One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 121 You Don't Look Very Smart

The three admirals of the navy are Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino.

Borsalino, codenamed Kizaru, has always upheld the principle of "justice by not taking sides" and believes that he is just a working man and shouldn't always make things difficult for himself.

Kuzan, codenamed Aokiji, was driven by prolonged anguish to support "lazy justice," which, like his lazy personality, led him to believe that "justice" is interpreted differently by people with different stances and changes accordingly.

Sakazuki, codenamed Akainu, upholds "complete justice," is upright, and will never tolerate the existence of even the slightest "evil."

The three people adhered to three different views on justice, and originally the three were relatively harmonious.

During the Ohara incident, Kuzan disagreed with Sakazuki's actions and released Nico Robin from the island. From then on, their relationship deteriorated rapidly.

At the time, Yu was no more than ten years old and was a mischievous little devil who didn't follow the rules at the naval base.

Sengoku had his own things to do, so he left Yu to the training class. However, Yu would either daydream during class when learning the Six Styles or skip class altogether.

If you say You doesn't study hard, she can outshine everyone else in the class; if you say she studies hard, she skips classes without missing a single one.

The naval officer in charge of the key training course couldn't say much to her.

Everyone knows that this little witch is pampered by Sengoku, as well as Vice Admiral Garp and Vice Admiral Tsuru; none of them dare to offend her.

Most importantly, whenever Kuzan is at the base, Yu always skips class and goes to his place, where the two of them nap and slack off together.

You said the lieutenant generals were all asleep, how could they dare to make demands on this child who was only ten years old?

The only one who dared to go against Yu was Sakazuki, who was on par with Kuzan. This was because he believed Yu had great potential and should not waste his innate advantages, but should work even harder.

While everyone else turns a blind eye to Yu, Sakazuki stands out from the crowd.

Skipping class means being caught and brought back; not practicing properly means starting over.

Not only did he master the Six Styles, but he also frequently instilled the Navy's righteous ideology in him.

This made Yu want to run away whenever she saw him, but this person had Observation Haki, which made him particularly reliable when used on Yu, catching her every time.

This period of hardship ended briefly during Yu's disappearance, but continued after his return. Later, Yu went on an undercover mission with Rosinante.

Then Sakazuki personally witnessed Sengoku issuing Yu's bounty.

That day, Sakazuki almost turned the training ground upside down.

Kuzan was pleased to see this. He knew that whether Yu became a pirate or not, she would stay true to herself.

Yu is not someone who will bring disaster to the world.

Kuzan's ideas are something Sakazuki would probably never understand in his lifetime.

……

Yu was troubled when she learned that Sakazuki had come to capture her personally. After all, the ocean was so vast, and she could only wander wherever she pleased; how could Sakazuki find her so quickly?

Even if other naval forces provide information, Sakazuki is far away and needs time to get there; she's not going to wait foolishly in one place.

The pointer was just for show for Yu; she relied on Luo's life card for navigation at sea.

Following the direction of the Vivre Card, Yu didn't expect to arrive at the island where the increasingly famous entertainment city is located.

Although it's an entertainment city with many things to do, the most famous place is still the casino.

Its extremely luxurious exterior highlights its uniqueness, and at the same time, no other casino dares to gamble as heavily as it, betting money, freedom, and even life.

Yu didn't understand why Luo was here, but since she was already here, she had to take a look and maybe she could meet the owner behind the gambling den.

The sounds of gold coins clinking, cards being dealt, and beads spinning on the disc—all the sounds one would expect in a gambling den were present.

There was also the noise of the crowd, some people cheering, and some people wailing.

Yu was surprised to find children here!

"Please, buy me a drink..." A little boy dressed in tattered clothes pleaded with the man in front of him to buy the drink he was holding.

His tattered clothes and ashen face clashed with the opulent surroundings, and the tray he carried was overflowing with drinks.

The hand holding the tray was trembling, but the person held on and didn't let it fall.

The man in front of her looked down at her disdainfully and kicked her straight out, saying, "Get out of my way! Who wants to buy your stuff!"

