The logbook of a retired knight

【55】

Beckman on the side heard what Shanks said, and couldn't hold back the wine in his mouth with a puff.

The corner of his mouth twitched, he looked at little Ace who had a very serious face when he heard this, and then looked at the usual smile on his face, he didn't feel that he had just said anything strange Shanks...

Beckman hesitated to speak: "Aren't you worried that Miss Andrea will be angry when she hears this?"

Shanks was still surprised: "Huh? Why is Leah angry? Did I say anything wrong?"

Beckman: "..." Are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid? !

Rao is the right-hand man of Shanks and the well-deserved second-in-command of the future red-haired pirates. Beckman is still speechless about his captain's sudden natural stupor from time to time.

No, I still don't know if it was intentional or not.

The conversation between Shanks and Ace is still going on.

"So you don't know either?"

"Actually, I know...but your mother didn't let me tell you. Keep it a secret and she will tell you when you grow up."

"I see……"

Little Ace walked away thoughtfully, Beckman stared dumbfounded at the smiling Shanks: "So...do you know who the father of that child is?"

"Well, I know, Leah told me." Shanks's smile remained unchanged, and he spoke with emotion, "To be honest, it's quite hard for Leah to be alone like this."

Beckman: "..."

"Ah, I can't tell you either, Leah said that this matter should be kept secret." Shanks put on the straw hat in his hand, "She probably doesn't want his father's identity to affect Ace's future. choose."

Beckman: "...It's ok, I see." Reminiscent of Ace saying last night that his mother didn't want him to become a pirate, what else can be refuted?

Shanks: "However, Leah has really improved a lot in the past few years, but I still don't have much interest in being a pirate... I still want to invite Leah to join the pirates, and she is still the same as before. I disagree!"

Beckman: "...the same as before, how long ago?"

Shanks: "Huh? Seven years ago, right? That's when I first saw Leah and Hawkeye."

Beckman: "..." Even the timing is almost right!

【56】

After the sparring was over, Andrea organized her luggage according to her usual habits.

She didn't know that on the other side, her son was about to be limped by others.Even that fool was almost fooling his own crew away.

Andrea didn't go to Ace and Sabo right away, because she was surrounded by other members of the Red Hair Pirates there.

Although Andrea is considered a bounty hunter professionally, she doesn't catch pirates indiscriminately. Basically, she catches a wave of evildoers - anyway, there are so many evildoers, it's enough.

She doesn't reject friendly types, such as the Whitebeard Pirates, or her two friends.

She also communicates with people in a friendly manner.

"Miss Leah! When did you meet our captain?"

"Seven years ago, in Rogge Town."

"Miss Leah! Have you ever fought Whitebeard?"

"That's right... it's Mr. White Beard who is very kind and willing to give me advice."

"Miss Leah! How did you cook the barbecue last night? It smells so delicious!"

"The secret technique is the sea salt from the city of water. I bought a lot at that time, and I still have some left here. If you don't mind, I can give you the rest."

Although Andrea still has a bit of aristocratic style in her gestures and emphatic speech, she doesn't feel superior to others. She has an easy-going and polite attitude that treats everyone equally. She responds and responds patiently to everyone. This makes everyone quite fond of it, and they will soon get to know each other.

Coupled with the relationship between the other party and his own captain, someone immediately asked a question.

"Miss Andrea! You say you like red hair..."

"...Shut up! This topic is forbidden!"

The others looked at Andrea, who blushed again and her tone suddenly became severe, and fell silent—this is too easy to understand!This is definitely a leg!

No way, although they are familiar with Andrea, their understanding is limited after all.

Although her skin is a bit thin, after so many years in this world, her skin has been tempered.But in two cases, she still blushed immediately - one when she felt she had done something wrong, and one when she ate chili.

Now it belongs to the first type - because she did say that she likes red hair herself... But she only knows that people in this world are unreliable in taking nicknames, so she never expected to be so sloppy!So many red-haired people just use red hair as their nickname? !Why not use the "straw hat" instead of the hat Roger gave him? !

And when the atmosphere was delicate, Ace ran over and asked directly without avoiding suspicion: "Mother Leia, is Shanks my father?"

"..." Andrea turned her head mechanically, "What did he say?"

Ace didn't notice it: "Because Mama Leah said you like red-haired people. I asked him, and he said that you have the final say."

Andrea: "..."

【57】

Ace didn't think too complicated, and simply thought that he could only ask his mother.

He also didn't think there was a problem with what Shanks said.

In fact, after Andrea asked about the conversation between the two, she also understood that there was no problem with the literal meaning of these words.It's just that it's very subtle under the circumstances.

So, with a calm face, she went to beat Shanks angrily.

None of the crew members went to help, and everyone watched secretly or directly.

"Wow, it's a chokehold..."

"It will hurt..."

"It's so scary, my mother has never been so fierce when she was angry and beat me up..."

However, although the situation has become complicated, Andrea did not specifically clarify this time.

Because she was worried that if the clarification was made this time, a third father would appear immediately. The acquaintances were fine, but what if an unfamiliar person appeared?Embarrassing scenes need no more!Might as well tell Ace when the time is up.

Anyway, Shanks is still Roger's crew member, and he has a deep relationship with Roger, so it's nothing to help out.This is his punishment for talking nonsense.

As for her reputation... I always feel that she doesn't have to worry about it now.

Fortunately, she only has one son, Ace, and always feels that if there are more children, her reputation may be skewed in the direction of bigo.

Just after Andrea convinced herself, she raised her wine glass with a sullen face, and let Shanks fill up the wine with the words "I don't know what you are angry about, but don't be angry, let's have a drink" , and once again coldly rejected Shanks' invitation to board the ship.

It was at this time that Ace came over.

At least he didn't ask his father this time, but he curiously asked another soul question: "Mom, how did the child come here?"

Andrea: "..." Isn't this a problem that only occurs after the age of eight? !Are you skipping a grade now? !hateful!She only asked her parents after she was ten years old!

Andrea couldn't help turning her eyes to Shanks for help.

The red-haired young man received it, and after a moment of stupefaction, he straightened his expression and began to answer: "This... First of all..."

...Almost forgot, this person doesn't keep his mouth shut. ——Andrea quickly raised her hand to cover the mouth of the person next to her, and then replied calmly and in a calm tone: "It's from the sender."