[One Piece] Uncrowned King

After Lu Jiu told Roger her choice in front of Teresa, Teresa quietly left the room, leaving space for two lovers who were teased by fate.If Roger is really likely to die, then the time they have must be running out... In addition to Roger's dream that must be fulfilled, what he can leave for Lujiu is really too little. not enough.

On the objective side, if Roger is really dying, maybe it would be better for Lu Jiu to leave Roger and forget him to live her own life.After all, waiting for a person who is about to die is really stupid behavior in the eyes of outsiders.However, Teresa, who had experienced it, was a friend of the two, and as a woman, was unable to persuade Lu Jiu in this way, because if this kind of thing happened to her, she would not give up Newgate either.

"What do I want to do?"

Back in her office, Teresa sat on the ground leaning against the wall, covering her face with her hands, silently enduring the long-lost pain.She was the only one in the large room, and this empty feeling made her feel even more uncomfortable, as if she was isolated from the whole world.

If one imagines that Newgate will die one day, then he doesn't know how to go on.That feeling, even if you just think about it, is too painful. Even I, who has lived for so long, can't bear it. How would Lu Jiu feel now... Struggling between hope and despair, she can only Every day is spent waiting and fearing.Even if Luo Jie can come back alive after the flight, there is no way to spend the rest of his life with her.They have no way to grow old together. In the end, Lu Jiu will still live alone, and at that time, Roger may... never come back again...

Why is this so……

Teresa put her hands on her knees and buried her head in them. Whether she closed her eyes or opened them, she could only see darkness, and she could not find a way to the light.

And when Newgate entered the office, what he saw was exactly this scene.

He walked up to her and watched her cry silently without making any movement.

This is the second time he has seen her in such pain.The first time, was when Nancy's father was taken away by the Navy.At that time, she was also desperate and confused, and at that time, he walked over with her... But now, he doesn't know how to comfort her, so he can only stay here with her, after all, even if it is him, I don't know how to lead a person out of the shadow of death.

I always have to face it, but I never thought it would come so early...

"Teresa..."

Newgate sighed inaudibly, squatted down and half-kneeled in front of her, when she raised her tear-stained face to look at him, he suddenly reached out and hugged her.With a lift of his strong wrist, he took her to the lounge of the office, took steady steps, and silently put her on the bed.Then he sat down beside her and accompanied her quietly.

"Newgate..." Teresa hugged the quilt with both hands, looked at the back in confusion, and whispered: "What should I do...Little Roger will die...What should I do...What should Lu Jiu do...I have to do it What...what can I do...what should I do..." Even though she has faced countless deaths, Teresa, who has undergone countless operations and presided over countless operations, is completely confused now that her important "brother" is suffering.

"..." Without answering her words, Newgate just stretched out a finger, tapped Teresa's eyebrows, and said, "Why, are you timid now that you are older? Teresa, your courage back then Woolen cloth?"

"Eh?" Teresa raised her face and stared blankly at the person in front of her.

"Have you forgotten, I once told you that as a pirate, I may die in an adventure at any time, and how did you answer at that time?" Newgate looked at her and asked.

Teresa was taken aback, then thought of what she had said before.

"My own thoughts will never be shaken by worrying about what will happen in the future.My father said that in a person's life, one should grasp what should be grasped, and don't let life leave regrets.I know that Newgate will sail, and after that, maybe we will be separated... If you think about it carefully, it is indeed a pity, but if I don't grasp the current time, I will regret it even more.』

"That woman's choice is just like you back then." He raised his hand, his thick thumb brushed across her soft skin, and wiped away the eyes-obscuring tear stains, and said, "Do you regret it?"

"No regrets." Teresa shook her head quickly.

Newgate showed his face, slipped his hand on her shoulder, and said, "Since you don't regret it, why should you be confused, as long as you respect her choice."

"But Little Roger... Even a doctor who is as good as my father can't help his illness..." Teresa's tears stayed down again, her tone was a little irritable, and she desperately wanted to find a way to relieve herself method.

"There is no incurable disease in this world, and there is no irreversible disease. What exists is only unsound medical skills." Newgate looked at her with light golden eyes, and said: "This sentence, you still need to teach it." Mine. Why, you forgot when the object was replaced by someone close to you? Have you lost your composure?"

"..." After Newgate finished speaking, Teresa stared blankly at him, then her mouth shrank, and tears flowed even more fiercely.

Even the calm Newgate was surprised at this moment, frowned and said, "How can this be..."

"Uh... woo... I know..." Teresa burst into tears suddenly, and said, "I know... I won't let Roger die... Definitely not... Definitely not! Woo...!!"

"..." Then why did he continue to cry.

******

After talking with Newgate, Teresa regained her composure. She got all the information on Roger's body from Roger's ship doctor Kulokas, and buried herself in the studio. I went out to see him off in the afternoon and left for a while.Medical organizations all over the world have set up research groups to study this terminal illness, but up to now, the cause is still unclear.Based on the current data, it can be known that 30% of the patients have genetic defects, but various factors such as environment, poisoning and injury cannot be ruled out.

In the following time, Teresa devoted all her energy to the battle against the terminal illness, but three years later, she still did not find any solution to the illness. Jie successfully conquered the great route, known as the news of One Piece.

Roger's dream finally came true.

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