Chapter 69: Companion, Day 14: Why do you care so much about me being unhappy?
Companion Day 14:
Wendy and Hawkeye stayed in the Sabaody Archipelago for a while.
The main thing was that Wendy changed her clothes and location for the photos, and she was not satisfied with the first round of photos so she took them again.
The secondary reason is that Wendy is choosing a suitable place to erect the wooden sign.
In order to prevent the wooden signs from being discovered and cleared away, she specially erected three more - [Chabaoti Archipelago 1], [Chabaoti Archipelago 2], and [Chabaoti Archipelago 3].
Then she tried to take the bubbles from the Chabady Archipelago, but failed, and she gave up in frustration.
As Wendy finished setting up her third sign and trotted back to the boat, Hawkeye stopped her as she was about to set out again to explore the black area on the map. He handed her the newspaper and said, "The new Shichibukai has been confirmed... Is this someone you know?"
Wendy leaned over to take a look, her face suddenly realizing, "Oh, it's Dover."
The newspaper clearly stated that Donquixote Doflamingo had become the new Shichibukai.
Seeing that Wendy just glanced at it and then turned away with a lack of interest, Hawkeye didn't say much, but just folded the newspaper and put it aside.
"That's strange, though..." Wendy grabbed a meatball from the refrigerator and stuffed it into her mouth, a hint of confusion on her face. "Don't the Shichibukai pay tribute to the World Government? I thought Dover hated the World Government."
Hawkeye glanced at her—she was thinking about such a question...it seemed like the relationship between them was not bad.
"Having a dislike for the World Government doesn't mean he can't cooperate. If he's the mastermind behind the Sabaody Archipelago human auction, then becoming a Shichibukai could help him avoid sabotage and interference from the government in order to maximize his profits," Hawkeye explained calmly. "And the so-called tribute is nothing more than a commission earned from the profits earned through the title."
For example, if Hawkeye didn't pay tribute, the World Government wouldn't remove him. The World Government would rather he just stay home and be at peace.
Wendy suddenly realized, "That's right. Back when I was still in the Don Quixote family, the navy was always chasing me..."
Hawkeye wasn't interested in her reminiscing and interrupted her at the right moment: "But if he could hold an auction in the Sabaody Archipelago, he should have already cooperated with the World Government."
"Hmm...that should be it." Wendy tilted her head in thought. "Dover held an auction before I left. He also auctioned off any extra items I made."
"..." Hawkeye looked up at her and said calmly, "Be careful when giving things to others next time."
Wendy nodded happily: "I know, Long Ye told me."
...That name again. — Hawkeye thought.
As for Wendy's three previous companions, not to mention the one who died, Donquixote Doflamingo had already displeased Wendy and they broke off their friendship. Given Wendy's personality, she would never look back... But she had always had a good relationship with the leader of the revolutionary army, and Wendy was even willing to listen to him.
Wendy saw Hawkeye remained silent and leaned over. She thought she understood his thoughts and said, "Are you mentioning Dover because you're worried I'll be angry now that Dover and you're colleagues? It's okay. I don't hate Dover, although we definitely won't be friends anymore."
Hawkeye came back to his senses and sighed, "That's not what I'm worried about."
"Huh? Aren't you worried that I'll be angry?" Wendy looked shocked.
"...If you keep saying that, I'll think you're doing it on purpose." Hawkeye looked over, "And I've already said that if necessary, I don't mind resigning from my position as a Shichibukai."
However, at that time, the Navy would probably be besieged because of the operation... Although, considering Wendy's goal of building a family, it seems that the World Government will want to issue a demon-killing order halfway through the construction of the family. When this siege will begin depends on Wendy's strong connections and background, or her ability to stir up trouble.
"Are you unhappy because I made so many things for Dover? If you want, I can make them for you. After I find the ancient technology, I can make even more, many of which Dover has never seen before!"
Hawkeye looked over speechlessly without interrupting her, but his eyes were calm - he had already discovered Wendy's empty promises and reasonably guessed that this was one of the prefixes Wendy wanted to use to get him to find the "underground ruins" together.
