Chapter 68: Companion Day 13 When necessary, I will...
Companion Day 13:
Hawkeye was still a little worried at the beginning - although no one would recognize Wendy with her changed hairstyle, hair color, and clothes... but there were still smart people around.
Moreover, after this incident, some areas of the Sabaody Archipelago might be under martial law. Not to mention Abigail, Wendy herself might even get her bounty.
If Wendy didn't want to take pictures, leaving at this time would actually be the best option... But Wendy hasn't taken any pictures yet, so she definitely won't leave.
But surprisingly, the next day, everything was back to normal and nothing seemed to have happened.
This confirmed one thing for Hawkeye—it looked like Wendy's story was true... Even if it was slightly different from the real facts, it must have made the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise feel guilty and suppress the truth...
Could it be that such a throne really existed, and that Wendy's uncle sat upon it? Could it be that a new throne could be created by crashing into the Sabaody Archipelago? Hawkeye couldn't help but speculate.
"Mihawk, Mihawk! I want this background! I want to include those bubbles! Oh, and wait until the people behind me leave so they don't get in the frame."
"...Got it." Hawkeye replied resignedly.
Forget it. As it stands now, even if this matter hadn't been suppressed, people here wouldn't be able to recognize Wendy at all.
No one recognized Wendy. Besides the fact that many residents of this world have a problem of "only remembering features but not faces" when recognizing people, there is also a very important point - Wendy is not wearing a Celestial Dragon suit now.
At that time, no one dared to look at the faces of the Tianlong people. Even if someone had a good memory, they would not be able to remember them without seeing their faces.
The only two sisters who knew about it were determined not to reveal the secret even if they were beaten to death.
However, these were just passers-by, and some people still knew Wendy... For example, Garp, who had been given a lot of thought by Aokiji's words and had come to the Sabaody Archipelago for a stroll.
Garp was a little worried by what Aokiji said, so he wanted to come over to confirm what was going on... Then, he saw Hawkeye squatting over there to help Wendy take pictures, and Wendy who kept talking and specifying the content of the shooting.
Because Wendy had changed her clothes and hairstyle, he almost didn't recognize her.
In fact, at the beginning he just took a glance and thought that it might just be someone who looked like him - because he thought Hawkeye would not do such a thing, and Hawkeye didn't even carry his iconic black knife (in order to make it easier to take pictures of Wendy, he put the knife in the backpack given by Wendy and carried it with him. Later he found that it was very convenient to carry and draw it this way, so he just kept it that way).
Then, he saw the two again in the restaurant—this time it was Hawkeye feeding Wendy. Although he still didn't look like Hawkeye himself, he heard Hawkeye calling Wendy! This time, he couldn't be wrong! He immediately rushed in!
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Cap was indeed not mistaken, Wendy and Hawkeye came to the restaurant after taking the photos.
Of course, Wendy didn't need to eat, she was just there to keep Hawkeye company. Then, because she was bored while waiting, she stared at Hawkeye's food, which made Hawkeye mistakenly think she wanted to try it, so he asked the waiter to bring another set of tableware...
Wendy was shocked when she heard this: "You dislike me?!"
"...It's not like that." Hawkeye wanted to explain, but fell silent when he saw the other person's gaze. He simply used his own cutlery to feed the other person a bite to let him taste it.
The waiter, who had been called over with new cutlery in hand, looked at the scene in shock. "What are you doing?! You called me over here just to watch your show?!"
In fact, Hawkeye didn't have any hobby of feeding, but he always mistakenly believed that when Wendy touched normal food, it would turn into things in her territory.
Wendy knew that she could eat normal cooked food. As long as the ingredients she collected were not raw, the system would not judge them as anything else... But she would not refuse if someone fed her.
As she chewed, she sighed, "Mihawk, you like feeding me as much as Dover!"
Doflamingo had tried this before, but Wendy got tired of it and stopped. Doflamingo had simply been curious and testing whether other foods could increase Wendy's so-called "satisfaction level," and after finding out, he'd let her do what she wanted. After all, while he considered Wendy a family member, he wasn't the type to chase after a child to feed her.
Hawkeye, who didn't know that Wendy had always maintained the size of a real child with Doflamingo, couldn't control his strength and the spoon in his hand twisted.
He calmly put down the twisted spoon in his hand and asked the stunned waiter to bring new cutlery.
"I see—is that why you asked the staff to prepare new tableware in advance, Mihawk?" Wendy said, her face suddenly enlightened. "The quality of the tableware in this restaurant is quite poor."
"..." Hawkeye was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, that's right."
The shop assistant who hadn't left far away: "..." Manager! Someone is slandering us here!
It was at this time that Cap came in. After he came in, he rushed straight to Wendy's table, pulled over a stool nearby, and forcefully joined the table and sat down.
On the other side, the pirate whose stool was suddenly pulled away fell to the ground, looking confused. Just as he was about to curse angrily, he turned his head and saw the back of Garp in a navy uniform.
Pirate: “…”
Finally, he chose to curse the other one from the bottom of his heart: "What's wrong with the chairs in your store?"
Shop Assistant: "..." You're ridiculous! Pirates are unreasonable! I don't want to do this anymore!
The commotion did not disturb Wendy's table.
Wendy was very happy when she saw Garp. She jumped up and started running around Garp twice: "Uncle Garp! You are also in the Sabaody Archipelago!"
"Yeah, little Wendy." Cap greeted his own child with a smile, then stared at Hawkeye across from him with a look of scum, "How did you end up with Hawkeye—"
Wendy blinked in confusion, "Huh? Uncle Garp, wasn't it you who recommended that I go to Kraikana Island? That's where I met Mihawk."
