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

Chapter 219 If You Lose Friends, You Can Find Them Again
"What are you thinking about, son?"

In the cozy little room, Zefa pushed open the door and walked in, and asked Ze Ping who was fiddling with a warship model on the desk.

Cloud Island is not far from Rogue Town. The warship can reach there in a few days if it runs at full speed. They just arrived tonight, and Ross has arranged corresponding accommodation for all of them.

He had just finished a small gathering with Ross, Cap and others. He smelled slightly of alcohol and came to Ze Ping and asked the latter to fan him.

Zefa has been observing his son. These days, he has always been silent and followed Walter. He was not like this in the past.

On the eve of arriving at Yun Island, Walter found him and asked him to comfort Ze Ping.

Although no one knew what happened between the two, Walter's expression was always so calm, as if he was indifferent to life and death at such a young age.

"Dad, which one is more important, family or friends?"

Ze Ping didn't explain the reason, but asked the question directly, which made Zefa confused for a moment.

Is there still a need to choose? Of course, family is more important!
He came up with the answer in an instant, but did not speak it out loud. Instead, he found a chair and sat next to his son and asked:

“Talk to Dad, don’t keep it in your heart. Although I don’t know what happened between you and Walter in the past two days, he came to me not long ago and asked me to comfort his best friend.

Can you tell me the story, son? No matter what, Walter will always think of you. Believe in dad, there is nothing that cannot be solved. "

Zefa's words made Ze Ping move. He turned his head to look at his father, then slowly said:
"I always think of him, but..."

His words were very helpless. Looking at his father, he slowly told him what happened that day.

[The sounds of fighting gradually subsided, and the war outside was nearing victory. Ze Qing, who was staying in the safe hut in Yunduo, glanced at his mother who was sleeping beside him, secretly pulled his hands and feet away, and crawled out.

He still didn't forget to look for Walter, but he couldn't leave alone under his mother's gaze. It was a look that made him unable to move.

Using the power of the fruit, Ze Ping made a fist blade for self-defense and began to walk around the cabin carefully searching.

The area was only slightly affected by the war. There were only scattered corpses lying in a pool of blood beside the aisle, and the air was filled with the smell of blood that made his stomach churn.

But he had to hurry up! He couldn't return after his mother woke up, he had to hurry!
He forced himself to suppress the nauseous feeling, his body constantly adapting, and finally relying on his memory to find the room where Walter was.

The door was not opened and there were no bodies nearby. This was a relatively safe area inside the hull, just like their room.

With an uneasy heart, he used the power of his fruit to control the metal door to unlock, and then slowly moved it open, revealing a small white safe house inside that was exactly the same as the one he had.

Very good!
This was Ze Ping's first thought, and then he couldn't wait to close the door, then knocked on the White Cloud Barrier and said:
"It's me, Walter. I'm Ze Ping. I'm here to see you!"

"Why are you here? Although I'm not worried about the loss of the warship, it's still too early for you to deal with those pirates."

Walter crawled out of the hut with a book tucked under his arm. He was not bored during this period.

Ze Ping's bold move made him both moved and worried. After all, this was one of the few friends he could call a good friend.

The fact that a person is willing to risk his life to come find me is enough to make us close friends. After all, not everyone doesn't care about their own life.

"I...I wanted to come with my father, but before I could react, my mother took me away. I wanted to make sure you were safe."

Ze Ping explained, then lowered his head and said:

"Sorry, I may be a little late now, because... because..."

"It's because of Aunt Shirley's obstruction, right?"

Walter knew what Ze Ping was thinking just by looking at his performance. He had guessed something in his mind, but he didn't care. He continued:

"There's nothing to apologize for. Come in first. The fight up there will probably take a while. Don't risk going back. I don't want my assistant to die so hastily."

"No! I came out secretly. If I don't go back, my mother will definitely worry. I...I can't do this."

Ze Ping was originally very excited, but he became more and more depressed as he spoke. He didn't know why. He seemed to know that he had made a mistake, but he didn't know what mistake he had made.

"Clap~"

Walter held his forehead with one hand with a crisp sound. He was really embarrassed by Ze Qing's behavior.

He admitted that he was grateful for Ze Ping's actions, but he felt stupid for thinking this way.

He said bluntly:
"Hey, you must be more decisive next time, otherwise a situation that was originally fine will be complicated by you!
For example, in this situation, you are faced with nothing but the constraints of family affection and the concerns of friendship. "

"If I have to make a choice, even if it's you, Ze Ping, I will choose family without hesitation. Do you know why?"

"My father always told me that if you lose a friend, you can find another one, but if you lose your family, you will never see them again. Zeqing, you should understand what I mean, right?

I can forgive you for everything you did because of your family. If such a scene happens again, promise me that you will live selfishly for your family, okay? "】

"You think Walter is very heartless as a friend, right?"

"I... I don't know either. I know what he said was right at the time, but I just feel very uncomfortable. I feel very uncomfortable psychologically. I feel like the decision I made is meaningless."

Ze Ping sat in the chair, swinging his legs. The model boat on the table was swaying in the air just like his mood at the moment, as if it was experiencing a rare storm.

He thought that Walter would blame him for his behavior, because he knew Walter, he was really kind to him, like an encyclopedia that never got tired of reading.

But... he never thought that his good friend would say that, so... heartless?
Maybe, but he himself wanted to become stronger in order to better protect his mother and prevent that unforgettable tragedy from happening again. Walter might have said such words because he understood this.

The purpose is to not let your bond with him hold you back.

"The person who knows you best is often not yourself, Ze Ping. I don't know how to enlighten you now. Walter is not an ordinary child, he is also an incomplete adult."

Zefa was a little distressed. He didn't expect Walter to say it that way. It was very direct and combined with some aspects of Ze Ping himself.

