One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 128 A life divided into two parts
"Sir, are you looking for me?"

Following Tokos all the way, Barrett and Mona soon came to Ross and others. There were only Ross, Roger, Garp and Rayleigh here.

Tokos left directly after taking them to the destination. As a butler, he had a lot of things to deal with every day.

"Ah."

Ross responded with a smile.

Barrett looked puzzled. He could feel that this was Ross's kindness towards him, but... this was the first time he was so straightforward.

As his strength grows, Barrett can distinguish other people's intuitive emotions such as kindness, malice, murderous intent, etc., but that requires others to express it directly.

In the past, Barrett could only sense that Ross was very kind to him, but Ross's expression was indifferent, as if he didn't want him to know. But now...

He didn't understand, but accepted it happily.

Ross is Mona's father and also his benefactor. Barrett is very happy from the bottom of his heart that the other party can do this.

He is becoming more and more emotional now, but he is not good at expressing it.

"Dad, what are you looking for Barrett for? Can you hurry up? He still has a lot of clothes to try on, and the costume designers from Xihai are leaving in a few days!"

Mona left Barrett and floated in front of Ross, pointing at the clothes on Barrett and said:
"Look, isn't Barrett very handsome now? Don't I have good taste?"

"Uh... yes, it does look much better than before. This time I'm looking for Barrett to solve his problem, so it may not take long."

Ross said awkwardly, putting on a forced smile in front of his daughter.

Of course he noticed the clothes Barrett was wearing, which matched Barrett's temperament very well and made him look quite resolute and handsome.

But... when he thought that this was the work of his daughter, and not Barrett himself, he felt tired.

"Is it the bad guy in Barrett's body? I mentioned it to you before, but you always brushed it off!"

Mona put her hands on her hips and looked at Ross angrily. Ross clearly had a solution but didn't tell her, so she had to take more time out of her own playing time to find a way to help Barrett.

What an unpredictable adult.

In front of him, Barrett's eyes gleamed. What did he hear? Finally, he could get rid of that annoying thing!

But Barrett soon calmed down.

Although that annoying guy bothered him, it seemed to be part of his strength.

Just like what that guy always says about the power and truth.

If you want to protect what you care about, strength is essential, especially absolute strength!

He could sense the threat of death from the two strangers. He couldn't defeat any of the five people present except Mona...

If he abandons this power, how long will it take him to reach that height? That height is enough to protect everything.

All of Barrett's emotions and thoughts are written on his face, and Rose doesn't even need the Observation Haki to know what he is thinking.

"That's your own power Barrett, it just went wrong a little bit, I'm just helping you fix it."

Ross explained slowly, and seeing Barrett's inquiring look, he nodded and said:
“It starts to affect you again, and what you need to do is to control this power instead of being affected by it all the time.

I let you blend in naturally before for this reason, but now, I have a better way. "

Ross's words left Barrett stunned.

Yes, didn't I always want to get rid of that voice? Why did I want to give up when I was about to solve it?

But did Mr. Ross know from the beginning that I had this problem and try to solve it?
Barrett was confused.

Of course, Rose said the last sentence deliberately. Although his previous actions were useless, he at least wanted to let Barrett understand these things.

It's not a wasted effort, at least I've achieved the goal of tying him down emotionally, but the price is a little high.

"Yes, I understand."

Barrett nodded and stopped thinking and worrying about it. He could think about these things slowly when he returned. Now the most important thing was to solve his own problems.

"Well, Roger, I'll leave the rest to you. Mona, come to me first."

Ross looked back at Roger, signaling that they could carry out the plan, then looked at his daughter and asked her to stay by his side for now.

Roger understood, laughed and nodded in agreement:

"Well, leave it to me. I can hear what this kid says in his heart, but it's not his own. Just like what you said, the ghost energy seems to have its own will!"

After he finished speaking, he slowly walked out and came in front of the young man who was about the same height as him, and slowly released his observation Haki.

Just now, Roger seemed to hear the angry voice of a child in his ears, but it was very vague.

It was then that Barrett's expression began to change, from joy at first to confusion.

