Chapter 9 (1/2)
Gorpo mountain, a gathering place of mountain bandits called Dadan family.
The sky was gloomy and drizzling, and the lights in the middle wooden house were bright. The mountain thieves led by Dadan sat against the wall one by one.
AIS's body was placed on the central floor. Luffy was sleeping in the room, and his life was not in danger.
Some mountain bandits even cry. For them, ACE is like his own child, but ace, who was alive and often made them angry, is dead.
Dadan seemed to have lost his soul, with tears on his face and a dull look in his eyes.
”Bang!”
The door was kicked open, and Karp strode in. When he saw ace who lost his breath on the ground, he began to tremble and pale with an angry expression of doubt.
He squatted down without saying a word. When he was really sure that ace was dead, tears began to flow out of his eyes.
”Ace...”
Karp, who once chased Gore D. Roger all over the world and fought against powerful pirates such as lockers, white beard, golden lion, solitary red and so on, is now afraid.
”We didn't take good care of it.”
Dadan knelt on the ground. He was no less sad than Karp.
”Who did it.”
Kapp's eyes were covered with blood and his face was gradually ferocious.
”The bursam pirate regiment, however, has now been killed. Specifically, it was ordered by otluke III, a nobleman of the kingdom of Goya. A pirate named Tang'an of the bursam pirate regiment moved his hand and has now fled the kingdom of Goya.”
The Dragon came out of the inner room and stood in front of Kapp with a complicated look.
”Why are you here?”
Kapp's face sank.
”If it weren't for me, Luffy would be dead. Maybe I should take Luffy away.”
The dragon is really thinking about whether to take Luffy away.
In the past, he wanted to put Luffy here because he had other things to do, such as the revolutionary army.
But now he hesitated.
Kapp was calm and didn't speak because he didn't know what to say.
”I'm surprised that this little guy is the child of Gore D. Roger. I don't know what you think.”
Longpan sat in front of Karp and obviously knew the identity of ace.
Kapp still didn't speak, but stood up and prepared to leave.
”The noble who gave the order was Saab's father, and Saab was Luffy's and ACE's brother, but the pirate named Tang'an was still alive.”
Long has already investigated everything.
He knew that Karp was now in anger and was likely to kill otluke III. If the kingdom of Goya stopped him, he might be killed.
If the old man must do it, no one can stop him.
”Ace... Luffy...”
A quick breath came from the gate, and a flash of lightning outside cleared Saab's black and blue face, full of dirt.
When I saw ace on the ground, tears poured out of my eyes.
”Ace...”
”It's all my fault. You wouldn't die without me.”
Kneeling beside ace, Saab's eyes were empty and full of remorse.
It's all because of him. He killed ace and Luffy.
”Ace... Luffy... Wait for me, I'll come right away.”
Touching the tears on his face, Saab took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it into his heart without hesitation.
He can't live anymore.
A big hand struck like lightning, grabbed Saab's hand and forcibly stopped it.
”Luffy is still alive.”
The Dragon could see that the child was dying and had lost hope for the future.
Saab's face was frozen, and the originally dark and lifeless pupils suddenly lit up.
Like a flame in the dark, it slowly lit up Saab's heart full of self blame and pain.
Luffy is still alive.
Luffy is still alive.
Saab let go of the dagger and grabbed the dragon's wrist. He was deeply afraid that it was a lie.
”Really... Really?”
”Inside the house.”
The Dragon pointed to the inner room and Saab rushed in the next moment.
”Luffy.”
Saab wept with joy when he saw that Luffy was breathing.
His guilt was halved.