[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【Fifty-five】

Beckman heard what Shanks said and couldn't help but spit out the wine in his mouth.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he looked at little Ace, whose face turned quite serious after hearing this, and then looked at him again with a consistent smile on his face, and he didn't seem to realize that he had just said anything strange. Shanks...

Beckman hesitated to speak: "Aren't you worried that Miss Andrea will be angry when she hears this?"

Shanks still looked surprised: "Huh? Why is Leia angry? Did I say something wrong?"

Beckman: "..." Are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid? !

Even though he is Shanks' right-hand man and the future second-in-command of the Red-haired Pirates, Beckman is still speechless at his captain's sudden and natural stupidity from time to time.

No, I don’t know yet whether it was intentional or not.

The conversation between Shanks and Ace continued.

"So you don't know either?"

"Actually, I know...but your mother didn't let me tell you. She has to keep it a secret until you grow up. She will tell you."

"I see……"

Little Ace walked away thoughtfully, and Beckman stared at Shanks with a smile on his face: "So... do you know who the father of that child is?"

"Yeah, I know, Leah told me." Shanks' smile remained unchanged, and he said with emotion, "To be honest, it's quite hard for Leah to be alone like this."

Beckman: "..."

"Ah, I can't tell you either. Leia said she wanted to keep this matter a secret." Shanks put on the straw hat in his hand, "She probably doesn't want his father's identity to affect Ace's future plans. Make your choice.”

Beckman: "...Okay, I understand." Thinking back to last night when Ace said that his mother didn't want him to become a pirate, what else can be said to refute?

Shanks: "But Leia has really become a lot more powerful in the past few years, but she still doesn't have much interest in being a pirate... I also thought about inviting Leia to join the pirate group, and she is still the same as before. I don’t agree!”

Beckman: "...Same as before, how long ago?"

Shanks: "Huh? It was seven years ago, right? That was when I first met Leia and Hawkeye."

Beckman: "..." Even the time is basically right!

【Fifty-six】

After the sparring session ended, Andrea packed her bags according to her usual habit.

She didn't know that on the other side, her son was about to be deceived and became lame. Even the deceiver almost deceived his own crew members.

Andrea didn't go to Ace and Sabo immediately because she was surrounded by other members of the red-haired pirates.

Although Andrea is considered a bounty hunter by profession, she does not catch pirates indiscriminately. Basically, she catches all the evildoers when she sees them - there are so many evildoers anyway, that's enough.

She does not reject friendly types, such as the Whitebeard Pirates, or her two friends.

She also communicates with people in a friendly manner.

"Miss Leah! When did you and our captain meet?"

"Seven years ago, over there in Rogue Town."

"Miss Leia! Have you ever fought against Whitebeard?"

"That's right... Mr. Whitebeard is a very nice person and is willing to give me advice."

"Miss Lia! How did you cook the barbecue you made last night? It felt so delicious!"

"The secret skill is sea salt from the Water City. I bought a lot of it at that time, and I still have some left here. If you don't mind, I can give you the rest."

Although Andrea is still a bit aristocratic in her gestures and emphatic speech, she does not feel superior to others. Her attitude is easy-going and polite, and she responds and answers patiently to everyone. This made everyone quite fond of him, and they quickly became familiar with him.

Coupled with the relationship between the other party and his own captain, someone immediately asked a question.

"Miss Andrea! You said you like red hair because..."

"...Shut up! This topic is forbidden!"

The others looked at Andrea who turned red again and her tone suddenly became stern, and all fell silent - this is so understandable! This definitely has a leg up!

There was no way. Although they were familiar with Andrea, their understanding was limited.

Although she is a bit thin-skinned, she has developed her skin after being in this world for so many years. But she still blushes immediately in two situations - one is when she feels she has done something wrong, and the other is when she eats hot pepper.

Now she belongs to the first type - because she really said the words she likes red hair herself... But she only knew that nicknames for people in this world were not reliable, so she didn't expect them to be so careless! Do so many red-haired people just use red hair as their ID number? ! Why not just use the "straw hat" that Roger gave him? !

And just when the atmosphere was delicate, Ace ran over and asked directly without avoiding suspicion at all: "Mom Leia, is Shanks my father?"

"..." Andrea turned her head mechanically, "What did he say?"

Ace had no idea at all: "Because Mom Leah, you said you like red-haired people. I asked him, and he said it's up to you whether he said it or not."

Andrea: "..."

【fifty seven】

Ace didn't think too complicatedly. He simply thought that he could only ask his mother.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with what Shanks said.

In fact, after Andrea asked about the conversation between the two, she understood that there was nothing wrong with the literal meaning of the words. It just seems unusually subtle when placed under the circumstances.

So, she went to beat Shanks with a calm face and anger.

No one on the crew came to help, and everyone either secretly or simply watched openly.

"Wow, it's a chokehold..."

"It will feel very painful..."

"It's so scary. Mom has never been so fierce when she was angry and beat me..."

However, although the situation became complicated, Andrea did not go out of her way to clarify this time.

Because she was worried that after this clarification, a third father would appear immediately. It was easy to talk to an acquaintance, but what if an unfamiliar person showed up? No more embarrassing scenes! It's better to wait until the time is up before telling Ace.

After all, Shanks was still Roger's crew member, and he had a deep relationship with Roger, so it was nothing to help him take the blame. This is his punishment for talking nonsense.

As for her reputation... I feel like she doesn't have to worry about it now.

Fortunately, she only has one son, Ace. She always feels that if she had more children, her reputation might be skewed towards that of a bigmom.

After Andrea convinced herself, she held up the wine glass with a calm face and allowed Shanks to fill up the wine for her by saying, "I don't know why you are angry, but don't be angry. Come and have a drink." , and once again coldly rejected Shanks' invitation to board the ship.

It was at this time that Ace came over.

This time he didn't ask his father any related questions, but he curiously asked another soul question: "Mom, where did the child come from?"

Andrea: "..." Isn't this a problem that only occurs after you are at least eight years old? ! Are you asking about skipping a grade now? ! hateful! She only asked her parents after she was ten years old!

Andrea couldn't help but turn to Shanks for help.

The red-haired young man received it. After being stunned for a moment, he straightened his expression and began to answer: "This... first of all..."

...I almost forgot, this person doesn't keep his mouth shut. ——With quick eyesight and quick hands, Andrea raised her hand to cover the mouth of the person next to her, and then replied with a calm face and a calm tone: "It was sent by the delivery bird."