[Master Pirate] I just want to live a peaceful life

"Devil Fruit?"

"That's right! Just like Brother Kakuri and the others, we will have powerful fruits in the future!"

When the Nuwich brothers said this, their eyes were full of admiration and longing for their powerful brothers.

At that time, I was holding Bryn and changing Flampe's diaper. I was more concerned about how Flampe would not wet the bed than the distant future.

As soon as the screen changed, I was sitting at the desk, and Perospero put a Devil Fruit Illustration Book on my homework.

"You don't have to have it, but you have to know it."

Perospero said so, so I read it reluctantly. This thing is different from mind ability. If I insist on it, it is more planned as superpower. I have no interest in abilities that are not extended by myself.

But one fruit caught my eye.

"What?" Perospero noticed my shaking, leaned over, and his face changed slightly after seeing the fruit.

"you want?"

Say it as if you would give it to me.

I closed the book and said as if nothing had happened, "No, I don't want to."

"Devil fruit is not for you..."

The rest of the words went away with his figure, and the surrounding scenery disappeared, leaving only me and the devil fruit floating in front of me.

Like Pandora's Box, dangerous yet charming.

I too was bewitched and reached out to it.

Immediately afterwards, a force that could not be denied pulled me away from it.

I opened my eyes suddenly, and the dazzling sunlight slanted/shot in from the window, after adapting to the light.I looked helplessly at the culprit in the dream that dragged me forcibly—it was the hand that Ace held with my fingers.

And that weird fruit... I turned my head, it was still intact on the bedside table.

Perospero in the distant memory will not know that the wavering I showed at that time was not because I wanted this fruit so much, it was indeed very powerful, but it was not enough to shake me, it was just the first feeling it gave me Reminds me of Kurolo.

Absorbing all darkness or something - he's a good match for this fruit.

Sage gave it to me, and I have no intention of eating it. Rather, I will never eat it for the sake of my peaceful life in the future.

If you sell it, you can exchange it for money.

I kissed Ace who woke up in a good mood and said good morning to him.

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"You want to leave?!"

The captains headed by Saatchi exclaimed one after another. Everyone present was surprised by my sudden decision, but also very puzzled.

Only three people are calm.

"This was decided after discussion with Beja." Ace held my shoulders and explained to everyone with a smile: "Beja also has things to do, and I also have things to accomplish. There is no need to stay here all the time. Together."

"You are so open-minded, Ace!" Someone said bitterly, "Obviously Beja-chan has left, and the first lonely person is you!"

"Loneliness is for sure, and I don't want to be separated from the one I love." As he spoke, Ace raised my chin, dropped a kiss on my side face and said to everyone who looked worse in every sense: "However, We've made an agreement."

The shining ruby ​​on the ring is the testimony of our agreement.

Neither distance nor time was enough to cast a shade of gray on this gem.

"The itinerary has been discussed with the red hair? When is the departure?" Marco, one of the insiders, asked.

"Leave tomorrow." I said.

"Eh? Wait, why did the red-haired name appear?!"

"That stinky brat with red hair." The white-bearded father, one of the insiders, snorted softly through his nasal cavity.

"Even Dad knows?!"

Marco didn't even mean to explain, and made a decision with a wave of his hand.

"To send Beja off, we're going to have a banquet tonight! Saky is going to prepare the dishes!"

"Huh?! You tell me what's going on!"

Looking at the backs of Sachi and the others curiously chasing Marco away, Ace and I looked at each other and smiled.

Ace's ring made me make up my mind, and I happened to talk about this idea with Marco last night, and he said with a displeased face: "Tsk, the red-haired guy...he said, if you want to leave here, please contact he."

Why bother with Shanks?Is he going to arrange my next life?I dialed the phone bug with doubts.

"20 years ago, Gavin used all his savings to buy an isolated island, and the heir to the island was his and Rosalie's children. After he died four years ago, I found it among his belongings. The ownership of the island and the eternal pointer, and a letter to you."

"..."

'Does Ningning have any gifts you want? '

'As long as you send it well! '

In a trance, Gavin and I, who only belonged to that night, passed in front of me talking and laughing, and the faint fluorescent light followed the two figures all the way, going further and further away.

"Beja?"

I secretly increased the strength of the hand holding the microphone, and the language was pale and powerless at this moment.

In a place I didn't know, Gavin silently prepared everything for me. That island was my retreat, my safe haven, and my 16th birthday present.

"Please, give me my father's relic..."

Shanks mailed the permanent pointer and the letter with a poster bird, the wax on the letter is still intact, retaining the appearance it was printed four years ago.

After reading it, I silently tore it up and threw it into the sea.

The flimsy piece of paper was as white as snow and fell to the surface of the sea like a flower. I stared at it being wetted by the sea water, the white color became darker, and it sank down a little bit. I wish I could sink with it.

Facing the sea breeze, I murmured: "Compared to believing in such things... Dad, I want to hear from you."

Twenty years ago, Gavin, who was thriving in business, chose to retire and live in seclusion just to provide a happier and more peaceful life for his wife and unborn child.

Twenty years ago, neither of the couple would have imagined that the last mission of Gavin's naval career would be their farewell.

I have countless fantasies. If the passenger ship hadn't had an accident, the ship hadn't sunk, Gavin hadn't left, Rosalie hadn't met Perospero, and all the ifs and ifs gradually pieced together beautiful memories that didn't exist——I should have been here Spend a warm and happy life under the love of your parents.

