thefictionvixens Chapter 450 Shanks' Lullaby
Chapter 450 Shanks' Lullaby
"The story is over," Sabo said dissatisfiedly, "but Luffy still refuses to sleep!"
Lucci rubbed his face, feeling a little helpless. His original idea was to let Luffy gradually fall asleep during the story, but it was obvious that they failed. Instead, Sabo was almost collapsed by the torment.
It really wasn't his fault. He had wanted to help, but... but... well, no buts. He really didn't have the energy to help. It was good enough that he could control himself and not fall asleep completely. Lucci yawned, and he really wanted to fall asleep immediately. "Then what do you want me to do?"
"Luffy, do you want Shanks' lullaby?" Ace asked with a smirk.
"Is it okay?" Luffy's eyes lit up immediately. "You always said I was a man and you rarely sang for me."
"Yes, that's right." Ace looked at Lucci with a smile, "But as long as I'm not the one singing it's fine."
Luffy followed Ace's gaze and looked at Lucci, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, and even Sabo looked at Lucci expectantly.
Lu Qi finally realized something was wrong and swallowed hard, "You guys don't want me to sing, do you?"
"Lucci, sing!" Luffy said coquettishly, "Sing, I want to hear it!"
"No, I don't want to sing!" Lucci covered his eyes with his arms and refused to look at Luffy.
"Lucci, this is the only way." Ace muttered.
"Yeah, after all we tried and failed," Sabo ran his hands through Luffy's messy black hair, which was surprisingly soft after washing.
"Lucci, go ahead and sing. I haven't heard you sing for a long time." Luffy pouted and said coquettishly, shaking Lucci's body continuously.
Lucci sighed helplessly. He really didn't want to sing, but feeling Luffy's increasingly intense gaze, he could only lower his arms helplessly. "...I haven't sung for a long time."
"It's okay!" Luffy said immediately, looking at him with wide eyes in excitement.
"Then close your eyes." Luffy said helplessly.
Luffy nodded happily, then closed his eyes and waited quietly.
Lucci glanced at Ace and Sabo, noticing that they had also instantly adjusted their sleeping positions and closed their eyes. He couldn't help but complain, "Why do you two have to listen too?"
"We can't favor one over the other." Sabo smiled.
"Come on, Lucci, don't be shy!" Ace grinned.
"Lucci, hurry up, I want to listen!" Luffy shouted excitedly with his eyes closed, then put Lucci's hand on his hair and hugged him again.
"Okay, okay, I got it." Lucci sighed helplessly and placed his other hand on Luffy's back, then closed his eyes and stroked Luffy's hair with his fingers while humming softly.
The sky and the sea are the same blue,
The boat is moving as fast as a bird in flight,
How loud the sailors' forward calls are.
Carrying the king's son born,
Across the sea and sky!
The wind howled, the waves surged,
The roar of thunder tore through the sky!
call--
Ace smiled, Luffy was right, they hadn't heard Lucci sing in a long time, he had a good voice, but he sang very seldom, they had only heard him when Lucci comforted Luffy.
That happened after Luffy was rescued by Shanks. He still remembered that night Luffy was always awakened by the same nightmare and cried secretly. Even Lucci's comfort could not soothe him. The next day he saw Luffy secretly learn this song from Shanks.
The only thing that surprised him was that the song was somehow useful to Luffy, and later on, during the time he was taking care of Luffy alone, the song was also particularly useful, so he was always grateful to Red Hair for giving his precious brother a song that could drive away all his nightmares.
Our enemies were stopped on the shore,
They dared not follow.
The storm has not subsided, and gentleness is coming.
The sea turned into a soft bed, and it rocked.
Despite the rough seas, you will still sleep peacefully.
Sabo still vividly remembers the day he first heard the song, one night after Shanks rescued Luffy.
He woke up to the sound of soft singing and saw a scene he had never thought he would see. Luffy was lying on Lucci's chest sobbing quietly. While singing the song, Lucci ran his fingers through Luffy's hair, his eyes full of sadness and guilt, which almost made Sabo cry. His original family would never let him see such a warm scene. He liked it most when Lucci sang this song, it was like taking them home.
The boat is moving as fast as a bird in flight,
How loud the sailors' forward calls are.
Carrying the king's son born,
Across the sea and sky!
The wind howled, the waves surged,
The roar of thunder tore through the sky!
call--
Our enemies were stopped on the shore,
They dared not follow.
The storm has not subsided, and gentleness is coming.
The sea turned into a soft bed, and it rocked.
Despite the rough seas, you will still sleep peacefully.
Luffy kept his eyes closed, humming along with the song. He didn't need to open his eyes. Lucci's gentle voice completely brought him into the sense of security he felt when he first heard the song. This was the first song Lucci sang to him, and it was the only voice that comforted him after the panic, and it was still the same now. It made him feel like he was back home, and he would never feel lonely or afraid again.
The boat is moving as fast as a bird in flight,
How loud the sailors' forward calls are.
Carrying the king's son born,
Across the sea and sky!
Lucci hummed the last few words as he could feel his brothers falling asleep against him. He ruffled Luffy's hair one last time before relaxing completely and letting himself fall into a sleepiness that he could no longer resist. In less than a second he was completely asleep.
……
When Luffy woke up in the morning, Luffy was still sleeping. However, Ace and Sabo seemed to have been awake for a while, but neither of them moved. Feeling stiff and numb all over, Luffy looked helplessly at the two guys who had already woken up and said, "Uh, are you sure you don't want to help?"
"Help with what?" Ace asked knowingly and sneered, "I think you should be very happy."
"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty, how are you feeling?" Sabo scoffed as well, definitely not in retaliation for the predicament Lucci had put him in last night.
"I don't think I want to answer this question." Lucci complained dissatisfiedly, "Help me quickly, I'm serious, I feel stiff all over now."
Ace and Sabo laughed as they helped Lucci untie Luffy's rubber limbs that were wrapped around him.
"Why didn't Luffy let go of his hands even when he fell asleep?" Lucci sighed and sat up, rubbing his shoulders while wondering, "How could he still keep the same entangled position when he was sleeping?"
"Normally, that wouldn't happen." Ace couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't intend to tell Lucci that Luffy only had this little habit when he felt uneasy. He didn't intend to cause a new round of problems, and this problem had already been solved. Lucci didn't seem to mind Luffy's little habit.
"Anyway, it's because your body lacks exercise," Sabo sneered.
"Are you serious, Sabo?" Lucci looked at Sabo and said dissatisfiedly, "You should feel for yourself how uncomfortable it is to be wrapped in rubber arms for a whole night, especially when you two heavy guys sleep on me all night.
"So you're actually complaining about the two of us leaning on you." Ace couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Don't be so obvious about the distinction, Lucci."
"How can you two bastards compare with my precious brother?" Lucci sneered mercilessly.
"He's our beloved brother." Sabo corrected dissatisfiedly, "Indeed, how can you two compare with my beloved brother, especially since I am the brother Luffy loves the most."
"Don't go too far, Sabo." Ace and Lucci couldn't help but shout to Sabo, "I am!"