Chapter 68

At sea.

The Golden Merry had already left the port of "Rape Flower" and the horizon was almost invisible.

A ship suddenly approached the Golden Merry.

"Hey, Sabo! Are you out to sea too?" Luffy waved and shouted at the ship.

A figure stepped briskly and jumped onto the deck of the Merry.

"Yes, Luffy! Are you planning to go to the next destination?" Sabo smiled and raised his head, posed a gentleman's salute, and looked around at everyone.

"It seems that you have gained new companions. Congratulations! Hello, we have met before. I am Sabo."

Everyone greeted each other, and Luffy asked, "Are you done with Alabasta?"

"Well, the people of this country will remember everything the Revolutionary Army has done, and the Revolutionary Army will also remember everything this country has done!"

Sabo's eyes were far away.

The little white sun wearing a straw hat came bouncing up to him: "Hello, Captain's brother! I'm Meili, the ship's spirit!"

Sabo's eyes widened: "Ship spirit?! I didn't expect this legend to be true, you really embodied this legend!"

Sabo touched the cute creature in front of him: "This is... a physical entity? You are really a surprise!"

"Yeah, I was also surprised when I first got on the ship." Nico Robin teased.

"Here! This is for you!"

Sabo handed out delicious food and a bottle of good wine, and Luffy and Zoro reached out to take it.

"But I'm sorry, I don't know what other people like, and I didn't have time to prepare gifts." Sabo laughed heartily.

"Let's have a party, Sabo!" Luffy smiled knowingly.

Sabo also followed to the banquet hall: "It's a pity that Alabasta didn't find the wine that was stolen from Aunt Dadan, otherwise it would be more interesting!"

"It doesn't matter if you can't find it. No matter when and where we are, aren't we three brothers!"

Luffy took a sip of wine and said vaguely.

Sabo: "Of course! Come on, you still remember the promise, Luffy!"

Luffy: "Well, Ace was sad for a long time when he heard that you died in a shipwreck! But I always believed that you were still alive somewhere in the world and we would meet again one day in the future!"

"Hahaha, now I think about it, I still feel very familiar! Fate is really wonderful. It seems that we are all lucky people favored by fate!" Sabo sighed.

Luffy followed his thoughts and drifted away: "A pair of boots, a pair of slippers, and a pair of loafers. These three pairs of shoes have stepped out three completely different but equally passionate life paths..."

About nine years ago

Behind the Windmill Village, there is a mountain called Kolber, which no one dares to enter. Only the strong can survive there. At that time, Garp wanted to keep Luffy away from Red Hair, so he took the young Luffy to the village of the mountain bandit Dadan and entrusted the important task of taking care of Luffy to Dadan.

Ace also grew up to 10 years old under Dadan's training. Dadan also lived with [Son of One Piece] and [Grandson of Garp].

That was the first time Luffy and Ace met.

Even eating places that had to be fought for were naturally not a difficult task for Luffy, who was much stronger than ordinary children. Ace, who fought for the first time, was a little skeptical about life, which also made Ace realize that only the strongest can gain a foothold.

Luffy stayed with this brother in the original book for the rest of his life. Ace realized that Luffy was much stronger than him, but at that time Luffy was busy growing up quickly and did not agree to Ace's constant requests for competition.

Ace was a little tired later, and he didn't care about Luffy, who was three years younger than him. Ace has lived in the world's disgust and hatred since he was a child. Ace grew up in the forest without the love of his father and mother. This made Ace independent and withdrawn. Ace has been living in confusion.

However, Luffy became a new trouble in Ace's life. Luffy often shouted to Ace, "Be my friend!". The childish words always made Ace speechless.

After living like this for three months, Luffy passed through the forest and found Ace at the waste terminal. At the same time, he witnessed Ace stealing the pirates' treasure. Luffy followed him and found Sabo, who was also 10 years old, on a tree.

It turned out that Ace ran around the forest residence every day to collect treasures. Every day, Ace and Sabo competed to see who collected more money, and winning or losing didn't matter.

This money was considered by Ace and Sabo as a pirate deposit that would be used sooner or later, and it had been saved for 5 years.

They didn't let Luffy find them because they were afraid that Luffy would reveal their dreams one day. The two children dreamed of the free sea and went out to sea as pirates.

A member of the Bluejam Pirates, whose treasure was stolen by Ace, happened to pass by. Ace realized that he had stolen the pirates' treasure andAce still had a little fear of the cruel pirate.

However, the members of the Bluejam Pirates still found out that it was the children who stole their treasure, and then took away Luffy who appeared.

Ace and Sabo tried their best to transfer the treasure. They didn't believe that Luffy would keep his mouth shut.

Although Luffy knew the plot when he was a child, he just used the Conqueror's Haki to stun all the pirates and lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

After Ace and Sabo transferred the treasure for a long time, they found that the pirates still didn't come. They realized that Luffy might be in trouble. They didn't expect that a fool like Luffy didn't say that they stole the treasure, which shocked Ace.

Ace and Sabo rushed into the pirates' lair and found Luffy who looked weak. At this time, the members of the Bluejam Pirates woke up, and Ace and Sabo went forward to fight without fear. The two finally defeated the enemy and left with Luffy.

Ace didn't understand why he didn't surrender in the face of a group of old, weak, women and children who could be killed by evil people. Luffy actually said, "If we surrender to evil, we can no longer be friends."

Ace didn't understand why this stubborn guy had to be friends with him. Luffy replied that he and Ace and Sabo were both human beings, and they could only survive by relying on each other.

