LRAB Chapter 431 Sorry
Chapter 431 Sorry
An uneasy silence filled the room as everyone stared in shock at Lucci's sudden outburst.
"I don't want this. Why don't you believe me?" Luffy lowered his eyes and said, "Those are not stupid... My dreams and the idea of protecting my friends are not stupid, and my decision is not stupid either."
"I'm sorry, Luffy, that's not what I meant." Lucci tried to explain, "I was a little excited, and you kept refusing..."
"Lucci..." Ace took a step back and looked at Luffy in disbelief "Are you serious? Luffy lost ten years of his life?"
"It's my fault." Lucci lowered his arms and looked at Luffy, who was silent with his head down. He lowered his eyes and pulled the corners of his mouth. "Luffy, you are right. I should have believed you. That was your dream, and I shouldn't have interfered. I'm sorry. I won't do it again. I won't ask to join your team... to protect you. I'm sorry for saying those things to you."
The moment Lucci finished speaking and turned to leave, Luffy subconsciously reached out to grab Lucci's hand, but Lucci dodged. Luffy watched without saying a word as Lucci passed by everyone in an uncomfortable silence and walked to the door. Before he left completely, Luffy stood at the door and said to him, "I'm sorry, Luffy, I did that thing without telling you when we were young. I have already cut off contact with Qi, so don't worry."
Looking at Lucci's back as he completely left, Luffy lowered his head, staring blankly at the hand he had just missed. What he had said was serious. He didn't want his brother to worry about him or sacrifice for him. He always wanted his brother to be safe, but why did Lucci always want to sacrifice for him? And so did Lucci. Lucci even agreed to join him because he wanted to protect him. How could he accept that?
He knew that if he accepted and pushed into the city, the situation where Lucci stood in front of him and sacrificed himself for him would only happen again, just like before in Gaya, and he would have no control over his brother's behavior.
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the picture, he wouldn't even know what was happening, let alone stop it. Thinking of what flashed in the picture at that time, Luffy closed his eyes. He would rather refuse Lucci's joining than let that scene happen again. He could see how happy his brother was on Whitebeard's ship. Ace was here too, and he would never be alone.
If Lucci could continue to be as safe and happy as he was now, even if he wasn't on his ship, not sailing with him, he could accept that. The only thing he couldn't accept was Lucci sacrificing himself for him. Lucci wouldn't be hurt protecting him anymore, and he should be happy about that. That was exactly what he wanted, and didn't Lucci understand? But... thinking of the hurt look in Lucci's eyes when he left, he felt a pain in his heart, almost breathless. It felt like he had hurt his brother. He didn't know why, but he could feel it.
Sabo looked at Luffy, who was silent and had his head down. He hugged him distressedly and comforted him softly, "Luffy, Lucci didn't mean to say that."
"Sabo, am I too weak?" Tears kept falling from his cheeks. Luffy buried his face in Sabo's neck and asked in a low voice.
"No." Sabo pulled Luffy's face out and gently wiped the tears from his cheeks. "Don't mind what Luffy said. He didn't mean it. He was just...just too excited. He was scared. We saw you were really scared when you were hit by Venom in Impel Down."
"I'm sorry, Sabo." Luffy took a deep breath and tried to hold back his sobs. "I didn't want to make you worry."
"It's okay, Luffy, no need to apologize, it's not your fault." Sabo pulled him into a tighter hug. Sabo glanced at Ace who had been standing there in a daze. "Ace!"
Ace came back to his senses and looked at Sabo "Is what Lucci said true?"
"Not necessarily. Marco's treatment was prompt. I asked Eva, and he said it might not be necessary." Sabo explained, then looked at Luffy. "In any case, Luffy is fine now, and that's what matters most."
"Yeah." Ace nodded and stroked Luffy's hair. "It's okay, Luffy. Luffy is just too worried about you, so he got so emotional."
"Yeah." Luffy tried to hold back his sobs and looked up at Ace "Ace, can you go check on Lucci?"
"You shouldn't worry about Luffy. Once he calms down, he'll understand. Luffy isn't as stupid as Ace." Sabo ruffled Luffy's hair.
"Hey!" Ace glared at Sabo and was about to say something when Luffy spoke up, "Lucci can be stupid sometimes too."
"Haha, you should say this to his face." Ace couldn't help laughing. "His expression must be very interesting."
"But you shouldn't worry about your brother." Seeing the worry in Luffy's eyes, Ace couldn't help but rub Luffy's face. "I'll go check on him. He'll be fine. Now we should give him some time alone to calm down."
"Will Lucci ignore me from now on?" Luffy buried his face in Sabo's neck again. "Lucci is very angry and sad, but I don't want him to worry about me. I don't want him to get hurt because of me."
Sabo gently rubbed Luffy's back and soothed him, "No, Luffy won't be mad at you, nor will he ignore you. He just needs time to calm down. And your brother is very strong. You shouldn't worry about your brother."
"That's right, Luffy. Although I haven't really fought Lucci seriously, I have to say that Lucci may be stronger than me." Ace patted Luffy's head and said with a smile, "This is not a consolation."
"I know what to do!" Luffy suddenly raised his head and looked at Ace seriously.
"What?" Ace asked confused.
"As long as I become stronger than everyone else, Lucci won't worry about me anymore." Luffy said seriously, "I will defeat Lucci!"
Ace and Sabo looked at each other and looked at Luffy in confusion "Why did you say that suddenly?"
"I will become stronger, stronger than Lucci. As long as I defeat Lucci, I can prove my strength to him, and then Lucci won't worry about me anymore." Luffy said firmly. He didn't have to worry about Lucci getting hurt because of protecting him. He believed that he could stop Lucci before he did anything bad. "I won't be weak anymore!"
Ace covered his face in disbelief "How on earth did you come up with that?"
"Hahaha, Luffy, your idea is indeed possible." Sabo grinned. Luffy really hit the nail on the head. "But it's not that easy."
"That's right, the reason why brother is your brother is that he will always be better than you." Ace grinned and teased.
"But Luffy can definitely defeat him." Sabo's eyes flashed. This was indeed a solution, and he didn't think Luffy would really be able to do it.
"I will definitely defeat him, it just takes time." Luffy said firmly.
Ace ruffled Luffy's hair and said, "Sabo, take good care of Luffy and don't let him go out of the infirmary."
"Leave it to me." Sabo nodded.
"Lucci should have calmed down by now. I'll go check on him." Ace said and left quickly.
Luffy made a face at Ace's hurriedly leaving figure and muttered, "Stupid Ace."