[Pirates] Retired Knight's Logbook

【Thirty-two】

Portcas D. Ace seemed a little at a loss at this time.

He was somewhat unaccustomed to such intimacy, let alone the emotional weight exerted on him alone.

In fact, from the beginning, he was not pursuing [fame] at all.

He never thought about becoming the Pirate King, nor did he have the firm pursuit and thinking of freedom like Sabo.

At the beginning... he just wanted to know one question - [Is it really appropriate for me to come to this world? 】

And now...

After Andrea finished saying that, she opened her eyes and finished speaking slowly.

"When Lujiu was pregnant with you, we discussed that we hoped you could choose the path you want to take when you grow up, whether you want to go to sea and become the pirate king, or you want to stay on the island and become a baker."

She reached out and rubbed the other person's head.

"Don't worry about other things, choose the future you really want, and show it to me, Lujiu...and Mr. Whitebeard, okay?"

Ace looked at her red eyes with concern, and his gentle tone contained a bit of pleading.

He raised his hand to wipe away the remaining tears on the other person's face and nodded slowly.

【Thirty-three】

Rescuing Ace doesn't mean the war is over.

Rather, this is the most severe test - they want to retreat, and the navy will inevitably launch a severe counterattack.

Whitebeard decisively decided to cut off the rear and give his sons time to evacuate. Although everyone present was reluctant, everyone understood that without Whitebeard at the rear, they might not be able to leave.

Everyone present at this time, whether they were navy or pirates, knew clearly that as long as Ace could successfully evacuate, Whitebeard would win this battle.

Andrea decisively asked Sabo and Luffy to retreat together, and to keep an eye on Ace.

She had full trust in the style of the Navy, so she sternly told the three brothers at this time: "The Navy will definitely not watch our successful retreat! At that time, they will definitely deliberately put on the black and white beard in an attempt to provoke everyone's anger. ! Please remember - if a navy tries to chat with you, don’t listen! If they forcefully open their mouths, directly attack them from a distance to shut them up and make them speechless!”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Sabo specifically: "Saab, I'm afraid this needs your attention."

Sabo nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, leave it to me, Mother Leah."

Ace couldn't help but ask: "What about you, aunt?"

"Of course I'm staying to help Mr. Whitebeard, take your brother and the pirate group's family and leave quickly." Andrea smiled and reassured, "Don't worry, I'm sure It’ll be okay.”

【Thirty-four】

The Whitebeard Pirates did this for Ace, and there was no way she would take the children and leave first.

She wanted to express her gratitude to these people with practical actions, fight on Ace's behalf until the last moment of the war...and, no matter what happened to Mr. Whitebeard in the end, she wanted to prevent him from falling into the hands of the navy and being used. Make a fuss or take advantage of it.

As for whether this is unnecessary thinking... Andrea felt that it was right to be cautious.

And this is a common operation. Her political ability is not outstanding in the original world, otherwise the old Duke of Devonshire would not directly send the eldest daughter of the heir to the title to the sword master.

Of course, that's not enough for her, but it's enough here.

On the way a group of people were evacuating, she was the only one going against the grain.

On the way to Whitebeard, Andrea saw the movements of another person. She suddenly turned around and went to block and counterattack the other person. From what she observed, among the three generals, this was The people who need the most protection.

She has not forgotten that the Maelstrom Spider said angrily that Akainu

To sow discord and tell him that the father betrayed his son.

She quite understands Aokiji's character. After all, she has dealt with him before, and she doesn't think Aokiji will change much without her. As for Kizaru, she has just fought several times, and she can detect that whether it is the Shampoo Islands or now, the opponent They haven't used their strength 100%, and they still have some reservations. It can be seen that he is a smart fisherman.

Is this the rest...

"Where are you going in such a hurry, Mr. Akainu?" Andrea showed a calm smile and said in a determined tone, "Do you want to wipe the black and white beard in front of my children?"

Akainu narrowed his eyes and said with a strong murderous intent: "It's you again - the sinful bloodline must be eliminated!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! If you follow your logic! If you cleanse the blood, you can eliminate the sin! Then where did the first pirate come from!" Andrea raised her voice, plausibly, "It's this environment It breeds evil! The evil does not lie in the blood, but in the human heart!"

"Is this the rhetoric used by your revolutionary army to deceive people? She is indeed that dragon woman-"

"..." No, you can do it. Mr. Long is so innocent! He himself didn't even know that his child had an extra second mother! ——Andrea was choked, but this time she was tired and no longer wanted to apologize, "This has nothing to do with Mr. Long, I am not a revolutionary army, I just... came to express my gratitude to the World Government and the Tianlong people It’s just a creditor who wants a debt.”

What she said was ambiguous, but the words contained a lot of information, and even Akainu was stunned for a moment.

