Rain

Seven months.

The gulls delivering the papers were as punctual as ever.But today the second one came and landed in front of me, chirping.I waved my hand apologetically, and explained with a smile: "We have received today's newspaper."

The seabird didn't leave, but flew to my hand and landed heavily.It leaned forward, beckoning me to take the paper from his mouth.I raised my eyebrows, picked it up, spread out the paper and started reading.I widened my eyes in disbelief, but the seabird didn't leave, and stayed on my hand, clearly wanting to get an answer.

I looked at the snow-white seabird wearing a navy cap with some amusement: "Why did you entrust such an important thing to me? Isn't it for the owner directly?"

The sea bird looked at me with an aggrieved expression, and then looked around.I followed its gaze, and indeed, they were men who were in a certain sense vicious.

"Okay, I'll hand it over for you." I half-raised my arm, letting the seabird stay on it, and walked towards Ace, "Ace, your letter."

Ace raised his eyebrows strangely, took the paper, and laughed out loud after reading it.He raised his eyes, the smile in his black eyes had not dissipated, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and his eyes were flamboyant.I think I know his answer.

"You sent it." Ace bent down and looked at the seabird on my arm, noticing that the seabird was looking at him like an enemy, he suddenly laughed out loud and poked the furry seabird. Bird, with interest in his eyes, "It's really interesting."

Seabird slapped his hand away angrily, complaining about something.

"I refuse." Ace smiled arrogantly, his eyes were extremely serious, and his voice raised, "I want to live freely according to the path I choose, so I'm sorry, it's impossible!"

Seabird was terrified by the extremely serious and fearful Ace, and stayed where he was.And Ace suddenly laughed again, the expression on his face relaxed, he took off the seabird's hat and touched its head, messing up its wings.He grinned and said, "Don't be so serious, please." The sea bird reacted, snatched back his hat angrily, chirped, and flew away angrily.The white figure reflected the blue sky very clearly.

I squinted my eyes and looked into the distance until the figure of the seabird turned into a dot, and I could no longer distinguish the outline: "Is this really okay, Ace? Refuse Shichibukai's position invitation without mercy?"

"Ah, I won't accept that kind of position." Ace lowered the brim of his hat and smiled arrogantly. "I don't need government protection or anything. As long as I can sail freely, I'm satisfied."

I looked at this proud, casual, high-spirited man with a slight smile, and slightly raised my eyebrows: "What is your next goal?"

The oncoming breeze messed up Ace's black hair, his hand on the brim of the hat was still on the ground, the smile on the corner of his mouth did not fade, and his eyes were firm: "I want to be famous all over the world, so, white beard."

Known as the number one man in the world, white beard?I raised my eyebrows, leaned on the railing, looked at the dark blue and light blue, and didn't speak.

A few days later, I stood at the edge of the pine forest, frowning worriedly and looking at the dust flying in front of me, and said with difficulty: "Is it not over yet?"

Ace looked for Whitebeard and wanted to challenge, but was stopped by one of the Seven Wuhai, Haixia Gebel.No one expected that this battle would last for so long, so long that there was no sleep, five days and five nights.

"Ace can't die." Wally pushed his glasses, his face was calm, but I caught a little invisible anxiety in his eyes, "but the side effects of this battle..." He didn't finish, it goes without saying.

I frowned, clenched my fists hard, and let my nails sink into my palms. I opened my eyes and watched, but there was nothing I could do.There is nothing we can do to stop this fight, for it is a fight in which men foolishly risk their lives and their honor.

They have their own righteousness, their own paths, and their own beliefs.Whether we accept it or not, one must fall.

Finally, Jibel and Ace fell to the ground one after another, and did not get up again.

"It's alright." I forcibly suppressed the idea of ​​running over to help, and looked at Mr. Swordsman as if consulting, "The end is a tie, is it over?"

Mr. Swordsman moved his lips slightly, and before he could answer my question, he suddenly raised his head, and drew out the knife that was attached to his waist, letting the silver light pour down, revealing his sharpness.He looked sharply at the other end of the battlefield and pursed his lips.

The fog on the coast suddenly dissipated, and a huge ship was gradually approaching the shore.

I looked up, and my heart sank suddenly, because I easily recognized the legendary figure who often appeared in newspapers.Compared with ordinary people's extremely huge body, with the light behind it, the face is blurred, and it is accompanied by a strong sense of oppression.I squinted my eyes, but I could only see his iconic crescent white beard and the unexplained smile under the beard.He looked at Ace, who fell to the ground weakly before but now got up stiffly, with appreciation in his eyes.Holding the dagger, I looked again in disbelief, but still full of appreciation.

He approached Ace step by step, each step brought a huge sense of oppression.I just felt like I was dripping with cold sweat, but I couldn't move.Is this... the sense of oppression brought by the number one man in the world?

Several crew members who rushed up to protect the captain were shot away by the white beard, but he obviously didn't even move.

Ace still couldn't get up on the ground, looked at us, and said urgently, "You..."

What we didn't expect was that with a wave of Ace's hand, a blazing wall of fire cut off the way between us and him.The orange flames can't be approached, connecting the sky and the earth, there are no gaps, there are only flames soaring into the sky, which can't be broken and cut off at all.

I never knew that this scorching wall, using familiar tricks on us, would make us feel so cold all over our bodies.

"Captain!" Wein yelled, he had already pulled out his gun, and aimed at the strongest man in the world through the flames, his pupils shrank sharply.

"Captain!" Ren was uncharacteristically drowsy, his eyes were extremely clear, he lowered his voice, his muscles tensed, and he was as sharp as a leopard.

"Captain!" Eric no longer had his usual smile, and holding a weapon, he yelled at Ace who separated us from him.

The high temperature makes his back not far away slightly distorted in our eyes, but it is as straight as ever.

He didn't look back, not once.

Just like that, standing in front of the man who claims to be the strongest man in the world, with his back to us.

The flames crackled and crackled, but I heard his calm tone very clearly in this chaos, without any wavering: "Let them go, in exchange, I will not run away."

My pupils dilated slightly.

what is this!

If you just die here, for us, then what is my one-year agreement!

You don't want to sacrifice for us!

"I'm sorry, Captain." Nilo was expressionless, holding a paintbrush, with a hideous ghost floating beside him, "But we have never been obedient crew members."

Wein took the lead and rushed forward, firing the first shot: "Return the captain!"

The swords intersected, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air. Eric swears: "You bastard, give him to us!"

Himmler didn't say anything beautiful, but let the silver thread in his hands soar and his eyes were cold.

I took out the protective medicine that Wally gave me in one hand, and held the dagger in the other, frowning tightly.

We failed to cross the fire wall and enter the encirclement circle, because we fought with the captains and fought to the death.

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Posted it, thank goodness. ^-^