"Jinbei, I brought someone I know to see you."
Fishman Island.
The place where Jinbei's remains are buried.
Led by Vivian and Fujitora, Smoker, Tashigi, Cotto and other navy or former navy, as well as Magellan, Hannibal, Little Sadie, Sarudes and others from Impel Down, all stood in front of Jinbe's grave, laying flowers and bowing in mourning.
"So much time has passed in the blink of an eye..."
"Thinking back to when I first came here, I was just a kid who would get beaten up if he ate a free meal..."
The scene at that time could not help but emerge in my mind.
To this day, he still remembers the location and name of that barbecue restaurant.
It's a bit like being traumatized.
Come to think of it, that seemed to be the worst beating he had ever suffered since he came here all these years.
Afterwards, due to the system's option prompts and his increasing strength, he encountered several near-death situations, but none of them were as miserable as when he was pinned to the ground and beaten.
He couldn't help but miss the early days in Rogue Town.
"To be honest, although I have been able to get whatever I want on Korsa Island recently, with millions of troops at my disposal, I still don't feel happy at all in these days."
"If the people hadn't regarded me as a hero and the soldiers hadn't respected me as a commander, I might have already fled, taking my two... cough, now three wives, and Domino's unborn child, to an unknown island and lived a secluded life."
"But I understand that I can't do that for the time being."
"Because this is my responsibility..."
"Not only for myself, but also for the next generation, I want to transform this world into what I want it to be."
"Maybe I can't achieve the ideal like in my previous life, but at least..."
The words haven't finished yet.
"Lord Vivian, there's important news from our headquarters!" A signalman hurriedly ran in from outside the cemetery of Fishman Island.
"What news?" Vivian turned and looked over.
"Do... No, it's Madam, ahem... Lady Vivian, your child with Madam Domino is born!"
"What?!"
Vivian was shocked when he heard this.
Perhaps it was because he was too happy, his domineering aura burst out uncontrollably, and before anyone could react, Jinbei's tombstone was blown dozens of meters away, leaving all the navy soldiers who were paying homage in shock.
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“Ha..hahahahaha…”
Vivian scratched the back of his head apologetically, then ran to pick up the tombstone and happily put it back into the cemetery. Then, as everyone else saw twitching expressions on their faces, he immediately activated his teleportation skill and quickly disappeared from the spot.
Smoker: "..."
Fujitora: (＾∀＾●)
Magellan: (⊙.⊙)
Couto: (￢_￢)
Tashigi: (◞‸◟)
... ...
Seventeen years later.
Haiyuan calendar year 1543.
Korsa Island.
In the commander-in-chief's office.
"Lord Smoker, the Taro Kingdom to the north of the Grand Line has been hit by a disaster recently. It seems to be due to the eruption of an underwater volcano nearby. The situation seems to be somewhat critical. What do you think?"
Wearing a professional OL suit, Vivian's former assistant Stephanie pushed open the door and walked in. Looking at her heroic and capable appearance, it seemed that seventeen years had not left too many traces on her, but instead added a touch of maturity and charm.
"The Taro Kingdom?"
Although his appearance has not changed much, Smoker has a much longer beard than he did seventeen years ago. At this moment, he rubbed his temple and said, "Send those guys from the Revolutionary Army to deal with this matter..."
"But..." Stephanie said hesitantly.
"But what?"
"Master Kuto, the commander of the Revolutionary Army, slipped away last week. I heard from his subordinates that he seemed to have gone out to drink with Master Vivian again."
"drink wine?"
Smoker slammed the table when he heard that. "That damn bastard, normally he only works seven days a month, but in the past two months, disasters have occurred frequently on various islands, and he actually works three days a week and rests two days a week? Give him a video call, and I'll tell him in person!"
"good."
Stephanie nodded, then took out a smartphone from her pocket, dialed the video call button, and handed it to Smoker.
The bell rang for about ten seconds.
"Hello?"
Cotto, who was only wearing swimming trunks and holding a cigar in his mouth, and Sabo, who was also dressed like this but with an extra hat, appeared in the picture. The two looked at Smoker in the picture and said in unison: "What's the matter, Commander Smoker?"
"What do you think is wrong with me?"
Smoker thought for about five or six seconds, then he opened his voice and shouted with veins popping out, "Get back to work now! Otherwise, forget about your salary, and forget about your pension in the future!"
