Chapter 352 Darkening

In order not to attract attention, Shanks deliberately chose a remote area to dock after arriving in Elegia.

Gordon had been waiting alone on the shore for a long time. When he saw the Red Hair Pirates getting off the ship, he hurried to meet them.

Shanks smiled and waved at Gordon, saying,

"Gordon, long time no see."

Among the Four Emperors, Shanks is the kindest one towards ordinary people, but even so, Gordon still felt a little nervous when facing Shanks. The invisible aura that always lingers around Shanks is very oppressive.

Gordon responded, then looked at Shanks and the members of the Red Hair Pirates behind him.

After many years, the appearance of the Red Hair Pirates has changed a lot, and each of them looks much tougher than before.

However, Gordon didn't know all of them. For example, he had never seen Rockstar, Katakuri and Brulee.

In addition to these three people, there was a black-haired man wearing a slim black robe and half of his face was covered by a scarf behind him.

The man raised his head, and just one glance made Gordon feel as if he was staring into the abyss, so he quickly looked away.

Seeing this, Shanks raised his hand and placed it on Gordon's shoulder, and said softly,

"Gordon, where is Uta now? Take me to see her."

Gordon suppressed his fear, nodded stiffly, and then walked side by side with Shanks in front.

On the way, Gordon couldn't help asking,

"Shanks, how many new members have joined your pirate group recently?"

Shanks smiled and said,

"Yeah, it's more lively when there are more people. What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just think it's better for you to have some people that Wuta is familiar with accompany you this time. After all, there are still misunderstandings between you that have not been resolved."

Shanks was silent for a moment and said,

"I know, but they are all partners I recognize. If we want to meet them, we can go together. Besides..."

Before Shanks finished speaking, the man in the scarf suddenly came up, looked down at Gordon, and said lightly,

"You talk too much. Lead your way."

Gordon shuddered and subconsciously turned to look at Shanks, but Shanks just smiled helplessly and said,

"Gordon, did you hear that? Let's go. He has a bad temper and I can't stop him when he gets angry."

Gordon swallowed his saliva, dared not say anything more, and continued to lead the way obediently.

After arriving at the palace, Gordon first took the red-haired group to the reception room.

He originally wanted Red Hair and the others to wait here for a while while he went to call Uta. However, as soon as he came in, he saw Uta already sitting on the sofa in the center of the living room.

Uta lowered his head, his face in shadow.

Even so, Shanks recognized at a glance that it was his daughter Uta, whom he had not seen for many years.

He looked at Uta with a mixture of pity and self-blame. After an unknown amount of time, he finally called out,

"Uta..."

Hearing Shanks' voice, Uta's body trembled slightly, then she slowly raised her head, and Shanks' figure was reflected in her purple pupils.

She didn't say anything, just stared at Shanks. The atmosphere in the hall became a little weird for a moment, until a voice suddenly sounded behind Shanks.

"How long are you two going to keep doing this? Just say whatever you want to say."

Shanks and Uta were both stunned. Uta frowned and looked at the scarf-wearing man behind Shanks. He said coldly,

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you?"

Under Uta's gaze, the scarf man slowly walked to Shanks and said,

"Call him dad first, and I'll tell you who I am."

After these words were spoken, Shanks and others, including Gordon, couldn't help but twitch their lips, thinking, isn't this too direct?

Looking at Uta again, she seemed to be very angry and her whole body was shaking.

She raised her head, stared at the scarf-wearing man in front of her, gritted her teeth and said,

"What are you talking about? I don't have any father!"

The scarf man raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"Hmm? You have quite a personality, good..."

When Shanks heard the tone, he immediately thought something was wrong. Under Gordon's astonished gaze, Shanks actually grabbed the sleeve of the scarf man, as if he was afraid that the scarf man would get angry.

The man in the scarf paused, turned his head to look at Shanks, then pulled his hand back, folded his arms and stood aside. Shanks breathed a sigh of relief.

This series of performances surprised Uta very much. In her impression, although Shanks usually laughed and joked with the crew members, once it came to serious matters, Shanks would immediately show the majesty of a captain.

It was the first time she saw Shanks acting so cautious in front of his "subordinates".

Shanks now only hoped to clear up the misunderstanding. He looked up at Uta, sighed, and then slowly spoke,

"Uta, no matter what, it was wrong for me as a father to leave you here alone, but if I hadn't done that..."

However, before Shanks could finish his words, he was interrupted by Uta loudly.

"Don't say any more, I already know the truth!"

Shanks was shocked when he heard this, then he subconsciously looked at Gordon. Gordon shook his head, indicating that he did not tell Uta the truth about the incident.

Wuta slowly got up from the sofa and whispered,

"I have seen what happened in the video Den Den Mushi. It was all my fault..."

Shanks said quickly,

"You were unconscious, I can't blame you!"

"No, whether it's intentional or unintentional, if you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility. I want to make up for those who have been hurt by me. Not only that, I want to create a world without pirates!"

Shanks felt somewhat relieved at first, thinking that she was indeed his daughter. But after hearing the rest, he became confused and said,

"Uta, what are you talking about?"

At this moment, Uta looked at Shanks with an extremely cold gaze, and she said,

"Most of the suffering in this world is caused by pirates. I hate pirates!"

These words were extremely heartbreaking to the members of the Red Hair Pirates, especially Shanks.

Just when Shanks didn't know what to say next, the scarf man suddenly laughed again.

This laughter was extremely harsh to Uta, and she said angrily,

"You again! What's so funny!?"

The scarf man still smiled.

"Because it's really funny. I didn't realize you were so aware. It's a shame for you not to join the navy."