Gina explained to him.
“The lament of mankind? ", Anna looked at her curiously. They were all spread out on the decks for afternoon snacks.
“I've heard of that before! "Usopp interfered overzealously.
,,Not me! ", Zorro yawned.
“You don't know that? ", wondered Dorothee," that was the first book I read! "
,,A book?! ", her big sister looked at her doubtfully," I don't have it with books! "
“You can tell! ", Jacqueline mumbled into her glass. You could literally feel how ominous sparks jumped between the two, but both of them pulled themselves together.
“Yes, yes, this is a very well-known children's book! ", Nami knew," I have often read it myself with Bellemere, it was about children, every night they met in a cemetery, prayed and sang this song, the lament of humanity.It describes growing up! "
“When you die? ", Jack shook his head," what kind of books do you read? "
“When you grow up, it's like dying! The children only wanted to express that with this song! ", Mia explained to him.
"You read that shit too?"
"Sure, I found it very realistic!"
The music stopped.
“Where did that even come from? ", Sanji asked," There is no ship to be seen here! "
“But then you weren't paying attention! ", answered a voice. It came from the orange trees.
,,Beatrice! ", Jack and Charlie shouted enthusiastically.
,,What are you doing here? "Robin wanted to know.
“Against an order. White Beard heard what you were up to, so he augured me! ", she laughed," well not alone, he gave me his deputy, after all, I'm not that strong! ", she said thoughtfully.
,, Hey Ace! ", Luffy yelled and ran to the guy who had just jumped over the railing.,,Day! ", he said coolly. And nodded once around the group," do you mind if Bea and I accompany you! "
“That means we have to and now have to divide the treasure by 17! ", Nami sighed
“You forgot Anna! "Usopp corrected her.
"Children don't even count!"
,,Ah yes...? ", Anna looked at her bittersweet," why not? "Nami looked at her doubtfully, why did children always have to look so cute? She shrugged her shoulders, Anna took that as a yes.
,, If you really want to! "Ace grinned.
“In principle, it's just about the fact that we need information about this city! "explained Beatrice.
,, And what do you get for it? ", Mia looked at her sister doubtfully.
,, The whole summer collection from the jeweler Bruno! ", she was delighted," these earrings, just awesome! "
“They are sure to suit you! ", said Ace with a laugh," which one of them is your sister? "
,, The sugar nose here! ", she was with Mia and gave her a very strong squeeze."I'll give you a sugar nose in a moment! ", Mia grumbled as she tried to free herself from the grip of her sister, who, however, showed no mercy in this regard.
,, Brutal as ever! ", Beatrice sighed, let go of her and patted Daro briefly," what are you doing? "
“Did you just play the violin? ", Jack asked," That was the piece that you always played before! "
,, Nope! ", Beatrice waved off," My violin, did I give Grandpa to keep ... oh shit! "
,,What?"
"I was at home a week ago. Grandpa sends a message that he will come over for coffee and cake soon!" ", she laughed, embarrassed," I'm really sorry that I didn't warn you earlier! "
,,How? Your grandfather comes over for a jump? "Usopp shook his head," It's not easy, after all, we're on the Grand Line! "
“You haven't met the old man yet! ", Robin knew," he is one of the most experienced seafarers you have ever seen, he drives the Grand Line even without a Lockport. "Music started against. This time it was different. A dance music to one of those old folk dances that only knew the old ones.
,,Oh! ", exclaimed Beatrice," he must have found you, that's the tango! "
,, That sounds great! ", Luffy looked around," but I don't see a ship! "
,,Moment! ", Beatrice pointed to a cloud in the sky," just look ... wait ... wait ... now, this is his ship! "
An airship. A zeppelin. Elegantly (like the Hindenburg, only without falling) it floated down and cast an anchor. This hit the sea a few times, until it finally submerged a second and a third were thrown down, the ship came deeper and deeper. More and more towards her and the music got louder and louder.
Shortly before the two ships that were sailing across the sea, she came to a halt.
Grappling hooks were thrown.
,, Captain! ", called a voice, with a tuna-like undertone," we are there ha! "
,, Schö-hön! ", reported another voice.
,,That can not be true!", they heard Mia grumble," does he have to make such an effort every time? "
"Yes, he has to! ", answered another voice, it came directly from behind her, hands flicked out, closed her eyes," First lesson: never trust your eyes! "
She couldn't see anything, she wanted someone to let go of her, but it was hopeless, he was stronger. She was let go against. There was nobody behind her. Someone tapped her shoulder, but when she turned back, there was nobody there who could have done it either.
“I said never trust your eyes! ", the voice admonished her again.
,, I don't have to either, you can smell your aftershave down here! ", she looked up bored, where an old man on one of the ropes that have been stretched from the mast to the railing. He let go and landed on the ground as if he were a young boy. He was wearing a suit, an old hat and had a friendly face, he laughed:
"It's nice that my granddaughter is doing so well!"“Is that your grandfather? ", marveled Luffy," the old man has it all! "A dull sound, the old man had given it to him with his walking stick.
“Respect for age! ", he admonished," I have to ask! ", he lashed his tie, which had gotten wrong with all the playing around," well ... why am I here again ... a good question. " I heard that you are out with a lot of people. The information was hereby also confirmed, and that's why I thought I would go about my usual job, inspect, bring goods to the people and check whether they do nothing to my grandchildren! "
“She's more likely to hurt us! "Charlie said dryly. A dull sound.
,,Blood is thicker than water! "was the only comment.
"Man, the old one can do it!" ", Luffy laughed out loud. A dull sound.
"Respect your age, please!"

