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

Chapter 251 Devil Fruit: Sneak Attack!
Do you know how damaging a deep kiss can be to a virgin?

It's like opening the window on an autumn morning and seeing snowflakes, and you happen to be wearing thin pants with your chest exposed, and the wind blows past you, and a sense of wakefulness instantly surges into your heart.

Barrett didn't move, completely under Mona's control.

It was not until the cherry-colored sunset disappeared with the setting of the morning sun that the girl in his arms let go of him. She held his clothes tightly with both hands, leaned on his chest, squinted her eyes and pretended to fall asleep.

The nights were very cold. It was snowing all day long on the Winter Island of the Grand Line. On nights when the bright moon was obscured by mist, the temperature could reach a terrifying level of more than 20 degrees below zero.

Without a safe haven, no matter how strong-willed ordinary people are, they cannot resist the majesty of nature.

Barrett sat on the hillside, using his domineering power to shield Mona in his arms from the wind and snow.

His big hands pinched her small feet to put her in a more comfortable position, turning himself into an immovable cradle.

Today is his best day, just like when Ross started a new life for him.

…………

“This day has finally come.”

East China Sea, Yun Island, watching the newsgull leave, Ross had two more photos in his hand.

The above is the scene where Mona kisses Barrett in the cherry-colored sunset, and the scene where Barrett protects Mona and helps her fall asleep in the snow.

If he were a few years younger, Ross might have been sulking about this for a long time. Even if he had acquiesced to everything, he would still feel unhappy.

"Um...Grandpa, what are they doing?"

Holding Robin, who was almost one year old, in one hand, she sucked her little hand and spoke intermittently, thinking for a while before speaking each time.

Ross chuckled and put the photo away as a souvenir. He then patted Little Robin's head and said,
"They are doing things that only adults can do, little Robin. When you grow up, there will be a boy like this by your side."

But after Robin was born, Ross became more relaxed, and Barrett was a perfect partner, so why could he be angry about this?
Robin's little head was filled with big doubts.

What is this thing that only adults can do?
Isn't it the same as when grandpa holds me? Is there something else?
"Okay, let's not think about this anymore. Come on, Robin, which book do you want to listen to now?"

Ross changed the subject, holding Robin and sitting on the chair in the office. He moved the pile of documents away and took out a few books from the drawer.

Robin didn't hesitate for long. He picked one at a glance and pointed at it.
"Grandpa, that, that!"

She couldn't recognize the names on the book at all, but she was interested in it just by looking at the picture on the cover.

It was a book with an ancient monument printed on it, and the title of the book was printed on it:
Six Hundred Years of the Great Route

Although the title looks like a serious history book, it is actually an enlightenment book for children, which briefly introduces the interesting historical events that happened during the six hundred years of the Great Route.

Like Normandy's Travels, it was also compiled by a great man who loved adventure, and there was also a more detailed volume aimed at scholars and aristocrats.

"It seems that little Robin is more like your mother. Okay, grandpa will read this book to you today."

Ross did not stop Robin's hobby. She put away the other few specially selected books and spread the book she chose on the desk.

Robin was puzzled, so she asked:

"Why, you look like mom, but not like dad or grandpa?"

"Because you have the same hobbies as her. You will definitely be an outstanding scholar when you grow up."

"Scholar, what is it?"

"He is a very smart man!"

Ross gave little Robin a word that he could understand, "smart". In little Robin's mind now, smart means good.

Hearing Ross's answer, Robin clapped happily. She liked being a smart child. Just because of this question and answer, she developed a love for the book, not just a simple interest.

Ross said no more, slowly turned the pages of the book and told the story.

Outside the office door, two figures, a man and a woman, quietly opened the door and watched the daily life of the grandfather and grandson inside.

"My dear, my child will definitely become an excellent scholar like you in the future!"

Yatuo put his arm around Olivia's waist and spoke slowly. He was quite strong, so he could hear the conversation between Ross and Robin clearly.

