Chapter 56: First Day of Companionship, Mihawk, Don’t You Want to Marry Me?
Companion's first day:
Wendy meant what she said literally - after Hawkeye married her, he could use her teleportation sign and naturally know what was going on.
After she finished speaking, she took out her walking stick and ran away - the new round of plants she had planted should be ready, and she wanted to go and check it out!
After harvesting the crops in the fields, she planted a new crop, then went to check on the marble beans she had planted. She was satisfied to see that most of them had grown into second-tier marble shrubs.
She didn't have to collect the branches and grass herself; the baboons nearby helped. Wendy decided not to kill them all because they were useful.
Hawkeye walked up to her at this time and saw that the marble shrub had grown up. He found that it seemed to have accepted this mess and was no longer shocked.
After all, he was getting married in eight months, and it seemed that his only choice was whether to hold the wedding.
Wendy, unaware of his thoughts, continued excitedly, "Once the marble grows a few more times, I can make a lot of marble armor. It'll be able to defend against 95% of attacks. And unlike wooden armor, marble armor won't burn, so I can go fight dragon flies."
"Dragonfly?" Hawkeye repeated the unfamiliar word.
"Yes, it's one of the bosses. It drops Dragonfly Fragments, which can be used to make a constantly burning Dragonfly Furnace," Wendy described. "But this boss spews lava, and if you're not wearing marble armor when attacked, you'll catch fire. But since they're coming at you and won't evade, you can just stand still and deal damage with marble armor. Plus, I have the invincible Abigail."
Hawkeye was paying attention to the other side - magma... Why does this attack description sound a bit like... the user of the Magma Fruit ability, Navy Admiral Akainu?
Uh... is Wendy planning to attack the admirals? — He couldn't help but glance over. Wendy's face was filled with joy at the harvest. She looked innocent and adorable. She didn't look like she was planning to crash into the Sabaody Archipelago or raid the Navy Headquarters to attack the admirals.
Speaking of the navy, Hawkeye thought of the two troublesome letters in the living room.
This situation is really giving him a headache.
In fact, in general, when it comes to nothing related to swordsmanship, Hawkeye is a very Buddhist and indifferent person. He can calmly accept the sudden appearance of two people in the family and live with them.
Otherwise, he would not have chosen to stay after discovering that Wendy had invaded his life instead of just leaving.
After all, if he wanted to leave, Wendy wouldn't stop him, nor could she stop him.
In fact, even if he were to leave now, the result would be the same. As pirates, most people didn't care about reputation... but he didn't think Wendy was a burden.
It would be better to say that apart from the fact that Wendy was so sure for some reason that they would be able to get married in eight months, the relationship between the two of them was still within his comfort zone.
He didn't dislike Wendy, otherwise he wouldn't have taken people to Water Seven and worried about her situation. But...
"Wendy." He suddenly called out.
Wendy, who was thinking about how many spare marble armors she should make, responded when she heard this and turned to look at him. She looked innocent with the expectation of defeating the dragon fly and getting the dragon fly stove to make her home more complete.
"..." Hawkeye sighed softly, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Do you really know what marriage is all about?"
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Meanwhile, on the other side, on Mount Korpo in the Kingdom of Goa—
"What? Wendy... is actually getting married!" The bandits following Dadan were also shocked when they heard the news. "To whom? Who's so bold?"
After all, they were beaten by Abigail since they were young, and were threatened more than once. There is no soft filter for Wendy. I don't mean they grew up, but I mean Wendy grew up.
"Something called Joe or Mihawk..." Dadan scratched his head, cigarette in hand, "I feel like this name is a little familiar..."
One of the bandits immediately reacted, "Is it Joracol Mihawk?"
The bandit next to him looked over with an ignorant look on his face: "Ah, do you know him?"
"...Idiot! Of course I know! That's Hawkeye! The legendary world's greatest swordsman!" The person who answered slapped the person next to him, the shock still lingering on his face. "Is it really him? Is it the real one?!"
"Oh! It's him!" Even if they lived in a remote corner, they would still know about such a famous person. However, Dadan was a little puzzled, "Does Garp know about this... That Hawkeye, is he also a pirate?"
