Chapter 177 How About Entangled with Domineering?

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at the same time.

A certain sea area in the New World.

A lawless zone on a neutral island.

Tavern.

"Hahahaha!! It's a rare treat from dad today. We won't go home until we get drunk!!"

Marco, with a pineapple head on his head, stood on a wine table, his face flushed and he raised the beer glass in his hand.

"Roar!!"

The other members of the Whitebeard Pirates also raised their glasses in excitement and laughed heartily.

"Hey, hey, hey, you guys!!"

Whitebeard screamed helplessly, but the next second he was surrounded by his own crew members and drank wine, and he quickly merged into the lively and joyful atmosphere.

The crowd sang and danced, letting out their long-repressed desires and emotions.

Someone used a beer bottle as a microphone to sing,

Some people laughed so hard that they laughed so hard,

Some people get very drunk and then cry loudly,

There were also people who just sat there quietly, watching the chaos of their friends with a smile on their faces.

"Hey, Oden! Don't sit there in a daze, everyone is happy!! Come and have a drink too!"

Marco suddenly seemed to have discovered something, his eyes suddenly lit up, he ran to a corner of the tavern excitedly, put his arm around Kozuki Oden who was wearing samurai uniform, and breathed out wine and said:

"what are you thinking about?"

Kozuki Oden, who was originally in a daze, suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the drunken Marco in front of him, smiled and said:

"nothing."

Marco rolled his eyes and suddenly asked:

"Are you homesick?"

Kozuki Oden seemed to have heard some joke and laughed loudly:

"How could it be possible? My dream since I was little is to travel to the sea!!"

"Become a free pirate, travel the whole world, and see all the beautiful scenery of this sea. This way, I, Kozuki Oden, come to this world in vain!"

"Compared to this vast and endless sea, Wano Country is really too narrow."

Marco frowned and asked curiously:

"Since you don't want to go home, then why are you so absent-minded every day and often sitting alone on the bow of the boat in a daze?"

Kozuki Oden waved his hands pretending to be calm and said:

"It's nothing, I'm just in a daze."

Marco stared at Kozuki Oden's face with suspicion and muttered:

"Is that because we lost to the marine named Darren?"

"That guy's strength is not simple. He even destroyed Kaido's base camp. Even a terrifying guy like the 'World Destroyer' Bundy Waldo fell into his hands. It's not unfair for you to lose to him..." Just have a chance to win it back in the future.”

Kozuki Oden smiled heartily and said:

"Of course I know that the appearance of that navy proved that my idea of ​​going to sea was right."

"Otherwise, if I stay in Wano Country, I will never meet such a powerful opponent in my entire life!"

He subconsciously held down the handle of Tian Yu Yu Zhan at his waist, his eyes flashing with strong fighting intent.

"The next time we meet, I will win, and I will take Yama back from his hands!"

On his waist, in addition to Tian Yu Yu Zhan, there was also a black scabbard hanging.

When Marco saw his free and easy look, his doubts deepened.

If I wasn’t disappointed because I lost the battle with that navy, then why…

As the "big butler" of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco takes care of other crew members much more carefully than the rough Whitebeard.

Watching the warrior in front of him take a sip of beer, Marco suddenly seemed to remember something and tentatively said:

"You...do you think you miss a woman?"

puff! !

Kozuki Oden sprayed Marco in the face with a sip of beer.

He shook his head with a flushed face and coughed violently:

"I-I didn't!!"

Marco wiped the wine from his face speechlessly, the corners of his mouth twitching.

Come on, it's too obvious the way you look.

"Is she that good-looking girl? Her name seems to be... Tianyueshi?"

Marco asked in a low voice.

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Kozuki Oden was silent for a moment and suddenly sighed.

"I don't understand why..."

He scratched his head.

"Obviously it was just a chance encounter, but watching her being taken away by that marine named Darren, I always felt like I had lost something important."

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The bedroom was a mess.

White socks, a wide kimono, a purple belt... were scattered all over the place, and even the air was filled with a warm temperature.

Darren climbed up feebly, covering his lower back with one hand, and carefully covering Ah Shi, who had fallen asleep, with a quilt with the other hand.

When he glanced at Tianyue, whose face was full of satisfaction and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, he breathed out gently and then walked out of the room quietly.

"It's such a suffering..."

Wearing a pair of shorts, Darren sat on the threshold in front of the house without any posture, lit a cigarette, held his cheek dejectedly, and murmured:

"Are you really looking for Huo Shaoshan?"

But the idea was immediately rejected as soon as it came up.

No, no!

Darren shook his head and trembled all over.

Although Huo Shaoshan doesn't look like someone who gossips everywhere, the guy who is too gentle seems to be unable to keep secrets.

If word gets out, do you still want your reputation?

No, that's not right either.

His reputation in the headquarters was already "not very good".

But you can’t break the jar like this.

Men can never accept that they can't do this.

"It seems that we have to think of other ways... Life return? This doesn't seem to work. That thing consumes my energy, not just a fatal injury. This is not something that can be solved by life return..."

Darren held a cigarette in one hand and stroked the stubble on his chin with the other hand, thinking:

"How about... Cover it with Armament Haki?"

As soon as this idea came up, Darren couldn't help but brighten up.

This is probably feasible...

I just don't know if it will be too powerful.

Well, if the founder of Armament Haki knew that someone in the future would use this ability to do that, I guess the coffin would be so angry that it would explode.

Darren's thoughts gradually drifted away, boundless.

He sat there smoking, quietly looking up at the quiet starry sky.

The sound of Ah Shi's even breathing in the bedroom behind him kept coming, which made him feel peaceful.

Under the soft light, he couldn't help but smile.

How long has it been since he felt so happy and secure?

He couldn't remember clearly.

Fighting, fighting, desire, money, planning... The past life was so clear in his mind. The life in the last life might be comfortable enough, but the memory has long been blurred.

A cigarette was quickly finished.

Darren simply rinsed his mouth, then walked into the room, got into the bed, and hugged the sleeping Ah Shi in his arms.

Looking at the face in his arms that was filled with a happy smile, Darren gently kissed her forehead and whispered:

"Happy New Year."

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Please thank you for everything.