Chapter 91: Do you like him on the eighth day after returning home?
The eighth day after returning home:
Sengoku's adoption of Rosinante was kept secret, especially since he was still an Admiral, not a Marshal, and his childcare and work duties were certainly separate. Just like how Garp and Wendy's relationship would have remained unknown to the Navy if they hadn't crossed paths later in life.
Rosinante went undercover after becoming a lieutenant colonel. With so many people in the navy, Garp was lucky to remember his own men. He wasn't in charge of deploying troops, so it was impossible for him to recognize them all. Therefore, Garp didn't know Rosinante.
In fact, this is normal. If everyone knew that Rosinante was the adopted son of Sengoku, he would not have been able to go undercover at that time - after all, Doflamingo was engaged in underground transactions, and his intelligence network was no weaker than that of the Four Emperors.
And now... Zhan Guo's mood is very complicated.
Especially after he asked Karp about the whole story in detail.
Garp didn't know much, because Wendy herself didn't know much either. During her time in the Don Quixote family, she'd been busy developing technology and scooping up goodies. She'd been oblivious to the details of transactions, Don Quixote's future plans, and their intrigues, and she hadn't remembered a thing.
This is also the reason why Doflamingo didn't really want to kill Wendy even after he killed his own brother. He could see clearly that Wendy didn't care about these things, but he was angry because Wendy stood on her brother's side and thought he was wrong, and even resisted at the risk of death.
It was also because Wendy looked like a real little girl at the time, and he had no other thoughts of treating her as his own sister or even raising her as his second self, otherwise things would have become more complicated.
Of course, these are things that Sengoku and Garp don't know.
In their eyes, Wendy was young and ignorant and was deceived by Doflamingo. Later, she met the undercover agent Rosinante. However, after Rosinante's identity was exposed and he was killed by Doflamingo, she found a way to escape.
Garp sighed. "Wendy said Rosinante originally gave her something to give to the Navy... but Doflamingo caught up with her and destroyed it."
"That should be... the evidence of Doflamingo's crimes collected by Rossinante during his undercover work." Sengoku sighed deeply.
Wendy didn't mention Law at this point, knowing that the Surgery Fruit couldn't be shared with the Navy. Therefore, from Sengoku's perspective, Wendy's role in this story suddenly increased.
Rossi had suddenly lost contact for over six months, and then gone to that island without permission... Could it be related to Wendy? Zhan Guo, already thinking, "Did they elope?", felt a mixture of emotions.
Even if Garp didn't know about this "elopement," he wasn't much better than Sengoku—why did his little Wendy always run into unreliable people? That Dragon guy was unreliable. He actually left Wendy alone in Rogue Town, leading to her being abducted by Doflamingo (actually, it was the other way around). Later, she finally met a reliable marine, but he was also mission-oriented and died in front of Wendy...
For a moment, both of them sighed with solemn expressions and heavy hearts.
"Rosinante... He's my adopted son." Zhan Guo said, pulling out a document from the bottom of the drawer. After staring at it for a while, he sighed deeply, tore off the ID photo on the document, and handed it to Garp, "This is his photo."
In the photo, the blond young man with no paint on his face is wearing a navy uniform and looking forward with a firm gaze.
Garp was stunned. He took the photo and looked at Zhan Guo with a complicated expression. His mood also became complicated.
In a way... he and Zhan Guo might have become relatives...
"Actually, Hawkeye is... okay. He really values your daughter."
"Well...I think Wendy likes him too. That's all."
Both of them fell silent at the same time.
Because there was suddenly an extra layer of relationship, Sengoku brought in Garp's perspective and understood Garp's concerns - they had been in the navy for so many years, and they understood the essence of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system, and they also knew what kind of person Hawkeye was before. So many navy men died under his command that he was given the title of "Navy Hunter".
Once the Seven Warlords of the Sea system collapses... Hawkeye, who has such a high personal bounty and no personal power of his own, will definitely be the first target of the Navy.
By then, Wendy...
Garp and Sengoku sighed again, not knowing that Wendy herself was several times more dangerous than Hawkeye and that what she wanted to do was even ranked before the most dangerous criminal at the moment (a certain leader of the Revolutionary Army).
Aokiji came in at this time. He had originally come to report to Sengoku, but was stunned when he saw Garp was there. "Vice Admiral Garp is here too... Why do you all have those expressions?"
...Wait, why does my expression change when I look at him? Has he done anything recently?
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Wendy didn't know that the other party's imagination made Aokiji, who destroyed her own wooden sign, bear the blame again. She was pulling Hawkeye to look for the Piranha Plant.
It was when he went home to get some food that he received a letter from Garp, so he changed his route and went to the Naval Headquarters.
When she heard that Zhan Guo wanted to meet her alone, she had question marks in her mind, but she went as he said - after all, it sounded like he was going to take on some solo mission.
Hawkeye had some doubts about this, but he never interfered with Wendy's decisions - the only time he denied it was when Wendy said he would marry her, and the consequences of the denial were now seen.
This was not the first time Wendy met Zhan Guo. The last time she came, she asked Aokiji to create ice to hit her. Zhan Guo saw it and they chatted for a while.
