[One Piece] Brother Ace, please pay the bill

~~~~~Actually, brother doesn’t fall asleep while eating under any circumstances~~~~~

"Since I'm here to thank you, let's talk about the fight next time we meet." Ace tore off the gloves she was wearing, and directly pinched her smooth palm.

Mandala also took the opportunity to clenched her fingers. She lowered her head and smiled like a blooming morning flower.Although I don't know why Ace said that in my heart, even if I want to get rid of the siege, I don't need such a drastic way.

Could it be...

Mandala raised his eyes and looked at Ace who was leaning against him.His face was glowing with flames, and it was glowing red.The smile is still so bright and bright.

"The big brother and sister-in-law who are Luffy, let's have a drink first." Shanks picked up the wine bottle at hand, and filled the porcelain bowl in front of him that was about the size of a washbasin.Then his subordinates quickly took two porcelain bowls of the same size and filled them with the same wine.

"This..." Looking at the bowl of transparent liquid, Mandala couldn't help but stiffen all over.She still remembered Dadan's glass of absinthe. Although it didn't cause any bad effects, there was no guarantee that it would not happen this time.It's just that Shanks' "big brother and sister-in-law" is still very pleasant, and Mandala raised the corner of his mouth as a smile.She stretched out her left hand, about to serve the wine bowl.

"Do it first and respect." Ace used his strength, and he pulled Mandala back into his arms.Then he picked up one of the bowls with his free right hand, and drank gulp.

Mandala swallowed, leaning on Ace's arm.The temperature on his bare skin was slowly transmitted through the material of his body.It seemed that the cold wind outside the cave was no longer blowing in, and Mandala's body didn't feel cold anymore.She moved her butt slowly, getting closer to Ace.

In a blink of an eye, Ace finished a bowl.He wiped the wine dripping from the corner of his mouth, and then picked up the second bowl, "Manman doesn't taste good at wine, so I'll drink it for her."

Hearing Ace call her Manman, Mandala couldn't help shivering.

Ace must have taken the wrong medicine today, no, he ate something bad.Or his flame ability is so strong that it burns out his brain.

And what's the matter with the bad wine?Don't you know how to say "the amount of alcohol is not good"?

While Mandala was complaining in his head, Ace had already finished the second bowl of wine.

"Luffy is so lucky to have a big brother like you." Shanks lowered his eyes, looking at the two empty wine bowls, "Wine tastes like a person, no wonder you can come here in such a short time .”

What does wine taste like character?That is to say, her character is very bad?

Mandala frowned, she didn't dare to stare at Shanks, lest he be misunderstood by him again and wanted to "discuss" with him.Turning his head, Mandala gave Ace a hard look, with a look of sadness in his eyes.

Ace was stared at by the eyes full of negative emotions, and a chill suddenly shot down his spine.With a shake of his hand, the wine bowl he was holding slipped down.

Just when the porcelain bowl was about to fall to the ground and fell to the ground, Mandala stretched out his hand and caught it, "Don't force it, you'll be back on the boat later, and you'll have to vomit."

"Ahahahaha, it's really interesting." Shanks burst out laughing regardless of his image. Fortunately, there is no wine in his bowl at this moment, otherwise it would definitely splash into the bonfire.

"Manman, you can have a bowl too." Shanks completely misunderstood Mandala's name, he waved his hand boldly, and a bottle of wine was handed to him.

As soon as Shanks poured the wine bottle, the fragrant alcohol flowed out with a splash.Only this time, he only poured half a bowl.

Ace wanted to say something, but was held back by Mandala.Using Ace's posture just now, she blocked his hand that wanted to serve the wine bowl again.

"Thank you for saving our stupid brother." Mandala took advantage of this opportunity, who knows if there will be another chance in the future.If you don't catch it now, you will really have to cry and faint in the toilet in the future.

"We..." Ace watched Mandala finish the bowl of wine at a neither fast nor slow speed, and he could feel the temperature of her palm gradually rising until it matched his own body temperature.