"Cap can't control Wendy, right? Abigail's bounty is still there."
"Hawkeye is now one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so he's cooperating with the World Government, not really hostile to the Navy."
"Hmph, this kind of cooperation is just a scam. The navy will never trust pirates." Dadan snorted coldly.
At this moment, a bandit suddenly asked quietly, "Why did Hawkeye suddenly choose to become a Shichibukai?"
Everyone else was silent.
After a long while, they began to whisper.
"Wendy is still very pretty..."
"Is Hawkeye a man who only looks at faces?"
"Maybe he was coerced!"
"Idiot! We can't beat Wendy, but how can we beat the world's greatest swordsman? If he didn't want to, he would have run away long ago! There's no way he can build a home with Wendy! Wendy's things have all been moved over there!"
"Actually, although Miss Wendy is a little strange, she's actually quite gentle... Even when she beat us up, it was her sister who did it!"
"Don't you think about who gave her sister the order?"
"Wait... Wendy's ability is so amazing, could that guy be here just for that?"
"That's possible... After all, Wendy doesn't really hide her abilities..."
"Tsk, I better tell Garp..." Dadan scratched her head, looking troubled. Really! She had no relationship with that spoiled noble lady! Why did she have to do such unnecessary things?
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"What are you talking about, Mihawk!" Wendy said dissatisfiedly, her hands on her hips. "Of course I know! Marriage is about tying two people's lives together, building a family together, sharing resources, and then it depends on both parties' wishes to have children. If you don't want to, Mihawk, I won't force you."
Hawkeye: “…” How should I put it… It does seem to be consistent with what the other party said, but I always feel that she doesn’t really understand it.
Hawkeye sighed again, deciding he couldn't continue on this matter since it would lead to nothing.
Therefore, he changed the question: "You said before that you were taken in by Navy Garp, right? That was in the East China Sea, but you have also been to the North China Sea? What's going on?"
Before, even if he felt there was a problem, Hawkeye would not ask about the other party's past, because he had a sense of boundaries... But now, there are no such things as boundaries anymore, and he feels that there are some things he has to ask clearly.
These questions were no secret to Wendy. She thought for a moment and answered briefly, "Because my first friend, Long, went out to sea, I went out to find a new friend. Later, I met Dover. Dover's home is in the North Sea, so I followed him."
"Dover?" Hawkeye repeated the name, which was obviously a nickname, frowning slightly. "What's his full name?"
"Donquixote Doflamingo." Wendy, who always answered questions, continued speaking quickly. "The Luo I mentioned earlier is the child who once joined the Dover family. He still stays in the North Sea and wants to resurrect me."
Hawkeye wrote down the name and prepared to go back and investigate to see who it was.
But... there are more important things now.
"Resurrection?" Hawkeye chose the word accurately and asked, "What happened? He thought you were dead?"
"Mihawk, you have so many questions today." Wendy sighed, but still answered him. She had enough patience for her chosen companion and intended marriage partner. "Well, I died once before. At that time, I could only be resurrected with the Telltale Heart. Dover crushed the Telltale Heart I gave him, so later I floated to find Dragon to revive him. But by then I had already left the North Sea. After saying goodbye to Dragon, I went to find Uncle Garp and returned to Windmill Village. Then I met Luffy, and later I met Shanks."
…Although it sounds very clear, there are too many things in it that I can’t understand at all!
Hawkeye also felt that he had too many questions, but he felt that if he didn't take the opportunity to ask questions today, he wouldn't know when the next opportunity would come. So he continued to ask: "What is a tell-tale heart?"
Wendy said, "Wait a minute," ran to her room to get some basic materials, then went to the kitchen to get some food and ran back. Then, right in front of Hawkeye, she kneaded out a heart, her face pale, and replied seriously, "I'll use this to revive myself."
Hawkeye: “…”
He looked at the heart the other party handed over, not knowing how to react for a moment.
"Is this... an external heart, or a second heart?" After all, it was impossible to detect whether Wendy's heart was still in her body, so Hawkeye couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm? This is the Telltale Heart. You need 40 points of blood, plus thatch and glands to rub it out." Wendy said as she fed herself a dragon fruit pie, which increased her blood volume. Then she put the heart into her backpack and rubbed another one on the spot to show Hawkeye.