The tray and its contents were overturned and spilled all over the ground. Many people nearby were splashed with the liquid and started cursing. The little boy was kicked away, and there were quite a few people in the area where he flew. They noticed him and either dodged or prepared to kick him again.

Unable to bear seeing this, You took a half step back with her right leg to gather strength, but her hand was grabbed by someone at her side.

"Nai-san, don't be impulsive." He wore his signature spotted fur hat and carried a long sword slung over his shoulder in his right hand.

Yes, Luo.

In his hesitation, the little boy had already bumped into someone. The little boy got up, looked at the person he had bumped into with fear, knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and apologized repeatedly.

The person who was hit said nothing and walked away.

The little incident was quickly forgotten, and the rest of the onlookers dispersed and returned to their gambling tables.

Yu glanced at Luo holding her hand, her eyes asking if they could go now?

Luo still held onto You's hand and didn't let go.

The casino staff arrived quickly, cleaned the place, and handed the boy a new tray full of drinks. The boy then resumed selling drinks to the customers.

However, when one of the staff members left, his gaze lingered on You for a while.

Luo pulled Yuu back to where he had been sitting, where only Bepo, the only bear, was sitting quietly. "Naisan, what brings you here?"

"Of course I came to see you. I haven't asked you yet, what are you doing at this gambling den? And what's the deal with that kid?"

Luo pointed to the gambling table on the other side where the atmosphere was lively. Yu looked in that direction and saw the familiar Pekin and Shaki.

"..." Kids are so curious, they want to try and play with everything..."

“There’s more than just one child here; there are many others, all of whom were mortgaged here because their parents lost money gambling,” Luo explained. “Nai-san, it won’t do any good if things escalate here.”

Luo glanced around, and Yu followed his gaze, only then noticing that there were Eijin Den Den Mushi in every corner, quite a few of them, and they were everywhere.

Everything was being monitored; no wonder some people who tried to run away without paying were immediately arrested. And just now, most of them were just there to watch the show, without any real intention of taking action.

"This place is surrounded by gold. The person behind the gambling den can control the gold. This is his home turf." Luo has been here for a few days and knows the general situation.

He also witnessed firsthand how someone who wanted to cause trouble was turned into a golden statue.

"You said it can control gold?" The Gold-Gold Fruit... is that what she's thinking?

"Ah."

Luo knew that the owner of the gambling den was a user of the Gold-Gold Fruit, but he was unaware of the connection between the Gold-Gold Fruit and Yu.

"How could you possibly see him?" A ruthless glint flashed in You's eyes.

Luo didn't know why You suddenly became interested in that person, but if he knew, he wouldn't keep quiet. "This is the first floor, he's on the third floor. You need enough money to go to the third floor."

"Nai-san, do you know how to gamble?" Luo remained skeptical, his expression showing disapproval of Yu's chances.

"You look down on me?"

Luo didn't speak, but nodded very firmly. "Nai-san, you don't seem very smart."

Yu Zhen wanted to just slap him, thinking, "I don't want this younger brother anymore, he's no good." "I really don't know how, but I have you here."

Luo was confused, but after seeing You's gesture, he looked helpless.

Yu didn't explain anything further, and simply got up and walked towards a gambling table.

Ever since that person joined, the place has become lively, and that table on the first floor of the casino is the noisiest.

"Hey, uncle, you've already lost several rounds. If you keep losing, you'll run out of money."

A group of people were surrounding a middle-aged man in purple clothes. The dice had already been rolled, and before the bets were revealed, one of them kindly reminded him not to continue playing.

After all, he had always "lost" and had never won since he started playing.

Simply because he was the only blind person in the entire casino.

The man in purple ignored all advice, gripping his wooden cane, and said emotionally, "Bigger! I still choose bigger!"

"Hahahaha." Instead of showing him any sympathy, the people around him laughed even louder.

The lid was opened, and everyone stared at the number on the dice for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening. "Oh dear..."

"665, uncle, you win."