Chapter 32: The Ninth Day of Rebirth Why don’t you go find your mother?
Rebirth Day 9:
When Wendy said this, everyone was shocked, including Ace himself.
Except for Luffy. Luffy looked as if it was a matter of course, thinking that this was a very normal thing.
Because that's how he became Wendy's child, even though his grandfather wouldn't let him acknowledge him.
"...Wait, wait a minute!" Garp said embarrassedly, "Wendy, this is not how you recognize a child..."
He now began to think that Wendy didn't want to recognize Luffy because of the dragon. Maybe she just liked children...
As soon as he opened his mouth, the stunned Ace seemed to wake up, came to his senses, glared at Wendy, and said coldly, "No way!", then stood up and ran away.
"Ah, ran away..." Wendy said with regret.
It looked like adopting a child wasn't an option anymore...was it because she didn't have the mod? Once she reached the next thousand days, she'd search for a mod for adopting a child. She'd grown weary of the old and loved the new; she was starting to find Ace more useful.
Running away is normal! — Garp, standing by, hesitated for a second before finally asking, "Wendy, do you like children?"
If Wendy really likes children...it's not impossible for her to take care of Ace and Luffy...after all, Dadan and his gang are bandits, and Wendy is close to the navy...
"Huh? I don't like it." Wendy said innocently, "I just want them to work for me."
…Wendy was definitely a noble kid! Look at her confident attitude towards asking others to work for her! Even after running away from home and wandering for ten years, her qualities haven't changed!
Garp immediately swallowed back what he was about to say, his face solemn. "No, that won't do! You can come and see them, but they can't go with you! Anyway, I have something else to do and need to leave first. I'll come pick you up later when I find a navy that's suitable for you!"
Oh, I'll have to look around more when I get back... I wonder if any of the new recruits Zefa is suitable. How about taking Wendy to meet them and letting her choose for herself?
Garp took advantage of the situation and ran away. Dadan and his group didn't have time to stop him. They could only watch him run away, leaving them behind one... no, two big troubles!
Dadan looked at the little kid who was picking his nose and had "I'm disobedient" written all over his face, and then looked at the blonde girl who broke into their house with a naive look on her face and a self-righteous attitude as if she was the owner, and he completely fell into emo.
It’s over, this home doesn’t feel like their home anymore!
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Wendy had no intention of settling down here. She wanted to build her own home, and this home would definitely not be in such an inconvenient place as in the mountains!
She simply entered the bandit den, walked around, opened the map, and then looted a bunch of useful things and left.
Some people wanted to stop them, but Dadan stopped them because she was afraid that the other party would release the ghost again.
And even though it's okay for kids like Luffy and Ace, people like Wendy will complain to Garp as soon as they see her. She doesn't want to get into a fight. And if a fight really happens, they might not win...
Anyway, they didn't have anything left at home, so Wendy took it... Damn! Why did this woman even pick up a branch?! Is she trying to rob everything?! What a robber!
Dadan watched as Wendy took away everything she could.
She originally wanted to step forward to stop him, but just as she opened her mouth, she saw Wendy looking at her, her big white lifeless eyes looking at her quietly. Then the hairs on her back could not help but stand on end. She felt like she was being warned, so she immediately shut her mouth and took another step back.
As for Wendy herself...
If you don't stop me, does that mean I can take all these things? — Wendy thought.
Since it was Garp who made the decision, Wendy naturally had no conditions to interfere. She left a few meatballs for Luffy and rubbed his head, saying, "Be good, I'll come to see you next time." Then she quickly walked down the mountain with her walking stick.
Dadan watched from the other side, and only when he could no longer see her back did he look towards Luffy and asked, "Who is she?"
"Wendy is Wendy." Luffy looked puzzled, as if the other party had asked a stupid question.
Dadan: “…” It can be foreseen that this will also be a troublesome child!
They were bandits, so naturally they couldn't raise children properly. For example, Ace stayed with them, but they had long since stopped caring about him, or rather, they had no way of caring about him.
This time, Luffy was thrown over, and they were just going to give him a perfunctory job. Anyway, just give him a bowl of rice and a glass of water every day, and let him figure out the rest! They didn't volunteer to take over these kids in the first place! It was all that old bastard Garp's fault! He didn't even teach his own grandson himself!
"Anyway, you still have that strange blonde woman taking care of you. If you can't stand it, go down the mountain and find your mother!" Dadan roared while chewing meat.
She didn't think of Wendy as Luffy's mother, but simply called her that as a mockery. She said that in the hope of sending this burden, who had been forced upon her, back. Garp didn't care, but he would still intervene when he saw that woman.
Luffy looked at her seriously and said, "Grandpa won't let me recognize Wendy as my mother."
Dadan: “……?”
Wait? Is that ghost woman really his mother?! Will this guy complain to her...
When Dadan was doubting his life and began to feel scared, Luffy stood up. He was not at all discouraged by Dadan's meal arrangement. He was very excited and prepared to go out to find food after finishing the meatballs given by Wendy.
He was originally a left-behind child, neglected by his grandfather. Before Wendy showed up, he'd gone to the mountains to find his own food, eating anything from mushrooms to earthworms, a truly wild child. Because of this, he was so easy to feed that he'd even eat anything unusable that Wendy cooked.
However, his recent activity is not hunting, but following Ace, because he wants to become friends with him. Even though Ace looked unfriendly when they first met, he never looked good again after that, and was determined to get rid of him, so wherever he went was a dangerous area.
Ace, who is only ten years old, is very agile and can climb trees and cross rivers very easily.
After Luffy ran with him for a while, Ace finally stopped in silence, stood on a tree, looked down at him, and said with a cold face: "Why don't you go find your mother?"
