Chapter 76: New World, Day 5: Who can resist my cute little...
New World Day 5:
Beckman changed the way he addressed Wendy because it came naturally as they became more familiar with each other.
Because Wendy had a sense of alienation from the people around her, but at the same time she was very outgoing and had no sense of boundaries, after chatting for a while, the other members of the Red Hair Pirates started to call Wendy by her name directly. Beckman felt that he would be out of place if he used a respectful title, so he simply joined everyone's group - after all, their captain was very outgoing and called her by her name from the beginning.
Wendy didn't mind the nickname, and even found it more pleasant to be addressed by her name. After all, she'd been called "Miss Wendy" most often during her time with the Donquixote family. It hadn't been a big deal before, but after her falling out with Doflamingo, she stopped liking it.
Perhaps because he understood Wendy better after their private chat, or perhaps because the changed address made them feel closer, Beckman took this opportunity to curiously ask about his earlier confusion: "You gave our boss a wreath earlier, right?"
"Yeah." Wendy nodded. "That's to thank him for giving Luffy the hat."
...Instead of thanking him for saving Luffy, he was given a hat? Such a confusing way of picking the key points. — Beckman realized he still didn't know Wendy well enough, but at least he'd mentioned the wreath. He continued, "It's a thank-you gift... So does that wreath have any special effects?"
Today, Wendy cooked for everyone, Kuku, to thank everyone for helping her pick up things. He was lucky enough to be given a vegetable cocktail, and he immediately felt the difference. The reason why he was lucky was that Wendy didn't distribute it according to quantity at all. She showed everyone how she cooked, and after she was done, she just left it alone when she got tired of it.
Beckman couldn't help but sigh inwardly—how on earth did this little girl manage to be both sensible and polite, yet also willful and self-willed? Wait, isn't this a bit like his own captain? Except Shanks wasn't sensible and polite.
However, it was during this observation that Beckman confirmed Wendy's many peculiar characteristics, one of which was that the things she made seemed to have unusual effects. Besides the food, the wooden sign was the best example.
Therefore, he speculated that the wreath given to Shanks might have some special effect, which is why Shanks still has it on his back... Thinking about it this way, it might be because of this that Shanks specifically instructed everyone not to touch the wooden sign set up by Wendy when they were playing around, probably because he wanted to see how it worked...
Well, even Shanks at that time certainly didn't think it could be used to teleport people.
Wendy, unaware of the other person's thoughts, simply nodded and explained, "The wreath is for returning to San."
After she finished speaking, she erected a wooden sign on the island, teleported back to her boat, put down the things she had just picked up, and then when she opened the refrigerator, she saw the 40 petals she had placed there (specially as offerings for her sister's urn). After thinking about it, she reluctantly gave up 12 petals to make a wreath and carried it with her, then teleported back.
Forget it, petals are cheap and easy to collect, so I'll just give one to Beckman for the information he gave me.
As a peaceful sandbox game player, Wendy has her own way of dealing with how to maintain long-term friendly relations with NPCs - first of all, when she gets benefits, she should give some gifts to see if she can get more benefits.
When she was going back, she happened to see Hawkeye and Shanks had just finished fighting. She immediately forgot what she was about to do and ran to find Hawkeye.
Hawkeye also withdrew his gaze from Beckman and spoke to Wendy with his head down: "Are you bored?"
Wendy shook her head. "It's okay. I collected some information, and Beckman gave me some useful information."
"Oh? What information is that?" Shanks came over with interest.
Beckman himself was stunned for a moment, recalling their conversation. Thinking of that so-called "intelligence," his expression grew serious, and he looked at Wendy with a look of intense anxiety. "You're only talking about information on the Four Emperors, right? You're not going to talk about having a child with each of them, are you?"
Fortunately, Wendy said something normal: "It's about how Big Mom and Whitebeard take in children. I feel like I learned a lot."
Beckman secretly breathed a sigh of relief—it was okay, it was okay…
Hawkeye: "..." I always feel that this study is not a good thing...
Shanks suddenly remembered Hawkeye's defeat by the refrigerator and the child, and a look of realization appeared on his face: "Oh, yes, you said before that you would adopt a child in three years, and then marry Hawkeye three years after that..."
"Hey? Are you planning to adopt a child first?" Beckman was stunned and looked at Hawkeye.
Wendy interrupted at the right moment: "Yeah! Sabo and I agreed on that first!"
Hawkeye was also a little helpless at this time, and explained: "This is a child Wendy knew before. He broke up with his family, so she took him in."
After he confirmed the wedding date that day, he also asked about Sabo. He learned that he was a child of the nobility and had a falling out with his family. Now his biological parents have directly disowned him because his disappearance was related to Abigail. Wendy is coming... Anyway, he couldn't say the word "picked up".
Whitebeard might really be picking it up, but Wendy’s behavior is definitely not like that. She is quite purposeful.
