ends, Luffy will come to the Navy Headquarters again and ring the "[-] o'clock" here to personally open a new era.

According to the gathering plan discussed at the beginning of our group, as long as we successfully complete all tasks and finally ring the Oaks bell in our respective timelines, all of us will be transported to the same time. After meeting the conditions for all members to gather , ringing the Oaks Bell again will open the 'door' home.

And that gathering time was most likely the moment when Luffy finished ringing the '[-] o'clock' and paid homage to those who lost their lives in the war.

That is, 36 in the Haiyuan calendar, 1520 years ago.

"Ah, a piece of bad news and a piece of good news, which one do you want to hear first?"

In a cafe at the west end of Oris Square, I went to answer a phone call and brought back a cup of cappuccino. The black-haired officer came back to me with a wry smile on his face and put the steaming cappuccino in his hand. in front of me.

I changed out of my comfortable and classical dress, and put on the shirt, hip-hugging skirt, and dark blue woolen coat that I wore when I traveled back in time. And the pink shell bag with a few more scars...I am still dressed in the same outfit, and I am still the proud and cheerful Irene SUI, but underneath this skin, my heart is hung with heavy shackles.

I stared blankly at the big clock in the center of the square not far away, and forced a smile on the cup of hot cappuccino: "How do you know I want to drink this... I'll tell you first." The news is, save the good stuff for last so you can best enjoy the moment of pleasure."

Warring States pressed his eyebrows with a headache, and said in a helpless tone: "The bad news is that Rosinandi was late in the end. Not only was he punished to stand for one class, but he was also punished to perform labor service after school. He could not leave school until six o'clock. "

I stiffened while holding the cup of warm espresso, trying not to show any disappointment: "...then I can't see him one last time? What a pity..."

Warring States gave me a comforting smile: "It doesn't matter. He is still so young. Even 36 years later, he is still just a young man. We can always see him."

"..." I didn't answer. I just drank the coffee and swallowed the bitter feeling of being unable to change the future I knew into my throat.

36 years later...

That child didn't even live past the age of 26. If we meet again in 36 years, we can only pay homage to his grave...

"..." Perhaps taking my depression as reluctance, Warring States suggested: "Otherwise, I'll ask for leave from the school and let Rosie..."

"No, that's fine. You don't have to bring him here specially." I quickly rejected his proposal, for fear that he would really go and pick up Rocinante - young children cannot face separation. I have said good-bye to him this morning, and if God's will is so, let it be.

...Whether it's hypocrisy or selfishness, I don't want to let myself escape like a bad guy amid the tears and cries of that child.

Seeing that my expression was getting more and more gloomy, Warring States scratched his head and raised a very deliberate evil smile on his face. He suddenly came close to me and whispered in my ear: "Then tell me the good news - the good news is, there is no The clingy little golden-haired kid is watching, and until I send you away, it will be our two-person world."

After saying that, he gave me a kiss on the cheek!

In public, I looked left and right in panic. After seeing the kind or embarrassed expressions of the people around me, I blushed so much that I wanted to dig a hole and crawl in immediately!

"What are you doing! Are you suddenly acting like a gangster!" I angrily crushed the toes of his shoes under the table. He cooperated with a distorted expression of pain and kept begging for mercy - even though I knew he was pretending. , but I still couldn't make up my mind to step on him hard, so I had to let him go angrily.

He smiled at me ingratiatingly, moved his stool and sat next to me, stretched out his arms to hug me tightly, and clung to me in a sticky voice, teasing me in a low voice. Now that she was concerned about the eyes of the people around her, she raised her head openly and leaned into his arms, kissed him, and said some irrelevant words affectionately.

The mellow cappuccino gradually cooled in the palm of my hand. He and I leaned closely together. When we got tired of talking, we leaned against each other quietly and stopped talking. Suddenly we felt interested in chatting and started chatting again...

