Note: This is set in a world of famine + pirates, not strictly originalism, with many game private settings. The protagonist is a player, a 'fourth disaster' type. Not having played the gam...
Chapter 94: Eleventh Day Back Home (Nutrient Solution 190,000 plus more) Wen...
Day 11 after returning home:
Ever since Wendy discovered the public screen function of this world, things have become strange.
At the beginning, people around the world who read newspapers only knew Wendy as "Garp's daughter", "Hawkeye's fiancée"... They didn't even know her name, because the news reports at that time did not include her name.
Therefore, upon first seeing the content of the World Channel call, everyone's minds popped up with questions: Who is Wendy Carter? Why is she calling Big Mom's name directly and even having a conversation with her?
Even though everyone knows Big Mom loves desserts, few who have carefully studied this conversation believe the toffee and jello salad references are literal. After all, Big Mom has so many talented dessert makers under her wing that it's safe to say the best dessert makers in the world are all in Wan Guo.
Some even delve deeper into the meaning—this must be some kind of codename! The hat and cape also symbolize something else! It must represent a transaction for something else! Who exactly is this Wendy Carter? When did such a figure appear on the Grand Line?
Of course, this is the idea of smart people. As for other people who just watched the fun and didn’t think too much, their first thought was: Are the desserts made by this Wendy so delicious?
At the Naval Headquarters, Garp is a representative of this type.
He was even wondering, "I knew Wendy was amazing at cooking, she's a real chef... but I didn't expect her desserts to be so good too!"
The Warring States Period belongs to the first category, which thinks more: "..." Is it really that simple?
Aokiji, who had also seen the contents of the newspaper, said: "Hmm... I think it should be the literal meaning."
He might have thought too much before, but he was the one whose cape was taken away. Two days ago, Wendy came to him and said that the cape he gave her last time was broken, and as a friend, he had to give her another one... Therefore, he thought that Wendy really just wanted Big Mom's hat and cape.
Meanwhile, in Dressrosa—
"Ms. Wendy is really okay..." Baby5 looked at the content in the newspaper, tears in her eyes, covering her mouth, and feeling very excited.
"She's really still alive... That can't be a good thing." Torrebol looked at the newspaper. "Her abilities are very useful. If she defected to someone else, that would be terrible... Is she collaborating with Big Mom? Could they have learned this business practice from us?"
"Hmm? No, she has never cared about family affairs. She only likes to tinker with her own inventions... And Wendy is with Hawkeye now, right? Doesn't Hawkeye himself have no power? I just don't know what Dover is thinking. After returning from the last Seven Warlords of the Sea meeting, it was hard to tell whether he was angry or happy..." Diamanti also sighed.
He actually thought it was good that Wendy was alive...but what happened between her and Corazon at the time, and it was obvious that she had broken up with Dover, and now both of them have new lovers...uh, does this mean that Dover has been abandoned?
After all, Wendy would rather die with Corazon than go back with Dover, and now she's resurrected and she doesn't care about Dover...
"She's the one who betrayed the Young Master, isn't she?" The person who spoke had long, curly grass-green hair and a slender, curvaceous figure. Her pretty face was stern, revealing a hint of displeasure. "Not only did she betray the Young Master, but now she's been so fickle as to hook up with someone new... How could they let someone like her live..."
Baby5 immediately glared at her: "Monet! Don't say bad things about Miss Wendy!"
Monet was also angry: "Whose side are you on? And what are you doing here? Bring me some tea!"
I am needed... - Although baby5 was still angry, a blush appeared on her face. She responded and went to serve tea obediently.
"Hehehe, I agree with Baby5 on this," Diamanti said, looking down on Monet's demeanor. "You've never met Wendy, have you? Dover's indulgence and doting on her are beyond your imagination. You'll make Dover angry if you say that."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the early members nodded, including Torrepol, who had a subtle hostility towards Wendy.
Everyone also reminisced about the past.
"A woman's jealous face is so ugly... But you don't have to be angry, Snow Girl. It's not just you. Everyone else who comes after you won't be treated as well as Wendy."
"Yes, Wendy can choose what she wants to do. Dover never interferes or orders her around."
"And actually, the vacant room in the palace that's connected to the garden is for Wendy, right? Because Wendy loves flowers."
"Don't mention this. It reminds me of the time when her sister accidentally hurt us. It still hurts when I think about it now..."
"Do you think that Violet would be able to stay if Wendy were here?"
"It's hard to say... I guess it depends on Wendy's mood. But someone like Monet who talks like that would get beaten up without Wendy getting angry."
Monet was furious and was about to speak when he was interrupted.
"What are you chatting about?" Doflamingo's voice came, and the whole audience immediately fell silent. The few people who were arrogant just now didn't dare to speak.
"Young Master," Monet called out obediently, bowing his head and beginning to report, "There's new news in the latest newspaper. The Big Mom Pirates have responded to Wendy Carter's call."
"Oh?" Doflamingo picked up the wrinkled newspaper on the table from being flipped through so many times. He stared at the reply for a moment, scoffed, and tossed the newspaper aside. "I see."
He walked straight to another room, but when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped: "Oh, right, there is one more thing."
He turned his head, a grin on his face, and said in a cold warning: "Next time, if you say anything extra, I will kill you, understand?"
