Chapter 51: Exploration Day 4: Please invite us to the wedding. ...
Day 4 of Exploration:
Although Hawkeye had a vague premonition before, he always felt that nothing would happen so soon... He didn't expect the truth to be revealed to him so soon.
No, I can’t say I didn’t expect it.
In fact, Hawkeye could have ignored Wendy. After all, although Wendy said that they were going to get married in eight months, in fact, the two of them had no other relationship except living in the same place, and the total time they had known each other was no more than two months.
But... Kraikana Island still belongs to the other party after all.
And life on the island... Even though Hawkeye had no intention of taking advantage of Wendy, he still enjoyed the many conveniences brought by her devil fruit ability.
Hawkeye doesn't have many friends, or even very few, and currently only has one: Red-Haired Shanks. Otherwise, he wouldn't have considered retirement after Shanks lost his arm, feeling bored and unable to spar with others in swordplay. He then accepted the World Government's offer to become one of the Shichibukai.
From a selfish point of view, Hawkeye does consider Wendy a companion...but this companion will get into trouble if he is not watching...
Honestly, he had been a little puzzled as to how Wendy had become the sole survivor in the war-torn Kingdom of Sikeari... Now, he thought that while everyone was fighting, she might have been thinking about something and acting alone, playing some random tricks, and when she came back, the country was completely destroyed and she was the only one left.
Hawkeye thought about this and couldn't help but sigh, revealing an expression of some headache.
Forget it. Although there is still more than half a week left in the agreed time...if there is any more strange news tomorrow, I will go and pick her up.
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At the same time, on the other side, Wendy was rubbing parts for Tom and chatting with him.
Tom's two disciples, Fram and Iceberg, also came over and seemed a little surprised to see Wendy there.
"Why are you here? Did you encounter any problems while building the ship... Wait a minute! Was this ship here yesterday?" Fram was shocked when he saw the ship that suddenly appeared.
Bingshan was more composed than him, but he was also a little surprised when he saw the ship. "This ship... is Mr. Tom's design! Mr. Tom, are you demonstrating it to Miss Wendy?"
He thought more about it - was Mr. Tom planning to accept this young lady as his third disciple?
"Hahaha, this is Wendy's masterpiece! She did it all by herself!" Tom praised, his own quirks coming out. "Wendy's a Devil Fruit user. Once she got the blueprints, she could quickly build a ship from the raw materials."
"What..." Bingshan opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at Wendy, "He's actually a Devil Fruit user..."
Although there are quite a few Devil Fruit users in this world, their abilities are unique, and in fact, the proportion of them in the total population is very small, so one Devil Fruit user is still quite conspicuous.
Fram, on the other hand, looked at Wendy in amazement: "I see... What kind of fruit is this? The Shipbuilding Fruit?"
Wendy corrected him: "No, it's the famine fruit."
...Famine Fruit? A devil fruit I've never heard of before... - Bingshan was a little confused, but he didn't know much about devil fruits, so he was just shocked and didn't think there was anything wrong.
"Little Wendy has been so helpful." Kokoro, Tom's studio secretary, came over with food and drinks and placed them next to Wendy, who was rubbing parts with her head down. "Take a break, little Wendy. Don't tire yourself out."
"Okay." Wendy responded, took a look at her own satiety level, and found that it had indeed decreased a lot. She quickly fed herself a meatball, and then began to slowly eat the food given by Kokoro - after all, she could only taste these foods that were not recognized by the system, and it was not even as good as eating the ingredients raw, which at least would cause some changes in the three-dimensional values.
Fram and Iceberg also saw Wendy rubbing the parts in seconds, and both were surprised.
"Not just shipbuilding, but even parts..." Bingshan reacted after a moment of shock. "So, as long as I give Miss Wendy the blueprints, you can quickly make anything?"
"Yes, as long as we have the production blueprint." Wendy was nibbling the curry rice that Kokoro brought over there. She looked very well-behaved, and Kokoro was so moved by her motherly love that she touched her head lovingly.
"Amazing!" Fram's eyes lit up. "Wouldn't that mean we could build a second sea train pretty quickly? By the way, Wendy, after you finish building these, could you help me build my battleship?"
Fram has always had an ambition to design a battleship that can compete with the Sea King class. He has already updated the version and built it to the eighth one.
"Don't bother Miss Wendy with your pile of broken weapons!" Bingshan scolded. Looking at Wendy who was eating and letting Kokoro stroke her fur, he, who was always more meticulous, couldn't help but think more.
