Silver Theorem

A week has passed since the war on top came to an end.

Shanks and DR Vegapunk walk side by side in the hallway of the makeshift research facility at Marine Fodo.

"Is she really all right?"

Shanks asked.

"Of course, I am a person who keeps my promise~ I will notify you as soon as she wakes up." Vegapunk pushed the huge glasses: "But I didn't expect that Fisher was actually on your ship. The ship doctor, you know my preferences so well~"

Shanks nodded slightly.

A week ago, when he rushed to the institute non-stop, the battle was over.He explained to the navy that the war on the top was over, and Hina simply led a group of people to leave.Fortunately, Mia received timely treatment and saved her life.What is quite surprising is that in the face of the seriously injured Mia, DR? Vegapunk's nervousness was by no means inferior to that of Shanks, and he also rescued Lu Qi without saying a word, making him In the end, he survived miraculously, but he is still in a coma.

"The operation...was it successful?" Shanks still couldn't be completely relieved, because he knew nothing about medical skills, so he could only ask such a relatively general question.Although I originally wanted to bring Fisher along, but he is not in the red-haired pirates now...

"Well, I have fulfilled her wish and turned her into a human being. I removed her half-mermaid characteristics, and even the ability of devil fruit..." Vegapunk showed a satisfied smile: "Now she Just an ordinary girl."

"Thank you."

As the instigator who caused Mia to be severely injured, Vegapunk accepted Shanks' thanks without changing his expression.

"However..." The chief scientist of the government suddenly changed the subject: "There is one thing I still need to explain to you clearly. This is force majeure. It is definitely not that my operation failed..."

Hearing this, Shanks' face sank, and an ominous premonition came to his heart:

"What's the meaning?!"

"Don't get excited, just listen to me quietly... Generally speaking, a certain sexual characteristic of a creature may be controlled by more than one genetic factor. Similarly, sometimes a genetic factor can determine several characteristics. Therefore , it is impossible to precisely change only certain specific physiological characteristics while keeping the others as they are, at least not at the current level of technology. Well, it seems that you don’t have much medical knowledge, so I’ll say To put it simply... that is, when I performed genetic modification surgery on her, I inevitably brought some other changes to her body."

"What did you say!?"

Shanks looked like he was about to swallow Vegapunk in one gulp.

"It's not my fault~ I've said it all, it's force majeure..."

Without listening to his excuses, Shanks quickly rushed to Mia's location.

How could this happen, Mia...you must not be in trouble...

"Mia!"

Shanks pushed open the door hard, his vision was red...

A maple leaf fluttered into his palm, and he held it between his fingers, but there was nothing.

The scenery in front of me is like being in a dream... In the red maple forest, a silver-haired girl is sitting on a rock, wearing a pure white ankle-length skirt, elegant and soft, with a red leaf in her hand, her eyes are slightly closed, It is completely integrated with the surrounding environment, forming a beautiful picture scroll.

Shanks stared blankly at this familiar but more dreamy scene than he remembered.

The girl noticed Shanks, and she jumped off the rock with a smile. At the same time, all the maple leaves in the room disappeared, and it was restored to a laboratory full of instruments and without emotion.

Was it really a dream just now...?

"That's not a dream~" Mia seemed to see through Shanks' mind, she walked towards him with a playful and lovely smile: "It's a device called 'holographic projection', it's very interesting~"

The girl in front of her was exactly the same as the one in her memory, and it was hard to imagine that she had been reborn.

Mia blinked her clear eyes, and those eyes... were bright red like rubies.

"Mia, your eyes..." Shanks said in surprise.

"Hmm~ It's the same color as Shanks' hair~" Mia responded with a smile.

Could it be... this is the so-called "other changes"?

Shanks resisted the urge to run back to Bian Bei Jia Punk, he was so scared that his heart almost stopped beating just now...

But... now, the pure and beautiful girl like an elf is standing in front of him... Shanks walked towards her with a soft smile.

