[One Piece] Hello, Single Dog Warring States Marshal!

After Sui wrote the last word on the blank paper crane, the little paper messenger seemed to suddenly come to life, flapping its triangular wings and flying lightly.It circled in the air, and soon found its direction and flew towards the sky with its small wings flapping.

The little girl with a pair of innocent dog eyes is the youngest among the group. She is just over 16 but not yet 17. She is still ignorant of the world outside the ivory tower. Except for Qingtian, who is not much older than her, Sui and Ah Jin The three of them, Sun Gan, are already 'adults' in her eyes.

The adults would arrange everything, so she and Qingtian, the two little brats, wouldn't have to worry about things they weren't good at and could just follow their sisters.

She stared blankly at the three "eldest sisters" with different styles and temperaments discussing things in a low voice with serious expressions and steady eyes, and suddenly felt a little envious——

Suisang and the others look so mature... Can I grow up to be as good an adult as them in the future?

My future self...

Maybe it was because the antipyretic medicine was taking over, or maybe it was because the air in the cafe, which was filled with the sweetness of cream and the aroma of chocolate, was too comfortable. The Roe Deer leaned on the table in a daze, comforting himself that it would be okay to sleep a little.

...But she obviously wanted to sleep, but all kinds of broken and messy pictures appeared in her mind uncontrollably.

'The future Xiaoying will definitely become an outstanding woman.By then, if your mind has not changed...'

……

"..." If she could blame the fever medicine for her drowsiness, then who should she blame for the unknowingly burning eyes because of the picture that suddenly appeared in her mind?

The adults' deliberately low-pitched discussion was like the best lullaby before going to bed. Even if he was upset, under the combined effect of the antipyretic medicine and the comfortable air in the store, the roe deer shrank his neck with tears that failed to condense into water droplets. Reluctantly and slowly falling into the dark dream...

She hoped to feel the warmth of that person again in her dreams.

In this case, maybe she can muster the courage...

Faced with the sight of that person who was completely unfamiliar.

"...Then let's do this for now. Let's stay together for the night today, and then we can split up tomorrow." The corner of his eyes glanced at the little girl beside him who had unknowingly fallen into a deep sleep. A hissing gesture brought an end to their conversation.

Although the room was warm, the little girl who was still running a fever couldn't bear the slightest bit of cool breeze. Sui picked up her dark blue coat and was about to put it on the sleeping roe deer when the glass window facing the street behind them suddenly made a thump. Ring.Several people were startled and quickly looked back -

Everyone: "?!!!"

An inexplicably familiar scar-faced old navy man was standing outside the window, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a birdcage. There was also a yellowed paper crane in the birdcage, which was constantly bumping against the cage in the direction of the year. …

"...It came really fast." Sui didn't seem surprised when he saw the person coming, but subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a miserable expression - why did Warring States let this most unreliable old guy come to pick them up? Ah, let's just add a sky-high food bill to her already poor bank card without even meeting her in person.

Now that it's all here...

Sui Chao pointed at the sleeping little girl and made a shushing gesture.Perhaps because he was getting older and his temper was calmer, Garp honestly did not yell with his trademark loud voice, and thoughtfully walked in and picked up the little girl who was sleeping softly and unconsciously on his back.Sui quickly put his coat on the child to prevent her from being blown by the wind, and whispered to Garp to hold her steady and not to fall.

"I can't even hold a child." Garp smiled heartily, and used the posture of holding a child to let the sleepy roe deer lie on his shoulder and continue sleeping. Seeing that the child was completely uncontrolled by them. Affected by the conversation, he nodded friendly towards the women who were traveling with Sui and said: "Although I don't know the specific situation, please rest assured that I will leave the rest of the matter to you."

It's rare to see Garp with a reliable side. Sui was very surprised and doubtful about this: "...What arrangements have you made? Don't let it scare you, right?"

Kapu winked at her mischievously and said with a smile: "The Warring States Period has been arranged in advance. I am only responsible for taking you there."

