Setting: On the shores of Elegia, Shanks approaches Uta, his heart heavy with regret. Luffy and the Straw Hat crew watch from a distance, unsure of how to intervene.
Shanks (approaching Uta nervously):
“Uta… my brave, powerful girl. I’m so proud of you!”
Uta (turning sharply, her voice trembling):
“You lied to me.”
Shanks (taken aback):
“What?”
Uta (shoving him hard):
“You lied to me! You said you’d never leave me! You promised!”
Shanks (desperately):
“I—I never wanted to leave you! It wasn’t my choice—”
Uta (interrupting, her voice rising):
“It was your choice! You chose him!”
(She points at Luffy, who looks at her with sympathy but doesn’t speak.)
Shanks (shaking his head, his voice breaking):
“No, Uta, I didn’t choose him over you! I just… I had to—”
Uta (clenching her fists, her voice full of pain):
“Don’t lie to me again! I understand now. We were never enough for you. You abandoned me because we weren’t good enough! Because I wasn’t good enough! You never loved me—you only ever loved him!”
(Tears stream down her face as she shows Shanks the Tot Musica sheet music.)
Uta (shaking the music notes at him):
“Was this my fault?! Is this what you needed? Am I what drove you away?!”
Shanks (grabbing her hands, his voice pleading):
“No, Uta! No! It was never your fault. You’ve been the only good thing in my life—”
Uta (cutting him off, her voice shaking with anger):
“So that’s it, huh? You stayed miserable because of me?!”
(Her voice cracks as more tears fall.)
“Was I just some obligation to you? Is that why you didn’t even hesitate to leave the second you got the chance?!”
(Her magic begins to flare, her fury and sadness manifesting in the air. The Red-Haired Pirates and Straw Hats tense up, but Shanks stays still, his heart breaking.)
Shanks (tears in his eyes):
“Please, Uta… sweetie… I love you. I love you so much. Let me explain—”
Uta (taking a shaky step back):
“You’ll just lie to me again.”
(Her voice drops to a whisper, her expression crumbling.)
“Have a great fucking life… with him, Dad.”
(She turns and walks away, her body trembling as she heads back toward Elegia. Shanks reaches out, but he doesn’t follow. The weight of her words keeps him frozen as she disappears into the distance.)