[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【nine】

A splitting headache and flashbacks of memory.

Some fragmentary images flashed in my mind like a lantern.

【Ace! Luffy! Run away! 】

[Here...I have no freedom at all! ! ! 】

【I want to become a big pirate! Let them be impressed! 】

【do you know? After drinking this glass of wine, we can become brothers. 】

"Ace...Luffy..." Sabo, who was frowning and unconscious, murmured.

"It looks like the situation is a bit bad..." Xia Qi took off the cigarette she was holding, held it between her fingers, frowned slightly, and sighed.

On the side, the fish-man Xiaohachi and the mermaid Kemi were watching closely, both of them looking a little panicked.

"Is Luffy's brother going to be okay?"

"He won't die, will he?"

"Don't worry, it's just a fever. It's not that easy to die." Xia Qi took a sip, slowly exhaled the smoke in her mouth, and looked at the blond young man lying there, her expression became complicated.

Just now, a person who claimed to be Luffy's mother came to the door and asked her to help take care of her other child, Luffy's brother.

Then she hurried out again, saying she wanted to settle a score with the person who beat up Luffy... Even if she said it was the Shichibukai who stopped him, it was of no use.

At first, Xia Qi thought that the other party should be confident, but when she thought about Luffy's character... and then thought that this was Luffy's mother, she suddenly became a little uncertain again.

Of course, if Andrea knew what Xia Qi was thinking, she would definitely say angrily, "The Shichibukai are nothing, I fight often, and I even fight with the Yonko."

As for the identity of the other party...Xia Qi has no doubts. Because when Luffy and his friends came to her shop before, they knew she had a lot of information and asked him if his mother was here.

Because of this, Xia Qi knew that the news in the newspaper was true, and Luffy had wanted to wait for this mother he had never seen before.

And Andrea went out this time, but when Rayleigh came back, she still didn't come back.

Xia Qi also mentioned Andrea, but Rayleigh showed a clear expression: "That little black-haired beauty with red eyes, right? She is quite strong, don't worry... But I didn't expect that she is Luffy's mother. ah……"

"Don't mention this for now, are Luffy and the others okay?" Xia Qi asked.

"I think...it doesn't matter, right?" Reilly recalled what Tyrant Bear said quietly to him at that time, and felt a little more certain.

Xia Qi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and Kemi and Xiaoba, who was still bandaged, also cheered as they rushed out from the next room.

"Great! Luffy and the others are fine!"

"Then the next step is to wait until Luffy's brother is okay!"

"...Luffy's brother?" Riley looked over with questioning eyes, while Xia Qi looked helpless, "The one Luffy's mother brought...is the Sabo on the missing person notice."

"Missing person notice?" Rayleigh wondered. After Xia Qi's explanation, he also read the newspaper and suddenly realized, "They are three brothers... However, if it is Fire Fist Ace, that would be a bit bad. …”

Hearing Lei Li mention this matter, Xia Qi's expression became more solemn: "That's right... there is a public execution about Fire Fist Ace... I wonder if Little Straw Hat will receive it."

【ten】

And when they were worried, Andrea also came back.

She didn't come back alone, she also brought "specialties" with her.

Not only Xia Qi, but also Lei Li were dumbfounded by the "specialty" the other party brought back.

"Um...Miss, the specialties you brought are quite special." Rayleigh was wondering if this Shichibukai didn't know that this was Luffy's mother, so he didn't say that Luffy was sent to safety by him. This caused this skilled mother to cut up her son and bring him back as a specialty to vent her anger.

After Andrea bowed, she politely apologized and explained: "Sorry, I did this out of desperation. Since Mr. Xiong has saved Luffy, naturally I can't just ignore him. He was originally If you are not trusted by the navy, you will be in danger if you stay there any longer. It is better to pretend that you are killed by me and fake your death so that you can escape."

Lei Li and Xia Qi came to their senses from what the other party said, but they were still a little hesitant - if they really wanted to help, would they drag someone back by their legs like they were dragging a body? It looks like I'm almost out of breath...

"Ah, I know it's a bit presumptuous to bother me like this, but there are really too few people I can trust now, and time is too tight." Andrea sighed, not giving the other party any time to react. Time, continued, "Ace is now arrested and about to be publicly executed. The Navy will definitely announce that Ace is Roger's posthumous son. Regardless of whether the Whitebeard Pirates come or not, there will definitely be a bloody storm. The Navy is summoned , the Shichibukai will do the same, and getting rid of them now...ah, I'm sorry, excluding one of the Shichibukai now will be better than nothing in the plan to rescue Ace."

