[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【One hundred and thirty-eight】

The first stop on this trip is Batelila Island.

When Andrea returned to this island, she had a feeling that things were different and people were different.

This time, Andrea specifically asked Law and Sabo to watch Bepo and Luffy, while she took Ace to Lujiu's grave.

Luju's tomb looks very simple, with "Portcas D. Luju" written on it, as well as the dates of birth and death.

Andrea remembered that Lujiu always liked flowers in her hair, and also carved a flower of her favorite type on the tombstone.

Before going to see Lujiu, she took Ace to the mountains to pick some flowers and place them in front of the tomb.

"Lujiu, I brought Ace to see you. He is very healthy now and is a good boy." Andrea half-knelt in front of the tomb, holding Ace's hand and looking at the tombstone with a gentle expression. As he spoke, he narrated slowly, "As we talked about before, he has his own ideas and hobbies, and what he wants to do in the future. I will always protect him and watch him go on the path of his choice and do what he wants to do." Do what you like to do and become who you want to be.”

Ace held her hand tighter and began to speak seriously: "Mom Lujiu, thank you for giving birth to me. I will also listen to mother Leah in the future."

Andrea laughed and stretched out her hand to rub the other person's head with gentle eyes.

They didn't stay here longer. Andrea asked Ace to go play with Luo and the others, while she continued talking to Lujiu in front of the tomb.

"Ace is already eleven years old... It has been thirteen years since I came to this world." Andrea said softly, recalling the past, and smiled softly, "Lujiu, thank you and Ace gave me the feeling of home and gave me an initial sense of belonging to this world."

Andrea did not go to find Luo and the others immediately, but took a walk nearby.

She came to the beach where Lujiu had first picked up the rocks. Later, the two sisters also watched the sea and stars and chatted here.

This time, Andrea still sat on the rock where she used to sit, but there was no one with her.

If you think about it carefully, when she left the island when she was a little older in Ace, in addition to avoiding the navy, she had no intention of escaping from her memories.

And now sitting here, recalling the past, she couldn't help but remember the people and things in the previous world.

Her teachers, her family, her companions...and, what still bothers her is the White Whale of Warcraft.

If their crusade was unsuccessful, how many subsequent casualties would the White Whale cause? How many people will the Royal Army spend to defeat it?

And if they are all lost in this battle... then the follow-up manpower will also be a problem. She remembered that when she went to hunt beluga whales, the teacher's talented grandson was only five years old. Although the relationship between nobles is close, the grandson still calls her aunt...

Andrea's recollection didn't take much time before she was interrupted.

Because a group of kids were running toward her.

"Mom - we've finished buying the specialties!"

"Mom - Luffy just stole something to eat!"

"You have the nerve to talk about Luffy! You even eat Overlord's meal yourself!"

"Because Luo, you took the money! And I apologized! I wiped my face well after eating!"

"This is not the same thing at all!"

"Stop arguing, Luo, Ace, you guys are going to scare Bebo!"

"Huh? I actually didn't..."

Andrea showed a hint of helplessness on her face, the corners of her mouth raised a little, and watched as a group of children running from a distance climbed onto the rocks and sat near her, and then began to complain in various directions.

Andrea listened with a smile at first, but after a while her smile started to fade away: "Okay—speak slowly one by one!"

【One hundred and thirty-nine】

After being interrupted by these children, the trace of sadness temporarily disappeared.

Andrea also came down from the rock and took them for a walk around the area.

Although she was basically the one walking, the group of cubs were playing around with her as the centerpiece.

Andrea did not restrain them, and then she watched a group of people gathering around Ace and muttering.

"Ace, where did mom take you just now?"

"Mother Leah took me to meet another mother."

"Huh? Do we have two mothers?"

"Everyone has two mothers. Doesn't Sabo also have a mother in High Town? Luffy must be the same for you."

Listening to Ace's matter-of-fact tone, Andrea felt that it was a bit subtle and hesitated to speak - although it was indeed like that! But I always feel that that premise is not quite right!

