【One Piece】Painter

Late at night, Ace and I went to the valley below the cliff to search for Luffy. All the nocturnal animals were out and about. We encountered a pack of wolves. Ace killed two wolves and dragged me running for a long time before getting rid of them.

I sat against the roots of a tree, breathing heavily.

"Are you still looking for me?" Ace asked. I nodded silently, but Ace suddenly became angry, "Who is he to you to make you risk your own life to find him!"

"...He is my sworn brother and my...only friend." I bit my lower lip, "So, if I want to live or die, I must find him. He must be very scared to be alone now. , my heart aches when I think of these things.”

At this point, I raised my head and asked him, "Luffy, did he offend you? Why did he do that kind of thing... that kind of thing..." As I said that, I couldn't help crying again.

"Shut up, I hate crybabies the most!" Ace said impatiently, "It's none of my business that you hate it, you're not my friend." I whimpered in retort.

Ace scratched his head irritably, "Ah, it's so annoying. You can find it yourself!" He left these words and disappeared.

I wiped my tears and stood up tremblingly. A few crows frightened my body. After calming down, I lay on the ground and took out some drawing paper and drew a picture for myself. I hid it in my clothes and stood up. Calling Luffy's name, he moved forward slowly.

"Luffy, are you here?" I called, but no one responded. It was so dark on the road, the moonlight was blocked by the clouds, and I couldn't see the road clearly. As I was feeling my way, a wild beast's roar stopped me in my tracks.

A wolf, or a lone wolf. Although we were not part of a pack of wolves, we were lucky, but one wolf could kill me. I was so scared that I sat paralyzed on the ground and fumbled for the gun with trembling hands.

"Bam—"

"Uh--"

The sound overlapped with the sound of two heavy objects falling to the ground, and was also mixed with screams of pain.

At the critical moment, Ace stopped in front of me and killed the wolf, but because he was standing in front of the wolf, I shot him in the shoulder.

"Ace!!"

I hurriedly threw the gun away and went to check on Ace's injuries, "Ace, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to show up, I'm sorry." I apologized and tears came down again, but Ace looked impatient, "Idiot."

"I'm an idiot, I'm sorry Ace, what should I do? The blood is bleeding, and there is no doctor here, what should I do?" I was completely panicked, but luckily I remembered that I could draw some bandages and medicines.

I started drawing in a hurry, and Ace's blood stained my drawing. Fortunately, the bandage that came out was clean. Facing Ace's surprised look, I helped Ace bandage it unskillfully and carefully took out the bullet. Ace's back was turned to me and he couldn't see his expression, but I knew he had been holding back and not making a sound.

The movements in my hands quickened, and I bandaged Ace's wounds and drew a campfire so that the beasts would not dare to approach.

"Are you a Devil Fruit user?" Ace asked. I remembered Mr. Garp's instructions and had to say yes.

"If this bullet had hit my head, then I would be dead now." Ace said with regret, "What are you talking about, Ace! Although this is my fault, please don't You say such damn things!"

"I don't want Ace to die!" Especially because I die, Ace was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned around. "Would it bother you if I wasn't here?"

I nodded, "Of course I will. Let's not talk about whether Luffy will be sad. If you are not here, I will be very lonely. In fact, I also had the idea of ​​​​being friends with you at the beginning."

"Then do you want me to live?"

"Of course!"

"Ace, although you are a bit cold and have a bad mouth, I can see that you are a very good person. Moreover, you are also my friend. I definitely don't want you to die."

"Really? I will never die, and I hate crybabies like you." Ace raised the corners of his lips and mocked. I was hit by what he said and couldn't refute, "I'm sorry."

Ace blushed and turned around quickly. The move was too fast and the wound hurt, and his face turned pale again.

"Let's go, don't we have to keep looking?" Ace stood up, "But it's your injury!" I pushed him back hastily, "I, I can just look for Luffy by myself. You can rest well here. "

He looked like he was looking at a fool. In fact, I also know how stupid and dangerous it is for me to go out alone. Ace, who was seriously injured, is still more capable than me...

"Ace, after you recover from your injury, can you teach me how to become stronger!"

"what??"

"I want to become stronger, stronger than anyone else, and then go and protect what I want to protect." I said with my fists clenched. Ace laughed for a long time after hearing this. It was a wound, but Sisi was still smiling despite the pain.

"Hahaha, can you become stronger just by yourself?" He laughed enough and sarcastically said, "I can!" I said firmly, "I must become stronger to protect Luffy, Sister Maginot, Shanks, And Ace. I will definitely protect you!"

Ace suddenly froze, as if he didn't expect him to be among the people I was guarding. A thin blush appeared on his face. He coughed dryly, and just as he was about to say something, a howl came.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Help!!!!"

"It's Luffy's voice!" I picked up the gun. Luffy was being chased by a pack of wolves. When I saw us running like a savior, I aimed at the wolves behind Luffy and shot them. I carried Ace on my back and ran for my life. , shuttled at the bottom of the valley for a long time before getting away from the wolves.

I carefully put Ace down and collapsed on the ground tiredly. Luffy did the same, but he couldn't stop asking: "Ace, why are you with Lila?"

Ace had an unclear look in his eyes. He didn't answer, and Luffy wasn't discouraged, "Ace, let's be friends!"

"Why? Why can you say such things after I pushed you off the cliff." Ace asked puzzledly, "Because, I want to be friends with you, and I can't protect Lila now. You are very Strong, right, so I want to learn from you how to become stronger!

Ace clenched his fists, one and two.

"Listen up, I don't know how to teach anyone!"

"Eh - why! Teach me, teach me." Luffy almost hugged Ace's thigh and begged, I also advised: "It's just a lesson, we can understand it ourselves, let's just teach you the beginning. .”

"No, it's impossible. I will never teach you a single thing." Ace refused righteously.

"Stingy." Luffy and I said at the same time, and Ace yelled with sharp teeth: "You have no right to say that!"