I was born to be a king

While the red-haired gang was drinking and chatting, Shanks unknowingly sat at the front desk.

Shanks looked at Makino and said with a smile,"How is it? My crew is pretty good, isn't it?"

Makino covered his mouth with his hand and chuckled, nodded and said,"Yeah! The atmosphere feels quite cheerful, and it's completely different from the bandits I met before."

Yes, in this endless mountain range, Dadan and his gang were just bandits on Mount Korpo, and they retired because of Garp.

Shanks was still thinking about how to lead the topic to"the mountain", and now, it's delivered to his door.

Shanks immediately seized the opportunity and asked curiously,"Eh? Are there still bandits? I seem to have seen bandits on that mountain."

Makino did not doubt it and shook his head and said,"No, there is indeed a group of bandits on Mount Korpo, but because of Mr. Garp, they are no longer bandits. They are bandits from other mountains."

Shanks took a sip of wine and asked,"Eh? Didn't Garp catch them?"

Makino pointed his index finger at his chin, pretending to recall, and said,"Mr. Garp said that there are endless bandits, so he subdued the bandits on Mount Korpo to guard our village to prevent other bandits from attacking."

"I see."

Shanks' eyes understood, he knew that Ace was probably being taken care of by this group of bandits.

But Shanks had another question: Garp actually gave Ace to bandits to raise.

How bizarre!

According to Shanks' understanding of Garp, Garp is definitely a determined marine.

It stands to reason that he would find ways to make Ace a marine.

Even if he was afraid that Ace's identity would be revealed, he should have found an ordinary person to take care of him.

Finding bandits to take care of him, what's the difference between finding pirates to take care of him?

They are all thieves!

And in this sea, the profession of bandits is so low.

It simply lowers the grade of the son of the Pirate King!

If becoming a pirate can be because of yearning for freedom and dreams, then becoming a bandit is completely to satisfy one's own low-level desires.

This kind of willingness to guard a small piece of land Shanks despises bandits who only know how to bully weak villagers.

So Shanks was very confused about Garp's decision, and even doubted whether his and Beckman's guess was wrong.

It was that Garp actually did not bring Ace to his hometown to raise him.

But this is not right. People of Garp's status who often go to one place for no reason will definitely attract the attention of the navy and the world government.

As soon as Shanks thought about it, he began to have a headache, wondering if his alcohol tolerance had decreased.

Shanks didn't know Garp well enough to think like this, otherwise he wouldn't have a headache.

Although Garp always clamored to educate his sons and grandsons to be righteous navy, he was obviously not a good teacher. He only knew the"Iron Fist of Love" when he disagreed.

At night, Noah returned to the shore.

""Well, see you tomorrow, Luffy!"

Noah touched Luffy's little head and said goodbye with a smile.

The girls behind him also covered their mouths and chuckled. It was obvious that they had a good impression of Luffy after spending the day together.

Vanessa gave Luffy a bottle of green potion and smiled gently:"Little Luffy, don't overeat next time just because it tastes good. Drink it before going to bed at night, and you'll be fine the next day."

Luffy's face was slightly red, not sure if it was because of his stupid behavior or because he was touched by Vanessa's tenderness.

""Yeah."

Elena and Rosalind looked at each other, and suddenly laughter rang out. Elena said,"Little Luffy, you can come over if you want to eat tomorrow. Don't let your sister Makino know, otherwise she will be sad."

Rosalind also nodded in agreement.

Although Luffy's stomach was full, he couldn't stop the excitement in his eyes when he heard Elena's words, and his mouth was almost drooling.

""Okay, Sister Elena."

Just as Noah and the others were watching Luffy go home, Joanna on the boat exclaimed.

Irene's eyes became sharp, holding Frost and Snow, she jumped onto the boat and asked,"What happened, Joanna? Huh?"

As soon as Irene finished speaking, she saw several treasure chests on the deck. When she opened them, she saw that they were filled with gold and silver treasures.

"Oh, I didn't expect Red-Haired Shanks to be so stingy that he didn't even want me to give Uta a gift."

Noah's voice came from behind Irene, and it was obvious that Noah also boarded the ship right after her.

Noah's face seemed to be unsurprised, but he was a little disappointed when he saw the jewelry in front of him.

"ε=(´ο｀*)))Alas, it seems that old father Shanks is too protective and doesn't give any chances."

For Noah, gold, silver and treasures are just accessories to decorate his identity, they are all external things, but the flowers he likes are even more rare.

"Was it sent by Red-Haired Shanks?"

Sibel was a little surprised by the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in front of him.

"It's almost certain, after all, he is a domineering man, and a father as well."

Noah replied calmly with his hands in his pockets.

He was not too surprised by this, after all, it was normal for a domineering man like Shanks not to accept favors from others, not to mention that Noah gave it to his daughter.

It would be strange if Shanks didn't guard against it!