Lei Li and Xia Qi were still in a daze. Xiao Ba, who was beside him, felt that his wounds were about to burst from the shock, while Kemi held her face with both hands and screamed what everyone was thinking: "Hey—— !? But if Luffy and Ace are brothers...is Luffy the same?!"

Xia Qi interrupted her calmly: "It's impossible, the little straw hat is not the right age."

"Luffy is Garp's grandson." Andrea sighed and gave a relatively safe answer.

After all...she knew about the relationship between Rayleigh and Roger, and knew that the Navy must know it now and would disclose it before execution, so she dared to speak out about Ace's identity.

"I know this." Xia Qi glanced at the other room, "So the blond guy is..."

"Ah, Sabo is Sabo, it has nothing to do with Roger or Garp."

"Awesome!" Rayleigh couldn't help but sigh, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Andrea: "...?"

"It's disrespectful to be too young to be old." Xia Qi glanced at him and looked at Andrea again, "We probably understand the matter... We will help you watch the bears, you go and see the blonde BY. , he has a fever and is still talking in his sleep."

【eleven】

Andrea heard this and immediately went to see Sabo's condition.

The other party said the same thing as Xia Qi. She didn't say she had a fever and kept mumbling.

Andrea's eyes showed a trace of concern, and she raised her hand to touch the other person's forehead, feeling the hot temperature on the other person's forehead, and her expression became more dignified.

It was also at this time that Sabo, who was in a coma, grabbed her wrist, and the force on his hand continued to increase. The voice in his mouth became clear this time, as if he was trying to break through everything but was squeezed forcibly. He kept shouting: "Ace...Luffy..."

Andrea was stunned for a moment, then sighed, gently stroking the other person's hair with her other hand, and comforted in a low voice: "It's okay, both Luffy and Ace will be fine."

It seems that he must have remembered what happened before, right?

Her gentleness and patience made Sabo gradually calm down and his hands gradually relaxed.

Seeing this, Andrea relaxed a little. She looked at the hanging needle on the other side, held down the person's hand, just like she did when she was a child, and tucked the person's quilt. When she was about to get up, her hand was pressed again. Caught.

...This kid probably didn't have this problem with grabbing people's hands when he was a child, right? It seems that the education level at Long's side is not very good... Yes, after all, looking at Luffy and Garp, I always feel that they should be able to do something. -Andrea ponders.

But it was impossible for her to break free. It's not that it's not possible, it's just that the other person has a fever-reducing needle hanging on his hand.

She could only turn to look at Kemi, who was peeping at the door: "Kemi...right? Could you please help me get a cold towel?"

Kemi was startled, then nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and ran to get an ice towel. Although it was a bit troublesome with her mermaid posture, in the end it was Xia Qi who brought the ice towel and medicine.

Andrea used a towel to wipe the cold sweat from the person's forehead, and then put it on the person's neck to cool down - at this time, Saab was definitely not in the same clothes as before. It seemed that Miss Xia Qi was here to help very thoughtfully. Changed into a loose hospital gown.

Although it was not the first time to take care of a sick child...but it was indeed the first time to take care of a sick Saab.

If you think about it carefully, among the three children, the one who needs to worry the least is actually Saab.

As for Ace, his character requires constant attention and concern; as for Luffy, there is no need to worry about his mental health, but this kid will eat randomly outside... Obviously he has been with her for the shortest time, but it feels like he has been in accidents the most. Andrea suspected that the child had eaten all the poisonous mushrooms on Mount Gorbo.

Even for Luo, because of Corazon's incident and his platinum lead disease, Andrea actually took care of him personally for a long time.

In comparison, Sabo didn't need to be taught etiquette, and his goals and ideas were very clear, so he was the one she had to worry about the least...well, until that time with the Celestial Dragon.

But it’s Sabo’s parents’ fault, not his own fault.

Andrea sighed softly, stretched out her hand to push away the broken hair from his forehead, frowned slightly, and lightly traced the scar on the other person's left eye with her fingertips.

It was also at this time that the blond young man opened his eyes suddenly, and after a moment of confusion, his eyes gradually focused. His grip on the other person's hand gradually relaxed, and his expression still showed a bit of hesitation.

Andrea was stunned for a moment, then a faint smile appeared on her face: "Do you remember, Sabo?"

【twelve】

Sabo remembered, about his two brothers, about the drinking friendship between the three of them, about him being forced to go home, about the burning of the Uncertain Terminal, about his desire to pursue freedom, about The Celestial Dragon attack...everything came to mind.