"ah.."
Sabo and Couto immediately looked sad when they heard this.
Seeing the two people's frustrated expressions, Smoker couldn't help but smile smugly, and then asked tentatively: "By the way, where is Vivian? Isn't that kid with you?"
"Vivian? No."
Cotto spread his hands and said, "That guy clearly said last year that we would continue to gather here this year, but who knew that he suddenly stood us up by calling last night, saying that he was taking his family to that... Conan... yes, I think that's the name, saying that he was going to the world of Detective Conan to experience the landscape of a modern city."
"It would be fine if he went, but he refused to take us with him."
"Damn it, I really want to go and see it together."
The two sighed with regret, and then began to denounce Vivian for putting women before friends during the video call.
Smoker was sitting in the office, listening to what was going on. Seeing that the two were about to talk endlessly, he quickly interrupted them and found another topic to talk about: "By the way, where is Tashiki? Why haven't I seen her these few days? Did she go with you to find Vivian?"
He thought that Tashigi was a very docile and well-behaved girl. Although she seemed to be already forty years old this year, this did not prevent the people in the army from calling her "girl". After all, Tashigi herself was the same as she was seventeen years ago, with no change on her face at all.
"General Dashigi?"
"I don't know..."
"We didn't see her when we came here on the Sea Train."
"How about I make a phone call and ask for you?" Couto said.
"No."
Smoker waved his hands and thought, why the hell do I need to ask you if I can get through on the phone
"Remember to get back to me quickly."
After yelling a few more times to vent his recent work stress, Smoker hung up the phone, began rubbing his temples with both hands, and fell into deep thought.
Where on earth did this Dashigi go
...
The other side.
Chabaoti Archipelago.
The world's largest casino, Thunder Mahjong Hall.
Fujitora was sitting at a four-person card game. He had just drawn a pure hand when a man and a woman, both carrying plates and wearing gold necklaces around their necks, suddenly appeared from a distance and reached out to secretly take two of the weights from Fujitora's sleeves.
"stop."
Fujitora shouted without turning his head.
The next second, the boy and the girl gave in and immediately put the weights back on the table. Then, they stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and grabbed Fujitora's sleeves, saying coquettishly, "Grandpa Fujitora, we want to go out and play. Can you give us some pocket money?"
Yes, that's right.
This boy, who looks to be just seventeen years old, is the child of Vivian and Domino, named Alfred Yinze.
Just looking at the boy's eyebrows, he is about 70% similar to Vivian, but compared to Vivian's gentleness and kindness, he has a more rebellious and naughty temperament. Needless to say, you know that he must have been spoiled by his parents since he was a child.
Come to think of it, he has to be spoiled. His father is the world-famous Thunder Swordsman and the former government commander. With this status, where in the entire pirate world can he not walk around like a bully
In addition, with the protection of legendary uncles and grandfathers like Fujitora, Smoker, Garp, Sengoku, and Dragon, no one on the sea dares to provoke him unless they don't want to live.
As for the other girl who looked to be around 12 or 13 years old...
Of course, it is the pirate born to Vivian and Hancock, Alfred Seraphine.
It is said that the child's name was originally Sona when she was born, but because she loved singing since she was a child and aspired to learn from her idol, soul singer Brooke, and become one of the most popular singers in the world when she grew up, Vivian changed her name to this when she was seven years old. At the same time, the name Sona was given to his other daughter.
Then someone may ask here, as Vivian’s second wife, Ellie and he have been married for nearly twenty years, didn’t they have any children
The answer is...of course she did.
However, the child was only two years old when she was taken to the Whitebeard Pirate Ship by her biological grandfather Holdman to be raised.
Vivian and Ai Li not only had no objection to this, but they also agreed wholeheartedly.
After all, Yin Ze and Seraphine were raised by them, so they understand the hardships of raising children very well.
And it is worth mentioning that..
About five years after the Battle of Marijoa, Whitebeard died in his own base camp.
It was not caused by being attacked by anyone, but it happened naturally. He went to heaven with a smile on his face.
In this regard, the entire Whitebeard Pirates...well, now it should be called the Adventure Group, all members of the Whitebeard Adventure Group, did not seem overly sad.