But after seeing Ace say "I'll take you to see my other mother" and happily pulling Sabo and Luffy away with a happy Bebo behind him, Andrea helped him Er sighed - Oh, forget it.

At this time, Luo walked to her side and asked hesitantly: "Teacher Leia... so... is that Ace's biological mother?"

This kid is really sharp. ——Andrea reacted after being stunned, squatting down and rubbing the other person's head: "Yes, that is his biological mother, my sister."

Luo showed a stunned expression. He didn't know what he thought of, and his expression became serious: "So, Ace's life experience is very important and must be concealed?"

...This kid is really smart. ——Andrea sighed inwardly, and then thought about the other person's life experience, and felt that in addition to his intelligence, he also had the sensitivity brought about by his own experience.

"That's right." She nodded.

"I know." After Luo responded, he added solemnly, "I will keep it a secret."

Andrea laughed: "Well, please."

When Andrea passed by, she found that there were many more flowers in front of Lujiu’s grave.

She was stunned for a moment and looked at the children. They were still holding freshly picked flowers in their hands.

"There are flowers engraved on Lujiu's mother's tombstone, so she must like flowers very much, so let's go pick more!"

"Ais, look what I picked! Give it to Lujiu's mother!"

"Luffy! You picked it too messily! All the petals fell off!"

"Luffy! Don't yell! Aunt Lujiu is Ace's second mother, not ours. Our common mother is Leia's mother."

Andrea looked at their actions with relief. After a while, she took a deep breath and shouted unbearably: "Okay - stop piling up -! There are flower carvings on Lujiu's tomb because she likes it. Wear flowers on your hair as decoration! The tombstones are almost covered with flowers you picked!"

【one hundred forty】

In the end, it was Andrea who led the group of children to spread out the flowers and pile them into a beautiful shape near the tombstone.

This time the purpose of sweeping the grave had been achieved. She didn't want to stay any longer and left quickly.

After returning to the boat, several children were still mysterious and came over with smiles. Andrea looked at them in confusion, asking with her eyes, and then watched Ace take out a garland from behind.

It looked like they had just done it, and it looked a little rough. However, there are special flowers from Batelira Island inserted on it, which are the ones Lujiu often wears.

Andrea was stunned for a moment. After coming back to her senses, she looked helpless, bent down and let Ace put the garland on her, and then watched them running away to play again laughing and joking.

Andrea just let them play, then looked at the map and headed to the next stop.

After a while, Ace ran over quietly, threw himself into her arms, and asked in a low voice: "Mom Leah, you won't die, right?"

Andrea was stunned for a moment, then picked her up and said with a smile: "Of course not... But when you grow up, you will go to sea on your own, and I can't always be by your side."

Ace looked serious and seemed to be thinking about something, while Luffy, who was swinging on the mast, jumped down and came over with a smile: "Then mom, come to my boat!"

Ace immediately became angry, jumped down and pulled the opponent's face: "What! Luffy, you brat! Mom should be with me!"

Sabo stopped after hearing this: "What?! Ace, you obviously want to be an adventurer, right? Then mom should live with me!"

Luo was sorting out the things he just bought and checking the list: "..."

What kind of mommies are you three? ! ——Luo couldn't help but be amazed.

Andrea felt dumbfounded when she heard this, and at the same time she fell into the same worry - Damn it, if these three unlucky children still look like this when they grow up, they will definitely be called mom's babies... Although as far as she can see now , it feels like none of the three people would mind this title... Uh, wait, isn't she the only one who feels embarrassed? !

With a faint worry about the future of the children, Andrea and her group moved forward steadily. During this period, they encountered pirates who had a meal and robbed them, and then some pirates wailed about the "Sword Demon". "Why are there so many more children?" and other words were completely ignored.

Occasionally, they would encounter some members of the navy. If they didn't find any trouble, they would ignore it. If they did, they would beat them up. Andrea would then use the phone bug on the navy ship to call the headquarters and praise the courage of this group of people - if it was Aoji or Sengoku picked it up, so let me ask you about the progress of Doflamingo's affairs.

Maintaining this state, the group finally arrived at their destination - Kraikana Island.