Reborn As a Pirate

In April in Yangchun, the grass grows and the warblers fly.

Lorraine stood on the Yinyin grassland in front of the manor with a rapier in his hand.

He wore a white shirt as starched as cardboard, a black waistcoat, breeches underneath, pure white riding boots over the breeches, and gold-rimmed gloves on his hands.

He stood up straight and looked serious. The left hand is back on the waist, and the right hand is raised forward with the stabbing sword.

The thin and long sword body coincides with the central axis of the body, and the tip of the sword just blocks the center of the eyebrows.

The curved side of the polished gauntlet faced the opponent, and the fist that clenched the hilt of the sword was closed in front of the chest, so that the fingertips that were slightly white due to exertion could be hidden.

This is a fencing class.

His teacher and opponent is the middle-aged gentleman with a beautiful mustache on the opposite side, who is also his father in this life, Baron Alia Drake.

Lorraine nodded slightly to Alia.

Elijah raised his sword in return, and said, "Don't hold back, I'm not the same as those mediocre students in the school."

"Yes, father."

With a soft reply, Lorraine drew out his sword suddenly.

He stomped heavily on the ground, stabbing his opponent's throat with his stabbing sword like a poisonous snake.

Elijah dismissed the sword lightly, walked sideways to Lorraine's side, and swung his hand.

The target of this sword was Lorraine's arm, so Lorraine had no choice but to turn around and withdraw the sword, block and counterattack.

Elijah immediately took a step back.

Between retreating and advancing, not only dodged Lorraine's second sword, but also picked up speed suddenly like a spring, and the tip of the sword pierced Lorraine's eyebrows.

So fast!

Lorraine was taken aback.

At the critical moment, he turned his neck sideways, letting the strong wind brush his cheeks, and at the same time raised his elbow to support Arya's arm.

This is not a fencing move at all.

Unprepared, Elijah's middle door opened wide, and Lorraine took advantage of the situation to bully him forward, sweeping the floor with a side kick.

Boom!

The shins of the two hit each other hard, and they broke apart at the touch of a touch.

Lorraine jumped backwards, and immediately recoiled. Just as he was about to draw his sword, Alia suddenly said, "That's it."

Lorraine barely stopped the car...

He stopped in embarrassment, took two breaths, then stood up straight, raised his sword, and nodded to Alia as he did at the beginning.

The servants came up, offered towels, and took away their swords.

Elijah wiped the thin beads of sweat from his forehead, and said dissatisfiedly, "Lorraine, you are absent-minded."

"I'm thinking of Mr. Henry's manifesto."

"Mr. Henry? That self-righteous bumpkin from the New World?"

"Give me liberty or give me death. A country bumpkin can't say such a thing." Lorraine smiled wryly. "North America is ready to shed blood, but according to you, England has no similar awareness."

"Because they are not yet worthy of being regarded as opponents."

Alia smiled disdainfully, and pointed to the sun umbrella not far away: "Go, Helena is waiting for you."

Lorraine followed Alia's arm and saw a lady in a blue dress standing under a sun umbrella.

She has the same black curly hair and brown eyes as Lorraine, with a gentle expression, and she is gently waving to Lorraine.

Her name is Helena, Helena Anason, the biological mother of Lorraine, a Viking, and a pagan who believes in ancestors.

She is a descendant of Inge Anason, the conqueror of Iceland. She was originally a fisherman in Iceland. Later, she met and fell in love with Alia at sea. She bravely moved to England and became the most unpopular barbarian in the aristocratic circle. people】.

The nobles in England were not friendly to Helena, who was unwilling to give up their ancestors' beliefs. Even if she and Alia had been faithfully in love for seventeen years, no one was willing to officiate their wedding.

So from a legal point of view, Lorraine is still an illegitimate child, a peculiar illegitimate child who is loved by his family and has never been wronged because of his status.

Lorraine admires Helena's courage in pursuing love,

I also admire Alia's generosity to her lover.

