[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【Twenty-eight】

When Andrea fell silent, Whitebeard was also looking at the person in front of him.

He has also heard about Andrea. After all, the sea is very big, but there are so many pirates running around, and there are newspapers and news published, so it is naturally impossible to miss some big events.

For example, the death of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger and his declaration before his death, and some rookies who have become famous in recent years - Andrea, known as the "Sword Demon", is one of them.

Of course, the rumored child of Sword Demon and Hawkeye... seems to be true. ——Whitebeard thought as he looked at the little black-haired boy in Andrea's arms.

Andrea didn't know that she had been stamped again. After she struggled a little and ruled out the possibility that the Whitebeard Pirates had anything to do with the White Whale she thought, she began to think about what to do with this situation.

Her understanding of the Whitebeard Pirates was limited to rumors of other pirates and newspapers. She understood that this was one of the largest and most powerful pirate groups at present, and Whitebeard was the strongest person.

Although the purpose of coming here was not to challenge, Andrea's fighting spirit was indeed aroused after seeing Whitebeard - she wanted to see where she was compared with the strongest in the world.

With that in mind, she did the same.

Whitebeard didn't seem to care about her purpose, and seemed to be used to this kind of thing.

But this time she was facing the strongest one, and she couldn't take Ace with her. Andrea held the child in both hands, looked left and right, and finally stuffed the child closest to her, a young man with a pineapple head who looked kind-hearted. In hand: "Excuse me, please help me look at it for a few minutes."

Pineapple Head was a little confused, but he still took the child obediently and held it firmly.

Ace still seemed a little reluctant: "Mom Leah, why do you want to put me aside?"

Andrea rubbed little Ace's head, smiled at him, and said softly: "Because this time we are challenging a strong person and asking for advice. We must take it seriously. This is basic etiquette."

As soon as he heard the word etiquette, Ace couldn't help but frown and obediently stopped asking - he was afraid that he would be caught learning etiquette.

And Andrea raised her sword after bowing politely and faced Whitebeard: "My dear Devonshire D. Andrea, I know that my talents are limited, but I still hope that If you can improve in swordsmanship, I hereby challenge you and hope that you will be able to teach me!"

【Twenty-nine】

Although I couldn't quite understand her, her words sounded so polite. ——This is the thought of other onlookers of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Of course, politeness comes with courtesy. When Andrea, who was only twenty years old, faced Whitebeard, she was still at the level of being unilaterally abused.

But Andrea didn't feel depressed or had any negative emotions about this defeat at all. Her eyes were bright, and a pair of dark red eyes were shining with excitement at this moment.

——So strong! Is this the strongest in the world?

——If I want to work hard according to this standard, it seems that I still have a long way to go!

Some people will become discouraged because they see too big a gap and want to shrink back into their comfort zone; while others will be eager to try because they find that they still have a lot of room for improvement.

Andrea is the latter. This is also the reason why she stood out from a group of candidates in the previous world and was eventually accepted as a disciple by the Sword Master - she is a natural swordsman.

Whitebeard also saw this, and he was a little surprised and couldn't help but look higher at the other party.

It seems that this new star will not be buried over time, and will become famous in the new world in the future.

And when Andrea, who looked embarrassed because of her defeat, stood up with the support of her sword and was about to thank Whitebeard for his teachings, Ace rushed over.

After Andrea was at a disadvantage, he became worried and began to struggle. The struggle was fruitless. When the battle was over and the person holding him relaxed, he directly bit him and took the opportunity to run down, blocking in front of Andrea. He said angrily to Whitebeard: "You are not allowed to bully my mother!"

When he did this, everyone was stunned, and then they all laughed kindly.

Andrea was helpless and moved again - Oh my God! It was the first time that Ace properly called his mother!

Whitebeard also felt a little strange. Looking at the three-year-old Doudin in front of him who dared to challenge him, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh? You still need to rely on your mother for protection, and your mother was defeated by me. What can you do?"

"Don't be too arrogant! Whitebeard!" Little Ace raised his head and shouted, "When I grow up, I will defeat you!"

At this moment, the onlookers began to laugh loudly.

Even Whitebeard, who originally pretended to be black-faced to scare the children, couldn't help but start laughing.

Andrea had already regained her composure, put away her sword, and stepped forward to pick up her cub.

Ace turned to talk to his mother with a straight face and an unhappy look on his face: "Mom, they are so rude."

Andrea: "..." No, no, no, you unlucky child has no right to criticize others.

【thirty】

Although I have some doubts about my education...but my child is indeed a good child.

Andrea was filled with joy at this point, and when the Whitebeard Pirates invited her to have dinner with them and watched Ace eat the food, he couldn't help but squeeze the fork in his hand so much that it became deformed.

The people of the Whitebeard Pirates were quite friendly to her. Although she didn't quite understand why, Andrea would not refuse this rare kindness.

Moreover, the battle with Whitebeard made her feel very rewarding, and she was very grateful for it.

She also chatted with the young man who helped look after Ace before - his name was Marco.

After Andrea learned that Ace had bitten the other person at that time, she immediately darkened her face: "Ace - how did I educate you? At this time, what should be your attitude toward people who are kind to you? "

Little Ace wiped his mouth, stood up smoothly, and bowed to Marco quite skillfully: "I'm sorry!"

Then he continued to sit back as if nothing had happened. Even his apology sounded so justified.

Andrea thought the child might be hopeless, but she couldn't help but struggle a little longer.

Marco laughed at this and didn't seem to care.

Andrea grabbed little Ace who was about to run away after eating. After holding him down and wiping his mouth clean, she rubbed his head and gave him serious instructions before letting him go and play wildly—— The Moby-Dick was huge, so he had a lot of fun with it.

Andrea discovered that the Whitebeard Pirates had a particularly good atmosphere, completely different from the pirates she had seen before.

Including Whitebeard himself, who was completely different from the image she had heard in the rumors.

And the crew members all affectionately call him "Dad", which is like a patriarchal system.

After finishing dinner, Andrea thanked the other party, grabbed Ace who was having fun and left.

But within a few days, she came to the door again.

Whitebeard looked at her: "What's wrong, little sword ghost girl? Are you here to challenge me again?"

"That's not true." Andrea smiled and brought a wine jar, "After the last battle, I gained a lot. I think I should thank you, Mr. Whitebeard. After all, I came empty-handed last time. Yes, it's a bit rude. According to my last observation, you like to drink, so I specially bought a good wine. I hope you will accept it."

Andrea is very good, which makes Whitebeard quite satisfied with this junior.

I don't know if Andrea told her son in private that little Ace looked at Whitebeard out of curiosity this time.

Among the many people who came to challenge, they basically came for Whitebeard's reputation and status. There are very few people like Andrea who would come to the door with good wine after a battle just to become stronger, and that would be even rarer.

Andrea also had a good drinking capacity, and Whitebeard was also tipsy, chatting casually with this junior whom he was optimistic about.

"What is your reason for wanting to become stronger?"

After Andrea was stunned for a moment, she lowered her head and looked at little Ace who was sleeping soundly on her legs, wearing her cloak as a quilt, and smiled slightly: "Because I have someone I want to protect."

Under the moonlight, the black-haired girl smiled softly.

"I want to be strong to protect my family."