Because she had already planned how to divide the work when Sabo came in three years, Hawkeye's first reaction was not to think about how to get along with Wendy's future children, but to worry that the other party would want to run away from home after discovering that he had been deceived.
"Sabo is Luffy's older brother." Wendy frowned when she mentioned this, her tone rather regretful, "I also want Luffy to be my child, but Dragon doesn't agree."
Beckman followed his logic and thought: "Dragon is Luffy's father?"
"Yes, he is my first companion! But it doesn't matter if Dragon disagrees, I still have Ace." Wendy said, "He is also Luffy's brother, and his parents are gone. In three years, he will be mine!"
Hawkeye couldn't help but look at her - this was completely beyond the realm of picking up, and was beginning to feel like snatching... But how did this kid suddenly appear again?
"Ace?" Shanks repeated the name subconsciously when he heard it.
He noticed the name because it was the same as the name of his former captain, Pirate King Roger's sword. Roger once said that if he had a child, he would name his son Ace...
"Yeah." Wendy nodded, and then her face became serious as if she had just thought of something. She walked over and pulled Shanks' cloak. Shanks asked a question and saw that Wendy covered her mouth with her other hand, pretending to whisper. She simply ignored the look Hawkeye gave her, bent down and leaned sideways as if listening.
Wendy leaned close to his ear and whispered in a low voice, "Ace is Roger's son, but this is a secret, don't tell anyone else."
But Shanks is her companion and a former crew member of Roger, so he should be able to tell her.
"..." Shanks opened his eyes wide and turned his head to look over in surprise.
Wendy even revealed a slightly smug expression: "But Ace likes me very much and doesn't like him at all, so Ace will probably become my child from now on!"
"...Is that so." Shanks slowly put away the astonishment on his face, smiled, and spoke in the same tone as before, "Then Wendy, you must bring the children to play often in the future. I will miss you."
Beckman's mouth twitched, and he looked at his captain with a dead look - he felt it was hard to say whether Wendy would come or not, and Hawkeye might never want to come again!
"Okay, I'll ask Ace if he wants to come over and play." After saying that, Wendy looked at Hawkeye and saw that he was staring at Shanks with a frown, so she went over and held his hand.
Hawkeye was stunned and looked down at her.
"Are we going to fight again? No more fighting, Mihawk! We've gathered all the supplies on this island and I have nothing to do!" Wendy said with a displeased look on her face, her other hand on her hip, "You still want to accompany me to find the Mourning Glory!"
"..." Hawkeye retracted his previous momentum, sighed, and replied, "I'm not ready to fight."
"Let's go! We still have a lot of things to do." Wendy said as she walked away holding Hawkeye's hand with one hand and leaning on her rose cane with the other.
The two were still chatting when they left.
"By the way, the crab backpack I gave you. The skin is very cute, right?"
“…”
"This is the most precious and lovely skin in my backpack. I'll only give it to you, besides myself."
"Um."
"Hawkeye has really changed a lot." Shanks exclaimed as he watched the two men leave. "How rare! I thought he really just wanted to be alone..."
Beckman chuckled, lit a cigarette, and said in a lazy tone, "After all, who can resist the coquettish behavior of his lovely little fiancée?"
But he wasn't the one who said that...these two were actually no different than they were after they got married, right? Although he could understand Hawkeye's reasons for being so defensive...
"So you should know when to stop joking..." Beckman was scolding his captain when he saw Wendy, who had already returned to her ship, suddenly teleported back with a wooden sign and ran towards him. She then stuck her cane, which was covered with rose petals, into the ground and took out a wreath.
Wendy held up the fresh wreath high and urged Beckman, "Beckman, Beckman, squat down a bit."
Beckman, who was standing there in a daze, came to his senses and realized what Wendy wanted to do. He took the cigarette from his mouth and moved his hand away. He bent down as he was told and let the other party put the wreath on him.
"This is for you. Please tell me more information next time." Wendy did not forget to repeat her purpose, then picked up her cane and ran to the wooden sign and teleported back.
...Did I mention the wreath earlier, leading her to mistakenly think he wanted one too? — Beckman picked up his cigarette again, put on a helpless smile, and waved goodbye to Wendy on the other side of the wooden sign.
Shanks raised his hand and placed it on his shoulder, a smile on his face: "What did you want to warn me just now, Beckman?"
"Unlike your deliberate attempt to interfere, I simply couldn't refuse a cute girl's kindness," Beckman replied calmly. Then, his smile faded a little. "Speaking of which... is there anything wrong with that child named Ace that Wendy mentioned?"
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Author's words: Hawkeye Belike: None of the rivals I pay attention to are innocent.jpg
Actually, it's right for Hawkeye to pay attention. After all, Beckman is a playboy in the setting XD
You can open the Wan Guo dungeon in the next chapter!
PS: The nutrient solution is coming soon! There will be an update tomorrow morning! [Kiss]
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