[One Piece] Isano's Rebel

"Do you know why I saved you at that time?"

The man's clear voice came from behind the open door, mixed with the whirling sound of the old fan blades on the ceiling.

Qiqila wanted to loosen his stiff wrist, but Hailoushi's handcuffs locked his hand tightly, and the joints of his wrist were a little painful.

The man walked calmly.

He stopped at the corner of the room farthest from Qiqila, holding a small metal box in his hand. The box was locked with a small lock, which looked very secure.

Before Qiqila could answer, he pulled out a brand new pistol from the gap in the bookshelf beside him.

The sound of the shell rubbing against the old partition was slow but harsh.

A very common style, a gun that any navy soldier can use.

"Because someone has saved me like this before."

He slightly rubbed his fine, soft, silver-white hair, half drooped his eyelids, and turned his neck.

There was a stiff clattering sound.

Then slowly raise your arms straight.

Chichila was taken aback.

But he didn't point his gun at Chichila.

He just pointed the gun at another corner of the room, where the two bookshelves meet.

He narrowed his eyes.

At that time, it was such an angle.

There are no obstacles, as long as you put your hands straight and hold the gun, you can easily hit the angle.

Qiqila looked at the man's expressionless face, and pulled the trigger neatly.

I thought he was just aiming in a random direction, but unexpectedly he hit the most vulnerable part of the old bookshelf.With one shot, a small hole was punched out at the connection port, and hot white smoke was still emitting from the hole.But the tall bookshelf on the side was shaken by this.The bracket vibrated for a few seconds, and countless paper books rushed forward with inertia, separated from the fixed plate of the bookshelf, flew into the air, and fell quickly.

Along with the dust in the turbid air, white paper was flying in the air in a mess.

Slowly and lightly, it fell on the cleaned ground.

Qiqila stared blankly at the man who retracted his pistol as if nothing had happened, not knowing what his action was for.

The cold figure was mostly covered by flying white paper.

He sighed lightly, as if recalling something.

"...But why, it missed."

He muttered to himself, as if he was questioning, but also as if he was blaming.

There was only this whisper in the air, and when all the papers fell to the ground and the vision finally became clear, the man had already disappeared from Qiqila's sight.

Qiqila stared at the small hole punched out by the gun where the white smoke had cleared, thoughtfully.

……

The lights in the stairwell leading down to the cabin suddenly went out.

The originally bright stairwell fell into silent darkness in an instant.

In the afternoon, the sunlight followed the wooden pattern of the deck and spread to the feet of the two, surrounding the projections of their bodies.

Ace, who had just taken a few steps down, ignited the flames at his fingertips the moment the lights dimmed, and turned his head to reach out to Adelina who was still standing at the stairs.

Standing in a position against the light, she watched the bright fire light jumping at his fingertips, her eyes glanced over the rough calluses and clear lines on his palm, and finally settled on his handsome and tough facial features.

"So after going to the island, Bradley went to the database on the west side. The two of us went to the east side according to the original instructions, right?"

Ace looked at her and asked gently.

Under her eyes was his face warmed by the firelight.

When Adelina's fingertip skin touched his palm, Ace felt his heart beat heavily.

Almost without hesitation, he gathered his five fingers together and firmly held her hand in his.

"Ah."

Adelina nodded, seemingly distracted.

He stood on the steps one meter away from her, looked up at her, and finally said nothing.

He smiled and led her downstairs.

Bradley's craftsmanship is very good, and the meal that comes out is also very delicious.Ace thought, if it wasn't for the wrong timing, they should be able to eat more happily.

There was nothing unusual about the meal just now.But in fact, it was only Bradley talking happily to himself, and he and Adeline reluctantly agreed.

That guy is really afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Ace felt a headache when he thought of what Bradley told himself in front of the restaurant, and then looked at the absent-minded Adeline in front of him.

I don't know if she sensed Ace's worry, but Adelina finally pulled her erratic thoughts back on track. She took a few steps down and finally stood on the same steps as Ace, side by side. go down.Ace still held her five fingers just like before, and gently grabbed her hand, without any further movement.

The dull footsteps lasted for an unknown amount of time, and they finally reached the lower end of the stairwell and stood on the aisle of the cabin.

"Take a nap first, rest a while, and you will be able to reach E6 in the evening."

Adeline heard Ace's voice.

But after taking a few steps in the direction of the room, the voice of Bradley's words still occupied his mind.

Her brain was as heavy as lead, and she couldn't move at all.

The person holding her hand sighed softly.

Adelina turned her head subconsciously, and was locked on by a pair of bright and gentle eyes.

The man's cool and soft lips pressed against her forehead gently.

At that moment, it seemed that many emotions that had been suppressed for a long time flooded his eyes.

Sad, unacceptable.

——The person who captured Qiqila was her partner.

—In the Navy, his name was K, and he was called the Killing Weapon.It is by far the most outstanding work developed by Dr. Beccapunk.

