[One Piece] Uncrowned King

Although the island where Teresa and Newgate rested temporarily is very cold, even wearing a heavy sweater can't resist the biting cold.But no one can deny that while it is cold, this winter island is also beautiful. The pure white scenery where everything is covered with snow is so clean that it can’t hold any dust. When the brilliance of color is matched with the gorgeous aurora above, the scene is even more dreamlike, just like being in a fairyland.

Teresa's hobby of looking at the stars at night has not changed even if she is outside, especially the homesickness of leaving her hometown, which makes her unable to sleep early.So after dinner, Newgate simply took her to the yard, and the two sat on the roof together to watch the aurora in the sky that Katness Island did not have.Although the weather was still cold, Teresa got into his clothes and felt more warmth than inside the room.With her head resting on his shoulder, hearing the beating of her heart, she gradually settled down the restless heart that had been incessantly since leaving home.

"After I came out, I felt that I was really useless... I couldn't help anything, and Newgate was taking care of me. I felt that I might have no choice but to get used to the outside world... Sure enough, on the big stage of the world In fact, there is no shelter for a weak guy like me..." In Katness, the all-powerful little girl hugged her knees with her hands down, her long black and thick hair was draped over her shoulders. The place followed her movements and swept across Newgate's chest softly. He froze for a moment, and gently placed his hand on her head.

He didn't like to see her look so depressed. In his impression, Teresa, even on the day Dr. Nancy left, she just cried for a while before she stabilized her emotions.The Teresa he had known all along, perhaps it should be the side she had always shown in front of him, was always happy and full of vigor.It was because she was such a warm little girl that he felt relaxed every time he saw her.

Thinking of how he was rejected when he first arrived in Katerness and was unfamiliar with the people in the town.Newgate said: "Don't underestimate yourself. Without your guidance, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to integrate into that town for a long time. Teresa, everyone has experienced the feeling of confusion and restlessness. If you stay still, you will be rejected. Only by breaking through can you be accepted by the world."

Teresa looked up at his jaw trembling from speaking.And the man also lowered his head, looked at her with light golden eyes, and said: "Human beings are children of the sea, and everything is contained by it. It will not reject anyone, and those who think they cannot integrate, In fact, he is just refusing to be caught by the sea." He smoothed her soft long hair, then pressed her shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't go anywhere until you break through."

Even if he goes to sea in the future, and the two of them are separated, if she needs it, he will put everything down to help her.

"It's true..." Teresa laughed softly, reached out and hooked Newgate's nose, and said proudly: "I can even kidnap Newgate, so what's the matter?" It can't be done."

The corners of Newgate's mouth curled slightly when he heard the words, and he did not refute Teresa's words.

In fact, Teresa knew that if he didn't care about her, who would make a man like him compromise.Thinking of this, Teresa dragged her chin in frustration, and sighed: "But it's a pity, Newgate, do you remember? If we hadn't left Katness, today would be our wedding, and now it's the wedding night .”

Although she was a little lucky that Newgate didn't have to be punished, but the wedding that she had been looking forward to for so long didn't happen, which made her feel unavoidably disappointed.Originally, the two of them didn't have much time to be together, but in the end there were still so many accidents.In fact, she had vaguely guessed these days that the navy brought her out of the island was not just a simple matter of taking care of her father.I'm afraid they want to keep her in the World Government, and... Newgate also.As an ability user of Earthquake Fruit, he is also a rare talent, and it is impossible for the navy to let him go.

Maybe I will become a chain that binds him.

Teresa closed her eyes, stopped the tears welling up, buried her head in his loose clothes, and whispered: "Newgate, let's go..."

"Huh?" The subject was suddenly changed, Newgate raised his eyebrows in surprise, and looked at the girl who shrank again strangely.

"Newgate is very smart, much smarter than me... You must know that the navy will not let us go..." Teresa's voice was a little choked, and the shoulders shrunk into the man's shoulders trembled fragilely Hearing this, he was reluctant to give up but said hard-heartedly: "...I just want to stay...Newgate...they can't force you to stay...while now, while now...leave quickly... "Newgate likes the sea and yearns for freedom.As a doctor himself, he can fulfill his accusations no matter where he is.She can't let go of her father and can do anything for him, but Newgate should do what she likes.

"Newgate... let's go... don't mind our business from now on..."

I love Newgate very much, you are my most important family, so I hope you are happy.

The tall man didn't speak, just quietly listening to the girl's intermittent choking.Knowing that she had finished what she was going to say, Newgate shook his head and said with a smile: "Stupid girl, aren't we husband and wife? How can a man leave his woman in the enemy's territory and go out on his own?"

"We're not a couple yet. We didn't have a wedding, so it's not considered..." Teresa said, feeling a chill all over her body, and then she was wrapped in warm clothes again.She poked her head out of the clothes that Newgate had thrown on her, and saw a man standing in front of her with his coat off, revealing a muscular body.

"Teresa." The tall man said.

"Ah?" The little girl replied foolishly.

"Wait for me down there for a while." After the man finished speaking, without waiting for the girl to respond, he jumped off the roof with her and put her safely on the flat ground covered with thick white snow just now.After that, he raised his hand, rubbed the top of Teresa's head, and ran towards the snow with his chest full.

"Newgate! Where are you going!!" Teresa was about to go after her, but was grabbed by the arms of the two navy officers on duty. She could only watch helplessly as the man disappeared into the heavy snow.

He, who has no ability to resist now, can still look at his back like this, waiting in place.

……

After Newgate left, he did not return for several hours.In the blink of an eye, midnight passed, and the snow outside was getting bigger and bigger, and the path cleared during the day had been covered with snow again.Teresa stood outside the door and waited for several hours, a thin layer of snow had already accumulated on her body.

Just when she was thinking of using anesthetics to bring down the navy and went to find Newgate, there was only a blank article in front of it, and finally a shadow of a person appeared.

Compared with when he left, the man has not changed in any way except that his body is a little red.After leaving such a cold place with his upper body on for so long, but survived strangely and safely, even the navy who had known Newgate for a long time couldn't help but gasp.

"Newgate, where have you been! Even if you want to go out, you have to put on your clothes first. What if you catch a cold... No, this weather will definitely cause frostbite! Let me see..." The girl panicked and carefully examined the man's body little by little, trying to transfer the heat to him with her warm hands.

Newgate raised his hand to pat off the snow on Teresa's body, and handed her something from his hand, "Although it's different from the ceremony in the town, have I passed the test?" Jingying The translucent flower was stuffed in the girl's palm. This flower, which only bloomed on the top of the snow-capped mountain, witnessed how dangerous the man had gone through.

It is the custom of Katness to use icy water to test a man's sincerity, but he...has hiked up a snow mountain for her...

Teresa held the flower in her hand tightly, raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks, she nodded heavily, and said in choked tears: "Forget it... if it's Newgate... there is no need for a test... Sniffing hard to hold back the tears, she raised her hand and stuffed the ice-melting flower into the man's palm, whimpering, "This...you should hold it..."

"Don't like it?" Newgate raised his eyebrows, she seemed quite interested during the day.

"No..." Teresa shook her head and said, "Instead of giving it to me, it's more practical and nourishing for you to eat."

"Okay." Knowing the little girl's occupational disease, Newgate took the flowers back without delay.He dragged Teresa into the house and asked, "By the way, what is the effect of this flower?" She seemed to have said that in the morning.

Teresa blurted out without thinking: "Aphrodisiac."

"..." Newgate stopped in his tracks.