"You guy, how can you be in a place like this?"

Shanks, who was sitting at the bar, held the wine bottle in his hand, and when he saw the young man who walked into the bar at this time, he first showed a little surprise, and then asked with a light smile on his face and a flat tone.

The young man who appeared in the tavern of Windmill Village at this time was Jiguo Yuanyi, who had left Beihai and rushed here.

After he absorbed De Soro's forces, he hurried to the East China Sea non-stop to confirm the news he had heard about the rubber fruit.

The intelligence network of the new navy in the East China Sea is not too strong, and if you want to know the whereabouts of that Devil Fruit, Shanks and his Iron Wall Pirates must be able to provide them with a lot of valuable information.

Now Shanks is recognized by the government as the Seven Martial Seas, and will not be hunted down by the navy, and the Kingdom of Goya has also become one of the bases of the Iron Wall Pirates.

Although Ji Guoyuan is not able to fully confirm the purpose of a pirate like Shanks in the East China Sea, according to his judgment, the rubber fruit must be one of Shanks's targets in the East China Sea.

Shanks won't leave easily until he gets the rubber fruit.

In the eyes of the pirates, Ji Guoyuan slowly walked to the bar, sat down on the bench next to Shanks, and then looked at Magino behind the bar, and asked gently:

"Hostess, is there any juice? Bring me a glass of juice and, if convenient, some staples. ”

Ji Guoyuan said as he untied the long knife at his waist and leaned against his side.

"Yes, you wait."

Magino's eyes were firmly fixed on Jiguo Yuanyi, she had already recognized Jiguo Yuanyi, and after taking a deep breath to calm down her mood, she immediately nodded, and then Magino seemed to think of something, and asked urgently:

"If it's a staple food, is seafood fried rice okay?"

When Ji Guoyuan heard this, he nodded slightly, and then turned his head to look at Shanks, and replied with a smile:

"Why am I here, don't you know why?"

"I heard that thing appeared, so I rushed over to take a look and make sure."

"I'll take that thing with me if I have to."

Ji Guoyuan didn't say it thoroughly, there were ordinary people here, and there were some things that Magino wouldn't do her any good if she knew.

"Is it for the Devil Fruit?"

"Aren't you already a capable person? Even if you get that Devil Fruit, it won't be of any use to you. ”

"Sometimes I really don't understand you!"

"Judging from your various actions, you obviously know a lot of things, since you know the value of that devil fruit, why did you become an ability early?"

"Since you have chosen to become a powerhouse, it means that you do not believe in the so-called destiny, since this is the case, why are you obsessed with that devil fruit?"

"It's too contradictory, isn't it?"

"You should be very clear about the movements of the Navy Headquarters, I'm afraid their purpose is against you."

"At this sensitive time, if you don't stay in the New World to stabilize the morale of the army, for the Devil Fruit to appear in this kind of place, won't you lose a big deal because of a small thing?"

The relationship between Shanks and Jiguo Yuanyi is very special. If you want to say that the two of them are enemies, it doesn't count, although the Iron Wall Pirates have the name of the Pirates, but the actions of this group of people are quite different from the traditional pirates.

But if you want to say that Ji Guoyuan and Shanks are partners, it is not accurate, and the relationship between the two of them is not good to that extent.

If you insist on saying that there is anything to do between the two, I am afraid that the two of them have the same purpose in some things, and it is precisely because of this that Ji Guoyuan and Shanks will intersect.

"Believing in fate and not believing in fate, how can the two be so clearly distinguished."

"Human beings are very complicated, say I don't believe in fate? I'm afraid not really. ”

"But to say that I believe in fate completely, that is also impossible."

"If I had to define it, my attitude towards fate would be 'as believed'."

Shanks's face showed a look of astonishment, and Ji Guoyuanyi's words were also half-understood to him.

With his understanding.

Ji Guoyuanichi is probably believing in a "fate" that is only useful to him?

How so. Arrogance!

"Hahahaha!"

"You're really interesting!"

Shanks tasted Ji Guoyuanyi's words carefully, suddenly laughed, grabbed the wine bottle in one hand and raised it, gestured to Ji Guoyuanyi, and then poured a few sips of "coo".

The pirates in the tavern saw that their captain and Jiguo Yuanyi didn't seem to have a conflict, and when they heard the content of the conversation between Jiguo Yuanyi and Shanks, they were also driven by Shanks, and laughed.

For a while, the tavern suddenly returned to its previous lively atmosphere.

