Departure 1\2

Asdrerd had decided that he would move primarily as the color criminal, so he could always give his best. Then to change identity at the most opportune moment.

Before leaving, he still had to warn everyone, get dressed and finish preparing the bag. Besides, it was raining today, he did not hate the rain, on the contrary, but with it, he would have had some difficulty in flying.

In the bag, he put all the essentials to paint, the various Den Den Mushi and some essential objects, such as money and many spare masks.

He built the masks with the wood of the forest trees, and then painted them all equally. The mask he was currently wearing was all white with seven stars, each of a different color to form the rainbow, connected by seven lines.

He had asked Makino to prepare the clothes; they were "particular", but suitable for the criminal he wanted to interpret.

Asdrerd was dressed in an "elegant" way, with a jacket and tie similar to the mask, white with stars and rainbow lines, underneath he wore a green half-sleeved shirt, like his eyes. The pants were white jeans with raindrops. The shoes were full of colored spots.

In these 5 years, he had grown his hair, usually kept it loose, but now in order not to be recognized, he had a Lower tail.

'And the preparations are also finished; now only the greetings are missing!'

He said in his mind before going to Makino.

Once he entered the bar, he saw the girl who was arranging the tables before she could open.

"Makino, I'm leaving!"

Knowing of Asdrerd's identities, she hugged him worriedly.

"Be careful!"

"Before leaving I would like to thank you for all that you have done for me since I arrived in this village." He said as he was preparing to prepare the material for a painting.

"There is no need; your company was more than enough to make me happy." Makino was sincere with these words. She did not want a reward; she had already received it being able to see the boys grow up.

"Do you know how many people would like a portrait made by me? Come on, put yourself in the pose you prefer, I don't take a no for an answer." Asdrerd insisted.

Seeing that she could not refuse the boy's proposal, Makino went behind the counter and smiled saying, "Here I met the people I care most about, and I think it's the best place."

"Mm, it's the pose that suits you best." Knowing the girl's character, he was not at all surprised by the answer.

Every drop of rain that hit the structure was a drop of color that Asdrerd left on the painting. He loved to paint in sync with the sound of the rain.

Once finished, he handed the painting over to Makino and then left the bar. He did not need to say goodbye a second time, the painting spoke for itself.

The girl knew Asdrerd's abilities but could not fail to be surprised at the sight of his portrait. He had expressed all gratitude in this painting, and she could feel it.

Finished with Makino, he headed for Mount Colubo.

At the mountain bandits' base, Dadan, Ace, and Luffy were eating, as it was already dinnertime. Asdrerd had spent more hours than expected to paint Makino.

Asdrerd entered the house and began to eat with them, when finished he advised of his departure.

"Master, are you going away?" Ace having the same age as Asdrerd was the first to speak, wanting to take the sea as soon as possible too.

"Mm, I had already decided to leave once I learned to fly, but it is early for you, you will leave at 17, right?" He did not want his decision to affect the two.

"Yes!" The two replied.

"Can you promise it? As your teacher, I don't want anything to happen to you because of me." He wanted to use his master status for a guarantee.

Hearing that he was their teacher for the first time since taking the oath, the two were moved, thinking that he still felt guilty about Sabo and that he didn't want to see another of his beloved disciples die.

"We promise!" They said together smiling. They had no reason to be sad or worried, one day they would meet him at sea.

"Asdrerd! Ace! Even if your departure is before mine, I will not be defeated! I will be the king of pirates!"

Luffy announced aloud to his two friends.

"Do not worry! I have no interest in becoming the pirate king, too many problems. You know my goal is to become emperor to create a kingdom where peace and art reign."

He waved goodbye to Dadan. He knew that she had not spoken to him and that she was turning her back on him. Because she was crying for not being able to make more money on his works and because he knew what kind of woman she was. She was tough, but she had become attached to all four boys.

Once out of the house, he put his mask back on and walked slowly towards the forest. He wanted to enjoy the landscape, like the leaves that let the drops of water on the ground or the animals that were seeking refuge.

"He is about to end..." In recent years, he had also improved his perception haki, now he could understand what weather would come by perceiving the environment that surrounded him, like humidity in the air.

Shortly thereafter, the rain stopped hitting the leaves and the small animals looked out from their burrows on the trees to check if the rain had really stopped falling.

Asdrerd looked one last time towards the kingdom of Goa, before spreading his wings and starting to fly, leaving behind a declaration, "Wait for me! The people of the kingdom of Goa do not deserve you; I will come back and get you! "

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Asdrerd was flying at high speed, following a piece of Vivre Card.

After a few hours, he arrived at a completely metallic island, in the middle of the sea.

It was late in the evening when he landed on the island and for a few minutes, observed the surroundings.

"Yo!" Asdrerd said to the approaching figure.

"Welcome to my laboratory!" A girl with long white hair smiled at Asdrerd's sight.

"Mm, it's not bad!" He nodded in approval to the island.

Happy for hearing a compliment towards this dead island, the girl said, "I'm glad you like it! Did you prepare for the trip? When are you going to leave? Where did you leave the ship? What shall I call you from now on? W-

Hearing her ask for so much information, Asdrerd tried to stop her.

"Calm down, too many questions at once! I'm going to leave tomorrow after painting this island, so I can explain everything calmly tonight!" He could not draw in this dark, so he took advantage of it to postpone the girl's questions.

"Oh oh oh! Do you want to sleep with your big sister? " The girl wanted to see Asdrerd's embarrassed expression after hearing such a question.

Asdrerd did not understand the girl's true goal, but replied anyway, "Yes, of course, just don't go overboard." (With questions).

Realizing the goal of Asdrerd who tried to make her embarrassed, she thought, "What a brat, do you really think I have such intentions? I, that am over 1000 years old with a 15-year-old? Then to blush and think, 'But it is also true that I look like a young girl... Don't tell me that he really intends to act at night!'

Shyly she said, "It's true that it's normal (for someone your age), but isn't it better to proceed calmly?"

"𝙉𝙊!" He shouted aloud. "We will do everything tonight!" Trying to convince her.

'Tomorrow we have to leave, why postpone a conversation?' He thought, hoping he could calmly answer her questions at night.

'Wh-Wha-What?' She had a completely red face, even if she had lived for millennia, she always had to hide her identity and nobody ever saw her in her true form. Consequently, she had never had amorous experiences; she had only read about it.

She did not know well this kind of feeling. Asdrerd was the only one to see the real Mysha, and she was able to hold a conversation with him without hiding. For the first time she could have been a human and not a cyborg, one could say that that was her first day in the life.

"Hm? What's wrong?" Asdrerd was not stupid; he immediately understood that Mysha was sick! 'Oh shit, did she have to get sick right now? I wanted to draw in peace tomorrow...' He complained internally, and then comforted her, "If you don't feel up to it, we can postpone it until tomorrow, there are no problems for me..." '(Instead, yes, tomorrow I wanted to paint!)'

Seeing the sad young man, Mysha thought that he wanted to go on tonight.

'It's not a matter of today or tomorrow! What is he thinking?'

Thinking that he could not give up tomorrow, Asdrerd took courage and decided to be able to answer all those questions immediately, and then go to sleep, and so tomorrow, he could paint in peace and leave.

"Okay okay!" Asdrerd said in a despondent tone.

Seeing that the young man finally surrendered, Mysha heaved a sigh of relief, but then...

"Let's do it here," said the young man.

"Eh?" Not expecting this answer, Mysha exclaimed.

"I promise it will be fast, so hurry up!" He promised to answer all the questions she wanted to ask him quickly.