Chapter 89: Sixth Day After Returning Home, Your Attention Should Be on Me...
Day 6 after returning home:
Wendy proposed the idea of the Four Emperors, but quickly put it aside. Before that, she needed to build Pluto, but Pluto still needed a lot of materials, and the process of gathering them looked quite long. She could just take her time with the main storyline!
Wendy wasn't in a rush. She hadn't found Nico Robin yet. She was rumored to be in the West Sea, and she had only explored the East and North Seas.
She specially returned to Windmill Village and went to the tavern to talk to Makino about the wedding five years later.
The village chief, who happened to be in the tavern, couldn't help but ask, "Is it confirmed this time? Will it be postponed again?"
"Probably not. If he changes his mind again this time, I won't marry him!" Wendy's expression became solemn at the end.
Makino thought Wendy was in a good mood. Even if Hawkeye really postponed the wedding because of Mr. Garp, it was because he couldn't handle the pressure, and it was wrong to hurt Wendy. The first time was understandable, but a second time was unacceptable! It would be better to find someone else!
"Okay, then five years later when you decide on the wedding venue, we will go wherever we can." Makino smiled gently.
The village chief came over out of curiosity and asked, "But Wendy, did Garp agree this time?"
Although they saw Wendy coming and knew that Wendy was just Garp's relative and not his biological daughter...but in this world, everyone's kinship is not entirely based on blood ties. After reading that in the newspaper, they believed that Garp adopted Wendy.
"Huh? I haven't informed Uncle Garp yet." Wendy blinked.
"..." The village chief and Makino looked at each other, feeling a little worried at the same time - would there be any problems with the wedding date again?
"Makino, remember to notify everyone for me," Wendy said, holding Makino's hand. "And prepare gifts for me in advance."
"Alright, I'll notify everyone," Makino agreed with a smile. Then, his expression changed, and he lowered his voice and instructed earnestly, "If Mr. Garp disagrees, let Hawkeye persuade him. Don't take the lead yourself. Got it?"
Wendy was stunned. Although she didn't quite understand, she still agreed obediently.
After handing over the task of notifying the wedding news to Makino, she ran to Mount Korpo to find Ace and Luffy.
The two hadn't seen Wendy for a long time and were very happy to see her.
Luffy rushed over and ran around Wendy in circles, chattering, "Wendy, Wendy! Dadan said you went to the Sabaody Archipelago! Is it fun there?"
"I went to the New World... oh, and I met Shanks." Wendy said, holding down Luffy who was still running in circles.
Due to inertia, Luffy was stretched a lot. After Wendy let go, he shrank and rushed forward for a while before stopping.
But as soon as he stopped, he ran towards Wendy with shining eyes: "What?! Did you see Shanks?!"
"Well, this time I went with Mihawk." Wendy sat down, and the two little ones went over and sat next to her, one on each side, listening to her talk about how she met Shanks.
She has never been a storyteller, and every time she tells a story, it becomes a dry review of the past events. But Luffy is a child who is very supportive and easily satisfied. He keeps shouting over there, and the atmosphere is very lively.
Ace, on the other hand, was focused on other things, his expression becoming somewhat serious. "You went with that guy called Mihawk? Are you still going to get married?"
Ace had seen the newspaper back then, too. Wendy had canceled the wedding, and Ace had already secretly decided that when he grew up and went out to sea, he would go and get her back. Unexpectedly, he saw the news in the newspaper again, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Wendy nodded, "But Mihawk and I's wedding won't be until five years from now. You guys can come and play then."
It actually became five years later? — Ace was stunned, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
Luffy on the side was more direct than him: "Why does he keep changing? Hey, Wendy, why don't you just marry Shanks."
"Shanks said that too. I don't mind having him as an extra person, but Mihawk disagrees."
Dadan, watching from the sidelines, nearly bumped his head against a tree, staring in disbelief—how could this even happen?! Aren't Hawkeye and Red Hair friends? Is this how it works?! It's only natural to disagree! And you don't even care!
"Hey - that's so stingy!" Luffy frowned, "If I marry Wendy, then Wendy can marry Ace and Sabo."
Ace crossed his arms and nodded seriously - at least if they married Wendy, they would definitely not go back on their word.
