[One Piece] Inferior Star

Luffy...you have to tell him, you have to tell him about Ace, he will... definitely understand.He must know what to do.He can say what he didn't have the courage to say, he can take the step he didn't have the courage to take, he can... give himself the courage to face everything.

Like, like a long time ago—

Must hurry, must tell the Admiral before he comes here!Youxiang immediately looked towards the battlefield. Because of the current melee mode, she could barely see Luffy's shadow. Just as she was about to run over, the phone bug on her body rang. This is... This is from Manager Jade. ?

"Mr. Kagawa?" She answered the phone bug.

"...I think you have obtained the information on Zevenel, Miss Yuka." The voice of the contact person, Kagawa, was still calm and without extra emotion. He said, "You must have arrived at the Chambord Islands now. I heard There have been some disturbing rumors... are you all right?"

"Mr. Kagawa, I have something to do now!" First, let's not talk about this!Obviously Ace's matter is more urgent!Youxiang said, "I'm fine, thank you for calling here. I'll call you later, okay?"

"Wait a minute, Miss Youxiang—" It just hung up like this... Kagawa—or Lord Mansfield Valens, no one knows which is his real name, or neither.He had no choice but to put the phone bug back into his coat.He was hiding behind a building not far from Youxiang and the others.

This place must be surrounded by the navy soon, and the general is also on his way.There is still half an hour at most.I wanted to remind Miss Youxiang that they should leave quickly, but...

He glanced at the newspaper in his other hand.The date and place of Portgas D. Ace's execution have been confirmed... Is it because of this incident that I am disturbed?I said Miss Youxiang, your troubles are already big enough, isn't the Emerald Isle not enough?Most people can't do anything about Portgas.

Even if the Whitebeard Pirates really took action, it would be difficult for them to rescue Ace from the Navy Headquarters intact.Needless to say, the three admirals of the navy, and the Qibuhai, can be crushed to death even with the tactics of crowds.The probability of success is extremely low, and it is absolutely not worth the risky action.

You should understand in your heart, Miss Youxiang.As anyone who isn't crazy should know--Portgas D. Ace is over.Just like his father, Gol D. Roger, even if an era is opened, it still cannot change the fact of death.In this sense, world government has never failed.

However... Even if it is for a dead person, he has to fight for his breath and prepare to use that slender body to face something that even the world can't do anything about.Are you really not afraid?I just wanted to get you out of this incident, to see how far you can go, so I observed now...

In the end, you actually want to step into another pool of muddy water.

This year's Jade Broker Outstanding Employee Award is not for you, Miss Youxiang.You are really... an employee who makes even the chairman a headache.

What should we do... It's okay to lose this one employee, but it's a pity that the first person who appeared in a long time who dared to face the truth of Emerald Island died like this.

Kagawa thought so, he moved his eyes to Kidd, and I will leave it to you, Captain Kidd.Although I don't really want to talk to your type, but... oh yes, isn't there another person I can use?

"Hey! Little girl!!"

How did you come to the front line!Kidd grabbed You Xiang who was about to run forward, and knocked over a navy who was approaching with a knife. He said, "What are you doing! Hey! You Xiang?!!"

"Luffy..." Youxiang paused to catch her breath, she said, "Luffy...Captain! I, I have to tell him!! I have to find Luffy and tell him...Ace..."

"Ace?" Ah, the man from before.It seems to be a sweet childhood sweetheart or something.What's up with him? ?Kidd frowned in confusion, and he said, "What's wrong? It's good to be calm, you tell me and I can help you!"

"Newspaper..." Youxiang unfolded the paper that had been squeezed into a ball for him to read, "Ace will be...killed...!"

Portgas D. Ace...public execution? !In Marin Vandor... isn't that the Navy Headquarters!What is the origin of that kid and why he is so motivating!

