One Piece: King of the World from White Town

"Then we'll go first. Don't forget to have dinner together tomorrow...tomorrow night."

"Okay, bye, Mr. Peake. Bye, handsome boy who doesn't like being patted on the head."

Senior withdrew his gaze reluctantly, and the two of them walked towards the deserted alley in tacit understanding.

"So that woman is the reason why you have stayed here and postponed returning to the family several times?"

Abel put away his smile and looked at the other person seriously.

Chapter 95: Making Plans

Without Lucien in sight, Senior returned to his cool self.

Facing Abel's affirmative question, he first lit a cigarette for himself, and then threw the remaining half pack to Abel.

Just looking at the smoking movements, the two figures, one big and one small, are almost identical.

If Lucien saw this, she would no longer doubt Senior's explanation.

After a long while, until he finished smoking a cigarette, Senior spoke slowly: "Her name is Lucien..."

Abel listened to his story in silence, listening to Senior's true thoughts and his inner anxiety and uneasiness.

Although Abel had already anticipated this result.

But it was the first time he saw this man fall in love with a woman.

Don't underestimate Senior's charm. This guy can attract a lot of women wherever he goes.

But Senior never responded in kind, as if no matter how beautiful a woman was, she had no attraction for him.

To the extent that people in the family often teased him about this matter.

But such a man is now worried and hesitant because of a woman, which really leaves Abel speechless.

Maybe this is the power of love.

"So what are you going to do? Just keep dragging it out? Neither express your feelings nor return to the family?"

Senior hesitated for a moment, then lit another cigarette irritably. "I haven't figured out what to do yet. Give me some time. I'll go back after I finish dealing with things here."

Abel looked at him seriously and said, "I don't think you should be so hesitant. This is not like the Pique I know."

"So what do you think I should do? Just give up?"

"No, you should go after her boldly. Believe me, I can see that the way the woman named Lucien looks at you is different from the way she looks at others."

"Really?!"

When Senior heard this, he became so excited that the cigarette in his mouth dropped to the ground. He grabbed Abel's shoulders and looked very nervous, as if he was afraid that Abel was lying to him.

Abel nodded. "There's no need for me to lie to you about this. She should have some feelings for you, at least she doesn't hate you. This is undoubtedly a good start."

Senior smiled foolishly, then he became worried again, "But my identity... She hates pirates the most. If she knew that I'm not a bank employee and have been lying to her all along, she would never forgive me, let alone be with me."

Abel frowned immediately. Indeed, this was a very serious problem.

Even if Senior could deceive the other party temporarily, how could such a thing be concealed for a lifetime?

Unless he leaves the family now and returns to ordinary life.

But is that possible?

Regardless of whether Senior himself is willing or not, he just can't get past Doflamingo!

You know, Doflamingo hates traitors the most!

And Senior's decision to leave his family for a woman is undoubtedly the greatest betrayal!

By then, let alone the two of them getting married and living a good life, within two days, the family will send cadres to clean up the traitors, and it is even very likely that Doflamingo will come in person.

In this case, both of them are doomed to die, and neither of them will survive.

Thinking of this, Abel finally understood why Senior was so conflicted and had not yet told Doflamingo the truth.

"It's indeed a bit tricky..."

Abel also became annoyed, and the two of them leaned against the wall, smoking one cigarette after another and thinking of a solution silently.

“Maybe we can change our approach.”

After an unknown amount of time, Abel came up with a solution that was not a solution.

"What idea?"

Senior was so desperate that he tried every possible means and even ignored the fact that Abel was just a child.

In other words, now except Abel, there is no one else who can help him with advice on this matter.

"First of all, you can no longer hide the existence of Lucien. You must take the initiative to tell the family."

"But……"

"I know your concerns, but unless you can stop seeing that woman and become just strangers from now on. Can you do it?"

Senior gritted his teeth and shook his head.

"Since you can't do that, the existence of Lucien will be known to the family sooner or later. Rather than letting them find out later, it's better for you to confess."

"Believe me, for such a small matter as falling in love with a woman, no one, including Captain Dover, will stop you. They may even give you a long vacation."

"Of course, this premise is that you will not betray and leave the family. Do you understand?"

Senior nodded slightly. He did consider the possibility of leaving the family for a moment, but he gave up immediately because he also thought about the consequences of leaving the family.

Whether for his own sake or for Lucien's, he must never do this!

"Very good. After eliminating the resistance from the family, the only one left for us to deal with is Lucien. Do you feel that things are getting easier?"

“No, I think this is the most difficult part.”

