[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【nine】

Roger led the crew to the last island and discovered that the island was called Lovedrew.

He knew everything about this world, the blank hundred years, the D clan, the meaning of ancient weapons...

They came back, Shanks asked Roger some questions, then grabbed the other man's clothes and burst into tears.

Andrea asked everything she wanted to know and smiled after listening.

Roger looked at these two people with loving eyes, then raised his hand and patted their heads.

He had other instructions for Andrea.

"Leah, I remember your full name... it's Devonshire D. Andrea, right?"

"I think my D should be different..." Andrea opened her mouth and only said half a sentence. Thinking of everything she learned, she became thoughtful again, "No, maybe in essence, it's not the same." It’s no different.”

Gol D. Roger has officially become the "Pirate King". This is a title given by the World Government, elevating his position high.

And the world calls this Pirate King’s treasure [nepiece].

Some people were disappointed: "In the end, it's the timing that's wrong... Who will get [nepiece] in the end?"

Roger touched his chin and affirmed: "Of course he is my son!"

Reilly complained to him: "Where did you get your son?"

Andrea also looked over, and her focus was naturally different: "What if it's my daughter?"

Roger laughed in response to this correction: "Hahahaha, Leah is right! Then correct me, of course she is my child!"

Andrea also started thinking about this: "Then what will your child's name be, captain? Tell us the name. When we meet him when he grows up, I can also tell him where the nepiece is."

"Don't help him cheat, let him find it himself... But the name is indeed a problem." Roger also fell into thinking, and after thinking for a while, he got the answer, "The boy will be called Ace, and the girl will be called Ace install!"

"Isn't that the name of your sword, Captain? What a lazy act!"

"So - where did you get the child from?"

"You name it after your favorite knife..." When everyone was complaining about Roger, Andrea, who had always taken on the task of complaining about Roger, was somewhat appreciative at this time, "I don't see that Captain, you are so sentimental about your sword. Woolen cloth!"

A group of crew members were ashamed.

"No, Little Leah, it's completely because the captain is lazy. He didn't think much about it at all."

"Don't use your swordsman mentality to speculate at this time!"

Shanks turned to look at her and asked curiously: "Lea, will you name your own child after Durandal?"

Andrea really fell into deep thought: "Well...but doesn't it mean that I don't know whether I'm calling my child or my sword?"

Bucky was shocked: "Do you still call for your sword? So that's why you were talking to yourself in the corner before?" He thought he was possessed!

"Hahahaha! Is it so troublesome for Leah?" Roger walked over and slapped the person's head, "Then give the name I chose to your child!"

Andrea frowned: "Well... I don't really want to, it feels too heavy."

"...You little girl!"

【ten】

No matter how relaxed and cheerful the chat was, it was clear to everyone on board that their parting time was about to come.

When the world was in a frenzy and everyone wanted to find Roger the Pirate King and seize the treasure, Roger, who was terminally ill and had only a few days to live, disbanded the pirate group.

Roger was the first to disembark.

When they were parting, everyone was crying.

Immediately afterwards, Kozuki Oden returned to Wano Country.

Then, one after another, each with its own destination, fell apart one by one.

Among the three interns, Bucky was the first to leave. His attitude towards leaving was very decisive, and probably because they were about to part ways, he showed no mercy to his two "friends" and had a kind of "Fuck me again" attitude. The joy of “seeing” is there.

In this regard, Andrea still felt a little disappointed: "Bucky really doesn't have any love from his companions. He looks so happy."

"Because he has wanted to go to sea on his own and form his own pirate group for a long time."

"Is the same true for you Shanks?"

"Yes. But I want to invite you over, Leah."

"I don't want to be a pirate anymore."

"Don't say that..."

Andrea turned to look at him, her eyes first falling on his red hair covered by his straw hat, and then on his face, with a smile on his face: "But after you form your own pirate group, I I’ll come over and have a look.”

Shanks was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Well, that's settled."

