05 Mother love

A month later, Rouge finally decided to meet him and express her gratitude for his help. Since then, Dante kept on meeting her every night before going for his training.

It was that he knew how she avoided all those marine who searched for her. It turned out, she was the devil fruit user of Suke Suke no mi. The invisible lady.

No wonder those marine and government agents didn't have any clue about her whereabouts. Even if she stood in front of them, they wouldn't even know. Dante wondered what she did in the mountain if she could just steal some food from her neighbour. However he never asked Rouge the question.

Half a year later, the search was stopped. The marine slowly started to leave the island. Seeing Rouge was becoming weaker by days, Dante suggested her to deliver the baby. However, she insisted on holding on until all the marines left the island.

At that moment, Dante realised that Rouge will not dodge her fate. She knew her own risk by doing what she did.

As an 8 year old boy, what more can he do except to reduce her hardship? Dante helped her the best he could. During that time, he also witnessed how big a mother's love for her unborn child. The suffering that a mother was willing to take to make sure her son's safety.

It was more than half a year later, Dante saw the important plot in front of his eyes. The birth of Portugas D. Ace and the sudden appearance of Monkey D Garp as if he knew Rouge was about to give birth to her son.

Dante was also unsure whether the timing of Garp was too perfect or Rouge had been waiting for him all along. It was right after Garp appeared in front of her, she delivered the baby.

On the same day, Dante also witnessed her death before he decided to tell Garp to bury her under her own house. It was as if the house was her tomb which Dante will remember all the events that had happened there.

Dante returned home with melancholic feelings.

Somehow, he missed his parents. He walked to his parents grave and sat in front of it.

"Mom. Dad. Do you want to hear a story? " Dante hugged his knees while talking to the grave.

Not far from Dante, a man was watching his acts.

"Saving Roger's son. What are you thinking, Garp?" Bunta mumbled as he kept on watching.

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"Dammit! That brat, how dare he refuse me!" Alan slammed his hand on the table.

"Can't we just take it? He's just a kid after all." Alan's wife, Jina spoke.

"Do you think it's easy? What about my brother and sister? Will they just let it be? If not why would I persuade him to let me become his guardian? It is because the guardian had a right to control the wealth of the child.

That stupid Michael. Why would he give all his wealth to a baby? Not only that, he named that old butler as guardian! How ridiculous!" Alan clenched his fingers.

"Then, how about this. We team up with your siblings and make that boy release his right for business properties. We can say that the business always belongs to the family and made him sign them as family properties. Then we can decide how to divide that wealth. As for his personal properties, just give them to him. They weren't worth much anyway." Jina said again.

"Great idea. How can I not think about it? You are such a genius." Alan's eyebrows raised up as he slowly smiled.

"Humph of course I am." Jina praised herself proudly.

On the same night, Alan gathered all his siblings and discussed their plans to covet the Mustang's wealth.

Three days later, Dante's relatives came to Dante's door and asked for their demands.

As the sole heir of his parents, Dante had every right to refuse them. Bunta, as his guardian knew that as well. When he heard about their nasty demands, he was so angry and about to chase them out.

However, as Bunta was about to chase them, Dante came forward and agreed to remove himself as the sole owner of his family business and put all business properties under his family's management with him having 10% right on them.

In exchange, he didn't want them to interfere with any of his personal properties in the future.

As Bunta was about to say something, Dante asked him to handle the procedure and left him.

Hearing Dante's request, all his relatives smiled happily. Dante's personal wealth that was left by his parents was much less worth in value compared to the business properties.

Leaving Dante's villa, they walked out with excited feelings.

On the same night they had a party to celebrate.

At the dining table, Bunta looked at Dante as the later was eating.

"Why?" Bunta asked in one word.Since the morning, this kid refused to talk about his decision.

Ignoring Bunta, Dante kept on eating until he was done. Bunta kept on looking towards Dante.

As he was done, he had a glass of clear water. Then he raised his head and smiled.

"Isn't it nice? I didn't have to bother about the business and still got 10% of them every year." Dante said.

"But, you always have 100% of them without bothering about anything." Bunta said.

"They will keep on bothering me until they get what they want." Dante answered.

"If only I let them in." Bunta spoke again.

"Hahahaha. Chill grandpa, chill. They had worked their asses for years for the business. Just let them take what they want. A bread which is about to get rotten, we can let some rats eat on it."

"What do you mean?" Bunta was surprised by Dante's words.

"It means, after the rotten bread is gone, if by any means they ask for a new one, they are asking for death!"

"I'm going for my training." Dante stood up and left as he stretched and walked out of the dining room.

Bunta sat dumbfound on the chair. He still didn't understand what Dante meant by rotten bread.