[One Piece] Isano's Rebel

The cave collapsed faster than they thought.

Stones can smash people's heads in minutes.

Ace blasted a large rock that nearly hit Adeline with a fiery fist.Hot gravel splashes.The rough terrain made Ace stumble, and he cursed angrily.

"I can't see the way at all, you bastard!"

Ace grabbed Adeline and ran all the way, but the violent running involved the wound on Adeline's lower back - when the skin on the back felt wet, Adeline did not show any discomfort.On the contrary, in order to keep up with Ace's speed, she ran even more desperately.

Ace's fingertips flashed brightly in the dark underground labyrinth.

The way they escape seems to be endless, very long.The nearby darkness was driven away by Ace's flames, and mutilated bones continued to pass Adeline's vision.

The violent panting and messy footsteps when running wildly were drowned in the loud noise of falling rocks.

Finally, they came across a fork in the corner - if it was normal, the two of them might still be in the mood to discuss where to go.But the falling rocks behind them didn't give them time to think, and Ace pulled Adelina to the right without even thinking about it—his frowning sincere expression made her realize that she didn't need to interfere with him Decide.

After all...it's the captain.

Facts have proved that the captain's decision is correct.

When he jumped down the cliff one step ahead of her, the familiar scenery around made her realize that the passage they escaped from was the left tunnel they didn't choose when they came.

Ace turned into a huge flame in the air - all the branches and trunks that were close to them that might scratch people were burnt black.He swooped down quickly, reverting to human form the moment he touched the ground.

Before the residual heat of the surrounding flames dissipated, Ace caught Adelina who jumped off later.At that moment, the cliff cave they were in before collapsed.

There was a loud noise, and dust and smoke rose everywhere.

The smoke mixed with gravel and gravel blurred people's eyes.

The back of Adelina's head was suddenly covered by a warm and generous palm, and a faint "close your eyes" came from beside her ear.

The tip of her nose almost touched the skin of his chest.

The moment she closed her eyes, the dark environment made her feel the aura from that person all over her body more clearly.

The sound of the heart beating violently.

I don't know who it is from.

When it was slowly released, she raised her eyelids, and in the chaotic dust and smoke that gradually dissipated, she saw a pair of thick black ink eyes that seemed to have flashes of light.

Under the slightly trembling eyelashes, only the clear reflection of that person remained in her blue pupils.

"...you didn't choke, did you?"

As if she didn't hear his concerned question, she took a step back with her eyes dodging.

In the maze, the scenes of the man accompanying her to protect her kept flashing through her mind—she raised her hand slowly, and when her fingertips touched the man's raised forearm, the skin touched, as if touching electricity.

The heart seemed to be tightly grasped by some kind of force, making it hard to breathe.

It was the first time, Ace realized, that she was avoiding his gaze.

He was obviously a straightforward guy in the past.

"...No." She seemed a little absent-minded, and paused, "Thank you just now."

Ace pretended not to notice her abnormality, and smiled heartily as usual, "Hey, why are you suddenly being polite to me again?"

He put his hands on his hips, leaned forward slightly, and had a smile on his face, no different from usual.

Adelina breathed a sigh of relief for a while, and then she returned to normal, her originally tense nerves instantly relaxed.

But God did not give them time to rest.At the moment when he finished speaking, the sound of the branches and leaves of plants rubbing against each other and the sound of people's footsteps could be heard from the surrounding deep bushes in a uniform rhythm.

The moment Ace reached out to protect Adelina behind her, several black muzzles were revealed from under the wide green leaves.

Adeline's gaze swept to the golden beach not far away that was baked by the sun, and the tide kept climbing up the light golden beach and falling back again and again.The familiar naval warship floating on the blue sea made her nerves that had been relaxed tense up again.

Ace's body temperature was getting hotter and hotter, and one of his arms was completely wrapped in flames, from his shoulder to his fingertips, and the flames crackled in the air.

Between Adelina's fingers, several butterfly darts were already caught.

Thin metal sharp weapon, glowing in the sun.

Ace turned his head slightly, glanced at Adelina from the corner of his eye, and then smiled slightly.

He asked her to protect his back, then she will definitely do it.