Dadan stood up tremblingly, holding on to the tree: "..." No! You don't even know what marriage is!
You two idiot boys! What are you three brothers doing marrying into that family?! Are you playing house together?
"That won't work. I've already made an agreement with Mihawk, and I don't want to lose him. But as for the parent-child mod, I can start it in two years. Then I can adopt a child." Wendy looked at them expectantly and said in a firm tone, "Then you will all be my children!"
...Although he'd thought before that if Wendy didn't have children and really wanted one, he could take over...but this person just told her straight away, without even bothering to ask for anyone's opinion! —Ace was a little shocked, but also not surprised. "Okay, okay." Luffy agreed without a hitch.
When Ace came to his senses, he couldn't help but yell at his brother: "Don't agree so quickly! And your father won't agree!"
"Yes, there is also this question." Wendy's face became serious, and she instructed Luffy, "Let's do this quietly. You can't tell Dragon."
Luffy frowned, his eyes clear and blank: "Who is Long?"
Ace's mouth twitched, and he was too tired to complain: "He's your father, you shouldn't forget that so easily, right?"
Luffy: "Oh, I see. I won't tell."
Wendy: "Okay, then after I load the parent-child mod, I'll bring you along too. Let's make a pinky promise."
The two people who were mistaken for mother and child at the beginning have successfully reached a mother-child agreement without considering the child's biological father, and then they both looked at Ace.
"...What are you doing?" Being stared at by similar eyes, Ace couldn't help but take a step back.
"Now Sabo and Luffy are my reserved children, Ace, you can come too." Wendy said as a matter of course.
"What? Sabo already is?" Ace was a little shocked. After a moment of silence, he said sullenly, "Then you actually already have enough children. Is it okay for me not to be your child?"
"That won't do!" Wendy said, her hands on her hips, looking a little angry. She stood up suddenly, and took out a big ham stick in her hand, which made Luffy beside her greedy. "Tell me, if you don't want to be my child, whose child do you want to be? I'm going to duel him!"
"No one! Why do we still need a duel?" Ace turned his head away, avoiding eye contact with the other party, and muttered in a low voice, "Except for you, no one would want me to be a child..."
Apart from this strange Wendy, no one had any expectations for his future...
"...Forget it." Ace's awkwardness hadn't completely subsided, but he still replied, "If you need a child that badly...I can be your child."
After all, Sabo is studying with Dragon, Luffy is still young, and it is not known whether Wendy's marriage partner is reliable. Judging from the newspaper, the old man is useless... He still has to keep an eye on it.
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Wendy had reported this trip to Hawkeye, saying that her purpose was to inform everyone in Windmill Village about the wedding.
Then she came back and excitedly reported to Hawkeye again: "Ace and Luffy have agreed to be my children!"
Hawkeye: "..." What on earth was she doing there? She came back with two more children... And Luffy is the son of the leader of the revolutionary army, right?
With this in mind, Hawkeye asked, "Has the leader of the revolutionary army agreed?"
Wendy shook her head: "No, Luffy and I agreed to keep it a secret and not tell Dragon."
Hawkeye: “…” Is this okay?
He wasn't too concerned about the leader of the Revolutionary Army right now. After all, Wendy was almost Garp's daughter now. After someone started the rumor, neither the father nor the daughter thought it was wrong, and no one raised any objections...
Even now... the son of the revolutionary army leader will recognize Wendy as his mother. She also has a noble son in the revolutionary army. If she climbs higher in the revolutionary army in the future... I'm afraid some people will believe that she is the real leader of the revolutionary army and that Long is a smokescreen.
However, no one from Hawkeye, Wendy, or the three children who were about to take over raised the question of how their relationship with Hawkeye should be resolved.
After all, in terms of the ethics of this world, parent-child relationships do not necessarily require blood ties, and this kind of relationship is not shared, and everyone has their own opinions.
"I know that Luffy is the son of the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and Sabo is the son of a noble in the Goa Kingdom. What about Ace?" Hawkeye asked with concern.
The main concern is that she might kidnap a child whose parents are in conflict.
"Ace is Roger's son. This is a secret, don't tell anyone else." Wendy said seriously at the end.
Hawkeye, caught off guard by this news, showed a hint of astonishment on his face. Roger? Roger, the Pirate King? Did he have any descendants?
