One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 97 Ross, I’m Aminos!!!

"Are you thinking of that woman, Sakaski?"

"Huh? Oh, yes, Mr. Ross."

Sakaski came back to his senses, looked up at Ross and nodded in acknowledgment.

Beside him, Borsalino, who had been slumped in the hot spring, straightened up, stretched out his hand and slowly put it on his shoulder, his expression suddenly becoming obscene.

On the other side, Long somehow slipped back to the other side of Sakaski, and also stretched out his hand to flirt with a lewd expression.

The two of them looked like they had seen a giant melon and couldn't wait to taste the delicacy.

"Tsk..."

Sakaski was speechless. He had never seen you two put in so much energy during normal training, but as soon as there was gossip, it was like you were resurrected with full health.

Although I really don’t want to talk about this dark history of mine, I still choose to briefly describe it:
"She was just a princess with a beautiful appearance but an impure heart. I think I was only fifteen years old at the time, and she wanted to use me to accomplish some shameful things.

It just so happened that Mr. Ross was not around again at the time, and I naively fell for it. Anyway... the final result is hard to describe in words."

Sakaski's explanation did not satisfy the two civets who had perked up, and they looked at him with contempt.

I hate people who don't finish what they say, especially when they are talking about melons!
"Don't worry, you two will encounter similar things. Teacher Ross will never disappoint us in this regard. If you are willing to exchange your own dark history, I will be happy to share it."

Sakaski's lips curled up into a smile.

It is human nature to eat melons, and he is no exception, especially the melons of a good friend and a bad friend.

Although Borsalino's words are irritating and his attitude is lazy, he has an extraordinary talent for socializing with people. He can make people dislike him without feeling disgusted.

It’s just very... mean.

Sakaski's words successfully made the two men let go of their hands.

Long flashed over to Ross's side, and Borsalino's body floated freely in the water like kelp.

"Sakaski, what do you mean I never disappoint people in this regard? It really hurts me~~"

Ross's words made Sakaski, who was originally smiling, pause for a moment. His smile seemed a little far-fetched. He continued:
"My child, I suddenly miss your ignorance and obedience when you were a child. Although you have lost your family, under my guidance, you are so..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Can't I just admit that I was wrong? Really, please stop nagging me!"

"Alas, child, you have begun to dislike me. As your half-adoptive father, your current behavior makes me particularly sad."

"........."

"Ah, kid, can we not even joke about this now? When I saw you smoking a cigar for the first time, I knew that the you who asked me... would never come back again."

"........."

Sakaski looked at Ross with an embarrassed face and silence.

I thought it was great when I was a kid, but now... the old guy's nagging is so annoying!
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"Yixiao, you've been in the navy for almost a month, how do you feel about it?"

"To be honest, it's pretty bad..."

One day, in the rest house that Zhan Guo arranged for Yixiao, Ross came as a guest with some simple snacks.

Tomorrow, he would take Long and Borsalino to travel to the West Sea, not only because the approval had been completely obtained, but also because there happened to be something worth participating in happening there.

So, he planned to ask Yixiao how he was doing after spending nearly a month at the Navy Headquarters.

Ever since he brought Yixiao here, Yixiao has either been with Kong, Sengoku, or Tsuru. Occasionally, Garp would come to him to build relationships and have some tea.

But, to be honest, Yixiao has been having a bad time these days.

Not materially, but psychologically.

"Mr. Ross, do you know about the game of destroying nations that takes place every three years?"

After slowing down, he struggled to speak with a smile.

When he first heard about this thing, he was very surprised, followed by grief, anger and absurdity.

The actions of that group of celestial dragons made him extremely angry, and the harm that those innocent people had to suffer made him extremely sad.

[“That’s the lives of an entire island! At least tens of thousands of lives! Are we going to… just destroy them… just for a ridiculous game?”]

He was standing in front of Sora at the time, and the extreme surge of emotions made his facial features begin to bleed, even though he was unable to use his Observation Haki to feel the hearts of the victims.

But even if he just imagined it, he could fill his heart with despair.

And Kong's reply made him extremely disappointed and helpless:

[“There’s nothing I can do about it. When Ross called me, I really didn’t want you to get involved in these things right now. It’s too abrupt.”

"The Navy is a violent organization that is almost completely dependent on the World Government. The only thing we can do is to find and maintain justice in our hearts in the cracks."

"Almost all of the sailors who are promoted to vice admiral have experienced such things, but still choose to uphold justice."

"We all have behaviors that we cannot help but do, and we all have things we must give up and choose to ignore in obedience."

"This is the navy's top brass... It's helpless, but it's very realistic. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"Of course I know. I saw it once in the sky, and I was almost discovered by a ruthless guy at that time."

