One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 13 is progressing a bit too fast.

"Have you noticed? Lord Katakuri is acting strangely." Several chess soldiers hid in a corner, secretly watching the two people on the deck, whispering among themselves.

"How could we not find out!"

"Recently, Lord Yu has been practicing his One-Sword Style every day, and Lord Katakuri just sits on the sidelines watching. Tsk tsk tsk."

"I suspect there's something going on between the two of them."

"Be confident, get rid of your doubts."

"And there's more, you might not know this."

"I don't know what."

"The afternoon tea the day before yesterday wasn't prepared by Lord Yu, and Lord Katakuri's face was really dark."

"Katakuri-sama is finished..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. If Lord Katakuri hears us, we're doomed."

"It's gone. It's gone."

Katakuri has amazing hearing, so he heard everything perfectly. However, with his eyes closed, no one could tell his emotions from his expression.

I've been watching You these past few days purely out of curiosity about how well she'll improve. If there's anything wrong, I can guide her; after all, she's a member of the ship now, and she can't go out and embarrass him.

However, Yu didn't give him a chance to guide her. Yu was very talented, but she was also very mischievous. When Sengoku found her, Rosinante was already ten years old, already acting like an older brother. Relying on the favor of Sengoku and Rosinante, Yu was always lazy and didn't study hard, which is why she was perceived as weak.

But now, You regrets it and naturally wants to start studying hard. Fortunately, she is very talented and has a good memory, able to remember everything she sees. What she didn't study properly before, she can recall and practice more, and she will naturally learn it.

In this respect, Yu and Katakuri are very similar. Katakuri is also a gifted individual, but he realized earlier than Yu that he needed to become stronger in order to protect the people he wanted to protect.

"Katakuri, I heard you were angry because I didn't make donuts the day before yesterday?" Yu sat down next to Katakuri with a sly look on his face, sizing up the seemingly serious person.

"...No"

"Really not? I heard them whispering over there." Yu said slyly. "Can you not be so dishonest? If you like it and want to eat my afternoon tea, just say so. I won't laugh at you."

"Why do you call me 'Karn 2'?"

"Want to know?" If you don't answer my question, I won't do as you wish. "I won't tell you."

"..."

"I've been making afternoon tea for so long, would it kill you to praise me?" Yu rolled his eyes at Katakuri. After making afternoon tea for so many days, as a chef, he needed to be recognized.

"..."

Yu popped a candy into her mouth, and the sweet candy melted in her mouth, instantly sweeping away her anger at Katakuri.

"Get up, come and practice with me."

Yu stood up, walked to an open area on the deck, and waved to Katakuri, inviting him to join her. Katakuri did not refuse.

Just as Yu was about to speak, Katakuri took out the Earth Dragon. Yu was satisfied and conjured a vine whip, wrapping it around his hand as his own sword.

Katakuri disliked initiating attacks, so Yu had to strike first. Yu leaped up and swung his vine whip straight at Katakuri. Seeing Yu's attack, Katakuri didn't sit idly by and waited to be killed; his Earth Dragon sword met the attack head-on. Instantly, the vine whip made contact with the handle of the Earth Dragon sword, and Yu's face was reflected in the blade of the Earth Dragon sword.

Yu's relentless attacks were all blocked by Katakuri, resulting in a stalemate between the two. Yu couldn't break through Katakuri's defenses, and Katakuri didn't launch any attacks either.

"Can you do more than just defend?"

"No one taught you not to talk too much during a fight."

Before anyone could react, the earth dragon swept in from the side. In desperation, You could only duck and fall backward to dodge.

Katakuri gave Yu no chance to catch his breath. As soon as Yu stood up, he was met with a barrage of attacks from Katakuri. Katakuri pressed forward relentlessly, and Yu used his vine whip to defend himself, retreating step by step.

"!"

In a moment of desperation, Yu controlled the vines that grew from the deck to bind Katakuri's hands and feet, giving himself a brief moment of freedom. The sudden restraints made Katakuri uncomfortable, and he struggled fiercely. In his haste, Yu's control of the vines was not firm, and Katakuri broke free, his left fist flying straight at Yu with the momentum of the impact.

Yu was hit, and the powerful impact caused him to fall backward; by then, Yu had already retreated to the side of the boat.

Oh no, we're going to fall into the sea.

The hand that appeared around her waist gave You support, and she reached out and pulled haphazardly to slow her backward fall.

"Did you see that?!"

"I saw it! I saw it!"

"I knew there was something going on between them."

"Look, they're already hugging. This is progressing way too fast!"

Yu was sandwiched between the ship's edge and Katakuri. The chess soldiers hiding behind the cabin could only see Katakuri's back and half of Yu's body. To them, it looked as if Yu was being held in Katakuri's arms.

However, the person involved did not think so.