At this time, Magino also prepared juice for Ji Guo Yuanyi, put a huge wooden barrel cup in front of Ji Guo Yuanyi, and then got busy with himself.

"What?"

"What are Shanks talking to that guy?!"

"Hey, Uta, Shanks and that guy seem to know each other well, who is that?"

Just as Ji Guo Yuan Yi and Shanks were chatting, Uta and Luffy also stopped fighting, and their eyes were focused on Ji Guo Yuan Yi and Shanks.

Luffy was fostered in Windmill Village, where the village chief and Karp were very good friends, Karp couldn't run around with his grandson all day, and Luffy was placed in the headquarters although he could be taken care of.

But that is in great conflict with Karp's cultivation philosophy, the people in the headquarters will take special care of Luffy because Luffy is his grandson, and there is no way for a pirate raised in this environment to become an excellent navy!

With this in mind, Karp brought Luffy to Windmill Village.

Although the residents of Windmill Village do not have any strong strength and strong connections, they have the right values, which is helpful for Luffy's growth.

When Luffy is older, Karp plans to send Luffy to Dadan's side, where he lives in the mountains and can train people more!

It's just that Karp probably never dreamed that Shanks, who is "noble as the Seven Martial Seas", can actually get along with ordinary people, and even begin to exert influence on his grandson.

Over the years, Shanks has basically not appeared in front of Ace and Sabo, but often dangles in front of Luffy's eyes.

Windmill Village happens to be on the coast, and the Iron Wall Pirates often venture out to sea to find the whereabouts of rubber fruits, and Windmill Village has also become one of their more important strongholds.

Of course, the main reason is that Uta has a "peer" in the windmill village that he can talk to.

At this time, Uta was looking at Jiguo Yuanyi blankly, a little distracted.

She was still young when she first saw Ji Guoyuanyi, but after seeing Jiguo Yuanyi, the memories in her mind began to emerge, and her eyes also showed a little enlightenment.

"It's Shanks' older brother!!"

After a long silence, Uta replied.

"Poof—"

Jesus Bu, who was drinking, happened to hear Uta's words, and the wine that had just been in his mouth suddenly spurted out. Uta can still remember Jiguo Yuanyi in his mind? I always thought that Ji Guoyuanyi was really Shanks's big brother?!

Looking at Uta with a serious look and Luffy's expression of "I see" slightly, Jesus Bu couldn't control himself anymore and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What's wrong?"

"Is there anything funny?"

Uta heard Jesus' laughter and turned her head to ask innocently. Seeing this scene, Jesus couldn't hold back even more, and waved his hands while laughing:

"No, no, no, you're right, that's the captain's big brother!"

"'Dear' big brother!"

"Look at it, these two people are red-haired, and Ji Guoyuanyi's hair color is darker, and his hair is a little longer!"

"Hahahaha-"

Jesus' words caused the pirates in the bar to burst into laughter.

In front of the bar, Ji Guoyuan Yi couldn't help but laugh, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth, and turned his head to look at the two children, Uta and Luffy.

Shanks also shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help but sigh: "This joke is not funny!" Bastard! ”

Ji Guoyuan Yi waved to Uta and Luffy, and when he saw Ji Guoyuan greeting, Uta and Luffy walked hand in hand in front of Ji Guoyuan and Shanks.

It's hard to imagine that the two people holding hands at this moment were still fighting just now.

Ji Guoyuan stretched out his hand and stroked Uta's head, and greeted with a smile: "Long time no see, Uta." ”

"I didn't expect you to remember me."

"I've grown into a big girl."

The warmth coming from his head reminded Uta of the time when he was a child and Jiguo Yuanyi, and for Jiguo Yuanyi's impression, Uta had two adjectives in his mind: "mysterious" and "gentle".

"Long time no see, Mr. Jiguo Yuanyi!"

Uta raised her head slightly, her eyes bent into two crescents, and greeted her crisply.

"I know you too, this kid."

"Luffy, right?"

Ji Guoyuanichi's hand moved away from Uta's forehead, gently pinched Luffy's little cheek, and asked with a smile.

Hearing Ji Guoyuan, who met for the first time, call out his name one by one, Luffy's little face also showed a blank look, and he couldn't help asking:

"Why. Will you know my name? ”

Yuan Yi smiled, opened his mouth and was about to talk to him about his relationship with Karp and the dragon, but after thinking about it, he changed his tone:

"Because I'm Shanks' big brother!"

"By the way, I'm a navy."

