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

Chapter 253: Three-party encounter
"Mona, Barrett, I didn't expect you guys to be here too!"

Grand Line, Chambord Islands.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another three months had passed. Mona and Barrett had traveled all the way through the first half of the Grand Line, and were now preparing to board a navy ship to the New World.

While strolling around the Shampooland amusement area, I heard a familiar voice.

"It's my second brother, are you going back to Fishman Island?"

Mona looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was her second brother Alexander and his group. They were still with the original configuration, but it seemed that the fishman and the swordsman among them had become much stronger, as if they had experienced some strong storms.

The most obvious one is the swordsman. He has replaced his sword with a larger one, which he can only hold diagonally in his arms. It looks at least half a meter taller than its owner.

She guessed that they should be preparing to go to Fishman Island to rest, and also to inspect the goods that her eldest brother traded to Fishman Island.

"Ahahaha, we're ready to venture into the new world, and came to Shampoo Land to make some final adjustments. I didn't expect to run into you guys not long after we came out."

Alexander stepped forward and looked at the postures of Mona and Barrett. At this time, his sister was sitting in Barrett's arms, and the two of them were behaving intimately. It only took him a moment to realize something, and he continued to ask:
"What about you guys? Are you planning to go to Fishman Island? I can write a letter to Mr. Tiger and let you have an unforgettable trip."

"Don't worry, the scenery of Fishman Island will not disappoint you."

Upon hearing this, Jinbei made the promise directly, pounding his chest with one hand. He looked fat and adorable, and only his exposed fangs revealed his ferocity.

Mona shook her head and said:
"No, we plan to go directly to the New World, and then go to Fishman Island to have a look when we come back. Dad has a mission and asked us to go to Wano Country to find something."

She only said so much because her and Barrett's goals were so horrifying.

Two mythical beast devil fruits! He even wants to go there to cause a big commotion, which may lead to some conflicts with local forces.

Mona only hoped that the guy named Kurozumi Orochi that Barrett was talking about was not a good guy, who did not have much prestige in the local area, and was a guy who did evil things by relying on the mythical beast-type devil fruit.

This makes things extremely easy, kill people and then find things.

It's that simple.

"Wano Country?"

"Wano Country!" X2
"What is Wano Country?"

"..."

On the opposite side, several people had different reactions to Mona's words. Jinbei and Ah Si, who had some experience, seemed very surprised.

Alexander, who had already had some ideas about Wano Country, expressed his doubts verbally, leaving only Enelu who was scratching his head and the two who were silent.

Mihawk didn't care about anything except becoming stronger, while Budin held Alexander's arm and watched Mona and Barrett thinking wildly.

"Wano Country is not an easy place to find. It is one of the three unmarked areas of the New World, just like the Great Triangle of the Grand Line."

Jinbe kindly reminded them, and was also curious about how Mona and Barrett would find the mysterious Wano Country, which was not on the nautical chart or the compass.

Alexander also folded his arms across his chest, intending to listen to his sister's words. He had already been to the Great Triangle of the Grand Line, and was looking forward to the three mysterious places in the New World.

Unfortunately, one of them had been occupied by the sea emperor Bigmom, and it was too dangerous for them to go there, so they had to give up.

The other was the "Final Island" he heard about from Roger, but he estimated that there was no hope.

Now the only remaining target is Wano Country.

Mona didn't speak immediately, but tapped Barrett's chest twice with her hand. The latter immediately understood, turned around and left without saying anything.

"This is not the place to talk. There are two rats watching us."

Mona's voice was transmitted to the ears of Alexander and his group through the power of the fruit.

Alexander looked at Barrett's back in surprise, and his keen observation ability allowed him to see clearly what happened next.

After Mona gave the hint, Barrett moved his lips twice and told his sister everything around him in just an instant.

He frowned and looked at Mihawk, who was holding a big sword on his right, and questioned the latter with his eyes.

Mihawk nodded and said:

"Someone is watching us secretly, but he has no intention of killing us."

"Well, we really need to be careful everywhere in the Sabaody Archipelago."

