Pirate Catcher in the Rye

General?noble?

Hearing Hawkins' words, the originally quiet team suddenly became agitated.

They are just a group of helpless orphans. They are grateful to God for being able to survive. How dare they have other extravagant hopes.

Those are just fantasies that exist in their dreams and they dare not mention them to anyone!

but now…

The noble boy in front of them actually made such a promise to them, and he was also the heir of the dignified Basil family.

This uninhabited island is very close to Alderney. Everyone knows that the large island with a population of 10 is the territory ruled by two major families!

Hawkins' promise was as important to them as any other promise given by the king of a country.

"Tell me your names and dreams out loud, no matter how far out of reach that dream is!"

"Today I will remember all of your names and dreams and make them come true!"

...

"I...my name is Bernard, and I want to become a noble!"

Soon, under the instigation of Hawkins, the first child finally stood up.

Not a bad start!

Hawkins nodded, indicating that he remembered the other person's name and dream, which made Bernard's face flush with excitement.

Maybe he wasn't sure whether Hawkins could help him realize his dream, and he didn't care.

He just wants a stage to express his dream and let everyone know his name!

"My name is Bartholomew, and I want to become a victorious general."

"My name is Boris and I want to be a doctor."

"My name is Beavis and I want to be a Marine."

...

"My name is Jamory and I want to be a navigator."

Slowly, after the last Jamory boy was introduced, Hawkins nodded approvingly.

Hello Navigator, the Hawkins Pirates need talents like you!

but…

Forget it, those in front of them either became generals or nobles, but two of them actually dreamed of becoming the navy.

Isn’t this capitalizing on the enemy!

I spent so much money training you, but you actually want to become a navy?

Among other things, people in this world have unimaginable persistence in their dreams, and they have been moving towards their goals since they were young.

There is a high probability that it cannot be changed!

It's a pity that neither the Basil family nor the future Hawkins Pirates need this kind of 'heresy' that does not serve their interests.

'Find an opportunity to be assigned to the front-line battlefield. Whether you can survive or not depends on your luck! '

Hawkins has already made up his mind.

This is also the purpose of coming to the youth group camp. People in this world always like to talk about their dreams.

Especially children, who are easily aroused and want to let the whole world know that it is easy to fool them.

He really liked it!

……

the next day,

"Wow~hahahahaha——"

Hawkins looked up and laughed. After 12 years, he finally met a familiar figure.

Yesterday when he was in the camp, he discovered the child named Boris who said he dreamed of becoming a doctor.

Bullshit Boris!

Even though his appearance was quite different from that of the future, Hawkins recognized it at a glance. That guy was clearly the 'Reaper' Poison Q of the Blackbeard Pirates.

"Hell, that old guy who looks like he's 60 or [-] years old is actually one year younger than me!"

Hawkins couldn't help but spat. He really didn't expect that Du Q was so young and that he was also from Beihai.

Yesterday, he thought there was an adult in the youth group. After asking, he found out that Poison Q was only 11 years old.

This made Hawkins doubt life.

Especially when talking about dreams, the shy and uneasy look on the other person's face almost made Hawkins vomit!

However, with such a person, there is no need to worry about future ship doctors. If we focus on training in these years, our achievements may be even higher.

Looking at him looking very sick, I don't know how he persisted in those training programs that approached the limits of the human body. He was worthy of being a man who could become the ship's doctor of the Yonko Pirates.

It's so young!

...

"Master Hawkins's laughter... is just as penetrating as that!" Baker couldn't help but shudder. Forgive him for not being able to adapt to such a huge contrast.

He obviously looks very handsome, his whole body is full of aristocratic elegance, and his voice is also very mature and steady.

Laughter but…

"This is him. Although he looks bright on the surface, his soul is completely dark!"

Brent said bluntly.

Hawkins' ability is so skillfully used that it has obviously been acquired and developed over many years.

However, almost no one knows that he is an esper!

You know, Hawkins is only 12 years old now. Who knows how old he has been pretending to be, but the key is that no one has discovered it yet.

not only that,

He also accompanied Hawkins to the Basil family prison once, and heard that the prisoners in that prison had changed several times.

Thinking of Hawkins' ability, the reason is self-evident.

As Hawkins himself said, he had never killed a chicken since he was a child.

Well, one of them has never even killed a chicken!

Whoosh!

"It's not a good habit to speak ill of someone behind their back, Brent!"

In just a moment, Hawkins was already behind Brent.

"when?!!"

Brent jumped and didn't notice Hawkins's movements at all. He disappeared in the blink of an eye.

If it's an enemy...

Glancing at the sword on his neck, Brent trembled all over, and drops of cold sweat fell from his forehead. He already knew the result.

"Tsk tsk, it looks like the effect is pretty good!"

Seeing Brent's reaction, Hawkins nodded with satisfaction.

Brent is a swordsman. Even if he hasn't learned Haki, his reaction speed and eyesight are still superior to most people.

Even he didn't react, which proved that he was indeed very fast!

"This is...Navy Type [-]?" Brent asked with some uncertainty.

He has seen masters using the Six Forms, but their speed is definitely not as exaggerated as Hawkins. They are not on the same level at all!

"Yes and no!"

Hawkins touched his chin proudly: "Six-style shaving involves kicking the ground dozens of times with your feet, and using the rebound force generated by stepping on the ground to move at high speed."

"But I am different. The principle of this move is to hit the ground with the straw on the sole of the foot hundreds of times instantly, faster than shaving!"

Of course, Hawkins wouldn't mind imitating the things that can be done with Devil Fruit abilities.

The human body has its limits, but the upper limit of its abilities is much higher than that of humans.

Perhaps after long-term exercise, people can indeed achieve the same effect, but they are not as efficient.

As his abilities develop further, he can easily increase his speed several times. In terms of speed, he is not afraid of any opponent!

……