One Piece: The Eternal Flame

"So what are you guys doing here?" Roger sighed. If it was any other time, he would welcome Ace if he wanted to come, and he would definitely hold a banquet to welcome him.

But now that Shanks and Bucky are gone, they can't waste time.

"We have something important to do now." He finished talking to Ace, and then looked at the white beard who was walking step by step from the tailpiece, "Newgate, what are you doing here?"

"Gu la la la, I heard that those two brats who wanted to dye my beard red were lost." Whitebeard laughed and said, "I want to see your excitement."

"Ha, since you know about this, hurry up and leave, don't delay us looking for a child."

"We came here for this." Ace said, "In our territory, an island reported to us that they had seen Shanks and Bucky."

He used to interact with these two people—of course, when they grew up.

Not to mention that Shanks will become the guide of his precious brother in the future, Bucky alone, he once ate and drank on Bucky's boat, Bucky even went to the top of the war to save him.

How could this kindness not be repaid.

The people on Roger's boat were stunned for a moment, and then they were ecstatic.

Everyone rushed to Ace and asked excitedly, "Where are those two boys with you now?"

"How are they? Are they injured? Are they hungry?"

Roger let out a long sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I knew those two boys would be fine!"

Ace took a step back, dodging the outstretched arms of the crowd, and said seriously, "But at the same time, they also reported that Shanks and Bucky were walking with two mysterious people, both of whom were wearing masks, and they couldn't be sure who they were."

Raleigh's frown that has been frowning these days is slightly relieved, "Maybe they saved Shanks and Bucky, so there should be no danger for the time being, but just in case, it's better to find them as soon as possible."

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This is a lively island in the New World, which belongs to Whitebeard. People on the island live comfortably and peacefully.

As soon as the boat landed on the island, Gray handed over the money bags prepared in advance to the two of them, "Here, your pocket money."

Shanks would have reached for it, but not as quickly as Bucky - who has always been an admiral when it comes to grabbing money.

But Shanks doesn't care, it's the same to him who holds the money.

"So much?" Bucky's eyes turned into money, and he hurriedly stuffed the money bag into his pocket.

"A lot?" Gray raised his eyebrows, "During the few days when the magnetic force is fully stored, you can play whatever you want."

"Aren't you afraid of us running away?" Shanks asked curiously.

It is very easy to escape from such a prosperous island.

"If you want to run, of course you can try."

Gray stretched out his hand, pointed to his own eyes, then pointed to Shanks, with a very confident voice, "I can see the whole island clearly."

"Stop blowing it." Alfred interrupted him, stuffed the mask into his hands, and then put on one himself, "Let's go."

"Then let's go, you two little devils have fun~"

The two adults didn't know what to do, Shanks and Bucky looked at each other.

Bucky pointed at himself and said with a triumphant smile: "Let's go Shanks, my uncle will take you to gamble!"

"Gambling?" Shanks blinked, and followed Bucky to the casino on the island.

However, the two children were stopped outside before they entered.

The guards chased them away like flies, "Go, go, this is not the place for children."

"Hmph, you actually stopped the guests outside, don't you want to do business?" Bucky calmly took out a ruby, which was shining brightly in the sun, and it was worth a lot at first glance.

The guard's expression changed for a while, and finally he raised a flattering and humble smile, and invited the two children in.

The rich is the uncle, and it is common everywhere.

Anyway, it wasn't his money that was lost in the end.

The guard spat and continued to guard the door dutifully.

The interior of the casino is luxuriously decorated, and there are many people on the first floor, but these people are all gathered around a gaming table, as if there is some rare treasure inside.

Bucky suddenly became interested, and pulled Shanks into the crowd.

"Is this guy amazing? He wins every time."

"Could it be cheating?"

"No, so many of us are watching, and the casino even sent a special person to observe, but we didn't find anything wrong."

"Look at the face of the casino man, this man is probably going to be unlucky in the future."

"How to say?"