There was no heartache as I expected, no sudden changes that I was afraid of. We just cuddled up to each other like most couples in love and spent the last few hours in this warmly decorated cafe.We talked about our respective families, our experiences, and our dreams. The cappuccino in our hands was refilled again and again. The sky gradually turned from dazzling blue to dark, until the countdown on the phone only had the last 5 seconds left. Minutes later, the sky was gradually dyed with golden-red glow...

I don’t know when, the surrounding customers and pedestrians had disappeared in the clearing of a group of naval soldiers. As dusk was approaching, only the sailors who were maintaining the clearing and the ones who were still nesting in the entire Oris Square were left. The two of us on the chairs in the cafe.

When the system and A5 sent me a countdown reminder for the tenth time, I put down the already cold espresso in my hand and stood up.

I stepped forward and walked towards the big silver clock calmly and calmly.

"..." Warring States didn't say anything, he just stayed with me silently and stood with me in front of the Oaks clock.

There are still 2 minutes left.

I reached out and touched the silver body of the big clock. A rope hung from the inside of the clock. As long as I grabbed the rope and shook it hard, the big bell would ring...

Warring States looked at my back, as if he had finally made a decision. Just before I reached out to hold the rope, he suddenly grabbed my wrist.

"Eileen!" The final time limit was approaching. He gave up all the flashy words and just looked at me directly with his dark eyes. Then, without allowing me to refuse, he put on a familiar ring. The middle finger of my left hand!

"!!" I looked at this six-claw ring inlaid with transparent colorless stones in surprise, and I understood the meaning of this position and style——

I ended up with red eyes.

Warring States still smiled gently, his eyes filled with doting and tolerance for me.

He didn't say anything, he just took me a step forward, held my hand with his rough but warm hand, and guided me to grasp the rope that determined my fate.

A sigh gently crossed the side of my face. He hugged me from behind, holding my waist with one hand and holding my hand with the other. He grabbed the rope with me, and his deep voice was warm in my ears. Rings:

"See you in 36 years, my fiancée."

Then, as the phone in his pocket blared the final five-second countdown, Sengoku held my hand and shook the rope in his hand vigorously——

"Boom——"

A long and shocking bell rang, and in the rapid system prompts one after another, all my tasks were displayed as 'completed'.

White light, fierce white light.

I didn't even have time to react before the burst of white light completely swallowed me up.

The tears still didn't stop. In the short few seconds when my body gradually became transparent, I quickly turned around and held Sengoku's face with my hands that had already dispersed light particles into the sky. My blurred vision looked through the tears. Look deeply into his eyes——

"'I neither exist nor exist in your world, but I still hope you can remember the traces of my existence.' You remember this sentence!!"

About to turn into light particles and disappear completely, I yelled at him loudly with tears in my eyes, but my voice began to dissipate and became blurry.

At the end, I looked into Zeng Guo's eyes, tried my best to stop crying, and showed him the sweetest smile.

"See you in 36 years, my fiancé."

thunderbolt--

It was like glass goblets colliding with each other, or like fragile crystals breaking in the air. With a crisp breaking sound, my whole body turned into light particles and completely disappeared into the arms of the Warring States Period.

The buzzing sound of the Oaks clock was still swaying dullly, and the tall black-haired officer stood there, watching the last bit of light slowly dissipate in the air.

……

…………

So that’s what that sentence means——

"[I neither exist nor exist in your world, but I still hope you can remember the traces of my existence]."

Using the peculiar pronunciation she taught him, he read the words that she had been nagging at him until the end. Warring States smiled unconsciously, feeling that his fiancée was really overbearing.

She neither exists nor exists in my world, but she still hopes that I can remember the traces of her existence.

Yes~yes~yes~, how dare he forget, that is a woman who can fly a Gundam.

Thinking of this, Warring States laughed unconsciously again.

36 years...

It will pass in the blink of an eye.

No?

"...I'll definitely see you again."

In the end, the black-haired officer just smiled in relief and lowered his eyes to look at the sky.

for sure.

See you soon.