Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

The next morning.

Ace and Luffy reappeared in front of Roon.

Ace said to him seriously, "Even if Sabo leaves for the time being, Luffy and I have decided to continue training with you. When Sabo comes back next time, we will definitely give him a good beating."

Luffy also burst into silly laughter.

From this day forward...

The number of people following Ron to cultivate decreased from three to two.

……

Another half month passed.

Sabo still hasn't returned.

this day.

Ron returned to the tavern from outside and was suddenly informed of some news.

"Sabo...he's been kidnapped?!"

Ron was taken aback when he heard the news from the sobbing, heartbroken Makino.

"what happened?"

"I'm not entirely sure either. I heard that Sabo was locked up by his parents after returning home. On his way out of the house after defeating the guards, he accidentally offended a Celestial Dragon... and then he was taken away."

Makino cried very sadly.

"Sister Makino, don't cry. You've only been taken away. Maybe you'll be able to come back."

Guina comforted her from the side.

The tavern waiter next door shook his head and said in a low voice:

"Those are the Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles. Offending them, even for a noble, would likely..."

"Saab..."

Makino covered her face with her hands.

Guina couldn't bear to see her so heartbroken, so she looked at Ron with pleading eyes.

Ron looked somber and remained silent.

He never expected that the plot would develop this way after he intervened.

Even now, it's him.

It's unclear whether Sabo is dead or alive.

……

The next morning.

Ron met Ace and Luffy at their usual spot. Both of them had red and swollen eyes and looked dejected.

"Are you okay?"

Upon hearing Roon's words, Luffy couldn't help but burst into tears again, and he held his arm across his face to shield them.

"Don't cry, Luffy!"

Ace scolded Luffy, then forced a very awkward smile at Ron: "We... are fine. Sabo is smart, even if he's taken away by the Celestial Dragons, he'll definitely find a way to escape."

"Although we won't see each other for a long time now and in the future, I believe we will definitely meet again on the sea."

"Of course, we'll definitely meet again!"

Luffy sobbed, his face streaked with tears and snot.

He forcefully wiped away the tears and snot from his face, staring intently at Ron and said:

"I must become stronger, stronger than Ron, and then I'll beat everyone who took Sabo away to a pulp!"

"Alright. Starting today, training will be doubled!"

Sabo's sudden departure turned Luffy and Ace's playful mood into a desire to fight.

Driven by the desire to become stronger, they trained even harder.

Both of them are in their growth period and are making rapid progress.

This happened after training that day.

Ace lay sprawled on the grass, gazing at the sky, and suddenly said:

"Luffy, Roon, I've made up my mind."

Ron, who was standing next to him, and Luffy, who was lying next to him, looked at him first.

"I will set sail when I turn seventeen and begin my adventure on this vast ocean!" Ace declared firmly.

Why seventeen?

Luffy asked curiously.

“Don’t you remember? Sabo said in his letter that he is from a noble family and will officially become a nobleman at the age of eighteen, so he plans to set sail when he is seventeen. Therefore, I will also set sail when I am seventeen.”

"Then, I want to be like you!"

"Haha, then you'll be three years behind me. By the time you set sail, I'll definitely have become a renowned pirate!"

Ace laughed, his eyes full of longing, "When that time comes, I will definitely go find Sabo and we three brothers will be reunited."

"Then I, who will become the Pirate King, will beat up that Celestial Dragon who took Sabo away!"

Thinking of this, Luffy grinned and laughed heartily.

"Ron, when we meet again on the high seas, I promise I won't be this weak anymore. Then we'll have another match!"

Ace got up and looked at Ron beside him, his face full of fighting spirit.

"Sure, but if you lose, you'll have to buy me the best wine."

Ron smiled at him.

During his time at the tavern, his alcoholic nature was fully unleashed, and he had to have a sip of macchino's homemade fruit beer every day.

"no problem!"

………………

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35. Garp's surprise (4/5)

This went on for quite some time.

Ron and Guina have been in Windmill Town for almost two months.

It was evening that day.

After saying goodbye to Luffy and Ace.

Ron carried Rachel back to the tavern.

The tavern door was then opened.

An elderly man with white hair and a white beard, tall and broad-chested, wearing shorts and a floral shirt, walked in, raised his hand at Makino, and smiled:

"Hey, Makino, are you alright?"

he is……

Ron saw him and was slightly taken aback.

"Ah, Mr. Garp!"

Makino was overjoyed to see the person who had arrived.

"How did you come?"

"Haha, I took a month's leave to come back and see my two grandsons." Karp laughed heartily as he walked to the counter. "Give me a beer, ice cold."

Makino handed him an ice-cold beer, which he downed in one gulp.

“Mr. Garp, Sabo…”

"Ah, I've already heard about that."

Garp put down his beer glass, his expression somber, and said, "That idiot Sabo! He actually messed with those guys..."

Makino silently poured him a full beer.

"What happened to Sabo after he was taken away?"

A voice rang in Garp's ear.

He turned to look.

A clean-cut, well-proportioned black-haired boy carrying a long sword, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and white shorts, stood beside him, looking at him calmly.

"you are?"