【Eagle Red】Lifetime

Chapter 18

When Shanks woke up again, he stared blankly at the ceiling of the cabin for a long time before he sorted out the situation before he lost consciousness in a headache—he still remembered that he threw himself at Mihawk, very satisfied Embracing that rather comfortable body—could it be that he just fell asleep after that?

"It's too bad..." The red-haired man sat up, covered his head and muttered to himself, "This joke is too much." He moved his hand to the back of his neck that was sore, "It seems to be a stiff neck .”

Shanks stood up, stretched his limbs, and the warm sunlight came in through the window, making people feel relaxed and lazy. It seems that even making friends angry after drinking is not a difficult thing to solve .He looked around the cabin, feeling vaguely that he seemed to have overlooked something very important.

Shanks frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly woke up: "...Sunshine?!"

The captain of the Reid ran out of the cabin in three steps at a time, and saw the comfortable expressions of the brothers lying on the deck with their arms and legs spread out in disorder.

"Hey, it's really time for the boss to wake up." Jesus Bu raised his thumb in the afterglow of the setting sun, "It feels good to have the sun, although it will be dark soon after the sun shines."

"Where's Hawkeye?" Shanks narrowed his eyes in the sunlight that he hadn't looked directly at for a long time.

"Probably at the bow."

Shanks walked near the bow with his sandals on, and saw the back of his friend leaning on the bulwarks and looking into the distance.The slightly reddish sunlight casts down peacefully through the gaps in the clouds, stretching the eagle-eyed shadows very long, such natural colors are like a still painting.The breeze above the head pulled the black windbreaker and the feathers on the hat to flutter gently, adding a little more real movement.

Shanks suddenly felt that he couldn't move forward anymore, there seemed to be a world between them, just like when he saw Hawkeye standing alone outside the crowd, singing the depressed "Binks" fine wine".

At this time, Mihawk, who heard the noise, turned his head.Shanks noticed that the corners of the other party's lips were slightly upturned, and he was stunned until Mihawk had walked in front of him.

"It's sunny, but I haven't seen Days Island yet." The swordsman breathed a sigh of relief, "I think it should be soon."

"You seem very happy." Shanks didn't hide his slightly disappointed emotion.

"I haven't seen the sun for a long time." Mihawk pressed the brim of his hat, "Although he has also walked through darker seas."

Shanks was about to say something more, but his stomach let out a loud protest.

"Didn't eat dinner?" Mihawk frowned.

"Uh...I drank too much this morning," Shanks grabbed his straw hat, somewhat embarrassed to say, "I want to say sorry first, I lost my composure."

"What's this?" Mihawk turned around and looked at the sea that was dyed red by the sunset again. "It's not that I touched a woman."

"It would be great if I could hold a woman," Shanks relieved, and spread his hands half-jokingly, "I'll go find something to eat first. If an island is found, there should be news on the observation deck, so don't be too impatient gone."

"I just want to bask in the sun before it's completely dark." Mihawk replied casually with his back to Shanks.

The captain of the Reid turned around and took two steps, and saw Lackey not far away. The fat man seemed to be frightened, with his mouth wide open in a state of petrification, and even the meat he loved fell on the deck.

"What's the matter?" Shanks seldom saw Lackey so panic-stricken.

"Touch...hug..." The fat man squeezed out a few incoherent voices through his teeth, but his boss still looked very calm, and Lackey finally gave Shanks a thumbs-up sincerely.

The inexplicable Shanks interpreted this action as the joy of seeing the sun again, and he also compared his thumbs, and walked away to find dinner.

Lackey thought for a long time, and finally decided to bury this secret deeply in his heart.He couldn't help admiring such a calm boss, and such a good-natured and open-minded Hawkeye.

Shanks hastily filled his stomach, and when he was going to the warehouse to get a jar of new wine, he heard cheers outside the cabin.The red-haired man who guessed the reason was not very happy. He hesitated for a moment between going to the wine cellar and the upper deck, and finally turned around and walked out of the cabin.

The long-lost sun has set below the sea level, and the sky and the sea are glowing dark blue together. Shanks raised his head, and the sparse stars are dimly dotted not far away, and a crescent moon is also hanging on the sky.This is an extremely common astronomical phenomenon, but after not seeing it for many days, it can't help but make people feel cherished and nostalgic.

"There is an island right in front of us." Beckman walked up. "Eagle Eye said that if we continue to ride the current, we can reach Pitty Town in the first half of the night. What's the plan of the boss?"

"If I want to stay on Days Island for a day..." Shanks looked at his deputy inquiringly.

"reason?"

"...Let's all bask in the sun."

"This is not true." Beckman spit out a smoke ring, "As long as we reach Pitty Town, we can leave this terrible sea at any time. Everyone has endured long enough."

"Stop one more day and one more day!" Lackey suddenly came up and squeezed the fat on Shanks' face, "Anyway, we have no reason to leave in a hurry."

"Didn't you say in the afternoon that you didn't want to stay in Rigwhite for one more second?" Jesus Bu, who was behind Lackey, asked in surprise.

"What do you know?" Lackey showed an enigmatic smile.

"Then drop anchor when we get to the island." Beckman finally obeyed the captain's will, and spread his hands helplessly, "I'm worried that our presence will make Hawkeye alert. His original intention is to let us leave directly."

"He's not that kind of person." Shanks showed a big smile to his indulgent deputy, and made a firm judgment.

Lackey nodded in great agreement, and chewed another big mouthful of meat.

