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

Chapter 129 Brothers and sisters are also possible

Mona's face flushed red, she stammered and pinched the edge of her skirt, and from time to time she looked up at her father Ross and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"No... just don't..."

Mona muttered quietly, but everyone present could hear it clearly, but only Rayleigh and Ross showed an expression of surprise.

Ross came to Mona, squatted down, touched her little head and said:

"You are my daughter, and I don't know your little thoughts. Don't worry, it's okay."

Cap, who was standing by, was completely confused and had no idea what Ross meant by this. He could only smile awkwardly.

Roger directly used his ability to listen to the sounds of nature, then smiled knowingly and put his arm around Rayleigh's shoulder.

What wonderful young people they are. At their age, they were still worrying about life. In this ocean, perhaps only the nobles could have an understanding of love at such a young age.

But can their kind be called love? Marriage, mistresses, parties... Tsk tsk, each one is more extravagant than the other.

"Really? Is it okay to be brothers and sisters?"

Mona inquired weakly, looking nervous, her eyes occasionally glancing at Barrett's tall figure.

Her words were like a sharp knife that stabbed Ross's fragile heart. Ross felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, but he still forced a smile and nodded in front of his daughter, saying:
"As long as little Mona likes it, Dad will always support you... Besides, Barrett is just your sworn brother, just like the other brothers and sisters, right?"

"Ah? Oh... OK!"

Mona nodded in sudden realization.

Really...

Ross shook his head resignedly, stood up, looked at Barrett, and then said seriously:

"You should learn Haki from Roger and Rayleigh these days. This is a rare opportunity. They are both masters of Haki in this sea."

"Yes!"

Barrett nodded seriously, his eyes sparkling.

He actually wanted to fight with the two of them. He was a guy with a desire to fight in his bones, but for some things, he could suppress his instincts.

Now that we have received approval, we will naturally cherish it even more.

"I'll trouble you in the days ahead, Roger and Rayleigh."

"This kid is a natural born monster with domineering power. I can sense it. Leave it to Roger and I. We will definitely train him into a real monster!"

"Ahahaha, what you said earlier really shocked me. Don't worry, since it's a friend's request, I will do my best to fulfill it!"

Rayleigh and Roger agreed readily.

They were also shocked by Ross's previous words. Ross was undoubtedly a good man, but he himself did not think so.

But pirates like them who sail on the sea are very aware of the greatness of Ross's behavior. No matter what his purpose is, everything he does is enough to be engraved in the good history of the sea.

Hypocritical kindness is far more valuable than cold indifference.

This is a simple question of whether it is done or not.

There is a saying that goes, a gentleman judges by deeds, not by heart, and judging by the heart, no one is perfect in the world.

Even the navy, which symbolizes "justice" on the sea, is far more filthy and evil within it than the general member states.

Almost every senior naval official is someone who lights a lamp in the darkness and moves forward.

This is the rule of the victors and also the sorrow of the sea.

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Two days later.

In the secret basement of Roseburg.

Ross looked at the piles of devil fruits in front of him and fell into deep thought.

In addition to the two ancient species of Quetzalcoatlus and Pteranodon, there is only one Thunder Fruit that no one knows how to deal with.

The rest are ordinary animal-type fruits, totaling more than thirty, enough to arm three ten-man teams, including four devil fruits that can fly.

"Forget it, just take them all. They are all fruits for your own children anyway. If you can't share them all, you can just bring them back in two years."

After thinking for a while, Ross made a decision.

These fruits were of no use to his children, and it would be better not to eat them.

The fruit of his own child must be of a powerful superhuman type at the base, with the natural type as a bonus, and a mythical beast type as the cap, and at the very least it must be an ancient type.

After all, he is not a stud, so he is not very fertile. Maybe he can only have about ten children in his lifetime, so the demand for him is not that great.

What's more, his personal talent is just that, so even if he has more children, it will only add to his troubles.

As for the other fruits, they are not of much use except to give them to children who are loyal to the Nasdaq family.

The Nasdaq seedlings in the navy are the best choice. They are loyal and capable. After retirement, they can be directly placed in the East China Sea to guard the territory. There are examples of artificial devil fruits in the original work. Just tie up Caesar and use threats and inducements.

But... there is no need for this. No matter how many cannon fodders there are, they are still just cannon fodder, and their sphere of influence only covers the East China Sea at most.

Any more and it would be beyond the tolerance of the world government.

Haven’t you seen that the Germa Kingdom, which started the World War hundreds of years ago, although had a magnificent record of ruling the North Sea for 66 days, had no self-awareness, only knew how to fight and did not know how to balance and expand, which led to its destruction by the World Government.