"Well, you're right. But it's not completely impossible."

"Say it!"

Senior was already getting anxious.

"What you have to do now is to make all those lies you told come true?"

"What? What kind of method is this? Wait, you mean..."

"That's right. If you had never lied to her from the beginning and had only concealed a few things, then even if she found out in the end, you would still have room to maneuver and would not be sentenced to death directly. Do you understand now?"

Abel seemed confident.

And Senior kept chewing on what he said until his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Seeing Senior suddenly running outside in a hurry, Abel hurriedly chased after him.

"bank!"

"what?"

"You're right. If I want Lucien to fall in love with me, I must first be a bank clerk, a real bank clerk!"

Seeing that Senior finally got it, Abel couldn't help but smile with relief, but...

"Then there's no need to be so anxious, right? I came all the way to see you, and even gave you advice on how to chase women, so you won't even treat me to a meal?"

"Next time for sure! If it's any later, the bank will be closed soon. I have to deal with the people there today!"

"..."

Abel watched in silence as Senior's hurried figure disappeared in front of him, and couldn't help cursing: "This guy has no humanity when it comes to the opposite sex!"

But after scolding him, he couldn't help but feel worried about this guy.

After all, in the original book, the ending of Senior and the woman named Lucien was very heartbreaking.

He just hopes that this time there will be a good happy ending.

Chapter 96: Didn’t you order your own before I came?

Senior's efficiency was amazing. I don't know what method he used, but he managed to deal with everyone in the bank in just one hour.

But it goes without saying that some of these methods are naturally not so harmonious.

Abel's words opened up new ideas for him.

As for the rest, he naturally doesn't need anyone to remind him what to do.

So the next day, he made up a biography of the character and took it to the bank, requiring everyone to memorize it.

The purpose is to add flesh and blood to the bank clerk Senior Pique, creating the illusion that this person must exist no matter who asks!

He also emphasized the key point that he would be traveling frequently, laying the groundwork for the future.

Because Senior cannot stay on this island forever. After he returns to his family, he will still have to fight for Doflamingo.

This backup plan can be used at that time.

Senior was very busy, constantly thinking about what he had said to Lucien, and trying to find a way to fill in the gaps.

Fortunately, they have only known each other for a relatively short time, so there is still time for everything.

Of course, Senior did not forget to contact Doflamingo and tell him the truth.

After hearing that he was embarrassed to speak because of a woman, Doflamingo was stunned at first, and then he laughed particularly loudly and kept teasing him.

It was not until Senior hung up the Den Den Mushi in anger that Doflamingo called back and smiled as he gave him a month's vacation so that he could take down that woman as soon as possible.

Although he was never asked to return to the family as soon as possible, Senior actually knew it.

This month's vacation is his deadline.

One month later, no matter what the situation, you must come back!

And shortly after Senior contacted Doflamingo, Abel also reported the matter in time.

Abel did not hide anything in response to Doflamingo's questions, and basically told the truth, which was not much different from what Senior said, and was even more detailed.

Because only in this way can Doflamingo be satisfied and will not let him feel that he and Senior have conspired to deceive him.

However, in response to Doflamingo's order to return as soon as possible, Abel used the excuse that he wanted to thoroughly investigate the woman's background and bought himself another three days.

After all, Senior can stay here and pick up girls, but he certainly can't.

The reason why I wanted to stay for two more days was to see if there was any way I could help, but I was still worried about the tragic ending.

……

At night, in a restaurant with a very romantic decoration style.

At Senior's stammering invitation, Lucien gladly came to the appointment.

Today, Senior was still dressed in a suit and black sunglasses, but before going out, he pinned a bright red rose on his chest, looking very showy.

Lucien was wearing a long white dress, and she looked clean and tidy without any other jewelry.

In fact, it can be seen that Lucien's family background is probably not very good.

But this did not stop Senior from falling in love with her.

Or it would be better to say that Lucien in this white dress is the white moonlight in Senior's heart!

Everything was going smoothly up to this point, but who would have thought that just after they ordered their food and wanted to chat, an uninvited guest walked in.

"Okay, Pico! You leave me alone to starve and you come out to have a feast with others?!"

"Even if they are distant relatives, you can't be so partial to one and neglect the other, right?"

Albert pulled out a chair and sat down in a familiar manner, ignoring Senior's shocked expression.

It's not that he has to be a third wheel, it's just that this guy is going a little too far.

It was okay that he didn't show up for a whole day, Abel could understand that. He figured that by the time evening came, they would have to make some arrangements for him.

As a result, the two of them went on a date and had forgotten about him long ago!