Hero Tomie

The overly beautiful girl gave them a cold look before turning around and entering the room.

"I think I fell in love with her at first sight." Ace whispered to Marco, serious and frank, and a little blushing.

Marco returned a meaningful look, and raised the corners of his mouth in a naughty way.

"What a coincidence, I was too."

Ace froze.

"But I've given up." Marco said lazily, "If you like it, just try it."

"Marco, why did you give up?" Ace's eyes were shining, his smile was very frank, and he didn't have the consciousness of poking someone's wound at all. "Is it because you are too old?"

Marco, who was in his prime in his 40s, stopped and looked at his new brother, who was only 17 years old, and felt that it was necessary for young people to withstand the storm, only in this way can they thrive.

He privately decided to move the part of introducing his eldest brother to Ace to a later date.

Thinking of the merciless blow when he confessed, two of his ribs were broken.It's time for the new younger brother to feel the majesty of the older brother.

"Yeah, because I'm too old." Marko said with a smile. As for who this age is relative to, only he knows.

Ace rubbed his arms, for some reason, he felt a chill down his back when Marco smiled.However, with a young heart, his attention was still on the fresh love at first sight, and he hooked Marco's shoulder excitedly to find out what other girls like.

Marco rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then shook his head, "I don't know."

He only came to Sphinx every few years, brought his father's belongings, and left after sitting for a while. He really didn't know what Fu Jiang liked.The decoration in the house is the same as when I came here a few years ago, except for a bouquet of wild flowers in bloom in a glass bottle on the windowsill, everything else is cold.

Ace was very disappointed, "Oh, no wonder they rejected you." Then he cheered up quickly, "It's okay, I'll go and find out. Marco, you have to help me."

Marco patted Ace on the shoulder and entered the room without saying a word.

"Do you want to eat oranges?" Ace enthusiastically put the oranges in his hand on the table, and smiled heartily at the girl, showing his neat little white teeth. "I'm meeting you for the first time. I'm Portgas d. Ace." His movements were a little stiff, recalling the etiquette he learned from Manocchi on Windmill Island, so it should be correct.

Marco: How about the promised gift for the elder brother?If you see a good-looking girl, don't you want to be a big brother?

The girl put down the two cups of tea and looked at him with dark eyes. Ace was embarrassed by the look, but he was very happy in his heart. He narrowed his eyes with a smile, and handed over the half-peeled orange in his hand. .

She took it!

Ace felt like his heart was about to fly.

Marco was scalded by the spilled tea.

Is it really because of age?Marco recalled that when he first met Fu Jiang, he was still young.Why is there no such treatment?

For a moment, there was a dull pain in the ribs on the left side, and the whole person exuded a sense of depression.

Fu Jiang just finds it strange that among the more than 1000 sons of White Beard, he is only relatively familiar with Marco. The property that White Beard sent to support the construction of his hometown has been sent by Marco in recent years.He is also willing to give a good face to the people brought by Marco, but Marco doesn't seem very happy?

The other reason is that he really likes to eat oranges.

The oranges are very big, the orange skin has a fragrance, the orange flesh is large and seedless, the juice is rich, sweet and delicious.The taste is very good, and there is only the skin left of an orange without knowing it.

A black curly-haired young man with a few small freckles on his cheeks handed over another one.Those eyes were like a dog who had brought back a toy ball asking for praise from its owner, and the wet eyes looked at him without blinking.

Is it the young brother's admiration for his elder brother?Fu Jiang lamented in his heart the weird family relationship of the Whitebeard Pirates, and it is undeniable that it has a little benefit.

what to do?I have a little urge to rub my little curly hair.

After eating the oranges, Marco's men also moved boxes of gold and jewelry to the yard and piled them in a shed with ventilation on all sides.

"Aren't you going to move in?" Ace asked, his eyes kept looking at the door, the girl didn't know why she didn't come out with them.

"No, the room is too crowded, just put it here. No one dares to move it here."

Today's Sphinx is no longer the lawless place it used to be. It has a well-armed self-defense force, a parliament that manages affairs on the island in a unified manner, and a trade union responsible for supervising the parliament. It is like a well-managed country.