But he quickly realized that this was probably related to Garp. Besides Garp, no one else could stop him from being surrounded by the navy...
After asking Wendy a few more questions, Hawkeye confirmed his guess, and then remembered another thing...
"Who else knows about this?"
"You, me, Luffy, Sabo, Ace, Uncle Garp... ah, and Shanks!"
"...You were the one who said that about the red-haired girl?"
"Yeah, don't worry, I asked Shanks to keep it a secret."
Hawkeye said nothing, just glanced at her.
He didn't think Ace would be any trouble... What a joke. Compared to Wendy herself, Ace's identity was nothing.
After reporting, Wendy happily took the special products given by Makino and the special skins dropped by Ace and Luffy from hunting and put them into the box, perfectly embodying her image of never leaving empty-handed.
Just as she finished tidying up, a guest came to the house - it was Karp who had said before that he would come in person.
When Cap came to the door, he took off his navy uniform and wore a floral shirt and slippers, looking like an ordinary old man visiting.
He even looked around with a critical eye along the way...When he saw the large field and Hawkeye who was helping to hoe the field, he couldn't help but fall silent.
He thought of the cultivated fields around his home and felt as if he understood why Wendy liked Hawkeye so much...
Karp originally wanted to find fault, but after looking around, he found that there was not much to find.
After packing up her things, Wendy came over happily and announced the wedding to him.
"Mihawk and I are getting married in five years. Uncle Garp, you have to come to the wedding and bring me a gift."
Garp really wanted to say, "Are you sure he's the one? Why don't you try someone else?" But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he couldn't choose another one... and he thought of Doflamingo at the previous meeting and the red-haired man who led his grandson astray. He was no match for Hawkeye.
Although he can express his disagreement by glaring at Hawkeye, he will not contradict Wendy.
Therefore, Garp could only sigh and ask, "Hawkeye said you were looking for me? What happened?"
"Yeah! I want to go to the North Sea!" Wendy said, "Uncle Cap, do you have any seastone I can use? I want to go straight there."
"We need to cross the Calm Belt..." Garp understood. "If you just want to go, you can apply. Then you can go with the warship on the mission."
This was just a small matter, and Garp could finalize it quickly. When Wendy said she wanted to go with Hawkeye, he had no choice but to agree - because in his eyes, Wendy was a delicate and cute little girl, and with Hawkeye by her side, she didn't have to worry about her safety.
But speaking of Beihai, he also had another question: "Speaking of which... do you know Doflamingo?"
"Ah, yes." Wendy nodded. "After I went to Rogue Town to look for Long and separated from him, I met Dover."
Wendy was not one to hide things, so when Cap asked, she answered truthfully.
Then Cap was in a state of shock.
"What?! You actually joined the Don Quixote family!?"
"What?! There's something about the navy?! So that's why you came back and asked for the navy..."
"What!? Go pick up the child? Where's the child? Whose... Oh, it's not your biological child. It's okay."
Garp was startled and his voice was so loud that Hawkeye, who was staying outside to give the two of them a private conversation, could hear it clearly.
Fortunately, after this stage, everything finally quieted down again.
After a while, the two of them came out one after the other.
Wendy was the one in front, and she ran straight towards Hawkeye, looking unhappy and said, "Did you fight with Dover?"
...This naval hero really doesn't keep his mouth shut.
Hawkeye nodded and looked at her: "Are you unhappy?"
"Of course I'm going to be angry!" Wendy crossed her arms, looking a little annoyed. "Last time, he ignored me when he was fighting with Shanks. Mihawk, your attention should be on me!"
"...Yeah." Hawkeye agreed, his expression softening. "Got it. I won't do that again."
"That's better." Wendy was immediately coaxed and happily went over to squeeze into his arms.
Garp, who was ignored the whole time, said: "..." Is it because these two people are so used to living in this place that they forgot that there are other people here?
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Author's words: Garp wanted to find fault with his son-in-law, but found it difficult to do so [dog head]
Garp then reported this to Sengoku, causing Sengoku to change his mindset. [Sunglasses]
I can go find Luo right away! Wendy is still thinking about asking Luo to revive her once [Cooked Dog]
PS: There will be an extra update tomorrow morning! See you tomorrow morning!
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