Oh oh oh——appeared————

In the heated eyes of everyone who said, "Come here quickly, someone is showing off their affection here." Sui twitched the corner of his mouth numbly, and decided to ignore the narrow look in Garp's eyes and the "Knocking on the bowl and waiting for dog food" issued by his companions. 'The raging spirit of Bagua kept urging me to walk quickly, walk quickly.

Garp wanted to laugh, but he was afraid of waking up the little girl who was sleeping peacefully on his shoulder, so he just suppressed his laughter and was pushed forward by Sui.

The group left the cafe and walked onto the square, which was sparsely populated as the time was getting late.The atmosphere was still slightly alienated at first. After Sunny plucked up the courage to start the topic of "We just met Luffy" as an entry point, Garp, who has always been cheerful and open-minded, quickly made that feeling of alienation completely disappear. net.

Seeing that his companions were extremely curious about this old navy man with shiny labels such as 'The man who raised Luffy', 'The father of the leader of the revolutionary army', 'Legendary Marine Tekken Garp', etc., they followed him one after another. They were chatting together. Sui, who was walking two steps behind them, curled his lips and suddenly felt that this scene was a bit magical.

In fact, their sudden journey was not all struggles and shocks...

Having such an opportunity to meet their favorite 'characters' and 'story' in this way, no matter what everyone has been through during this time, in the end... they have no regrets.

After all——

In the late autumn and early winter of November, the first ray of night wind as the sky darkened brought a hint of coldness. Sui raised his head, slowly exhaled a breath of hot air, and stared blankly at the hot air turning into bursts of air in the air. The white air that disperses when blown... is like a dream, hazy and beautiful.

【Ding--】

The familiar system prompt suddenly sounded, and the few people who were still talking and laughing were also attracted by the clear prompt, and they all turned to look at the source of the sound - and when they saw clearly where the sound came from, When the figure quickly walked towards their direction, they all gasped in unison.

But Sui didn't look away.She just stared blankly at the white air she breathed out, as if she already knew something, and smiled softly.

Not far to the right of their group, a tall and upright figure was walking straight towards her in the cold night wind.And the message crane that she had just released was landing on his shoulder - it was the source of the system notification sound just now.

Garp looked like he couldn't bear it and made a face at the visitor, his eyes full of ridicule.

It's only been a few minutes. Did this guy jump directly from Mariejoia?

……

Well, not many people actually cared about how he managed to get back from Mariegio in just ten minutes.

"..." The hazy white mist was suddenly dispersed by a rough big hand. The black-haired woman, who was obsessed with observing the changing shape of the white mist in the air, raised her lips slightly and reached out to grab the hand that dispersed her. The big hand of the mist in front of you.

She chuckled in a familiar tone as if reminiscing with an old friend she had known for a long time: "If I shed tears in front of so many people, please knock me out."

"Ha..." The familiar magnetic voice, with the vicissitudes given by the years, wrapped her senses with a deep smile, and the warm palm that made her subconsciously tremble was also covered as before. Her eyes.

Just like how they hid from the celebrating crowd and hid in the shadows of the corner 36 years ago, he hugged her from behind tolerantly and gently, covering her sour eyes with one hand, and crossing her waist with the other to express his love for her. He held her in his arms with a considerate and protective gesture: "Didn't you just finish crying? I cry when we say goodbye and cry when we meet. I'm really guilty."

'Just' finished crying...

"..." The emotions that could have been controlled at first were in danger of losing control when she suddenly realized that the 36 years of the Warring States Period were just 'just now' for her. She tightly grasped the palms covering his eyes with both hands. , her dry throat seemed to be blocked by something. She opened and closed her mouth repeatedly, but in the end she couldn't say a word.

The skin of the man under her palm was no longer as plump and elastic as when he was young and strong. Under his skin, which had gradually become rough and loose as he entered middle age and old age, she could almost touch his hot blood vessels that were still carrying the rhythm of his heartbeat...

For her, 36 years was just a blink of an eye, but for him, half a lifetime had passed.

The tall black-haired man is no longer wearing the dark gray striped suit, and the military rank on his shoulders has also been from lieutenant general, to general, and now to marshal.

