Pirates: Justice at Sea

(For this kind of emotional plot, it is recommended to listen to music while reading, such as: Call of Silence, well... any sad music will do.)

The moment the two embraced each other:

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Yu was also frightened by his actions.

She didn't know why she was so impulsive. She obviously originally wanted to wait until the combat meeting was over, wait for everyone to leave, wait until there were only two people...

But I just don’t know why,

When she set foot on this land, her heartbeat accelerated instantly, and her mind gradually became blank...

All worries disappeared and were instantly forgotten like trivial matters.

that time,

There was only one thought in her mind, and that was: see him!

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Aizen's expression became stunned at first as he was hugged. He seemed to be deeply shocked by her actions. Then his mind went blank in an instant. He raised his hands in the air in bewilderment. Know where to put it…

After a while,

There was a hint of surprise in his eyes when he came back to his senses. Obviously, he didn't expect her to express her emotions so directly.

And as her tears fell,

Complex expressions began to appear on Aizen's face, and his eyes showed distress and emotion. He felt her sincere and deep feelings for him from her tears...

But then, his eyes became helpless and confused again.

Because even though more than twenty years have passed, he still doesn't know how he should respond to her feelings.

'Should I push her away? '

Aizen looked at the white wall with dull eyes and silently thought in his mind.

unfortunately,

No one can answer him anymore,

Because the teacher who always accompanied him has passed away.

But if the old man is still there,

Maybe I can't give him an answer. After all, the two people's personalities are so similar in some ways...both like to hide their emotions.

'But...it's obviously my fault...I made her wait for me for so many years...'

'If I push her away again this time, then I would be too... an asshole...'

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Aizen's mouth, and his slightly trembling blue eyes showed deep guilt.

'What response should I give her...refuse? still……'

'What on earth... should... do...'

this moment,

He felt unprecedented confusion and helplessness, and his heart was full of contradictions, struggles and self-blame.

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20 years ago, he was like this,

20 years later, he is still like this.

But this time,

He has no way out.

He had to give her an answer,

Not only for her, but also for himself...

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Yu hugged Aizen's body tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force. At this moment, she used all her strength, as if the person in her arms might disappear again at any time...

She closed her eyes and pressed her face tightly against his chest. Her breathing became rapid and trembling, and she sucked in his scent crazily. Every time she took a breath, tears fell from the corners of her eyes, like broken beads. It rolled down his face and dripped onto his clothes.

Aizen was silent, looking at the white wall with extremely complex eyes.

After a while,

He exhaled slightly, closed his eyes, slowly raised his hands, and gently stroked her back.

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Everyone who saw this scene shifted their gaze silently, then carefully stood up and walked towards the door, not to make any noise.

After a while,

As Warring States was the last one to walk out of the office and gently closed the door, the atmosphere in the office became peaceful and warm.

In this quiet space,

The two hugged each other tightly, each other's breaths intertwined, and the sound of their heartbeats echoed in the silence.

Everything around them seemed to be still, except for the two of them.

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I do not know how long it has been,

Yu took a deep breath, slowly loosened his arms holding Aizen, stepped back a few steps, and pulled away a short distance.

She raised her eyes to look at Aizen's familiar face, her eyes blurred unconsciously, as if she was recalling bits and pieces of the past.

She recalled everything he had done for her, and his back when he blocked her countless times... She recalled the good times they had spent together, and these scenes appeared in her mind one scene after another. In her mind, it touched her soul.

She once thought that there was an insurmountable gap between them, so she kept her feelings deep in her heart.

But the moment he disappears,

Her world seemed to collapse, and the chasm turned into an extremely dark abyss, swallowing up all the light in her world in an instant.

At that moment she finally understood,

There is no gap at all, no worries are important, everything is just a reason for her cowardice and inferiority.

Therefore,

This time,

When he returns to her world,

She will no longer shrink back and be timid. Although his answer is still unknown, her answer is already clear!

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"Aizen..."

Her eyes were filled with tears, which was the love that had been suppressed in her heart for many years. Although her voice was trembling, it was so clear.

"I love you."

"Always love you..."

As the three words "I love you" are spoken,

There was a faint blush on her face, tears could not be controlled from the corners of her eyes, her breathing was trembling violently, her hands were clenched tightly into fists, and her nails dug deeply into her flesh.

As soon as this word comes out,

Aizen's breathing stagnated, his heart twitched for a moment, and his body froze, as if he was immobilized by an invisible force.

His brain was spinning rapidly, trying to sort out his complicated emotions, but no matter how hard he tried, his mind was still a mess.

Twenty years of time...

In fact, he already knew that his feelings for the person in front of him went beyond ordinary friendship, but... he just couldn't express this love, as if there was something pressing on his chest, preventing him from opening his mouth.

Aizen's mouth opened slightly, wanting to say something but unable to. His eyes were full of entanglement and struggle, as if he was fighting something...

Time passes minute by minute,

The expectations in Yu's heart gradually disappeared, the brilliance of her eyes dimmed, and disappointment and loss swept through her body like a tide.

I do not know how long it has been,

The corners of her mouth raised slightly, forming a bitter smile.

And then,

She slowly lowered her head, silently enduring the unbearable pain.

The atmosphere in the entire office also became deadly silent...