Chapter 299 Uta, Do You Want to Be a Marine? (Two in One)
Quiet.
It's so quiet.
When Shanks heard these words from the Celestial Dragon Shanks, his face suddenly became very ugly.
"How did you know that?"
Shanks hung his hands in front of him, his muscles tensed, staring straight at Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and asked in a deep voice.
The secret buried deep in my heart was revealed by the person in front of me.
Shanks couldn't accept this kind of thing no matter what.
There are not many people in this world who know Shanks's life story. Apart from some insiders in Roger's pirate group, the only people who know this news are probably some people in the World Government.
But Shanks can guarantee that among those who know his background, there is definitely no navy officer like Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
Shanks also believed that neither the people from Roger's pirate group nor those from the World Government would reveal their life stories to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
This is not a good thing, and it is not worth them revealing it to outsiders.
"really."
Tsugumi Kuniyoshi thought to himself, a faint smile on his face. He didn't look at Shanks's expression, but instead cast his gaze towards the "Uncertainty Terminal" at the foot of the hill.
"You don't need to care how I know this."
"You just need to know my terms of exchange."
"Of course, it's up to you whether to change it or not."
"As the price for rejecting me, I will send you to Judicial Island and then watch you enter Impel Down."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi threatened directly, still with a faint smile on his face, not worried at all that Shanks would refuse.
The initiative is not in Shanks' hands, and the other party has no bargaining chips to trade with him.
“.”
"What do you want me to do?"
After a long pause, Shanks asked in a deep voice.
"That's something you should consider. I only look at the results."
"I think if you just ask some people to give you some face, the problem should be solved."
"My crew is heading to Dressrosa and will return to the East Sea to join me after a while."
"During this time, I will stay with your Red Hair Pirates."
"By the way, let me see the methods of your Red Hair Shanks."
"I think you won't refuse my request, right?"
After hearing what Shanks said, Tsugumi Yoshiichi knew that the other party had agreed to his conditions, and then he continued with a bright smile.
The reason he suddenly returned from the first half of the Grand Line was because he received a report from his subordinates stationed in Windmill Village that traces of the Red Hair Pirates had been found in the Goa Kingdom.
Through the investigation of the navy, they learned who the Red Hair Pirates were looking for.
When Ji Guoyuan heard the news, he immediately knew what the other party was looking for.
Then he asked Kuma to use the power of the Meatball Fruit to send him back to the East China Sea.
Although Yoriichi Tsugikuni didn't know what Red-Haired Shanks wanted to do specifically, he decided to come in person just in case to prevent Shanks from kidnapping Ace, whom he had set his eyes on.
The location where the Globule-shaped Fruit is anchored is Windmill Village, but when it flew over the Kingdom of Goa, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's observation Haki captured a burst of domineering Haki.
Realizing this, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni quickly broke free from the bear's ability. As soon as he landed, he found Shanks, Ace and others.
Although Yoriichi Tsugikuni was surprised that Ace had awakened the Conqueror's Haki at such a young age, he did not take it to heart after a brief surprise.
Ace is the son of Pirate King Roger, so his talent is beyond doubt. It is not uncommon for him to awaken Conqueror's Haki at this age after being stimulated. It is not unacceptable that Ace's talent is higher than Doflamingo's.
Compared to the young Ace, the current Red-Haired Shanks is more worthy of Tsugakuin Yoshikazu's attention.
"What?!"
"You want to stay with us?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't go too far, how can I allow a navy to appear on my ship?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
"I don't accept it!"
Shanks returned to his "true self" and immediately shook his head and refused the unreasonable request made by Yoshikazu Tsugakuin.
However, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni had no intention of saying anything more to Shanks. He took out a key from his waist and threw it towards Shanks.
"I've found your ship."
"Make room for me in a cabin."
Shanks subconsciously caught the key thrown to him by Yoshiichi Tsugakuni. When he turned around and looked in the direction of Yoshiichi Tsugakuni, he found that the open space next to him was empty.
"Is this guy actually such a self-talking person?"
“This bastard.”
Shanks grumbled as he untied his handcuffs and looked towards the "town" in the distance that was emitting a foul smell. He couldn't help but complain:
"face?"
"I'm a pirate, right? Who should I ask to save face for?"
“I don’t know what that guy is talking about.”
After complaining a few words, Shanks rubbed his wrist, and then a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
“Sasha——”
There was a noise coming from the dense forest behind him. After a while, Ben Beckman slowly walked out of the forest and came to Shanks.
"Shanks, is it okay to just agree to this?"
"Although our opponent is a navy admiral, we..."
