One Piece: The Art of Explosions
Chapter 441

Knowing Everything

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The God's Island, the Imperial City Palace.

Kalifa and Reiju were handling something on the high platform when they saw Enel and the others return and put down their quills!

"Is everything resolved?"

Seeing Blackbeard and the others being escorted away, Reiju spoke first.

"These guys are all overrated."

With a hint of disdain, Tesoro sat down and took a swig of Bitter Tea.

"Take him away."

With a slight frown, Kalifa waved her hand.

"Take him to the laboratory cell," Caesar instructed.

"Yes!"

One team immediately took Blackbeard and his men away.

"Where's the boss?"

Reiju looked at Jabra and the others and asked; this battle was not something she and Kalifa could participate in, so they had been dealing with administrative matters.

"The boss came back after dealing with Blackbeard, he should be in the back garden now! Oh, by the way, the boss asked you to take care of the repairs."

Tesoro yawned, stood up, and stretched. "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

"You all go and wash up! I'll handle the rest."

Looking at everyone, Reiju spoke.

"Oh well!"

The group shrugged and then left the main hall one after another.

Meanwhile, four pairs of eyes stared wide-eyed in the back garden, some excited, some curious, and some puzzled.

To be precise, two of the four pairs of eyes belong to adults, one to a child, and one to a bear.

"What's your name?"

Looking at the girl in front of him who bore a striking resemblance to Hina, Smoker crouched down, his eyes reddening.

Backslide a step back, Sakura and Bepo stood together, their mischievous, dark eyes filled with doubt.

Because she stayed up too late last night, Sakura slept in this morning. After washing her face and brushing her teeth, she had breakfast with Bepo. The two of them were about to go to the main hall to play with Reiju when they saw two strangers while passing by the garden pavilion.

You know, Sakura could recognize any stranger in the Imperial City, so she was certain she had never seen these two people before.

However, looking at the middle-aged man smoking in front of her, Sakura felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldn't quite place it.

Most importantly, why were these two people so agitated upon seeing me? And why did they seem about to cry?

"My name is Ye Sakura. Who are you, uncle and sister? What are you doing here?"

Without the slightest fear, the guy looked at Smoker and Gion and asked them a question.

"Your father"

Gion's eyes also reddened, and her voice even sounded like she was about to cry.

"Let me tell you, the princess's father is the boss, the emperor of the country."

Unlike the curious Sakura, Bepo became wary and even prepared to attack at any moment. Although he didn't know why two strangers were there, his duty was to protect the princess.

"It really is, it really is that bastard's and Hina's child."

Overjoyed, Smoker didn't know whether to laugh or cry, watching as the guy kept cursing Ye Chen.

"Yes, she looks exactly like Hina. If Hina were a girl, she would be named Sakura, and she really is Sakura."

Wiping away her tears, Gion couldn't help but shed more tears.

"Do you know your father and mother?"

His dark pupils dimmed for a moment, but returned to normal in the blink of an eye. He looked back and forth between Smoker and Gion's faces, finally staring intently at Smoker as if he had remembered something.

"You... you wouldn't happen to be Uncle Smoker, would you?!"

Sakura was quite surprised, her mouth slightly agape.

Slightly taken aback, Smoker nodded subconsciously.

"Do you know me?"

"Yes, Dad once demonstrated your face with black smoke. From now on, if you encounter danger, you can't trust anyone but an Uncle Smoker and Uncle Vergo, whom you met last time."

Tilting her head, her long, soft pink hair swaying, Sakura nodded firmly.

Smoker remained silent, his mouth slightly agape. He hadn't expected Ye Chen to trust him so much; Ye Chen was truly a complete bastard.

"But who is this lady?"

Quite puzzled, the guy looked at Gion.

"Didn't your father mention me to you? My name is Gion."

Gion wiped away her tears, her pretty face full of anticipation.

"No, Dad never told me I had any pretty older sisters, only Uncle Vergo and Uncle Smoker."

Shaking her head, the guy's words felt like a sharp sword piercing Gion's heart, making her grit her teeth and speak.

What does that bastard mean? Does he think I'm not trustworthy?

"Are you really Dad's Uncle Smoker?"

Quite bold, the guy circled Smoker a couple of times, his big eyes full of curiosity.

"Genuine and authentic."

Smoker was in a good mood, a gentle smile spreading across his rough, muscular face, though he was completely unaware of how unsightly his smile actually was.

"Okay, I can tell you're not lying, and you even seem happy. Why is that?"

With his Observation Haki, he can sense Smoker and Gion's emotions.

Smoker and Gion didn't think much of it.

"I'm so happy to see you, I just didn't realize you've grown up so much."

Smoker gestured with his large hand to indicate the guy's height, a smile playing on his lips.

"So, are you here to see your father?"

"Kindness."

"That might take a while, Dad's been very busy lately."

"Fine."

"Since you know Dad, do you also know my Mom?"

Sitting on the stone bench, the guy looked at Smoker and Gion with great enthusiasm.

"Of course we know each other, we're best friends."

Smoker and Gion sat on the stone bench, nodding with smiles on their faces.

"Could you tell me your mother's story?"

Hearing the boy's request, Gion was a little surprised, then said gently, "Didn't your father tell you?"

His dark eyes darted around, revealing a sly glint, and the guy nodded. "Yes, but what you're saying is definitely different from what he said."

"Alright, then I'll tell you about your mom and dad, and of course, about us."

Patting his chest, Smoker found the guy increasingly adorable.

"Okay, I'm listening."

He sat upright, looking very serious.

"This story begins at the Marine Academy."

Time passed, a gentle breeze stirred the petals, filling them with fragrance, and the two people, the child, and the bear slowly explained and listened to each other in the pavilion.

One moment it's Smoker, the next it's Gion. Sometimes it's accompanied by laughter, sometimes by noise. Everything about Ye Chen in the Navy, everything about his eye contact with Hina, all flashed before his eyes.

"Uncle Smoker, did Mom and Dad get together because Mom pursued Dad?"

"Well, back then your father only knew how to cultivate, and he always kept everyone at arm's length, but in the end he was still won over by your mother." She covered her mouth and chuckled, and if you looked closely, you could see a hint of melancholy in Gion's eyes.

"Yes, we trained together back then. Sometimes when we got tired, we'd go to Gion's house for a meal. Your Uncle Shu, Uncle Very Good, and Uncle Vergo were all there then."

His eyes were filled with memories, but Smoker's face was full of loneliness.

"And then what?"

"Later, we both became Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral, and then your father and mother got together. A lot happened during that time."

Without holding anything back, both Smoker and Gion assumed that the girl knew everything. When they learned why Hina died, the girl clutched her skirt under the table, tears streaming down her face.

So my mother died giving birth to me, and my master transformed into that form to save me.

Tears streamed down his cheeks, and suddenly his hands transformed into blue wings, which fluttered with blue flames as he flew out of the pavilion.

"Cherry."

Bepo chased after him, leaving a dumbfounded Smoker and a panicked Gion in the gazebo.

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