These are all thanks to Fu Jiang, and Marco found out from the island.It's not a secret that he sends property to Fu Jiang every few years. The people in the parliament know that he knows Fu Jiang before they are willing to tell him.Otherwise, with Fu Jiang's current reputation in Sphinx, even if he tried to ask his full name from a four-year-old with candy, he would be spit on his face defensively.

On this island, Fu Jiang is the incarnation of the gods.

He saved the Sphinx.

"Five years, I will give you five years."

After the Whitebeard Pirates left the Sphinx, the expelled pirates and the human traffickers whose business had been destroyed gathered a large number of people to fight back.The eyeliner who stayed on the island reported that there was only one person left in the Whitebeard Pirates, and they were all gearing up to use this person to vent their anger.

However, the boy who was more beautiful than a woman only swung his sword, and all the offenders fell into the water, and the boat also caught fire for no reason.

The boy drew a long line with his sword at the port, "If you cross this line, you must abide by the rules of this island, otherwise, you will die."

After threatening foreign enemies, he turned around and told the joyful islanders that this line only existed for five years.

"Five years, I only guard this island for five years. After five years, if you still can't protect yourself, then accept your fate."

Five years later, the line drawn by the boy disappeared, and the Sphinx Self-Defense Force repelled a group of well-known pirates on the great route on the same day.

The belongings sent by the father are all placed here in Fu Jiang. If there is a need on the island, such as road construction, such as the purchase of advanced machinery, or the purchase of weapons, he will submit a detailed plan to Fu Jiang. If Fu Jiang thinks it is feasible, he will let them take the money away.Big boxes of gold and jewelry were piled up in his yard randomly like rubble, and no one dared to move them.

"Fu Jiang, everything for this year is here." Marco turned his head and said towards the door.

Ace also turned his head in surprise, is it Fu Jiang?What a nice name.

"Fu...Jiang?"

Ace blinked, why isn't it a girl?

Although wearing the same clothes and almost the same face, standing at the door was a boy with short hair and an Adam's apple.

And flat chested.

"Ace, big brother." Marco patted the back of Ace's head.

big brother?

Ace suddenly realized, is this the girl's twin brother?That should indeed be called Big Brother.He cast a grateful glance at Marco who reminded him, he is indeed a good brother!

"Hello, brother! I'm Portgas d. Ace!" Ace made a ninety-degree salute with his hands hanging down against the seams of his trousers.

"Yes." Fu Jiang agreed, and it was barely acceptable for a burly man with a beard to call him big brother.But it's a little strange, hasn't the little curly hair introduced itself once in it?But he didn't care too much, many pirates have such eccentricities.

"Father's health has been bad recently."

The place of drinking tea was changed from the house to under the tree in the yard. The three sat on the floor. Marco talked about the current situation of the Whitebeard Pirates. Fu Jiang occasionally responded, and Ace stared at the door absent-mindedly.

"After the battle with the Beast Emperor Kaido, his health has deteriorated greatly. He often needs infusions, and no one can persuade him to drink a lot of alcohol."

"This is Daddy's new son," Marco pointed to Ace. "This kid came to challenge with his pirate team and was defeated by Daddy more than 100 times. Now he is the captain of the second team. He came to let you meet."

Fu Jiang's heart sank slightly, it seemed that White Beard's health was really bad.

There are more than 1000 sons of Whitebeard, and before this, Marco did not bring anyone to let him meet.The person who will come on behalf of the next delivery is likely to be Curly, and Marco will not be able to come.

This means that Whitebeard's body is inseparable from his ship doctor, and the Whitebeard Pirates also need his help in management.

Ever since the Whitebeard Pirates left from the Sphinx, Tomie has never seen Whitebeard again.

But the sense of existence of this "father" is not thin. In addition to sending greetings and large sums of money from his father every few years, what is more important is the strong personal charm of Whitebeard. He possesses a magical power. Those who have seen him will never forget it.

Hearing his name being mentioned, Ace looked away and smiled.

"He often mentioned you. The brothers who have never seen you on the boat are very curious about you." Marco paused, lowered his head and played with the teacup in his hand. After a long time, he made up his mind to speak.