Ben Beckman had been hiding in the woods while Yuichiro Tsugakuin and Shanks were chatting. Beckman didn't have a clear understanding of Yuichiro Tsugakuin's strength.
But when he used his Observation Haki to sense Yoshiichi Tsugakuni just now, he found that this navy admiral did not exude any strong and terrifying aura, which gave Beckman some other ideas in his mind.
"Do it?"
"He's different from other marines. There's no need to make things so awkward."
"If we really fight, he definitely won't be the one who suffers."
"I don't want anything to happen to the crew."
Shanks shook his head, looked at the town in the distance, and suddenly continued:
"Besides, I'm somewhat interested in what I said to him."
"I just hope that Tsugumi Yuichi won't regret it when the time comes. After all, we are pirates!"
“.”
Red Foss.
Yuichiro Tsugikuni descended from the sky, his feet lightly tapping on the deck.
Most of the crew members of the Red Hair Pirates were not on the ship, and the whole ship was quite quiet. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi stood at the bow and looked around.
Shanks' ship is very large, and its plane structure is different from that of ordinary pirate ships. The bow deck and stern deck of the Red Force are raised by several meters. When fighting the enemy head-on, the cabin is less likely to be attacked, and the raised deck can provide a better line of sight.
"Tap-tap-tap"
When Ji Guoyuan was looking at the environment on the ship, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs.
"Ha ha!"
"Uta, please walk up the stairs slowly. If you fall into the sea by accident, you'll become food for sharks!"
A hearty laugh came from the deck below. When Ji Guoyuan turned around, he happened to see a little girl in a small skirt, holding the handrail with one hand, and walking up the stairs step by step to the bow deck.
The girl has bright and lively eyes and a cute bob haircut. Strangely, the hair color on her head is completely inconsistent, half is white and half is pink.
When she walked onto the deck and saw Yuichiro Tsugakuten, the excitement on her little face froze immediately. She stood at the entrance, staring at Yuichiro Tsugakuten with her big eyes, full of confusion.
"Shanks?"
After staring at Ji Guoyuan for a long time, Wuta opened his mouth and asked with some confusion.
“.”
When Tsugakuin heard this name, a smile appeared on his face. He didn't know how children of this age could recognize people. The only thing he and Shanks had in common was probably their hair color.
Are all red-haired people Shanks?
"No."
"You're mistaken."
Ji Guoyuanyi walked to the side of the ship, leaned on the railing, looked at Wuta with some amusement, and said with a smile.
"Who are you then?"
Although Uta is young, he speaks clearly. He tilts his head and opens his mouth, and is able to express his meaning clearly.
"Guess who I am?"
Tsugumi Yuichiro couldn't help but tease.
"Are you a relative of Shanks?"
Although Uta is young and has been raised on the ship by Shanks, this child has a large vocabulary. At this time, Uta looked at Tsugikoku Yoriichi and asked happily.
"relative?"
“Hahahahahahaha!”
"Yes, I'm Shanks' relative."
"What kind of relative do you think I am to him?"
Ji Guoyuan murmured in surprise, then couldn't help laughing, nodded in response, and asked again.
"Dengdengdengdeng."
"Uta, who are you talking to?"
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard on the stairs, and a voice also came from the direction of the floor.
Soon, Jesus Bu quickly climbed onto the deck and saw the strange man leaning on the railing at a glance.
After staring at Ji Guoyuan for a long time, Jesus put one hand on the pistol at his waist, his expression very solemn.
"I'm talking to Shanks' relatives."
Uta heard the movement behind him, turned around to look at Jesus Bu who had come onto the deck, and answered innocently.
Jesus Bu stared at Yuichi Tsugakuten and leaned down slightly, holding Uta with one hand and pulling out the gun with the other hand, looking at Yuichi Tsugakuten with a wary look.
After staring for a long time, Jesus Bu seemed to recognize Yuichiro Tsugikuni. His face couldn't help but tremble, and his expression became quite ugly.
Jiguo Yuanyi noticed Jesus Bu's little trick, but he didn't care and asked Uta:
"Little girl, have you guessed it?"
"What kind of relative am I to Shanks?"
Tsugumi Yuichiro's smile remained undimmed. After hearing Tsugumi Yuichiro's question, Uta sucked her fingers and boldly guessed:
"Are you Shanks's brother?"
"Your hair is darker than his, and longer too!"
When Ji Guoyuan heard this answer, he couldn't help but burst into laughter:
“Hahahahahaha!”
"You're such a smart little guy!"
"You guessed it right."
"You have guessed who I am, so are you going to tell me who you are?"
