[One Piece] To be

—A beautiful young man with long dark green hair was sitting opposite and was busy sorting out the scattered materials.

"I said, Rambo Sauce." Rosemary shook the cup, the coffee was covered with beautiful latte art, "These things should be left to the people below."

"I really can't trust them, they are clumsy, ah, I will grow old very quickly if I work hard like this..."

"That's right, then recruit a few more newcomers in the coming year. I think little Lamy is pretty good."

"... Rose, is it really okay for you to be so blatantly partial?"

"I've seen her graduation design, it's pretty good."

"...Ghosts believe it."

The weather at the small town at the end of the world is sunny today, the climate is warm, calm and serene.

A bird flapped its wings across the sky, landed on the nearest branch, twittered a few times, took flight again, and flew away to a distant place through the bustling tourists of Chambord.

With a cold drink in one hand and cotton candy in the other, Lamy suddenly stopped and raised his head to look at the sky. His eyes followed the birds all the way to the horizon.It flies fast and disappears in the blink of an eye.

"What's wrong?" Liszt poked his head out with difficulty holding the big dog toy.

"It's nothing." Lamy shook his head, but still stared at the direction where the bird disappeared. Liszt also followed her to look into the distance, through the fence of the playground, through the houses lined up in the town, and to the farther place place.

Farther away... what is it?Outside the town... what is it?

Speaking of it, she seemed to have no impression of the outside of the town.

Lamy has all the memories about the town. She lived here since she was very young. In her memory, she is familiar with every corner of the town. From childhood to adolescence to youth, she has spent time here, with family and friends. , a lover, a peaceful, comfortable life.

"Hey Liszt, where did you say they flew to?"

"It's autumn now, so of course I'm flying to the south."

"South? Where?"

"The south is..." Liszt also paused.

"We've never been out of town, have we?"

"Yes, there is everything here, and there is no need to leave." Liszt was distracted for a moment, and the toy dog ​​almost fell out of his arms.

"Then, when I graduate, let's go outside the town together?" Lamy suddenly had a whimsical tone, "Maybe it's [Roughdale] outside. Then we will be like the brave in fairy tales Defeat the demons and return to your hometown with a great treasure."

"...Okay." Of course Liszt would not mock her childishness like Luo did.He has also long been used to Lamy's whimsy from time to time, and he also knows that Lamy will start to act after the whimsy.He is willing to act and go crazy with Rami, no matter what he does from childhood to adulthood.

It was dusk now, and the weather had turned slightly cooler, so Rami tied the scarf around his neck again.I've been playing here for a day, and I originally planned to go to Rosemary—her old friend—to chat about trivial topics among women, and at the same time mock the sad fact that Obasan finally started to get wrinkles in his old age.It seems that the time is running out and we have to change another day.

A bell rang not far away.The surrounding children ran over one after another.Lamy remembers this, the kind of itinerant vendor who often appeared on the side of the road when he was a child, selling candy while ringing the bell while driving a car.

"Let's go there too." Lamy said, pulling Liszt's hand, as casually as if pulling his own hand.That is the most basic act of intimacy between lovers.But when the two really held hands, a strange and unfamiliar feeling suddenly spread throughout the body, as if... Lamy couldn't describe it, but felt inexplicably stiff. She thought about it, probably because she was too shy up.

A large ice cream truck was slowly approaching while ringing its bell, and it was already surrounded by children.The driver of the ice cream truck was a tall, muscular red-haired man who seemed to have been injured, half of his body and his cheeks were covered with burn scars.Although he is not very old, he has a fierce face. This face can easily scare children. In addition, this person has a bad temper. He is driving a car surrounded by children and cannot honk or yell, so he feels very aggrieved. .

"Kidd, just stop here." The long-haired and helmeted companion greeted him, "Help me move things out later."

"...Don't let the kid get close to me again! How many times did you cry in fright last time?" Eustace Kidd tugged at his red hair in frustration.

"No, that way they'd swarm up and bite my hair like marshmallows and climb up on my helmet and pat it."

"Pfft hahahahaha..."

"It's not funny."

All in all, the ice cream truck opened on time.Brothers Kidd and Kira were forced to change into puppet costumes and hand out candy surrounded by young children.Kira was happy because the one-piece stuffed suit finally covered his long hair, and Kidd was sullen because he really didn't want to do the job.Sure enough, street gangsters are more suitable for him.