Therefore, Hawkeye also acted very calmly: "It's okay, there is no need for this."
Perhaps because of his pure mindset as a swordsman, he didn't really like using external objects. Just like he had no interest in devil fruits, even though he knew Wendy had just "picked" one up.
Wendy was still pondering, and came to a second conclusion: "Is it because Long said those words to me before you? Then Mihawk, why don't you talk to me more and try to speak before Long? But I don't like people who talk too much, so don't say too much either..."
...Well, it's indeed her character to let others work hard once she finds a problem.
Hawkeye sighed and interrupted her long speech: "Why do you care so much about my unhappiness?"
Wendy blinked, her hand still on his arm, and looked at him sincerely and said, "Because I love you the most, Mihawk!"
She wasn't lying. If they ranked all her friends, Hawkeye would definitely be number one. She was just spontaneous and self-centered, not observant. She knew that aside from their shared ideals of building a family and the fact that he would accompany her on the farm, Hawkeye was the one who indulged her most unconditionally.
Rosinante wanted her to go the Marine route, Doflamingo would be plot-killed if she chose the wrong path, Dragon had more important ideals to pursue, and only Hawkeye would accompany her to do whatever she wanted. Even if he didn't agree at first, his persistence would eventually force her to agree.
This is also the reason why Wendy is the most clingy towards Hawkeye - she is actually a little worried that Hawkeye will realize it and run away one day.
"..." Hawkeye raised his hand and placed it on hers. He lowered his head slightly, looked over, and whispered, "Wendy."
"Hmm?" Wendy tilted her head.
"Whether you meant it or not, I can't take back what you said now that I've taken it seriously." After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for any response. He withdrew his hand and turned his head. "I'm not sure what you mean by mourning glory, but there's a place that fits your description. You can go and see if it's what you're looking for."
Wendy was about to ask what the withdrawal was about, but when she heard the next sentence, her attention shifted immediately. She stopped grabbing the man's arm and started hugging his arm. "Huh? Where is it?"
"One of the Four Emperors, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin's territory, Wan Guo."
***
The Four Emperors' territory is in the New World, and to reach it, the Sabaody Archipelago is the only way. There are two ways to get from the Sabaody Archipelago to the New World: one is to apply for permission from the World Government and pass through Marijoa; the other is to coat a ship and then dive to Fishman Island and take the underwater route.
The former is expensive and time-consuming, but safer; the latter is highly dangerous.
Hawkeye preferred the second path. The main reason he was worried that Wendy might suddenly decide to kill Mary Geoise.
And... judging from the fact that Abigail's bounty has been withdrawn, the World Government must have set its sights on Wendy. Following Mary Geoise's path would pose a risk to Wendy.
Fortunately, Wendy didn't seem to be in a hurry. She decided to go home and make preparations.
The two of them boarded the boat and headed back. Although there was a sign to teleport, Wendy planned to take a different route to open a new map, so she didn't teleport directly, but decided to take a different route.
Hawkeye saw her indifferent look and felt a little confused, but he didn't ask.
As for why Wendy, who had been so anxious before, now seemed to be completely relaxed...
Less than six months left! In six months, I'll be able to load the Everfresh mod! With the Fresh Refresh Refrigerator, I won't have to worry about any long-distance explorations! —Wendy clenches her fist.
Wendy also exchanged maps with Hawkeye on the way back.
While Wendy was curiously looking at the New World, a region she had never been to, Hawkeye, holding the map, saw Mary Geoise and didn't know whether to be shocked or think, "As expected..."
Just in case, he asked, "Wendy, have you ever been to Mary Geoise?"
Wendy replied without even looking up, "I haven't been there. That's where the final questline is. I'll go rescue my uncle after I've built my home and defeated the other bosses."
...Well, for Wendy it was salvation, but for Wendy's uncle, it might not be the same thing.
Hawkeye didn't think Wendy would lie, so looking at Mary Geoise on the map, he reasonably inferred that it was shared by Wendy's companions.
Generally speaking, no one would think that the Don Quixote brothers were Celestial Dragons, so Hawkeye naturally thought it was another person - Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
Marijoa is not indestructible. Four years ago, the merman Fisher Tiger landed on Marijoa with his bare hands and liberated thousands of slaves... If it was the Revolutionary Army, it would not be surprising to do something similar.
