One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 128 If You Don't Abandon Me...

"I still don't quite understand..."

Ross said with some embarrassment, he understood what Roger meant but he didn't fully understand the meaning.

If a person's life is compared to a stream of water that keeps flowing, the flow process may be bumpy, and it may even flow in different directions, that is, turn, but it is always the same stream of water.

But Barrett's life... is divided into two completely different parts?

It’s a bit hard to understand, and what does this have to do with the consciousness of ghost energy?

Not to mention Ross, who found it hard to understand, the other two people except Rayleigh were all dizzy.

Karp's eyes were dull, and the CPU was spinning wildly until it was about to smoke, but he still didn't understand what it meant.

Mona tilted her head, and a small ghost appeared next to her head and changed into a big "?".

Only Rayleigh looked at Barrett thoughtfully, his eyes revealing thirst for knowledge and curiosity.

Roger thought for a moment, then said:

"Do you know the legendary ship spirit?"

"Yes, I even know that ship ghosts are real, but I have never seen one with my own eyes, and I may never see one in this lifetime."

Ross nodded and said that after being reminded by Roger, he seemed to understand Barrett's current state.

Mona looked up curiously and nodded. When they were young, their father had told them about these magical things in the sea.

After coming to his senses, Cap also nodded. Ship spirits were something that all sailors on the sea had heard of, especially shipbuilders.

They regard building a ship to give birth to ship spirits as their lifelong wish.

But that kind of thing is very illusory, even more mysterious than things like devil fruits, and it is also one of the most advanced things in sea mysticism.

Rayleigh needs no introduction. Their vehicle is a ship with a ship spirit, which is something that makes everyone in the Roger Pirates excited and proud.

“I guess that Barrett’s ghostly aura is similar to that of a ship spirit, but it has been sleeping in his body all along.

After being stimulated and awakened, he chose Barrett's most mature life as a carrier. After all, ghost energy is also a kind of will, and will must have a carrier, that is, consciousness! "

Roger said slowly, explaining the state of consciousness in Barrett's body:
"It is obvious that Barrett's life before he was adopted by you, Ross, was more mature than it is now. The ghost's will stimulated his consciousness during that period, and it is fighting with his current consciousness to seize the body.

Originally, Barrett’s consciousness was very weak. Having cut off his past, his consciousness was like that of a newborn baby. He was bound to lose, but…”

Before he finished speaking, Roger looked at Ross and then at Mona, and there was no need to explain what he meant.

Ross was silent.

Will comes from emotion, and emotion inspires various wills.

The carrier of will and emotion is consciousness.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally allowed Barrett to survive until now. If he had trained Barrett as a weapon from the beginning, the ending would be obvious, right?
Then the river will become a line running down, and Barrett will finally become exactly the same as in the original work. It will be inevitable for him to run towards freedom, break free from bondage, and pursue power.

Think about why Barrett approached Roger in the original book. It was for proof and also for power.

The ending of Ross and Cloud Island will only be the next country of endless war.

"What to do, Roger?"

Ross spoke calmly. He actually already had an idea in his mind, but he still wanted to hear Roger's thoughts.

As time went by, Barrett's consciousness became more mature, and it was inevitable that he would overwhelm his former self. That influence had begun to weaken, and Rose could feel it.

His plan had been successful from the start, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"You can try to let him awaken his Conqueror's Haki. If successful, his past will vanish into thin air, and the problem will be solved naturally."

Roger offered a solution.

The Domineering Haki is the extreme manifestation of will. Anyone who has the Domineering Haki definitely has something that he adheres to and carries it through to the end.

This is also the reason why those who possess the Domineering Haki will not be inferior to others. In a word, "People with different ideals cannot work together"!
It is also for this reason that there will also be two similar Conqueror's Haki owners who team up with each other, such as Roger and Rayleigh, and the future Shanks and Ben Beckman.

If Barrett can awaken his domineering Haki, his previous consciousness will be meaningless, and he will now be his complete self!

No one, not even himself, can interfere with his will!
"As for the remaining methods, Ross, you should have an idea, right?"

Roger said in a very affirmative tone that the fact that Barrett had been able to persist until now proved that he was on his own path at the moment.

As time goes by, his life will flow forward like a stream, and the cross-section will slowly disappear.

His past will also vanish into thin air, leaving only the present.

