[One Piece] Mindless and unhappy

"The fifth sea emperor?" Haibara Ai discussed with Moulton with the latest newspaper, "Luffy was able to escape from Big Mom's territory?"

"It's completely unimaginable..."

Her first impression of Luffy was on the battlefield of Marinefando. He was obviously not the best at the scene, but his stubbornness that refused to take a step left a deep impression on her. Later, she and Ace passed by each other on the Luffy Spaceship. For a while, the boisterous camaraderie on their ship was all that could be felt.

"Ah, this leader of the Straw Hats, I remember he is Ace's brother?" Moulton pointed at Luffy and asked Haibara Ai.

"It's brothers. I read the news because a crew member on their ship refused the marriage arranged by the family and the nations, so Luffy crashed into the wedding and caused a scene...?" Haibara Ai recalled the crew members on the ship, except I like beautiful women too much, but Mr. Chef does have some of the calmness cultivated by a large family.

Moulton looked at the newspaper and flipped through the latest news: "It's really amazing that I can get away safely after messing up the wedding arranged by the aunt for my child..."

Hui Yuan Ai suddenly thought of something and went into the cabin to take out the chart: "I just thought that our place is not very far from Wan Guo?"

Moulton pointed to the sea area near Wan Guo and drew a circle with his finger on the chart: "This sea area is under Wan Guo's command. Generally, we will not go there. According to the route, it will be some distance from the edge of this sea area. overlapping."

"But don't worry. Under normal circumstances, even if there are people on the Wanguo side, they won't attack us at will." Moulton pointed to the flagpole on their ship, "When the time comes, you can hang up Whitebeard's pirate flag. , it’s usually just a matter of negotiation. A wedding proves that there are many visitors, and Wan Guo won’t suddenly take action against you.”

"Although I'm not worried, I want to say that I actually don't have a white beard flag." Haihara Ai was speechless. "The flag on the ship when we went to Kamabaka was in Ace's bag."

Moulton also paused for a moment, pretending that he hadn't said anything just now: "Your face is on the Whitebeard Pirates' bounty order, which is enough proof."

"...Actually, I just want to say," Haibara Ai pointed to the edge of the bounds of all nations marked on the sea map, "if Luffy and the others escaped from all nations, would their direction be very close to us?"

She explained: "Because of the marriage relationship, almost all the three generals are on Cake Island. At present, the defense at the edge of the sea area is not that strict. Our route is in line with the world and most of the sea areas have no islands. If we go this way, it will not matter whether it is It would be more convenient to escape or change the destination later."

Moulton nodded after hearing what she said: "From this perspective, we will indeed give priority to going this way. Do you have any ideas?"

"I have no idea." She shrugged, "I just want to see if I have any luck meeting the newly appointed fifth Sea Emperor on the road."

"You and Ace have such a good relationship, haven't you met the Straw Hat leader before?" Moulton asked her.

Haibara Ai thought about the short paragraph with the mysterious archaeologist on the Lu spaceship. It didn't mention any details, but the words were completely understandable to each other, as well as the other person's little explanation: "Compared to Lu, Fei said, I would also like to say thank you to the other person on their ship."

Thank you to her for uncovering the illusion that I have deceived myself for so many years into thinking that I have integrated into this world.

Before chatting with Robin that time, she had not thought about the organization for a long time. Sometimes she felt happy that she had finally started a new life, with a reliable but willful father, and many family members with different personalities but who were all kind. people.

But Robin exposed her fears and told her that even though she still felt like she was in darkness, there was light in front of her.

She seemed to be saying to her: Look, don't be afraid, those who chase the light will always wait until the sun shines.

Hui Yuan Ai smiled, and she couldn't help but say to Robin in her heart: I'm sorry, the biggest difference between us is that you just want to wait until the sun shines...

——"What if we were more greedy and hoped to hold on to the sunshine?"

Moulton was considerate and did not continue to ask. He just nodded and compared the direction of the chart with the direction of the current recording pointer: "The newspaper reported yesterday's news. They had already escaped from Cake Island at that time. At normal ship speed, If he is heading in our direction, we are indeed very likely to encounter him."

But Moulton had no illusions: "But it happens to be in the same direction, isn't it a bit difficult? If you want to meet friends, didn't you leave a life card at that time?"

Seeing Haiyuan Ai shaking her head, Moulton had no choice but to give her a vaccination in advance: "Although our route is indeed the best choice after they escape, don't have too much hope, and the sailing speed is not guaranteed. Under such circumstances, whether we can meet him or not really depends on God’s will.”

"I know." Haihara Ai just suddenly felt that there was such a possibility, so she just said it in advance. She originally thought that after she recovered her body, she wanted to meet the "friend" with whom she had a simple "goodbye" appointment. It will take a long time.