Andrea got off the boat near the Water City because she had made an agreement with Tom to help her build a small boat.

Because Tom and Roger have a good relationship, and Andrea is cute and polite, Tom is also happy to help people get one. It was even designed in advance, and construction started after Andrea came and showed her the design drawings and further confirmed the requirements.

During this year, Andrea basically spent her time in the Water Capital.

In the three years she has been with the Roger Pirates, she has experienced a lot and seen a lot, and she also understands that if she wants to explore the world again, she will inevitably need to sail on the sea. But unlike Bucky and Shanks, she has no intention of forming her own pirate group... In her nature, she still has a bit of a lone ranger.

Therefore, Andrea learned basic ship repair skills from Tom - because the battle with the Golden Lion left a deep wrong impression on her, thinking that lightning would fall from the sky from time to time.

And after learning about it... she immediately decided to go to sea because of one thing - the navy decided to publicly execute the Pirate King Roger.

【eleven】

Andrea felt that it was impossible for her captain to be caught by the navy, especially now that he was terminally ill and his days were numbered.

She always felt that Roger might make big news.

Although she had no interest in watching her elders being executed...but she felt that she had an obligation to collect their bodies.

Even if her behavior will harm the Navy.

Andrea was fully prepared and appeared at the execution site.

It was raining heavily that day. Andrea was dressed in black and blended in inconspicuously among the crowd. There were too many people here today, of all kinds, and any one of them would be more distinctive than her.

Moreover, she also saw her two friends-Bucky and Shanks.

Bucky was there with his head raised and his face mixed with rain, crying loudly, crying in an incomprehensible manner... Shanks, on the other hand, lowered his head, covering his expression with a straw hat, gritting his teeth and covering his expression with his hands.

She often saw Bucky cry, but Shanks cried... after so many years, it seemed that it was the time Roger got off the ship.

Andrea hesitated and walked to Shanks.

The sky was gray, and the surrounding area was boiling with Roger's last words. The rain did not wash away the water, but seemed to disturb the muddy water.

She stood opposite the red-haired boy wearing a straw hat without saying a word.

The crowd around them were all enthusiastic about the nepiece that Roger said in his last words. Under the hustle and bustle, it seemed that only this side was quiet.

Andrea stood there, not knowing how to comfort her little friend, and simply stood still like a piece of wood.

Shanks finally put down his hand and raised his head, looking at her. His expression was dazed for a moment, then he took a step forward and reached out to hug her.

"Stop crying," he said.

Andrea was stunned for a moment, and then she realized the tears on her face.

She reached out and hugged the other person back, lowering her head.

"You're the one crying," she retorted.

The other party did not speak, but raised his hand and took off his straw hat to cover her head.

【twelve】

The trio of interns from the Roger Pirates are reunited.

Of course, there wasn't much of a reunion atmosphere between the three of them. Bucky refused Shanks's invitation to form a pirate team together, and he decided to become the captain alone.

Then, both Bucky and Shanks invited Andrea.

It's like a reenactment of past events.

Andrea said seriously that she still had things to do, and she would go take a look when they formed the pirate team.

Her original intention was that she would go see her old friends later, but both Bucky and Shanks understood that she would decide which side to join based on their future development.

Although they may have misunderstood, the three of them reached an agreement in the end and parted ways.

While Andrea was preparing to collect Roger's body, she had a fight with Vice Admiral Garp and was stopped midway.

Her captain had some extra last words for her because Garp scratched his head with a headache on his face and told her to follow him.

Roger knew that he, a young crew member, had a worrying personality and was very rigid in wanting to repay kindness. So he specifically told Garp that if a girl comes over and insists on collecting the body for him, he should not let her get into trouble with the navy. If necessary, tell her about his child and ask her to take care of it.

Yes, Roger really had a child as he said before he disembarked.

After Andrea was at a loss for a while, she immediately became excited - I have a new mission to complete! I want to protect the captain's widow and posthumous son!