Hawkeye: “…” So it can be mass-produced at will, right?
He stared at the heart in Wendy's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then took it. The heart was warm and still beating in his hand.
Thinking about what the other party had just said... Hawkeye roughly deduced that this was some kind of resurrection ability of Wendy. She would give the heart to someone she thought was a companion, and then use the other person's hand to resurrect herself.
So...how can I be resurrected? What is the price to pay?
"Did you give this to your companion before?" Hawkeye asked.
"Yeah, that's right." Wendy nodded, and said with some emotion, "Long was my first companion, and Dover was my second companion, but Dover is no longer. He crushed my Telltale Heart and broke up with me because he killed my third companion, Rosinante. I also gave Rosinante a Telltale Heart, but he entrusted it to Luo. But Luo is not my companion and can't revive me, but he tried very hard. I decided that if I see him again, I will invite him to be my companion and revive him once."
Hawkeye fell into a long silence.
So... Wendy is still alive today not because she rarely goes out, but because of her strange ability to resurrect...
Wendy looked at Hawkeye in silence and called out to him, "Mihawk?"
"...I'm listening." Hawkeye hesitated, "Do your companions...know that hearts like yours can be mass-produced?"
"Long and Rosinante know, but Dover probably doesn't know, right?" Wendy tilted her head and looked at Hawkeye in silence. After thinking for a moment, she felt she understood: "Does Mihawk mind having the same thing as others?"
Hawkeye came back to his senses: "No..."
Before he could finish, Wendy took out her pink cleaning broom and gently swept it over the telltale heart in his hand. The vivid heart then changed its appearance... It turned into a still-beating heart pierced by a huge wooden stake.
Hawkeye: “…”
"This is the new skin I got," Wendy introduced, looking up as if to claim some credit. "It's just for you!"
Hawkeye felt like he didn't know how to respond for a moment... It felt bad to remain indifferent, but saying thank you was also weird.
"So... taking this, I can revive you?" Hawkeye glanced over. "How? You said before that you need your companions. Are there any rules?"
If Hawkeye was already a companion at this time, Wendy would have died in front of him to set an example for him, but unfortunately he is not now.
Therefore, Wendy replied with a look of regret: "If this attaches to my soul, it can be resurrected. As for the friend, I invite you, but not just as a companion, you can also marry me..."
Wendy paused here.
Because the system prompted: [You requested to add Djorakol Mihawk as a companion, and the other party agreed to your request]
...Huh?
Wendy was stunned. Wait, isn't it possible if he's not a Devil Fruit user? Why... isn't Mihawk a Devil Fruit user either?
She frowned and recalled carefully...and found that the system had never said this.
Thinking about it more carefully, it seemed that Long had said that in the earliest days, so she believed it too.
Even though the other party didn't say it explicitly... wasn't that a clear hint?! Could an NPC actually give confusing information?!
This is horrible! Long is bad! She wants to break off all ties with him for a week to show her anger!
But this way... there are no obstacles.
But before he could even recite his classic lines, Mihawk had already chosen to become his companion...
Wendy stared at him for a long moment, then suddenly asked, "Mihawk, don't you want to marry me?"
Hawkeye was startled, looked down at her, opened his mouth, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
The blonde girl sighed, her expression looking a little lost, but she quickly adjusted herself and put on a bright smile without any gloom: "That's fine, just treat us as companions!"
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Author's note: I've finally reached this milestone that I've been aiming for! So cool! [Sunglasses]
That’s right, in fact, the system does not have any rules that limit the use of devil fruit abilities [dog head]
If you go reread the first chapter, you'll know who's to blame!
PS: I've finished updating! The nutrient solution hasn't arrived yet, and the deep water has been cleared. I won't update tomorrow morning! [shy]
PPS: I only saw the backstage records for Deep Water, so I only left a comment saying Deep Water didn't actually vote because it wouldn't be recorded! You can go and check out the Overlord vote leaderboard; I didn't secretly deny any votes; I carefully counted them all!
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