[One Piece] Isano's Rebel

"Ace, look over there."

Adelina's cold voice passed through the surrounding noise and hustle and bustle, and broke into his ears.While looking in the direction Adeline pointed, Ace approached Adeline who was standing a few steps away.

"The legendary mermaid horn, the indestructible spear and shield from Minos, the ice sculpture of Snow Country, the famous sword of Wano Country..."

Ace and Adeline squeezed through the crowd to these rare treasures that had disappeared in recent years, their eyes widened in surprise.

An hour ago they arrived at this strange tower-shaped spiraling island. On the uphill section from the coast to the center, the dilapidated residential houses and lifeless villages along the way are almost similar to the slums of Minos.

It's just that I didn't expect that there would be such a nightly event in the center of the island—that is, at the top of the tower-shaped island.The winding path on the slope is full of exhibition booths, and there is a round platform made of high-quality stone at the top of the island, perfectly decorated with paint and colorful jewelry.

"This is our annual exhibition. Everyone takes out all the trophies stolen during the year and shows off their achievements..." A chunky middle-aged woman approached Adelina with a smile. Beside her, he proudly introduced to her, and at the same time raised his finger, pointing upwards, "Here, here is our awning. This way our exhibition can be held as scheduled."

Adelina reluctantly looked up, but was shocked and speechless the next second.

Ace on the side couldn't believe his eyes, "This is not..."

"The skeleton of the sea king is combined with the rainproof material - a huge canopy. This is the treasure that our prince has worked so hard to get." The middle-aged woman was wearing a tailor-made dress made of high-quality silk and satin. She took out He took out a delicate mirror, tidied up his posture and makeup, "His Royal Highness will come to announce the annual awards for you later, I think my kid will definitely win the honor of the New Thief Award! He only started theft work this year, But his spoils are far greater than those of the old comrades!"

In this kingdom, the people take pride in stealing.They store all the treasures and money they plundered from the outside world in various secret strongholds on the island. On weekdays, they use dilapidated houses, inappropriate clothes and vulgar words and deeds to cover up people's eyes and ears.But at the annual Thieves' Fest, they dress up in their best clothes and celebrate with the nation.

The middle-aged woman enthusiastically pulled Adeline and chatted for a long time, and was about to wave goodbye to her proud thief son. Before leaving, she winked at Adeline, "Pretty girl, although you The man is a handsome young man, but when you meet our prince, you will be fascinated by him! Oh, he is such a charming fellow! He is the best thief in the world!"

The woman walked away excitedly, but Adelina was still standing there, feeling her face was getting hot.

Ace on the side didn't know if he heard the woman's words, he put his hands behind his head, and walked beside Adeline, "Although it's an interesting place, but this prince of thieves is probably not a small person..."

Before Ace finished speaking, Adelina was suddenly pushed by a force. She staggered and almost fell. Thanks to Ace for supporting her, otherwise she would have been trampled into meat paste in such a crowded crowd. .

Realizing that she was holding on to Ace's strong forearm, Adelina immediately let go and took a step back calmly. Before Ace could speak, she turned to look at the person who bumped into her.

A slender and handsome man was slowly arranging his black shirt. It seemed that the incident just now had wrinkled his smooth silk clothes.

Under the man's fine black bangs, there was a pair of eyes that were as sharp as an eagle's and captivating.The most prominent of his facial features are those eyes, like a bottomless vortex, which is unpredictable.The treacherous aura emanating from his body made Adelina subconsciously take a step back.

The four shining earrings on his earbones caught Adelina's attention.She avoided those dangerous eyes and focused on the four special stud earrings.

Each earring is sporadically inlaid with broken diamonds.The bottom of each of the first three earrings has three different colored round beads.The last earring has only one groove at the bottom, which seems to be an incomplete work.

"The building stones of the Great Deep Sea Prison, the sea building stone that negates the powerful, and the bubble film of the Chambord Islands..." The man tilted his head in a yuppie manner, raised the corners of his mouth at Adelina, and said three words one by one. The material source of the round particles on the earrings.

The handsome man approached Adelina, he had a light and comfortable fragrance, but it made people feel drowsy.

Ace frowned, and pulled Adelina a step closer to him.

Adeline, who was confused by the scent, only became sober when Esther grabbed her.When the two of them reacted, the man in the black shirt took a few steps back with a smile, curled his mouth, and shook the trophy in his hand——

"The last one is decorated with Isano's sapphire."