In fact, if Uta was awake, she would probably be very happy, after all, she was always curious about what was the only thing her father didn't want to give her, and she was deeply resentful because of it.

"Take a look, take whatever you like, and then Sister Liya will pick out some nice ones for me to decorate my bedroom."

"All right, Lord Noah!"

"Great, I think that necklace is nice."

"Yeah, this ring is also very dazzling"

"Kuina, this earring suits you very well, what do you think?"

……

In fact, the clothes and accessories that the girls wore were princess-level, after all, Noah was not short of money.

As for the maid outfits, they were just a kind of interest now, and they were worn occasionally to seduce the eyes.

The next day, in the morning.

Shanks was walking on the small path of Mount Korpo with a box in his arms. There were tiger roars from time to time along the way. He heard from the villagers below that there were saber-toothed tigers and blind bears here.

Well, I heard that the owner of Mount Korpo is a giant tiger.

Of course, in Shanks' eyes, these are just naughty pets.

Soon, Shanks followed the smoke drifting in the wind from the mountain and found the bandit Dadan and his gang.

A smile appeared on Shanks' face, and he seemed to hear the voice of a child.

"I gotta go!"

"Ace, remember to bring back the prey at night, otherwise you will be waiting to wash the dishes!"

A sturdy woman with a cigarette in her mouth looked at the little boy holding a water pipe not far away.

"I know!"

The little boy just responded irritably and ran in a direction.

""Tsk, what an impolite child!"

Dadan showed a disdainful smile on his face, but Shanks seemed to see concern and helplessness in his eyes.

"Well, it seems that the captain's son is well taken care of."

Shanks murmured with a smile, and then ran after Ace.

Ace was very fast, because the complex terrain of the mountain allowed Ace, who was only ten years old, to develop good body skills and strength.

"Well, it seems that Ace is quite strong.

Shanks followed Ace slowly. As for the hill that Ace had to jump up, Shanks jumped up with a light jump, and still had the energy to observe Ace's physical fitness.

Of course, Ace's strength is not the same as Shanks of the same age. After all, Shanks grew up among monsters.

"However, Ace doesn't look like the captain, with freckles all over his face. Could it be that he looks like his mother?"

Shanks rubbed his chin with his right hand and muttered to himself.

"But who does that world-weary face look like? According to Captain Roger's idea, he should not like a woman with a world-weary face."

Shanks followed Ace through the forest and came to a place full of ruins.

Here, Shanks got to know Ace more comprehensively.

At night, Shanks came back with a box. His face was silent, without the hearty smile he had before.

The brothers looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

Then they set their sights on the deputy captain Beckman and motioned him to go over and ask.

Beckman felt the sight behind him, sighed and followed.

Shanks took a bottle of wine and started to gulp it down without a cup.

Makino looked at Shanks with some concern, asking Beckman what was going on.

Beckman did not have a cold face, but smiled and shook his head, indicating not to worry, and then asked for another glass of rum.

Beckman���After taking a sip of wine, he asked,"Why? He doesn't want to accept it?"

Beckman saw Shanks coming back with the box containing the devil fruit and knew that he had failed, not that he had not found the person.

Because if he had not found the person, Shanks' expression at this moment should be depressed, and then he would have pulled him to drink and discuss.

But at this moment, Shanks looked very worried.

"Ah, I found the man, but I don't want to hand him over to him."

Shanks sighed and said lightly.

Beckman was a little surprised. He knew Shanks was not the kind of person who didn't know the seriousness of the matter. He asked with his chin on his hand:"Would the son of that man actually fall into depravity?"

Shanks shook his head in distress and said:"Well, it shouldn't be, but his heart is full of hatred and self-destructive tendencies."

"Perhaps it was because the captain's bloodline brought him too much pressure. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the captain was a man who made thousands of people homeless and separated from their wives and children. He suffered the malice of the whole world, which made the child feel deeply disgusted with his identity and everything around him."

"So that's it……"

Beckman looked at the glass of wine in his hand. The bright surface of the wine reflected his calm face.

"No wonder you are in trouble."

As Shanks' right-hand man, Beckman can be said to be the person who knows Shanks best in the world.

"Although it is normal for a ten-year-old child to have such thoughts, but as the future Nika, I cannot accept such a person eating it. If Nika cannot face even this little bit of hatred that does not hurt his body with a smile, then how can he firmly carry the expectations of the whole world in the future?"

"I absolutely cannot accept a person who is full of hatred as Nika!"

Shanks said his decision calmly. He buried his face in the darkness, making it difficult for people to see his expression at the moment, and gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine.

The wine flowed into his clothes, trying to take away the man's sorrow.

Beckman was also silent, but as the vice captain, he stood on Shanks' side, and he never thought that Ace was the only choice.

He chose Ace only because his father was called Gol.·D·Roger, this is a father's expectation and trust in his son.

That's all.