Chapter14

Dreamland-The occasion of Ichimoku Ace

——The feet of the green cedars are rotten dead trees, and after dusk is the darkness of eternal night.

There is bitter poison under the sweet candy skin, and after the happy time there is a prelude to despair.

Only tears are frequent memories

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The beginning of the dream was when he was 18 years old and had just boarded the ship. At that time, Seleustin and Marco were not lovers.

One day a year later, the two became a couple that everyone envied.

The first few dreams were mostly about daily life on the Moby-Dick. He and Seleustin were similar in age, so he was one year older than Seleustin, so Ace's favorite thing to do was to coax Seleustin. Lustin called him brother

There is no way, Ace is the youngest among a group of big men on the ship. Counting the entire Whitebeard Pirates, only Selustine is younger than him. She is an out-and-out little sister.

Although there are two sworn brothers, Ace has never heard Luffy call him brother a few times since he was a child. Sabo has always competed with him for the position of eldest brother. The three of them call each other by their first names, and Ace doesn't expect that. They sweetly call themselves brother.

So this great mission naturally fell on Seleustin.

The little girl is very stubborn on this issue and refuses to let go. She yells "Idiot Ace, idiot Ace" every day, and makes a face after yelling, which makes people feel resentful.

Then one day Marco told him that Seleustine’s original family had brought her a lot of pain.

So he found Seleustin after the banquet one night and asked about it

He fished out the little girl who was drunk in her lover's arms and brought her to the deck.

Marco knew what he was going to do, so he naturally let go of Seleu. There were some issues that Seleu never mentioned, but she never let them go in her heart. It would be great if she could use this to vent her feelings and open up her heart.

"That... Seleu"

Ace is really not a good conversationalist.

Selustine looked at him, with a drunken blush on her cheeks. She showed a big smile. The bonfire at the banquet next to her illuminated the side of her face. Her blue eyes were slightly narrowed, reflecting the distant firelight. Like sparkling

Ace scratched the back of his head in distress.

How can someone ask this kind of question?

"Why don't you call me brother?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment, then leaned down on the railing and looked at Ace in a teasing way.

"What, is this why you are so serious?"

"You really don't want to give up, idiot Ace"

She turned her head to the sea, closed her eyes, raised her head, took a deep breath, and looked at the sea with some nostalgia.

"Why don't you call me brother...because I already have a brother?"

Ace looked at her a little surprised

"Eh? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"Ah...that's because..."

He watched as Seleustine's fingers tightened on the railing, and then weakly let go.

"My brother died when I was eight years old."

Ace was stunned, a little at a loss and didn't know how to answer, but Seleustin didn't seem to notice his embarrassment and continued talking on his own.

"My brother is doing well."

She suddenly smiled sweetly, looking at the sea with half-lidded eyes, but she seemed to see her beloved brother who died young in a trance.

"My brother and I were born in the same child. He is blond like me and has curly eyebrows like me, but he is not as smart as me."

"He's so stupid. Even the fried rice is so unpalatable. Let me tell you, my tongue is not very good and I can still taste that bit of despair."

She frowned in disgust, but her face looked like she was about to cry with happiness.

"Brother, he is gentler than anyone else and kinder than anyone else."

"The prince wants to be with the princess forever, right? My brother promised me that he would protect my mother and I. The three of us will be together forever."

"Brother is my prince"

Ace listened to her chatting about her brother. Although there was no trace of pain or resentment in her tone, he suddenly felt the sadness of the other person in an instant.

He looked at the little blond girl lying on the railing, smiling and talking, and before he knew it, her face was filled with tears.

"What would my brother be like if he were still alive now?"

He heard Seleustin say softly with an incomprehensible tone.

"Probably like us, we will pamper you, protect you, and want you to be happy more than anyone else."

Ace answered her question

——"No one will love you more than him"

Selustine raised her head, desperately trying to hold back the surging tears, biting her lower lip with her teeth, and the sudden grief swept through her body.

"Is that so"

She looked at the sky, counting the stars that became more dazzling in her tears.

"elder brother……"

It seemed like I was calling someone, and it seemed like I was praying to God even though I knew I wouldn't get a response.

Will my brother still love me like that, just like I still love him so deeply now?

"Seleu"

Marco stood behind them at some point and gently called her name

She turned around with tears in her eyes, and the emotions she had been holding back collapsed instantly when she saw her lover.

Ace watched her throw herself into Marco's arms and shrink tightly into his loose clothes.

Marco sighed, hugged his little girl distressedly, and nodded to Ace.

Ace also nodded and slowly left, leaving space for the sad girl and her beloved lover.

He sighed. It's funny. When he got on the ship, it was Marco who enlightened him. Today, it was his turn to comfort Seleustin.

Maybe it's all fate

He is destined to have an intersection with this special girl

If he knew what would happen in the future, he would never be grateful for this intersection. On the contrary, he would pray that Seleustin had never known him.

Just in last night's dream, the nightmare came as promised

The cause of the incident was a devil fruit.Starting from this fruit, the Whitebeard Pirates ushered in the moment of life and death.

It was an ordinary day. They were traveling around the New World as usual, cruising from island to island.

At this moment, Sachi got a devil fruit by chance.

