I Will Protect You As Cora-San Did For Us

Chapter 27: Hard battles one after another!

Sengoku: "Don't let them advance any further! Don't let the rookies get the best of you!"

Ace: "Luffy! Miyuki!"

"Get them!"

They charged ahead.

Miyuki: Slash them. "Step aside! Please let me through i don't want to hurt you!

"Not gonna happen!"

Miyuki: Glare. "Then you leave me no choice. Prepare yourself!"

Ace: (They're a bunch of fools!)

Miyuki: "Luffy watch out!"

Luffy: "What the?!"

Miyuki: Push luffy aside and hit the soldier hard with her katana sending him flying. "Argh! M-my left shoulder!" Clutching her shoulder tightly to prevent the blood from pouring out.

Luffy: "Miyuki!" Hold her hand. "Your shoulder started to bleed?!"

Miyuki: Weak smile. "This is nothing luffy don't worry. Anyway we need to move fast and save ace before everyone get exhausted."

Ace: Grit his teeth. (Damn! Please don't do this! I don't want them to get hurt because of me! Especially her...please i can't bear to lose her.)

"Slash them to pieces!"

The soldiers swing their swords at luffy but was stopped by miyuki sword.

Miyuki: Deflected their attacks.

Luffy: Punch the soldiers. "We're gonna... rescue ace! Don't get in our way!"

Ace: Close his eyes tightly. (Luffy! Miyuki! Why did you come! Why did any of them come! I deserve this! They don't have to risk their lives for me! Don't do this! Everyone! Why are you doing this for a guy like me!)

(It's because we love you...ace-san.)

Ace: Eyes widen. "That voice! Is it you miyuki?"

Miyuki: (Indeed, usually i couldn't hear people's thoughts whenever i ran out of power. But i don't know why i suddenly heard your voice inside my head. How could you say such a thing towards us and yourself! You of all the people in this world deserve to be happy! To me you are important...)

Ace: (Miyuki...)

Miyuki: (So please...i don't want to hear you say that kind of nonsense again! I... I wanted to see you happy ace-san. You're precious to me just like everyone else...we're family aren't we?)

Ace: Started to tremble. (I...)

Miyuki: (If i were in the same situation as you are right now, would you go back if i told you to? Would you leave me behind just because i asked you to ace-san?)

Ace: Bit his lip out of frustration. (Of course not...if i had to die saving you then so be it...as long as i can make sure you're alive and safe that's more than enough for me. Because to me...you're the most important person in my life.)

Miyuki: (See you did the same just like us. We're your family and we never turn our back on our family. So don't lose hope ace-san! If you couldn't believe in yourself anymore then put your hopes, trust and fate to your friends! To luffy...and to me.)

Ace: (Miyuki...) Lift his head.

Garp: "What's wrong?"

Ace: "I'm ready... to accept anything that's gonna happen to me. I'll hold a helping hand. I'll take the blade of punishment. I don't want anyone to die because of me...especially miyuki, i don't want to see her get injured because of my own mistake. I won't make a scene anymore. Because i feel sorry for them. I wanted to protect miyuki just like she did for luffy and me."