[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【Seventy-six】

Sengoku's impressions of both Hawkeye and Andrea were okay.

Putting aside Rocinante's influence, both of them are among the best swordsmen. The only difference is that one is a pirate and the other is a bounty hunter. But those who fight alone are better than those who gather together to make trouble and enclose territory.

Especially Andrea...she is not a pirate, and she often deals with pirates in exchange for bounties, which saves the navy a lot of trouble.

It was also because she seemed quite friendly everywhere that Warring States came over to talk to her about this matter.

As soon as these words came out, it meant having a private conversation.

However, Andrea did not evade immediately, but said bluntly: "Mihawk is not an outsider, you can just say it."

Although Andrea's original intention was that Hawkeye was her friend, she was open-minded and had nothing to hide and say... Of course, from the Sengoku side, it naturally meant something else - Okay, okay, I know. You are no longer outsiders! No need to emphasize it!

Now that Andrea said this, Seng Guo did not ask for more, but directly talked about this commission: "Miss Sword Demon, do you know the results of the operation?"

As soon as these words came out, Hawkeye, who was originally uninterested, looked over and frowned slightly.

Andrea, on the other hand, looked at Hawkeye after being confused.

Hawkeye, who noticed this, said bluntly: "It is a kind of superhuman devil fruit. It is said to have the ability to give people eternal life, so it is also called the ultimate devil fruit."

Andrea understood immediately - since ancient times, no matter which world it is, immortality has been a topic that makes people fall into enthusiasm when it is mentioned. Especially for short-lived species.

But for Andrea, immortality was a lack of interest. The world she lived in before also had long-lived species like elves, and this world also had giants whose lifespans were more than three times that of ordinary people.

But Seng Guo's next words made her immediately confused.

"The government is willing to invest 5 billion beli to purchase it."

Andrea was really shocked by the price - after all, the pirate with the highest bounty at present, Edward Newgate the Whitebeard, had a bounty of five billion Baileys, excluding the fraction.

Although no one can take Whitebeard and go to the World Government to redeem the five billion... But from this point, we can see the value and importance of the fruits of the operation.

"The information currently received by the government is that the fruit of the operation appeared in the Beihai area... If you are interested, Miss Sword Demon, as long as you bring the fruit of the operation, the five billion Baileys will be yours."

When Andrea heard this, she nodded to show that she understood. At the same time, she glanced at Sabo and asked another question: "I remember that the white town in Beihai was destroyed... Did the royal family of that country evacuate in advance?"

Warring States was startled and didn't quite understand the other party's intention of asking this. As a naval admiral, he naturally knew what was going on in the White Town. If Andrea asked whether platinum-lead disease was an infectious disease, he would definitely not tell the truth for the sake of the World Government's face. But I was only asking about the royal family, and the other party seemed to be from the declining royal family...

Warring States hesitated for a moment and replied, "Yes."

Andrea verified her previous guess and sighed: "I know."

【seventy - seven】

Warring States is said to be a transaction, but it is better to say that it is to reveal a piece of information.

After he finished speaking, he left politely, and before leaving, he praised Andrea for raising the child well - he really meant it, and looking at Ace's lively appearance, it was true that he had raised the child well. If he knew the other party's true identity, I'm afraid he wouldn't be feeling this simple at this moment.

Andrea felt a little guilty in her heart, but she still looked very stable on her face. She nodded politely, thanked the other party for the compliment, and grabbed Ace who was about to climb up to the roof and asked him to give it to Sengoku. Said thank you.

After Sengoku left, Sabo and Ace also came over, their eyes shining.

Ace: "Mom! How much is five billion? Isn't it a lot?"

Sabo: "Mr. Whitebeard's reward is only five billion. Is the fruit of the operation worth one Mr. Whitebeard!"

Andrea put down the tea cup in her hand, reached out and flicked Sabo's forehead with her finger: "Be polite to Mr. Whitebeard! Don't treat people as conversion tools!"

Andrea felt that the two children were too idle, so she asked them to help the people in the tavern. The tavern they stayed in was run by the proprietress and her seventeen-year-old daughter. The mother and daughter usually worked together. It was quite hard work, and he was also very enthusiastic. Seeing that Saboais was young, he even gave two of them a bottle of milk for free, so it was only right that he help out a little bit.

After the two children went away obediently, Andrea also chatted with Hawkeye about business.

"Have you decided to find the fruit of the operation?" Eagle Eye asked directly.

"I'm not interested in the fruit of the surgery, but I'm quite interested in the things behind it." Andrea didn't hide anything from her friends and spoke frankly about her true thoughts, "The Warring States General came here specifically to tell me this. I guess I don’t want the fruits of the surgery to fall into the hands of pirates.”