The joy is naturally that you can get rid of the voice that has been bothering you, but the dilemma is whether or not to give up this power.

Just as Ross said, he was indeed affected just now. He didn't think about anything else at all. He was only focused on solving the problem, which was equivalent to losing power.

Barrett was completely defenseless, and Roger just relaxed his mind a little, and the sound began to echo in his ears.

[Mother... abandoned... died in war]

[Power... Barrett...]

[Emotions... battlefield... must be abandoned.] [Companions... burdens... betrayals...]

【Power! Fight! Dominate your destiny!】

The intermittent voice echoed in Roger's ears, and the tone sounded like that of a child, probably only seven or eight years old.

Roger couldn't help but close his eyes and listen carefully, and some vague images gradually emerged in his mind.

A child abandoned by his mother was in danger of death several times in the brutal war, with artillery fire exploding and bullets whizzing around him.

Later, the child was adopted, he experienced a childhood that was almost brainwashing, and was then given a code name before going to the battlefield.

On the battlefield, emotions are redundant. They cause Barrett to be in danger time and time again, and then be abandoned by his companions again and again.

He gradually understood what strength was, he gradually understood the meaning of fighting, he ignorantly wanted to control his own destiny...

This is everything Barrett had before.

Such scenes echoed in Roger's mind again and again. The voices were still intermittent, but they were constantly looping.

It was as if... Barrett's entire life was trapped in this period of time, with no years after that.

"No, that's not right. This is not Barrett's life, but the life of a ghost!"

Roger denied his thoughts out loud. He opened his eyes, looked at Barrett, then looked back at Ross, as if he understood the problem.

Several people were very confused by his mumbling. What did he mean by it was not Barrett's life, but the life of a "ghost"?
"How's it going Roger, any findings?"

Ross asked directly.

Roger was silent, frowned and began to organize his words. He really didn't know how to express what he had just seen and heard.

It’s really strange, can a person’s mind also be trapped in a period of time?
Barrett in front of him felt a little uncomfortable, with red light flickering in his eyes, as if a power could burst out at any time.

"Wait, let me take a look, I'm still a little unsure."

Roger shook his head, spread out his observation Haki again, and began to listen to Barrett's inner thoughts.

【Cut off the past. 】

The sound of objects falling into the water echoed in my ears.

【Accept yourself as you are now.】

The scenes of conversation, food, and training switched blurrily.

[Unforgivable behavior.]

A broken pocket watch and a blurry photo.

【The words that keep being told.】

Crying, plain but vague voices, and laughter.

【Memories worth preserving. 】

Girls, cake, party...

【A fulfilling and satisfying life. 】

【good……】

The short but complex life seemed to echo in Roger's mind. Compared with the previous monotony, everything seemed so full this time.

The fuzzy memories rushed forward little by little, and Roger was slowly expelled, no longer able to hear any sound or see any picture.

Roger looked at Barrett with complicated eyes.

Everyone's life is like an endless stream that keeps flowing forward, flowing on a narrow steep wall that curves downward.

Barrett's life was violently cut into two halves, like a cut-off stream of water.

One part was stuck at the back and couldn't move, and the other part didn't know where it would drift to.

"Huh... Ross, you know, although everyone's life has ups and downs, it is always a smooth stream. This guy is really the most peculiar person I have ever met. I can actually hear two completely different lives from his body and heart!"

"What do you mean?"

"He abandoned his past and clearly divided his life into two parts. This was not a turning point, but a simple and rough cut! I think the consciousness you are talking about is his past."

Roger's words were very firm.

Barrett's heart is extremely pure, and Roger can see a shadow of his past self in him.

Although my life also has two stages, the first one ended on Shuixianxing Island, and then turned to the present, it is no longer simple, but rather a bit radical and utilitarian.

This is a normal phenomenon. In the lives of ordinary people, the turning points they experience are not as simple as just one or two stages.

There are three stages of growth in a person's life, and each turning point is a growth.

People will encounter many setbacks, choices, etc. in their lives. The new mentality and direction brought about by each setback and choice is also a subtle turning point.

But... Barrett didn't. He simply abandoned the past, very decisively!

Take a bath
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(End of this chapter)