One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 220: Annina's Nature

In this sea, the truly powerful ones are a group of non-humans. Some monsters can even survive after being stabbed in the heart. To kill them, you need to inflict several fatal injuries to be 100% sure of success.

Although Ross didn't understand how he reached that inhuman threshold, as his understanding of devil fruits deepened, he had a growing feeling.

That feeling will become clearer and clearer as time goes by. Judging from the situation, I will be able to completely grasp it in three years at the latest.

What is that? Is it a leap in the level of the emperor's life, or a "second awakening" after the extreme development of the devil fruit?
The so-called second awakening is Ross's theoretical name. When the blood in his body can completely turn into an inhuman green color, will there be a huge change?

Rose called it the second awakening of the devil fruit, which was very simple and crude.

"Okay, you tell me a time. I can be with you anytime! At worst, I can ask Brother Kong for leave. If he hears it's your request, he will definitely approve it!"

Cap said this, winking at Ross, almost saying that he must wait until after this special vacation to bother him again, so that they can have fun again.

Although Garp is still righteous as he gets older, he has lost the passion of his youth. Unless there are serious situations, he prefers to eat, drink, have fun and look for new lieutenants.

Kuzan is his next adjutant, and he will take up the post immediately after he graduates from the second elite training camp!

"I really can't do anything about you. Okay, I'll listen to you. After your vacation, I'll find you directly. In exchange, I'll be fully responsible for the supply and maintenance of your warship for the next two months. Is that okay?"

"That's a great feeling, ahahaha!"

Cap touched the back of his head and laughed out loud. He was very satisfied with Ross's arrangement. He was worthy of being a friend he recognized.

Ross shook his head and looked through Cap to the little head sticking out from the stairs behind him. He saw his little daughter Annina sticking her head out and looking at Cap's back, wondering what she was thinking.

He was a little confused. If he remembered correctly, Annina's dream was not to join the navy, but to be a disciplinary officer.

Because of this, he planned to set up such a department just for Annina, called the Public Security Bureau, which would directly replace the navy and radiate outward from Yun Island, responsible for maintaining public security and stability.

Rather than a stationed branch of the Navy, the Sheriff's Office will protect any island that is willing to build a NASDAQ orphanage on the island.

But this will be a long journey, so don't rush.

On the other side, when Annina saw her father's gaze, she shrank her head, patted her chest and left.

She admired every strong man on the sea, even pirates.

She trotted all the way to her room on the second floor. The decoration in this small room did not suit the aesthetic taste of a little girl at all.

There were no dolls, no cute cribs, no little skirts hanging for showing off and admiring.

All it had were weapon models and exquisite figurines, the walls were covered with newspapers she had cut herself, and the simple wardrobe was filled with smart outfits.

Figures of big names like the Supreme Sword Kusukimi, Sakura Jukuki, Ace, Griffin, Shiki, Newgate, Linlin, Sora, Garp, Sengoku, etc.

They are arranged in two camps, all carved and colored from the finest processed clouds.

The contents of those newspapers were even more explosive.

"Dessert Kingdom? Big Mom Charlotte Linlin officially announced the establishment of a kingdom. Will the pirates usher in a new era?"

"The legendary pirates have become a thing of the past. They should now be called the Pirate Emperor!"

These are two newspapers from more than a year ago, from the World Economic News. Because of these two newspapers, the sea has begun to give the legendary pirate of the New World the title of Emperor.

However, the scope is still within the Grand Line, and almost no one in the world acknowledges this fact. Most people still regard them as the pirates of the past.

Annina walked over, picked up Charlotte Lingling's beautiful figurine, and stared at the information about her founding country in a daze.

She understood a truth very early on: order is always based on absolute force, and fairness is for others to see, not to restrain oneself.

Fist strength is power!

"Brother, you'd better be willing to listen to your sister's explanation, and I hope you will abide by the agreement of cheating!"

"Crack!"

