Soon, two weeks quietly passed.
After some preparations, the primary school on Black Flag Island finally officially opened!
In fact, Leon and his wife had planned to open a school a long time ago, but when they actually implemented it, they found that things were not as simple as they imagined.
This caused a lot of delay.
As for the location of the school, it was not far from the manor.
Early in the morning on this day.
Reyn, accompanied by a maid, dressed neatly, ate breakfast, and set off for the school.
Due to the imprint of Deep Sea Gaze and his young age, Reyn's range of activities was very limited before this, only within the manor.
It was rare to come out, so he inevitably felt a bit novel.
Walking on the bluestone paved road, Reyn looked towards the distance.
In a lower-lying area, a small town was located.
With the development of Black Flag Island, more and more people settled on the island, naturally forming a small town.
There were also shops, taverns, blacksmith shops, and other basic facilities inside.
Pirate ships and merchant ships coming and going could resupply and spend money in the town, which was another source of income for Black Flag Island.
By the way.
Reyn heard Franka say that eighty percent of the industries in the town seemed to… belong to their family?
Thinking of this, Reyn's mouth curved slightly.
Perhaps, this was the treatment a plain rich young master should have!
“You must be Young Master Reyn?”
At this moment, a steady voice came from behind him.
Reyn turned his head to look, and saw a tall man looking at him gently.
His appearance was unremarkable, but his narrowed small eyes easily left a deep impression on people.
The man also had a long sword, different from a typical pirate scimitar, tucked at his waist, combined with his calloused hands, it was not difficult to see that this was an experienced swordsman.
This was actually quite rare among pirates.
Coupled with the gentlemanly demeanor that was completely different from ordinary pirates, the identity of this person was already obvious.
Reyn's heart stirred, and he said.
“Are you Mr. Philip?”
Hearing this, the small-eyed man, Philip, had a strange look in his eyes.
“You’ve seen me?”
“No.”
Reyn calmly said, “But my father said that Mr. Philip was once an instructor of the Royal Knights and an expert with a sword.”
“That’s how I recognized your identity.”
After hearing these words, the surprise in Philip's eyes grew even stronger.
He had heard before that the captain's son received an Apocalypse when he was born and possessed wisdom far beyond his peers.
But after meeting today, he realized that the intelligence of this three-year-old child seemed to have exceeded his expectations.
Philip was surprised in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he said.
“Young Master Reyn, let me introduce you, this is my daughter Bobby…”
Philip subtly turned his body, and Reyn saw the girl hiding behind him.
However, when he clearly saw her appearance, Reyn's expression immediately became a bit strange.
This was a girl about 1.4 meters tall.
Her small face was round, and she was plump all over.
She was almost reaching the threshold of the “little red potato slightly chubby sisters” in his previous life!
Even at this moment, the girl was holding a piece of black bread in her hand, gnawing on it with relish.
“Bobby? Bobby!”
Philip called the girl twice, and only then did she belatedly come to her senses, saying casually.
“Dad, what’s up?”
Compared to her appearance, Bobby's voice was very tender and clear, quite pleasant to the ear.
“This is Reyn, whom I told you about. From now on, you two will be classmates.”
“Oh.”
Bobby nodded and proactively said to Reyn, “My name is Bobby, I’m six years old this year, and I’ll take care of you from now on.”
Reyn looked at her height of 1.4 meters, and his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
Is this really six years old?
Philip also seemed a bit embarrassed, he coughed twice and explained.
“My daughter usually has no other hobbies, she just loves to eat, that’s why she’s a bit… chubby and tall.”
Reyn guessed that what his old man saw before was Bobby before she became round, which was why he said those words.
However, he actually didn't particularly care about Bobby's weight, appearance, or beauty.
He wasn't looking for a wife; they were just classmates.
At this moment, Bobby fumbled in her pocket for a long time, pulled out another piece of black bread, and handed it to Reyn.
“Here, little brother Reyn, have some bread.”
Looking at the pitch-black bread, Reyn's first reaction was to refuse.
It wasn't a matter of whether he wanted to eat it or not.
It was because of Kent's previous gift-giving incident, which made him unable to fully trust anyone other than his parents—including Philip, whom he had just met.
Casually accepting food from strangers was never a good idea.
But just as he was about to politely decline.
Current imperfect branch point—
At 3 years old, you refused the black bread Bobby offered, which was misunderstood as you disliking her.
From then on, your relationship with Bobby remained lukewarm, subtly tinged with alienation.
At 4 years old, due to her unusual physique and height, Bobby was mocked and ostracized by other children in the school, and her personality gradually became reclusive and withdrawn.
You tried to help Bobby resolve her emotional knots and befriend her, but you were rejected due to the initial misunderstanding.
After being rejected several times, you no longer meddled.
At 6 years old, several disappearance incidents occurred consecutively in the Black Flag Island school.
Franka immediately organized people to search, but only the bodies of the missing persons were found.
Moreover, the state of each body was extremely tragic, dismembered, and some of their organs seemed to have been used as materials and sacrifices for a certain ritual.
After an investigation, people discovered that the true culprit was Bobby, who had also disappeared!
She seemed to have been unknowingly infected by forbidden knowledge, becoming a “Great Sin Scholar” of the Forbidden Secret Paths!
But with Philip's help, Bobby evaded the pirates' search and escaped from Black Flag Island, disappearing without a trace.
After that, Philip committed suicide to atone for his sins.
Even so, Leon was still furious and carried out a major purge of Black Flag Island, causing a period of turmoil for the Black Flag Pirate Group.
At the same time, a transcendent calling herself “Lady Gluttony” gradually emerged in the Chaotic Sea…
At 15 years old, you sailed out to sea on the Alice and were attacked by a strange ship.
The enemy was as powerful as a monster, and you couldn't defeat them even with all your might.
When you were captured, you looked up and saw a strange and beautiful woman remove her hood and walk towards you.
“It’s been a long time… Reyn!”
“Hiss!”
Reyn suddenly snapped back to reality, his back covered in cold sweat.
Whether it was his illusion or not, the content of this imperfect branch seemed unusually real.
In the end, he seemed to have truly seen a dangerous-looking woman in a black robe walk out of the yellowed pages!
Reyn looked at the chubby girl in front of him with uncertainty, then at the black bread in her hand.
What was this?
A bloody case triggered by a piece of black bread?