"It's almost 8000 million won, the casino must not make it easier for him."

Relying on their small size, the two came to the place closest to the gaming table.

There were two people sitting inside. One was wearing a black suit and was a casino worker. He was sweating profusely and was extremely nervous.

The other person was wearing a lavender kimono, and looked very young, Mo Yue was only in his 20s.

At the moment when the last round had been revealed, when the dice were rolled, the crowd burst into exclamation and cheers.

"One hundred million! This person's principal is only one million."

"I'm going, it's too strong, too strong, how did you do it, you can't even cheat like this."

The man in the lavender kimono stood up and bowed slightly, and said with a smile, "I have accepted it. I hope you can give me the money as soon as possible. I have other things to do."

"Okay, you, wait, wait!" The staff almost gnashed their teeth.

When Bucky heard everyone's discussion, he suddenly regained his spirits, one hundred million!A full [-] million!

Seeing the man carrying a suitcase to leave, he followed immediately.

Shanks followed closely behind and asked, "Bucky, you don't gamble anymore?"

"What are you betting on? If we find out from this guy why he gambles so hard, we'll make a lot of money!" Bucky ran out of the casino with the man while talking.

At the same time, in the back alley of the casino, dozens of burly men who seemed not to be messed with dropped the cigarettes in their hands and followed in the direction of the opponent.

The man in the lavender kimono knew that someone was following him, so he deliberately turned into a secluded alley where there were no people.

"Come out, don't hide." He put down the box in his hand and stood casually in the middle of the road.

Unexpectedly, two children ran out.

The blue-haired red-nosed leader with his hands on his hips, with the most arrogant look of his father, "Hey, did you cheat in the casino just now?"

"Uh, do casinos let children teach people now?" The man scratched his head, not understanding the current situation, but he still answered honestly: "I'm not cheating, I'm just very good at gambling."

"I don't believe it!" Bucky twitched his lips, "Tell me how you win money, or let the guy next to you knock you down!"

"Ah? Why do you want to involve me?" Shanks pointed at himself, looking extraordinarily innocent.

The man didn't want to argue with the children. He also saw that the two children were not sent by the casino, but just wanted to know how he gambled.

"You guys should go home quickly, there is no benefit in getting involved with me now." The man paused after finishing speaking, and then said: "Ah, it's already too late."

Fierce men emerged from the alleys and roofs leading to the surrounding streets. They held various weapons, but they all had the same momentum.

Bucky panicked immediately, and hid directly behind Shanks, but still showed his head and pretended to be calm, "Hey Shanks, I believe you can do it!"

"Oh, it's just a few gangsters." Shanks pulled out the weapon on his waist, "Bucky, don't be scared by these people."

"Ha, when will my uncle be scared!" Bucky was so aggressive, and immediately stood up from behind Shanks when he heard this, and was about to say something harsh, but suddenly a person was blocked in front of him.

The man in the lavender kimono pulled out the stick knife from his waist at some point, blocking the two unknown children behind him, "You guys stay here."

"Gravity Knife Tiger!"

With his loud shout, purple power gathered on the knife and swung it out.

The people around who had no time to react in the future were blown away by the huge wind pressure brought by an unknown force, and in the blink of an eye, there were only three of them left around.

Shanks and Bucky stared at the man dumbfounded, they didn't expect this man to be so strong.

The man put the knife back into its sheath, and smiled at the two children: "Go home quickly, it's better for children not to gamble."

"Are you so powerful?" Bucky pointed at the man with a trembling hand.

The man was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt embarrassed, "Yeah~ there's nothing, it's just a trick."

"What kind of sword move was that just now?" Shanks asked curiously, "There are other powers covering the sword, right?"

"You can feel it, that's my devil fruit ability." The man was a little surprised at the sharpness of the red-haired child.

Before, he felt that these two children should not be simple, and they didn't have any fear in the face of so many people, unlike the children of ordinary people on this island.