"I seem to have seen these two people somewhere..." Lamy stood aside and looked at the poor temporary worker with his head tilted in doubt.

"It seems to be the patient that Dr. Trafalgar received last time. After getting injured in a fight, it is said that he has repented." Liszt poked his head out holding the toy dog.He really wanted to throw this big guy away, or give it to anyone, anyway, he could get the shooting game prizes casually.

"Hahahaha, this sense of sight is simply... my brother will probably be very happy, and he almost got into a fight with that red-haired man that time."

"We also bet on who will win."

"Yeah, fortunately there was no fight. If my brother knows that I beat him to lose, he will definitely dissect me."

The sunset slowly sank, the sky gradually darkened, and the children in the playground began to disperse.The ice cream truck also drove away.But Lamy still dragged Liszt around, not wanting to go home at all.

"Let's go to the boat."

The so-called "boat" in Chambord is just a small raft floating on a small artificial lake.The last afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on the lake, and the sparkling waves still had a dreamy feeling.At this time, there were not many people in the playground, and the lake was empty. An old man with glasses and a braided beard was lying on a raft, drowsy.

Liszt shook the oars, and the boat carried the two of them slowly towards the center of the lake.Lamy simply put the big puppet under his body as a cushion.Lying in the boat, I felt the slow shaking of the water.Facing the endless sky.It is a special feeling, and people who have lived on land for a long time will be fascinated by it, as if they have lost gravity, and the whole person is floating in a blank space full of uncertainty.

"Liszt, do you like the sea?"

The little brother who was paddling paused for a moment, shook his head, "I don't like it."

"Eh, why?"

"I can not swim."

"Hahaha what's the reason? I can't swim either." Lamy changed to a more comfortable sideways position, which allowed him to better see the water.The artificial lake can't be expected to be so clean. The water in the lake is a bit muddy, and I don't know how deep it is. There are probably some small fish and shrimps living in it.Lamy watched the oars slowly slid across the water, the ripples rippling round and round.

"Tell me, is there a sea outside the town?" Lamy started to wonder again, stretching out his hand and gesticulating, "As written in the book, there is an endless sea shining with blue light, and the whale spouts high water jets, which is handsome. The sailboat sails on the sea, crossing an ocean to reach the other side of the world.”

"Impossible, this is the end of the world." Liszt blurted out almost subconsciously.

"This is a small town at the end of the world, I know." Lamy was a little unhappy, the only thing she didn't like was Liszt's dullness, "Let's imagine that it's just the two of us on the sea, paddling ship, and finally arrived at a small untouched island..."

Liszt seemed to be driven by Lamy, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth, "Well, to a small island that no one has set foot on, and it doesn't even have a name."

"On that small island, we can get eternal peace, and we will give it a name."

"Trafalgar Strait?"

"Yes, this is it."

"It's not surprising at all. This is the agreement you made with your brother when you were young. You keep talking about it."

"My brother won't be romantic when he grows up. At that time, he made an appointment to go to Trafalgar Strait together when he grew up—isn't it cool, the sea named after my surname."

"Maybe that's where you came from."

"Impossible, my hometown is..." Lamy's words were suddenly stuck, and she couldn't remember the name of her hometown for a while.She knew that this small town was a paradise, but not a homeland.

Liszt didn't notice her abnormality. At this time, they had already rowed to the center of the lake. The sky was dark, and colorful lights lit up around the lake, reflecting on the water, losing the natural beauty of the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Is it time to go back?"

Liszt slowly rowed the boat towards the shore.Lamy sat up and rubbed his shoulders, looking at the turbid and dark lake, "Do you think a giant water monster will suddenly come out and eat us?"

"...Don't make trouble." Liszt got goosebumps, he still hates places with a lot of water.

A white reflection suddenly flashed across the lake, like a figure with white hair and white clothes flashing past.Lamy was taken aback, and couldn't help but dodged and tugged on Liszt's sleeve, "...I seem to be dazzled, let's get out of here quickly."

It wasn't until she walked out of the Chambord playground that Lamy recovered from the shadow just now. She was a little unsure if she had seen it wrong, after all, the light was too dim.