[One Piece] Inferior Star

Chapter 323 The Supreme Work

It should be here... Germa's secret warehouse...

Although Iji didn't know this place 16 years ago, but after he gradually became the prince of Germa and the heir to the king, he naturally knew about it.It's just that other things had been put in the warehouse at that time, and his father almost never mentioned anything about 'Shit Island', so Iji had forgotten that there was such a thing.

The rain slapped the Germa Kingdom, which was made of steel and stone, and the dark sky continued to make rumbling sounds accompanied by lightning.The weather is really bad, and...

"You really don't need an umbrella, Mr. Iji?"

And why this man wants to follow me!Iji looked back at the doctor without a word.This man... who the hell is it!When Matthew was talking, he lost his mind, because Yuxiang's expression was cute when he heard something surprising, so——

Who the hell has time to listen to Matthew's vernacular!

"You don't have to follow me," Iji said. "I'm fine on my own. This place hasn't changed much in 16 years."

"I'm not afraid of you getting lost. I'm afraid that you will meet people you shouldn't meet. Like yourself." The doctor smiled wryly, and he said, "We have traveled through time and space, which does not mean that we can be unscrupulous. If you are punished by time , then no one will be spared.”

"..." There is some truth to what he said.No matter how you think about it, going back and messing around isn't very good.Yiji still understood this truth.He paused for a while and said: "It's night now, I must still be sleeping in the room. It's still raining so hard outside... I won't meet myself."

"Acquaintances should try to avoid it..."

"But I still saw my mother." Isn't my mother an acquaintance?

"That, that is..." The doctor was a little bit embarrassed and didn't continue, and then Yiji realized that it was because his mother would die soon.It shouldn't be long since she died.Although it looks fine now, but physically...

It's a feeling I've never felt before.In the past, there was no excessive reaction to the death of my mother.Yiji knew subconsciously that this was not a happy thing, but he didn't know what it should be.He couldn't express it, and when he wanted to express it, only joy and anger came to his mind.At that time... I didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Death...what is it?" Iji suddenly asked.

"I don't know how to explain it... For my race, death means being unable to be reborn and falling into eternal sleep. However, we can travel through time, and death is too far away for us." The doctor replied Said, "But for human beings, death is the end of a long life journey. No matter whether there is regret or reluctance, it must be accepted."

"..." Yiji suddenly stopped, he thought for a while and then said, "As long as we reach the end, can we do nothing?"

"Ah. Although I don't know where people will go after they die, but...they will never have anything to do with what they lived in, the people they love, the people they hate, the objects they are attached to, the scenery they miss...all of them These, all of these need to be said goodbye, never to be seen again."

I see.That's why those who are going to die cry, and that's why those who are going to be killed are dying.So people fear death.What they fear is not death itself, but the eternal parting brought about by death.Now I can understand, and now I can understand the meaning of this, because before, I didn't have anyone I really wanted to meet...

So I might not be able to understand what there is to be afraid of in this eternal parting. At that time, I also felt that fear is really unnecessary.But now Iji understood.People don't fear for no reason.Because of what people love, what people want, that's why they fear they will never, never get it, that's why they fear, and that's why they run away, and that's why they... cherish.

"Mr. Iji...?"

"…………fine."

Hearing the doctor's voice, Iji came back to his senses.He wanted to know whether this fear was a good thing or a bad thing, and he knew the answer to Youxiang, who wanted to save Portgas even if she had to sacrifice her own life.In order to prevent Portgas from facing that eternity, she chose to face it by herself.Isn't she afraid?No...she's human too, so she must be scared.

Although she has no way of knowing, she must be terribly afraid.Yet fear didn't hold her back or make her weak.Instead, it became stronger.Every time.It was the same when I was in Totland. I thought she would give up. Even if she gave up, no one would blame her. She was so scared that she was going to have a nervous breakdown, but she still...

Got stronger.This is the sweet answer.

Iji wanted to ask someone else.Of course not everyone can.It's people who will answer their own questions seriously, without prejudice, fear (and pity).So besides You Xiang, there is only... Mother?

"Mr. Yizhi, look over there!" Just as he was about to start walking again, the doctor patted Yizhi on the shoulder and pointed not far away.

On the smooth stone floor of Germa, walking forward against the wind is a boy wearing a yellow raincoat, holding an umbrella and holding a basket in his arms.About five or six years old.He was so small that the strong wind almost blew him away, but he still carried the basket tightly and walked on.

"Where is that child going so late?" The weather is still so bad!"Does Mr. Iji know him?" said the doctor.

"Ah." Of course I did.After so many years, I can't forget his face.Iji said, "He's my brother."

"Huh?" It's my brother!The doctor looked at the child again, and said, "If it's the younger brother...Mr. Iji, it's better not to meet him."

"You're right. He definitely won't want to see me." Whether it's him now or in the future, he absolutely doesn't want to see me.Now I can understand his mood.Iji said, "It looks like he wants to go to his mother..."

"It's dangerous for him to be there alone. I'll go and help him."

"Huh? Is this okay?"

"Okay, it's no problem at this level! He probably didn't have any major accidents, so I won't change a lot of history in the past now." The doctor laughed, and he said, "Mr. Iji is alone. It's okay, but the kid shouldn't be okay?" It would be even worse if he was blown away by the wind because of 'turning a blind eye'.