Alexander nodded, then took Buting's hand and followed Barrett who was walking away.

At the same time, he secretly marveled at the other party's powerful talent.

Although he had already achieved great proficiency in observation Haki, he was still no match for Barrett, who was younger than him.

He was not the only one who felt this way. Jinbe and Mihawk, the second and third in command of the adventure team, also felt the same way.

They have more practical experience than Alexander and a keener sense of smell.

When they viewed Barrett as an enemy in their hearts, they could only find a mountain with no visible peak blocking the way.

The strength between them is not even on the same level!

Mihawk tightened his new sword, Night, in his hand. If he had a chance in the future, he would definitely challenge Barrett, even if he knew he might lose miserably...

A few minutes later, Barrett led everyone to a tavern. He deliberately approached the two rats who were monitoring their every move, and silently used his ghost energy and domineering color to suppress them until they fainted.

Then he randomly found a pub and walked in.

When Alexander and others arrived, he and Mona were already sitting on a chair, waiting quietly, with simple drinks and juices on the table.

The other customers in the store had been sent out, and even the boss was nowhere to be seen.

After everyone was seated, Mona slowly said:

"Whitebeard Newgate knows about it, right? There just happens to be a Wano countryman on his ship. His status should not be low. If nothing unexpected happens, he knows where Wano country is.

Dad gave Barrett a letter and asked us to meet him and make a deal, that's all."

"Making deals with pirates? But Mr. Ross is not..."

Jinbei spoke first, somewhat puzzled. In his memory, the Nasdaq family had basically zero tolerance towards pirates, and almost all of them were extremists. Mr. Ross, the head of the family, was probably the same, right?
Before Mona could speak, Alexander, her brother, began to explain:

"My father hates pirates, but he is not a young man. Old men are like this. For more important things, he will definitely make compromises. He asked you sisters to make a deal with Newgate. I think the content of the mission should be quite important."

After he finished speaking, his eyes turned to Barrett.

If nothing unexpected happens, my sister is just a pendant in my father's mission, and her only mission is to play with Barrett.

The big pirates are not easy guys to deal with... Their days of adventure are not always smooth sailing. Pirates of all sizes are commonplace on weekdays. He understands what kind of guys pirates are better than when he was a child.

It cannot be said to be evil, only that it is a bit too arbitrary.

And those big pirates are probably even more so. They are all extremely selfish guys, right?

"I see……"

Jinbei nodded to show that he understood, and learned another useless piece of knowledge.

"By the way, second brother, when are you going to go home? Second aunt misses you very much. Before she left, she had already made up her mind and told me that she had no objection to your relationship with this young lady."

Suddenly, Mona changed her tone and said with a smile on her face, and deliberately pointed at Bu Ding next to Alexander and said:
"Little Robin is almost one year old!"

"I know, I know. Let's talk about it when I come back from the New World."

Alexander waved his hand pretending to be indifferent, turned his head to the right and raised his head, not daring to look at the expressions of the others at this moment.

The same thing happened to Buting, the thin girl sitting next to him. She lowered her head, as if she wanted to bury it in Alexander's barren chest, and one hand held Alexander's arm tightly.

Mona looked at all this and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Although they are half-siblings, she and her older brother Yatuo are very much like their father and are very proactive in relationships. Even though she feels a little ashamed as a girl, she never gives up.

But the second brother Alexander was different. He was inexperienced and loved to play. He had clearly held the girl's hand and was almost in his arms, but she pointed it out and he refused to take the initiative.

It’s really a headache.

Brother, why are you so shy? Just hug that girl and give her a kiss!

"Oh!"

"Hiss, hiss, what's going on in this tavern? Where's the owner?"

Just as Mona was about to continue teasing her brother and Bu Ding, the threshold of the tavern was violently kicked open, and a five-meter-tall, ferocious man walked in.

He was wearing a black windbreaker and holding a sickle with a meteor hammer. The spike of the meteor hammer had dragged a crack on the floor of the tavern. Judging from his appearance, he might be only about twenty years old.