The ice and snow melted, and there was no barrier between the two of them...

Mia and Shanks reached out their hands at the same time, their hands joined in the air, their fingers touched lightly, feeling the temperature from each other's palms.

All this is real.

Shanks leaned closer to Mia, and they pressed their foreheads together, closing their eyes.

"Mia, you have kept the promise..." Shanks said in a deep and gentle voice, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Shanks too, I've heard what DR said, thank you... for stopping the war." Mia said.

"Mia." Shanks stood up slightly, "Although I'm a few days late, I wish you a happy birthday."

Mia was a little surprised: "Eh? How did Shanks know my birthday?"

"It's... Whitebeard told me." Shanks showed nostalgic eyes.

"Dad?"

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When the red-haired pirates ended their dispute with Kaido and stepped into the ocean in the first half of the great channel, Shanks received an active contact from Whitebeard for the first time.

"Whitebeard... where are you now?" Shanks was a little anxious because the Whitebeard Pirates had disappeared since the Red Earth Continent.

"What crazy words are you talking about, brat?" Whitebeard's thick voice came from the phone bug: "How could I tell the enemy my location... Don't talk about that, I want you to help me with something this time."

"Do something?" This greatly exceeded Shanks' expectations.

"On my daughter's 16th birthday... please say happy birthday to her." The voice over there was cheerful.

"Daughter? You mean Mia? ... What do you mean, why don't you say it yourself?"

Shanks didn't know Mia's identity as a half-mermaid yet.

"Little devil..."

Whitebeard's voice carried an irrefutable momentum: "It's rare for me to ask others, so you can take it."

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Mia didn't know that such a thing had happened. Thinking about it now, Shanks felt that White Beard had entrusted Mia to him at that time, as a father who loved his daughter deeply.And he was convinced that Mia would survive.

Seeing Mia lower her head with mixed feelings, Shanks gently stroked her hair:

"Go back to the Whitebeard Pirates and have a look. Their fleet is still in the sea not far from Marlene Fodo. I'll take you there."

"Yeah." Mia's eyes were calm.

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"Mia!?"

Marco couldn't hide his surprise.

"Marco." The girl who came by boat smiled at him.

The Moby Dick, which carried the dreams of its partners and accompanied the Whitebeard Pirates for decades, has gone with its captain.Marco and other pirates in the team are all on the foreign ship with the black whale as the head.

The coffins of Whitebeard, Ace, and Nina were also placed on deck.

"Mia, have you recovered yet?"

It seemed that just after an operation, Fisher walked out of the cabin with a tired face.After the big incident, he has been helping the Whitebeard Pirates take care of the wounded.

"Well, it's an ordinary human now~" Mia responded.

The sea is calm, the pirate ship sways gently with the waves, the sun shines through the thin clouds, and the temperature is very suitable.

Among the pirates, some were still kneeling in front of Whitebeard's coffin, some were idly looking at the empty sea, and most of them were busy performing their duties.

Regardless of success or failure, those who survive will continue to move forward.

Mia walked to the coffin of Baibeard and the others, knelt down on both knees, and kowtowed heavily.

Without words, after a long time, she raised her head with no tears on her face.

Mia sat casually on the deck and said to the coffin in front of her:

"Father, Nina, I'm sorry I didn't come until now..."

The girl showed a bright smile:

"I'm 16 years old~ I've always... just wanted to be able to tell you this..."

"Mia."

Marco sat down beside her, and Mia looked at him, who hadn't seen him for a few days, and he seemed to have matured a lot all of a sudden.

"Marco, it is said that there is only one life, but counting the time I was picked up by my father, this is my second rebirth..." Mia looked up at the sky: "God really gave me too much There are so many opportunities, what exactly do you want me to do..."

Can a mortal really enjoy such a privilege?Mia was confused.

"This kind of thing... you will know if you live."

Marco said.

That's right, for her...it's just the beginning...