Because they all saw the relieved smile on their father's face before he died. Perhaps at this moment, he had already been reunited with Ace and the others in another place
From then on, Marco took over the position of leader of the adventure group. They no longer made a living by collecting protection fees. Instead, with the help of Vivian, they established one express company after another, named them Whitebeard Express, and began delivering express all over the world.
Today, the company continues to grow, and every member of the group is living an extremely rich and beautiful life.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention that the child born to Vivian and Eli is named Alfred Jinx. He is eight years old this year and has a very well-behaved and gentle temperament. He is not at all what Vivian expected when she named him.
But children, it is better to be sensible.
If everyone was as naughty as her eldest son Yin Ze, Vivian would probably be even more troubled.
"What pocket money? I see you want to take your sister to the Internet cafe all night again, right? I've already told you that children are not allowed to go to places like that. Aren't you afraid that your father will find out and beat you up again?"
"What are you afraid of? My parents, my second mother, my third mother, my fourth mother, and my fifth mother are all traveling together. They won't be back for a few months. Besides... there's a new gunfight game on the computer called Navy vs. Pirates. It has everything from the oldest flintlock rifles to the latest automatic rifles. It's so fun. Almost all the kids in town are playing that game."
"Navy vs. Pirates?"
Hearing the name, Fujitora scratched his forehead.
Pirates...
It seems like I haven’t heard this name for more than ten years
"So when do you plan to come back from playing?"
"Promise to be home before twelve o'clock!" Yin Ze took his sister's hand, and the two children looked at Fujitora sincerely, not caring whether Grandpa Fujitora could see it or not, as long as their expressions were right.
"Okay, remember to drive slowly on the road and don't fall."
"Thank you, Grandpa Fujitora!"
After taking two 10,000 Bailey bills, Yin Ze immediately dragged his sister out of the casino excitedly.
A plate of melon seeds was left in front of Fujitora, but was quickly eaten up by the gamblers around him.
...
At the main entrance.
I scanned a shared bike on the street, got on it with my sister, and rode to the street east of the town.
On the way, Seraphine looked up at the passenger plane flying through the sky, pointed at the remaining exhaust, and shouted to her brother: "Brother, when are we going to take that plane again and go to the East China Sea to play with Uncle Luffy and Uncle Zoro?"
"Hmm? I don't know."
Yin Ze also looked up into the sky.
"Maybe we have to wait until Dad and the others come back."
Come to think of it, it seems like he hasn't met his friends living in the East China Sea for a while.
I don't know if that kid's cooking skills have improved recently.
After all, he is the most famous chef in the East China Sea and the son of Blackfoot Sanji. His cooking skills must be good, right
Thinking of this, Yin Ze touched his stomach and stepped on the pedal suddenly. He then said, "Before going to the Internet cafe later, let's have a bowl of spicy noodles on the roadside, the kind with egg and meat."
"Uh-huh!"
Seraphine nodded heavily.
The brother and sister, two figures, one big and one small, disappeared in the bustling streets under the midday sun.
(End of the book)
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(Extra Story)
Fishman Island, cemetery.
A little girl who also wore a gold chain around her neck and looked 90% similar to Princess Shirahoshi back then appeared here late at night, led by her two cousins.
"Sona, your birthday is coming soon. I heard from the people on the island that on the night before your birthday, go to the cemetery and make a wish to our guardian deity, Lord Jinbei. After your birthday, your wish will most likely come true."
The little girl's name is Sona. She is not yet 4 years old, but her physique has reached the size of a normal adult male, which is truly amazing.
However, things like this are normal in Mermaid Island, and given her mother's identity, few people dare to look at her strangely.
But that doesn't seem to be the point now.
The point is...Sona wanted her parents to come and pick her up to live with them a year ago, but her parents were too playful, so now, almost a year has passed, and the number of times they have come to visit her can be counted on one hand.
Because of this, her wish is extremely simple.
“I hope that next year, my parents can take me to Kensangmia to live with them…”
With both hands clasped together, he made such a wish with great piety.
But the moment she opened her eyes...
"Little girl, may I ask, what year is this year in the Haiyuan calendar?"
Jinbei, who had been dead for eighteen years, was standing in front of her with dirt all over his head. He grinned and asked her with a slight smile.
“Ghost!
!”
An ear-piercing scream cut through the sky above Fishman Island.
The next moment, he looked up and saw countless huge sea creatures that had gathered around the town at some point.
Jinbei: “…”