Purpose

"How does it feel to be alive?"

Vlad asked as soon as he entered the room door,

Then he saw the maid leaning against the wall with a cigarette in her mouth, the big white bear squatting in the corner with tears in its eyes, and the man lying on the bed without saying a word, staring at the ceiling. Trafalgar Law!

No, this man's name should be Trafalgar D. Water Law. This man is one of the men named after D. There is no doubt that he is the most mysterious D family in the world. A member of the most mysterious D clan in the world, the natural enemy of God, a clan that has always been watched by the Celestial Dragons.

"..."

There was silence, Law didn't speak, the man just stared at the ceiling above his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Captain, this guy looked like a loser when he woke up! It's hard to see!"

The maid puffed out a smoke ring leisurely and said so.

This woman and Law were childhood sweethearts. They lived together in the Don Quixote family for a while when they were young. It can be said that they are quite familiar with each other!

Just like Law was surprised by the changes in baby-5, the maid was also extremely surprised by the changes that happened to Law. Because Law was terminally ill when he was a child, and because of the experiences he experienced in his hometown, he is obviously just a little kid, but what fills his heart is the madness that destroys everything!

He is obviously just a little kid, but he has extremely dangerous eyes. When he was a child, the maid was often frightened to tears by this man. Just one look was enough to scare her!

But it's different now! It's completely different!

This man, Trafalgar Law, is completely different from when he was a child. It is not just a simple increase in age, but a more obvious change is a spiritual change!

That kid who was alone at that time and wanted to destroy everything, without the maid knowing, the flame of revenge that was burning in his heart had been extinguished in his chest. What he cares more about now are probably his friends, right?

The maid thinks so. The sad expression he showed because of his partner's death is definitely not a fake, it is 100% true. This man is really in pain because of his partner's death!

"Really, he looks like he has been abandoned by the world,"

The maid laughed, "It's like a little puppy crying because it didn't get its mother's milk!"

"Pfft~"

Vlad suddenly laughed out loud, "What a wonderful metaphor!"

"Hmph!!!!"

Law turned his head suddenly and stared into the maid's eyes with extremely sharp eyes.

"W-what?"

The maid shuddered and the cigarette butt in her hand almost fell to the ground.

"Well, Captain, I thought about it,"

The maid stood up straight as if nothing had happened and said, "Smoking in the patient's room is not good after all. I'd better go out!"

Still the same scary look as before! The maid's palms were trembling a little, and she forced herself to calmly walk out the door!

Even though the strength gap between the two people has been huge for a long time, the feeling has not changed at all, as if the two people are still children!

"Oh oh oh, that's awesome!"

Vlad sighed, "One look scared away my capable crew!"

"..."

Law turned his head and continued to stare blankly at the ceiling without saying a word.

"Hey, dude, why don't you say anything?"

Vlad dragged a chair and sat in front of the bed, crossing his legs, crossing his chest with his hands, and holding a lollipop in his mouth, looking very leisurely.

"Oh, yeah, it's just like what the maid said, it looks like a dog!"

Vlad said with interest, "Are you completely immersed in the death of your companions?"

"--captain!!!"

Bepo, who was squatting in the corner, turned his head, his eyes filled with tears like noodles, "Penguin, Shachi, they, they -"

"They can't come back!"

"..."

Law did not speak, with crystal tears in the corners of his eyes. Even the strongest man would feel unspeakable sadness when facing such a situation.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuu, Captain,"

Bepo whined loudly. Although he was just a bear, his emotions were indeed no shallower than those of humans. In other words, it is the instinct of all living things to feel pain.

"They, they, they're dead!!!!"

"Waaaaaaaah! They, they are dead!!!"

Bepo cried loudly, "Never, never come back! There are only two people in the Heart Pirates!!!"

"..."

Law didn't speak, just lay quietly.

"Captain!!!!"

Bepo's cry shook the earth.

"I know it, Bepo!"

Law finally spoke. His voice was hoarse, as if there were fifty people smoking inside his throat, as if a door that hadn't been used in decades was suddenly pushed open!

"do not cry!"

"But, cap-"

Bepo's face was blurry with tears streaming down his face.

"do not cry!"

Law said, "Now is not the time to cry!"

"If you want to cry, at least wait until we carry Doflamingo's head to visit Penguin and Shachi's graves!"

Law's tone was very calm, as if he was saying something that was bound to happen, "It's too early to cry now!"

"Captain--??"

Bepo stared blankly at Law lying on the bed and murmured to himself.

"Hah--"

Law breathed out slowly and sat up with great effort. Unlike Bepo, who was knocked unconscious by Doflamingo's kick, Law first had a big hole in his arm, and then a bullet-like ball of thread on his chest. It penetrated directly, and then he was hit hard by a kick on the wound!

Although the chef took emergency treatment, it was still difficult just to sit up.

"If you have the strength to cry now, Bepo,"

Law said, "Then use this strength in other places, to become stronger, to work hard to become stronger! Strong enough that you will not lose any of your partners! Strong enough to go to Doflamingo for revenge!!"

"Bepo, so don't cry!"

"Captain--"

Bepo stood up, wiped his furry bear paw on his face, and his eyes instantly became determined.

"I see!"

 Then, Law's eyes moved to Vlad's face, with a searching look in his eyes, "Fire Dragon - Vlad, what is your purpose?"

"Purpose?"

Vlad smiled, "It's really a very simple purpose!"