Annina put Charlotte Linlin's figurine away, looked at Shiqi, whom she once admired slightly, with disdain, picked it up and crushed it with one hand.

The quality of processed cloud is very good, at least about the same hardness as stone. It is a kind of cloud that does not look like a cloud.

But even such a piece of stone was easily crushed into powder by Annina.

A loser, not worthy of staying in her room for her to look at every morning!
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After chatting with Cap for a while, Ross said goodbye to him. He first spent some time with his three wives, then got up to look for Zefa who was looking at a house in a residential area.

He has been a busy man these days, and was dragged by his wife Shirley to look around everywhere. Soon, they decided to settle down here.

Originally, Zefa planned to discuss this matter with Shirley after he retired, but he didn't expect it to be settled so easily.

Ross let them choose a piece of land or a ready-made house they liked, and he would buy it out of his own pocket and wait for them to move in.

Just as Ross went to find Zefa to discuss, on the other side, a luxurious boat docked at the port, and a magical team came down from it.

Humans and fishmen.

"I haven't been back for a long time. I still remember when I was washed here as a child, Cloud Island was still a bare piece, with basically not many buildings. Now it's so lively."

Jinbei grinned, revealing two sharp inverted teeth, and smiled happily. The island became more beautiful than before.

Beside Alexander, Little Hawkeye also looked around, very curious about this island made entirely of clouds, but pretended not to care and asked:
"I heard that you have an uncle who is a swordsman and is very famous in the Grand Line. Is he back? I want to try to fight him."

"Him? I don't know. I heard from my brother that he went to the navy to pick up girls. To accept disciples? Is that what he said?"

Alexander was not very clear about the situation of his elusive uncle, but he enthusiastically said to Jinbei:

"Jinbei, remember what I told you before? Let Cloud Island and Fishman Island open up trade. My brother is right at home. Let's go over and have a talk then! With me here, success is guaranteed!"

"Thank you. I thank you for your generosity, Alexander, on behalf of Fishman Island. Brother Tiger and the others will be very happy when they receive the news. Then, no one in Fishman Street will go hungry again."

Jinbei said solemnly, wiping the tears that suddenly appeared from the corners of his eyes with his arm, and his dry skin became moist due to the excitement.

There is no shortage of food on Fishman Island, but there is in Fishman Street. Even Brother Tiger can't do much about it. If there is a rich and stable trade route, the environment in Fishman Street will definitely become better.

Next to her, Bu Ding hugged Alexander's arm with her thin arms. She wanted to say something, but she didn't bother to disturb them because they were chatting so happily. She wanted to play on that very tall thing over there. The building was like a wheel that never stopped, with small houses hanging on it.

Buting hopes Alexander can take her to play that.

"Let's go, let's go back to my house to register and arrange a place to stay. Then you can move around freely. All your expenses can be charged to my account!"

"Oh yeah, long live the captain!"

"Great, Boss Alexander, Qinghai is really amazing!"

The remaining two crew members, Ah Si and Enelu, cheered wildly. They were definitely the most fun combination in the entire team. Even Alexander felt a little inferior to them.

"Hey, isn't this my idiot brother? He's back? Are you planning to go out and play again or stay to inherit the family business?"

"Mona, he..."

"Don't speak up for him! Humph, one by one they left me at home, let me tell you what happened to him!"

Originally, Barrett wanted to persuade Mona not to say such harsh words, but was directly refuted.

After she finished speaking, Mona first floated down from Barrett's shoulder, stood in front of Alexander, stretched out her hand, and waved at him.

"Ok?"

"Ok!"

"Ok?"

"Hey, sister, just tell me what you mean..."

Alexander was a little confused and smiled awkwardly. He did not have any emotions about Mona's words. Instead, he could understand Mona's behavior.

Because he was once the current Mona, trapped in one place and unable to go out, still thinking about his good friend Jinbe. It was not until he was able to leave that he realized the difference between freedom and prison.