"Everyone... what do you want to do in the future?"

Mia asked.

"It hasn't been decided yet..." Marco stared at the pirate flag covering Whitebeard's coffin: "Whether you want to continue to carry this flag and live on the sea where there is no father... Actually it doesn't matter anymore."

Mia looked at Marco's side face, and a pleasant smile gradually spread on his face:

"The mission of this flag is accomplished, and no matter where in the world, those of us who once fought under this flag are... family forever."

"...That's right."

Mia nodded.

The laughter and laughter of the past are vivid in my mind, and some things will not be easily cut off because of time or life and death.

Marco turned to look at Mia: "Mia, how about singing a song? Just sing your favorite one."

"I understand."

Mia stood up, her red lips parted slightly.

It was as if the melodious singing of the voice from beyond the sky immediately echoed on the entire ship...

.........

【ひとりまたひとり友は远く远れてゆく (Friends one after another are gradually moving away from me)】

[How many times without くし続ければ (how many times will it be repeated)]

[Sorrowful しみに便れるのかな? (To be able to get used to this sadness?)]

The pirates' attention was attracted by the singing, and they all looked in Mia's direction.The singing also floated towards the pirate ship under Whitebeard's command in the fresh sea wind, and everyone slowly gathered on the side of the ship...

【Yesterday より少し空は く く麻るけれど (the sky looks much lower than yesterday)】

【けっしてかけり无きSmile (just that irreplaceable smile)】

【いつまでも消えないで (Please never disappear)】

The wealth deposited in an era will eventually be exhausted, but people's dreams and will will never perish.

People who have experienced this war now, whether they are pirates or navy, after witnessing the change of times, may face the collapse of their previous beliefs and lose their way forward.

but……

【あと少しもう少し早いてみようかなこの先に (take another step and take a few more steps to see in front of you)】

【めぐりあうものが运恋ならば (If what is waiting for me is the inevitable fate)】

There are always some people who light the lamp, even if it is a faint flame...

The power of one person may be insignificant, but one day, something can be changed...as long as we never forget that consistent belief.

【令はまた终われない (I won't end like this)】

Mia is immersed in singing, if she sings with all her strength, can this song reach the sky where Whitebeard and the others are...

The Navy won the war, but Whitebeard's last words announced the existence of the legendary treasure.After that, there will be more pirates in the world who commit crimes and set out on the great route, and at the same time, countless people who firmly believe in justice will rise up...

It's too early to welcome the 【End】.How many disputes of blood and fire have gone through this sea to become what it is today, and how many lives have been turned into dust in the wind.

However, the wheel of history has never stopped. This war that robbed too many people of their survival value is actually only an episode in the middle of the "Great Pirate Era" in the records of later historians...

There were crying sounds on the boat, and some people began to sing softly along with Mia...

【あと10年う100年过ぎれば (whether 10 years or 100 years)】

【変わりゆくこの世界（This world will gradually change)】

【抱らもういないけれど (Even if we are no longer here)】

【変わらない想いがある (The thoughts that never change but still exist)】

The singing mixed with the sound of the waves has been floating in the Whitebeard Pirates for a long time, commemorating the lives that have disappeared without realizing their ideals, and inspiring people who will carry on this longing...

Everything is impermanent, and there are always infinite possibilities in the future, just like the North Sea mermaid tribe that has disappeared from the world never thought that the sacred song they regarded as the highest would be passed down by a "disaster" who was driven out of the tribe by them ...

【戻れない帰れない (I can't look back, I can't look back)】

【この道のその先えと (this road, this future)】

……

"Mia, we're going to the New World next, and we're going to bury Dad and Ace there, do you want to go with us?" Marco asked.

Mia was silent for a while: "No...don't wait for me."

"Really...then..." Marco smiled at her: "Are you really going to the Red Hair Pirates?"

Unexpectedly, Mia let out a sigh: "...I don't know."

What should I do, now she is still unable to take another step...

……

TBC