"How long will it take for your research? Can you go back with me and persuade Dad to drink less."

"In his heart, I am the same as you."

Based on Fu Jiang's understanding of White Beard, he attaches great importance to every family member. 'Eldest son' is just a status, nothing special.

"He is aware of his physical condition, and I think you are also aware of your concerns about him, but he is unwilling to change himself for this. I know you are worried, and you should also know that he doesn't care how long he can live, he only cares about living happily."

Of course Marco knows this, but reason and emotion are not the same thing.Seeing the mighty old man weakening little by little with his own eyes, he was more distressed than anyone else.

"My research," Fu Jiang pondered for a moment, "soon."

After countless experiments, decades of formation research, and hundreds of methods, I finally found the most suitable one.

Inspired by Shenhuo, he researched a curse seal that can be used on his body. After engraving on the body, all active substances that leave the body will be burned.Now it has entered the final revision, and it will probably take another year or two.

"After I'm done, I'll go back and look at his."

"This is the best gift I can give my dad." Marco smiled and drank the tea in the cup. "Then we'll go first."

well?This is leaving?

Ace, who was eager to see through but didn't see the girl coming out, expressed his disappointment, and cast a look at Marco for help.

At least... At least let me ask the girl's name before leaving!

And didn't you say you were going to see Dad's eldest son?Left without seeing anyone?

Marco couldn't bear to see Ace like this, and planned to introduce Fu Jiang's true identity to him.

"Don't worry. Many people on the island have suffered from the same disease these days. Please help me to see it." Fu Jiang said to Marco.

Ace's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly stood up and dragged Marco to send him out the door. "Go, go, I'll stay here to help big brother."

Facing the relentlessly closed door, Marco: This is the end of our brotherhood, Ace, I'm waiting for you to be thrown out with broken ribs.When the time comes, don't even think about me treating you!

Fu Jiang glanced at his new brother who was following behind him like a little wolf dog, thought for a while and gave him the apple on the table. "Peel and eat it myself." The apples were grown on the island and brought up by the people below. He didn't like to eat them.

Ace took the apple, picked up the knife on the table, felt familiar, and looked carefully, isn't this Marco's?On the boat he often saw Marco handling the knife.Modify the shape of the blade, wrap a soft cotton thread on the handle, and ask him why, he said the handle hurts his hand, and was ridiculed by others for looking like a woman.

What a careless guy, actually forgot the knife here.After peeling the apple, Ace slipped the knife into his trouser waist and prepared to return it to Marco later.

Holding the peeled apple in his hand, he went to look for his elder brother, blushed and looked around, but he couldn't find the girl he fell in love with at first sight.He couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but it didn't stop him from cheerfully getting close to his elder brother.

Marco came back at night, and kindly brought food for Ace. He knew that Fu Jiang could go without food for a few days, and Ace was a big eater.

"Marco, you are so kind!" Ace ate with tears in his eyes, he was about to starve to death. "Brother, you eat too." Passed out a chicken leg.

Marco can't believe that sharing food is something that Ace can do?You must know that he was bruised and bruised for almost every meal he ate on the pirate ship.

Fu Jiang is really powerful, no matter if he is a man or a woman.

Marco and Ace packed a room by themselves and slept for the night. Early the next morning, Marco continued to see a doctor.

Ace got up late, walked out rubbing his sleepy eyes, had a face-to-face meeting with his eldest brother, and instantly woke up.

"Brother, why don't you see your sister?" Ai Si Qi Ai Ai asked after turning around the room for a few times and seeing no one, with a blush on his face and a little shyness in his eyes.

"I don't have a younger sister." Fu Jiang raised his eyes, he seemed to understand something, and his eyes on Little Curly became dangerous.

"Ah? Then the one from yesterday, the one who opened the door for us, the one with long hair..." Ace gestured awkwardly. He had a straightforward personality, and simply said, "I fell in love with her at first sight."

The elder brother smiled, very optimistically.

Ace heard the eldest brother say, "That's me."

Then he was punched hard in the abdomen, his internal organs were shrunk together, his body lost weight and flew backwards, crashing into the wall and falling into the yard.

"Thank you for your love at first sight."