Although there was no "mom" appearing, some of the details were consistent, so after recovering his memory, he did not doubt Andrea, but instead believed that what she said was true. .

Especially... after Andrea learned that he had recovered his memory, she produced irrefutable evidence - the photo she was carrying.

Looking at the photo of her holding baby Ace, Sabo was finally able to put that unreal feeling into reality - so she is Ace's biological aunt, so just treat her as Ace's aunt!

Of course, Sabo had a fever for a day, and there was still a very important thing to do next - the rescue operation for Ace.

Xia Qi and Lei Li will definitely not stop their ideas, but they will also say ugly things first.

"The place where Ace is imprisoned is Impel Down City, and the navy is about to publicly execute him... the security will be very tight. Almost all the navy's forces are concentrated there now."

"I know that this war is almost inevitable... because the navy is going to fight against the entire pirate force." Andrea paused, her eyes darkening, "Just like back then... they publicly executed Roger had the same purpose.”

Back then, Roger joined forces with the navy, and his declaration before his death ushered in the era of great pirates... Now that it has fallen to Ace, Roger's son, what will happen?

"In the face of this kind of war, the power of an individual is very small." Reilly reminded, "I know you really want to do something, but you can't be impulsive at this time."

Andrea certainly understands these principles.

Just understanding is one thing, taking action is another. There was no way she could just sit and watch something happen to Ace.

There were still 6 days before Ace was publicly executed. Sabo also communicated with the bear that was captured by Andrea. In the end, because the bear tried to stop him from saving Ace, he simply left the bear here. Please Xia. Qi and Lei Li watched, and then contacted the Revolutionary Army to ask them to take back their companion who had finally escaped from the controlled situation.

Andrea, on the other hand, quietly went to find Garp after telling Sabo.

She is now an unknown person, and the most recorded records are that she was the mysterious woman who caused a commotion in the Shampoo Islands and killed the tyrant bear of the Shichibukai.

She was familiar with Garp, so she sneaked in easily... In fact, she thought it would be a little difficult at first, but when she changed into a navy uniform, she sneaked in smoothly, even with a series of preparations she had prepared before. The questions and answers and information were useless.

Andrea was very puzzled, but at the same time she didn't feel surprised - after all, the idiot index in this world is very high...

After meeting Garp, Andrea could not explain the truth as patiently as she did to the children.

She directly showed the photo with Lujiu to Garp and said straight to the point: "I am Lujiu's sister, and I want to meet Ace."

Seeing Garp so shocked that the senbei in his hand fell to the ground, she bowed deeply and said in a sincere and pleading tone: "Please. I won't embarrass you, I just want to see Ace before he is executed. Just say a few words to him, and I promise that I will never do anything outrageous."

【Thirteen】

Andrea's plea was answered.

Although Garp felt that he agreed to the other party simply because this "Lujiu's sister" suddenly appeared was too shocking to him, so he agreed directly without thinking about anything.

However...he didn't think it was something he couldn't do with this request.

Impel Down City is so tightly guarded that even his life was heavily guarded in the past. Even if he brought people in, it would be impossible to successfully rob the prison without his help, let alone that he would not be able to help.

Originally, Garp planned to visit that brat Ace once, so it didn't matter if he brought one more person with him.

He had people pretend to be his subordinates and follow him there. It can be regarded as staring at people in disguise.

Of course Andrea would not refuse this. She was very cooperative throughout the whole process and even disguised her identity perfectly. She was a lieutenant with a name.

Impel Down City was heavily guarded, and Andrea could feel it all the way down. Not to mention that she had heard about the layout of Impel Down City from Xia Qi and Lei Li. Director Magellan's poison alone is a restraint for her - the only thing she has trouble with is poison. There is no magic or assistance in this world to help deal with this type of poison.

While remembering everything, Andrea followed Garp and took the elevator straight down to the sixth floor.

Then, she saw the person she was looking for - he was squatting there and leaning against the wall, his hands and feet restrained by heavy sea-floor stone shackles. He was naked to the waist, and his exposed skin was covered with scars and blood, both dried and fresh, including the wall behind him that was also stained with a heart-stopping reddish-brown color.

As if he heard the voice here, the black-haired young man raised his head. There was a wound on his face. There were blood stains running down his forehead. He frowned and opened his eyes, interrupting the blood stain on his face. His dark eyes looked over, full of unruliness and gloom.

Andrea, who could still pretend to be calm at first, couldn't hold herself any longer at this moment.