But some aspects are not entirely correct.

"Well, I know that Walter works as rigorously as an adult, and he also jokes with me. It's very comfortable to get along with him. I never wanted to blame him, but I just feel a little uncomfortable." Ze Ping said, looking up and asking his father:
"Can I be alone, Dad? Walter is not family, but he is like family. I don't want to lose him."

"Well, if you have any confusion or frustration, remember to tell your dad or mom in time, don't keep it to yourself."

"Well, I'll definitely do it next time."

Zefa stood up, walked away slowly, closed the door gently, then turned and walked towards his room.

The world of kids nowadays is really troublesome. Unlike when he was young, they basically just formed gangs and played together at the docks.

But that is not a good thing either, as it will easily breed villains and will also make it easy to be isolated and excluded.

Just like him, he was once an excluded outsider, until he became the "boss" of that area by relying on force.

Thinking of this, Zefa's pace quickened. If he remembered correctly, the mask he wore when he was a child had always been kept by Shirley, right?
No, we must negotiate for destruction! We must not let Ze Ping know that he did such a thing in the past, he would definitely be laughed at, right?
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"Extra, Extra, the legendary pirate Golden Lion has passed away! Navy hero Garp has once again demonstrated the justice of the navy! The sea will flourish under the light of the Peace Gulls! Pirates will one day be wiped out!"

"The great pirate Shiki was captured and unfortunately died, and the navy hero Garp added another magnificent achievement! The emperor of the New World? Nothing more than that!"

"With the arrival of the Navy hero, the sea will be peaceful! With the arrival of the Navy hero, justice will prevail! The legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion has officially left the stage of the sea! The four seas will return to the peace they deserve!"

Within two days, the world government began to distribute newspapers one after another. This time, even Morgans did not sing a different tune, but instead took advantage of the popularity.

However, the sales of World Economic News were not very good this time. On the one hand, Morgans was not very enthusiastic, and on the other hand, it was too dry and boring, and not exciting enough.

On a sunny morning, Ross was lying on the sofa on his balcony, looking around. Ross Castle was not high, only about twenty meters and four floors.

He was holding a newspaper that had just arrived today, which contained a picture of the golden lion's corpse, but only the part below the neck.

The exaggerated hole in the chest was very bloody, and it also showed the authenticity of the incident.

In this ocean, only Garp, Zephyr and Sora have the ability to kill the Golden Lion with his fist.

Even Whitebeard Newgate couldn't do this. Now he was more of a combination of the fruit and his physique in battle, and it was basically impossible for him to inflict such a fierce and fatal blow.

"Here I am, this map makes me dizzy. I'll ask Long to find it later. For an old man like me, eating, drinking and having fun are the most important things!"

Garp came over and threw a scroll-like map in his hand over, while with his other hand he kept stuffing snacks into his mouth.

It can be seen that these are snacks for children. It is possible that he fooled his two young and innocent children when he came here.

"Be careful, this is a great secret treasure. There are absolutely no giant lantern fish or sea kings in these two areas. This is the original!"

Ross took the scroll and said with disdain, then carefully rolled it up and put it away. He had carefully copied two copies of the scroll after taking it from his eldest son Yatuo yesterday.

Just yesterday, Yatuo returned safely with Olivia, who was about to give birth, and the journey was extremely peaceful.

At the same time, he also brought what Ross had been dreaming of, one of his hopes for immortality!

Here is the definite clue to pure gold!
He himself hadn't thought that Clover could really get this thing. He must have exhausted all the information he had been looking for. It was worth it that he had been looking forward to it for a long time after receiving the news from Clover himself.

What a jerk this boy Yatuo is. He didn’t even bother to send this back first before going on his honeymoon with his girlfriend.

Don’t you know that your father is very anxious?

"I know, I know, but your boy has really good taste. Although his skin is a little dark, his figure is really good. It would be great if my dragon could find someone as good-looking as him in the future.

I, the old Monk, can't lose this handsome face, ahahaha!"

Cap changed the subject.

She was also the daughter-in-law that Ross mentioned whom he had just met today. Yesterday he was busy having fun. Yun Island is a rare holiday destination.

You can lie down and sleep anywhere here, it's just wonderful! The delicious and fun things here also bring together the essence of the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Route.

Even the Ross kids eat the best soft candies, so sweet~
"Whatever he chooses is his business. I am not against free love, but I think arranged marriage is not bad now."

Ross said with a sigh.

Karp was a little confused. He felt that Rose's daughter-in-law was quite good. She was well-educated and well-mannered. She looked like a well-educated person! She was similar to Xiao He when he was young.

It’s just that one of them is cool and the other one is elegant, both are good.

"Why? Is there something else going on?"

"If you don't want to talk about it, don't ask me. It's embarrassing to tell others. Okay, I won't pursue the matter of you cheating my daughter out of snacks. Do me a favor and help me test Barrett's strength."

"Azhe..."

Karp scratched his cheek in embarrassment, he was actually discovered... He actually didn't expect that the girl admired him so much, so... he just gave her some candy.

However, he still agreed directly:

"No problem! But is that little guy's strength growing so fast?"

"Well, unless I use my full strength, there is no way to test his strength, and my full strength basically means I'm going to kill him. You and Zefa are the most suitable, but you have the least time right now."

Ross nodded. He had tested Barrett's strength over the past few days and found that he was completely unable to do anything to the opponent without using his ultimate skills.

The combination of armed color and ghost energy has reached an incredible level!

He suspected that if this continued for another two or three years, Barrett would be able to break through to the level of the Emperor through a life-and-death fake or some occasional inspiration, and completely suppress his adoptive father.

Of course, he had almost broken through at that time, and he already had a feeling, a premonition of a leap in life level!

(End of this chapter)