Facing Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's question, Uta also showed a bright smile on his face, and Langsheng replied:
"My name is Uta, and I'm Shanks' daughter!"
When Yuichiro Tsugakuin and Uta were talking, Jesus Bu just looked at Yuichiro Tsugakuin warily and did not dare to make any unnecessary movements.
Although he didn't know why the admiral suddenly appeared on the ship, Jesus knew that all the crew members had gone to the city, and he was the only one who could protect Uta and the ship!
"Shanks' daughter?"
Yuichiro Tsuchiya rubbed his chin, and the memories buried deep in his mind began to slowly emerge. Yuichiro Tsuchiya had a very vague impression of Uta.
Human memory is very strange. Some things can still be recalled as clearly as if they happened yesterday even after decades or even hundreds of years. However, some things are forgotten even after just one or two days.
Tsugumi Yuichi looked at Uta's face, nodded slightly after a long moment, and said with a smile: "My name is Tsugumi Yuichi."
"Next, we will spend some time together."
"Please take good care of me, Uta."
Ji Guoyuanyi had a gentle expression on his face. He slowly walked in front of Wuta and squatted down. Wuta didn't know why, but he felt that the temperament exuded by the person in front of him was quite friendly. He was not afraid of strangers. He nodded heavily and said "hmm".
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Jesus."
"Your captain knows about me."
"Please arrange a place for me to stay. I will stay on this ship for a while."
"Until my buddies come get me."
Ji Guoyuan reached out and patted Uta's little head, then stood up and said to Jesus Bu who looked nervous.
When Jesus heard what Tsugikuni Yoriichi said, his face was full of disbelief, his brows tightened and loosened, tightened and loosened, his face full of hesitation and entanglement.
"I don't think I need to lie to you, right?"
"Mr. Jesus?"
When Ji Guoyuan saw Jesus Bu with a hesitant look on his face, he spread his hands and asked with a smile.
After hearing what Tsugikuni Yoriichi said, the hesitation on Jesus' face gradually disappeared.
Indeed, as Tsugikoku Yoriichi said, he had no need to lie.
If they were planning to attack the Red Hair Pirates, they would have already done it. Jesus had heard about the behavior of the admiral in front of him.
"Please take a short rest on the bow deck."
"I'll arrange it."
As he said this, Jesus looked at Uta and was about to reach out to hug her when he heard Jigoku Yoshiichi say:
"This child is very smart, let her stay here."
Hearing this, Jesus froze.
Seeing Jesus Bu's expression, Jiguo Yuanyi knew that this guy was overthinking.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that look?"
"Do you think I would hurt a child? Besides, she's Shanks' daughter."
"I'm Shanks' relative!"
Ji Guoyuan said jokingly with a smile, and while speaking, he also took off the cloak he was wearing, wrapped it around Wuta, and said softly:
"It's so cold, it would be troublesome if you catch a cold."
"Mr. Jesus, you don't seem to be very good at taking care of children!"
Jesus Bu saw that Jiguo Yuanyi wrapped Uta in a snow-white cloak, glanced at the word "justice" on the cloak, and couldn't help laughing:
"How can that be possible?"
"It's really funny that a pirate like me would be so wary of someone like you."
"Uta, be good and stay with Mr. Jiguo for a while. I'll be back soon."
Jesus gave some instructions and then left down the stairs.
Unlike Jesus Bu, Tian Zhen Uta was not at all wary of Tsugakuin Yoriichi. He grabbed the warm cloak around him and asked Tsugakuin Yoriichi:
"Brother Shanks, what do you do?"
"Is he also a pirate like Shanks?"
Yunyi lowered his head, picked up Uta, shook his head, and said with a smile:
"I'm a Marine."
"Do you know the Navy?"
Hearing this, Uta shook his head and immediately shouted: "Navy? I know!"
After saying this, Uta also felt something was wrong, and asked with a puzzled murmur:
"But if you were a marine, wouldn't that be a disaster?"
"Shanks is a pirate?!"
"Are you here to catch Shanks?"
Ji Guoyuan smiled, shook his head slightly, and said:
"Your Shanks is a good man."
"We in the navy only catch bad guys."
"Does Wuta want to be a navy officer in the future? A navy officer who catches bad guys!"
"Become a righteous marine and protect your family and friends."
"Well, do you want to be one?"
It was obviously impossible for Uta to understand everything that Tsugikuni Yoriichi said, but she still understood some things.
An interested smile appeared on her little face, and she nodded slightly:
"I want to live with Shanks forever, and I want to live with everyone forever."
(End of this chapter)
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