[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【fourteen】

Andrea didn't hold back and couldn't help shouting "Ace".

Ace just glanced at her, with a bit of confusion in his eyes, but mostly indifferent.

Anyway, as he is now a criminal who is about to be publicly executed, it is not unusual for others to know his name.

He looked at the navy uniform the other party was wearing, thinking he was Garp's subordinate, and focused all his attention on Garp.

Garp glared at Andrea and didn't say much. Instead, he looked at Ace and expressed some emotion: "You were so seriously injured, thank you for being alive, Ace."

What is this bad old man talking about? ! ——Andrea, who was standing behind him, cast a hostile look.

But Garp didn't seem to notice anything, and sat down with a big smile: "Thanks to you, the world will be in chaos!"

"Old man..." Ace finally came back to his senses from his trance. Facing Garp, he fell into silence. His whole body exuded a lifeless atmosphere, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, "Kill." Got me..."

Andrea was startled, and the hands behind her back clenched suddenly.

In comparison, Garp seemed calm.

"Stop joking! Even if you die now, Whitebeard can't give up! There's no way to stop things at this point!"

Ace also knew this very well, so he didn't say anything. He just thought about what was about to happen and the trouble he had brought to Whitebeard. He gritted his teeth, choked with sobs, and shed tears.

At the same time, on the other side————

"Has Boya Hancock finally compromised... Very good, I hope I can catch up. That woman is very strong, and she can at least make up for the loss of our bear..." Warring States had a headache when he thought of what happened before, "The one in Shampoo Any news about the woman who killed the bear in the Earth Islands?”

"No... CP0 is already checking!"

"Losing important combat power at such a critical moment...Forget it, there are still machines left over from previous research and development, so it's not too bad." Thinking of it, Warring States couldn't help but frowned again - that out of thin air The woman who appeared out of nowhere and was able to fight Kizaru and kill a bear... I hope it doesn't have anything to do with this incident.

"Does Kizaru have anything to say?" Warring States asked again.

"Report to Marshal-sama! Kizaru-sama said that woman was very scary and he couldn't catch her. However, he captured 500 pirates alive, but now the prison in Impel Down City is somewhat full..."

"Then arrange for those pirates to do hard work!" Sengoku frowned, "The Shichibukai has lost two combatants, and Whitebeard doesn't know what kind of actions they will take... The follow-up of the Shampoo Islands The general will deal with it! That mysterious woman continues to be investigated by CP0! If they want nothing to do, let them get out and let someone who can investigate come up! Also, where is Garp?"

"Report to Marshal... Lieutenant General Garp just went to Impel Down Prison..."

"That old guy who doesn't know what you mean!" Sengoku cursed, and just as he was about to say something, a subordinate came in in a panic and reported that all the naval ships monitoring the Whitebeard Pirates, the Moby Dick, were disconnected, and there were new ones. Other pirate groups in the world also took action, and the situation suddenly became more bizarre.

Worried, Warring States took a deep breath and made a decision - the alert in Impel Down City would be doubled to prevent anyone from attacking directly from Impel Down City Prison while Ace was in custody.

【fifteen】

Andrea, who had been thinking a lot, stopped thinking about everything when she saw the child crying. She just felt extremely distressed - except when Ace was a baby, this child really could hardly cry. , only that time when she told him her life story and Ace mistakenly thought that she was going to abandon him, he cried.

When Garp saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel sad and silent. When he was about to say something, he heard two soft coughs coming from behind.

Only then did he come back to his senses and coughed twice: "Ah, that's right.

Speaking of your relatives..."

"About this, old man, you don't need to say more." Ace lowered his head and sneered, the sarcasm and resistance in his tone very obvious, "My mother has been very kind to me, but let me forget it, my father only has Whitebeard alone!”

"Don't say that..." Garp was about to add a few words to Roger, but Andrea couldn't hold it in anymore.

Andrea wanted to explode angrily at Garp - she could! Ace said he didn’t want to admit it if he didn’t want to! I knew I couldn't leave the child to you! Look what have become of our wonderful children!

But at the same time, she also understood that Garp also had a lot of kindness towards Ace.

Even if it was because of Roger's instructions, without him, Lujiu was able to avoid the navy and survive, and Ace was able to grow up safely. It was all thanks to Garp.

Although... Judging from this, there must be a big problem with Garp's education.

Her straightforward, lovely, obedient and filial eldest son! Why has he turned into a gloomy, sharp, thorny, and unruly young man with serious self-destructive tendencies now?

No matter how you think about it, this is all Garp’s fault! Moreover, the resistance and even a trace of disgust towards Roger reflected in the other party's words... That disgust did not seem to be directed at Roger himself, but rather seemed to be directed at himself. Disgusted because he inherited Roger's bloodline.

This kind of thinking... No matter how you think about it, it must have been caused by those people who had a bad impression of Roger when he was a child!

But it seems that Whitebeard did treat him well.

Andrea also recognized the goodness of Whitebeard. After all, she was also the one who had received this father's love.

If she were asked to choose, she would definitely choose Whitebeard as her father instead of Roger.

Of course now, it's not about Whitebeard.

She didn't let Garp continue, and directly interrupted the reminder, her voice was cold: "Mr. Garp! Please give me some time!"

"Ah, I almost forgot about this." Only then did Garp react and stood up, "Ace, this is also a relative of yours... Although you have never met, you are related by blood."