"Yes." Everyone lowered their heads in unison, like quails.
"Including you, Monet."
Monet was startled, then immediately lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice: "...Yes, Young Master."
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Wendy was unaware of the commotion she had caused. She now had a new joy - shouting on the world channel.
"How come I didn't realize this was the world channel before!" Wendy was very happy. "Thank you for telling me, Mihawk!"
Hawkeye: "...No need." After all, he didn't expect things to develop like this at the beginning.
Although Den Den Mushi can make calls directly, most Den Den Mushi cannot reach very far apart areas, except for those specially built by the military. Some require a dedicated Den Den Mushi, and the signal cannot reach the entire world.
Not to mention that most people in this world are sailing, which makes it more likely that Den Den Mushi won't be able to receive messages. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a need for Newsbird to deliver messages.
Of course, no one would trade so carelessly in this newspaper, and Morgans wouldn't give face to everyone...
The same thing happened to Big Mom. If she hadn't experienced the charm of Wendy's toffee, she wouldn't have paid any attention to Wendy and might even have felt provoked.
Now... she was more concerned about Toffee. She didn't even care about Wendy calling her Lingling.
Wendy saw the letter, thought about it seriously, and actually replied.
[80 servings of Toffee. If you get me 10 Piranha Plant seeds, I'll give you 40 servings of Jell-O Salad. - Wendy Carter]
"If we had Piranhas, we'd have a stable source of leafy flesh." Wendy sighed. "If we planted water trees, we could build a boat directly underneath them and plant the Piranhas on top, making it easy to harvest... for now."
Hawkeye listened to her plan and felt that Wendy was really amazing in some ways - in order to provide shade for the house, she had to plant water trees; in order to plant this big tree, she had to crash into the Sabaody Archipelago; in order to crash into Sabaody, she had to build Pluto.
If those who are desperately searching for Pluto knew about this, they would probably be so upset that they would burst into curses.
However, he had no interest in Pluto, so he remained calm. He simply suggested, "Are you worried about the ship drifting away? Then why not just drop an anchor? For convenience, we could dig a ditch to bring it inland."
Wendy blinked twice and looked at him.
Hawkeye sighed, "I'll do it if you need me to."
"Mihawk, you're so nice!" Wendy dropped the newspaper and walked over, her eyes shining - he was indeed the destined companion for building a family that she had chosen after such a long time!
However, after Wendy sent this letter, Big Mom did not respond at all.
Then half a month later, the first wave of guests came to Wendy's house - the previous Cap didn't count, they were family members.
Charlotte Katakuri arrived with the Piranha Plant seeds. Because they got too close, Hawkeye alerted them and they fought back and forth, only stopping after they recognized each other.
"Mom told me to give you the Piranha Plant seeds first. You should give her a jelly salad to see the effect." Katakuri said in a deep voice.
Wendy happily moved the Piranha Plant seeds and gave Katakuri a jelly salad - although the Piranha Plant can provide a stable amount of leaf meat, there are also grass geckos on her island, and this one is also leaf meat. She still has some leaf meat stored, which is enough for a sample.
She even gave him a banana jelly that could restore 33 san points. "I'm giving this to Lingling too. It's also very effective. It's my favorite dessert."
Katakuri took it, hesitated for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, thank you."
When Katakuri left, Wendy waved goodbye to him, then stood on the shore and stared at the ship going away.
Hawkeye, who was with her, glanced at her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Mihawk, I think..." Wendy looked at him and said with a mixed tone of envy and emotion, "Children are really useful."
You don’t have to go out and get what you want, just let your children run errands.
"..." Hawkeye was silent for a moment, then decided to be nice to Wendy's future child and reminded her, "Generally speaking, children are not used like this."
"True!" Wendy nodded. "It's a bit of a waste just running errands, and I also have to explore maps and find materials."
Hawkeye: "..." Well, he has tried his best.
With the hope of a better life after having children in the future, Wendy happily took the newly obtained Piranha Plant seeds and started growing leafy plants on her own boat.
After Wendy had harvested two crops of leafy meat, Big Mom's reply finally appeared in the newspaper.
[Wendy Carter, are you interested in marrying me? —Big Mom]
Under Hawkeye's intense gaze, Wendy scratched her head with a pen in embarrassment and wrote a reply.
My children aren't old enough to get married yet, and I'll have to ask them. —Wendy Carter
She is very democratic in this regard! She never randomly balances things! Children should have their own choices in love!
This time, BIG MOM responded quickly.
Only this time, she wasn't the only one who replied.
[I mean you, Wendy Carter. My son can take his pick if you want. —Charlotte Lingling]
[Wendy, you already have a child? So the wedding is still five years from now? — Shanks]
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The author has something to say: Next time when asked, Hawkeye will most likely say that he has no friends [rice dog]
Don't laugh at Hawkeye for searching enemies too frequently, few of the enemies he searches for are innocent [rookie]
I still like Turkey very much. He is a born evil person but full of human desires and emotional needs [sunglasses]. Of course, this does not conflict with my love for persecuting him [dog head]
PS: This nutrient solution is too fast (wipe sweat)
The Overlord Ticket has arrived... I thought I could take a day off, but it turns out I owe an update.