But Irene is still the same as she was back then. She returned from this journey that lasted almost half of her life in the Warring States Period, and she is still stuck in the time when they first met each other...

Tears finally burst out.

Warring States smiled and said nothing good-naturedly. He just blocked her from other people's sight as before, letting the hot tears in his palms roll down between his fingers.

"..." Several people who were four or five steps away from the two silently put down their mobile phones that were recording videos, and calmly gave up the idea of ​​'watching old people handing out dog food'.

This situation was enough for them to realize that the journey between Sui and the Warring States Period was obviously heavier than they imagined...

It's heavy.

Who said no.

Sui's loss of composure lasted only a moment. When the minute hand barely ran past three small squares, she had already adjusted her mood, and even pulled her old dog's sleeve to wipe her face clean.

"Are you okay?" Zhan Guo lowered his head and asked in a low voice in her ear. After receiving a calm nod from his fiancée and a nasal "hmm", he smiled gently and said, "Then don't let your little friend Let’s continue to laugh, let’s talk about it when we get home.”

His Irene was so well-behaved that she rubbed his rough palm like a coquettish big cat, trying hard to suppress the crying in her voice: "Do you want to go back to your apartment? Or go to a hotel? We want to stay together tonight. , please don’t arrange us in different places.”

Warring States looked at her, who was still soft after crying but trying to talk about business. He couldn't help but want to laugh, and a cheerful and kind smile naturally appeared on his face: "Don't worry, I am. It's all arranged." After saying that, he finally found the energy to greet the girls with different temperaments brought by her fiancée: "The first time we met, ah, there were also the second time we met. Hello, madam, I don’t need to introduce myself. I’m honored to be here to witness your arrival. Thank you for your hard work on the journey.”

shit.

It should be said that he is worthy of being a marshal. Look at his speaking skills. He has an excellent command of what should be said and what should not be said, and he can be heard clearly by all of them.

Just ...

Bamboo shoots endured it again and again, but in the end she couldn't hold it in anymore, and said weakly: "...Actually it's Yang Mian, not Bamboo shoots..." She had already wanted to correct this title when she asked for a life card with Warring States last time. Hey, hey. .

"Hahaha, okay, Miss Yang Mian." Warring States smiled openly, followed her words, and continued: "It's getting late, I have prepared a simple place for you to stay. If If you don’t mind it, please give me the honor to stay at the Burrow.”

Everyone: "..." Oh my god, how should they handle this official talk?

"..." Sui seemed to be very used to the way his man spoke as a veteran cadre. He wiped his face and said dullly: "Let's come together. We'll talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow. Let's take a good rest tonight... Can you help me book a reservation?" Is that the restaurant on Center Street? I want to eat seafood risotto."

"The owner of that restaurant sold it when he got old, but he opened a good restaurant in the West Square a few years ago, which also sells seafood risotto. I'll ask someone to order a meal from that restaurant." A few days ago. The navy marshal who previously beat up the Whitebeard Pirates in the Battle of the Summit always had infinite patience with the black-haired woman in front of him. In order to prevent her from being overly sensitive, he even used his usual self-titled "Old Man" when talking to her. 'Changed back to 'I' without any age characteristics.

Sui flattened his mouth and muttered: "Forget it then, let's see what everyone wants to eat and order later."

Warring States smiled and pinched her earlobe comfortingly: "If you want to eat seafood risotto, we can book a table at the restaurant tomorrow."

Sui didn't say anything else, she just silently held his hand tightly and was led by him obediently.

"..." What else can the others say, they can only follow up honestly.

After all, in Marineland, it is most useful to hug the old man's thigh tightly...

Seeing the two people walking in front of each other in a thoughtful manner, a few people followed them a few steps behind them. After walking forward for half a street, they saw several hanging cars parked on the street. A special car with an official Navy license plate - very nice and considerate, with all arrangements for connecting and delivering the car.

When several people were divided into two groups and got on the car, Garp, who had never said a word, put the sleeping roe deer into the car seat and taught Ah Jin and Sun Gan to take care of it, and then went to the Warring States car to talk to him. He said a few words, then turned and left without getting in the car with them.