The surrounding naval soldiers pointed their guns at them, and they had no advantage in numbers.Even though he heard the sound of bullets being loaded one after another, Ace was not worried at all. He knew that while he was doing it himself, the girl behind him could also attack very well.

In this case, if he still has time to worry about her injury, she will definitely despise him when she finds out.

She is very proud.

He always knew.

So, when he should care, he will care.When it's time to trust, he trusts.

There was a sound of heavy and slow footsteps, accompanied by the sound of broken leaves.

The white-haired elder in a navy coat stood with his hands behind his back, a few meters in front of them, standing upright, his brows hard.He stood there without saying a word, as if waiting for something.

Those upright blue eyes made it impossible for Ace not to think of the girl behind him.

The air was silent for a moment, only the sound of flames burning.

"Hey, grandpa, we still have urgent matters. If we don't arrest people, we will leave first?"

Ace broke the awkward silence with a lighthearted joke.

Although he was teasing, his flame did not stop burning.

The old man looked like he was not interested in Ace's jokes and Ace himself, he twitched the corner of his mouth indifferently, and finally said, "...in the Whitebeard Pirates, what you learn is to hide from others behind?"

The words were mixed with undisguised indifference and the elder's usual condescending attitude.

"Grandpa. It's only natural to protect your companions."

Ace smiled and took a step towards Adelina, completely blocking her behind.Separate Adelina from the man's cold gaze.

After so many years, the way that person sees himself has not changed.

That condescending look that disdains the weak - although she hasn't felt it for several years, it is still very familiar to her.

Even if her whole body was blocked by Ace's silhouette, she couldn't ignore the disgusted gaze she felt at that moment just now.

She suddenly became angry, but her expression remained calm, "Did you come all the way here just to talk nonsense with me?" Her tone paused for a moment, and then there was a hint of sarcasm, "...Grandpa?"

"The Isano family has never had a pirate who betrayed the family's honor."

"Then, it's an honor to be the first pirate of Isano's family." Her voice was as calm as water, "However, 3000 million Baileys, I still have a long face—— don't I?"

At the end of the conversation, she almost gritted her teeth and squeezed out the title "Grandpa".

Isano Jack was very angry with Adelina, but in terms of managing expressions, the two people's abilities are comparable.

At least, apart from the bulging veins in his neck, he hasn't shown anything—that would make Ace think—that he's in a rage.

There was pain in her waist again, but Adelina stood upright, her back muscles seemed to be reinforced, and she didn't show any signs of slack.

In front of the old man who never took herself seriously, she never wanted to show the slightest weakness.

"you……"

She interrupted Lieutenant General Jack aloud, "Doug is in the Minoan labyrinth. If you are here for him, you'd better move fast."

"It's your business that you wasted time with me, but if Doug dies in the maze because of your disregard of the severity——by then, you'd better not come to me for any information on reagent No. [-]."

"Doug's information has been passed to me from someone else, so you don't have to worry about that. And..."

"Don't play stupid thoughts in front of me." Lieutenant General Jack's eyes lingered between her and Ace, "You, and Doug, I will take them away."

"Both saving people and arresting people?" She took a small step forward, and poked Ace's back lightly while speaking——

"If you can do it, then my father won't die."

In an instant, a crack appeared on Lieutenant General Jack's indifferent mask.

Taking advantage of Lieutenant General Jack's stunned gap.Several butterfly darts were thrown out of Adeline's hands with a frightening cold light, and they were accurately aimed at the navy hiding in the bushes.

At the same time, a blazing flame barrier suddenly burned up and lay across in front of the navy's troops.

"Yan Shanggang!"

The fire was raging, and the air became hot.

The navy immediately lost its position, but the two figures behind the scorching flames had long since disappeared.

After an unknown amount of time, when the flames were extinguished, only the navy soldiers covered in cold sweat, looking at each other, Lieutenant General Isano Jack with a stiff and cold face, and——

A field of scorched black grass.

And a small and sensitive motorboat hidden in the chaotic reef is heading straight towards the dazzling bright sun above the sea level.

The boat drew several curved water waves on the calm sea, stirring up a white wave.

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The last chapter of Minos ^_^

Next is a new island