Rain

No one can see me, hear me, touch me.I am like a spectator, wandering in a world that does not belong to me.

There are all kinds of people in the tavern. When they are in the mood, they smash the glass and slap the table and laugh, or glar at each other and roll up their sleeves and fight... The one who is incompatible with this scene is the little Ace standing next to a table. He was barely taller than the table, holding a long stick in his hand.

The young man sitting behind the table put down his wine glass and confirmed that he heard the question correctly: "Huh? Are you asking Roger if he has children?"

The person at the same table sneered: "The devil's child is also a devil, and he will definitely be sentenced to death." Ace's originally gloomy expression became more silent, and his hand holding the long stick became more and more forceful, trembling slightly.

The middle-aged man with rosacea looked at his companion and patted the table: "Wait, I have a good idea! How many people in the world hate Roger, how about stabbing him with needles?" They patted the table and laughed Get up: "Why don't you burn him at the stake and let his dying appearance become the laughing stock of the whole world! Everyone will probably say he deserves it!" "Hahahaha, I hope he leaves such a last word, sorry, I'm a piece of trash! "Ace rushed up like crazy and hit hard.The commotion caused people to fall on their backs, and in the end he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He clutched his left rib and walked limping into the mountain without saying a word.

I watched in silence, my heart ached with pain.

In the past few days, Ace has learned from the bandit who raised him that he is the blood of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, and he hasn't calmed down since then.Catch people and ask what people would think if Roger had a child alive... Ask everyone, the only thing in common is that they all suffer from the era of great pirates... After getting a negative answer, Ace will be like an angry dog Like a cub, he rushed up and tried his best, but the time he sat alone on the cliff with his knees hugged became longer and longer...

I want to reach out and touch the top of his head, I want to hold him in my arms and tell him not to listen to those people... Even if you are Roger's son, you don't need to care about what the world thinks...you It's Ace, that's all.But the hand I tried to stretch out passed through his body... I could only watch him suffer, but I couldn't do anything... I sat side by side with him, watching the undulating sea under the cliff.

After a period of time like this, Ace's relatives finally came to him.The vice admiral, Garp, whom Ace calls grandpa.Wearing casual clothes in floral shirts, the two started fighting without saying a word after they came up. In fact, it was just Garp's unilateral crushing... The fight ended, and Garp laughed: "Pfft hahaha—Ace, you recently Is there a lot of trouble! Another trouble in the town!"

"Shut up! If I have the strength, I will kill those guys!" Ace sat on the edge of the cliff and looked at the sea, silent for a long time.He didn't look back at Garp not far behind him, his tone softened, "Grandpa...do you have a grandson? Is that guy...happy?"

Even though I knew it was useless, I couldn't help reaching out and touching the top of Ace's head.This silly boy is really distressing... You will go to sea with a large group of companions in the future, become famous all over the world as Fire Fist Ace, and later join the Whitebeard Pirates and recognize your father. You guys are living a happy life.

"Hahaha Luffy?" Garp smiled brightly, "That kid is alive and well!"

"Grandpa..." Ace asked softly with a confused expression, "Should I... be born?" Garp was silent for a moment, and answered as it should be: "You will know that kind of thing if you live."

"That's right." I nodded vigorously beside me, "You will know if you survive, you will be happier than anyone else in the future!"

A few more months passed, and I resigned myself to following Ace like a ghost behind the scenes.

He seemed to be enlightened by Garp's words, and he no longer entangled with his origin.Little Ace, who has always been withdrawn and solitary, even made a friend.

It was a child named Sabo who wore a tall hat and lost a tooth when he laughed.The two of them discussed going to sea to be pirates in the future, and began to collect funds for going to sea together.Of course, their method of collecting money seems to me to be crude and immature, but they can’t stand the accumulation of gold, silver and jewelry gradually.

Then Luffy from childhood appeared.There is already that scar under the corner of the eye, and even at this age, he ate gum fruit, and was roughly thrown into the bandit den by Garp to discipline him.Luffy smiled and chased after Ace every day, for fear of being left behind.And Ace took a wait-and-see attitude towards this carefree child, and made detours every day before going to see Sabo to ensure that Luffy would not be able to keep up.

