The Black Duke of the Pirate

As a fortune teller, Hawkins knows the meaning and interpretation of the seven scarecrow cards very well.

How come this card array, the reverse triangle divination star array, has such an ominous deck of cards... Five of the seven scarecrow cards represent danger, and among the two good cards in the chapter, one is the God of Death reversed.

He never figured this out.

At present, Hawkins can only use the scarecrow cards to predict the general good or bad situation in the future. He cannot interpret the specific good or bad things that come from it, so if you have not experienced it personally, you may not believe his divination.

Not so much the divination and the [magic stick] appearance he showed were not very convincing. After all, how could the future be decided with just a few cards?

"Then do you want to continue betting with me?" Reinhardt looked at him, "Looking at your deck prediction, there is a high probability that I will fail..."

"Of course I have to continue. I want to see how your destiny spiral turns." Hawkins said without hesitation, "If you fail, it will not cause any harm to me. If you fail, the outcome will be death."

"You must not be worried." Hawkins looked at Reinhardt and said calmly, "You still don't believe in my divination."

Reinhardt shook his head: "No, I believe that man can conquer nature, and history is created by man."

"Besides, there are countless strong men and countless adventurers in this sea. Death happens every day. What I do is inherently full of dangers. It is normal for me to encounter dangers that cannot be resolved in the future. If I fail, then

There is only one more corpse in this sea."

"Being down on life and death is the basis for becoming a hero." Hawkins agreed. He felt that Reinhardt had a special free and easy temperament, but Reinhardt himself didn't pay attention to it, and Hawkins didn't continue talking, so he said

He looked away from Reinhardt and began to collect the scarecrow cards in his hand.

"Hey, accept it?" Reinhard said, "Aren't you going to divine your recent target for me?"

"No need, my scarecrow cards can only predict the same person once in a period of time." Hawkins refused, put away the pile of scarecrow cards in his hand and showed a smile, "You said that the future is full of uncertainty.

Every second in this ocean, someone dies at the bottom of the sea.”

"Besides, you don't care at all, so why should I worry about you?"

"Hey, hey, we are old friends after all, why are we still so callous and ruthless?" Reinhardt chuckled.

"You are a tortoise, it is difficult to die." I don't know if Hawkins said it casually or if he felt something from Reinhardt. This sentence made him slightly stunned. It was indeed as Hawkins said. At present, Reinhardt

Te possesses two lives.

There is no existence in Beihai that he can't defeat at the cost of two lives, not even Jierma 66. Besides, the few brats in Jierma 66's family haven't grown up yet, and he can't defeat him in Beihai.

There is a threat.

His two lives are not the same concept as Hawkins' scarecrow stand-in. Reinhardt's physical skills are extremely powerful and his body is resistant to beatings. The one who can force him to use the command pointer to backtrack must be a strong man in the Grand Line.

As his comprehensive strength improves in the future, his ability to trace back will become stronger and stronger.

Hawkins made a rare complaint, and Reinhardt couldn't help but laugh, so he asked again: "But if you want to go to the Grand Line first, it's not a bad idea. Let me explore the route first."

"What? You want to go to the Grand Line too?" Hawkins was slightly stunned.

"The battlefield of the era is in the new world." Reinhardt chuckled, "The pirates, navy, revolutionary army and world government will usher in an ending war sooner or later."

"Do you think I will miss such an interesting thing?"

Hawkins looked at him calmly, but he was thinking about his words in his mind. He didn't know what basis Reinhardt based his judgment on.

"You...are so sure?"

"Look at this sea." Reinhardt pointed at the dark sea outside the window. "Every day, there are countless young people venturing out to sea. The destinations those young people go to are all the Grand Line."

"The navy represents justice and protects the safety of civilians. The pirates represent evil and harm the safety of civilians. The revolutionary army is committed to overthrowing the rule of the world government. The world government tries to suppress all undercurrents to maintain the absolute rule of the Celestial Dragons."

"There is also the oppressive rule of the nobles and the suffering and danger of the common people. These are opposite contradictions and contradictions that can never be reconciled."

Reinhardt said slowly, and Hawkins was a little surprised. Although he had never thought much about it, he also knew that everything Reinhardt said was extremely correct. This kind of class antagonism can never be reconciled.

"In other words, Roger the Pirate King created the Age of Great Pirates and also accelerated the explosion of the world."

"So is this what you are waiting for?" Hawkins asked in a daze.

"Of course." Reinhardt smiled, "These are worth waiting for. I came to this world and don't want to live a mediocre life."

"Really?" Hawkins' eyes moved and he continued to drink.

The two of them drank and chatted, and it was almost early morning before they knew it.

The crowing of cocks and the sound of clocks in the distance merge together, and the darkness outside the window gradually fades away, ushering in the first ray of light. The mist gradually thins on the quiet sea level, and seabirds spread their wings and circle back and forth on the sea, trying to

Captured early morning breakfast.

"It's dawn." Hawkins looked at the gradually brightening sky outside the window and said softly. He looked at Reinhardt who was already sleeping soundly in front of him, and shook his head with a slight smile, even though it had been seven or eight years.

They no longer see each other, but the mutual sympathy and friendship between the two does not seem to have weakened at all.

Regarding rejecting Reinhardt's invitation, it's just that he thinks he has his own path to follow.

Hawkins stood up and felt dizzy in his head. At this time, his head was filled with the smell of alcohol, so he shook his head slightly to dissipate the dizziness.

"It's time to leave." Hawkins murmured to himself, making no attempt to wake up Reinhard, nor did he intend to say goodbye to him.

Just like when he left seven or eight years ago, Hawkins's style of acting has always been as quiet as before.

The sun was dazzling, and Reinhardt opened his eyes. He felt a little uncomfortable being pierced by the light. He pressed his still groggy head and stood up, but he did not see Hawkins in his eyes. Hawkins must have left at this time.

Then Reinhard laughed helplessly.

"There are more plans waiting for me to execute and realize them..." Reinhard murmured to himself as he looked at the sight of the golden light refracting on the sea.