"I see... just let you talk to that straw hat!" Kidd didn't know what to say for a while, because Youxiang looked a little broken, so...so let's do what she said first... As soon as he said he would take Youxiang to the front to find Luffy who was having a good fight, Luo suddenly grabbed Youxiang's hand from behind:

"Wait a minute, Eustace is in charge."

"Ah?" What are you doing?Why are you grabbing her?Kidd's focus was here first, he took back Youxiang's hand, and then said, "What are you doing in Trafalgar?"

"..." Why did you hold her hand? I just grabbed her wrist!Luo's focus is here first, but he was lucky to wake up immediately and said, "The temper of the straw hat, what do you think he will do after he knows about Ace's family?"

Reminiscing about a guy who punched a Draco, Kidd said, "He's going to run to Marlin Vandor."

"That's right. In this case, do you want to go with him?" What am I asking, isn't it a matter of course?Just look at her eyes.Luo said, "Even if you go there, everything—"

"Even so." Even if I... can't do anything.Even if I'm weak, I'm not strong at all.But at least, at least... Youxiang took two steps back, "I'm sorry, Captain, I'm sorry... I must, I must go there!!"

"Hey! Is it fragrant?!" Kidd missed her as soon as she ran away, Kidd looked confused, "Trafalgar! Can't you tell her well!"

"I, I'm just telling the truth!" How much more can I say, I almost pin her to the ground!Now I can only push her to the ground!It's better to blame the man from before... Luo remembered that just now, the man named Mansfield found him...

"Although it doesn't matter to me, but at the auction...you seemed to care about her very much. That's why I came to remind you." The man took out the newspaper, and he said, "I don't have time to say the specific reason , but Miss Youxiang will definitely go to Marin Fando. She is a person who has nothing and is weak but still has the courage to face the whole world."

"If you don't want her to die, stop her."

Luo looked at the back of Youxiang running away, and the words of that person appeared in his mind.There's really no way, I don't want to do this kind of thing at all.It's just - there's no other way!

"ROOM!" He used his ability, and Youxiang, who was still running forward, was suddenly exchanged with something, and returned to Luo and Kidd again!Before she could react, she was held down by Luo, and she was pinned to the ground during the resistance!

"Listen to me! It's fragrant!!"

"Let go of me! What are you doing... why are you stopping me!?"

"That's right, Luo! Why are you bullying her?!" Rossi echoed, but basically he couldn't touch Luo, so he couldn't do anything.

"..." Don't look at me like that, I'm not your enemy... Ah, what should I do, I can't speak, and I did it in a flash of my brain.The position I am riding on her now is too delicate.No, I have to get up, I have to... No, no, no... The important thing now is not to let her die. If she sees the head of the Straw Hat, she will definitely find a way to go to Marlin Vandor!

Calm down, calm down, think about the point.Luo finally said, "Do you want to die that much?!"

"But...but..." Youxiang cried.she knows.She knew there was nothing she could do.She's not that strong, she can't fight, and she doesn't quite understand the world government.But that person is Ace.All she knew was that it was Ace, and she didn't want Ace to die.That's all.

"I was bullied by you and cried, Luo! Let me go!" What are you doing!Rossi was caught off guard, "Just be reasonable and don't do this!"

"But I... I have nothing. From the time I was born, I was accompanied by only some terrible things... until I met them, Luffy, Ace... Sabo... But, even they, all in one One by one, disappear from my side..."

Why, why?Because it's me?Because I really... I really am a cursed existence?Sabo is...never, never coming back again, I don't want, don't let Ace also... Sabo At that time, I couldn't do anything, I couldn't even see that moment with my own eyes.

But this time, this time at least, I want to go to him, I want to tell him...he still has promises that have not been fulfilled, what he said to me, to Luffy, many, many things...not yet I can do it, I think... I want to tell him...

"Even if I die, it doesn't matter."

It doesn't matter.It doesn't matter if it's because of it.It was painful enough anyway.If the person you like will eventually leave you, then...then why not, you won't be sad if you leave one step ahead.If I'm that 'curse', if that's why the world can't hold me, then...