The lack of news was perfectly normal—such news would only embolden the Revolutionary Army's supporters, and the World Government would surely suppress them whenever possible. The Tiger incident had already made them regretful enough, and another wave of them would be wiped out in a short period of time.
Coincidentally, Wendy was also thinking about Long.
But her reason was completely different. She was thinking - did Long know any ship that could hit the Yarqiman mangroves?
Hmm! I'll go find Long some other day! If the Revolutionary Army's ship happens to be nearby! - Wendy thought.
The return journey would also take a lot of time. Wendy was playing sea fishing at the beginning, using a sea fishing rod to fish, and ended up catching a sea king.
When she was caught off guard and almost pulled away and fell into the mouth of the sea king, Hawkeye hugged her and drew his sword to kill the sea king.
Wendy was not wearing wooden armor on the boat. Seeing her health plummeting, she rushed into the cabin angrily to replenish her blood. After that, she rushed out, put on the marble armor with the highest defense, summoned Abigail to fight, and shouted at Hawkeye to drive the boat towards the sea kings.
Hawkeye: "...If you get too close, the ship will be in danger."
Wendy: "That's okay! I made enough ship patches!"
Hawkeye glanced at the double-digit ship patches on the deck, then looked at Wendy who was taking out new ship patches and urgently repairing them on the deck, and fell silent.
He didn't know why, no matter whether it was a sea king attack or a storm, the only thing that was damaged on the ship was the deck... He also didn't know why this seemingly extremely simple ship patch could repair the ship in an instant... But he sincerely felt that this ship didn't look like it would last much longer.
Anyway, after this day, Wendy made an extra refrigerator specifically for storing a bunch of monster meat.
Wendy wiped her forehead and sighed, "It's been a busy day... Abigail and Mihawk have worked hard too."
Hawkeye glanced at the twenty or so patches on the deck, and after a moment's silence, he said, "You've worked hard, too."
"That's it!" Wendy proudly put her hands on her hips and chest out.
But fishing all the time is always boring, so... Wendy, who didn't sleep at night, sorted the boxes again after making meatballs out of boredom and started thinking about what to do.
Considering that Hawkeye had spent the whole day with her picking up monster meat dropped by sea kings, Wendy decided to let him rest, then walked to the wooden sign, flipped through it and started to make a choice.
Hmm... Let's go find the dragons first! If the dragons and their ship are too far away, then find Uncle Tom!
Wendy had originally just intended to give it a try, but when she heard the countdown clock, she knew she had succeeded.
She flew directly into Long's room in the middle of the night, and when she saw that there was no one in the room, she pushed the door open and ran out, greeting all the acquaintances or strangers who had frightened and shocked expressions on their faces along the way, until a little blond boy ran towards her, and the two of them met successfully.
"Wendy!"
"Sabo!"
The big and the small hugged each other happily.
***
What Wendy didn't know was that after she left, Hawkeye, who was resting in his room, heard the sound of stopped footsteps and the iconic countdown of the clock, and stood up and walked out.
Apparently, as long as the wooden sign is used, even if it's not used by the person themselves, the sound can be heard... Is this a privilege of being a "companion"? - Hawkeye pondered, his gaze falling on the plain, simple wooden sign.
So...where did Wendy go so late at night?
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The author has something to say: New World copy is on standby.jpg
Wan Guo copy is on standby.jpg
I saw some readers saying that Hawkeye has a bit of a male ghost, and actually he does…just look at the style of clothes he wears where he lives (not really). But Wendy is quite insensitive, after all, she didn’t react to Turkey, a real male ghost [dog head]
There will be a special if story about Wendy x Dover, don't worry! There will definitely be a lot of special stories in this book! Don't worry, in fact, the lines haven't been released yet... (Although Hawkeye is definitely the main wife)
The nutrient solution hasn't arrived yet, so there won't be an update tomorrow morning! If you don't know if there will be one, just check it out at 9am. If not, just wait until 9pm to check it out! [Sunglasses]
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