Pirate Catcher in the Rye

"Son, you are weird."

"Father, you are even stranger."

"I know this is really weird, but I'm weird for a reason, and you don't!"

"No, I do. It's because you're weird that I feel weird, so you're still weird!"

Uh!

After hearing Hawkins' words, Edwin felt his head buzzing and he became increasingly unable to turn.

He doesn't understand,

Logically speaking, Hawkins should be practicing outside at this time, but why now he looks like he has been waiting for a long time.

"Is it in the box? Straw fruit!"

Hawkins licked his lips, feeling his throat dry.

Although the Straw Fruit is only a Superman-type Devil Fruit, it gives him a great error tolerance. Even if he is accidentally killed, he can start over.

Moreover, as long as his own strength is sufficient and the degree of development is deep enough, the Scarecrow's ability will be infinitely amplified.

Combined with his divination skills, this fruit is more tempting to Hawkins than the natural ability!

Hearing this, Edwin's eyes widened in disbelief: "How do you know?!!"

No wonder he was so shocked, after all, he had just bought this fruit from a nobleman's auction.

Except for himself, no one at the auction knew the specific abilities of this fruit, otherwise they would not have put it up for auction!

What's more important is that he hasn't even opened the box yet, and Hawkins has guessed what's inside and the power of the fruit.

Just outrageous!

"It's divination. Today is the first day of destiny!" Hawkins said calmly, as if he had already understood everything.

of course,

All this is just posturing. To put it simply, it’s just pretentious.

Although he has indeed studied divination for five years and has never slacked off, he has not grown to such an exaggerated level!

However, Edwin didn't think so.

And Hawkins didn't want his father to think that way.

It's time for his slow father to understand that he is not only a genius, but also a genius among geniuses.

One in a billion!

Praise me and worship me as much as you like, I, Hawkins, will accept all comers.

however…

"Oh!"

Caught off guard, Hawkins was slapped hard on the head.

This? ! !

Hawkins was a little confused. This development was completely unreasonable. He still had a lot of lines to say!

"Are you crazy? I'm a genius!"

"No, you are the son of a genius. All your talents are because you inherited my perfect genes!"

"Even so, a sneak attack is too bad."

"This is not a sneak attack, it's just a test of your divination ability. It seems you have to keep working hard!"

Edwin stroked the beard on his chin triumphantly, like a victorious rooster, roiling and high-spirited!

He would not praise his own son!

He was not like this originally, and he would often say such shameful words that he was worthy of being my son.

But since he saw Hawkins and Bettina's daily life together, he suddenly realized that his son was not modest at all!

I also understand the reason why Hawkins still keeps Bettina by his side.

The most exaggerated time was when he saw Bettina praising Hawkins a hundred times, and after Hawkins refused 99 times, he reluctantly admitted the fact that he was a genius for the last time!

This kind of thing happens every day, and Hawkins seems to be never tired and always enjoying it.

In terms of thickness of skin, Edwin is the loser!

"Eat it. This Devil Fruit is the ability of the strongest generation of the Basil family. We have been looking for it for many years!"

Edwin opened the box and placed the cantaloupe-shaped, yellow-lined Devil Fruit on the table.

Although he tried his best to appear calm, but through his slightly trembling hands, it could be seen that his heart was not peaceful.

Speaking of which, in the Basil family today, the one with the strongest divination skills is his eldest brother Basil Edson.

Logically speaking, his eldest brother is the most qualified person to possess this ability!

More than that, because of the special nature of the straw fruit, this ability is equally important to him and Hawkins' mother.

That’s ten lives!

"Thank you!"

Hawkins picked up the Devil Fruit and said seriously. This was the first time he had ever thanked someone so solemnly.

Perhaps because he knew the original trajectory, he subconsciously regarded the straw fruit as his own, and took his father's behavior as a matter of course.

But does this fruit really belong to him?

It was his father, Basil Edwin, who got this fruit, and he was the owner of the Straw Fruit.

He just took advantage of his status and made his father willing to give up his own interests and give the straw fruit to him.

"Hawkins!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"You must become the strongest diviner in the Basil family, better than anyone else...including the ancestor who is said to be the strongest in history."

"Isn't it natural? I'm a genius!"

"Hahahaha, you're right, my son is a genius!"

……

After half an hour,

Looking at his father's leaving figure, Hawkins had mixed feelings in his heart.

There may be everything on the sea, countless wonderful stories, and countless interesting people, but this will always be his last harbor.

And this is why he doesn't plan to go to sea too early.

Before going to sea, he will push the Basil family to the top of the North Sea, and then go to sea without any worries!

The first step is to fully occupy Alderney Island and become the largest noble on the island.

Then, using Alderney Island as the fulcrum, we will gradually seize the entire Kingdom of Lubnir and become the new master of this country!

It is very difficult to do this, but compared with the revolutionary army, it is naturally more than ten times easier.

The Basil family has one of the biggest advantages, that is, they are members of the aristocratic class themselves and will not be targeted by the world government.

Speaking of which, the most successful example in the world is the future Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo's younger brother——

Otluk Staley!

A son of a noble who was abandoned by his parents miraculously climbed back into the nobility and became the adopted son of Sabo's parents. It can be said to be quite inspiring.

Not only that, he later married the princess of the Kingdom of Goa.

During this period, the king and the prince died suddenly one after another. In just a few months, he naturally became the king of the Kingdom of Goa!

Comparatively speaking, Hawkins now has a much higher starting point than Staley at that time. He is also the legitimate heir of the Basil family.

As long as the Basil family continues to grow, and finally secretly kills the king and princes of the Kingdom of Lubnir, he can also become the king!

Of course, Hawkins had no intention of becoming king, but was preparing to put his uncle or father on the throne.

time does not wait!

It is now the year 1497 of the Ocean Calendar. Next year, Gol D. Roger will become the Pirate King and usher in the era of great pirates.

15 years!

He will spend 15 years making the Basil family a new royal family.

Then he spent another eight years annexing neighboring countries by any means necessary to make the Kingdom of Lubnir the well-deserved overlord of the North Sea!

……