"Huh? Are you talking about Wendy? I told you before that grandpa wouldn't let me recognize her." After Luffy finished answering, he continued to shout happily, "Hey, compared to this! Let's be friends!"
...Both the big and the small look like idiots.
Ace remembered the expression on the blonde woman's face when she spoke to him yesterday, and his lips pursed tightly. When he looked at Luffy again, his eyes became even colder.
——These two people clearly know nothing! Yet they are spouting nonsense here!
He stopped talking, turned around and ran away, intending to completely get rid of this burden who had to follow him for some unknown reason.
While Luffy and Ace were chasing each other in dangerous situations, Wendy went out to sea again.
She dedicated herself to getting her own teleportation signs on all the nearby islands. This time, she specifically teleported to the island full of oranges.
It's a pity that the small boat she had docked there was gone, and it looked very likely to have been stolen.
Wendy could only curse and make the boat again, then set off leisurely.
Because she now had less material on her body, she had to do without the mast and steering rudder and used a very simple tool - the oar.
Although it is much slower than a sailboat, it is still possible to travel by taking advantage of the ocean current. Moreover, even if such a simple boat is stolen later, it will not be a big deal.
This time, she set foot in a place she had been to before - Rogue Town.
This island where the Pirate King Roger was executed ten years ago seems to be more prosperous than it was ten years ago. I wonder if it is because of the major event that year that made it famous.
Wendy strolled around the island and finally set up a teleportation sign in front of the execution platform and marked it: [One Piece Execution Site].
She had a reason for doing this. Although the teleportation sign was useful, it would be useless if someone else destroyed it. Therefore, whenever she placed the teleportation sign outside, she would make sure that no one would destroy it.
For example, if she marks it like this, people passing by will naturally not come to damage it because it is a tourist attraction. Moreover, this execution site is also monitored and patrolled by the navy, so it is relatively safe.
After finishing the teleportation sign, Wendy nodded with satisfaction and used it to go back before anyone noticed her.
This time, she had to stop twice before returning to Windmill Village.
After stuffing a portion of meatballs into her mouth, Wendy stretched, took out her walking cane again, and replaced the skin of the rose cane with a cleaning broom before going up the mountain to visit Luffy.
It had been half a month since she left, and she had scared Dadan when she went to the bandit's cabin.
"Are you here to look for Luffy?" Dadan recovered, his voice still a little stammering, and he looked fierce but was actually weak. "He asked for it! It's none of our business!"
Wendy then saw Luffy, whose face was bruised and looked like he had been beaten more than once. She opened her eyes wide in shock and asked, "Did you abuse Luffy?"
"It's not us! He got hurt because he insisted on following Ace!" Dadan protested, pointing at Luffy, "It was your child who ran around! You can't blame us!"
"Wendy Wendy!" Luffy, with a bruised face and nose, didn't take his injuries seriously at all. He went over to Wendy with a smile on his face.
Wendy let him circle around her, looking confused: "Why doesn't Ace want to play with Luffy? Aren't they brothers?"
……ah?
Dadan looked at the innocent look on her face, then at Luffy, and began to wonder inwardly - what's going on? Doesn't this woman know Ace's background? It seems she's not Luffy's biological mother.
Thinking of this, Dadan immediately decided to deceive people - she didn't want more people to know Ace's life experience, because it was dangerous!
But she didn't say it, and Wendy would ask when she was curious.
Wendy gave Luffy a meatball, and Luffy stuffed the meatball in his mouth and went out to find Ace excitedly. Wendy then began to ask Dadan about Ace's life experience.
Because she felt that this must be an important plot.
She was a little annoyed by Wendy's questions, and most importantly, Wendy's constant questioning suddenly took out a flower that reminded her of the psychological trauma of the past. Then she thought that the other party was Garp's family, so it should be okay to tell him... Dadan finally confessed.
"Ace is the son of the devil... Don't tell anyone! If the government finds out, we'll all be doomed!" Dadan said nervously. "Garp will be implicated too! You know you're in big trouble! Do you understand?"
"Son of the Devil?" Wendy blinked, then her eyes lit up as she said confidently, "Then he should be my partner!"
Among the player options in Don't Starve, there is a character named Votox, who is a pure demon.
For players, the word "demon" is not a derogatory term, it is simply a job title.
Dadan looked at her excited expression and vaguely remembered the ghost that followed Wendy when he first met her... Oh no! Could she have encountered a real demon?!
Dadan shook his head, dispelling his outrageous associations, and explained, "It's a title! A title! He is... he is the son of that Roger."
When she spoke the last part, her voice lowered a lot.
"Roger? Roger, the Pirate King?" Wendy tilted her head, frowned, and looked unhappy. "You are lying. I have seen Roger before. He is just an ordinary human."
She was present when the other person was executed! Couldn't she tell if he was human or not?
"It's a description! He's committed countless evil deeds..." Dadan found it tiring to talk to this man and sighed deeply. "The bottom line is, if the government knew about Ace's background, everyone involved would be implicated! Just remember this!"
"I know." Wendy responded, stood up and prepared to leave with a lack of interest. Just as she walked out the door, she saw Ace standing by the door.
The black-haired boy had a sinister look on his face, standing there with his arms folded across his chest. When he saw her looking over, he simply said, "Keep an eye on your son! Don't let him bother me again!"
Wendy was stunned for a moment, then watched Ace run off. She became a little angry. Who would be her son?! Couldn't they just agree on something before talking to her? If not, could they just give her a dialog box with options to choose from?
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Author's words: Wendy, Schrödinger's mother [Cai Gou]
PS: The nutrient solution has been returned, and there is still an update ticket, so there will still be an extra update tomorrow morning, see you at 9 am
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