But he also understood that this kind of thing was not impossible. When they are in their position, even if it is impossible to know all the truth, they still have some idea of ​​some things.

It's like... the Tianlong people were not the aborigines of the Red Earth Continent at all in the beginning. The blank history contains deep secrets, as well as... the rumors of the D clan.

Although Andrea was essentially just making a reasonable inference about the fish fry.

Just like she had said so confidently before, but in fact, apart from the truth about White Town, she didn't know the reason why O'Hara or the World Government was afraid of Roger.

But she understood that there was an O'Hara orphan on Luffy's crew, and Roger was her brother-in-law, so as long as she spoke, Sengoku would handle it on the premise that she knew, because they couldn't afford the gamble.

And now, she can also...

"Wha, what!? It's actually related to the Tianlong people?!" A sudden voice interrupted.

Akainu, who was originally planning to continue talking trash to Andrea, and Andrea, who was planning to continue talking nonsense, both fell silent for a moment, and turned to look at the source of the sound - Bucky the Clown and His crowd held the image phone bug and stared blankly at this side.

Originally, their phone bug had been snatched away by Marco for aerial photography. Later, because Marco was besieged as the main combat force, the phone bug fell down and was picked up again by Bucky the Clown and others. They continued the live broadcast to build momentum for themselves... and then Everyone was frozen by Qing Pheasant.

As for now, they who had been forgotten were melted by Akainu's attack, resurrected again, and then recorded the scene just now.

Akainu's expression turned very bad for a moment - the words he just said would not be a good thing for the navy or the government if they spread out!

And Andrea's expression didn't look good - she was going to apologize to Monkey D. Long for the third time. Although still secretly in my heart.

【Thirty-five】

Andrea felt that her sacrifice might be a bit high.

Although she wanted to shift the focus, she always felt that if this war was discussed among the people after this war, the gossip about her and Long might occupy a considerable proportion.

If you have a love brain and a clear mind, you can come up with a logical and complete story by yourself if you hear that she has a grudge against the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, and then combine it with the style of the Revolutionary Army and Garp's identity as a naval hero. It is a family story involving hatred between the country and the family, personal ideals, and sadistic love.

Fortunately, Luffy was not taken to become a marine by Garp.

Otherwise... think about it, of her three sons, the eldest son is almost going to be the heir to the Whitebeard Pirates, and the second son is almost going to be the heir to the Revolutionary Army. If the younger son gets involved in the navy, he will end up with her. It seems that he wants to use his sons to control the three parties and dominate the world.

This thought just passed by in a flash. Andrea saw that Akainu had the idea of ​​killing Bucky the Clown, and she deliberately blocked it - it would be good for them to continue the live broadcast now.

In the final stage of retreat, she no longer held back, and every attack was carried out with full murderous intent and aimed at people's lives - what she originally learned was the sword technique of killing people.

As for Devil Fruit... She was still thanking Aoki in her heart at this moment - if he hadn't let her know about Haki back then, she might still have some headaches facing the natural system at this time.

Although there were no seastone handcuffs to use this time, when she learned that Smoker's weapon was equipped with a seastone at the tip, she had the spirit of making the best use of everything - she snatched the other person's weapon ten hands and turned it into a It became a somewhat weird two-sword style.

Her battle pressure is actually not too great - her main job is to contain the generals, while Whitebeard attracts most of the combat power.

But her psychological pressure is actually a bit great - because Whitebeard's injuries are getting more and more serious.

"Mr. Whitebeard!" Andrea swung her sword to repel the attacking navy. At this moment, she suddenly hated herself for why she was less than 1.8 meters instead of 8.1 meters directly. Otherwise, her protection would definitely be The strongest defense shield.

Whitebeard just glanced at her: "Why aren't you leaving? Are you staying here to play house?"

Andrea, on the other hand, did not stop her counterattack because the battle lasted too long and she was a little exhausted at this time. However, her consistent fighting skills prevented her from showing any signs of fatigue.

"Please don't get me wrong, I just continue to stay on this battlefield because I have unfinished business."

"Ace, can you trust me with peace of mind?"

"That's natural. I'm his mother."

"Hmph, stop taking advantage of me with your mouth."

"...Don't be joking at this time, Mr. Whitebeard, what if I take it seriously?"

"Leave early, little girl." Whitebeard's tone was very calm, and the wounds on his body opened more with his movements, and the blood almost stained his white coat red, "I should make room for the people of the new era. ”

Andrea was startled, and after being silent for a long time, she responded in a low voice.

【Thirty-six】

Maybe the elders are like this.

Just like... when her teacher's grandson Reinhardt was born, he was loved and protected like a son of God. While others were happy, Andrea listened to the sword master with a little sadness. He said something - [This child will definitely have a hard time in the future. 】

And she asked.