Because she had no plans to go to sea at that time, and Robin must have stayed on the Straw Hat Pirates' ship for a long time, and it seemed that it would be difficult for them to interact with each other.

"If you are really lucky enough to encounter such a situation, then maybe God has favored me for once." Haihara Ai said in a relaxed tone, "Maybe it will make me more bold in the future."

"You are already very courageous. I heard that you used yourself to test medicine in the Kamabaka Kingdom's laboratory and never woke up. Ace was guarding the door of your laboratory every day, which scared Lord Ivan so much at that time. Qing, for fear that something might happen to you, he would dismantle the laboratory." Moulton was still frightened when he thought of the Kamabaka Kingdom at that time.

Haiyuan Ai smiled and said: "Even if there is really any problem, Ace will not demolish it. It has nothing to do with the laboratory. That is my choice."

"You haven't seen Ace at that time. His expression was serious. He was standing in a daze against the wall at the door of your laboratory." Moulton looked serious, but then the topic changed to gossip: "I didn't hear it at all before. It is said that Fire Fist Ace has an acquaintance of the opposite sex, so when I saw his serious look, I wondered if you two were lovers, but your name was only seen once before on the Whitebeard Pirates bounty issued by the Navy. It really has no reputation at all.”

"After all, I'm just a ship's doctor." Hui Yuan Ai paused and frowned, "...not a lover, but a companion."

"Companions are pretty good too." Moulton sighed with emotion, "But when I was young, I really wanted a partner to go to sea with. How romantic it would be to roam the sea together."

After they had finished dinner, Haihara Ai moved two chairs from the cabin and placed them on the deck to lie down. After confirming that there was no problem with the direction of the rudder, Moulton walked to the deck and lay down on another empty chair. on the lounge chair.

The starry sky at night is particularly beautiful. The wind is not strong, but it is very cool. Scattered stars hang in the sky, and there is only a slight sound of water flowing in my ears. It is especially leisurely.

"What do you think a lover is like?" Haibara Ai asked Moulton. She had actually thought about this question. She might have had a good impression of Edogawa Conan or Kudo Shinichi back then. Kudo Shinichi was then When they first met, they knew that he had a childhood sweetheart and they admired each other, so the relationship would only remain as good feelings. They could be friends, companions, and comrades-in-arms, but they could not become lovers.

Maybe she did pay attention to Ace because of some similarities between him and Kudo Shinichi at first, but after careful comparison, they actually didn't have many similarities.

Ace is confident and flamboyant, and sometimes his little problems are obviously very annoying, but when he recalls them, he can't help but smile.

It was difficult for her to recall when she fell in love with Ace. Just like Robin said, "You can't live without light." When she realized that she seemed to be paying too much attention to Ace, it didn't seem to help. Let it be.

"Lovers are probably the ones who support each other until the end of their lives." Moulton said, "There may be quarrels and conflicts, but you can't accept that the other person is no longer around you. As long as you have the other person, you will feel at ease and can make people want to have each other. A person from a family of two."

"Very philosophical, very literary." Haihara Ai commented pertinently, but no matter how much Moulton pressed, he refused to tell his definition of a lover.

——A person who can give people the courage to move from darkness to light.

Seeing that she refused to speak, Moulton simply drove her back to the cabin.

"Go to bed quickly and keep vigil for me for the rest of the night."

Haibara Ai didn't dare to answer the conversation and simply returned to the cabin. Because Haibara Ai wanted to see if they could have good luck meeting the Straw Hat Pirates, they planned to continue walking on the route without stopping the ship for the time being.

When Hui Yuan Ai came to take over in the middle of the night, Moulton thought for a while and simply went to the cabin to grab a quilt and spread half of it on the lounge chair. He lay down on it and wrapped the other half of the quilt around himself.

"I might as well sleep outside, I always feel like something will happen."

Hui Yuan Ai raised his eyebrows: "I should have taken it out to sleep just now, but this kind of thing that will happen is superstitious, right?"

Moulton sighed: "Although I know that your knowledge and domineering power are enough for you to expose my premonition, you can regard it as the prediction of seniors."

"Since you want to meet each other so much, then God will find a way to let you meet."

"I'd like to lend you some good words." Haiyuan said with a sad smile.

"Just think of it as a blessing from a senior, good night."

Moulton didn't wait for her reply. After saying good night, he directly buried his head halfway under the quilt. After Haihara Ai whispered "good night" in a low voice, he walked lightly to the railing next to the deck and took advantage of the moon. Staring at the sea.

The calm and deep sea seemed to be silently responding to her good night.