[Comprehensive] Fire Boxer's Little Chef

"According to the bar owner, the next destination of Blackbeard and his party seems to be Momiji, the Autumn Mountain Range. We can go there to try our luck... I said, are you listening?"

Wayne put down the map in his hand, frowned slightly, and looked at Ace who was standing opposite him with a bright smile, but obviously didn't listen to a word.

The two of them were in a small bar in a small town at this time. This bar was very popular, and it was also the peak period of passenger flow at this time. The small bar was bustling with people, and it was very noisy. .

The surrounding environment could already be described as a miasma. Just as Wayne finished speaking, his words were covered by another louder noise. He couldn't hear what he said clearly, and Ace , didn't seem to be listening at all...

Since Xun Meidu left, he has kept this smirk, and when talking to him, he will only respond with a brighter smile.

Ace's appearance is so stupid...

Wayne wanted to pretend that he didn't know him countless times along the way, but even though this guy was out of shape all the time, he followed closely behind him within three meters, and he couldn't get rid of him no matter what.

This guy definitely did it on purpose...

"I said, what the hell happened to you?"

After deliberating over and over again, Wayne felt that it would be better to ask Ace himself directly. According to his state, let alone finding Blackbeard, even if some unruly people approached the two on the road, Ace probably wouldn't be able to react.

"Huh? Is there anything strange about me?"

Ace still kept that smiley look, he didn't seem to be aware of his recent abnormalities at all, and his tone of voice sounded a bit inconspicuous... Lively?

"...why are you laughing all the time?"

Wayne had to organize the language in his heart for a long time before he organized such a question. When he said this question, he felt that he had been assimilated by Ace, and he would ask such a completely meaningless question. question.

But you can't blame him. Although Ace's state is a bit weird, in general, his silly appearance is not much different from usual. The whole body still exudes a single-cell aura, but compared to before. It's just a lot stronger.

So Wayne didn't know how to express Ace's situation, so he could only ask a question casually.

"Because I'm happy."

Ace didn't feel that there was anything inappropriate about this question at all, so he blurted out his answer without thinking, and the smile on his face seemed to have a brighter tendency.

"Happy...why?"

Wayne was a little dazed, he didn't know what would make Ace happy along the way, which would keep him in this absent state.

Could it be the encounter with Luffy before?

Wayne looked up at Ace suspiciously, trying to get some answers from him.

But when his eyes first met Ace's, Wayne suddenly had an epiphany.

There was a burst of heat behind the ears, and a few traces of imperceptible embarrassment suddenly appeared on his usually calm and calm face.

What happened that night in Xunmeidu suddenly came to mind. He said that to Ace, and...

I'm really shameless...

But now is not the time to care about those things, they have more important things to do.Thinking of this, Wayne pretended to be calm, suppressed the charming feeling in his heart, and returned to his usual indifferent expression.

"Anyway, the place we are going to go next is Momiji, the Autumn Mountain Range. You have to keep this in mind."

Wayne spread out the map, pointed to Ace the specific location of Momiki, and briefly explained to him the approximate route to Momiki.

"I listen to you."

Ace glanced briefly at the brown parchment map spread out on the wooden table, and never looked at it again. After listening to Wayne, he put on a bright smile again and remained motionless. stared at Wayne.

"..."

Wayne was a little helpless, should he be happy that Ace trusted him so much.

"Hey, I said Wayne..."

Wayne was immersed in the study of the map in his hand when he heard Ace speak suddenly, with hesitation in his tone.

"what?"

Wayne, who was still studying the map, raised his head and looked at Ace, not knowing what he was going to say.

"After arresting that guy Tiqi, come with me to the South China Sea."

Ace seemed to have made a lot of determination, the silly smile that Wayne disliked so much subsided a lot, and replaced it with a serious look, just like saying that to Wayne on the night he was looking for Meidu. It's the same for a few words.

"..."

After hearing Ace's words, Wayne was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly remembered that Ace seemed to be from South China Sea, and his mother, Portgas d. Loujiu, was buried in South China Sea.

Is this what it means to ask him to go back with him to meet his "parents"...

As if to verify Wayne's guess, Ace then gave his explanation.

"The old man said, my mother was buried in the South China Sea..."

When Ace said this, the expression on his face was blank for a moment, as if he was remembering something.

It's just what he misses, but he has never seen it.

"I promise you."

Even though he felt a little embarrassed when he thought of the words "meet the parents" at first, when he saw Ace like this, Wayne suddenly felt an unspeakable uncomfortable feeling in his heart, as if he was forced by something. It was as if the heart was blocked, and it was so dull that it was suffocating.

After being in this world for so many years, I have almost forgotten all the plots that One Piece should have, but I can remember things about Ace very clearly.