In the end, it could only hide and lie dormant. After the turmoil in the North Sea ended some time ago, it faced the reality and joined the ranks of the member states.

Ross's goals are not big and his ambitions are not greedy. The East China Sea is enough for him. He also helps the World Government maintain the balance. As long as he does not touch things that should not be touched, the World Government will not touch him for the sake of his combat power.

They allow one person or one force to hold certain rights, such as the Golden Emperor in the original novel who owns 20% of the world's wealth in the future.

But they will not tolerate a fool who only knows how to expand.

To control the East China Sea, the combat power of sixty major generals is enough. This is also the upper limit of the natural growth of ordinary animal-type devil fruit ability users. If it is higher, it will require the awakening of domineering.

This number will almost be reached by the time Luffy is born, and Ross is quite confident about this.

"The Thunder Fruit...why not give it to Walter?"

Ross thought silently that he still cared a lot about his son who liked reading, doing experiments and studying science.

He doesn't have high requirements. It is enough for Walter to reach the level of Caesar and Quinn. As for the direction, it depends on him. He will only support him with all his strength.

Technology is somewhat idealistic in One Piece. Some knowledge from previous lives can only be of very small use here.

Coke fuel, automatic flintlock rifles, sea trains, artificial sky islands, each one is more outrageous than the other, and it’s totally incomprehensible!
Even the later Seraphim androids and so on were no longer within the scope of ordinary people's cognition.

It is true that technology changes our lives.

Therefore, it is quite necessary to cultivate a top scientist on one's side, but Ross did not expect that the candidate might be his own son.

He had originally planned to ask Tom, the merman craftsman, for help later.

For example, Franky is a very capable craftsman-side scientist.

Considering the relationship between his second son and the fish-man, as well as his friendship with Roger, Tom should not mind handing Franky over to him for upbringing after his death.

Then there are some other existing scientists, such as the dwarf in GMJ created after Long, and so on.

With their help, there is no need to worry about building a scientific research team belonging to the Nasdaq family.

But Walter's talent is not bad either.

Ross had secretly watched it these past two days. This kid had quietly made something that attracted his attention. He also urgently purchased a large amount of metal materials and seemed to be doing in-depth research.

If he hadn't arranged for someone to watch him do the experiment in secret, he would probably have given Walter a good beating.

It's really too dangerous. Can you study seastone casually? It's one of the most dangerous things in the world!

Even if it is made into a low-quality bullet and fired from a flintlock, it is enough to penetrate a piece of iron plate!
But he still needs to be warned, at least to make him understand the importance of safety and do a good job of protection.

But now is not the time to give him a warning. At least he needs to suffer a loss. It won't go wrong if there are people watching nearby. If it is too dangerous, Barrett will appear nearby.

"But when should we give it to him?"

Ross was in a dilemma, constantly weighing the pros and cons of the Thunder Fruit.

After all, he is my own son, so if I can give it to him, I will give it to him, but when to eat it is a big problem.

Devil Fruits are something that cannot be eaten when one is too young. Luffy in the original work is an example. At first, he couldn't control the stretching of his body, but fortunately, he didn't go berserk.

For example, Mona almost went berserk because she ate too early. If Ross hadn’t been on Cloud Island, it might have been a big mistake!
That's just the relatively good superhuman type.

If a top-notch natural system like this one goes berserk, the damage caused would be simply incalculable!
"Eight or ten years old, this age should be just right."

After a little thought, Ross decided on the age.

After making the decision, Ross put the Thunder Fruit away and sealed it up, as well as the Wind God Pterosaur Fruit.

The remaining fruits are packed and taken away.

In the next two days, he will leave with Long and the other four. Garp will stay on Cloud Island as a vacation and will not leave until Roger and his group leave.

I don't need to worry about other matters. My other younger son and daughter have grown up and are not at the age where they particularly need fatherly love. It won't be too late to make up for it when I come back in two years.

He also planned to take his third son, Walter, with him to study at the Navy Headquarters.

It just so happens that the Navy also has its own scientific research department, so it would be a good idea to let him go in to study. Besides, I have also promised Zefa, so there is no need to make any more trouble, so I can just take him over there.

"This Pteranodon Fruit will be the graduation gift for that kid Jin. When you go out, strength comes first."

Ross weighed the precious ancient devil fruit in his hand and said slowly, "Make an exquisite cloud box and package it specially."

　I overslept. I'll have a meal, take a shower, and continue writing. I'm ready to stay up all night tonight.

　　By the way, I'll finish coding tomorrow's chapter. I'll post one chapter at a time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)