"You were picked up by a dragon when you were a child. Aren't you even a little curious about what happened before?"
Cifer's words were like a spell, drawing Sabo to learn about that unknown past.
"Mr. Ulquiorra, how do you know about me?"
Sabo was puzzled. Logically speaking, only people within the Revolutionary Army should know that he was picked up by Dragon.
Even if he and Kuma are very close, that man would never tell him something like that!
"Just take it as something a friend told me!"
"Mr. Ulquiorra, could you please tell me?!"
As his childhood friend, Koala was also very curious about his childhood, but Long had never told her.
"Actually, I don't know much either. You might as well ask your two sworn brothers, but they probably think you're dead."
"Brother... brother?!"
"I'm not dead! I'm still here!"
Sabo was clearly surprised; he had never imagined he would have brothers, let alone sworn brothers! Two of them!
"Let's save those words for them!"
"Your younger brother is Monkey D. Luffy, the troubled rookie pirate in Paradise recently; your older brother is Portokas D. Ace, the Second Division Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."
The moment the two names were uttered, Sabo felt a throbbing pain in his head, and some images seemed to flash through his mind.
"After drinking the sworn brotherhood wine, we're brothers from now on!"
Sabo seemed to see three tiny figures raising their glasses and clinking them together.
"Sabo ~"
"Sa D Bo~"
Some past events seemed to replay before his eyes, and he covered his forehead, feeling unsteady on his feet.
"Sabo!"
When Koala saw his condition, she wanted to go over and help him, but he refused her hand.
"It seems she's remembered something."
"Hmm, thank you so much Mr. Ulquiorra!"
Sabo grinned. Although he hadn't completely remembered, he planned to go find those two people and figure he would remember when he met them.
Although the memories are incomplete, the feelings cannot be faked; the two of them must be the most important people in my life.
Thank you so much!
Before parting, Sabo bowed deeply, and Koala beside him also bent down.
"It's nothing serious, let's go. You must be eager to find them too."
Having grown accustomed to Enel and his friends' carefree attitude, Cifer found the two overly polite individuals unbearable and decided to ask them to leave.
"Then it'll be time to meet again, Mr. Ulquiorra!"
Koala went first and jumped back onto the ship. Just as Sabo was about to follow, Cifer spoke up.
"A man should not leave any regrets in his life."
"Learn!"
Although he didn't know why the other party said that, Sabo didn't linger. He returned to the ship, waved to them, and turned the rudder away.
"You idiot captain! Do you mean a girl can have regrets in her life?!"
Seeing that the person had already walked away, Bonney once again put on a childish temper, rushed forward and pinched Cifer's face to vent her dissatisfaction.
"Children should act like children."
Bonney, with a large bump on her head, squatted in the corner drawing circles.
Some time passed in the blink of an eye. Apart from occasionally going ashore to visit a small island, they spent most of their time adrift at sea.
The sea, which had been somewhat agitated by the death of the Celestial Dragons, gradually calmed down due to the mysterious appearances of the Little Ul.
"Captain Cifer! Water Seven is just ahead, it's so beautiful!"
What comes into view is an island with a huge fountain and surrounded by water that flows like a slide.
As they approached the beautiful island, Nolan cupped her face in her hands, her girlish heart shining through.
"It really is a beautiful little island!"
Robin echoed, and Bonney, though silent, looked on with curiosity and affection.
"Wow, so much water! Where is it all coming from?!"
Chopper lay on the bow of the boat, his eyes shining.
"It seems like the water flows from a fountain, passes through a trough, and then flows into the sea. How interesting!"
Robin patted his little head and explained.
"Cifer ~ Can we go play on this little island? There must be lots of bookstores there too!"
Chopper jumped up and down excitedly. Playing on this island would definitely be a completely new experience for him. He cast longing glances at the captain.
"Of course, otherwise why would we come here!"
Cifer was also amazed by the scene before him; the city on the water was truly a beautiful and dreamlike place.
"Chopper ~ Let's go play on the water slide!"
Bonney looked at the streams of water and showed excitement.
"Let's play on the water slide..."
Chopper started imagining the scene: riding a water slide all the way down from the top of the water flow, how scary!
"No! I absolutely don't want to!"
At this moment, Bonney seemed like a demon to Chopper, scaring him so much that he cried and hid in Robin's arms.
"We can't swim, Bonney ~"
"Hmm~ that makes sense!"
After Robin spoke, Bonney looked as if Satori something.
"There doesn't seem to be a port here where we can dock?"
"Hey pirates, it's not a good idea to swagger into the city through the main gate! You should go around to the back streets instead!"
Just as Nolan was wondering what was going on, a fisherman in a unique little boat, holding a fishing rod, shouted at them.
"Okay~ Thanks, uncle~"
After waving to him, Enel, under Nolan's command, turned the helm and sailed in the direction the fisherman had indicated.
"What a bustling city!"
As Nolan traveled, he was captivated by the diverse businesses on the streets; it was a completely different experience from the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even with Captain Cifer's presence, the filth that permeated the Sabaody Archipelago remained unchanged.
But the Water Seven is all about commerce and peace, it's practically a paradise in the eyes of girls!
"But this city is about to be submerged by the sea!"
"No, this city was originally built on foundations that sank into the sea. Otherwise, why would it be called the Water 7?"
Seeing that Chopper seemed worried, Robin, who was like an encyclopedia, kept answering his various questions.
"It's really strange that the people in this city neither know us nor are they afraid of us."
Guided by passersby, they moored their boat on a cape, where Nolan finally raised his question.
"Maybe it's a pretty safe island, so they don't care about pirates at all~"
Robin took Chopper's little hand and led him off the ship.
Give it to me!
Bonney on deck struck a pose of freeloading again. When you're broke, you definitely have to go to the captain. In such a prosperous city, you never know how much it would cost to buy food.
"I'll go with you. It wouldn't be good if the little rascal got lost on the street."
Cifer dared not give her any more money so easily. In just these few days, Bonney had almost eaten half of the money in her card!
"You're the brat! sigh"
Bonney made a funny face, but Cifer pinched her cheeks and lifted her into the air.
"Enel, take half of the remaining treasure from the ship and give Bonney some money!"
I had deliberately set aside some cash and valuables for a rainy day, but I didn't expect to have to use them so soon.
"Understood."
In the blink of an eye, Bonney had a large bundle on her back, and she was already drooling.
That's my future allowance on my back! I can go out and eat whatever I want from now on!