Pirate Devil Creator

Beckman looked at the thing that swallowed up the captain and looked like the legendary rainbow mist inquiringly.

When I came back to my senses, I heard from the crew that it was said that the captain had come back many times.

"Ouch! The boss is back again!"

"In this environment, if you want all your teammates to survive, when did the leader become so naive?"

"Is this an impossible mission? As a pirate, you must always be determined to die. Everyone knows that."

"But, it's because the leader cares about his partners that we can all get together, right?"

"Oh... there's nothing we can do, right? The others are fine, but Willow has to be saved, right?"

"Willowo must survive! Isn't the boss too useless?"

……

Under the manipulation of politicians, the exploration support mission turned into a huge conspiracy.

Shanks' political sense is considered top-notch in the pirate world, which is one of the reasons why Olivia constructed this background.

At the beginning, Shanks still wanted to experience a naval career and was very serious and steady in everything he did.

Olivia originally planned to give each teammate a sword-man's background story, but she suddenly changed her mind when she saw Shanks' sword, Griffin.

Each of the teammates has their own characteristics, but the key point lies with the rebellious and naive eldest daughter Willow.

No matter how many times he tried again, he could not save Willow.

Of course, the key to clearing the level is also on her, or in other words, on the sword Griffin.

The sun gradually stranded on the sea, and the golden afterglow lengthened the shadows of the crew.

The noisy laughter disappeared without knowing when, and even the wine barrel lost its original appeal.

"Hey! I'm Willow, you better remember this name!"

"Huh? Why do we have to take in these two garbage star brats?!!! Don't let them come within three meters of me, Shanks!"

"...Okay! I reluctantly agreed! ...Um...take these candies quickly...huh? Why don't you come here! My hands are sore!"

A soft-spoken and soft-hearted young lady, her talent barely made her into the top nobles.

The girl has golden curly hair and eyes as clear as emeralds. She was also the youngest at the time of the mission, 16 years old.

Her abilities are an affinity for sea creatures and she is good at using whips and swords.

Yes, this is the character of the ancestor who stored the time capsule in the Promise Land.

Olivia gave Shanks the role of Miss Ludwig's "Little Boat" in a bad way.

This is not without reason, after all——

The eldest lady's sword, Griffin...

Didn’t you choose him too?

Olivia just wanted to see if Shanks was qualified.

Because of Olivia's personal respect for her ancestors, in order to let these pirates realize the greatness of their ancestors, she set up various ways for Willow to die.

Strive to be a grand and tragic scene every time.

"After my brother dies, I am my sister. I can't lose my temper casually."

On the way to support, Willow rescued two garbage star children. Although she always bossed them around, she always stood in front of them when they were in danger.

"We are all excellent heirs, but...but, I am still far behind. I can only work hard in other places."

“Everyone must remember my lady’s name, Willow!!!”

"Yes, of course my lady's sword must be named after me! It's called Willow!"

Willow is not the strongest, but she is the one who played the biggest role in this mission.

The first time, when she was stationed alone in the camp, she was intercepted and killed by the Federation. At the last moment, Haiying was ordered to deliver the message for her;

The second time, she dragged her unconscious teammates across the unknown desert alone;

The third time, she transferred all the mutant insect plants with marine habits that were parasitic to everyone into her own body;

……

In an interstellar world where the average level of mental power is high, the role of Overlord Haki and Knowledge Haki is so small that it is almost non-existent.

It can even be said that all of Shanks' experience is the result of Willow's death.

Seeing his important partner fall in front of him again and again, Shanks' pain almost exceeded the threshold.

"Head..."

"It has reached its limit..."

"Is this mission really achievable?"

"Asshole! We are pirates, how can we doubt the captain?!"

"but……"

"But Willow didn't survive once."

This is of course, because Willow also did not survive more than 800 years ago.

Olivia watched Shanks struggling with cold eyes.

But this time, Willow also didn't survive.

"Report to the captain, the test subjects in the base are about to rush out." Willow stood tiredly at the only exit, her body shaky.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"Willow, run away quickly, you are the only one left! We can return to the Federation immediately, rush in front of those old people, and give them a few blows..."

"That's all we need, Willow!"

Shanks' usual calm appearance was broken. His voice almost trembled, "It's just a little bit short. I hope you survive..."

"Shanks!" Willow smiled slowly. Although her face was dirty, she always looked like a clean lady.

"I'm far less good than my brother. I'm a bad heir. I can't protect important people at all."

"My own strength is completely unable to defeat the bugs that killed my brothers and sisters, so..."

"So, I can only work hard elsewhere."

"The mutated creatures here can't survive, you know." Willow sniffed, "Although there are people being protected who want to kill us, but -"

"I'm not doing this for them, right?"

Her nasal voice was very strong, and it was rare for Shanks to hear her coquettish words, but his vision was already blurry.

"Willow, survive..."

"I beg you……"

The roar on the other side of the optical brain was getting closer and closer. Willow unbuttoned his combat uniform, revealing the densely packed concentrated liquid bombs inside, and chuckled, "Originally... it was not prepared for this mission."

"I already know, Shanks."

"Your efforts to save me."

Inexplicable sadness surged into Shanks' heart.

The dazzling blond hair and bright smile in the sun seemed to be fixed in Shanks' eyes.

"So, thank you!"

"and also--"

"goodbye!"

"Shanks."

The girl calmly pulled off the lead and threw away the optical brain.

At the moment of death, she didn't want her friends to see it with their own eyes.

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The heart-wrenching sadness still remained in his chest. Shanks slowly opened his eyes and stared at the splint.

"Alas... It's such a pity. There is no reason to kill you, redhead." Olivia sat on the flying boat and propped her chin up, sighing with regret.

"It's time to leave, Sergio..."

"Wait!" Shanks calmed down and looked deeply, "Can I take the liberty to ask, is my partner... Willow a real person?"

The pirates all looked at her with unspeakable anticipation in their eyes.

"No, no, no~ Redhead, you seem to have made a mistake." Olivia sneered, "You are just recognized, you are not qualified to be her partner."

Shanks' expression did not change, "So——"

"She died a long time ago, the way she died..."

"Didn't you just see it?"

Olivia also judged it through Griffin's influence on dreams.

In fact, she herself was a little surprised when she learned that Willow remembered the memories she had recalled.

"Do you need me to be more clear? Redhead."

"Willow, no, Ludwig Griffin, was the previous owner of the sword Griffin."

This is the reason why Red-haired Shanks is famous among the Five Old Stars.

Silence spread across the sea, but Shanks smiled.

"So, I wonder if I have the honor to invite Griffin's relatives to be guests on the Redforth?"