That sly smile made Adelina feel for the empty leather bag beside her.

how can that be……

She didn't notice?

The exquisite dagger followed that mysterious guy in the blink of an eye and disappeared from the sight of the two of them.

……

"What kind of prince, what kind of strange thief. I am so courageous that I dared to touch Isano's things!"

Adelina's teeth itched with anger when she recalled the figure of that person who was as fast as the wind and the triumphant look of swearing the spoils on the round platform.

How could the things of the Isano family fall into the hands of outsiders.

Even if he is a "rebel", he is still the blood of that family.

This point, Adelina has always been very clear in her heart.

At this time, the night banquet was over, and it was dawn, and the people in the Kingdom of Thieves resumed their previous poor lives, as if the prosperous scene of singing and dancing last night had never existed.

Adelina and Ace walked down the spiral terrain, visited several villages, and finally found the residence of the prince of thieves - a dilapidated old castle, majestically standing on the flat ground.

Anyone who landed on this island would first hover along the spiral-shaped ground and walk up to the "top of the tower", and this city can only find the entrance by walking down from the other end of the top of the tower.

Only half of the gate of the castle remained, and several plainclothes soldiers gathered by the incomplete gate to play poker.

They all look so leisurely.

However, just as Adelina took a step forward, a guard's eyes changed suddenly, and the poker in his hand turned into a hidden weapon and hit her at an astonishingly fast speed.This kind of speed is not difficult for Adelina to deal with, but before she dodges, Ace beside her has already burned the paper poker with a fire.

The burning ashes slipped from Ace's hands and scattered with the wind.

The soldier glanced at them and said nothing again.

At this time, there was a loud laugh from above the city wall, followed by applause.

"It's not easy, you two interesting guys."

The two looked up at the same time, and found that the one who spoke was the thief prince who stole the sapphire dagger from Isano's house last night.

At this time, he was still wearing a black shirt, standing against the light, with a handsome and handsome smile, really a bit of a prince's dignified air - completely missing the dangerous and unpredictable appearance of last night.

If you ignore the bright sapphire on the top of the dagger in his hand, maybe Adelina can still play a few jokes with him.

"give me back."

she said coldly.

"Ah, it turns out that the beauty is still a beauty when she is angry." The thief prince propped his chin up and smiled yuppily.

Ace on the side couldn't help but speak, he frowned, his impatient tone was unusual at this time, "Can you talk less nonsense."

The man glanced at Ace from the corner of his eye, smiling as cunningly as a fox.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Adeline condescendingly.

Those captivating black eyes narrowed like this, it is easy to give people an inexplicable and affectionate illusion.

"Under the name 'Phantom Thief' Bradley, the beautiful Miss Isano at the banquet...has fascinated me deeply."

The soldiers by the door whistled immediately, as if they were booing.

He was against the light, and Adelina couldn't see his eyes clearly.

Even if you can see clearly, you may not be able to dig out another meaning of these words.

The person in front of him is very unusual, and Ace around him probably knows this too.

Adelina used to be a top student in E6, her shots were fast and accurate, and her reaction was much faster than ordinary people, but what she saw last night was that the man could touch the dagger without her knowing it. In addition, there are his exceptionally agile skills and a speed that she can hardly keep up with.

Adelina gave Ace a comforting look, and his slightly frowning brows finally eased.

She smiled and said, "I'm not going to suffer at the hands of this guy."

Ace raised his eyebrows, not pointing out the fact that she lost to the other party in terms of reaction and speed last night.

"Yesterday it was because of interference from external factors."

She saw through what he was thinking, and explained it with a face of course.

The smile on the corner of Ace's mouth remained undiminished, and he crossed his arms and watched Adelina step into the castle - after all, the other party only vaguely pointed out that she entered alone.He ignored the soldiers' vigilant gaze, and his eyes stayed on the slender figure the whole time.

The five fingers on the arm slowly tightened.Every step she took made him tense up.

Although he knew she was smart, but the other party's weird skills made him have to worry about her safety.

external factors.

What external factors can there be.

Thanks to you guy who can speak.

Ace smiled helplessly.

On the other side, Adelina, who walked into the castle along the long and dimly lit corridor, fell into deep thought in the quiet environment.

I always feel that this person's name is somewhat familiar.

Adelina searched her mind subconsciously, and after a few seconds, she suddenly realized that the last time she heard this name was in the Minos Labyrinth.

Doug said, the fourth person present.

"Strange Thief" Bradley.