[One Piece] Uncrowned King

Although Teresa and Newgate are inseparable in Katness activities every day, and she also did not shy away from saying that she will get married as an adult.But no one really took their words of getting married to heart. After all, in the eyes of everyone who watched Teresa grow up, she was just a half-grown child.And when the tall Newgate stood beside her, the size of the two was the distance between a lychee and a cherry.

"Me and Newgate are getting married!"

When the petite and beautiful long-haired girl appeared in front of everyone holding the man's arm and announcing their happy event with a sweet smile, almost everyone showed surprised and deserved expressions.Newgate, who has been guarding Dr. Nancy's side since she left, is indeed more suitable than anyone else to be with Teresa.He is strong but not bullying, no matter the old man or the child, he will be lenient.Moreover, after intimidating the navy a year ago, even though he attracted many admirers, he was not as complacent as ordinary men. On the contrary, he never changed his way of treating others, and kept a distance from girls other than Teresa.Whether it's temperament or ability, in the eyes of the elders, he is indeed a person worthy of a girl's entrustment for life.

But Newgate keeps a distance from women, not because of Teresa's relationship, but because he has always been like this.He is a child of a pirate, so he naturally knows how difficult it is for people and children who are involved with pirates to survive, not only to beware of the navy's pursuit, but also often implicated by the enemy.So it's not just girls, his relationship with anyone is only in the neighborhood, and he never intends to go further and become a family member with anyone.Especially those islanders who lived on Katness Island, who were of great kindness to him, he didn't want them to suffer misfortune because of his relationship in the future...

Being with Teresa now was never what he expected.No one has ever dared to help him knowing that he is the child of a big pirate like Nancy, let alone any woman who approached him like Teresa, ignoring his body shape and ignoring his almost indifferent reaction ... He hoped that he could repay the kindness that the father and daughter had shown him. Similarly, he was not willing to give up the family he had so hard to have.He didn't know how to express how he felt towards Teresa, maybe it was like a brother and sister, maybe it was like a friend, maybe it was like a lover... But no matter what that feeling was, he would protect her because she was his His family is a very important member of his family.

After deciding to get married, Teresa, who was already very proficient in housework, tried her best to become more virtuous, but it was difficult for her to make further progress after taking care of Newgate's basic necessities. She could only improve on the original basis. Be careful.So Newgate found that there were some strange patterns on his clothes, and the daily dishes were more nutritious, and the rice was even packed directly in a bucket... Although Teresa's hard work made him feel a little bit He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but silently followed her arrangement, even if it would make him face the strange eyes of the villagers every day.

"By the way, Newgate, I just went to inquire about the process of the wedding here!" Teresa leaned on the arm of the big man beside her, and raised her head excitedly and said to him.

It's midnight now, but neither of them took a rest. Instead, they sat on the big tree trunk in the yard and watched the starry sky together. This is Teresa's little hobby, but after Nancy left, every time she came out , will pull Newgate to accompany her to enjoy the night together, of course, including being bitten by mosquitoes together.Because Newgate's target is too big, the person who is usually bitten the worst by mosquitoes will be this big man.

"It seems that I heard you say a long time ago that the groom will be tested." Newgate held his chin, thinking about the custom that Teresa had introduced to him back then.

"Yeah, but it feels too much..." Teresa rubbed Newgate's arm, leaning on him and said, "You know, there is a natural ice cave in the back mountain, and there are a lot of ice caves in it. Ice cubes are for summer. And unmarried people are forbidden to enter."

"I heard a little bit." Newgate nodded.

"That's where the test is! The groom has to walk through the entire ice cave shirtless, and everyone splashes water on the way, so that the groom runs to the bride who is waiting in the warm greenhouse, and the bride sees her husband. The most self-sacrificing side... But the ice water, it's so cold to splash on it! Even if Newgate is in good health, but in this case, he will definitely catch a cold... It's too messy!" Teresa said with a distressed face, and then thought of something, covered her mouth and snickered: "But Dad is so lucky, he never went through that ice cave. But think about it, Dad who has always been calm, was caught in cold water. It must be funny to see him fleeing in embarrassment, and then rushing to mother's house in a hurry." She stuck out her tongue, and said to the people around her: "But even if I had a chance, I wouldn't see it, I was not born at that time Woolen cloth."

"It's okay, you will have a chance to see that scene soon." Newgate said, raising his hand to let Teresa, who was a little shivered by the night wind, hide in his clothes.

"It's warmer this way." Teresa poked her head out of his baggy clothes and sighed comfortably, "It's true to appreciate the scene, but if the protagonist is replaced by Newgate, I won't be happy at all." Get up, what if you catch a cold!" After finishing speaking, she blinked, and said with a blushing smile, "But you can infect me, and I don't mind if two people catch a cold together."

"..." Newgate was startled, then raised his hand and knocked Teresa's head heavily.

"Ah! What are you doing..." Teresa cried out, covering her head.

"Nonsense, if it really infects you, don't cry at that time." Newgate glanced at her, and he could already foresee the little girl's embarrassment at that time.

"No way!" Teresa muttered dissatisfiedly: "I won't get sick at all, and I will research the medicine to prevent colds! But Dad seems to have researched it, so I will go back and look through the book." She stretched her waist in his loose clothes, and said, "Newgate, I'll make you a windbreaker in the future, a big one, so you'll be warmer if you hide in it." She felt super safe.

"It's up to you." Newgate had no objection, just said: "It's too late, go and rest."

"Ah."

Teresa nodded obediently and stood up, then bent down to leave a kiss on his cheek when he wasn't looking.Then she blushed and made a face at him, and ran upstairs as fast as flying.Newgate, who was left behind, touched his cheek and raised his head to look at the turned on lights upstairs.It wasn't until the lights dimmed that he got up and went back to his room.