Ace was startled, then slowly raised his head and looked over with a bit of surprise. The black-haired woman in navy uniform, who he thought was Garp's subordinate, took a step forward, took off her hat, and looked over, her red eyes filled with worry.

And Garp continued to say: "I only found out after she came to the door...she is Lujiu's biological sister. In terms of relationship, she is your biological aunt."

Ace was also stunned by this relative who suddenly appeared, but he would not doubt Garp.

He looked at the person who came and was stunned. When he saw the other person raised his hand to cover his mouth and tears overflowed from his red eyes, he opened his mouth at a loss and said, "Auntie..."

"Ace, I'm mom." Andrea looked at him, with real sadness in her voice, "It has nothing to do with Roger who only participated for a few seconds. You should be regarded as my and Lujiu's child."

【sixteen】

Andrea had thought a lot before coming, and based on Sabo and Garp, she knew a thing or two about Ace's growth offline in this world, and was mentally prepared for what he would become.

She even thought about it a lot at the beginning, because she couldn't mention the Mist of Destruction with Garp watching her, and it was too complicated to talk about and she couldn't explain it clearly in a short time, so she just thought that she was his aunt. Well, let’s talk about the rest after rescuing Ace...

But all these were defeated when they saw Ace himself.

Ace's side was under heightened security, and even Garp was unable to open this prison made of seastones.

Andrea could only talk to the other party patiently through the sea-floor stone fence.

Because she had explained it to Sabo once before, it was smoother and faster this time. Of course, Garp, who was stunned on the side, was not in her thinking at all.

"I knew Garp was totally unreliable! He raised Luffy randomly. If it weren't for Luffy's tough kid... forget it, Luffy's

The child himself was too noisy. Andrea coughed immediately and brought the topic back, "In short, you don't have to recognize Roger at all. You can be Mr. Whitebeard's son if you want." Lujiu told me when she was pregnant with you, she only hopes that you will grow up healthy, safe and free... and then be able to do the things you like to do. "

She could not stay here for long, and Andrea didn't know how much the other party would believe what she said.

All she could do was to take off her pendant, reach into the prison cell, and try to bring the photo closer to Ace, trying to let him see it clearly.

After staring at the photo for a long time, Ace looked at her.

After a long while, he whispered: "I'm sorry..."

Andrea was startled, then slowly withdrew her hand without saying a word.

She originally thought that Sabo would be the least trustworthy, but she didn't expect that it would be Ace... Now she doesn't worry about the baby's mother at all. As it stands now, it’s not as good as a mommy’s baby!

Ace looked at her and whispered: "Saab..."

"I have found Sabo." Andrea said.

Ace was stunned, and when he realized what the other party was talking about, his pupils shrank suddenly, his face full of shock.

"The child was rescued after falling into the sea, but he lost his memory because of it, so he never looked for you and Luffy... But he has recovered his memory now." Andrea looked at him with gentle eyes and whispered He said, "When I rescue you, you brothers can also..."

"Aunt...Mom." Ace suddenly shouted. Before Andrea had time to rejoice, he stared at her with a complicated face and said word by word, "Don't come."

His voice took on a pleading tone.

"You and Sabo, don't come, leave me alone... please."

【Seventeen】

They could not stay long, and soon the time came, and Andrea followed Garp and left.

After leaving Impel City, Garp suddenly said: "Even becoming an adventurer would be better than now."

Andrea glanced at him and understood that the other person's heart was no less entangled than hers now, so she just replied after a moment of silence: "No matter what... thank you."

"Thank you for what? One or two of my grandsons have become big criminals." After Karp finished speaking, he was silent for a while and then asked, "Are you the one who published the missing person notice in the newspaper?"

"Huh? Of course, who else but me?"

"Is Sabo still healthy?"

"The child is doing well. It can be seen that he is doing what he likes."

"That's it... you and Sabo had better follow Ace's instructions and don't come over."

Andrea paused.

Garp looked at her, and the two looked at each other, their attitudes suddenly becoming very different.

"Andrea, this is a war sweeping the world, and it cannot be shaken by individuals."

Andrea looked at him quietly and nodded slowly: "I understand."

Without saying anything more, she left and went to meet Sabo, who had discussed the plan before.

Even though she understands the truth...but she absolutely cannot sit idly by.

After hearing Ace's words conveyed by Andrea, Sabo was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "Mom Leah, you won't give up, right?"

Because he had no relevant memory, Sabo still felt it was a bit awkward to call her mother directly, and he was afraid of calling Andrea "aunt", so he compromised and changed to this title.

"This is natural." Andrea lowered her eyes with a slight smile on her face, "As a mother, you will never watch something happen to your child...even if it means becoming the enemy of the whole world."

"Yeah!" Sabo responded with a big smile.

"But I'm a little worried about Luffy...if he knows the news, he won't sit idly by and do nothing..."

"Indeed... the child's character is a bit troublesome, but it's okay

, I asked for his life card from Mr. Reilly. If he comes here because he knows about Ace, then he can be found by following the life card. "

"Mother Leah, Mr. Garp's side..."

"He has his own position, and we need to be prepared to fight him when the time comes."

"I understand...then Whitebeard's side...will they take action?"

"Definitely. This is also...the ultimate goal of the navy. It's just a pity that we can't contact the Whitebeard Pirates in advance."

Of course, Andrea and Sabo, who looked serious about discussing the matter at this time, remained silent in front of Luffy's life card the next day.

Because... the life card points to the City University Prison.

One of the two looked confused, the other held his forehead helplessly - What's going on? ! Before they could be rescued, another one came in!