[One Piece] She comes from a private server

On the top of the mountain above the old site of Oden Castle, Sanji and others, who were almost killed by Kaido's heat breath, escaped thanks to Shinobu's timely activation of the Ripe Fruit ability. They climbed out of the deep cave and saw the vulture landing in front of them from a distance.

"Alicia!" Nami jumped up happily and ran under the vulture with other friends. "When Luffy said you fell into the sea with him, we were almost worried to death! If we hadn't already been searching in the sea once, we might have jumped into the sea again!"

"Sure enough, I was lying when I said my name was Kusuo Saiki!" Ishikawa protested with a defiant expression.

"What's going on? Where did this arrogant kid come from?" Nami put her hands on her hips.

"Well... let's consider him my disciple?" Alicia lifted the vulture and held Ishikawa steady on the ground.

"Who is your disciple? Idiot Saiki!"

"If you want me to teach you to become stronger, you must correct your attitude." Alicia pressed Ishikawa's head unceremoniously.

"Are you... Ishikawa?" Aju looked at Ishikawa suspiciously, as if he was surprised, "So you are still alive!"

Ishikawa forcefully opened Aju's hand and hid behind Alicia.

"Go away, samurai! I hate you!"

"One moment I hate this, the next I hate that. Where do you get so much cynicism?" Alicia took Ishikawa out from behind with a serious expression on her face, "Speak carefully."

"I don't want to listen to you, idiot Saiki!" Ishikawa tried to break away and kicked Alicia in the calf. "You idiot who hangs out with samurai, I hate you too! I don't want to follow you anymore!"

"This brat——"

Sanji huffed and was about to teach Ishikawa a lesson, but Alicia had already knocked him unconscious.

"Are you going too harsh...?" Aju looked hesitantly at Alicia who acted swiftly.

"In the way." Alicia said concisely.

"Even if Alicia is so heartless, it still makes me crazy." Sanji took Alicia's hand and rubbed it against his cheek, "It's great that you're okay~"

Alicia, who successfully reunited with her friends, sat cross-legged on the ground and listened quietly to Nami telling her about the past of the Kozuki family and the situation in Wano Country.

"The other thing is related to Luffy, he..."

"I know about Luffy. I was near Boro Town when he and Kaido started fighting."

"Aju told us that Luffy will be taken to Rabbit Bowl Prison. Will he be okay?" Chopper was worried.

"Chopper, what Luffy is best at is turning adversity into nutrients for growth." Alicia touched Chopper's head and comforted him.

"Other than thinking like this, we have no other choice for the time being. No one can reveal their identity." Nami spread her hands, "Then our next actions are as follows. Over at the Flower City, I will work with Shinobu as ninjas to explore weapons. For relevant information, Sanji used his cooking skills to summon samurai, and Brooke was responsible for transporting food. In addition, Garrott and Chopper went to find Duke Inuarashi and the others to join them. As for Alicia, Kinemon didn't explain anything."

"I have a plan of my own. I will set off to the Flower Capital with you."

"What about this brat?" Nami pointed at Ishikawa on the ground.

"...sent to Jianlu Village?"

"Then let's take action." Nami made the final decision.

"Your Excellency, please stay." Aju called to Alicia and talked to her about Ishikawa.

Ishikawa, whose surname is Kamei, is the son of a samurai. His grandfather was once a samurai who served the daimyo Shigetsu Ushimaru, but he disappeared with Shigetsu Ushimaru twenty years ago. Five years ago, in order to save a girl named "Ryouko", Ishikawa's father openly resisted Orochi, the general of Wano Country, and said "The light and moon will definitely return, and the Nine Shadows will definitely cast" to offend Orochi. He was promoted as an evil spirit who deceived the public and was publicly executed, causing harm to the whole family. Only Ishikawa escaped and was never heard from again.

"Your Excellency, please keep this child, and I will take care of him voluntarily."

Faced with Aju's request, Alicia shook her head.

"Have you looked carefully into this child's eyes?"

"What?" Aju didn't know why.

"It's hatred and resentment. For his father, for the Kozuki family, and for this country. He is not suitable to stay with you now. It will only breed more hatred in his heart."

"Hate? How could it be? Ishikawa's father is an upright and loyal samurai, and-"

"Children don't care so much." Alicia interrupted Aju's excuse, "Forget it, let me take him for a while first."

It’s a long journey from Jiuli to the Flower City. There is an inland sea between regions. A group of people in disguise took a boat and slowly headed towards the Flower Capital. The journey is difficult, but with Alicia here, at least there is no need to worry about clean and non-toxic food and water.

At night, the crude boats rocked on the inland sea. Nami leaned on Shinobu, while Brooke and Ishikawa huddled at the stern of the boat. They couldn't bear the exhaustion and fell asleep. Ishikawa was knocked unconscious by Alicia because he was too noisy.

"Hey, Alicia, please sleep peacefully on my arm tonight~" Sanji put away the kitchen utensils, put out the cigarette butt, and leaned against the edge of the boat, opening his arms to Alicia.

Alicia reached out and touched Sanji's face restrainedly.

"Unfortunately, I'm keeping vigil tonight."

"...Then, maybe we can have a good night kiss?" Sanji said with a tone of discussion and eyes looking forward to it.

Alicia chuckled lightly, crossed her arms to appease Sanji, and then——

"Chirp~" Alicia was sitting upright, placing her index finger on Sanji's forehead, and making a kissing sound from her mouth.

"This is cheating, Alicia..." Sanji looked disappointed and pitiful.

"There's no point in being coquettish or pretending to be pitiful." Alicia ruffled Sanji's golden hair and arched her eyebrows, "Good night, Sanji."

Roger didn't speak until Alicia was the only one awake on the ship.

"What a surprise. You actually took that troublesome boy with you. Didn't you say you were going to leave him in Jailou Village?"

"That was the original plan, but after listening to Aju's words, I decided to take him with me."

"It seems that you and Rosinandi still have similarities."

"It's not kindness, but compassion." Alicia stared at the swaying moonlight reflection on the sea, her voice was light, "This child reminds me of Ace when I was a child, and I can't just leave him alone. "

"Ace...?"

"But they are not exactly the same. For Ishikawa, who has not yet formed a sense of right and wrong, the world has turned upside down overnight. He has become the son of an evil spirit that everyone wants to beat. He has no fixed place to live, no food to eat, and he hides in Tibet all day long. , doubting whether he is not needed by anyone... His most intuitive thought is naturally to hate his father, and Oden who is protected by his father." Alicia thought of the bad-tempered Ace at Mount Gerbo, her face He raised a helpless smile and said, "Well, Ace is much more stubborn than Ishikawa, and he does whatever he wants. He will only hide in secret to become stronger, and then fight with people he hates."

"Has he always been said to be the devil's child before? I mean...Ace."

"Ah...you will even hear more outrageous words like 'The devil's child should not be born'."

"So he hates me so much that he even changed his surname to Lu Jiu's. Of course..." Roger breathed out, not intending to continue discussing this heavy topic. "You want to help this kid?"

"Sa... Anyway, we are not letting him fend for himself. As for what will happen to him before we all leave, it depends on him. After all, some things cannot be explained by others alone."

"That's right."

"If my plan goes well, I might be able to give Ishikawa some different ideas."

"Speaking of which, what's your plan?"

"You'll know then."