It doesn't matter if I die.so--

"Let go of me. I'm going to Ace."

She is a person who has the courage to face the world even though she has nothing and is weak.

Mansfield's voice came to Ro's head again.

Stop her if you don't want her to die.

I really, really don't want her to die, but for some reason, at this moment, I feel... and feel that she is particularly...

"Hey, Trafalgar." Let her go.Almost enough.Kidd put his hands on Luo's shoulders from behind, Luo came back to his senses, he stood up and let Youxiang go.

Me too... I've been through that too.There is nothing you can do about watching someone important to you die.

I understand your feelings, and I also thought, even if I die, it doesn't matter, I must... must go to him.

It looks like I can't stop you, Youxiang.

Although I don't want you to die, I can't stop you either.

"Kira." Kidd called Kira suddenly, which made Luo stunned for a moment. Kira appeared behind Youxiang in an instant, and then slapped her on the back of the neck, and she immediately passed out.Kira also caught her as she fell.

"Eustace is in charge?" Luo turned his head in surprise.

"...I don't want her to die either." Although I don't know why you kid, I protect my crew by myself.Don't you fucking take the opportunity to do weird things to her!Kidd looked displeased, and he said, "The straw hat boy is a big pirate. He's already here, so he should be able to take care of himself. But this little girl is different."

"........."

"It's the captain's responsibility to stop her before the crew members do something stupid." Kidd said, then looked at Luo and said, "And you... don't touch me!" Riding on others!She is a little girl, okay?You can't pay attention!Kidd said this in disgust.

Luo...Although I also...wanted to stop Cabbage, but...it is precisely because I understand her feelings that I can't say it.

Rossi looked at him and sighed helplessly.Even though he understood those truths in his heart, he couldn't say anything when he looked into her eyes.A child who is like a curse, a child with something terrible 'inside', does this description sound familiar?

I'm glad I saved you.If you can survive in good health, everything I have done is worth it.But now, there are people similar to you, but I am already like this.Can I... can I still save her?

"Cabbage..." Rosie came to Youxiang who was being held by Kira, and then touched her head, "It seems...even if I don't call you by your name, I'm still..." Still getting more and more There's no way I can leave you alone.

"Okay, let's leave the others alone. Kira, tell the little ones to get out of here quickly." Wouldn't it be bad if the admiral came!Kidd was about to start running as he said that, "What about that kid Matthew?!"

"it's here."

"Uh ah!" I was shocked! !Kidd was taken aback by Matthew who suddenly appeared behind him, "Have you been here all this time?!"

"No. I just came here. I noticed something interesting just now, so I made some preparations." Matthew said and took out the detector he made before, "I took the detector back. I released it before Scanning mangroves, but there are more uses for it now."

"Ah??" What are you talking about... Kidd didn't continue to think about Matthew's words. After all, it wasn't once or twice that this kid said something that people couldn't understand. He said, "Forget it, anyway, let's go quickly Fishman Island! Get out of this ghostly place first!"

"Understood." Matthew replied, and then he looked at Youxiang, "I was stopped by you...Captain."

"If you know it too, why don't you stop her!"

"Probably the reason is the same as that of Mr. Trafalgar." Because I understood her mood, I couldn't say anything.Matthew said, "My emotional module is so well developed that sometimes it slows me down and prevents me from making good judgments. That's right, Mr. Captain. Miss Youxiang's involvement in Mr. Ace's affair can do more harm than good. .”

"Although she will cry a lot after waking up, but..." at least she survived.We'll talk about it later, Kidd said, "Let's go! Don't chat here and wait for the Admiral!"

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The author has something to say:

Although it is a tense moment, I still want to say that the Shura Field of Captain and Captain Bear has begun to take shape... When Ace comes, you will mess up (?)

Next chapter...it's time for Matthew to do some real 'tech'.