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

Chapter 8 Arriving at the Shampoo Islands

Half a day later.

Ross found a hidden corner to enter the Sabaody Archipelago and quietly blended into the crowd with Sakaski.

At this moment, Sakaski seemed like a different person, full of vitality, as pure as a child, without any burden.

Indeed, what he has to do now is very simple, become stronger and stop regretting it!

This made Sakaski temporarily hide his sadness deep in his heart. Sadness is also a responsibility. When one is unable to bear it, it becomes a burden instead.

Maybe they can motivate you to keep moving forward, but that obsession will only make you sink deeper and deeper.

It’s better to change your attitude and make your life less tiring.

"Follow closely. Shampoo Land is one of the few places in the ocean where you can get lost. Look at the numbers on those giant trees."

Ross said, pointing to the number [21] on the tree in front of him:
"The Sabaody Archipelago is very special. All the buildings here are built on the roots of 79 Yarchiman mangroves, which is the largest mangrove species in the world!"

"And above that, the areas are divided into different types. We are now in an illegal area. In addition to bounty hunters and gangsters, there are pirates here."

After saying this, Ross pulled Sakaski's arm to prevent him from getting distracted and lost.

Although you can use the ability to find someone if they are lost, it is better not to go through so much trouble.

Sakaski looked around with a serious face. The buildings here did show signs of being destroyed and then repaired, and most of the people walking on the road were in groups.

The only thing they have in common is that they look fierce, and they don't have the kind of simplicity that ordinary people can bring.

Moreover, almost everyone of them has a weapon, their clothes are unique and unrestrained, and many of them have visible scars on their skin.

All of this reveals an answer: they are pirates, but they are also bounty hunters who have lived on the tip of a knife.

"It's really, ugly..."

Sakaski remained silent, slowly evaluating the situation in his heart, and his expression did not look very good.

But with Ross's constant guidance, he didn't take these scum too seriously.

After all, even if his heart was filled with garbage cleaning at the moment, he didn't have the ability to pick up the garbage, right?

Ross did not avoid the crowd, but took the child Sakaski on the way to the amusement park.

The only people who can give him temporary refuge here are the Celestial Dragons. Although his strength is not the best in the world, he believes that he is also on par with the vice admirals of the navy.

In Shampoo Land, this kind of strength is completely a dimensionality reduction attack!

There was no idiot who could bring fun to Ross along the way. After all, those who could survive in Shampooland had some sense.

Ross was walking down the street with a child so brazenly, and few people wanted to provoke him, except for those idiots who thought the world was better than mine.

Even if there were any, most of them were held back by old guys with connections, and the one percent chance in that one percent did not happen to Ross.

Soon, Ross and Sakaski arrived at their destination, the [Amusement Park] located at the red trees [40] to [49].

During the trip, they also passed by the [auction venue], which was also the ultimate destination of Ross's trip. However, because the time had not yet arrived, he was too lazy to take Sakaski around.

There is indeed a lot of evil there, but compared to the celestial dragons, this evil seems insignificant.

If you're going to do it, just give some explosive material all at once!
"How do you feel?"

“It’s like two different worlds!”

Sakaski said with a heavy face.

The atmosphere was obviously very depressing before, whether it was the blood in the [Lawless Zone] or the filth in the [Auction Venue], those were places that would make ordinary people feel extremely suffocated.

But what happens in the blink of an eye?
It was only a few meters apart, with two large trees standing next to each other, with only a small "river" in between. But...

The cheerful sounds kept coming to my ears, and the carousel in front of me was filled with laughter, from children and girls.

Across the shore are laughter and joy, across the shore are fighting and trading.

"master……"

Sakaski once again saw the cruelty and reality of the world, and even his heart, which had just calmed down, began to crack again.

The first time was when pirates came to the island and he understood what death was.

And this time, he understood what discrepancy meant.

He doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand!
Is the world really so different? The same place is painted in two completely opposite colors.

Facing Sakaski who was once again confused, Ross smiled and said gently:
"If you don't understand, don't think about it. I know you care a lot, but now is not the time to explain. Let's go, let's book a hotel first, and then I'll take you to relax."

The shock Sakaski will receive later will only be greater, and this is also the moment when it is easiest to change it.

What Ross wanted was a more perfect Sakaski, his ideal Sakaski.

This is a selfish desire, but also an expectation.

"It's all up to you."

Sakaski shook his head and concealed his doubts. He knew that his master was not making a fuss, but he was still distracted in his heart.

He was passively led by Ross.

Along the way are the joyful voices of families, the laughter of couples, and the happiness and joy of riding the amusement facilities.

Look back silently.

The dark smoke clouds shrouded the emerald green trees. We dared not cross the non-existent boundary line. On the other side was the sunlight that the darkness would never see in its lifetime.

Figures gathered, they turned their backs as if pretending not to care, but for some reason they shook their bodies, and their hands unconsciously moved backwards, being dragged forward by their bodies.

Sakaski felt very depressed, more depressed than in the [Lawless Zone] and more depressed than in the [Auction Venue].

Everything that passed by seemed to be laughing at him silently, cutting his heart bit by bit with an invisible blade.

Maybe... there is another meaning to what the master said at that time?
"Yes, but Sakaski, do you understand? Not all pirates deserve to die."

"But pirates are pirates. Since you have chosen to go down this path, you should never think about coming back!

Forced and helpless are never excuses, and bloodstained hands cannot be washed away no matter how hard you try. "

Sakaski shouted firmly in his heart.

Maybe some of those pirates didn't mean to do so, they were forced, but it doesn't matter, scumbags should be prepared to be scumbags.

Through his Observation Haki, Ross clearly felt that something had changed in Sakaski's heart. What was it?

Ross didn't know, but he could guess a little.

In this way, Sakaski was no longer absent-minded, but ignored the laughter around him and walked silently with Ross.

"Sakaski, as long as you don't do anything that you will regret, it's enough. This world is very complicated, and not letting yourself regret is more difficult than you think."

"I understand, Master. I will not regret the decision I made today, not from the beginning."

(End of this chapter)