Speaking of Sage, how would you describe him? If Ace had to say this, he was a warm-hearted and good old man. When he first got on the ship, Sage was the first person to talk to him.After that, the Second Division and the Fourth Division often went on missions together. During battles, the two supported each other like brothers.

So the relationship between the two later became the best.

Another characteristic of Sachi is that he is very lucky. Maybe stupid people are lucky.

Just like now, it was obviously just an ordinary voyage, but the Dark Fruit, known as "the most vicious power in the history of Devil Fruits", appeared in front of Sachi as if destined.

At that time, they did not know what kind of fruit it was, nor did they know that someone would covet its power and lurk on the ship for 20 years. They never thought that the greatest murderous intention was hidden beside their closest companions.

Seleustin moved closer to Thatch and stared at the purple fruit.

"Little Seliu, do you want to eat? If you want to eat, I can give it to you."

Saatchi weighed it ostentatiously, looking proud of his good luck.

"Tsk, okay, okay, I know you have the best luck."

Seliu clicked his tongue and rolled his eyes in disgust.

She suddenly felt someone's eyes staring at her. She raised her head and glanced around in confusion. There were only a few captains and the second and fourth squad members who had just finished their mission.

"I heard it tastes terrible. I don't want it. You can keep this kind of delicacy for yourself and enjoy it."

She's not particularly proficient in using the power of her own blood, so why would she want to eat a devil fruit for nothing?

"Besides, I still like swimming."

In fact, this is the main reason. After all, people with abilities cannot enter the water.

Everyone around him was laughing, but in the end it was decided that Sachi would eat the fruit he found.

Ace touched Sage's chest with his fist

"Okay, after you finish eating it, let's compete."

"I will definitely be stronger than you when the time comes. Don't cry if you lose."

The two of them were joking around, and a group of people gathered around to watch their jokes. It was so lively.

No one paid attention to the figure sitting in an inconspicuous corner. The figure was staring at the Devil Fruit in Sachi's hand without moving his eyes for a moment, his eyes full of determination to win.

Seliu suddenly felt an overwhelming feeling in his stomach. He stood up and leaned to the edge of the deck, wanting to enjoy the sea breeze.

Ace noticed that her face looked a little haggard

"Is it okay, Seryu?"

"I feel like vomiting. I probably ate something bad in the morning. Speaking of Sachi-san, did you not prepare breakfast carefully?"

Seliu answered indifferently and turned around to tease Sachi as a chef.

"Hey, little Seleu, you can't be jealous of me and frame me because I got the devil fruit, Marco will kill me."

Seliu took the water that Marco handed over. When he took the first sip, the refreshing and cooling feeling slightly soothed his twitching stomach. After a while, he felt a strong nausea again.

She turned her head and held the railing toward the sea, retching.

Marco held her back a little anxiously

Several people around saw her retching and looked at each other.

"Hey, tell me, Seleu"

Bista called her from behind. Seliu wiped his mouth and turned to look at him with a pale face.

"You shouldn't be..."

Before he finished speaking, everyone else present immediately caught up with his thoughts.

pregnant?

Ace stood up suddenly and looked at Marco, who was next to Seleustin, and both saw surprise in the other's eyes.

Seliu himself was confused.

"Then why don't you quickly call the ship's doctor and take a look..."

Halta screamed next to him, his voice gradually weakened as he spoke.

Because the doctor on their ship is none other than Marco, who is still confused.

Seeing that the two parties involved were still stunned, Ace held Marco with his left hand and protected Seleu with his right hand.

"Take Seliu for a checkup quickly!"

He truly loves Seleustin as a sister, but now he feels a bit like an uncle to Marco.

The sudden possibility stunned everyone. Thatch also put down the Devil Fruit that he had planned to eat now and locked it in the box. He could eat the fruit at any time. Seleu's matter was more important now.

He put the box with the Dark Fruit locked back in the room, and then walked towards the medical room with several other captains who came after hearing the news.

A group of burly men gathered around the door of the medical room. Ace leaned against the wall, anxiously waiting for the results.

After a while, Ace finally couldn't bear it anymore. Why did this take so long?

He stepped forward and gently opened the door. Inside the door, Seloustine was huddled on the bed, her eyes closed, her blond hair scattered on the white sheets, and her breathing was deep and shallow.

Apparently already asleep

Marco sat on the head of her bed, his big hands stroking the golden and soft hair of his beloved girl.

Seeing Ace come in, Marco looked at him, but his eyes were a little red.

Ace saw that he was so anxious. Was there something wrong with Seleustin's body?

Just when he was about to ask, Marco raised his finger and shushed him, gently let go of his girl, straightened the corner of the quilt for her before leaving, and kissed her on the tip of her nose, softly, with the words "no" out of attachment

The two walked out of the medical room and closed the door.

Marco took a deep breath, seemed to calm down, pointed in the direction of the hall, and motioned for the others to go out before talking.

Arriving at the lobby, Ace felt that he hadn't seen the captains of the sixteen divisions come together like this for a long time.

Now it is a big scene where Whitebeard is sitting at the top and the captains of the other divisions are sitting around.

Marco stood up to everyone's gaze, looking like he was being interrogated by three chambers.

Everyone was staring at him, and Ace noticed that his Adam's apple rolled slightly.

Then in the silence Marco spoke

——"Seliu...is pregnant."

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