The days when I wanted to be a human being

……

Back to this morning.

Admiral Sora's office in Marine Headquarters, Marinford.

"Bang!" Zhan Guo slapped the newly issued wanted poster on the empty desk.

"Sora! Look at this!"

"They changed the bounty at the last minute again! What was the point of yesterday's meeting?"

Kong smiled and said, "Zhan Guo, you know them well, just improve them."

He took a look at Zhou Ling's wanted poster on the table and moved it in front of the sheep's head on the edge of the table.

"Oh, you make it sound so easy. The West Sea is bound to be busy again. It's those marines who are busy."

Zhan Guo looked at the lamb chewing the wanted poster and said with disdain.

"Oh!"

The office door was opened, and the person who came in was Karp.

He picked his nose and said, "What are you guys arguing about so early in the morning? I can hear it from the stairs."

"Garp, I remember that it's been a long time since Ryuya was promoted to colonel. Why not let him go to the West Sea for a tour? That will also help him prepare for his promotion to brigadier general."

Sora looked at the leisurely Garp and made a suggestion that sounded extremely bad to Garp.

Garp blinked his eyes, pretending not to care, and laughed: "...Hahaha, that kid is still far from it, you decide."

...

An unknown sea area.

Aboard the Orr Jackson.

Roger looked at Zhou Ling's wanted poster and laughed.

"Hahaha! Rayleigh, come and look, it's Miao's wanted poster!"

Rayleigh, who was chatting with Eye Dragon in the watchtower, heard Roger's laughter and jumped from above to the deck.

He walked slowly to Roger, picked up the newspaper and started reading.

“…She is still in O’Hara after all.”

After Rayleigh finished reading the newspaper, he said as if it was true.

After returning the newspaper to Roger, he took a look at Zhou Ling's wanted poster, pushed up his glasses, and smiled:

"This is her first wanted list, I'm afraid she'll be very busy these days."

At this time, Jabba took the newspaper and flipped through it a few times. "Shanks should have grown up by now. It's a pity that the guy who took the photo didn't take a picture of Shanks."

"Roger, when do you think Miao will find the things you left behind?"

"Hahaha! If she could find out, she would have found us long ago."

……

Somewhere in the Grand Line.

"Kaido, is this woman named Miao the woman you met yesterday?"

Charlotte Linlin threw Zhou Ling's wanted poster to Kaido who was eating frantically on the side.

She looked at the scar on Kaido's stomach that ran across most of his stomach, "Is that woman so strong? How could she inflict such a big wound on you?"

After Kaido saw Zhou Ling's wanted poster on the table, he wiped his greasy hands, picked up the wanted poster and read it carefully.

"…If it weren't for her, I'd probably be in a Navy jail again today."

"Hmph! Kaido, I'm leaving now. You should take good care of your injuries."

Charlotte Lingling said this and left without looking back.

Kaido looked up.

He didn't look at Charlotte Linling who was leaving, but just glanced at the mace on the ground that had turned from a mace into a mace.

With that final blow yesterday, Zhou Ling chopped off all the thorns on the mace.

He turned his attention back to the wanted poster and muttered something like "So..."

……

Time returns to the present.

After dealing with the sudden pirates, Zhou Ling returned to the beach.

Shanks and the support system were waiting for her at the entrance of the cave.

"Great, that's great, you're finally back, I...I thought..."

After seeing Zhou Ling return safely, Shanks said excitedly, but there was a hint of tears in his words.

"Okay, isn't that all right? Go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow."

After Zhou Ling finished speaking, she was about to go back to her room, but she saw Shanks again, who seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Miao, you..."

"What's wrong?"

Shanks mustered up his courage, as if he had made some important decision, "Miao, you have never changed your clothes since I can remember. I bought you new ones, remember to try them on to see if they fit you."

After Shanks finished speaking in one breath, he hurried back to his room.

Looking at the slightly shy Shanks, Zhou Ling shook his head.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but this boy seemed to be worried about something.

"Xiao Kai, don't be on guard tonight. I'm afraid you don't have enough energy. Come back first."

"Good host."

The auxiliary system instantly turned into a summoner and merged into Zhou Ling's body.

In the past, Zhou Ling would charge the Flame Dragon Armor one day in advance.

Now, his mental power was not being used smoothly, so he simply recalled the armor.

Then she took a look at the four pirate ships floating on the sea and returned to her room.

Over the years, the cave has been expanded a lot and can be said to be fully equipped.

Two years ago, she let Shanks sleep alone and didn't pamper the boy at all.

Although he cried and made a fuss at first, after her persistence, Shanks silently gave up.

Zhou Ling thought about it and picked up the new clothes Shanks bought for her.

Even without a light source, she could feel that it was a skirt, and a long one at that.

She compared it speechlessly and found that it seemed to fit quite well.

After thinking about it, Zhou Ling put her skirt away.

To be honest, after getting used to wearing Taoist uniforms, she really doesn't want to wear a skirt unless it is necessary.

This time Shanks might be sad again.

Zhou Ling smiled secretly in his heart, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

But rather than saying it's sleeping, it's better to say it's just closing your eyes and resting your mind.

After all, after the Flame Dragon Armor was taken back, no one was on guard anymore.

I can't sleep.

After Shanks' breathing next door stabilized, she came to the cave entrance and looked at the moon in the night sky.

The pirate ship that was originally drifting on the sea was now approaching O'Hara Island due to the push of the waves.

As she watched the boat rocking back and forth under the influence of the waves, she suddenly remembered details that she had not noticed before.

Zhou Ling came to Shanks' room.

She watched as Shanks held onto the straw hat Roger had left behind even when he was sleeping.

After prying Shanks's hands apart with a guilty conscience, she quietly came to the cave entrance with her straw hat.

Zhou Ling wiped the sweat from his forehead and observed the straw hat in the moonlight.

This straw hat is indeed a little strange, but if you don't pay attention, you won't notice it at all.

At this moment, the straw hat in her hand was shaking slightly.

Zhou Ling just stood there, staring at the straw hat. After a while, she found that the straw hat had moved an inconspicuous distance.

To be honest, this discovery made Zhou Ling excited.

She remembered a setting in One Piece.