Ross did not say anything to comfort her. After all, this kind of thing was too difficult to talk about. Any words of comfort would only be a means of deceiving oneself. He said:
"Anything else? Tell me something that's not so bad. I can feel that you have a lot to say in your heart."

Ross changed the subject.

He could only force a smile. For someone like him, that kind of thing would be an indelible scar.

The power of his observation Haki makes him proud, but it is enough to become a problem that troubles him throughout his life.

He understood that even Rose only used the warmth of family to dilute the accumulated pain in his heart, allowing beautiful emotions to always occupy his heart. "Well, there is also the Seven Warlords of the Sea proposal, a system worse than the nobility, and it is ridiculous to want to legalize pirates!"

Yixiao was indignant and he laughed out of anger when he heard the proposal.

Pirates, legalization? Is this true? How can such a thing be placed on the desk of the Admiral of the Navy and even discussed in a meeting!
Shouldn't something like this be something that shouldn't have happened from the beginning?!

Fortunately, no one from the navy agreed, and the World Government currently had no relevant reasons to force its way in, so the proposal was rejected.

This is bad news.

"Luckily it was rejected, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stay in the navy for even a moment!"

"Anything else?"

"… Well, human experiments, I've seen a lot of this, there's nothing much to say, this is happening in both the South China Sea and the North China Sea."

"Is that so... I don't have anything to comfort you. When you figure it out, come back to Cloud Island with me. At least out of sight, out of mind. Don't let yourself be in sadness all the time. Smile."

Ross nodded slowly, feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart.

Yixiao is such an unlucky kid. As soon as he joined the navy, he encountered the game of destroying a country, and then there was the proposal of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

This proposal should have been made recently, with the aim of balancing the power of the navy and carrying out a certain degree of suppression. It was not officially implemented until the early to middle period of the Age of Discovery more than a decade later.

As for human experiments, it may not be what Yixiao thinks.

Ross knows all about this kind of thing.

But he didn't want Yixiao to become autistic due to the blow, so he decided not to be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a long time until late at night, and then Ross slowly left.

Yixiao sat on the chair and looked up at the ceiling.

If there was originally a sun in his heart, now there is only a broken crescent moon and the faint starlight in the darkness.

Ross's choice was correct, and the young Yixiao was about to become autistic due to the blow.

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The Grand Line, the beginning of the new world, near the West Sea.

Punk Hazard Island.

This is a rather secluded island, and the World Government has always maintained an attitude of expelling outsiders.

Even passing ships would be violently driven away by the CP thugs responsible for security patrols.

This is because a small laboratory was built here. It is the only place where the world government is currently conducting human experiments. It is also the place where preliminary explorations of the bloodlines of rare species are conducted, and nothing can go wrong.

But accidents always happen frequently.

"pong!!!"

A huge explosion resounded throughout the entire island, flames spread to one part of the laboratory, and a huge body holding a huge iron pillar was destroying it wantonly.

Behind him, there was a boy with black wings. Countless machine gun bullets hit him, creating sparks, but could not cause any harm to him.

"Woo-la-la-la! Hahaha, how cool! I've been locked up in prison for more than two years and I thought I couldn't escape. But sending me to a place like this gives me a chance to ride the sea again!"

"Too weak, too weak! Are the guards here really used to guard me? I was once a member of the Rocks Pirates, after all, you are looking down on me!"

Kaido's arrogant voice echoed in the ruins, and around him were countless CP thugs who had already fallen to the ground, as well as many in white coats.

As the fire continued to spread, huge explosions began to occur throughout the laboratory, and countless toxic or unknown gases began to leak out.

But it is useless to Kaido, and the same is true for the dark-skinned young man beside him.

"Now, can you tell me your name?"

Carrying the iron pillar, Kaido looked down at the boy with happy eyes in the ruins.

"...Abelru."

"What a powerful name, Abel, you are very strong. From today on, I will call you KING, right?"

"I want to form a pirate group here. Are you interested in traveling the sea with me? From today on, I will protect you, woo woo woo!"

"........."

Abelru said nothing and nodded quietly.

In front of the ruins filled with flames, Kaido's joyful laughter could be heard.

Abellu no longer felt the noise, but only felt very relieved.

but……

"boom!"

The familiar loud thunder struck me.

Kaido ignored the pain caused by his paralyzed muscles and looked up at the sky.

A cloud was floating there, dark clouds gathered around it, and above it stood the old bastard whom he had been dreaming about for three full years!
He has always wanted revenge, and now, the opportunity seems to have come!

“Rose!!!”

"Roar---!"

The roar echoed in Abelru's ears, and a giant dragon soared into the sky, with a clear goal and ready to go!

(End of this chapter)