"Well, it seems that I have done a lot of wrong things in the past. I'm sorry, Barrett, for pretending to be you from the beginning."

Ross looked at Barrett with a smile, regret and tenderness in his eyes.

Barrett is simple by nature, just like Roger. He is just thinking too much. Maybe he doesn't need to wait so long, but should have brought him back to raise from the beginning.

He was thinking too much...

"You are right Mr. Ross, I am grateful to you."

Barrett shook his head. He didn't know what Ross was apologizing for, but he knew it must have something to do with him.

But he felt that Ross didn't need to say these things. After all, he was the one who was drowning and there was no need to ask for more.

Ross said nothing and walked up to Barrett.

Roger quietly stepped aside. In his ears, everything around him was cheering happily. "You know, Barrett, I actually noticed you a long time ago. You are very talented, a natural monster. You only need a little training to become a strong man who can shake the sea!"

Ross spoke in a soothing tone, his face showing confusion and determination, and he slowly said words that made Roger Caprelli and the other two look uncertain.

Barrett listened quietly.

"Everyone says that I am kind and a good person, but only I know that all this is just my hypocritical heart at work. I am actually a very selfish guy who can do anything for myself and my family!"

"To borrow the words of a blind friend, my kindness is very cold."

The atmosphere was silent. No one disturbed Ross's narration. Only the sound of sea breeze and waves surrounded his ears, and the laughter from the distant town seemed to echo in his ears.

"I know very well that my strength is nothing in this ocean. Maybe in my lifetime I can only reach the starting point of others' success."

Ross looked at Roger, Garp, and Rayleigh, then looked off into the distance silently:
"But I, who was so weak, knew the greatest danger and darkness in this world. This frightened me and made me want to give up. Until I had a family, I began to want to protect and preserve it all by any means!"

"I need more powerful strength, and Barrett, you are my choice..."

"I, a despicable person, chose to let you face a painful childhood, then rescued you at the right time, and finally planned to tie you up here with emotional chains."

"And all this is not only because I know you will be far more powerful than me, but also because of my personal selfishness.

You could have had a better childhood if only I had given up.

You could have had a happier life if I had wanted you to.

You should have…"

"Mr. Ross!"

Before Ross could finish, Barrett, who could no longer bear it, interrupted him. His expression was moved, his emotions were agitated, and he said with trembling words:

"Does it make any difference? You're always willing to save me, and that's enough, isn't it?"

Ross wanted to say something, his words and emotions were already rising, but in the end, under Barrett's firm gaze, he sighed silently.

There was no conversation for a long while, and Ross fell into a daze.

"boom!"

A powerful pressure instantly covered his whole body, and an invisible aura weighed heavily on Ross.

It's the domineering color!

Rayleigh suddenly burst out with his domineering color, bypassing several people present and accurately pressing on Ross.

"boom!"

Another wave of pure white domineering color was aroused, and Ross turned his head to look at Rayleigh with a calm look.

"Thanks……"

Ross nodded to Rayleigh to express his gratitude.

The opponent slowly retracted his domineering color, and after getting familiar with it for a while, he mastered the way to retract it.

It's so simple, it just seems to happen naturally.

Yes, what's the difference? He was going to save Barrett from the beginning, that's enough.

His kindness is indeed cold.

But the sun will shine again on all those who are saved, and that is enough.

"gentlemen……"

Barrett looked at Ross with bright eyes, and there was only gratitude in his heart and eyes.

He was the one to be saved from the very beginning. This was the best thing that could happen to him and something that he would remember in his heart for the rest of his life.

No wonder Ross’s back looked so... familiar. It turns out he would never die from the beginning.

"Don't call me Mr. Barrett, be my son, will you? Nasdaq Barrett."

"........."

"........."

"........."

Barrett's eyes were dull, and finally he nodded slowly, unconsciously saying those two words:

"Father."

"No way!!!"

At this moment, Mona shouted loudly regardless of the occasion, with tears in her eyes, and she seemed very dissatisfied with Barrett's recognition of his father.

"Why, little Mona? Don't you really like playing with Barrett?"

Karp at the side asked, scratching his head with a puzzled look. He knew that Mona had been playing with Barrett all day long since a long time ago, and they were almost inseparable.

Mona didn't say anything, but just lowered her head with a blush.

She can’t always say…

(End of this chapter)