Garp obviously knew more than others about Warring States' fiancée 'Irene', who was almost hidden from outsiders. His uncharacteristic silence and stability made Sui couldn't help but sigh that time has really changed a lot of things...

It took 36 years for the carefree and straightforward Garp to learn to shut up when he should, but it failed to make the thoughtful Sengoku change the promise he made to her 36 years ago.

In the car, Sui ignored the orderly in the driver's seat and couldn't help but peek at the two of them in the rearview mirror. He leaned over Seng Guo and lazily touched the engagement ring on his left middle finger repeatedly.

Warring States seemed to be aware of her thoughts, and raised his left hand to hold her hand gently.Sui could clearly see that on his left hand, a men's ring that matched his own ring suddenly appeared on his middle finger.It is also a plain platinum ring, and it is also a shining 'Ulymos Stone'. However, compared with the women's model, the design highlights the main stone, while the men's model has a small main stone inlaid. The style is simple and elegant, and it is particularly suitable for wearing on the fingers of the Warring States Period.

Unlike her brand-new women's ring, this men's ring has obviously spent a long time with its owner, and the bright ring has inevitably suffered some minor wear and tear.

…He wore the ring all the time.

When this realization came to mind, Sui's eyes, which had just cried a while and were still a little stinging, suddenly became hot, and he almost burst into tears again.

The middle finger means 'engagement'.

But what really means "engaged" is to wear the ring on your ring finger.

"...What's wrong?" Zhan Guo has always been very sensitive to the emotions of his silly fiancée. When Zai Sui began to repeatedly touch the ring on his hand, he leaned over and lowered his head, ignoring the faint gasp from the driver's seat. A voice whispered to her, "Why do you feel bad all of a sudden? Are you hungry?"

"..." His unstable black-haired fiancée nodded meekly and said in a hoarse voice: "Well, I'm so hungry. It makes my stomach feel uncomfortable. Go home and order some food. I want to eat seafood stew. meal……"

"Okay, okay, let's have seafood risotto. Do you want to eat some chocolate first? I remember in the car... ah." Just as he was about to find some snacks in the car to pad his silly dog's belly, Warring States... Suddenly, he was stunned. When he looked down at the hands held by the two of them, he saw that both his and her rings had moved away from their original positions——

"...This..." Warring States raised his hand in surprise and looked at the ring that had been replaced on the ring finger - the lighter-skinned ring mark on the middle finger told the 36-year relationship with the ring. , and this ring, which is rarely taken off his hand, is firmly on the ring finger next to the middle finger.

Different ring positions have different meanings.

Warring States lowered his head again. He looked at the black-haired fiancée who turned over after doing this little move, leaving him with only the back of her head. The ring on her ring finger was also moved to hers, and the smile on her face was unsettling. Continue to deepen in a controlled manner...

For a long time, until the vehicle turned a corner and their destination appeared in sight, Warring States finally laughed deeply:

"Now that you've agreed, you can't go back on your word..."

The black-haired woman didn't even look back, and returned dullly:

"... Once you decide, you make your decision, and you won't regret it."

You have spent a long time proving your vow to me, so this time, please let me practice my will.

"You don't have a chance to regret it, so just give up."

"Don't you understand human language? Old dog, who wants to go back on his word?"

"Yo, so it's an 'old' doggy now?"

"...Would you feel better if I removed the word "老"?"

"...So why do we have to deal with the adjective 'dog'?"

"Wang."

"...Okay, as long as you're happy."

"Wang Wang."

"..."

……

Really, I have never been so scared in my life.

After delivering his immediate boss and his...secret mistress to their destination - Admiral Buddha Sengoku's private residence in the North District, the orderly who served as the driver was sweating profusely and lit a cigarette for himself to calm down his shock.

The black-haired girl looks to be in her 20s...

Their marshal, at the age of 77, actually nibbled on the young grass that could give him a granddaughter...

And the two of them seemed to get along so harmoniously and friendly, even with a warm and tacit understanding? ? ? ?

Orderly: ...I have to have another one. I can't hold back my shock with just one cigarette.