The logbook of a retired knight

【28】

While Andrea fell silent, White Beard was also looking at the person in front of him.

He has also heard about Andrea. After all, this sea is huge, but there are so many pirates roaming around, and there are newspapers publishing news, it is naturally impossible to miss some big events.

For example, the death of One Piece King Gol D. Roger and his declaration before his death, and some rookies who have gained fame in these years-Andrea, known as [Sword Demon], is one of them.

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

Andrea didn't know that she had been stamped again. After she struggled for a while and ruled out the possibility that the Whitebeard Pirates were involved with what she thought was the white whale, she began to think about what to do in this situation.

Her understanding of the Whitebeard Pirates is limited to the rumors of other pirates and newspapers, and she understands that this is one of the biggest and strongest pirates at present, and Whitebeard is the strongest person.

Although the purpose of coming here was not to challenge, but after actually seeing Whitebeard, Andrea's fighting spirit was indeed aroused - she wanted to see how far she was from the strongest in the world.

With that in mind, she did the same.

And White Beard didn't seem to care about her intentions, and seemed to be very used to this kind of thing.

And this time the match was the strongest, and I couldn't bring Ace with me. Andrea held the child in both hands, looked left and right, and finally stuffed it into the nearest, a kind-looking pineapple-headed youth. In the hand: "Excuse me, watch it for a few minutes for me."

Pineapple head was a little confused, but he took the child obediently and held on firmly.

Ace also seemed a little reluctant: "Mother Lia, why do you put me aside?"

Andrea rubbed little Ace's head, smiled at him, and said softly, "Because this time I'm challenging the strong and asking for advice from the other party. It's a basic etiquette to take it seriously."

As soon as he heard the word etiquette, Ace couldn't help frowning, and obediently stopped asking - he was afraid that he would be arrested to learn etiquette.

And Andrea raised her sword after bowing politely, facing the white beard: "Devonhill D. Andrea, I know I have little knowledge, but I still hope If you can improve your swordsmanship, I hereby challenge you, and I hope you will give me some advice!"

【29】

Although I didn't quite understand her, what she said sounded very polite. ——This is the thought of the other onlookers of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Of course, politeness is polite, and Andrea, who is only 20 years old, is still at the level of being unilaterally abused when she meets Whitebeard.

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

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

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

Some people will become depressed and want to shrink back to their comfort zone because they see too much gap; 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 crowd of candidates in the last world and was finally accepted as a closed disciple by the Sword Master—she is a born swordsman.

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

It seems that this new star will not be buried with time, and should become famous in the new world later.

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

He was still worried after Andrea was at a disadvantage and began to struggle, struggling to no avail. When the battle was over, as soon as the person holding him relaxed, he directly bit the opponent and took the opportunity to run down, blocking in front of Andrea. Facing White Beard aggressively, he said, "You are not allowed to bully my mother!"

When he did this, everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they all laughed in good faith.

Andrea felt a little moved in desperation—oh my God!It's the first time for Ace to address mom properly!

Whitebeard also felt a little strange, looked at the three-year-old Douding who dared to challenge him, squinted and said, "Oh? You still have to rely on your mother for protection, and your mother has been defeated by me, what can you do?"

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

All of a sudden, the onlookers began to laugh out loud.

Even the white beard who originally pretended to be blackfaced to scare the children couldn't help but started laughing.

Andrea had already regained her strength, put away her sword, and stepped forward to hug her cub.

With a stern face, Ace turned his head and talked to his mother with a displeased face: "Mom, they are so rude."

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

【thirty】

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

This made Andrea very pleased, and when the Whitebeard Pirates invited her to have dinner together and watched the starving ghost of Ace eating, she couldn't help but deform the fork in her hand.

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

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

She also chatted with the young man who had helped watch over Ace before - the other party was called Marco.

After Andrea learned that Ace had bitten the other person at that time, she immediately sank her face: "Ace—how did I educate you? At this time, what should be the attitude towards people who treat you kindly? "

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

Then he continued to sit back as if nothing had happened, even the apology sounded so righteous.

Andrea felt that the child might not be saved, but she couldn't help but struggle again.

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

Andrea grabbed little Ace who was about to run around after eating, wiped his mouth clean, rubbed the other's head, and gave him serious instructions before letting him go to play—— The Moby Dick was big, and he could have fun with it.

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

Including White Beard himself, who is completely different from the image she heard in the rumors.

Moreover, the crew members affectionately called him "Daddy", which is like a patriarchal system.

Andrea thanked the other party after dinner, and left Ace who was having fun.

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

White Beard looked at her: "What's the matter, girl Sword Demon? Are you here to challenge 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 here empty-handed last time. Yes, I'm a little rude. According to my last observation, you like to drink, so I bought some good wine specially, I hope you will accept it."

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

I don't know if Andrea told her son in private, but little Ace was mostly curious about the white beard this time.

Among so many people who came to challenge, they basically came for White Beard's reputation and status.It is rare for Andrea to come to the door with a good wine to thank her after a battle purely for the sake of becoming stronger, and that is even more rare.

Andrea also had a good capacity for alcohol, and White Beard chatted casually with this junior whom he was optimistic about after getting a little drunk.

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

After being slightly stunned, Andrea looked down at little Ace who was sleeping soundly on her lap and 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 in order to protect my family."