One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 82 It's Back to Normal

"Woof..." The puppy drooped its tail, lowered its head, and wobbled to You's side, sticking out its tongue to lick her cheek, silently comforting her.

Yu knelt on the shore, gazing at the boundless sea, silent, tears streaming down her face.

The grief hadn't subsided when an unusual sensation in her heart caused her to collapse to the ground. She was in pain, but her cheeks were flushed.

"Uh..." What's going on? Is it because I've overused my abilities? Why is my heart beating so violently? Am I going to die?

"Kari, I'm coming to be with you. I think I'm going to die..." Yu's eyes were weak, and everything in front of her was beginning to blur. She vaguely saw a figure walking towards her.

The puppy kept barking nearby.

Katakuri said, "I'm not dead, and you won't die either."

"You're lying, I saw you come to pick me up, I must be dead too," Yu said dazedly. "But why do I still feel so terrible even though I'm dead..."

Katakuri was helpless; he was so foolish.

It was visibly Yu's hair growing longer. Katakuri used his ability to take out the cloak he had bought earlier, wrapped it around Yu, and comforted him, "I wasn't lying."

"You lied to me, fine, but why did you wrap me up like this? Are you going to leave me to rot in the wilderness or bury me somewhere random? I'm already in heaven, why are you still throwing me away?" Yu's eyes were filled with grievance, and she was already starting to hold back her tears.

Katakuri jumped into the sea alone, leaving her behind. Now that he's dead too, how can he abandon her?

“I wasn’t under his control. I jumped into the sea to give you a shock, otherwise you’d always be a child and wouldn’t be able to change back. Now that you’re like this, you might have to change back to your original form. How can your original body wear children’s clothes?” That’s why he wrapped her in the cloak.

Katakuri didn't explain how he lost control, which he found strange.

He had originally thought that he might be able to stimulate Yu here. When the child spoke, he had guessed the function of the pet ring, but he hadn't expected it to move onto him. Fine, he admitted that he hadn't paid much attention to Breed, and his basic Observation Haki hadn't worked on him.

However, the pet ring was an opportunity, but for a moment he wondered what he would do if he couldn't crack it.

Surprisingly, even in that brief moment of losing self-control, almost immediately the next second, the body was back under the control of one's own consciousness.

So they decided to play along, and luckily Breed was quite helpful, making him jump into the sea. Judging from Yu's reaction afterwards, this was quite a shock, but it was a one-time event!

He wondered if she would be angry when she realized what had happened, since this was no joke. He had seen You's reaction just now; the surging waves on the sea proved that she was emotionally broken. Last time it was in her dream, and this time it was right in front of her.

"But I clearly heard the sound of you falling into the sea."

Katakuri didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or worry; his silly Yuu hadn't reacted yet.

"That's the sound of the mochi I made with my powers falling into the sea," Katakuri explained patiently. "Don't you think the sound of me jumping into the sea might be more than that?"

Well, although the "plop" wasn't actually that loud, Yuu wasn't thinking about that at the time; her Katakuri had jumped into the sea!

"Besides, I don't know how much you weigh, how can I judge how loud it would be if you fell into the sea? Who knows what it would sound like if such a big piece of glutinous rice fell into the sea?" You pouted and said unconvinced.

"You still have the mood to scold me, so it seems you're alright." Katakuri picked him up, and he could feel Yu getting heavier little by little.

Yu couldn't feel anything; she only knew her heart was beating faster and faster, and she was having trouble breathing. "Kari, I still feel so bad. Is it possible that I can die again in heaven?"

"Then you might have gone to hell?" Katakuri gave up trying to explain to her that they were both alive and well; it seemed she hadn't listened at all and wouldn't believe him anyway. "Get some sleep, everything's alright now."

Breed was hit by Yu's attack; it's unclear whether he's alive or not, but his power has been dispelled. The previously controlled animals, seeing the pet collars disappear from their necks, were overjoyed and could only jump around happily.

The child's dog followed Katakuri. Remembering that the child had said he would wait for them where he was, he had no choice but to give up and go back to the ship to find the child first.

"Wang Wang Wang"

The puppy smelled the child's scent from afar and ran towards him. The child also heard the call, looked up, and saw his beloved puppy running towards him, opening his arms to welcome it.

"I'm sorry, I'll never think you're naughty again, and I won't leave you with anyone else again," the child said guiltily, tears streaming down his face.

Small animals have lives too; they can't express their feelings verbally, but they see everything happening around them. The child was very kind to it, but also troubled by its own mischievousness. That's why it easily believed Breed's lies and entrusted itself to him. It doesn't blame the child; it knows that the child is actually very good to it.

"Don't just hand it over to anyone else again." Katakuri watched the puppy and the child happily together, feeling gratified but also wanting to take Yu back as soon as possible.

The child then realized what was happening and quickly thanked Katakuri with the puppy, saying, "Thank you, big brother! And thank you to the little sister who was with you earlier."

"Hmm." Katakuri didn't say anything more and left directly.

The child watched Katakuri's departing figure and muttered to himself, "Where did that little sister go? The older sister that the big brother was holding seems to be asleep."

Although he was puzzled, it wasn't something he should ask too many questions about. The puppy circled around him, its tail wagging happily. The two didn't reminisce any further and soon went home together.

Yu was already fast asleep in his arms, and Katakuri put the hood of his cloak on Yu.

Praline was already waiting at the ship's side, along with Aladdin and Jinbe. "Katakuri-nii-san!"

As soon as Katakuri appeared, Praline ran up to him, her face filled with worry. "Brother, did something happen to you and Sister-in-law Yu? The waves at sea just now..." She was about to say something when she noticed the person in Katakuri's arms whose face was covered by a hat. "Who is this? Where is Sister-in-law Yu?"

"She's fine, she's asleep," Katakuri explained. The waves were so big that the whole island probably saw them, so Katakuri wasn't surprised that Jinbe and Aladdin would come over together.

"Is that Sister-in-law You? She's back!" Pralinne was somewhat incredulous, but the facts were undeniable. She didn't know the reason for the change, but the outcome was good. "That's wonderful!"

"Since your brother is alright, the boss and I will take our leave." After all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea and pirates are on different sides, and it's not good to stay any longer.

Praline was stunned. "Okay... alright." She kept the ingredients today because she hadn't bought all the ingredients yesterday. This parting should really be a parting, and they'll never see each other again.

Katakuri was standing nearby, and Praline felt awkward saying goodbye directly. Although there was nothing between her and Aladdin, they had only chatted a little more these past two days, but she always wanted to stay a little longer.

"If you need to rest, we'll depart tomorrow at noon." Katakuri said, ignoring the three of them, and returned to the ship.

"Okay, brother!" Praline was satisfied, which meant she still had the evening and a morning left! She could say goodbye properly!

"Come back early tonight," Katakuri's voice came from the ship. As her older brother, he felt obligated to remind his sister. He didn't object to her wanting to pursue love, but he wanted her to be mindful of boundaries.

"understood!"