The emaciated figure had been staring at the sea in front of him for days.

Since barely surviving life and death, Wren hasn't said anything so far,

In the eyes of anyone, this is an extremely rude thing, and in the face of Kulokas, who has worked hard to take care of him for so long, this cold-blooded young man didn't even say thank you. Although he was not good at words, it was too much.

Kulokas didn't care about any thanksgiving or anything like that, but he knew one thing very well, and every time he faced the awkward-looking young man, Kurokas knew one thing at once. It was something that could not be thanked for the great kindness, and it was obvious that this young man would never play any tricks, and was distressed that he could not repay the favor of saving his life.

Although in the eyes of Kulokas, the young pirates are too pitiful. But Wren himself didn't think so, and he didn't need that mercy. In fact, Rennes, did not lose.

Whether it was chasing bears on the ice fields as a child, fighting naval pirates, or fighting Mihawk, who was a skilled swordsman, Wren never lost, no matter how fierce the battle was. He did live to the end, and even if it seemed so miserable, he never lost.

It's just that the young people who have never been defeated are now taking a considerable hit.

The physical blow was still aching, even if he was still suffering from the after-effects of an overdose of drugs. What distressed him was the fact that he had been rescued again.

I only believe in my own strength, and I live alone until now. But he was saved again and again, and the family that saved his life was killed by himself for more than 5,000 people as a funeral, which can be regarded as paying off the kindness. But what should this old man with flowers on his head do?

An old man who has no worries, no lover, lives here alone, accompanied by only a whale that keeps going crazy and hits the red rocks, what does the old man who is just waiting for death need to reciprocate? Wren was distressed by this, he couldn't make the decision to pat his ass and leave, because it was his creed not to owe anyone favors, and if he couldn't stick to this only creed, Wren would completely lose the motivation to continue.

Leaning against the fire, holding a bowl of wheat porridge, Wren frowned and took one bite at a time to eliminate the food that was extremely painful for him now. Although he was barely recovered from hell, the sequelae of his body could not be solved, such as the scarred stomach pouch, such as the loss of eyesight, such as the spleen being destroyed by the poison, plus most of the organs in the body were worn out, it can be said that one of them was caused by the effect of the poison, and the other half was caused by the damage caused by Wren's forced overdraft.

In the words of Kulokas, at the end of the operation, he almost put Wren's internal organs together in front of him like a jigsaw puzzle. It was already a miracle that the eyes that had been blinded by the poison could still see, and Wren's survival was a miracle equivalent to Roger's conquest of the Great Voyage for Kurokas.

"Even if you are forced to swallow it, your body will be depleted if you don't replenish nutrients, and the only thing I can do when the time comes is to scatter your ashes into the sea."

Kurokas gulped down the porridge, wiped his mouth, and glanced at Wren as he spoke.

Although it was Shanks who saved his life, his old man was not interested in taking care of this hard-working boy all the time, having a whale was enough for him to annoy, and when this guy got better, he could roll as far as he could.

Swallowing a mouthful of porridge with a painful face, Wren opened his mouth with some hesitation, and finally spoke.

"You, what do you want, I ...... Help you finish. ”

"Huh?"

Kulokas looked at Wren with an idiot-like expression, a guy who couldn't even hold back a fart for so long, and a mouth is this kind of nonsense.

I thought this guy would say something, but Kurokas felt more and more pity for the poor little fellow. From this sentence and this guy's awkward behavior on weekdays, Kulokas can know what kind of code of conduct this guy has lived to the present, a poor creature who does everything himself, does not believe in anyone and does not want to owe anyone favors, and takes pleasure in loneliness......

With a sigh, Kulokas looked at Wren with a serious face, everyone has their own rules of conduct, that kind of thing can't be changed by others in a few words, at least Kulokas doesn't think he has the power to change others.

"Laugh!"

"Huh?"

"Laugh! This is my wish, give Lao Tzu a smile, and then we will be clear. ”

“……”

Facing Wren with a sad face, Kulokas pursed his lips, snatched the wheat porridge that Wren couldn't eat anymore, and drank it in one gulp. Looking at Wren, who was recovering day by day, he said.

"Don't think too much, because Shanks asked me, that's why I saved your kid's life, otherwise you will die. The body is almost out of here, I don't have so much food here to feed the idlers. ”

I thought that a cold scolding could dispel this kid's boring insistence, and then let him get out, but he didn't expect Wren to look at Kulokas with a darker and darker face and said.

Shanks...... Who is it? Didn't you save me......"

Syllable!

Kurokas slapped himself in the face, blowing his beard and glaring at Wren, who had another lifesaver.

Leaning close to the warm fire, Wren's face became more and more ugly, in addition to the constant sharp pain in his body, he seemed to unconsciously owe the life of the man named Shanks! Speaking of which, when he was half-unconscious, there were indeed people who went around on his back to seek medical treatment, and that young and thin back was indeed not a bad old man with a big waist like Kulokas.

"Shanks......"