"Hey, you guys over there, I'm asking... hehe——"

Before the strange man could finish his words, his eyes turned white and he fainted. No one could see what was going on.

Only Mihawk and Alexander turned their gazes to Barrett, with puzzled expressions.

"Sorry, I didn't notice this guy walking in."

Barrett said calmly, his voice seeming to be devoid of any emotion to outsiders.

On the other side, Jinbei, who had stood up when the burly man came in, appeared beside him. After taking a closer look at him, he said:
"It's this year's supernova, Hanafza, the user of the ancient Megalodon Fruit of the Animal Department. He's a lone ranger, and he has two treasure maps on him, which should contain his treasures."

As he spoke, Jinbei searched out two treasure maps from the unconscious Hanafza, with a smile on his face.

"Hanafza, is he the guy who offered a reward of tens of millions of berries? I heard that he likes to collect animal-type devil fruits. The value of these two treasure maps may be around hundreds of millions of berries!"

Alexander found the corresponding information in his memory just by hearing the name Jinbei said. He usually liked to read newspapers and books when he had nothing to do, and his training volume was far less than that of Jinbei and Mihawk.

Hundreds of millions of berries is not a small amount of money, and it might even be more if Hanafza's collection is rare.

This guy is the most powerful pirate supernova this year. He can be said to be rampant throughout the first half of the Grand Line. No one can catch him unless he seeks death.

What a pity...

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At the same time, in the tavern next door to where Barrett and others were, their conversation had already been heard clearly by a group of pirates.

"Roger, it's that Barrett kid. I didn't expect that they would go to Wano Country!"

"Yes, Rayleigh. Look at Barrett. He's dating Mona. When are you going to go get your lover? I heard he's on the Calm Belt Island nearby!"

"Get lost, even drinking can't stop your mouth!"

Rayleigh laughed as he poured wine for Roger, then forcefully stuffed it into his hands and helped him pick it up, and was ready to pour it directly, otherwise Roger would have been drenched in the wine if he hadn't opened his mouth in time.

Inside the tavern, other members of Roger's pirate group also started to make a noise:
"Mr. Rayleigh, you are the only one in our pirate group that we have ever dated. You must seize the opportunity. We are still waiting to drink your wedding wine!"

"Kukuku, deputy captain, don't be so shy. Since your old lover is nearby, let's set off to help you realize your dream!"

"As far as I know, Mr. Rayleigh's ex-lover is the legendary queen of Daughter Island. Shouldn't we sell her off immediately to earn wives for our brothers?!"

"What?! Mr. Rayleigh's old lover is actually the Queen of Daughter Island! Hurry up and give the order, Captain. I fully support Mr. Rayleigh's life event!"

"Hahaha, that's great. I heard that the women on Daughter Island are all very beautiful. Deputy Captain, you must help the brothers to look for some!"

After hearing the news from the intelligence officer on the ship, the enthusiasm of all the crew members rose by more than one level, and they all raised their glasses and cheered.

Only beautiful women can arouse men's interest in this way.

There were only two kids drinking juice who looked confused and had no idea why everyone was so excited.

"Bucky, do you know what happened to them?"

"How could I possibly know that, Shanks? And don't take advantage of this opportunity to snatch my meat!"

"Hey, hey, we're all brothers, let me have a bite."

"Who is your brother? If you want to eat, buy it yourself!"

Buggy grabbed the meat plate from the table and yelled, but finally looked at Shanks who was staring at him.

In the end, he softened his heart and shared his flesh with the other party.

"Do you want to meet him and see how he's progressing?"

"Forget it, forget it. He only went next door because he knew we were here. Let's postpone our departure for a few days and wait until the two of them leave together."

"But your illness..."

"But we can't let the little girl follow him on this journey for nothing. We are going to Newgate to ask for help and travel all over the world!"

As Roger spoke, his expression showed no concern. He did not seem worried or anxious about his terminal illness, and he even had no time to care about the people he cared about.

Rayleigh had no choice but to shake his head and chuckle.

(End of this chapter)