,, And this is Tiffanie's new line of soaps! ", he introduced a new product to the girls," I bought it in Thaila, the people there are specialists!"An admiring Ohhhh went through the line of girls," If you buy two pieces, there is a third one! ", He put up a price table that his much too feminine helper gave him. And this in turn took everything out of one box after the next, which they all transported down with a rope tie.
The boys didn't just look on indifferently. They had all been served.
,, And now to you my little one! ", he turned to Mia, who was less enthusiastic about the whole thing.
He let himself be shown against something. A package.
"I bought this for you, I thought of you as soon as I saw it!"
Reluctantly, Mia accepted the package. She opened it, a ball of cloth came out, she held it tightly, shook it apart and without taking her eyes off of what had appeared in front of her, she said:
“Stop it Charlie if you want to live longer! "because he was about to open his mouth when he saw what the old man had given her.“Nice isn't it? ", her grandfather came up to her and took off her black dress," elegant, made of silk, damn hard to find something like that. A beautiful cut, perfect for summer! ", he waved it around like a little school girl,, , I think it would suit you! "
“That is meant nicely, but I don't think I've got too many scars for that! "Your grandfather twisted his mouth.
"If you would let me, I would have found someone who would take it away from you!"
“What scars? "Chopper wanted to know.
“When she was younger she kicked a whole window! ", laughed Beatrice," she has tore open wounds on her legs everywhere. Those are terrible scars. "
“But I don't want to let them get rid of me! ", Mia just said," Thanks anyway! "
“Don't you have anything for me? ", Beatrice wanted to know," not such a great gift? "
,, Of course, I will never forget you! ", he let himself be told against something. Against a package.She opened it and without taking her eyes off what had appeared in front of her she said:
"Stop it Charlie!"
"Why do you guys always attack me ?! "He wanted to know. He only earned amused looks. Each of them knew his way of making sarcastic and mean sayings on any subject.
"Grandpa, I honor the meaning of this present, but I would also like a dress like Mia!"
,, Why, girls have to be able to defend themselves, brass knuckles are just the thing! ", this instructed her.
“Mia are we going to trade? ", she looked lovingly at her sister.
,,Forget it!"

,, Mia ... say you really want to go to this city? ", asked the old gentleman, when they were already lifting one in the evening.
“That was a community decision! ", she just explained," Democracy! "
"You know why your father burned this book back then?"
"Better than I wanted to know!"

(,, And since then the children have gathered on the nights of the full moon, walked through the alleys and sang the lament to remind people of what they had done ...!", Excerpt from the book" Little Angels! " by Jiang Bandit)