The Great Passage is a very magical, or a strange cave. On this route, whether it is weather or geography, all common sense must be abandoned, and in winter, perhaps on many of the small islands of the great voyage, there are rumors of countries with winter snow all year round, or the whole island is a mysterious island made of food, and the imaginative geography can almost make a normal person crazy.

The lighthouse at Twin Headlands is said to have existed since 800 years ago or even earlier, and was built at the end of Mount Lywards as a fixed beacon to guide passing ships. It is impossible to determine who built it, and the caretaker of the lighthouse is a very boring and desperate job, normal people don't want to come here at all, and the government only sends people to repair the lighthouse and replenish supplies once a year.

Wren, who was malnourished in the Rednans Kingdom, became thinner and thinner because of the torture during drug rehabilitation. The long hair that had been there for a while was also cut off because of the obstruction of Kulokas's treatment. At this moment, wearing only a filthy open white thin shirt, Wren sat alone on the lighthouse and looked at the sea in the distance.

He is a little tired, he is indeed very interested in [ONEPIECE], the world's No. 1 treasure, who is not impressed? For Rennes, who is lacking in anything, there is nothing better to pass the time than finding [ONEPIECE].

It's just that in the battle of Rednans, he was really stained with too much blood. It's the first time in my life to kill so many people, when the attitude towards life is numb, it's really a terrifying thing.

The windows on the lighthouse have been broken for I don't know how many years, the sea breeze mixed with the snowflakes falling from the sky, whirring in, Wren frowned, he has always been strong, he feels a little cold, it can be seen that he is now quite weak.

Suddenly, Wren leaned forward, was kicked from behind, and then began to struggle in front of him.

After removing the cover from his head, the cold-eyed Wren became at a loss when he saw the person who attacked him. After throwing down the thick blanket, Kulokas turned and descended the lighthouse with a blank face.

Although Wren felt quite angry and cold at someone standing behind him without him noticing it, the blanket ...... It was warm.

Life at the lighthouse is not easy, it is only once a year that it is replenished, and most of the food that Wren eats is pickled vegetables that are easy to store for a long time, and the most he eats is that Kurokas grows his own potatoes and drinks soy sauce soup every day. Wine is a luxury, there are only a few cases of culokas a year, and they are drunk early, and the most water they drink is the rainwater that culokas has saved early.

However, life in Kulokas is not not unpleasant. Whenever a ship came from all over the world to this side of the great route, he would get a lot of money from those ships. The lighthouse keeper who dares to blackmail pirates is the only one in the world.

Although he lived a life that was neither rich nor very poor, Kulokas was not lonely. The deadliest thing about guarding a lighthouse is not storm and disease, but emptiness and loneliness, a loneliness that borders on horror and can easily kill a person. Lucky enough for him to have a human named Wren to talk to, though most of it was Culokas talking to himself, he also had a whale that had been with him for thirty years, and although this partner liked to hit his head on Mount Livas from time to time, it became more and more difficult for the older Kulokas to stop Rab's rampage. He was only a human after all, and as he grew older, his physical strength became less and less than before, but Rab's growth never seemed to stop.

Fortunately, since the boy began to recover, he could help him suppress Rab's rampage.

The kid ignored Rab's actions, and just took control of Rab again and again, and then went to sedatives Rab himself.

This winter was very difficult, because a sudden typhoon destroyed the only field in Kulokas, and the saved rainwater was also due to the typhoon, which lifted the manhole cover, and the sea water poured in, and the drinking water for the two of them was cut off. Even the ships that had gone to other islands to buy supplies were swallowed up......

In addition, few ships dared to pass through the Lywards Mountains in such weather, and the bandits, one large and one small, were cut off from even extorting the pirates. The supplies of conquest will not come until the beginning of spring, and presumably after the beginning of spring, there will be a steady stream of pirate ships heading for the great voyage, right?

The stored food was enough for Kurokas and Wren to eat until the beginning of spring, and the only trouble was that there was not much sedation left, and it was a bit of trouble to stop Rab's rampage.

When spring comes, the first pirate ship has come to the great voyage of long-awaited dreams!

"Hahahahaha! From today onwards, it's the world of our White Rock Pirates! Hey, the old immortal over there...... Woo! ”

The pirate who spoke disrespectfully to Kulokas didn't even finish his sentence before Wren rushed forward with an arrow, and then punched him in the face, fainting with a golden star.

"Ship, Captain?!"

Ignoring the cries of the dead pirates of the ship, Wren put on a shabby fur-collared coat and bowed deeply to Kulokas behind him.

A disgusted Kurokas pursed his lips, and almost kicked it up to tell the kid to get out of here.

Wren hesitated for a moment, and after struggling inwardly for a long time, he looked at Kulokas, the corners of his mouth trembling and pulling out a strange smile that was more ugly than crying.

"Poof!"

Kurokaston burst out crying and laughing, and then watched as the skinny figure carried the dead pig-like pirate captain onto the ship.

Kulokas, with his hands on his chest, kept watching the pirate ship leave, and his tall back was a little bent at this moment.

"Laugh, Wren, young man don't always have a sad face."

"Laugh, Wren, there's more and more fun waiting for you in that sea."

"Laugh, Wren!"