"Well, but it would be nice if she could follow you and become a businessman, or something else. Being a scholar... isn't actually a good dream."

Olivia looked relieved, but she spoke words of frustration, and she didn't want Robin to follow her path in the future.

This was not what she had initially thought.

These days, in order to accompany himself after giving birth, Yatuo has entrusted all his belongings to Luo Er, who has been with him all year round.

In fact, she has figured it out. Living a good life now is much more important than dreams. Especially after little Robin was born, this idea grew as she grew up.

If little Robin becomes an outstanding scholar in the future, as her knowledge deepens and her influence increases, she will inevitably become curious about the blank hundred years.

It didn't matter if she took risks herself, but only after experiencing that kind of life would she not want Robin to repeat the experiences she had.

"Really...see if she likes it. With her father around, it won't be difficult for Robin to do anything she wants in the future. She has many more choices than I do."

Yatuo sighed, this is the benefit of being loved by someone.

He understood what his wife Olivia was worried about. It was just a blank hundred years. He firmly believed that his father must have that thing.

Olivia's worries were completely unnecessary. Even the old scholars at Clover would take decades to study a text.

He was not confident enough to think that his daughter could be more capable than a group of people. It was enough as long as she could handle things sensibly.

"By the way, when are you going to leave? Can I come with you?"

"Let's wait for another two months. As for following, forget it. You stay at home with Robin. Although she doesn't have to worry at all with her father around, she can't live without a childhood without her parents."

Yatuo said this in a tone that left no room for rejection.

He himself had a happy childhood, so he naturally understood what such a childhood meant to a child.

"Don't worry, I'll come back often. Once the fourth brother's research comes out, I won't have to run errands to make the Nasdaq Chamber of Commerce flourish again."

Looking at Olivia who was obviously very upset, Yatuo tried to comfort her.

With the return of his father, the fourth child also returned home after a long time and is now attempting a great project.

Once the project is completed, the entire four seas and even the great routes will see a new dominance and pattern.

By then, even if Yatuo gave up his business, the family could still generate at least 10 billion Baileys in revenue every year or even more!
Sometimes he couldn't help but sigh that the changes that technology has brought about in the times are really huge.

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"Have you not eaten yet, Smoker? Are you capable of this? You can't beat my one hand with your two hands, ahahahaha!"

On the training ground, Annina and Smoker sat opposite each other, arm wrestling on a stone table.

A large group of children were making noises around them:

"Come on, Smoker, don't give up so easily!"

"Big Sister Annina is so powerful! She defeated Smoker with just one hand!"

"Smoker, be a man and believe in yourself!"

Facing the children's attitude, Smoker held Annina's hand with both hands, his little eyebrows even bulged with veins, and he gritted his teeth and shouted loudly:
"I'm so annoyed! Come and try if you can, damn it..."

On the other side, although Annina spoke lightly, her frown betrayed her true self.

Without using the Armament Haki, her physical fitness is only slightly better than Smoker's.

Smoker's crazy exercise and diet these days have already surpassed her brother Lucas. In a wrestling situation, one hand against two hands is obviously too much.

But she couldn't lower her requirements. After all, if they fought with one hand, the ending would be no suspense and Smoker would definitely be beaten badly by her.

She hopes to use her personal charm to conquer this talented little brother and make him her right-hand man in eradicating evil in the future!

Annina could see that Smoker was actually the same type of person as her, but his purity was too low, even lower than that of Brother Sakaski.

For this purpose, she also specifically asked her father and Uncle Mockaxi about Smoker's life experience.

After learning about his past, she wanted to play with this little brother even more.

If you want to win over people like her, style is secondary; strength and fists are the main personal charm!
This was her fifth wrestling match with Smoker.

"bump!"

"Click~"

There was a loud bang, accompanied by the sound of a stone table breaking. Annina smiled and slammed Smoker's hand heavily on the stone table.