Therefore, when they met this time, she also called out directly and openly: "Uncle Zhan Guo!"
"It's Wendy." Zhan Guo showed a kind smile that was not there before, and walked over and said, "Aren't you busy now? Come with me somewhere."
"Okay." Wendy nodded, then tilted her body to look to the other side, "Is Uncle Garp sparring with Kuzan?"
"Well, don't worry about him. It will be my turn to spar later." Zhan Guo waved his hand and walked to the front. After Wendy caught up, he asked, "Speaking of which...how did Kuzan make you angry before?"
Wendy frowned. "He smashed what I just built! And he won't let me build again. How mean!"
Zhan Guo: "..." It's really bad! Isn't this clearly bullying a little girl? No wonder Wendy has a bad impression of the entire navy!
Wendy followed Zhan Guo all the way to the cemetery.
Wendy immediately grew serious, observing intently—it was the graveyard area! Was he bringing her here to find Little Spook? Could this be the main NPC helping her navigate the collection area where she was stuck?
However, this cemetery does not have that foggy atmosphere, nor does it have fallen gold nuggets, but rather neatly arranged tombstones.
Zhan Guo stopped in front of a tombstone and said, "This is the tomb of Rocinante... After that incident, we found him dead on that island and collected his body."
Wendy was stunned for a moment, staring at the tombstone. Suddenly, she sighed and said in a complaining tone, "Uncle Zhan Guo, you didn't inform me in advance. I would have changed my clothes if you had come here."
"I don't think Rossi would mind that." Zhan Guo looked at her with a kind gaze and handed her a small photo. "I don't have many photos of him here... I hope this one will do."
Wendy took the photo, exclaimed, and after staring at it for a while, she said with emotion, "So this is what you look like..."
Zhan Guo was stunned for a moment, and after he realized what was happening, his mood was even more indescribable - Rossi... When he was undercover, he used oil paint to disguise his face, and he probably never showed his true face to anyone.
Wendy put the photo away, thinking well in her heart: I have found a gift for Luo!
She did not leave immediately, but stood in front of Rocinante's tomb and stared at it. Zhan Guo did not urge her, but stood by and waited for her quietly.
After a long moment, Wendy sighed with regret, "Because he still has unfulfilled wishes, I thought I could see his soul..."
After all, the Mourning Glory mechanism is to help the little scare find toys to fulfill its wishes, and then obtain Mourning Glory as a thank you... In other words, it is to help the ghost realize its wish.
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"Perhaps I have to fulfill his wish before I can see him again. Then I might be able to see him..." Wendy reasoned. After she finished speaking, she turned her head, a little puzzled. "Uncle Zhan Guo, are you crying?"
"...No!" Zhan Guo turned his head away, raised his glasses, wiped his tears, and when he turned back, he had already concealed them. "I was just...blinded by the wind and sand."
"Oh." Wendy nodded in confusion and turned away. Now that she had the photo, she should go find Uncle Cap and board his warship to go to the North Sea to find Luo! She'd bring Luo with her next time! And then she'd change into her own Victorian outfit!
And Zhan Guo accompanied her to find Garp, and asked on the way: "Is Hawkeye good to you?"
Wendy nodded and answered generously, "That's great. I like Mihawk the best."
Zhan Guo: "That's good."
After Wendy left the cemetery, she saw Hawkeye waiting for her there. She ran over quickly and shouted, "Mihawk!"
"Wendy," Hawkeye replied, observing her expression for a moment before glancing at Zhan Guo. He felt relieved. Fortunately, judging by Zhan Guo's attitude, Wendy probably wasn't digging up graves or smashing tombstones for fun... But why did Zhan Guo look like that? Could it be that Wendy had made the dignified Admiral cry?
"What did Zhan Guo call you to do?" Hawkeye couldn't help but ask.
"He took me to see Rosinante's grave." Wendy took out a photo. "He also gave me a photo of Rosinante, which I can give to Luo as a gift later."
...Even if that Rosinante might have had a close relationship with Zhan Guo, was there any need to cry like this? It's been several years... - Hawkeye was a little puzzled, but he didn't know Zhan Guo well, thinking that this might be Zhan Guo's private side. He just looked at Zhan Guo's back as he walked away without delving into it.
He looked at Wendy and found that she was still staring at the photo. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Do you like him?"
"Hmm?" Wendy raised her head, blinked, put the photo away, and then smiled brightly at the man. "I like you!"
"...I didn't ask that." Hawkeye looked away. "Forget it, let's go."
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Author's words: Warring States: Crying cat head again.jpg
Aokiji: So no one is going to happen for me, right?
PS: The nutrient solution is almost there. Anyway, it depends on the situation. I will update once it is full before I go to bed! Everyone can just take a look at it at 9 o'clock in the morning!
PPS: The new cover is the green outfit I got in the Sabaody Archipelago! Isn't it gorgeous? The artist drew it so adorably! I give her a hundred kisses! [Kiss] I'll change the cover when I get new clothes later. All the previous outfits are on the character card for everyone to see.
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