In the midsummer of 1519 in the Haiyuan calendar, in the windmill town of the East China Sea, there were warships arriving at the dock today.

In Magino's tavern, Luffy, who has grown into a teenager, is sitting on his stomach in front of the bar, chatting with Magino boredly.

"Sister, when do you think I will be able to go to sea? Ace has been gone for more than half a year......"

Luffy yearned, he learned about the sea from other people's mouths since he was a child, but he never went out to explore.

"Don't worry, Luffy, you'll still go to sea eventually."

A few years have passed, and Magino is still as gentle as ever, and he is still so gentle with people and things.

"But I miss Ace so much, and Sabo, and Brother Dororo......"

Luffy, who grew up, still couldn't get rid of his childishness, he counted carefully with his fingers.

"Bang."

The sound of slamming the door came, and the panting bandit came to report: "Luffy, you...... Your grandfather is here. ”

"Well, if you come, you'll come."

As if he didn't react, Luffy waved his hand casually and put his head back on the bar.

"Luffy, if you don't run, Karp is actually coming here."

Magino turned his back to wipe his glass, reminding Luffy once again that if he didn't run away, he would have to taste Karp's Iron Fist of Love again.

"What! Grandfather! ”

Luffy, who finally reacted, suddenly shouted, once again recalling the fear of being dominated by the old man.

Unable to help but shudder, Luffy forced his somewhat weak body and ran towards the outside of the tavern.

"Sister, let's keep the wine money in the account first...... I'll leave first! ”

With a few words, Luffy ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"It really is!"

Magino, who finished wiping the wine glass, sighed, she really couldn't understand the two grandfathers and grandsons, one chasing and the other escaping, always making a mess.

"I've got to prepare some bone-setting wine today."

Magino shook her head, hung the sign outside the tavern, and turned back to the back room.

……………

"Luffy!"

The loud sound startled the birds and beasts of the whole mountain, making these little animals tremble in a mess, and Luffy hiding in the trees was also trembling.

"Stinky boy, where the hell did you go?"

Todororo's blessing, after he handed Luffy the two-color domineering, made it skyrocketing for Karp to find Luffy.

Hey, hey, as long as I hide and don't make a sound, it's impossible for grandpa to find me......

Thinking like this, Luffy's face showed a hint of a smile, but before he was at home, he inevitably exposed a trace of his breath.

"Oops!"

Luffy, who knew that he was exposed, directly pressed his feet, stepped on the branches under his feet, and jumped into the distance.

"Stinky boy, dare to run!"

After noticing Luffy's small movements, Karp raised his iron fist with a roar.

"Stinky boy, taste the sanction of the old man's love!"

Without any suspense, Luffy fell in mid-air, his head swollen with a huge bulge, and the severe pain made him tear eyes.

"Grandpa, can't you be lighter?"

"Stinky boy, who made you run around all day!"

"Didn't I make you scared!"

"What did you say?"

Karp felt that he might be a little old and his ears were a little bad, otherwise how could he hear his lovely grandson actually contradict him?

"Grandpa, you have something to say!"

Seeing that the old man raised his fist again, Luffy immediately slumped down with a flattering smile on his face.

"Grandpa, what are you doing here today?"

Luffy changed his mind and began to ask about his Karp.

"Is it to come back and see me?"

Luffy's big eyes blinked, and he was a little cute and cute.

"Stinky boy, I guess you wish I wasn't coming!" Having said that, Karp was obviously a little happy, and what he cared about most at the age of half a hundred was his grandson, and he must be happy to hear Luffy say this.

Capu raised his fist, but he didn't fight, just put his hand on the top of Luffy's head and stroked it gently, and after a long time, he said, "Luffy, I'll ask you one last time...... Are you really following the path of pirates? ”

Karp was visibly nervous when he asked this, expecting Luffy to come up with an answer that would satisfy him, but he also knew his grandson, which was obviously impossible.

"Of course, I'm going to be the man of One Piece!"

I don't understand why Grandpa asks this kind of question again, but Luffy still seriously says his thoughts.

Freedom, adventure, and become the king of the pirates!

This is the sea life that Luffy yearns for, let him be a navy? That feeling of restraint would make him feel uncomfortable, so he wouldn't have gone down the path that Karp had arranged for him.

“…… Is it. ”

Unexpectedly, Karp didn't get angry this time, but was a little stunned in a trance.

Is it a delusion?

Luffy felt that the old man's face had become more pale in an instant, and even his hair had become grayer.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

Karp didn't speak for a long time, just stared blankly at Luffy and didn't know what he was thinking.

He did come back to see Luffy this time, but his purpose was not only that, maybe it was because of the wanted warrant that Cap ran back to Windmill Town in a panic.

That Ace's wanted warrant......

"Nothing...... Luffy, let's go back. ”

Without admonishing Luffy, Karp just touched his head and turned around and walked towards Dadan's house.

"Huh? Grandpa, wait for me! ”

Luffy, who didn't know what the old man was thinking, screamed and hurriedly walked behind Karp.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you today?"

"Grandpa, were you shocked by my great ideals?"

"Grandpa, grandpa......"

"What?"

"Why don't you do it, I'm just curious why you don't speak."

"Stinky boy, eat the old man's iron fist of love!"

The grandfather and grandson walked together noisily, although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they were still so intimate, even if they didn't notice each other.

……

"So, you really let Luffy be a pirate?"

Lighting a cigarette, Dardan glanced at Karp.

"Then what can I do, I can't tie him up to the Navy Headquarters......"

Karp gulped the wine into his mouth, and the bitterness of wheat flowed in his heart, making him a little sad and helpless.

"If one day...... Luffy and Ace are really against the navy, what are you going to do? ”

Dadan understands Karp's sadness, but still picks up the problem, hoping that Karp will make a decision as soon as possible.

Faced with Dadan's question, Karp fell silent again, he looked at Luffy who was frolicking with the bandits below, first nodded, then shook his head.

"The old man doesn't know ......"

There was no answer, because Karp was also struggling, and he didn't know how to react, so he could only continue to drink.

"Karp, I hope you think about it, you've done a lot for the Navy, it's time to think about yourself."

Dardan was clearly dissatisfied, and the answer she wanted to hear was that Karp would be on Luffy's side with Ace, rather than simply saying that he didn't know.

"Dadan, old man...... It's the navy......"

sighed, but expressed the sadness and helplessness of this old man, if he could, why didn't he want to support his grandson? But they are on the opposite side of him, which makes it difficult for this naval hero who has insisted on justice for decades to make a choice.

Ace ...... His identity won't be revealed. ”

Dadan didn't continue to ask, and she knew that it was impossible to make Karp choose now, so she changed the subject.

She also knew Ace's identity, and she also saw his wanted warrant, and she also knew that the main reason why Karp came back this time was because of Ace, so she asked.

"Ace is the grandson of the old man, and he has no identity other than that!"

Karp's words were categorical, but only he knew how firm he was when he said it, and how uneasy his heart was.

"The old man will protect his family! Will protect it! ”

Perhaps in order to strengthen his heart, Karp kept drinking all night, and finally fell asleep.