Whether it was a greedy pirate who used it to exchange money with the government, or a pirate who had a bigger agenda and kept the fruit of the operation secret for himself, this was not what the world government wanted to see.

Under this circumstance, Andrea is indeed the best candidate for entrustment - she is strong enough, not ambitious, has a good relationship with the world government, and has no extraordinary behavior. And is currently the strongest bounty hunter.

When Sengoku Lai said this, he did not expect Andrea to be able to get the fruits of the operation. In fact, he just wanted to balance the forces snatching the fruits of the operation.

Of course, if Andrea could get the fruit, that would be the best situation—it would be better than the pirates getting it anyway.

Andrea even thought a little deeper - in addition to her, the world government will definitely send some of its own people, right?

On the surface, he is considered a neutral and pro-government force... But in this case, the news about the results of the operation must be true.

She was not interested in Devil Fruits or immortality, but she also knew that Devil Fruits represented an upgrade in power. Even if they would be restrained by the Sea Tower Stone and drown after eating them, there were still waves of people flocking to them.

Andrea and Hawkeye have many similarities, but they also have considerable differences.

The most obvious one is that as a person who has been educated by the family since she was a child and is the one who chooses the crown prince to represent the family, Andrea is much more concerned about and involved in politics and the overall situation than Hawkeye.

If Hawkeye belongs to the kind of "Oh, I know, and then what" kind of solo farming school, Andrea is like "No, I have to find a way to figure it out. At least I can't get involved without getting involved." "type.

Just like this time...

Andrea finally made her decision: "As expected, I still want to go to Beihai... Mihawk, are you not interested in this?"

Hawkeye nodded and said he understood: "No. If you encounter a strong enemy, remember to let me know when you come back."

Hawkeye has great trust in the strength of his little friend. This naturally does not mean that if Andrea cannot beat him, he will help find a fight, but that if Andrea recognizes a strong person, it is necessary to have a fight. sex.

Andrea understood the other party's logic very well, because she thought so too, otherwise how could the two of them become good friends with the red-haired man, and even catch people and fight from time to time. You must know that after the three of them became friends, the red hair never took the initiative to challenge this competition.

She responded to Hawkeye's words: "No problem."

【Seventy-eight】

If you want to go to Beihai, this route will seem a bit troublesome.

However, because this was an invitation from Sengoku, it was semi-official. So when Andrea asked the Navy to make it easier to use the official channel to go to Beihai, Sengoku agreed - this request was not too much, he would Give her a pass, and Andrea will just follow the navy ship through the windless zone and enter the North Sea.

Ordinary ships are facing formidable enemies in the windless zone, because most ships are sailboats and will be directly trapped when entering the windless zone, and there are many sea kings in the windless zone.

However, the navy's ships are equipped with sea tower stones and are powered types, so they can also travel in windless areas.

Of course, Andrea was not in such a hurry. The news about the results of the operation had just come out. It was impossible for her to find it by herself. She must have waited for others to find it and even fought several rounds before taking action.

She decided to go to the Water City first - for the sake of the water and meat that Ace had been thinking about for a while, and also to avoid the taste of soul-breaking pepper that Ace had recently fallen in love with in Alabasta.

Neither Andrea nor Sabo liked this pervertedly spicy taste that was said to kill anyone. They watched Ace eat plates of spaghetti with pepper and meat sauce as if he was trying to challenge the record, and then looked to the side. The villagers were stunned and applauded.

Because it was so shocking, Andrea even took out a camera and used a phone bug to take pictures of him as a souvenir - you know, she actually doesn't like taking pictures that much. She just took a picture of Ace every year on his birthday as a souvenir of his growth. .

Sabo: "Ace is so awesome..."

Ace: "Humph!"

Andrea: “This is not something you should be proud of!”

Despite what she said, Andrea still bought the soul-breaking pepper and went back.

She also said that when Ace wanted to eat this flavor, she would make it herself, and she and Sabo would never help.

When they slowly arrived at the Water City, Ace and Sabo were eating water and meat, and the Blue they were riding turned around and swallowed the water and meat in one gulp while they were not paying attention. As a result, the two children got into a fight with a Blue. When she got up, Andrea took the newspaper and looked at the headlines, and was startled - the fishman Fisher Tiger raided Mariejoia and freed thousands of slaves?

At the same time, Tiger's reward list also came out - 2 million berries.

Mariejoia is the headquarters of the World Government and the residence of the world's noble Celestial Dragons.

As the first person to cause trouble in this place, it is not surprising that the bounty on the fishman Tiger's bounty suddenly increased from zero to more than 200 million. Andrea had a good impression of people who dared to directly declare war on authority and succeeded. She couldn't help but praise her, and then she heard two splashes of water falling behind her...

She turned around and twitched the corner of her mouth: "You two brats! As human beings, you are fighting for food with Blue!"