The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

Chapter 390: Reluctant to leave partners and set off again

Chapter 390 Reluctant to give up partners and set off again

"You who once gave up your "dream"..."

"Don't want to take away other people's dreams casually!"

Although Luffy understood the overlord's entanglement in the battle, to be honest, to the young Red Earl, it was just a skin injury that caught the punch by surprise. What made Count Red, who sat up from the ruins, remained silent was Luffy’s unyielding will and his contrast with himself...

"Don't deny the dream of the boss!"

At this moment, Patong the little civet cat ran up to Count Red to face Luffy. Red Earl would not refute, but Patong couldn't stand it anymore.

"The boss always said that: Those people are more than that..."

Just got the title of One Piece, surrendered to the navy because of a terminal illness, and was chopped off in his hometown...

Known as the strongest man in the world, he didn’t have a ‘record’ on the top battlefield, and he died under a siege...

"I can't use my strength to die like this... The boss is very unwilling!"

"So the boss... never abandons important things!"

In the heart of Earl Red, the most important thing is actually ‘friends’.

He just feels unwilling for the ending of his friends.

"Enough, Patong."

Slowly standing up, Earl Red stepped forward and looked at the swaying ‘Old Lu Fei’ in front of him, but his eyes were still firm. In contrast, this young body of his own seemed so weak.

"I tried to use the borrowed "young","

"Go chase the borrowed "dream"..."

Earl Red put his hand on the head of the old Luffy, who had to support his knees to stand firm, and everyone in the Straw Hat group was shocked! But Roman’s outstretched arm blocked their impulsive pace, because:

buzzing~~

As if time had begun to flow backwards, Luffy’s skinny body was full again, wrinkles all over his body were smooth again, and his silver hair turned black—

"·····back to normal?"

"I entrusted my dream to them without authorization, and after they left, I inherited their dream without authorization..."

When Luffy was surprised, Earl Red had already turned and walked towards the other victim.

"Giving up the fight against ‘aging’ and choosing the easy path of ‘forever young’."

Earl Red squatted in front of the innkeeper girl Yadoya who had absorbed his "lifespan", and covered his old face with his hands.

buzzing~~

As the girl also returned to her original appearance, Earl Red once again became the appearance of an evil old man.

"I have realized it, Straw Hat Luffy!"

The old man who turned around raised his cloak, his face was no longer mixed with unwillingness from the previous anger, but once again returned to his calmness and arrogance.

"One Piece is not a cheap title that can be obtained by borrowed youth and borrowed dreams."

The old man opened his arms and strode towards the road.

"I want to surpass Newgate, Roger, and everyone with this aging body!"

"Even if you are alone..."

"I also want to be the "One Piece"!"

Following the declaration of Earl Red, the crimson domineering that went straight to the sky burst out of him!

This domineering force is suddenly visible to the naked eye, full of crimson aura of arrogance, self-confidence, dominance, and reluctance to lose. It's rushing to all the people one after another.

Under this impact, the weaker people on the straw hat group subconsciously took a big step back and hid behind their companions, only a few main forces were undaunted in front.

"Hey, hey, hey, this kind of aura...but you can't see the appearance of aging at all."

Sauron held the hilt of the knife around his waist, although he said vicious words, a smile appeared on his face. The faces of the others calmed down. In any case, today’s things seem to be ‘peaceful’ over.

Hu~~

Roman, who had been taut, also breathed a sigh of relief.

is worthy of Luffy, even the top powerhouses like Earl Hong are convinced by his aura...

"Not alone!"

And the little civet cat Patong also chased Earl Hong's side and stood side by side with him.

"Boss Reid, I want to be with you! I want to help you!"

"Whether I am abandoned or kicked, I will never give up! Because this is my freedom and my dream!"

········

"Oh, it seems that the plan to entrust you to the Straw Hat team has failed."

From the beginning, Earl Red deliberately sent Patong to the route of the Straw Hat regiment. Because I have to sprint to the throne of "One Piece", because I have to face the 800-year-old invincible, so I arranged the way early...

"Never mind,"

"This is the one-piece journey of ‘One Man and a Civet Cat’! Patong, then accompany my old man along the way!"

"Yes, Boss Reid!"

"Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee, see, as long as you persist, there will be results."

Facing the grinning Luffy, the little civet cat also smiled.

"Thank you, Luffy, Tanuki~~"

"but-"

As a morning sea breeze blew, the gorgeous captain's coat left over from the "Copy Luffy" was blown violently, — yes, that piece of clothing was not an illusion, it was a "Copy Luffy". I don’t know where to get it from. The dress that came, even after it disappeared, the coat that represented'One Piece' still existed.

Hu,

The sea breeze blew up the coat and flew to the side of Luffy, and he grabbed it and put it on him!