"When did you know Hawkeye so well?" Jesus Bu asked strangely.

"That person's heart," Lackey admired subtly, "is definitely much wider than ours."

"Hey, don't be so convinced just because people didn't care about a cannonball mistake with you." Jesus Bu is still brooding over the Squib incident.

Fatty really wanted to correct this opinion, but he had no choice but to let his old friend continue to misunderstand because he was concerned about the captain's privacy.

When the Reid arrived at the destination island, the moon had already risen to a certain height.Shanks held the wine jar and found Mihawk who had just climbed down from the observation deck.

"Looking at the shape, it should be Days Island." Mihawk folded his arms and let out a sigh of relief, "but it is indeed more appropriate to call it Sun Moon Island now."

"We want to stop the boat here for a whole day, won't it hinder you?"

As Shanks expected, Mihawk did not show any welcome or dissatisfaction, "That is your freedom."

"These two islands are rocky mountains, so it's not suitable to go down and camp. Let's sleep on Red tonight!"

"Thank you."

Shanks wanted to hold Mihawk's arm very satisfied, he said with a smile: "Let's have a drink, Hawkeye!"

"I know you were very excited when you just woke up," Mihawk took half a step back, avoiding Shanks' hand, "but I'm not sure what I need to do tomorrow, so I'm going to rest first."

Shanks, who had no reason to obstruct the opponent, sighed regretfully.

That night, when the pirates on the Reid were singing and laughing and having fun under the moonlight, Shanks came to the bow again and sat beside Beckman.

"Hey, why didn't the boss drink?" Beckman keenly noticed Shanks' unusualness.

"I'm afraid that if I drink again, black and white will be turned upside down again." Shanks shook his head frantically with his hands outstretched, "but what's the fun of life without drinking? I really can't understand a guy like Hawkeye .”

"Is it for Hawkeye to stay for a day?" Beckman didn't have too many doubts in his tone.

"Yeah." Shanks finally couldn't help but grabbed Beckman's bottle and took a big gulp, "The island has sunk so much, who knows if that black knife is still there. There should be diving on our boat equipped?"

"Obviously there is no submarine," Beckman recalled carefully. "There are diving suits in the warehouse, but the air bottle may have been used up."

"Hey? I thought I could use these to repay him for his food." Shanks patted the deck, "When we take the next route, we will pass by the capital of seven waters, right? We need to overhaul it then Take a look at our Red, and the equipment should be completely refurbished."

"It's rare that you still think about something so far away." Beckman, who had run out of wine, lit a cigarette.

"The boat is our home," Shanks smiled softly, "I still remember when I got Reid, there were only you, me, Lackey and Jesus, and even a small storm would cause a big storm. After a lot of trouble, Jesus even complained that we can’t use such a big boat.”

"At that time, the boss said that there would be more and more people, and I was afraid that the boat would be too small in the future." Beckman put one hand on the deck and looked up at the quiet starry sky.

"There are fourteen people now," Shanks gestured with four fingers, and smiled a little flamboyantly, "The boat has also been renovated once, but I think this is just the beginning."

"There is still a long way to go." Beckman nodded, and turned his face thoughtfully to look at Shanks who was grabbing the bottle and drinking, "Why are you suddenly talking about old things?"

The red-haired captain pulled the straw hat on his back to his head and put it on, gently touched this thing he cherished so much with one hand, "I don't know why, I don't want to part with Hawkeye so quickly."

"I don't understand how you got the right idea of ​​him." Beckman flicked the cigarette ash. "That kind of fastidious and indifferent guy is obviously the last thing you like to get in touch with."

"Hawkeye is not cold at all, and it's fun to be generous and considerate!" Shanks waved his hand to defend his friend, and then muttered softly, "But occasionally he can play a little tricky, and he is very good at tricking people."

"Are you talking nonsense?" Beckman looked up and down the captain, who has always been very accurate in seeing people, and couldn't understand why Shanks, who had been facing Hawkeye for ten days, was so outrageous, "I think no matter where None of it can fit on that person."

Shanks smiled and shook his head, without further explanation to his good brother, he looked at the moon shadow swaying on the black sea, took a deep breath, "I still feel that we haven't gotten along enough, if he can get on the boat All right. Of course, I know it's impossible."

"This is not the first time. Boss, you yourself said 'not all people are willing to board other people's boats'." Beckman comforted Shanks.

"I know the truth very well." Shanks didn't hide his emotions from Beckman, he sighed troubledly, "But it's just a little bit of reluctance, is it because this guy is so good?"

"Then only you know." Beckman looked coldly at Shanks who was puzzled, "There are so many outstanding people in this sea, and you can't just cherish them every time."

"Hawkeye is different from others." Shanks thought for a long time, and finally found that he couldn't explain his feelings clearly, so he had no choice but to take a sip of wine.

"Forget it, we've only known Hawkeye for eleven or twelve days, and I'm just sitting here looking at the sea, thinking about Red, thinking about the adventures we've all had together, and thinking he's nothing at all, and we still have ourselves way to go."

Do you really need to strengthen your determination to part like this?Beckman threw the butt of his cigarette into the sea, "It seems that Hawkeye is really special."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Shanks stood up, "I'm going to read a few pages of the newspaper, try to get some sleep, and see if I can help Hawkeye tomorrow."

Beckman waved his hand indifferently, and after taking a few steps, the red-haired man suddenly turned around and showed a bold smile, "Beckman, let's start a new adventure from now on!"