"Where are your parents? I'll send you back." The man said, "The people in the casino will definitely not let it go, maybe even you will be implicated."

Bucky rolled his eyes, "You can send us off, but you have to tell us how to cheat."

He thought to himself that they were destined to be unable to beat each other, maybe Reg could teach him a lesson and tell him how to cheat.

Shanks also thought in his heart, wondering who is stronger between Reg and this man.

Just as they were thinking, their stomachs groaned in unison.

The man was taken aback, and laughed loudly: "Let's go, I'll take you to dinner first."

The two children didn't know where Reg and Al were at this time, so they nodded in response.

On the way, the three of them briefly introduced themselves.

The man's name is Yixiao, and he is a wandering swordsman. His usual hobbies are gambling and wandering, but what he didn't tell his two children is that besides these, he also likes to use the money he earns from gambling to help some poor people.

In the middle of the meal, he smiled and said in surprise: "You are so young, you are actually pirates."

"Of course, we are a member of the most powerful Roger Pirates." Bucky was very proud of being a member of Roger Pirates.

In this new world, the Roger Pirates have become synonymous with power.

Shanks was sucking on the noodles, staring at the man opposite with his dark eyes, and asked curiously, "Do you hate pirates?"

No wonder he asked this question, after all, now is the era of pirates rampant, and most ordinary civilians hate pirates to the bone.

However, this phenomenon is still rare in the New World, especially on this island sheltered by Whitebeard, their attitude towards pirates is much more friendly.

He smiled and shook his head, "The teacher who taught me swordsmanship used to be a pirate."

"Hey~ Then your teacher must be very good!" Shanks became interested, "Why doesn't he become a pirate?"

"I don't know the reason, but he was a very strong pirate captain back then."

He smiled and sucked his mouth, "So I don't have any prejudice against pirates. Although most of them are bad guys, a small part of them really set sail for their dreams. In this world, not only pirates are the only bad guys."

He fell into the memory, "When I left the dojo to go out to practice, the teacher once said that I should use my eyes to see the world clearly. Good and evil are relative, and any word others say to you is just their carefully edited expression."

"Expression?" Bucky didn't understand, "What do you mean?"

"I didn't understand it back then, but now that I've experienced a lot, I naturally understand it." Yixiao didn't intend to explain in depth, "In short, the noodles in this restaurant are not bad, how do you like it?"

"It's delicious, let's have another bowl!" Shanks asked for another bowl of noodles.

At the same time, at the port, Whitebeard's Moby Dick and Roger's Ole Jackson came here together.

As the affiliated island of the Whitebeard Pirates, the people on the island naturally expressed a warm welcome to their arrival.

An intelligence agent who stayed on the island hurried over, "Father! Those two brats you let us watch are now having dinner with a man in a restaurant!"

"Thank you." Whitebeard patted the intelligence agent on the shoulder, while the latter scratched his head shyly, "After all, it was Dad's order, so of course we have to do it seriously!"

Roger jumped onto the port, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Those two boys, thanks to our worrying, actually eat and drink here!"

Lu Jiu came down from the string ladder, and immediately laughed when she heard what he said: "That's not what you said when you were worried that they wouldn't eat or drink."

"Lu Jiu, don't tear down my platform." Roger said pitifully.

"Take us to that restaurant." Ace said to the intelligence agent.

The latter nodded and immediately led them to the restaurant.

Someone from above seems to be watching here.

Aware of this, Roger, Ace and the others all looked at the roof of the house on one side.

Marco blinked, "What's the matter, Dad?"

"Someone was there just now, Roger, did you feel it too?"

"Ah, but nothing malicious." Roger didn't take it too seriously.

"Hey, I'll go and see yoi~" Marco relied on his own ability to fly, and his arms directly turned into blue flame wings and rushed to a high place.

"Did you see anyone?" Whitey Bay asked, looking up.

"No, there's no one, Yoi." Marco fell back to the ground, a little strange, "Maybe he's hiding."