[Then...Teacher, will Reinhardt be more powerful than you, Teacher? 】

【That's for sure. 】

[Then...will he replace you as the Sword Master? 】

The protection of the Sword Master is special, unique and can only be applied to one person.

As for the so-called sword master's protection, it does not mean that with this protection, one is the best in swordsmanship, but with this protection, one can use the "Dragon Sword" and maximize the power of the sword.

When Sword Master Theresia heard her question, she smiled and said softly: [Maybe. As for me, I will be happy for his growth, Leah. 】

Andrea, who was only ten years old at the time, couldn't understand it, but now... she might be able to understand it better.

She didn't know why, but she suddenly thought of her teacher again.

However, she understood what Whitebeard meant, and after a moment of hesitation, she chose to retreat.

And as she had imagined before, she would help as much as possible during the retreat and let more people from the Whitebeard Pirates leave together.

And it was at this time that the chaotic

During the battle, when the battle between the two sides was heating up and it was looking like a lose-lose situation, someone appeared.

That was... the man who betrayed Whitebeard by killing his companions on the ship, captured Ace and made a deal with the navy, and used his position as a Shichibukai to invade Impel Down and release the prisoners and recruit them as his crew... Blackbeard , Marshall D. Teach.

Andrea stopped and looked at the Whitebeard Pirates who were angry because of the appearance of this man. From a distance, she saw gritted teeth and an angry look on her face as she tried to rush over, but this time she was held down by her brothers. Ace, who was stunned, then looked at Marco, who was covering his retreat and was unwilling to grit his teeth to hold back his anger.

"We... are still retreating as before!" Marco gritted his teeth, "We need to prevent Ace from being impulsive again... You can hold Ace down!"

Andrea looked at Blackbeard who was facing Whitebeard. The other party's ability was strange, and the darkness spreading from the palm of his hand swallowed the earth and swallowed up everything.

He was still talking nonsense: "Dad! I didn't expect you to be able to save Ace! It was not in vain that I let him live on Pana Island! I once sincerely admired and respected you... Look It seems like this still makes sense, but you are already old and look like you are going to die here! Why not let me inherit your power!"

His remarks aroused everyone's anger and disgust, and Whitebeard also became angry at this time - not because of Ace, nor because he was provoked and insulted, but because this guy killed Thatch and his companions!

Even if he does not have the ability to shake fruits, even if he is old, even if he is seriously ill, even if there are many wounds on his body, the sword is still inserted in the wound and the blood is flowing... Whitebeard is still whitebeard, and his Cong Yunqi He slashed at Blackbeard's shoulder, grabbed the person's neck and pressed him to the ground, causing the ground to crack and sink.

Blackbeard was shocked by the opponent's near-death blow, and immediately ordered to his subordinates: "Kill him quickly——!!!"

Andrea took action at this time.

She quietly appeared behind Blackbeard, who had been slashed by Whitebeard and fell to the ground, and struck Blackbeard's body hard with Smoker's ten hands inlaid with seastones.

Blackbeard's subordinates who were released from the impel city and the former impel city guard Chang Yuzhiru noticed it. The attack originally directed at Whitebeard changed and slashed at Andrea. Others also noticed that the various guns, guns, and swords originally aimed at Whitebeard had changed their angles.

Andrea didn't care about him, and didn't even pay attention to the opponent's sword. She directly pierced Blackbeard's heart with her own sword, and then pulled out ten hands to block the sword of Ame no Shiru - she had to kill Blackbeard within a limited time. ...As for his own injury, and how difficult it will be to leave this battlefield after being injured, that will happen later.

Andrea was unable to block Ame no Shiru's attack in time. The opponent was very strong and fast. Andrea's priorities changed. Ame no Shiliu's sword had already hit her. left shoulder. Even though she used Jushou to block it in the end, the knife still penetrated and she could even feel the shattering of her collarbone.

But that’s about it.

Knife made no further attacks, and the attacks from the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates did not fall on her.

Whitebeard stood in front of her, blocking all the attacks with his body. The Bushunkiri in his hand pierced into Ame no Shiru's body, hitting him hard and nailing him to the ground.

With a bit of astonishment on her face, Andrea looked up at the body in front of her, unable to recover for a while.

"You know Roger?"

"...Yes, but I'm not familiar with it."

"very good."

Whitebeard, who suffered multiple fatal wounds in his body, took a deep breath at this last moment and shouted: "ONEPIECE is real——!"

After he shouted these words that made the world excited, he lowered his head and looked at Andrea.

Andrea threw down her ten hands, raised her hand to hold her still bleeding shoulder, drew out her sword, raised her head and looked into the opponent's golden eyes.

She knew that this was the last moment she could talk to the other party.

After being silent for a moment, she opened her mouth and said only one sentence: "Sorry, I overstepped my authority."

Whitebeard laughed, just like the attitude he had when he saw her for the first time a few hours ago: "Humph, it doesn't matter.":,,.