Then, she met the pregnant Portcas D. Luju.

Under the joint protection of Karp and Andrea, the child who had been protected in the mother's belly for 20 months was born a year and a half later.

It's a boy, his name is Ace.

【Thirteen】

Andrea actually doesn't cry very often.

I only cried twice during the Roger Pirates. One time was when he was spicy with chili pepper, and the other time was when Roger got off the boat.

The third time was when Roger was executed...the fourth time was when Lujiu died.

Then, she cried and fought with Garp for custody of Ace. She cried so much that Garp felt that he was bullying the little girl, and she felt some guilt for no reason.

There is a reason for the dispute between the two - Garp wants to train Ace to become a marine, and Andrea feels that Lujiu and Roger both asked her to do this before they died, and she has this obligation.

"Originally, the captain said that if he had no children, he would give the child to me after he named it! My son would have been called Ace! So let's do the math! Ace is my son! It is only natural for me to raise him!" Ander Leah argued loudly.

Garp was shocked by this logic, and almost thought it made sense.

In the end, Garp lost to Andrea.

Because Andrea deserved to be taken care of by Roger, she chose to sneak away with the child in the middle of the night.

Garp was stunned, but he didn't pursue her anymore - he knew that the other party must attach great importance to this child... and Roger's last words did mean that the other party should take care of her.

Although Garp felt that Roger originally said that just to stop the little girl from being stupid and bold enough to confront the navy, so as not to be imprisoned in Impel Down Prison.

Andrea, on the other hand, after struggling for a while, finally gradually learned how to take care of a child... Then she took half-year-old Ace to find Shanks.

At that time, Shanks had already formed his own red-haired pirate group. Although there were not many people, it already had a certain shape.

He was quite happy to see Andrea, and then looked at Andrea's "Look what I brought" look on her face. When she took out the baby from behind, her happy expression froze and gradually changed. Became doubtful.

Andrea held little Ace in her arms and looked at the crew members who had shocked faces and open mouths. She felt that this big secret could not be leaked, so she pulled Shanks's sleeves and spoke. Said: "Let's talk alone."

【fourteen】

"His name is Ace." Andrea held the child, her gentle eyes retracted from the baby in her arms, and her expression became solemn when she looked at him, "You understand, right?"

Andrea knew that her little friend had always been very smart. She didn't need to say too much to make the other party understand. You must know that the walls have ears... Yes, it was the crew members who poked their heads in and used clumsy means to hide there in an attempt to eavesdrop.

Andrea felt that her hint was enough - you know that Shanks was there when Roger chose the name, so he must have understood her hint!

However, Andrea forgot that there was a follow-up - Roger also gave the name to her child.

Also, Lujiu was 20 months pregnant before giving birth to Ace, and Ace was born 13 months after Roger died.

"..." After Shanks stared at her for a long time, his eyes moved to the child she was holding, "When was this child born?"

"December 1 this year."

"It's been six months..." Shanks looked at her again, with a smile on his face, "So, what do you want to do with me?"

...Why does it feel like he is not happy but angry?

Andrea hesitated for a moment and quickly convinced herself - so Shanks was a fundamentalist and believed that the captain's bloodline did not represent the type of captain himself.

She has seen this kind of thing too much. In the original world, just because the king who was loyal to him died did not mean that the original followers would be willing to be loyal to the king's children.

Thinking of this, Andrea hesitated a little about the next words, both in her face and tone. She asked cautiously and tentatively: "Then... in order to protect this child, can you make him call you? Father?"

Shanks was startled, with a look of astonishment on his face. After staring at her for a long time, he suddenly smiled and said in a calm tone: "It's better to find someone you like."

Andrea was stunned for a moment, watching the other person stop smiling after saying this, staring at her own appearance. After looking at each other for a long time, she felt that she understood - this is a tactful rejection!

So, she nodded slowly: "You are right."