【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 4451 Let’s go to bed together!

Luffy grinned at the sleeping Lucci, Ace couldn't compete with him anymore, Lucci had already agreed to join him.

Luffy was sitting cross-legged on the floor with his chin resting on the edge of the bed, his big black eyes staring at his brother's sleeping face without blinking. Luffy looked like he was sleeping soundly and very relaxed. It seemed like he hadn't seen his brother's face so closely for a long time, the last time being when they were sailing together.

Only then did he notice that Lucci had dark circles under his eyes, his face was very pale, and he looked obviously tired. Thinking of the last time Lucci asked him to sleep with him, maybe he should sleep with his brother this time.

A bright smile appeared on Luffy's face as he pulled away the blanket Lucci was wrapped in and quickly got under it, wrapping his arms and legs around Lucci and pressing his face against his chest, feeling the arms around his shoulders, wrapping the rubber limbs around him tighter, Luffy nuzzled his cheek against Lucci's chest and fell asleep contentedly.

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"This guy is really here." Ace breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the two people sleeping together wrapped in a blanket.

"It's good to find it." Sabo relaxed and said with a smile. Looking at the two brothers entangled with each other, he couldn't help feeling warm and relaxed. He had been worried about the two of them since the family quarrel yesterday afternoon.

But at this moment, he was not worried at all. He knew that they were back to their old ways, and the quarrel yesterday afternoon had absolutely no effect on their love for each other.

"When we were in the infirmary, this little bastard always refused to rest properly and looked resistant. Now he comes here to sleep on his own initiative." Ace complained as he walked towards the bed and pulled the blanket down, revealing the two sleeping heads buried in the blanket.

"Huh? Sabo, are you sleepy too?" Ace looked at Sabo in shock, who had climbed onto the bed at some point. He had even found the best sleeping position.

"This is our time, isn't it?" Sabo propped his head up with one hand and placed the other hand on his two sleeping brothers. He looked at the satisfied and innocent smiles on their faces and couldn't help but smile. "And they look like they are sleeping soundly, which makes me have to join in."

"You know, it's rare that I disagree with you so much." Ace grinned, then quickly and carefully lay down on the bed, wrapping his arms around the three people most important to him.

His brothers were all well, healthy and happy, and he felt an uncontrollable sense of contentment and love within him. Ace let his eyes close and joined his brothers, soon falling asleep in the warmth and love.

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Lucci suddenly woke up, gasped, opened his sleepy eyes, and looked at the three furry heads in front of him. He closed his eyes and muttered, "No wonder I can't breathe... these two bastards..."

Lucci closed his eyes and relaxed for a while, waiting for the stiffness in his body to subside. Then he pulled his hand out of the gap and ruthlessly pushed away the two heavy heads pressing on his shoulders. Then he lifted the head lying on his chest a little higher, rubbed the boy's head with satisfaction, and continued to sleep.

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Luffy opened his eyes hazily and looked at Ace and Sabo who were sleeping with them in confusion. He suddenly woke up. Ace, Sabo and Luffy were all asleep, which meant that no one would ask him to stay in the infirmary.

Luffy had a big smile on his face, he still remembered what a huge ship he was on, but since his brothers had been following him, he hadn't had a good and complete look at the ship, so now he could explore the ship at will, and no one would ask him to go back to the infirmary when he was halfway through his exploration!

Luffy's face lit up with an excited smile. He still remembered that bun-head said there was a big dog on the ship, and he wanted to find it and play with it! Luffy thought as he carefully broke free from his brother's arms, without waking up either brother, and slipped out the door.

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"Lucci, wake up, wake up, Luffy is gone!" Ace kept shaking Lucci who was still sleeping.

"Isn't he sleeping on me?" Lucci said sleepily and yawned.

"No! He's not here anymore!"

Lucci instantly woke up and looked around in confusion, but he wasn't particularly worried. After all, they were at sea. "So where did he go?"

"I just don't know!" Ace said anxiously, "Use your observation Haki to find it!"

"I say we go look for him first." Sabo said helplessly, not understanding why Ace had to wake up Lucci.

"Wait a moment." Lucci calmed down and spread his observation Haki, screening and exploring, constantly searching for Luffy's breath. Finally, he sensed that familiar breath and his father's breath below the deck. Lucci opened his eyes, looked at Ace and said, "He's in Dad's room."

"You found it?" Sabo asked in surprise. "I just tried it, but why didn't I sense Luffy's presence?"

"Hmm..." Lucci scratched his hair, recalling the difference in Luffy's aura just now. He still remembered that Luffy suddenly disappeared on Sky Island. He explained thoughtfully, "If Luffy hasn't learned how to suppress his presence, then he seems to be born with the ability to suppress his aura."

"That is to say, if he wants, he can completely reduce his presence, and he may even be able to do it without even knowing it." Sabo said in shock. He was really a little surprised. No wonder he didn't find Luffy's breath just now. Otherwise, in that position, with his observation Haki, he should not be able to find it.

"It took me a little effort to lock onto his position." Lucci nodded.

"Let's go now. I wonder what Dad is going to say to Luffy?" Ace asked doubtfully as he walked towards the door. "By the way, we'll be at Shampoo Land tomorrow morning."

"I see. Then I'll introduce Rayleigh to you. Luffy should also train his Haki more." Lucci thought thoughtfully, "I have a good candidate."

"Is it Rayleigh?" Sabo asked. "Luffy and the others know Rayleigh."

"Well, that would be more convenient. Rayleigh would probably agree to train Luffy." Lucci chuckled. "He's a very good master."

"We should thank him too." Sabo said with a smile, "Thank him for saving our brother."

"Huh?" Lucci looked at Sabo with some confusion.

"We heard what you said to Ace this morning," Sabo explained.

Looking at the silent Lucci, Sabo felt a pang of heartache, a pang for his proud, stubborn brother. He knew that Lucci still carried the wounds in his heart. He now fully understood why his brother was reluctant to share his experiences. "How do you feel?"