One Piece Law Light Novel

Well, what do we do?

For now, it would be wise to probe the intentions of this crew. If they arrived at ivi by chance, chances are good that a little gold and food will fully satisfy them, and then they will leave without asking for their rest. In this case, you might as well not irritate them too much.

While I am thinking about this, Rad the policeman comes running.

- Damn thugs! Stop that! I will not let you play tyrants in our beautiful town of Pleasure Town!

- Here is a courageous man ... Ah, but ... Rad, it's you! Ha ha! It's been a while!

- Artur Bacca ... What are you coming back to town for?

- Ooh, don't face that, Rad, you look terrified. I just came to smell the air of my good old native country. My men got a little angry, nothing particularly serious.

- Do you really think I'm going to gobble up the salads of the man who turned the city into a sea of flames twenty years ago? If you seriously imagine that I'm going to believe you without saying anything, then you're dreaming!

I don't get the whole conversation between Rad and the pirate Artur Bacca, but I understand that this is not his first attack on the city.

Anyway, it smells scorched. I know Rad well, he's a stubborn type and, at the rate things go, he'll soon be beating himself up against the thirty or so pirates. Moreover, the latter have already started to surround it.

I have a debt to him, out of the question to abandon him to his fate. Right when I am about to take a first step forward, the captain gets up suddenly.

- Come on, guys, calm down. It may be that by killing him we lose a precious, nay, an invaluable source of information. Let's try to chat calmly with our friends, okay? Ghe pa pa pa!

- A ... At your command, Captain! bellows a member of the crew in a frightened voice.

I suspected, this man is their leader. He only had to get up from his chair to appear even stronger.

- Law.

Back, Penguin addresses me, whispering in my ear:

- I told Wolf. He told me he was on his way straight away.

- Perfect. It is better that the old man is there if it ever turns into a general brawl.

Truth be told, Wolf is a top notch fighter. I've finally been able to stand up to him for about a year, but Bepo, Penguin and Shachi still aren't up to par when it comes to fighting. In a way, I feel reassured to know that he will join us.

Even so far, it is not certain that these pirates intend to start a battle.

We choose to remain silent and observe the exchanges between Rad and the pirate.

- Bacca, I'll ask you the question again. What are you doing here?

Fittingly, and without backing down an inch, Rad spoke again.

- Ghe pa pa pa! Do you want to know ... why am I here? I understood, yes, nothing more normal given the position which is yours.

- Two reasons led us to come here. First of all, we would like to rest a bit. We recently tried to go to the Grand Line. Of course, we were well prepared, but the difficulties we encountered lasted even worse than expected ... We encountered pirates at the entrance to Grand Line and were defeated. I have lost half of my crew and the remaining half have many casualties. We therefore need a base to recharge our batteries.

- Yes I see. Listen, Bacca, if you really need a rest, and if you promise me not to take it out on the locals, I might be able to get a place prepared for you where you will be comfortable. I prefer that than seeing you hurt my fellow citizens.

- Hmmm, unfortunately I'm afraid that's not possible, Rad. Because the second reason for our coming here far outweighs the first. Tell me, I imagine you've heard of "Swallow's Island Treasure Legend", haven't you?

Unconsciously, I swallow my saliva. I remember, Penguin told us this story some time ago.

- No, never heard of it, Rad answers the pirate after a short pause.

- Ghe pa pa pa! Come on, Rad! Don't try to lie to me! I saw you, you looked away! This is proof that you are hiding something from me!

No sooner has Bacca finished speaking than he has already bridged the distance which separates him from the policeman and lifts him firmly by the collar.

- Me too, you know ... In the old days, I regarded this story only as a pretty fairy tale. Normal, right? Who would seriously believe that this lousy little island could actually hide a fantastic treasure, eh? However, on an island just off the Grand Line, we found it! Yes, we found a letter from Captain Ladoga himself!

That...

This name means something to me.

Yes, on several occasions, even when I was still living with the Doflamingo Family. This legendary pirate had managed to reach the second half of Gradn Line, the New World. It wasn't a rumor or a fairy tale, but a true story.

- Captain Ladoga's letter says the following: "My last hour has arrived. Certainly, I did not manage to realize my dream, but I lived in the New World a thousand and one wonders. I left my treasure. in a dream setting, on the island of Swallow. If you ever have the chance to find it, use it as you wish. " At first, I thought it was a sham. But after getting the handwriting analyzed and researching the time when the letter was written, it turned out that it was written by Captain Ladoga himself! This is why I am here today! To get their hands on this immense treasure, to make my crew even stronger and to brave the Grand Line again!

While shouting these words, Bacca keeps Rad's pass in hand and twists it even more. An expression of pain runs through the policeman's face. I no longer have a choice, I have to go ...

- Stop, that's enough!

This strong and authoritative voice is not unknown to me. And it immediately seems to calm the ardor.

Bacca releases Rad, who falls to his knees to the ground, suffocating.

But the situation has not improved for all that. We could even say that it has deteriorated.

- Mister Junk ... Damn, what is he thinking ?!

He's still hot-blooded for a man his age. But, if he misses his shot and the other launches at him, he might just stay there.

Against all expectations, Bacca does not move an inch.

On the contrary, his eyes are fixed on Wolf as if he had seen a ghost, and the cruelty that inhabited his eyes a moment earlier has given way to an expression of amazement.

- You ... is that you, daddy ?!

- That's a paycheck, Bacca.

Unable to understand what these two are saying, I stiffened for a few seconds.

I'm not dreaming, Bacca just called Wolf "daddy".

As for Wolf, he did not try to contradict him.

- Ghe pa pa pa! How many years has it been? Ten ... no, twenty years? I would never have imagined seeing you alive again.

- Pooh, you take the words out of my mouth. I thought you had died at sea for a long time, me.

- You have nothing else to say to your son after all these years ?! What a horrible father you are doing!

- I made things clear twenty years ago already by severing all the ties of kinship which united me to you.

When Wolf says these words, his gaze is bloodcurdling.

- Definitely, you haven't changed. You always find fault with everything I do, nothing is ever good enough for you.

- Obviously. As a parent, I had a duty to restore my twisted-minded son! I have always lived by staying true to my desires. In this sense, I rather have the impression of having been exemplary righteousness!

- Twisted? Me? Ghe pa pa! Not once in my life have I told myself that I was crazy! I have always lived by staying true to my desires. In this sense, I rather have the impression of having been of exemplary righteousness!

- Regardless, I'm not going to get into a discussion with you here. Just know that I don't tolerate guys who attack towns and villages and steal food and money before killing everyone and running away.

- Ha ha! I find you very arrogant, dad! In the past, however, you were part of my crew! And at that time, you were quite incapable of preventing me from satisfying my impulses!

- Indeed, I recognize it. I am a helpless father. Speech, beatings, I tried everything, but I never succeeded in correcting my son's perverse ideas.

I miss letting out a huge cry of surprise.