"It's me who wants to be One Piece!"

·······

"Come on then!"

Red Earl, the little civet cat crawling on his shoulders, pointed the umbrella in his hand at the entire straw hat group, and the others in the straw hat group also walked behind Luffy wearing the One Piece coat.

"Roman, the gust of wind just now..."

"Hehe, don't you think that captain's coat goes well with Luffy?"

"·····as long as you are happy,"

Of course, it was originally something that ‘Copy Luffy’ got, which is equivalent to Luffy’s own selection. —Although Luffy usually doesn't care about anything, in fact, his aesthetics are always online.

Well, except for the obsession with laser emission and transformation...

"bring it on-"

This time, there are no other distractions. Both sides have only simple battles:

The white knight’s armor follows the strong wind, the lightning is entangled, and the black and white long sword in his hand cuts vertically; the domineering, ghostly and murderous on the three-handed samurai sword rolls as black as ink, tearing everything; the black legs kick out in a chain, and the kicking skills are endless. , Blazing like fire; as the water waves roll and follow, it is a fist that has been thrown like a day for decades;

There are wind and lightning, plant bullets, seven-stage transformation, ice thorn sword, laser heavy artillery, petal arm...

as well as:

"Rubber · Overlord Lion Swing Bomb!"

Following Luffy's four-speed rotating fist wrapped in the overlord and armed colors, the dark lightning blasted on the chest of the Red Earl, and the crimson figure flying upside down indicated that the battle for the'One Piece' had come to an end.

Boom!

was defeated,

Sure enough, this era belongs to you.

In front of the panting straw hat group, Earl Red slowly stood up and tidied the bright red scarf and purple pleated collar on his chest, and then:

Snapped,

The old man half-kneeled on the ground,

"Boss Red..."

Faced with the worried eyes of Patong, who had changed from a pen to a little civet cat, Red Earl patted him on the head indulgently.

"Always... or the window period is too long."

After advancing the city comfortably for decades, fighting with his own body, it seems...

It’s not bad to lose to these young people?

哐哐啷,哐啷~~

As soon as the Red Earl conceded, the entire straw hat group instantly collapsed to the ground.

"Hey, if you are in a window period like this, then what are we..."

Romain sitting on the ground gave a mocking look at the Red Earl, who was still able to tidy up his appearance, and curled his lips.

"You uncles on the sea, one by one is as strong as a monster. I am ashamed to say that you are old..."

"Oh, that's it for today."

Earl Red, who stood up, placed Patong the little civet cat on his shoulder, and after breathing, Brook returned the sword of death in his hand, and his empty eyes looked at the evil old man in front of him, and the loneliness of the deep memory. The teenagers got in touch.

"It turned out to be you, Barloric Lederfield."

——

When I was still a human, the Rumba Pirates passed through a village, and the carefree joyful music attracted a lonely teenager.

‘Why, there is only joy in your hearts? ’

Faced with the teenager’s question, the man with a luxuriant explode, wearing small sunglasses and a bruise on his forehead gave out a symbolic laugh.

‘Is there any reason, isn’t music just to bring joy to people? ’

‘Can I be like you too? ’

‘Of course, in this vast sea, no matter who you are, you will definitely meet friends worthy of your heart! There will be times when you laugh! ’

——

"Later you also went to sea,"

Brook looked at the former junior, the legendary big pirate with white hair. Although things are not human, but:

"'Pathon' is your title as a newcomer, and you gave him your name—"

With emotion, his eyes fell on the little civet cat on the shoulder of the Red Earl.

"From the beginning, you have not given up anything."

This is the origin of the name Little Tanuki,

"I didn't expect to meet you here, Senior Brooke, "Song of the Three Ding"."

Although Brook usually looks like a perverted skeleton with a lot of joy, he is actually a 90's "old" skeleton.

"Bhahahahaha~~~"

The crimson old man turned up to the sky and laughed. Today is really a good day.

As the sun jumped out of the sea horizon, golden sunlight fell on the island, making Earl Red opened the umbrella in his hand and covered his face, leaving only the corner of his mouth raised.

"Go, Phra Dong."

"Our journey has only officially begun now—"

Facing the old man leaving facing the morning sun, everyone in the straw hat group all smiled, only:

"Mr. Red, please don't use our clones to do things. If you can, please don't attack the navy. You know the reason."

"Hey, hey, the atmosphere is gone!"

"Roman is really..."

"After playing all night, I'm about to fall apart."

"I'm in trouble, get a good night's sleep!"

"Sanji, I want to eat meat, I am already hungry..."

······

"here it is?"

When the innkeeper and glasses girl Yadoya woke up, all she saw was a ruined battlefield and a group of straw hats lying down asleep.