【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 389 Brothers!?

"Why do you want to see the leader?" Sabo asked another question, which was what he heard Kerla complaining when he came to the cell.

"No, it doesn't matter whether I meet him or not. I'm just curious." Qi shrugged. He was indeed just curious about Long. It didn't matter whether he met him or not. After all, Lucci was related to him by blood, while he, as a shadow, was not. Even Lucci might not have much affection for him. "Just let me out. I want to go back to Shampoo Land."

"He didn't provide us with any useful information." Kerla complained, especially about his attitude towards Mr. Long.

Sabo sighed, indeed, none of their questions were answered, instead more questions arose, it had been a while since they had seen Kuma, he had been on spy missions as one of the Shichibukai.

Whatever his reasons were, Sabo trusted this man, and Mr. Long trusted him as well.

However, they rarely cooperate with pirates, so they have no idea of ​​the significance of Kuma sending this Straw Hat pirate here, and he was sent directly to their base, but even the Straw Hat pirate himself didn't know why he was sent here.

"Blue! Blue!"

The shrieking of a Den Den Mushi interrupted Sabo's thoughts. He sighed and pulled out his personal Den Den Mushi from his coat pocket. "Sorry, I have to take this."

Sabo didn't wait for a reply. He quickly left the cell and answered once he was far enough away. This was his private number, known only to a few people. It was also very important. He couldn't reveal their information until he confirmed whether the Straw Hat Pirates were a threat. "Hello?"

"Saab."

"Mr. Long." Sabo responded.

"Have you spoken to our visitor?"

"Yes, we have confirmed that he is a member of Straw Hat Luffy's crew, but I am still trying to find Mr. Kuma's purpose in sending him here." Sabo responded "He made a special request, saying that he wanted to meet you."

"Confirm his relationship with Whitebeard's second team vice-captain, Lucci." Long's voice was a little hesitant. "You don't need to bring him to see me. Report to me after confirming it. He is not a threat, so you can let him go, but I hope you can stay with him."

"Why?" Sabo asked confusedly.

"Report to my office when you're done." Long didn't answer, he just said this and ended the call.

Sabo turned and walked towards the cell with doubts. When he returned to the cell, the Straw Hat Pirate was asking Kerla about his location, but he was destined to be disappointed. They would not reveal the coordinates of their base to outsiders.

"Mr. Long called and said he could be released." Sabo looked at the man in the cell in confusion.

"What? Why?" Kerla blinked in confusion.

"That was my reaction as well. I don't know why, but he also asked me to follow him. I guess we need to free him," Sabo said with equal confusion.

"Can you take me back to the Sabaody Archipelago?" Qi asked.

"Shampoo land?" Sabo looked at Qi in confusion.

"Well, I want to know how Luffy and the others are doing. Before being sent here by Kuma, my crew and I were facing the threat of the Navy Admiral." Qi looked a little worried, wondering how Luffy and the others were doing, or whether they were the same as him.

"Since you haven't encountered my crew, that means they might still be in Shampooland."

"Luffy," Sabo repeated. The name sounded familiar to him, especially the tone of voice the Straw Hat Pirates used when they called him that name.

Qi blinked doubtfully and said tentatively, "When Luffy was a child, he had a brother named Sabo. He looked a lot like you. He also had blond hair. When Sabo was a child, he was missing a tooth."

To his disappointment, he didn't react.

Sabo's eyes widened, this was new, the description did sound a lot like when he was a kid, and from what he knew, Straw Hat Luffy was also from the East Sea "Do you know me?"

"What do you mean?" Qi looked up in surprise.

"Mr. Long found me on a small island called Dawn Island in the East China Sea 10 years ago. When I woke up, I was lying in an unfamiliar bed with no memory. They said they could take me home, but at that moment, I had a strong instinct in my heart not to go back." Sabo observed Qi's reaction with his peripheral vision and noticed a pensive expression on his face.

"So I joined the Revolutionary Army. I knew how to fight without any training. Before I lost my memory, I must have fought often. But I didn't know why a 10-year-old child needed to fight..."

"Do you like hoses?" Qi grinned. "Or do you like top hats and goggles hanging from them?"

"Do you know me?" Sabo asked in shock. This guy's description was completely accurate.

"Of course I know you. I knew you before you lost your memory, Sabo! You are not dead after all." Qi said with a smile, "But how come you lost your memory like Lucci?"

"I'm sorry, I have no recollection of this at all." Sabo frowned. This was the first time someone said they knew him before he lost his memory.

"You, Luffy, Lucci, and Ace are brothers who drank sake together." Qi said with a smile, "They would be very happy if they knew you were still alive."

Sabo's eyes widened in shock "Brother?"

"Well, they obviously thought you were dead." Qi frowned and said, "Ace said that they thought you were dead. Luffy cried for a long time because of this and even refused to eat for a week because of sadness."

"We must have had a very good relationship." Sabo hesitated. He had no recollection of it at all. Doesn't that mean he abandoned his brother on that day?

"of course."

"I have been struggling to get my memory back. Thank you for telling me this. Maybe starting today I will remember some things. I will try my best to remember them." Sabo said seriously.

"It's good that you're still alive. They'll be very happy." Qi said with a smile.

"By the way, is the Lucci you are talking about the vice-captain of Whitebeard's second team, Lucci?" Sabo thought of what Lucci had just said, and suddenly realized whether this Lucci was the person Mr. Long was asking about.

"Yes, they are the same person." Qi responded with a frown, because he suddenly remembered Lucci's current situation. They had originally planned to go find them, but their plan was disrupted in Shampoodi.

"What is your relationship with him?" Sabo asked doubtfully. He had vaguely felt that something was wrong from the beginning. Qi seemed to know them very well, but he didn't seem to be involved in this relationship.

"Oh, didn't I tell you? I am actually a clone created by Lucci using the power of his fruit." Qi said with a smile, not caring at all how shocking this would be to people.

"Why!?"