One Piece: The Long Road

After nightfall, the sea breeze was slightly cool, but there was still a trace of dryness in the daytime. The area of ​​this small island was within the scope of the climate of Xia Dao.

The sky is densely packed with stars, and it seems that because of this, the moon that should be the protagonist is squeezed into an invisible corner.

In front of the house on the beach, there was a pile of bonfires up to one meter high. The flames were arrogant and arrogant, and the heat wave was radiating all around. Above the flames hung two huge unknown animal legs, braving the richness. The aroma of meat drifted into Simon's nose under the roasting of the fire.

Smelling this fragrance, and looking at the animal legs that kept dripping with sesame oil that looked golden, Simon actually felt a hint of hunger.

"When I came to this island, I realized that sleeping is not the only enjoyment."

Kuzan put his elbows on his thighs, smiled and looked at the beast legs that became more delicious under the fire, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Ignoring Kuzan's feelings, Simon naturally didn't mean the slightest politeness, and he was not afraid of being hot. He took the lead in grabbing the animal leg that belonged to him, and took a big bite.

"good to eat."

The chewy meat rolled in the mouth and the aroma was overflowing, making Simon unable to bear to open his mouth to chew, for fear that the aroma would spill out of his mouth.

Seeing Simon devoured like this, Kuzan was not in a hurry to eat, and smiled a little complacently: "I haven't just slept in the past two years, I'm good at cooking."

"Uh…"

Simon was shocked by Kuzan's words, he quickly smoothed his throat with his hand, swallowed the meat with difficulty, and then stared at Kuzan with an inexplicable gaze.

That gaze made Kuzan's eyelids twitch, with a look of resentment on his face.

"Sorry, sorry, but I can understand why you say that the ingredients on this island are good. It's so delicious if you just bake it on fire without any seasoning. It's really a good ingredient." Simon smiled embarrassedly and continued to eat. Not the slightest bit of self-consciousness said something so sarcastic.

Hearing Simon's sarcastic words, Kuzan silently stroked his forehead and said, "Heat is a skill."

"That's right."

After eating one thigh in three or two bites, Simon nodded in agreement.

Kuzan's face straightened, and he said, "So you have to admit that this delicious grilled thigh isn't just due to the quality of the ingredients."

"Aren't you going to eat?"

As if he didn't hear what Kuzan said, Simon stared at the thigh on Kuzan's hand.

The corners of Kuzan's mouth and eyelids twitched together, he sighed to himself, and bit his thighs quite sadly.

"It's not easy, it's much harder to deal with than Karp." Kuzan thought to himself.

Simon ate quickly, but Kuzan ate slowly. That thigh was not finished for an hour, which attracted Simon's attention. Maybe it was the reason why he lost his naval position. In the face of Kuzan At the time, there was no rigorous atmosphere like before.

"I didn't expect the senior to eat very feminine." Sitting on the beach, Simon said flatly.

At Kuzan's own request, Simon did not call Qingzhi, a unique title in the navy, but used a word with deep meaning like senior.

Now, Kuzan is not Qingzhi, and he is also not Black Sword, and now, both of them are out of the Navy, although Simon is currently in a wanted situation.

"Ah la." Don't care about Simon's name at all, Kuzan glanced at his thigh with less than half left, and smiled indifferently: "Eating too fast is not good for digestion, it will affect your health, I am a person who is not interested in sleep. It’s very demanding, and if I’m not healthy, it’s hard to fall asleep, so I’m going to be very distressed.”

Simon sighed softly, expressing admiration.

If it is said that the digestive system of ordinary people, wolfing down will indeed cause a certain burden to the body, but this statement is not suitable for people with high physical fitness.

Simon wonders why he thinks and judges such trivial matters. Such behavior seems very painful, but perhaps it is the atmospheric effect brought by Kuzan itself, which is generally a kind of personality charm.

Glancing at Kuzan quietly, Simon smiled bitterly to himself.

There are several people in the Navy that Simon admires, and exactly one of them is Kuzan, who seems to be lazy in his behavior.

Beneath that lazy and casual appearance, there is a style of firmness and never back down.

"Senior, do you want to stay on this island for the rest of your life?" Facing the sea breeze, Simon asked this question that he had always cared about.

After the battle with Akainu, Simon asked the same question, and the answer was a flat smile. Now, Simon asked this question again under the current situation.

The sound of chewing slowly stopped, and Kuzan suddenly felt that the meat in his mouth had lost its taste. He looked up at the starry sky and couldn't help being silent.

When he was in the navy for most of his life, in the end he just stayed on this small island and didn't care about the world. The place where he put his faith and justice was not what it used to be, so when he left, he didn't have the slightest regret. .

"If you hadn't stood up to block Sakaski at that time, maybe I would have died under that punch." Kuzan swallowed the rest of the barbecue in a few mouthfuls, and said lightly: "In Sakaski's eyes, I also It's a dead person, and it's a joke to appear in front of him again."

"you have not answer my question yet."

"It's really tough."

Kuzan, who wanted to pass by casually, scratched his head in distress, and said in a very casual tone: "However, I'm not old enough to retire, so I occasionally go out to relax or something, my car. Although the car won't rust, it can also be lonely."

"senior…"

Simon grabbed a handful of sand and stood up slowly, staring at the sand that fell from his hands, and said solemnly: "I mean, will you intervene in the battle of the forces in the future? Which side will you stand on then?"

A strange color flashed across Kuzan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He lay heavily on the beach and said lazily, "It's not good to listen to other people's opinions on this kind of thing, some important things still have to be handled by others. up to you."

"Ah, sorry."

The idea was seen through, Simon smiled gently, saying sorry, but in fact there was no apology~www.readwn.com~ Kuzan smiled helplessly, and said lightly: "Isn't there still someone important?"

Simon's eyes suddenly showed a hint of warmth, thinking of Karp, thinking of the Warring States period, thinking of the members on the oath, thinking of the twin sisters, nodded and smiled: "Yes."

"Since that's the case..." Kuzan said with a straight face, "Then what's the point of hesitation?"

"Maybe I'm worried, maybe I'm afraid..."

When there was no more sand in the palm of his hand, Simon fell back heavily on the beach and murmured softly: "I am afraid that one day the hand holding the sword will tremble, and then maybe I will never be able to take a firm step. , I don't want to be immobile so soon, whether it's something entrusted to me or something I want to do, it seems to be far, far away..."

"When I face them one day for a dream that I can't give up, I'm afraid that I will hesitate at that time. If I hesitate at that time, I may not be able to go on..."

Kuzan glanced at Simon, who was a little confused, and said lightly: "Simon, as a strong man, you have the capital to act recklessly. This is the case with white beard, and so is red hair, including those big pirates, different. Because the navy needs to be bound by the order, morality and rules and laws, the pirates seem to be more unscrupulous, and because of this, burning, killing and looting are common in their eyes. Maybe this is the false freedom they say, but the freedom I think is not. so."

"What is freedom... It's that no one can stop you when you want to sleep."

Simon was very fascinated at first, like a junior listening to the teachings of his predecessors, but when he heard the last sentence, the image that had grown taller in his mind instantly collapsed.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and Simon sighed silently.