Ace fell into deep thought: People had no hope for Roger's descendants and thought that Ace had no meaning to live. But he gradually found the taste of being recognized from Luffy.

Luffy shouted that he hoped Ace would live well. It was the first time that Ace heard someone want him to live, and he felt a strong sense of recognition in his heart.

After that, the three lived together and hunted for a living every day. At the same time, the Blue Gem Pirates also wanted to recover the treasure, and Dadan also made plans for the worst result of the pirates coming to the door.

Ace, Sabo, and Luffy have been challenging each other, but how could Ace and Sabo beat Luffy, who was a hanger-on? The two of them never won once together.

Located to the north of Mount Kolber is the Waste Terminal. There is a castle to the north of the Waste Terminal, but it is impassable because of its solid stone walls. The gate called the main gate is the only passage, and twice a day, a large amount of junk collected from all over the country is transported to the Waste Terminal.

Sometimes supplies are sold around the Waste Terminal. The three brothers pretend to sell crocodile skins to enter the city, and they can easily win even if they are blackmailed.

The name of this country is the Kingdom of Goa, which has no garbage and is known as the most beautiful country in the East China Sea. The windmill village where Luffy was born also seems to belong to this country as if it has been forgotten.

Sabo exposed his identity because he showed the noble's token. In desperation, Sabo could only admit that he was the son of a noble, and was despised by Ace and Luffy.

Sabo revealed that he was neither an orphan nor grew up in the Waste Terminal, and now his father has discovered his traces.

Sabo was tired of this aristocratic thinking. His parents put pressure on him to become a so-called upper class, and the children of the royal family also ordered Sabo to obey them.

Nobles like certain people who can protect their status and property. Sabo thinks this is a suffocating country, and he got rid of the nobles' home for freedom.

The three people who have never felt the love of their parents may have come together because of such fate.

After telling his story, Sabo vowed that he must go to sea, leave this country, and ride freely.

Ace also told his dream, he wants to become a pirate, keep winning, and never give up.

Luffy just said the dream that shocked the two, that is, to change the world.

Ace, Sabo, and Luffy stole Dadan's wine, and used the trunk as a table under the shade and sunshine of the tree to carry the three people's wine agreement.

Although they may not be partners on the same ship in the future, this ceremony has established the bond between the three. From the moment they clinked glasses, they became brothers for life.

After that, the three brothers built their secret base tree house on the tallest tree. At the top of the tree, the pirate flag belonging to their will, ASL, was raised.

After Dadan found them, he complained that no one would take care of them, but deep love was born.

During a hunting trip, a big tiger took the three brothers as prey. The three brothers could not defeat it together, but they did not use the Conqueror's Haki.

An old man named Nagli helped them. He was just an old man who picked up rags, but he burst out with such strength. Nagli also frankly said that he had fought with the Pirate King Roger, and gradually became like this after being defeated.

After hearing this, Ace turned around and left. Ace hated Roger and hated this father he had never met, because he had always lived in the shadow of this man.

Nagli understood. Ace later asked Nagli: "WarWill you hate Roger after losing?".

Nagli replied: "Although I am unwilling to lose to him, it is just because I am not strong enough. On the contrary, I am very grateful to him because Roger gave them a way out."

If you lose, your life will be in danger. This is the real world of pirates, but Roger is a little different.

Nagli took them to a hidden place. That was the ship he was building. He was going to sea to find his lost partners. The old man believed that the pursuit of dreams had nothing to do with age, and nothing could stop the old man from going to sea.

In this way, the three brothers have grown a lot under the training of Nagli, and the three brothers also understand that the one who can be recognized by the crew is the captain.

After returning, Sabo's father suddenly appeared and forcibly took Sabo away.

In the family of the nobles, the child only It is a chip for continuous wealth, but it cannot have the most precious thing in life - freedom.

After Sabo was forcibly taken away, he accidentally learned a piece of news, that is, the observation team of the World Government is about to arrive. In order to remove the stain, the king has ordered the burning of the waste terminal and the destruction of everything in the waste terminal.

In order to rescue civilians, Sabo immediately jumped out of the window and left home. But Sabo found out that the country colluded with pirates to spread gasoline and bombs. It turned out that everyone knew and acquiesced. The nobles' thoughts were corrupt and the country was hopeless.

Burning waste On the day of the terminal, the colluded pirates found that not only could they not become nobles, but they would also be discarded as chess pieces.

Sabo tried desperately to change all this, but it was useless. At this time, Sabo met Dragon, who listened to Sabo's heartfelt words. Dragon sighed that he finally let the child say such words.

The pirates who had nothing found Ace and Luffy in the burning waste terminal. Ace was about to die under the pirates' knives, so he released the domineering domineering.

The Dadan bandit family finally arrived. After the battle, the waste terminal was desperate. People suddenly discovered a huge wind tunnel created by the Revolutionary Army, and everyone was rescued.

The next morning, Sabo was captured and brought home again. Seeing that the day after tomorrow was the time to welcome the Celestial Dragons, Sabo could no longer bear the life of a caged bird, stole a fishing boat, and left the Kingdom of Goa, but was sunk by the Celestial Dragons' ships on the way.

At the critical moment, Dragon appeared and rescued Sabo from the fire. Sabo also lost his memory from then on. But at that time, no one could prove that Sabo was rescued.

"...The above is the three sworn brothers we experienced when we were young. When your bad news came, Ace cried for a long time. Although I have always believed that you are still alive, I only got news about you not long ago."

Luffy was drinking, and Sabo was a little drunk.

After hearing this story, everyone in the Straw Hat Adventure Group was also full of emotion.