Ace's life experience, his relationship with Luffy, and his death are all clearly remembered.

This may be a kind of fate, there is an inexplicable fate between him and Ace.

"Then it's settled, and you are not allowed to go back on your word later."

The unnatural look on Ace's face flashed past, and he returned to his original appearance. After hearing Wayne's promise, he seemed very happy. After confirming that Wayne would not go back on his word, he immersed himself in the Go happily in your own world.

There was a flash of sadness in Wayne's eyes, but he didn't say anything after all, and continued to study the map in his hand with his head down.

Wherever you want to go I promise you.

as long as you live...

……

The brown leather train, which was so long that there was no end in sight, was running at a constant speed on the rails. Occasionally, the car body would shake slightly and make a "clang clang" sound.

Wayne leaned back on the rough-made bench of the train, propped his forehead with his right hand, let the breeze blow the broken hair on his forehead, and stared blankly at the rapidly receding field scenery outside the train window, not knowing what to think. whats the matter.

"Well, the food here is really not good, and the portion is so small, it's too stingy."

After Ace swept away all the food in front of him, he commented dissatisfiedly on the empty plate.

"Hey, I said Wayne, you won't be hungry if you don't eat anything at all?"

Ace pointed to the empty plates in front of Wayne, which he had also swept away, and asked with some concern.

"I've eaten in the previous town, and I'm not hungry now."

Wayne shook his head, still maintaining the same posture just now, turning his head to look at the scenery outside the window.

It stands to reason that Ace ate with him just now, and ate ten times more than him, but he still ate up the food prepared on the train.

However, if the object is Ace, this is not a surprise.

"If I had known earlier, I would have brought the black card my father gave me. When I went to the Food City, the food on that train was not as good as yours, Wayne, but it was much better than here. And the portions are plentiful.”

Ace's limbs were wide open, and he leaned hard on the back of the seat, and the rough-made stool immediately made a "creaking" sound, and it seemed that he would be completely paralyzed in the next moment.

This time they took an ordinary train to the Momiki Mountains. Of course, the tickets were paid in cash. Needless to say, Ace didn’t have a penny with him, and Wayne was also in short supply. In the end, the two had no choice but to choose I took the lowest third-class seat.

Therefore, in terms of services and equipment, it can only be described as rough.

"I heard that there are many kinds of ingredients in Momiji Mountains, and I heard that they are all delicious, so we can have a full meal there. I am really looking forward to it, Momiji Mountains."

Ace seemed to be completely unaware of the crippled and almost paralyzed stool below him, still moving around on it, making large movements, listening to the miserable creaking sound under him, Wayne I couldn't help mourning for the poor stool.

"Don't forget why we were there."

Seeing Ace's eagerness to try, Wayne, who was still looking at the scenery outside the window, finally couldn't help turning around to remind him.

"That guy Tiki must be caught..."

After hearing Wayne's reminder, Ace did not run up and down again, and a trace of seriousness and determination flashed across his face.

But in the next second, Wayne found that someone hugged his waist.

Ace, who was still on the opposite side with a heavy face, suddenly appeared from his side at some point, his hands wrapped around his waist very naturally, his black head rested on his shoulders, and the posture between the two seemed Extraordinary intimacy.

"Food can't be missed."

Ace quickly nibbled on Wayne's lips, and before Wayne's slap greeted him on the head, he quickly let go of Wayne, returned to his original seat, and looked at the seat sitting triumphantly. On the opposite side, Wayne stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth satiatedly, then smiled slyly.

"..."

The thin-skinned Wayne was blushed again by Ace's sudden series of shameless and impatient actions. In this respect, he was not at all Ace's cheeky opponent who was comparable to a city wall, so he could only bow his head, Pretending to be nonchalant, listening to the undisguised laughter of someone passing from the opposite side.

Ever since he left Xunmeidu, Ace has acted like a prank to him from time to time. While feeling slightly distressed, Wayne is not too annoyed, but he just asked Ace not to do this in front of others. Some explicit behavior.

After all, it would be weird for two men to act in such an ambiguous manner. Wayne didn't want to be regarded as a different kind and be looked at by everyone.

Fortunately, the route of this train is relatively remote, and there are only a few people in the third-class compartment of Nuo Da, and they are far away from them, so they didn't notice Ace's actions just now.

Wayne, who was just relieved just now, was about to speak out to reprimand Ace, when he suddenly heard a burst of unhurried footsteps from the side, and it didn't take long for the footsteps to stop, barely stopping at the two of them. before.

Before Wayne raised his head to look at the owner of the footsteps, he heard a familiar voice from above his head.

"Ace, Wayne, it's really you."

"Yo, long time no see, Alu."

Wayne heard Ace, who was sitting across from him, speak to the owner of the footsteps.

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