With this kind of manufacturing capability...if you get the right blueprints, it's not impossible to mass-produce highly lethal warships...but it's a capability that can easily be exploited or even abused by bad guys.
Thinking of this, Bingshan asked again, "But Wendy, why are you traveling alone? Didn't someone accompany you yesterday?"
"Huh? You mean Mihawk?" Wendy looked over with an innocent look on her face. "He and I went on separate explorations. We agreed to meet up in a week."
Bingshan suddenly realized: "So that's how it is..."
Fram, who was standing by, asked curiously, "Is Mihawk the tough-looking man who was following you yesterday? Is he your brother?"
Wendy, looking very obedient, corrected him in a gentle voice, "No, Mihawk is my marriage partner."
Fram was shocked: "I see!"
Iceberg nodded secretly on the side - it was true.
"So what are you doing in the Seven Water Capital this time?"
"Mihawk needs to fix his boat, so I came over to play."
"What? Why don't you come to us if you need your boat repaired? Next time, have your spouse come over. We can give him a discount! Our shipbuilding technology is top-notch!"
"Okay, okay. I'll go talk to Mihawk later."
Fram started chatting with Wendy about this. A hint of helplessness appeared on his face as he glanced at his junior fellow apprentice - this guy really had no sense of nervousness and didn't understand anything at all... He probably didn't know the value of Hawkeye at all, right?
However, he didn't expect that his previous guess was correct... It seems that Hawkeye has a high probability of choosing to become a Shichibukai and retire because he is getting married.
The Seven Warlords of the Sea were trained by the World Government to counter the Four Emperors in the New World. Although they are all pirates, the Four Emperors have their own vast power and territory, and are feared by the World Government. There are also external bounties on them, but basically they are just for show, and no one can capture the Four Emperors to exchange for the bounty...
The Seven Warlords of the Sea were cultivated by the World Government to create a buffer zone. They are the best pirates under the Four Emperors. It is not so much that they are fighting against the Four Emperors, but rather that they are afraid that the Seven Warlords of the Sea will further expand the pirate forces after joining the Four Emperors and bring trouble to the World Government.
In fact, he was a little surprised when he learned that Hawkeye had become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. After all, Hawkeye's own strength was there, and the bounty amount alone was comparable to that of the Four Emperors. The only difference was that he was a lone fighter without any companions... But now he understood - men with families are always different.
Hawkeye did build a family, but the reasons and process were completely different.
But no one here would speak up for him, and everyone even started asking about Wendy's wedding.
Wendy also answered them honestly: "We will get married in eight months. But I don't know the details of the wedding."
I wonder if there will be a wedding cutscene after loading the mod... I think there should be. After all, there's no marriage certificate here, so it should be a very formal affair. - Wendy thought.
The man should be arranging the wedding arrangements! — The others who were listening thought.
"Please invite us to your wedding, little Wendy," Kokoro said with a smile, and mentioned something, "The Seven Waters City will be holding a mask carnival in a few days. You can attend it with your spouse."
Wendy tilted her head, her eyes widening. "Mask Carnival?"
***
In the two days that followed, Hawkeye didn't hear any news like "most of the ships docked on the beach disappeared overnight." He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Wendy would still restrain herself.
He didn't know that Wendy had been hanging out in Tom's studio these past two days. Tom took her to the Shipwreck Island and had a great time smashing things there.
However, because he kept thinking about this matter, he found that even if Wendy was not around, she seemed to be everywhere... Although only four days had passed, Hawkeye had already considered looking for Wendy in advance.
Today, the annual Mask Carnival kicked off in the Seven Waters City. People were walking around the streets, many wearing masks as disguises, making it more difficult to find them...
Hearing footsteps behind him, he paused, stopped, and looked back as if he had realized something.
The blonde girl had two braids, her hair was tied up a little on top and tied with a lavender ribbon. The flower in her hair was replaced with a white flower. She was wearing a little black dress, a butterfly-shaped mask on her face, and a gorgeously decorated clown cane in her hand. She ran towards him with a smile on her face and small ribbons flying all the way, shouting loudly: "Mihawk!"
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The author has something to say: When Hawkeye was still unaware, the news of the marriage had already spread quietly [Cai Gou]
Wendy's skin is a Masquerade, which is very suitable for the Mask Carnival. When I saw it, I thought I must write about its appearance in Water Seven! Actually, the illustration is average, not as good-looking as the other skins, but the setting is so atmospheric!
PS: The nutrient solution is almost here again… As long as I pass 90,000 tomorrow morning, there will be an extra update! Damn, it feels like I only update once every few days…
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