"Isn't he your baby brother..." Although I can understand Ace's mental activities at this time, I feel very disillusioned compared with the brother-in-law later.I couldn't help complaining, "Is it really okay to bully him like this?"

No one expected what happened next.

Luffy was caught by the pirates and tied up for interrogation. From day to night, he finally lost the strength to speak out.I cursed angrily, stood in front of Luffy, and attacked the pirates, everything was in vain... I could only watch all this happen, watching Luffy's blood flow all over his face and body, and shocking accumulations under his feet A big beach.Luffy's chest is still rising and falling slightly, the sound of breathing is faint, and he looks like he will die at any time... He didn't ask what he wanted, and the pirate angrily picked up the sword and wanted to kill Luffy. Si and Sabo forced their way in and rescued Luffy.

After being bedridden for a while, little Luffy is alive and kicking again, and his vitality is comparable to that of Neptune.This incident also made Sabo and Ace feel sorry for Luffy, and they usually took the initiative to take care of him.The three drank the wine stolen by Ace and became brothers.

I watched three little ghosts lying sprawled on the grass after drinking a bottle of wine.It turned out to be like this... I laughed when I saw them flushed and sound asleep after being drunk, but the uneasiness in my heart gradually expanded.Luffy is Ace's talking brother, but what about Sabo?Obviously it's a deeper bond, but I've never heard it mentioned by Ace or Luffy?

Sabo's life experience was beyond the expectations of Luffy and Ace. He was a nobleman of the local Goya country.I'm not as surprised as they are. Sometimes Sabo's inadvertent behaviors, such as using knives and forks in order when eating, or subconsciously folding napkins, do not make sense without strict etiquette training.He was forced to go home by his biological father, and neither Ace nor Luffy went to find him.Because others say it is for his own good.But it is estimated that they all thought that if Sabo was not happy, they could sneak out and continue to be with them at any time.

In order to welcome the arrival of the Tianlong people, the nobles of the Goya country designed a fireproof and burned garbage mountain outside.The civilians who lived by collecting waste fled in all directions, but there was nowhere to go.Ace took Luffy and couldn't escape.The angry pirates failed to find the treasure and money hidden by Essabo, and they wanted to burn them to death together.After hearing the news, the bandits broke the encirclement and let Ace and Luffy flee quickly, but Ace stood still in front of the pirates, and the flames went out: "I will not run away."

It seems that the captain has had this bad habit since he was a child... Even though I knew that Ace would be fine, I still broke into a cold sweat.Ace stands in the direction... behind is Luffy's escape route...

The bandit Dadan gritted his teeth and stayed, and dealt with the pirates with Ace in the sea of ​​fire.After finally defeating the pirates, Ace broke through the firewall with Dadan, who was seriously injured on his back, and returned home through mountains and rivers...but got the news that Sabo was dead.

Sabo was not happy at home, so he drove the fishing boat out to sea ahead of schedule.I heard that the boat he was on was bombarded by the Tianlong people, and there was no bones left.After hearing the news, Luffy cried loudly and didn't stop all night.Ace was firmly tied to the tree trunk by bandits who feared that he would do something stupid on impulse.He listened to Luffy's collapse and crying, his expression gradually changed from sadness, pain and anger to calm, but he didn't shed a single tear from the beginning to the end.I watched it all night, with tears in my eyes, but I didn't know how to comfort this child... It was his siblings, his brother who died...

"Luffy, we're going to sea." Ace looked at Luffy, whose eyes were red and swollen, and was still sobbing, and made a serious promise, "Then live freer than anyone else."

As soon as the words fell, the long-lost strange black fog climbed up again, covering my sight.

The author has something to say:

The sweet stalk you said... I'm sorry (covering face)

Also, Sabo, who is in pain behind others, is like a gentle big brother in front of Luffy... Also, give me Ace back...