Garp: "..." The culprit was actually me! But he asked you to build a family there, but he didn't tell you to find someone to marry there directly!
And didn't Dadan say the wedding was off?! Why do you all look like you're just getting married and on your honeymoon?
He was so confused that he asked the same question, but he pulled Wendy outside and asked quietly.
Wendy tilted her head and retorted, "We're not married. We're just exploring together as companions."
...My companions aren't like this! Was this how you and Long were before?!
Garp roared in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask. He was afraid that if he asked and got an affirmative answer, he wouldn't know where to find his son and beat him up.
"If you're looking for companions, there are plenty of them! Don't hang out with pirates!" Garp began his usual persuasion, gradually forgetting his original purpose. Never mind. Wendy was so well behaved that she definitely wouldn't do anything like that! But what if she was a relative of Wendy's...
Garp was just thinking about it when Wendy showed an unhappy expression. She turned her head and saw Hawkeye coming out. She trotted over and put her arms around his waist, saying with a look of resistance, "No! I don't want to be separated from Mihawk!"
Garp: "..." For the first time, I understood the feelings of those fathers who saw their daughters marrying someone they disliked...
Hawkeye was startled by Wendy's sudden collision. After he came to his senses, he raised his hand, ran his fingertips across her hair, and finally pressed on her shoulder, looking at Garp.
"Hawkeye—" Garp narrowed his eyes.
"If I don't want to be a pirate, I can continue to be a hunter in the navy." Hawkeye replied in a calm tone, "As for whether to be a Shichibukai or not, I don't care."
***
Garp felt that Hawkeye was threatening him, and if he interfered with him and Wendy, he would give up the title of Shichibukai and go back to being a navy hunter.
Garp was furious, but when he saw Wendy standing there, his anger subsided a lot. He just whispered to Wendy that if Hawkeye was unreliable, she should go find Long.
Anyway, he didn't know where the dragon was, but Wendy always knew.
Hawkeye didn't actually want to anger Garp. He just thought that Garp knew Wendy's special identity, so he showed that he would not be shackled by the World Government...
In short, after this incident, the ending was achieved where Hawkeye was fine, Wendy was happy, and Garp was sulking.
It also made some onlookers in the restaurant take a big bite of the melon.
Wendy didn't care and asked Hawkeye, "Mihawk, what are the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
"We cooperate with the World Government and the Navy. When necessary, we must accept the World Government's mandatory call-up and pay a certain amount of income to the government. Normally, we will not be interfered with and can act freely."
"Hey—are we going to give them a share of our crops, thatch, and branches too? I don't want any!"
"I don't think the World Government wants those... Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it."
"But we have built a family together. Mihawk, your things are also my things, right? I don't want to share them with others. Mihawk, please don't be a Shichibukai anymore."
"Well, when the time comes, I will resign from this position."
Garp, who hadn't walked far yet, said: "..."
No, wasn't it Wendy who was supposed to be bewitched? Why does it feel like the other way around... Wait! Doesn't that mean his visit was the reason Hawkeye decided to resign from the Shichibukai and return to being a Marine Hunter?
Garp suddenly felt a little guilty - Sengoku shouldn't know about this, right?
***
Meanwhile, on the other side——
"Young Master! Our auction venue in the Sabaody Archipelago was destroyed!"
The young man in the darkness took off the book covering his face and glanced at it: "What's going on?"
"It's... it's the White Devil." The other party's voice became a little softer. "It is said that a Celestial Dragon led a White Devil to attack a group of Celestial Dragons and nobles... but Mary Geoise suppressed the news."
"Oh?" The blond young man wearing sunglasses straightened up, tilted his head to look over, and grinned. "Looks like there's still civil unrest. Can anyone tame Abigail... What about our losses?"
"According to statistics, the biggest losses this time were a mermaid and the Gold-Gold Fruit that was originally intended to attract customers... and also," the person reporting in a softer voice, "and Miss Wendy's walking stick."
It was normal for the person reporting to lower their voice. This walking stick had originally been stolen by Officer Torrebol after Miss Wendy's death, but one day, their young master suddenly disliked it as an eyesore and, after a fit of rage, demanded it be auctioned off... He hadn't expected something like this to happen.
After hearing this, Doflamingo was silent for a while.
After a moment, a low laugh escaped from his throat: "It looks like the loss is not small..."
"Young Master, you are not angry?"
"Why are you angry? This way, the World Government will agree to my conditions..." Before Doflamingo finished speaking, a green-haired girl wearing a pink cloak walked in.
"Young Master, the World Government has agreed to allow you to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
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Author's Note: Oda said Hawkeye's reason for becoming a Shichibukai was that his past experiences led him to hate the navy, and he suffered a severe betrayal. He shares a similar loneliness to Crocodile, who can't believe in human nature, and a certain world-weariness in his heart... He originally joined the Shichibukai to find a peaceful and tranquil life. Now, he's even more attached to Wendy than he once wanted.
He was touched by the trust that Wendy first gave him, and then his attention was drawn away by the troubles that Wendy caused, which cured his loneliness and world-weariness.
Turkey's feelings towards Wendy are very complicated, especially since he treats her as a substitute for his own emotions. It's like what one reader said: "He treats Wendy like he's raising her all over again, so he gives her everything he wants and never interferes, even though he killed her again (X)"
But Wendy was just a little girl at that time. If she were a grown woman now, the story would be different.
Although their personalities are completely different, the biggest vulnerability of both men is betrayal [shy]
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