[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【Thirty-four】

In fact, Ace's misunderstanding was not an accident.

After all, besides his mother Leah, Hawkeye has been by his side for as long as he can remember. Then there is no one else on the island where Hawkeye lives, just a group of baboons, like a real family of three.

In addition, everyone else misunderstood it. If you look at what Whitebeard thought at the time, you will know what the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates thought - where Andrea didn't see it, little Ace I have been asked questions about my father more than once.

The information they asked also strengthened both parties' confidence that Hawkeye is his father - look, he has been with Hawkeye since he was a child, and then when he grew up, he ran away with his mother for some unknown reason. Never mind dad.

Since the world of One Piece is very open-minded and completely accepting of this model of single-parent child-rearing, or even free-parenting, no one thinks there is anything wrong with this.

Under the influence of the people around him and his own judgment, Ace firmly believed that Hawkeye was his father.

He didn't have any objections to Hawkeye. In his memory, Hawkeye had a very good attitude towards him and was considered caring. And he doesn't think his father is very important - in terms of family love, what Andrea gives him is enough for him.

After asking about the situation, Andrea was very worried - how can this be solved?

Andrea's plan was to wait until Ace was ten years old to tell him his life story - that's when he had a preliminary understanding of the world and was able to have his own independent thinking and judgment.

But now he is only three years old...

"... Mihawk, he... uh... actually he... uh..." Andrea thought again and again, then spoke with difficulty, "Ace, do you care very much about who your biological father is?"

"Huh?" Little Ace blinked, thought about it, frowned, and said with an indifferent expression, "If you don't care, Mom, I don't care either. Anyway, I'm following you, Mom."

He really didn't care. His attitude made it seem like he cared more about how much meat was in tonight's dinner.

While Andrea secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but confess to her friend - I'm sorry, my friend Mihawk, your reputation has been greatly damaged by my inadvertence!

At the same time, the matter of returning to Donghai is imminent - formal education must be started as soon as possible!

In this way, Andrea returned to the Shampoo Islands.

On the way, mother and son also had a new conversation.

"Mihawk is not your biological father, he is just my good friend."

"Hey? Mom, did you bring me out to find my biological father?"

"Uh... um... uh... don't ask so many questions yet! You'll know when you grow up!"

【Thirty-five】

Whether going out or going back, the ship needs to be coated and needs to pass through Fish-Man Island.

Andrea is a very popular human being on Fish-Man Island, both this time and last time - because she is very polite to both fish-men and mermaids, and it can be seen from her attitude that she really cares about them. Everyone is treated equally, which is a plus for the fishmen. What's more, she will also take action to teach those pirates who cause trouble.

Except for the fact that he was delayed because of rescuing the mermaid, and Ace drooled over an octopus fish-man who had not yet eaten when it was time to eat, and then expressed to his mother that he wanted to eat grilled octopus, everything went smoothly.

As for the coating this time, Andrea found a white-haired old man who claimed to be "Lao Lei of Coating" based on the recommendation of the octopus man named Xiaoba. The other party's name was Lei Li. It was said that the other party's coating technology very good.

Andrea was holding Ace and watching from the side, and occasionally chatted with Xiao Ba to learn about things on Fish-Man Island.

"Princess Otohime hopes to coexist peacefully with humans...but to be honest, except for Rayleigh and Andrea, I have never seen a third person who is friendly to us."

"Princess Otohime actually thinks so..." Andrea was a little surprised, but she naturally thought more deeply than others - it seems that this princess wants to push forward a very difficult thing, and I hope everything goes well for her.

Coating can't be done in a short time. After Xiaoba left, Andrea didn't just leave, but Ace was already there bored and started to cause damage.

Andrea grabbed the restless cub and put it on her lap to hold him - no matter how naughty Ace was, once he was held by her, he would become well-behaved no matter how bored he felt.

"The coating will still take some time. Why don't you go out for a walk, little sword demon girl?"

