Kapitel 4: Where the hell am I...?
Short chapter. I'm too lazy to write today.
The_Sheep
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''Don't worry Rolland, what I want to ask isn't what you're thinking.'' Shanks says, raising his hands in surrender.
''It's MIS-TER Rolland to you, brat. Spit it out, what do you....want?'' Rolland really didn't like Shanks, or rather, he doesn't like any boys who tries to get close to his dear daughter.
But for the first time in a long time, Rolland was quite surprised. The moment he finished speaking and looked at the boy in front of him, all the relaxed and somewhat uncomfortable atmosphere that Shanks had around him disappeared, the boy in front of him who had a relaxed face from the moment he walked in now had a dead serious face.
Rolland looked into Shanks eyes, and all he saw were clear, steady eyes, as if nothing could shake him.
'This is not the eyes of a kid.....this boy....he's really serious about taking my daughter....not bad, kid. I will acknowledge your determination. But that's just it!' Rolland thought with a grin on his face.
Rolland misunderstood what Shanks wanted, and immediately thought that Shanks wanted to take his little girl, so he positioned himself firmly in front of Shanks and stared into his eyes, waiting for the boy to speak.
If someone were to pass by Rolland's house now and look out the window, they would see a bizarre scene of a grown man with his arms crossed facing a child, and he was staring at the boy as if he were his worst enemy. The boy, however, barely moved, and looked at the man calmly.
''I need information.'' Shanks finally speaks.
Hearing this, Rolland gets confused and breaks his overprotective father mode, ''In...Information?''
''Yes, information.'' Shanks repeated calmly.
''You...don't want my daughter?''
An '?' can be seen over Shanks' head, ''Why would I want your daughter?''
''Why.....why would you want...my daughter?'' That phrase was enough to turn a switch inside Roland.
''What do you mean, why?! Obviously because Emily is the cutest and most beautiful girl on this planet! Do you have any idea how many brats I had to kick out of here for being after my daughter?! And you tell me 'why'!? You're lying! No, you must be gay, that's it, isn't it? Please tell me you are gay!!'' Shanks was surprised to be grabbed by the shoulders again by Rolland, and he could see the doubt and disbelief in the man's eyes.
After Rolland sudden outburst, an awkward silence remained between the two, but only for a few seconds.
Shanks put his arm over Rolland's shoulder, who was crouched down, and laughed, ''Dahahahahaha! You are a funny man, Rolland! I like you!''
''Th-Thanks....I guess..?'' Rolland responds with visible discomfort.
''But enough of that, I need to know where I am.'' Says Shanks, getting serious again.
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''I see, so you were kidnapped, but you managed to escape, and now you don't know where you currently are?''
''Hm.''
Rolland and Shanks were sitting at the table, facing each other. Shanks stood idly by, waiting for Rolland to absorb the information he'd just said.
''Okay, wait a moment, I'll be right back.''
Rolland gets up from his chair and heads for one of the rooms in the house, and Shanks waits patiently seated. After a few minutes, Rolland returns with a big scroll in hand, he opens it on the table and sits down again.
''Let's make this quick, it's almost lunchtime.''
''Is this... a map?''
''Yes, it's a map, never seen one before? Oh, what I'm saying, of course you've never seen it, you're just a brat.'' Rolland responds with a sigh.
Shanks has seen plenty of maps, of course. But what confused him was that the map on the table contained information only of a gigantic island.
''Why does this map only show one island? Wouldn't you have a map of the region?''
''What are you talking about, kid? This map shows our continent, do you want more information than that?''
''Continent? So are we somewhere on the Red Line? This is getting weirder and weirder.....''
''What nonsense things are you babbling? Red Line? We are on the Continent of Rangen.'' says Rolland, pointing to the big name in the middle of the map that says 'Rangen'.
''Wait, what...?'' Shanks took the straw hat off his head and massaged his forehead.
There's only one continent as far as he knows, and that's the Red Line. The Red Line travels around the world, from north to south. It separates two oceans into four smaller seas, which are the Four Blues.
Having another continent, which strangely looks like a big island, really confused him. But the problem is, he's never heard of such a continent, and he's traveled practically all over the world with Roger!
''Before we start Rolland, tell me. Have you ever heard about the Four Blues? Red Line? New world? Do any of these names remind you of something?''
''Hmm...no, never heard of these things.'' Rolland says, scratching his chin.
''I see.....'' Shanks took a deep breath to calm himself, and looked at the map in front of him, ''So where are we on the map?''
''We are here.''
Rolland pointed to a location on the map that lay between two realms, but he didn't have any information where he pointed, just had drawings of a forest.
''But there's nothing there.'' Shanks replied.
''Of course there is, that's where we are. Did Emily tell you about our Village?''
''He told me the name, and the story behind it.''
''Right. See, our village is self-sufficient, we are not part of any kingdom. And that's also why we don't appear on the map, as they don't recognize us as a village.''
''But isn't that dangerous? If you're not part of any kingdom, then you would have to protect yourselfs without help from others, what if pirates show up? Aren't you afraid of them?''
''Pirates? Oh, you mean bandits? That's a good question, you have a good head on your shoulders, but don't worry, we're safe here. Now, what is the name of the kingdom in which your village is located? It may be closer than you think.''
Shanks sighed, ''Thanks, but I've already figured something out.''
Rolland looked at him, confused, ''What do you mean?''
''My house....is not on the map.''
''Oh.....'' Roland understood what Shanks meant. Shanks was not from this continent. But what kind of kidnappers traffic children between continents?
Shanks studied the map in this short time, he saw the names of kingdoms and villages, he saw drawings of strange animals and places with names he didn't know the meaning.
He already has an idea of what might have happened to him. One, he may have found a strange and gigantic island, which is separate from the rest of the world, anything can happen in the New World, including him turning into a child, so it's a possibility. And two, the option he believes most, but which is also the most illogical....
'It's hard to believe but....am I.....in another world?'
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