Before the journey of One Piece

"No wonder you suddenly knew those rules." Hawkins sat on the single sofa and looked at Qinglin with some surprise.

"So, by rushing to the infirmary without even looking for it last night, you also took advantage of the machine called the 'system' in your brain?"

"Yes." Qinglin nodded. "The system can help me conduct investigations within a radius of 50 meters without leaving any trace. It can also store three items. The gloves I was given are placed inside."

"It seems that I can also let you do some detective work."

'If there is a mechanical body, the system is its own little robot helper. This is great!Really want! Hawkins suppressed the raised corners of his mouth. He was a little excited to learn about this for the first time.But I quickly regained my composure and considered situations where this feature could be used. "The Grand Line is more dangerous than the Four Seas. Your systematic reconnaissance is very beneficial to us."

"However, although the system can provide pictures, only I can see them, so it seems useless." Qinglin was a little distressed by this.

"You can draw it, or dictate it." Hawkins didn't find it difficult.

"Then it's about why I need to be tied to the captain." This sentence attracted Hawkins' attention. Qinglin poked her finger, a little afraid to look at Hawkins.

"The captain also knows that I was once an experimental subject. Well, in short, if I can't control my power, the captain, as a 'limiter', needs to use chains to stop me."

"Limiter?" Hawkins raised his eyebrows when he heard the word. "Sounds like you're using me as a tool."

"Tools..." Hawkins suddenly thought of Yuan Tang's words and looked at Qinglin.

"Could it also be used to solve physiological needs?"

"Uh..." Qinglin's eyes drifted. According to the information, she uses the limiter as a tool, and she did write that it can be used in that way.

"It seems that my 'tool' has quite a lot of uses." Hawkins seemed to let out a chuckle, which sounded a bit suicidal.

"Well, I heard from Alice that there are other titles, such as 'partner', 'collaborator' and so on." Qinglin made random gestures with her hands.

"Well, is there anything else you want to say?" Hawkins didn't seem to want to dwell on this and asked her directly.

"No more." Qinglin took out a folded note. That was what she wanted to say to Hawkins in the past.

"This..." Qinglin's expression was a little subtle. Because it was a narration, she knew the whole content.

"Captain, you also know the system, so..." She thought about the words.

"These are the words I left behind in the image before I lost my memory."

Qinglin thought Hawkins would show some surprise or astonishment, but he didn't. He just stared at the note quietly and took it calmly.

As if it had been expected.

"Then, I'll run away first." Qinglin was more or less aware of the solemn atmosphere. Seeing Hawkins quietly staring at the white paper in his hand, she immediately closed the door and left, leaving Hawkins time for himself.

After Qinglin left, the captain's room fell into silence. Hawkins silently opened the small note and carefully read the words composed of round fonts————

Dear Hawkins:

By the time you read this letter, I will have been dead for a long time.It's a pity that I can't go on the Grand Line adventure with you. Congratulations on offering a reward of over [-] million and becoming a dazzling star in the North Sea.Seeing you grow into a powerful pirate and have so many reliable partners, I am happy for you from the bottom of my heart.

May you live to realize your dreams.

Gina Liu

"..." Hawkins remained silent. He just habitually took out his tarot cards and divined what was in his mind.

"The probability that it's her message is... 100%." ​​Hawkins lowered his eyelids, emotions surging in his heart.He took out a cigarette from the coffee table drawer, held it in his mouth, and lit it.

Taking a deep breath, the smoke from burning tobacco swirls in the lungs and pours out of the mouth and nose.Looking at the white smoke dissipating in the air, it seemed that the complicated and suppressed emotions also dissipated.

He had long known that he would never see her again.

He was just holding on to a bit of luck, looking forward to the 1% possibility, and kept putting it off until today, when he decided to give up waiting and head to the Grand Route.

"Click." The sparks turned into flames, wrapped in the paper and fell into the porcelain altar.

"Farewell, Gina."