Blood is the medal that the victor gives to the loser.

Smoker's flesh was cut by the cracked stone, but he didn't care. Instead, he loosened his grip on Annina's hand and stared blankly at his wound.

"oh~~~~"

There was a burst of wailing from the scene, they felt sad for the defeated Smoker.

Naturally, there were cheers for the winner, Annina:
“Oh!!!!”

"Big Sister is the most powerful, invincible!"

"Big sister, can you please sign an autograph for me? Just sign it on my chest. I want to look up to you every day!"

Annina raised her head proudly and enjoyed the cheers, then looked provocatively at her brother Lucas who was standing silently in the crowd, showing her strength as a sister.

These children were students Ross had recruited not long ago. The students were only from the residents of Cloud Island and various orphanages. A total of 30 children, both boys and girls, were recruited whose talents were quite good compared to ordinary people.

They are basically led by Annina and Smoker. On the contrary, because of Lucas's dream, most of them are not very willing to get along with him.

Most of these children's families have been deeply victimized by pirates, gangs, and nobles, and they are well aware of the darkness within.

The atmosphere in Yundao is more like that within NASDAQ, where people have a stronger sense of justice and naturally cannot appreciate the alternative Lucas.

In the entire training camp, only Smoker was willing to hang out and chat with him.

"Here, have some fruit. The wound on your hand needs to be bandaged quickly."

Seeing his friend injured, Lucas was the first to step forward, taking out a bandage and a pear and handing them over.

Smoker woke up from silence, with an inexplicable look on his face. He took the two things and nodded.
"Thanks. I'm fine. I still have to continue training."

"Don't force yourself."

Lucas knew that his persuasion was useless, so he just said a few words of comfort casually.

His sister was a monster, and Smoker was just a genius like himself, but he could never learn to be as hardworking as her.

Smoker's talent is not much better than his own, but his daily training volume is increasing, now it has exceeded his own by a full one-third. I don't know what he relies on to persist.

"Wait Smoker, don't eat it!"

"Crack, ugh~"

Smoker picked up the pear given by his friend and took a bite. But just as the fruit reached his mouth, the sharp-eyed Annina suddenly shouted at him to stop eating.

But it was too late. Smoker bit off the fruit flesh with a crunch, chewed it twice instinctively and swallowed it into his stomach.

But the next second, he was so disgusted by the taste from his taste buds that he began to retch.

When he looked again, he saw that the pear in his hand had somehow turned into a strange white fruit with spiral patterns.

Beside her, Annina held her forehead and shook her head, wondering how great it would be if she had the ability to see and hear.

"What, what's going on?"

Smoker asked with a bitter face after dry heaving. One could vaguely see the fear of the unknown in his eyes. Looking down, his lower body had turned into billowing smoke.

Beside him, Lucas held his head with both hands with some self-blame, muttering "Oh no!"

"This is the ability of the devil fruit. It looks like it should be a nature-type fruit. God bless you. Fortunately, you are lucky, Smoker. At least you are not a useless ordinary animal-type fruit."

Annina explained to Smoker, and said in doubt:

"But isn't this a bit too coincidental? The moment you were about to eat the fruit, it turned into a devil fruit, as if it had its own consciousness!"

She is now a little afraid to touch fruit, for fear that one day she will be attacked by a devil fruit for no apparent reason and become a person with special abilities.

Her ambition is to achieve top-level results, and it cannot be ruined by junk fruits.

"Sorry Smoker, it's all because of me..."

"It's okay Lucas, no one expected it to turn out like this, but it's still pretty cool. But how do I change it back?"

Instead of blaming Lucas, Smoker used boasting to comfort his friend.

Just as he said, no one expected that the Devil Fruit could actually launch a sneak attack, and it was a direct forced sale.

He is just worried that his lower body will never change back, and that would be very bad!
"Picture yourself transformed again in your mind, Smoker."

"Ah? Oh!"

(End of this chapter)