One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 54 The little girl was kidnapped by an old man

When it comes to Yu's affairs, Katakuri can only put aside his dissatisfaction no matter how much he feels.

Given Yu's personality, she wouldn't make enemies outside; it's more likely due to her abilities. He doesn't know about her childhood; only Yu herself and... Shanks know.

"How much does he know about his childhood?" He was referring to Shanks, who had come up from the sea.

"..." Yu was speechless. Shanks knew something she didn't—specifically, what happened after her power went out of control. But Katakuri didn't know this. Should she tell him?

"Yu, the banquet we've prepared for you isn't over yet, let them all join in!" In crucial moments, you still have to rely on the meticulous and resourceful Beckman.

Shanks said the same thing, "Charlotte Katakuri, although I don't have a good impression of the Big Mom Pirates, since you're Yu's friend, come drink and celebrate with us!"

"Oh yeah, Katakuri, it's so rare to see you, let's relax together."

Katakuri was very reluctant, but Yuu's purpose in coming to the East Blue was to see him, and since she had already come and seen him, she couldn't spoil her fun.

However, Katakuri didn't interact much with Shanks, and since he doesn't like drinking, he didn't touch a drop. Yu, on the other hand, was playing around with Pudding among the Red-Haired Pirates.

The people on both ships seemed to be having a good time, drinking and chatting. It seems there's nothing a party can't solve in the world of One Piece.

Yu didn't forget the important matter either. Shanks recounted Shanks' loss of control of his abilities and the subsequent events on the island to Yu in detail. The communication seemed to have stalled again. There was no direct connection between the two events, and those people from before had vanished without a trace along with the island.

"Alright, alright, such a wonderful banquet, let's not waste it. Let's talk about something else." Shanks noticed that Yu's cheeks were already slightly red, but he was still thinking about the connection between the two things, so he changed the subject, "Tell me about you and the person wearing the clothes, you and him..." Shanks nudged Yu's elbow and gestured with his fingers.

"Go away...don't interrupt me, I was just thinking about something important and you interrupted me..." She was so drunk that her words were a little unclear, and her hand lightly pushed Shanks away who was leaning towards her. "Don't...don't get so close to me...he's very...petty...he'll get angry."

"Oh!" Shanks' eyes widened like saucers, as if he had discovered a new world. "So it's true!"

"I...I told you, don't come any closer..."

Shanks didn't care and moved even closer, his laughter ringing in Yu's ears. He patted Yu's back forcefully and without restraint, making Yu's ears and back hurt. Yu was already feeling nauseous from drinking so much, and the pat made him want to vomit. But he couldn't push him away.

"Hey, hey, hey, does your grandpa know you found someone this old?" Shanks whispered in Yu's ear.

"So...so what...it's not like...you're the one looking for me. My...my man, I like him!"

"Hahaha!"

Aside from Shanks, Beckman, Lazio, and the others heard Yu's words. The little girl who used to follow the pirate crew had grown up, and her domineering declaration was quite reminiscent of a pirate. They definitely recognized Yu!

"Hmph, I'm ignoring you all, I'm going to find Katakuri..."

Yu stood up unsteadily and walked towards Katakuri. Katakuri, who had been watching Yu sitting among so many men for a long time, noticed Yu losing his balance and strode forward to pick him up and carry him back to the room.

"Captain, our little girl has been kidnapped..."

"This huge piece of meat can't shut you up, shut up!" Let me cry for a while, this perfectly good cabbage!!! I practically raised it, I'm going to subtly tell Sengoku, you're finished, Katakuri!

Even when drunk, Yu didn't act up; he was quite well-behaved. However, he drank too much and suddenly jumped off Katakuri's lap and ran to the side to vomit. After vomiting, he lay motionless, and Katakuri couldn't bear to see him like that, so he went over and helped him up.

"Katakuri... I feel so bad... I want a kiss..." After saying that, she ignored Katakuri's refusal and clung to him, stretching her neck out.

Katakuri was reluctant; he couldn't stand the strong smell of alcohol on him, but Yuu still kissed him. "Don't move, be good."

Knowing he had done something wrong today, and after Katakuri's words, he stopped making a fuss. He obediently nestled on Katakuri's shoulder as he led him back to his room and settled him on the bed.

"Ka2... what are you doing!" Yu lay on the bed, feeling a chill on her body, and grabbed the culprit with a start.

"Let go, I'll help you take off your clothes."

Take off your clothes!!! In the room! A man and a woman! "Kaiser...I...I'm not an adult yet..."

"Adulthood? What's that?"

"I...I'm not really sure either. I'm not an adult yet, so...I can't do that kind of thing...I'm only seventeen...I still have a year to go..." Yu wasn't sure where this concept came from, but her subconscious told her that she had to be an adult to do it.

"..." Katakuri understood what Yu was thinking. He just wanted to help her take off her clothes, which reeked of alcohol. He had no other intentions! Absolutely not!

Yu, still tipsy and slow to react, assumed Katakuri was embarrassed by her rejection, even though she wasn't unwilling. "I didn't mean anything by it, if...you want to..."

"Your clothes smell of alcohol, it's not comfortable to sleep in them." Yu's words made Katakuri seem a bit unreasonable. "Don't think about it, just get some sleep."

"Karaki... there's something I need to..."

"We'll talk about it after you wake up." Katakuri let go of Yu's hand, urging her to go to sleep. He then went up to the deck to enjoy the sea breeze; he had a bit of a headache.

Katakuri had never known Yu's age. Judging from her appearance, he always thought Yu was at least in her twenties, but who knew she was only seventeen! As for himself, he was quite a bit younger!

Ugh, this is giving me a headache...

"Has You fallen asleep?"

The person who arrived was Shanks, the red-haired man.

"..." Katakuri and Shanks had nothing to say and turned to leave.

For Shanks, Katakuri and Yu would probably never have crossed paths without Yu. He came to him to talk about Yu, "She will be following you from now on. There are some things you need to know, and you have to protect her."

“I would do it without you telling me.”

"Then do you know why she's being targeted?" Shanks was surprised by Katakuri's expression. Had Yu not told him? But he still revealed what he knew. "It's because of her ability—controlling seawater."

That hit the nail on the head. Katakuri realized he always saw Yu on the beach. Despite being terrible with directions, she always managed to find the shore perfectly—it was because of her ability. So, Kaido knew that too!

"Tell me, aren't you afraid I'll end up like those people?" Katakuri was referring to the person he wanted to capture.

"Yu believes in you, and she'll let you know sooner or later. If she's wrong about you, then not only our pirate crew, but her grandfather won't let you off the hook either!" Shanks gripped the sword at his waist, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Tell me about that incident from her childhood."

Two people were outside the room, and one person was inside.

At night, the person sleeping soundly in the room was completely unaware that because of her, two people who would never have been in contact were brought together, and because of her, they stood on the same side.

(It's time to part ways with Shanks for a while. Yu has been with Katakuri for over a year now, hehehe, you know what I mean, the countdown is about to begin. I'm currently thinking about whether to go to Windmill Village in the next chapter, and I also need to get those people who want to capture Yu out of there. I need to keep up with the main storyline.)

(Should we go to Windmill Village, guys? What do you think? Should Katakuri and Luffy meet first... I need to think about it.)