"You know me?"

"Hahahaha, the characteristics are still very obvious, right?" Rayleigh said with a laugh, and there was a sharp look in his eyes hidden behind his glasses, "What's more, he still has such a strong sword intention."

Andrea was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said, "I once heard Shanks talk about Pluto Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Roger Pirates. I originally thought it was the same name, but with your discernment, I think you are the one again.”

"Huh? Do you know Shanks?"

"Well, he's a good friend of mine."

"That's really fate! If you don't mind that I'm a bad old man, let's have a drink together later!" Reilly laughed, not caring that his hidden old identity was revealed.

Although the nickname Pluto has become a thing of the past with the disbandment of the Roger Pirates, he does not want to cover up the past, but he just does not deliberately recall or dwell on the past.

But if it's a chat and a drink with someone you've had a relationship with in the past, then why not?

"Thank you for your understanding, that's the best thing." Andrea responded with a smile, looking down at little Ace who looked at her with a somewhat confused look, her eyes softened, and she raised her hand to rub the other person's head.

"And...if you don't mind, can you tell me what kind of person Roger is? I'm still very curious about the life of the Pirate King."

【Thirty-six】

Andrea naturally asked not for herself, but for Ace.

After thinking about it again and again, Andrea decided that before telling Ace, if she met someone who knew the Pirate King, she would let them share their opinions and leave an impression on Ace - what kind of person his father was. People should not be answered by her, who has only known each other for a short time, nor by the World Government or other people who have never come into contact with Roger, but by other people who have truly interacted with Roger. explain.

Of course, she still hopes that Ace can be the same as he is now and not care who his biological father is.

But at the same time, she also felt that the child had the right to know.

Rayleigh was a little stunned by this request, but he was not too surprised. He did not refuse, neither belittled nor boasted. He talked about his first meeting with Gol D. Roger very pertinently from his own perspective— - After the young Roger introduced himself, he directly invited Rayleigh with "Do you want to turn this world upside down with me?"

He didn't talk much, just mixed in with some past adventures.

At the same time, he probably thought that Andrea was Shanks' friend, and he also told some interesting things about Shanks.

Or you can just say it's an embarrassment.

After the ship was coated, Andrea thanked Reilly again and left with a more generous reward than agreed.

After leaving, she asked Ace what he thought.

"Ace, what kind of person do you think the Pirate King is?"

Ace actually fell asleep after hearing the second half, but he still remembers the very beginning. He frowned and said with a bit of disgust, "It sounds very random and unreliable."

Andrea: "..." You'd better really think so!

Ace asked again: "Mom Leah, do you like One Piece?"

"Not at all." Andrea said expressionlessly, "I just like to listen to stories."

Coincidentally, this time when they came to the Chambord Islands, someone saw the Sword Demon appearing. They immediately learned the lesson of missing the opponent last time and stepped forward regardless.

Andrea naturally drew her sword directly against the challenger without hesitation - her strength had greatly increased after experiencing Whitebeard's special training, and these people were no match for her.

But what shocked her was that in addition to challengers, there were also admirers this time.

This is not to say that Andrea didn't have admirers before. Although she was young in the previous world, she also had supporters and admirers. But...everyone in that world, no matter how bold they are, is reserved compared to the people in this world.

However, this time, the rejected person asked unwillingly: "Is it really because of Hawkeye?"

...No, let my best friend go, he is really innocent. ——Andrea's conscience felt a little painful, so she decided to come forward to help her friend clarify.

She put away her sword and said with a serious face: "No, I like red hair."

She was telling the truth, because her Sword Master teacher had naturally beautiful red hair, and she had a certain attachment to red hair.

Of course, she didn't know what the nickname was for her other friend Shanks, who happened to be a red-haired friend.

She also didn't know that at this time, her two friends met in the New World and had a battle as if they were sparring, and it was witnessed by Whitebeard.