One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 62 There's always another idiot behind every idiot.

"Irving?"

"You? What are you doing here? Where's your brother? Isn't he with you?" Owen saw a person sitting on the ground around the corner. The back of the person looked somewhat familiar.

“Your brother…” You didn’t know how to explain, and she was also very upset.

"You two had a fight, and your brother left you all alone?" Owen was a bit blunt, but based on what he saw, he naturally assumed that the two of them had a fight.

Yu sat there alone, clearly because the two of them had a fight. Her brother stormed off in a huff, and when Yu chased after him, she tripped and fell. Her brother, however, walked away without looking back.

Sigh, his brother is sometimes too serious; he can't tolerate even the slightest imperfection in the person he likes.

"without..."

“I’ll take you back. Your brother said you don’t know the way, and I think you probably can’t get back on your own.” Owen reached out his hand, trying to pull You up, but You remained unmoved.

"I can't feel my legs right now, I can't stand up, you go first..." Yu didn't want Owen to stay here with her, but she was also embarrassed to ask him to carry her away.

However, Irving simply stepped forward, picked her up in a princess carry, and strode forward.

"You, put me down!" Kaka was already angry, and if he appeared in front of him like this, who knew what he would do.

Owen noticed her hesitation but didn't put her down. "Don't worry, you're going to be my sister-in-law, and besides, you've injured your leg. Your brother won't think too much about it."

Upon hearing this, You felt even more depressed.

Why didn't Katakuri come back to find her? Why wasn't it Katakuri who appeared?

I just wanted to see a different side of him, how did it turn out like this? I shouldn't have said those things to him back then...

It was her fault...

"You're the newest member of the pirate crew, right? What's your name?"

Meanwhile, Franpe left the nursery and found the person who had tried to approach Yu but failed.

"Cellul. I wonder what Lady Flampe wants from me?" Cellul had witnessed Flampe's actions towards Yu and was very curious about Flampe's purpose in seeking her out.

"You don't like Yu either, right? What a coincidence, me too." Flampe didn't mince words; the sooner she got rid of Yu, the more her brother Katakuri would still be the one who loved her the most. "I want her to disappear, to leave the pirate crew. We can cooperate."

"Lady Flampe, I don't quite understand what you mean." Celluloid didn't know Flampe very well and didn't want to make a decision rashly. Even though she was just a three or four-year-old child.

“I saw what you were trying to do after I shot her with the silent needle, so don’t pretend you didn’t know.” Franpe chewed her gum, clearly annoyed by Celluloid’s feigned ignorance. “But you’re really useless; you couldn’t even kill her like that.”

Celluloid's eyes darkened; she had actually seen it all!

Celluloid desperately wanted to kill Yu back then, but she couldn't. It seemed there was a hidden force preventing her from harming Yu.

Originally, she thought that as long as she killed Yu, all her connections with this world in the book would be severed, and she would return to the real world. But it wasn't that simple. The force she felt at the time was repelling her from getting close to Yu. This couldn't be the adult's doing; the adult would definitely help her. But if it wasn't the adult, then how could she explain why Flampe could so easily harm Yu? Why couldn't she?

"My abilities are limited, and I am naturally no match for Lady Flampe. I will need Lady Flampe to put in more effort in the future."

Since I can't do it myself, I might as well borrow Franpe's knife and use her to kill someone else.

The alliance between the two at Cake Castle was completed quietly; no one expected that Celluloid, who had just joined the pirate crew, would ally with the young Flampe. It's still unclear who was using whom in this alliance.

"Owen, put me down. This is fine. I can feel my legs again."

Once on Wheat Island, Yu tried to get Owen to put her down, but he wouldn't let her. Finally, when they reached the door, Yu couldn't bear to let him carry her any longer.

"I'm okay now, thank you."

Yu struggled, so Owen had no choice but to put her down.

The two stood there, neither Yu turning around to go inside nor Owen showing any sign of leaving.

Are you looking for Katakuri?

Aren't you going in?

"My leg is fine, I just want to take a walk around the neighborhood."

The atmosphere was a bit cold, and Irving didn't know what to say, so he had to leave.

Seeing that he had left, You left too, without going back, and went for a walk nearby alone. Getting lost is fine, she thought.

Everyone in Xiaomaidao Town knows You, and they greet her wherever she goes.

"Lord Yu, did you come to the street to buy candy?"

"I won't buy..."

"Oh right, Lord Katakuri just came to buy some for you yesterday. Why didn't Lord Katakuri come with you?"

"He's busy."

"As expected of Lord Katakuri, he is always so busy."

It seems that every place we pass through, Katakuri is mentioned, and people marvel at his virtues. Yes, he has always been without flaws. In everyone's eyes, he is strong without weakness, perfect without shortcomings, and the Katakuri-sama praised by everyone in the Land of Twilight.

But how many people actually know or have seen this other side of him? Very few, probably. Even I myself have only seen glimpses of him on Weibo, and that's about it.

She just wanted to know more about Katakuri, that's all.

Yu bought a lot of food, walked to the edge of the island, enjoyed the sea breeze, and ate all kinds of desserts.

Desserts always cheer her up. This time she didn't eat the candy beans; she didn't want to. Maybe Katakuri bought them.

Yu wanted to hide away alone, without Katakuri, without anyone else, only herself.

She hated Katakuri for walking away without a word; she hated Katakuri for always maintaining his image; she hated herself even more for saying such things and teetering on the edge of Katakuri's bottom line.

What are you doing?!

The sea was no longer calm; wave after wave crashed against the shore.

The emotions came on so suddenly that Yu didn't even know why she had suddenly become like this. She hated these inexplicable emotions.

But now that it's happened, how is she supposed to face Katakuri...? He must be furious...

Fool...

In the woods behind Yu, Katakuri watched Yu's retreating figure and muttered to himself.

Standing next to Katakuri was Owen, whom Yuu had mistakenly thought had left. Owen looked at the two of them and sighed deeply.

"Brother..." Katakuri glared at Oven, who could only shrink back and lower his voice. "Brother, aren't you coming over?"

Katakuri glanced at Yu, who had lowered her head again to eat her dessert, and shook her head slightly in response to Owen.

“…” Irving expressed his incomprehension, his utter incomprehension.

What are you going to do following Yu...? As the Minister of All Nations, you have a lot of things to do, you know...

Katakuri ignored Owen and leaned against the tree trunk, quietly watching Yu. He watched as the desserts beside her gradually disappeared, unaware that they were all gone, while his hands continued to grope around.

Irving's head kept turning, his gaze shifting between the two men. Katakuri's eyes were smiling, and the corners of his mouth under his scarf must have been curling up long ago.

Why couldn't he understand what was so great about it? But Yu looked thin and wasn't heavy to hold, yet she had a good appetite...

Irving remained calm, raised his arms, and weighed them in mid-air.

"!" A sharp gaze from the side made Owen shiver. He sheepishly lowered his arm, pretending nothing had happened. "Brother, I... I remembered I have something to do... I'll be going now."

Run, run fast! As long as I run fast enough, my brother can't do anything to me!