[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【Fifty-eight】

In some ways, Andrea is a very liberal parent.

But in other places, she was strangely persistent.

For example, the gentleman education who works hard despite knowing that he will fail, and another example is the determined child-giving bird group.

After saying this, she glanced around with warning eyes at the other adults sitting nearby who looked dumbfounded after hearing her words.

Everyone understood what she meant, and moved their eyes away with concern, pretending not to hear.

Although there are also people who are not very smart...

"Wait a minute, Miss Leah, it's obviously..."

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped by the person next to him: "Idiot! Miss Lia said it's a bird that sends babies!"

Ace did not doubt his mother at all, but after hearing this, his expression became a little solemn and he walked away.

Andrea looked at the other party like this and couldn't help but feel a little worried in her heart - anyway...she will know when the child grows up...right?

Shanks on the side grabbed her hand and put it down. He finally had room to speak, and said with surprise: "You don't really think it's a delivery bird, do you?"

"...Do I look that innocent?" Andrea was a little speechless, not knowing what kind of image she was in the eyes of her friends.

"Then what did you say to Ace..."

"You will know when he grows up!" Andrea said in a positive tone - anyway, this was how she came when she was a child. First she thought it was a bird that gave birth to a baby, but then she knew it when she grew up!

And the other side...

"Sabo, did you know? Children are sent by birds."

"Huh? Really?"

"Of course, Mother Leah said that."

"Then we should be careful when hunting birds in the future. It would be bad if it is preparing to deliver a child... But what does a child-delivery bird look like?"

"I don't know either... let's ask again."

So this time, two people came over to ask questions.

Andrea looked at the two children's expressions of pure curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Amidst Shanks' unrestrained laughter, she solemnly raised her index finger and replied, "Ace, you've seen Newsbird, right?" ? It's similar to the news bird, but it's bigger... You don't have to worry about hitting the delivery bird. In order to ensure that the children are delivered safely, they are very powerful and can become invisible."

Sabo and Ace nodded in realization at the same time.

"No wonder we haven't seen it before."

"I thought it was the same as Marco."

Then, Shanks, who had finally stopped laughing, laughed even louder.

Andrea couldn't help but raise her hands to her forehead - luckily she made up the story, otherwise Marco would feel so innocent! He is a phoenix, not a bird that delivers his children! Don't make decisions just because someone can fly!

【fifty-nine】

The red-haired pirates were just passing by to replenish their supplies, and would not stay for too long. They would be leaving soon. The reason they stayed for two extra days was because they met Andrea.

However, when leaving, Shanks once again extended the invitation: "Lea, are you really not going to join? You can bring Ace and Sabo with you."

Andrea firmly refused as usual: "No, I said I won't become a pirate."

Shanks was not surprised by such an answer and said goodbye with a little regret.

This is just a corner of the East China Sea, and it is impossible for the red-haired pirates to stay here forever. The group of people left the place very refreshed - pirates who sailed and adventured on the sea would not be sloppy when leaving.

Although some expressed regret.

"Ah... Miss Leah, aren't you coming with us?"

"Surely it's because the boss is making people angry, right?"

"I think Miss Lia prefers to be alone..."

"So what exactly is Ace..."

All the words that a group of people thought they were whispering fell into Shanks' ears, but he didn't make any reaction.

Beckman, on the other hand, asked the pirates who were too energetic and extended to gossip to go away. Then he stood beside Shanks, glanced at the red-haired young man who was still looking towards the coast, and asked hesitantly: "Boss, our trip this time didn't originally pass through the East China Sea... Are you here specifically to find someone?"

"Huh?" Shanks turned around, with a trace of confusion on his face, "What do you mean?"

Beckman: "...No, it's okay." Anyway, whether he is really stupid or pretending to be stupid, he can't tell the question.

At this moment, Andrea, who had already walked into the small bar, ran out.

It was difficult to see the expression on the other person's face from this distance, especially under the sea breeze. Her black hair was scattered and covered most of her face.

After the black-haired beauty stood still, she suddenly shouted in this direction: "When we meet again next time - don't have any new injuries on your face -!"

Although she didn't call out her name, the direction was obvious.

Shanks was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. Then he laughed and replied loudly: "Okay——"

【sixty】

Andrea felt a little melancholy in her heart as she watched her friend go away.

She didn't know whether it was because she was parting again after reuniting with friends she hadn't seen for many years, or because after staying here comfortably for two years, she also wanted to go out to sea.

This is not a surprise, because Andrea is not the kind of person who likes unchanging comfort in her heart - after all, she is a little knight who followed her teacher in various battles when she was very young.

She watched the red-haired pirate group's ship go away, and then returned to the small bar until it was out of sight - she just learned from Maginot that Shanks had given her a lot of good wine to keep, and would not let the other party advance in advance. Tell her it's a surprise.

It was also for this reason that she originally wanted to say thank you when she rushed out, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that thanking her seemed awkward, so she just said that sentence.

Because there was quite a lot of wine left, Andrea didn't take all of it back, but took some of it, and then simply left the rest with Maginot, so she could drink it directly here the next time she came.

And she couldn't bring them all back this time. Considering that Sabo and Ace were two children who were prone to being careless, she simply left the two children with Maginot for half a day, and went to the town to see if there was any suitable transportation. Pulling away the wine - she had enough strength, but she still had to hold on tight.

After she finally found a suitable car, she came back and found that the bar was noisy, accompanied by the noise of children.

"Ace! Ace! Together! Together!"

"Wow—Ace, you're stuck!"

"Go away! We don't want to play with the little kid!"

...You are still a little kid yourself! ——Andrea strode in and frowned: "Ace, how did I teach you?"

When Ace saw her coming, he called out to Leah's mother, and immediately ran to her with Sabo and hid behind her, and then said loudly: "I'm sorry! But we won't play with little kids!"

Andrea: "..."

...Forget it, Ace has already worked hard.

Andrea reached out and patted the heads of the two children who were hiding on the left and right, and looked at the child in front of them that they couldn't hide from - he looked like he was about two years old and had just learned how to run. Still stumbling, with a big smile on his face and bright eyes.

Seeing the other person running over and about to fall, Andrea bent down and gave him a hand.

The little black-haired boy grabbed her hand and stood still.

On the other end, Ace was still complaining: "Mom, this little kid came out of nowhere and keeps pestering me!"

The little black-haired boy didn't realize that he was being disliked. He was still clapping his hands and imitating Ace's pronunciation and shouted to Andrea: "Mom!"