History is such a magical thing, maybe he is safe and sound because a mysterious time traveler came to help him today.

"I see." Okay.Anyway, it's annoying for you to follow me.Iji replied, "I'll go back to my mother after I get the things. You guys should wait there too."

"En!" The doctor nodded and ran towards the little boy in the wind.Yi Zhi only took one look, and quickly left here to where he should go.

When the doctor grabbed the boy who almost fell due to the sudden strong wind, Iji had already disappeared.The boy looked up at the doctor in bewilderment, and he said, "Thank... thank you. But who are you?"

"My name is Doctor." The Doctor showed his standard smile, "What's your name?"

"Sanji..." Sanji raised his head and blinked at this man, he was different from anyone in Germa.Only mothers and... here, only they can smile like that.This... normal smile.

"Is that Sanji? Where are you going?" The doctor didn't care that the child was a little stunned, and he continued, "It's very dangerous outside with such strong wind and rain."

"I'm going to give this to my mother." Sanji carefully showed the contents of the basket in his hand to the doctor, and lifted a little bit of the covering cloth to reveal the food underneath.However, the doctor found that both the basket, the food, and even the little Sanji were dirty, as if they had just rolled out of the mud.

It seems that in the process of his coming, he has gone through a lot of 'tribulations'.

"These are... did you make them yourself?"

"Um……"

Sanji lowered his head, he nodded a little aggrieved and said: "Although, although...it has become like this...but I still..."

"Your mother is Sora, right?"

"Well! The doctor knows mom! Is it mom's friend?"

"Well. I happen to be going back too. Let's go together!"

This kid seems... a little different from Mr. Iji.How should I put it... Isn't this just an ordinary little boy who likes his mother?This family relationship is really complicated, can Miss Youxiang really handle it?

On the other side, Iji finally walked to the location of the secret warehouse despite the storm.Since Germa is a mobile country, the citizens of the whole country basically only have soldiers and servants, so in fact, there is not much need for patrols and guards in every place.The soldiers are all loyal 'running dogs' who have been reformed, and the servants dare not even dare to disobey.

Therefore, there is no warning even near the secret warehouse.Of course, there are still necessary protections, such as a gate that requires a password to enter.

The password of this door must have never been changed... Iji tried to enter the password he knew, and he guessed it right.Accompanied by the sound of deflation and decompression, the door was easily opened.

Yizhi walked into the door of the warehouse. Inside was a not too big space, and there were some sundries that he didn't know what they were.At first glance, it looks more like an ordinary warehouse.However, there is a platform in the middle of the warehouse, on which is a very delicate small box.

The small box is all white, with gold trim, and exquisite reliefs.It's nice, but it's certainly not Germa's style.That's it.Iji thought to himself, he opened the box in the past——

Inside was a handful of guns that were also white, inlaid with gold rims and exquisitely embossed.Next to □□, six silver bullets that were also engraved in relief were placed neatly.

After looking for it, Iji found a piece of cardboard stuck inside the lid of the box, which said: Let this be the end, hypocritical 'justice'.

What the hell...is it this?Can't you write an easier-to-understand explanation like "White Knight Buster"!Why were people in the past so troublesome!

Yiji complained in his heart, but there seemed to be nothing else in the warehouse that he hadn't seen before. There should be nothing else missing from 16 years ago (that is, now).But what is written on this card... Forget it.Take it back and let Matthew think about it.

Yiji closed the box with a broken can, then picked it up and left.He's always been that way, especially when he's on target.But recently, because he spent too much time with Youxiang, he felt a little neglected.Although he doesn't hate it...

Anyway, go back quickly.There is still something I want to say to my mother, after all, if I don’t say it now, I won’t have another chance in the future.I want to hear my mother's answer, I want to hear her advice, and if I think about it carefully, the only person I can really tell about You Xiang is my mother.And the mother in the future has...

I see.Yiji understood something again.It turns out that this is how the living feel when they see death.Is this... a pity?Are you irritable?I have no idea.That's all I have, and all I can feel is this.Something that doesn't exist is struggling to emerge from the crack that was knocked open in the bottom of my heart, but it is so little that I can't feel it clearly.

Come back quickly.Quicken your pace.I don't know how long I can stay here.For a limited time, for a short time... Iji wanted to remember his mother's face.Germa's supreme masterpiece was shaking, although he himself did not realize how obvious the shaking was.

He is falling from a high tower, but on the contrary, he is gradually getting closer to the humans on the ground.But now, it was like seeing his mother standing on the ground and opening her hands to him. He no longer resisted, struggled, or tried to get back to the top of the tower. He also opened his hands, wanting the long-lost...

After a long absence, she fell into the arms of her mother.

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The author has something to say:

There is a "tower" in the Tarot card. The meaning on the card is that human beings built a tower reaching the sky. When they climbed to the top and were about to touch the heaven, God sent down the lightning of punishment and shot down the human beings from the top of the tower.Did Germa try to touch the realm of God again, but was shot down mercilessly by the "God"?

The same is true for the white knight. What awaits the white knight now is just a flash of lightning.

Today is Halloween!Halloween special for everyone tonight!I originally wanted to finish it last night, but I was too sleepy to finish it... I will definitely be able to do it tonight!Everyone is coming! !