What's more, Mona is his sister. It's just some unpleasant words. As long as it's not any substantial action, it will pass after one or two times.

Mona also understood, so after a symbolic complaint, she asked her second brother for something.

However, she never expected that her second brother did not understand what this meant, even though the three siblings had often done this to their father, Sakaski, and Mokasi.

Isn't it obvious that you are asking for a gift?

"Brother Yatuo always brings gifts to his beloved sister every time he comes back. Other brothers and sisters also get a share. What about you, my forgetful second brother!"

Mona emphasized the pronunciation of the last few words and her expression became playful, but she didn't care. After all, it was enough for her to see Alexander embarrassed in front of his brothers and sisters.

Alexander scratched the back of his head, his eyes a little vague, it seemed... that was indeed the case.

Bringing gifts to everyone after returning from a long trip is a tradition of the Nasdaq family. The first to take the lead was his father, and then Sakaski and his generation.

In their generation, it seems that only the eldest brother Yatuo is left, and he has completely forgotten about this matter.

But it’s not too late to mend the situation!

Soon, after a series of brainstorming, Alexander stood up and said:

"Of course! How could I forget? I brought back some special items from every place I traveled to. Wait, I'll pick one for you on the spot!"

After saying this, he first gently took away Bu Ding's arms that were holding him, and then ran out like the wind, heading straight for his boat.

It was at this time that Mona noticed the thin Bu Ding. She was not very pretty and was only average among the girls she had seen, much worse than her sister-in-law Olivia.

She is so skinny. Judging from her appearance just now, she will be my future sister-in-law if nothing unexpected happens. I really don’t know how my second brother could fall in love with such a girl. His aesthetic taste is really weird.

"Barrett, bag!"

"Ah."

After Mona said that, Barrett slowly took off the backpack on his back. It was more than one meter high and wide, enough to hold a lot of things, and even enough for Mona to sit in it.

Mona opened her backpack, took out a brand new gemstone necklace, handed it directly to Buting and said:
"Here, a gift for meeting you. I just got this from a gem craftsman in the West Sea today. I've been waiting for two months for this. You must cherish it!"

In fact, not really. This necklace was a luxury item that she had just bought from a merchant on a merchant ship today. Needless to say, its origin, and the price of 1.3 million Baileys explained it all.

This was originally an auction item, but because of her status, the merchant sold it for a fixed price.

"Haha!"

Bu Ding carefully took the jewel necklace given by Mona and made a very excited and happy sound.

But she didn't take it directly. Instead, she gave an apologetic smile and glanced secretly towards their adventure ship.

She would rather have Alexander help her wear the jewel necklace.

Mona didn't care. She then looked at the other people and planned to give them one as well. After all, they were all her brother's crew members and she couldn't favor one over the other.

But at this moment they were all shocked by Barrett's tall stature and the aura he unconsciously exuded, and they all stood there in a daze, not knowing what they were thinking.

Taking this opportunity, Mona began to rummage through her backpack and took out a few exquisite handicrafts to give away as gifts.

"Here it comes, take a look. Do you like this? This is something we found from a lost underwater ruin. It's a bit old, but it's definitely good enough!"

Soon, Alexander came down holding a strange black stone statue. The object he carved was definitely not any modern creature, but more like a product of fantasy - a one-eyed giant deer.

Its craftsmanship is very high, the carving is lifelike, and if you look closely you can see very delicate patterns.

The most crucial thing is its single eye, which seems to be carefully carved from a blood-red gem, and there is a strange little creature inside.

Bugs? Or something else.

"It's just barely okay. It would be better if this gem was removed. I quite like this gem. It's like the heart of an exploding firework."

Mona took the statue and gave it a high evaluation, then put it in her backpack, stuffed the prepared gifts into Alexander's arms and said:
"I'll trouble you with these things, brother. I'll go tell my second aunt that you found her a daughter-in-law. Bye~"

(End of this chapter)