As a devout Puritan, he not only accepted Helena's belief in ancestors, but also allowed Lorraine to follow Helena's belief, without baptism or religion, and even inherited his middle name from his mother's surname, blatantly labeling him a pagan.

If this is not love, is there still love in the world?

Lorraine walked up quickly and took Helena's arm.

"Mother."

"I saw you fouled just now." Helena nodded Lorraine's forehead, "What a slippery fellow."

"It's a pity that it's not thorough enough." Lorraine shrugged. "If I could hold my father's arm just now, I'll definitely knock him down with that kick."

"A real gentleman would not let himself fall in front of a beautiful lady even if he broke his leg."

Alia stepped forward, took Helena from Lorraine, and asked with concern: "Why did you come out? Don't forget that you are coughing, and it is not suitable for blowing now."

"My husband and son are going to sea." Helena coughed lightly, "It's just a little cough, it's not worth wasting my time with them."

After a while, the servants set out tea under the umbrella.

The three of them sat around the round table. Helena took off her gloves and asked softly, "What were you talking about just now?"

"Lorraine felt that the bumpkins from the New World would start a war, and worried that I was not prepared enough."

"War?" Helena frowned, "At this time?"

"Don't worry about me, Helena." Alia patted Helena's hand, "Baltimore only has fishing boats, but the Lion is the latest third-tier ship. Facing seventy-four large-caliber cannons, anyone who resists The ending is predetermined."

"But they have a long coastline, but you can't leave your defense zone, and you can't even fire at will." Lorraine added milk to his black tea absently, "Father, I want to drop out of school."

"Exit?"

Lorraine's sudden attack caught both Alia and Helena by surprise.

Elijah frowned deeply: "I know you want to serve on the Lion sooner. But now you drop out of school, you have to start as a sailor, three years for one..."

"I can become the captain directly." Lorraine interrupted Alia, without looking at the surprise on his face, "I hope you can give me Francis' privateer certificate and lend me another three thousand... No, One thousand pounds. For up to three years, I will take the fleet to the New World, which can not only make up for your shortcomings, but also earn profits for the family."

"You want to be a businessman?" Aliya couldn't believe it, his face flushed with anger, "Drake's descendants want to be businessmen?"

"Uncle Fran and Uncle Mitia are businessmen of the family, and even Francis Drake was a privateer when he was young..."

"Francis was not an aristocrat when he became a privateer, and Fran and Media...they are outcasts!"

"It's just an abandoned son in name." Lorraine put down the milk jug and sat upright, "Father, you and your brother need an excellent privateer fleet as a tactical supplement. After the war in the New World..."

"This is not something you should consider!" Elijah stood up abruptly, slamming every word, "You should consider how to become an excellent navy, not a profit-seeking businessman!"

"Father……"

"I think your vacation is too long. From tomorrow onwards, leave your vacation and board the ship, and let Sir Layton take care of you."

"……yes."

Looking at Alia's angry back, Lorraine raised eyebrows and looked helpless.

He found himself ignoring British conditions.

After experiencing the Glorious Revolution, a constitutional monarchy that ruled but not ruled was basically established in Britain.

But the power of the country is still in the hands of the conservative new nobles, and the Drake family is precisely their representative and backbone.

In the eyes of these aristocrats, the only way for the children of the family to be in politics and the army is the right way. When they fail, being a scholar or a doctor will not hurt the face of the family. But they must not become businessmen and lawyers.

These two industries lack a standpoint, pursue profit and enjoy themselves, and their style reviews are incompatible with the cleanliness of traditional aristocracy.

Although the family cannot lack them, those who are actually in charge of the business in the family are often illegitimate children who have been kicked out of the family in name.

Lorraine felt very depressed.

How appropriate, am I not the illegitimate child of Miao Honggenzheng...

He thought to himself, but he didn't dare to say it in front of Helena.

He just never imagined that the first obstacle for him to pursue his dream would be the selfless care of his family.

It's really...

Helena coughed lightly twice: "You... are too reckless..."