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

Chapter 48 Barrett: Envy
Long journey.

There were no setbacks during the period, and Barrett quietly followed Ross back to Donghai Yundao.

He was very quiet on the way. He did whatever Ross asked him to do and would not move without orders, just like a useful tool.

Rose felt a little distressed. After all, even though Barrett was almost as tall as him, he was essentially just an eight-year-old child.

He, who had always been fond of children, was now going against his own heart.

Ross's conscience was severely struck by his own actions, but between his family and outsiders, he would still choose to use outsiders, even if that outsider was only an eight-year-old child with an extremely miserable childhood!

The Boy Scouts are always one of the most miserable groups in the world for ordinary people! This is an identity that is more pitiful than being an orphan.

"Why don't you express your opinion? Like, say you think it's magical or something."

After landing on Cloud Island, Ross teased Barrett, who was following him silently.

Barrett did not recover immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before nodding stiffly and saying:

"It's amazing."

Ugh……

Sighing inwardly, Ross said nothing more and took Barrett into the city.

Barrett followed Rose silently. He felt that Rose was a little strange in the past two days.

For example, he always felt that the other party did not want him to become a tool as he said, but the other party must have some purpose that he wanted to achieve from him.

In short, it's awkward.

Barrett, who is only eight years old, is not very good at thinking. After all, he has been trained as a tool since he was a child, and many emotions that normal people have have been weakened.

Yes, but very little.

For example, he has no idea what revenge or hatred is. Even if there are those who betray him, he will just stand by and watch them die quietly in the next war. That's all.

It was only the betrayal a few days ago that made him feel a very strong emotion, and he didn't know what it was because that emotion was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Ross.

I always feel that Ross's appearance is just in time.

Putting these things aside in his mind, Barrett followed Ross and watched everything in the town quietly.

Now they are walking in the residential area, where most of the buildings have been completed, with only a few still being replaced by clouds.

People are busy working here, and most of them have smiles on their faces that come from the heart, and it seems that every day is a good day.

Indeed, since coming to Yun Island, they not only obtained free residence rights, but also five years of tax exemption.

Fishing, farming on the neighboring Xiaoyun Island, and the occasional distribution of supplies are enough for them to be self-sufficient.

Unless you are doing business, you can have two luxurious full meals every day!

The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about everything you have done being ruthlessly destroyed every day.

For example, pirates are coming.

Moreover, his children can go to the central area to study for a full half day every day. The kind-hearted Mr. Nasdacross runs a basic school for free.

Whether it is learning knowledge or exercising the body, there will be special teachers to lead and teach, and you may even have the opportunity to find a well-paid job for your future self!

The above is not all, which makes it difficult for the people who moved here to live unhappy. Barrett's eyes were unfocused, and he gradually became a little dazed, and he didn't even realize that he almost bumped into Ross.

Ross looked at Barrett who was lost in his reverie and did not disturb him. Instead, he walked in front of him, keeping a just right distance so that he could see everything he saw.

As they continued to go deeper, the two entered the central area.

There is a blank area of ​​more than ten meters separating the residential area from the central area, and a fortress wall may be built in the future.

As you enter the central area, what comes into view are the members of the Nasdaq family, each doing their own job.

Barrett looked at those people who took the initiative to greet Ross. They looked respectful, as if Ross was a very important person.

Passing by a large building, Barrett glanced at it and stopped for two seconds unconsciously, then followed Ross's footsteps like a machine.

Just now, he seemed to see his past, the days when he had been training since he was three years old.

But the training here is completely different from what I had back then!
A man in the role of an instructor was holding a book and writing words he didn't know on the blackboard, teaching the children who were sitting cross-legged on the ground to read.

Some of those kids were serious, some were careless, and some were even whispering to each other!
These scenes were like needles piercing Barrett's heart.

why!
He also wanted to live such a life, not be severely trained by the instructors, be cruelly punished even for a mistake, and not step into the battlefield where human life is treated as worthless at the age of eight!
Strong emotions surged in his heart, awakening a numb, corrupted, and doomed machine called Barrett.

But soon, he lost his temper.

Because he suddenly remembered his identity.

A tool!
"arrive."

Rose's voice made Barrett stop instinctively, even though he was still distracted just now.

It was as if he had been asked to carry out a mission where he would die, and even though he knew he would die, he still went.

Not because of conviction, but simply because he was commanded to do so.

Standing in front of an empty house, Ross pretended to be calm, took out a key from his pocket and handed it to the owner, saying:
"Someone will come to tell you some precautions and take you to familiarize yourself with this place. Starting tomorrow, I will personally train you, so be prepared."

Ross said it in a commanding tone, and without paying any further attention, he hung the key on the door handle and left.

Barrett stood there in a daze.

Is this a place for him to live?
He was a little unsure, and since someone would be coming soon anyway, he simply didn't pick up the key to open the door and go in. He just stood quietly at the door without moving.

In the distance, Ross watched all this and did not go out to correct it. Instead, he turned around and left, ignoring it.

As time passed, many members of the Nasdaq family who passed by looked curiously at the unfamiliar face brought back by Mr. Ross.

His face is childish, but his body is very tall.

But his behavior is a little strange. He just stands at the door and doesn't go in. Is he thinking about something?

"Hey, you look weird. I heard them say that my father brought you back. Why are you standing here and not going in?"

The little girl floating in the air suddenly appeared, but Barrett, with a strong heart, just looked at her calmly, then continued to stand silently.

"You are such a strange person! You left without any meaning at all."

Mona just came over to get to know the new face, after all, he was the guy brought back by her father himself.

But now, she has no interest at all and just wants to "play games" with those cute sea kings in the sea!
(End of this chapter)