"Hahaha." Shanks smiled, and poured himself and Ace another bowl, "Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Ace didn't refuse, he held Mandala's hand and started to drink with Shanks.

"Sing a song, siren." Ace suggested casually after drinking excitedly.

"Yes, there are women in your pirate group, and there are three of them. What a surprise." Everyone in the red-haired pirate group expressed their envy. Although the boss is very strong and the members are united, there are no women. It's such a pity.

"Hey, forget it, sirens don't sing very well." Mandala was terrified, and quickly stopped her.The siren is a sea monster, it's okay if she sings.

"Then I'll do it!" Wei Ke stood up, and she raised her hands high, recommending herself.

The waves of the East China Sea send me on a long voyage

Raise the sails, fly around

The blue ocean holds treasures

The distant world carries dreams

Wei Ke sang a folk song from the East China Sea, which is said to have been sung for hundreds of years.Whenever there are children who are going to sail, their mothers and relatives will sing this song.

Ace listened silently. Although he knew the song, no one had sung it to him.Dadan didn't sing it to him when he first sailed.But Mandala didn't know about this kind of thing at all, even if she knew, her choice would be the same as Dadan's.

"I didn't expect that Wei Ke sang very well." Mandala had never heard Wei Ke sing, and of course he hadn't heard Siren sing before. "This song is about the East China Sea. I haven't even heard it before."

"Yeah." Ace drank the wine sullenly, thinking of his gentle mother.The left hand holding the Mandala was slightly hot, and that warm and moist feeling somewhat overlapped with the image of his mother in his mind.It's just that he was still young at that time, so he could only accept his mother's love unilaterally.Now it is different, he has the opportunity to take the initiative to give warmth, and has the opportunity to find his family by himself.

"Ace, are you okay?" Mandala saw that Ace's eyes were a little loose, and he didn't know what he was thinking.It seems that it is rare to see him in such a lost state, is it because of drinking?

"It's okay." Ace held Mandala's hand hard, maybe it was the effect of alcohol, he wanted to hug this woman who had been pestering him and troubled him so much at the moment.

"It's fine if you're not drunk." Mandala was a little worried, how could a drunk person say that he was drunk.I haven't seen Ace drink much, and I don't know how much he drinks.The hand he was holding was also very hot, that kind of temperature was more uncomfortable than having a high fever.

"By the way, Ace, here I will send you a free message." Shanks raised his head, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere between Mandala and Ace, "Whitebeard Pirates, near here The sea area appeared."

"So what?" Ace is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he is not afraid of confronting Whitebeard at all.Immediately getting rid of the pink atmosphere, Ace's eyes sparkled again.

"He cherishes talents, especially young people like you who are full of vigor." Shanks reached out and patted Ace's strong shoulder.His skin, exposed to the wind and snow, didn't feel the slightest bit of coolness.

"You mean, he might force me to join the Whitebeard Pirates." Ace still remembers the fact that the Navy asked him to join the Qibukai before, and now he bumped into Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors.No matter which side it is, he doesn't want to join.All he wanted was to gallop freely in the blue sea as he pleased.

In fact, under the current circumstances, no matter if it is the navy or the pirates, once they find potential newcomers, they will try their best to lobby them to join their respective camps.Not to mention Ace, the son of the former Pirate King Roger.That's why the Navy issued an invitation to Ace when he was just in his early years.As for the pirates, Ace has yet to meet any opponents.

"No, Whitebeard won't force anyone." Shanks shook his head slightly, he looked at Ace with unpredictable emotions, "He has the kind of courage to make you submit to him."

"I will not surrender to anyone, anything, even this sea!" Although Ace's words were arrogant, he also had the strength to say so.It's just that what Ace doesn't know is that the relationship with Whitebeard in the future is not what he imagined.

"Ambition." Shanks smiled and poured wine into Ace's wine bowl, "Come on, let's get drunk."

"Huh?" Mandala didn't see Ace raising his wine bowl to drink, and he seemed to loosen his grip on his own hand.Turning around, Ace was actually asleep.