She was standing not far from them, listening to all this.

Then he pretended nothing had happened at the dining table, and stuffed those delicious meals into his mouth abruptly.

My heart is broken.

Because she knew better than anyone else how cruel it was for that boy to become a weapon of the navy.

For whatever reason.

The gentle boy who was severely punished for disobeying the order of his superiors was now arresting Qiqila because of the orders of his superiors.

...the terrible truth.

"Ace..."

Her tail trembled slightly, with a crying tone.

The man hummed lightly.

The voice is calm and powerful.

His slightly cool and soft lips slid to the corners of her moist eyes.

Adeline's mind was in chaos, she felt her arms brushed against the skin of his shoulders, wrapping around his neck.

Ace knew that his mind was far clearer than Adelina's now.

Otherwise, I wouldn't feel the throbbing of my heart so clearly.

Silently tightening his arms, he tilted his head slightly, allowing the girl in his arms to kiss him carelessly.

As if on the verge of collapse, but trying to control himself.

The lips were caressing indiscriminately, as if they were venting something, but also seemed to be avoiding something.

The man's warm and generous palm stayed behind her head, and Adelina felt that he pushed herself closer to him with a little force.

He tried his best to return the kiss gently, with a trace of calm indulgence.

It was as if telling her that it was okay if she cried for another man.

The heart seemed to be hit hard, and the dull pain once again swept through Adelina's nerves, but she forcibly held back the tears that were forced to the corners of her eyes.

Because she knew that this was too unfair to Ace.

She didn't know how long she had been kissing indiscriminately in the dark space, and her mind was finally cleared up.

However, due to the long-term entanglement of lips and teeth, there is still some lack of oxygen.

The hand that was holding the back of her head finally slipped and rested on her shoulder. She could feel the man panting slightly, as if trying to calm his breathing.

Behind the soft black hair, there are eyes that make her heart beat wildly.

When the four eyes met, there was the sound of leisurely footsteps on the stairs next to them.

Without any time to react, Ace rushed into the nearest room in three steps at a time, pulling Adelina along.

After slamming the door shut, Ace looked around and realized that the two of them were now in Adeline's room.

"I thought those here... oh, maybe they're all taking a nap."

Across the door, Bradley's doubtful voice lowered, and his footsteps gradually moved away.

Adeline stood right in front of him, breathing on his shoulder blades.

Ace raised his hand to rub Adelina's smooth hair, but a second before his fingertips slipped from the hair, his wrist was held by the slender and callused hand.

He lowered his head and met those blue eyes that he couldn't look away from.

As if the previous panic and weakness did not exist, those blue eyes finally returned to calm.But this time, even though the crystals in the corners of her eyes were so dry that there were no traces of shedding tears at all, Ace still knew that the brash girl in her arms was not as she had shown, and had really returned to normal .

No reason, he just knows.

He exerted a little force, and his hand stopped in mid-air—at a height that she could easily hold even if she didn't exert any effort.

"Ace."

"Ok?"

"I……"

The wrist that was originally held was suddenly pulled away, and the man's voice disappeared for a few seconds.

Adelina's heart skipped a beat.

The heart seemed to have sunk into an untouchable deep sea, and was suddenly overwhelmed by the feeling of emptiness and loneliness.

But in the next second, the lights in the room suddenly turned on.

In the bright interior, the tall and handsome man was half leaning against the wall, looking at her and smiling.

He always smiles like this, just like the sun.

She heard him say, "Speak, I'll listen."

The two of them sat beside the soft single bed, and the orange sunlight shone quietly from the half-closed window, warming the people.

With one arm on his knee and his head on the other, Ace tilted his head to listen to her.

Adelina's words were rarely broken and lost logic.

He held her hand without saying a word, and listened to her finish telling the story about her and the boy named Buridon.

The gentle, silver-haired boy gave five-year-old Adelina a new meaning in life.

This is no exaggeration.

Ace knows this better than anyone.

Because, the freckled boy with devil blood flowing in his body, who was once questioned by the whole world, just met guys who were willing to risk their lives for him, and he was willing to bet his dreams and life for them I have confirmed the value of my own life.

Thinking of the three silly kids who once sat on the green grass, holding old wine bowls under the scorching sun, swearing that they would go to sea one day—Ace couldn't help but clenched his other free hand.

The girl next to her has restrained herself very well.

If it were him, he might not be able to do what she did.

Thinking of this, Ace suppressed the sour feeling in his heart.

Sensing the tenseness of Ace's body, Adelina rubbed his palm with her fingers in a soothing manner.

Like a proud cat, finally willing to lower its head a little to please its owner.

The author has something to say:

I don’t know how many people have seen the reminder that the update from No. 16 to NO.2333 of the previous chapter may not be updated [-]

Well, a brief summary of this chapter is that Ace understands Adelina but is still a little jealous..

And take the opportunity to eat tofu, or something?

Then Adelina's occasional weakness is a small compensation for Ace's jealousy..