Luffy listened to Jikuni Yuanyi's explanation, nodded, and then suddenly thought of something, his expression froze, and he muttered in a low voice: "Haihai. Navy!!! ”

After a low snort, Luffy's face showed a panicked look and he looked at Shanks, his face full of worry.

Seeing Luffy's expression, Shanks immediately laughed "haha", and when he saw Luffy's face full of anxiety when he was amused by Jiguoyuan, he was also relieved:

"Don't worry, Luffy, I'll run away when I'm in danger!"

"And we're running fast!"

Shanks laughed as he said to Luffy.

But hearing Shanks's words, the eagerness on Luffy's face did not disappear, but became more impatient, shouting:

"Escape?!"

"Shanks, aren't you pirates? Why run away, can't you fight the navy!? ”

I don't know what kind of "misunderstanding" Luffy has about the profession of pirates at a young age, he seems to think that Shanks's approach is not a "pirate" at all.

Seeing Luffy's appearance, Shanks laughed even louder, but after laughing for a while, Shanks also said to Luffy:

"Luffy, we are pirates, the freest people on this sea, if you encounter the navy and want to arrest you, the first reaction is of course to run away!"

"Only as a last resort will we go to war with the navy!"

"Our goal, but the treasure of the sea, is adventure!"

"How can you waste time on the Navy?"

Shanks was "kind and inducing" to Luffy and passed on his "experience" to Luffy without reservation.

Hearing Shanks's words, Luffy's face showed a look of understanding, although he was young, he could understand what Shanks meant.

Moreover, the words "treasure", "adventure", and "freedom" in Shanks's mouth are very much in line with his imagination of pirates, and for a while, his eyes were full of longing, and he was full of yearning for the life depicted by Shanks.

Ji Guoenyi sat quietly in front of the bar like this, watching Shanks "flicker" Luffy in front of him.

What Shanks and Luffy said was just Shanks wanting to guide Luffy to another path?

Not at all

Although Luffy is Karp's grandson, in Shanks's eyes, Luffy is just a child whose personality has an appetite for him, nothing more.

He didn't get along with Luffy without any utilitarianism, and the words he said to Luffy were also something that Shanks firmly believed in his own mind.

Jiguo Yuan let Shanks "play" in front of him without interrupting, nor did he think Shanks's words were right.

Many things need to be judged by the parties themselves.

Cap has also instilled in Luffy the advantages of being a navy since he was a child, but Luffy has only been with Shanks for a few years and is determined to become the so-called "One Piece".

And until Luffy went to sea at the age of seventeen, his thoughts never wavered.

It can be seen that Luffy is the kind of person who yearns for freedom and likes adventure in his bones.

Ji Kunichi didn't think it was possible for him to change such a child, after all, Luffy's purpose of wanting to go to sea was completely different from Ace and Sabo.

Ace is troubled by his own life experience, and he feels that he is the son of a criminal, and of course he will become a criminal; Sabo, on the other hand, is plagued by the misery of the Goya Kingdom and simply wants to escape from his original family.

Ace hated his father, he hated his own background.

This can be glimpsed in the conversation with Karp after he was arrested by the Navy.

And Luffy became a pirate, or rather an adventurer, purely out of interest.

Another point is that Luffy longs for Shanks who is like a father to him.

"Freedom."

"Even if you become One Piece, will you be able to get the so-called freedom?"

"Roger may have gone to sea in the first place to be free, but the more truths he knew about the world, the less free he became! Isn't it? ”

"He who has been to Ralph Drew, but he has completely lost his freedom!"

"It's responsibility that drives his actions, right?"

"It seems to me—"

"A person who moves forward for freedom can be called a pirate."

"The one who moves forward responsibly is the navy!"

"Ralph Drew."

"When the truth is revealed, Roger's true purpose will be understood by the world!"

Ji Guoyuan took a few sips of juice and said with a smile.

Luffy was young and didn't understand what Ji Guoyuan's words meant. And Uta is also at the age of ignorance, and can only understand part of it, her face shows contemplation, and while she firmly remembers the words of Jiguoyuan, she is also thinking about the meaning of the words.

Ji Guoyuan glanced at Luffy's optimistic, blank face, then looked at Uta, smiled again, patted Uta's head gently, and then said to Uta and Luffy:

"One day, you will see the world with your own eyes."

"Whether you want to chase freedom or take responsibility, you will have the answer."

"To ask your own heart, to ask the world."

(End of chapter)