"But there are no ifs in this world, what has happened can never be changed."

At least now that I have Ace by my side, I can do what I want to do. Parting makes me uneasy, and it also makes me excited about the upcoming free and peaceful life I have been pursuing.

The long-term wish is close at hand.

Drunk, I staggered and fell into the arms of Ace who took my glass.

Tonight is the last night, the bright lights and the noisy life in the blurred vision seem to be separated from me by an invisible wall, becoming ethereal.

Only the existence of Ace has become extremely real.I am greedy for his voice, his embrace, his breath, everything about him.

"Beja..."

I broke free from his arms, not confident that I would not sink if I went on like this.It happened that someone was calling Ace over there. I smiled at him and said, "You go. I have to get up early tomorrow, so I'll go back to my room and sleep first."

"I'll take you back."

"No need, don't underestimate me!"

Facing my raised fist, Ace didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he said, "Then I'll watch you walk into the house."

I muttered as you wished, but my heart was as sweet as honey.

The door blocked Ace's gaze, and I fell on the bed, the alcohol-numbed nerves made me so loose that I didn't want to move a finger.

I don't know how long it took, and in the middle of sleepiness, I heard the door opening, and it was difficult to open my eyes under the pressure of sleepiness, but thinking that I didn't know when I would see Ace next time, I forced myself to open my eyes.

"Ace...?"

A figure stood beside my bed, the only light in the room was the bright moon on the sea, it also woke up with me, stuck its head out from behind the clouds, wanting to see who disturbed its lucid dream.

I narrowed my eyes, and the appearance of the man illuminated by the moonlight gradually became clear, it was not Ace.

It was a fat face with a strange smile, I opened my eyes wide suddenly, and the next second a cold light fell like lightning.

Instinctively, my body rolled to the left to avoid the knife. There was a puff, the sound of the dagger being inserted into the quilt. The pain of my body hitting the bedside table and the crisis at the moment completely woke me up.

"Why...you are here!" I growled the name of the person: "Marshall Teach!"

Saqi told me in secret that Tiki, who was very experienced and honest, had a crush on my mother, Rosalie.

But there was no contact between me and him. I only regarded him as an unfamiliar elder, but I never thought that this elder would enter my room late at night and try to kill me.

The silvery moonlight divided Marshall Teach into half black and half white. In the sharp contrast between the two, only the pair of murderous and ambitious eyes were astonishingly bright.

Facing my questioning, he smiled strangely and said, "You and Rosalie are so similar, Beatrice."

The thoughtless words and tone made me very uncomfortable. I didn't want to fight him. The best way to call Marco and Ace was quickly.

"It's useless!" said Tiki, who easily saw through my thoughts and pierced them, "They are sleeping soundly!"

"Did you drug them?!"

I was completely angry, rolled up my sleeves, no matter what the reason was, he came out after a beating!

I swung my fist and slammed it hard at his face. Marshall Teach stood still.When my fist was only a few centimeters away from him, the strange arc of his mouth got wider.

"Beatoris, do you know how the ship your mother Rosalie was on sank?"

The fist barely stopped in front of him, and the wind from the fist blew his hair.

He looked at me with a look of nostalgia: "It was the same night 20 years ago, and Rosalie looked at me with the same gaze."

"To shut up."

"You can understand, beautiful things are always desirable."

"shut up."

"Stop pretending, how many lives have been carried on your body, and your soul smells like blood, we are the same kind." With a sigh, he approached me, and I froze in place for a while because of his words.

"You heard Sach and the others say that I had a crush on your mother, right?"

"In fact, I fell in love with your mother earlier than your father. I love her more than anyone else, Rosalie, my beautiful rose, my Rosalie."

He stood in front of me, his huge body was like a huge mountain, and I couldn't breathe, and his tone suddenly changed.

"But she rejected my love, threw herself into the arms of Solar Gavin, and sneered at my love. But people always have infinite patience with those they love, so I, I gave One chance for her."

"you……"

Suddenly, a terrible idea was born in my mind.

Hysterical madness flashed in his eyes.

"That's right! Beatrice is exactly what you think!"

"At that time, I suddenly thought about it. If she died there and died in my hands, she would be mine! Gavin can't participate in her death, and she will no longer belong to him!!"

The stopped fist landed on his face with a stronger force than before, and Marshall Teach's body flew straight out and hit the wall.He smiled and struggled to get up, spat out the blood from his mouth, and said to me provocatively: "Beatoris, you are the same as your mother, but you are also different. Now I can give you a choice."

"Choose me or choose to die."

"Go to hell," I said.

I always thought that what happened to our family and what I have suffered so far were all tragedies that could not be helped.

But this is not the case, this is not helpless, not unfortunate, this is the reality of being maliciously ravaged/ravaged by others!

My eyes burn thinking about the nonexistent memories of living with my parents.

"I am going to kill you."

When Marshall Teach approached me, angered me, and made me lose my mind, his goal was indeed the devil fruit behind me. Once he ate that fruit, I would definitely die.

"I will definitely kill you."

Maybe it was fate—my hand touched the devil fruit first.

"Even if you give up your long-standing wish."

"Go to hell, you are not as good as a beast."

Pandora's box opened - I bit off a piece of pulp and swallowed without chewing.

Accompanied by the severe pain, I remembered Perospero's unfinished sentence——

"Devil fruits are not for you, they are chronically poisonous to the undead and you will die."

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Teach sneaks into the passenger ship after Gavin leaves.