Charlotte Linlin, immersed in her fantasies, adopted a serious demeanor after recalling the performance of Roger and Rayleigh in the summit war. She is not as fanatically inclined towards battles as Kaido. On the contrary, if an enemy is too strong, she prefers to join forces. This is also one of the reasons why her crew has grown larger and stronger.
Beside her stands Charlotte Perospero, Big Mom's eldest son and the "Minister of Candy," one of the 34 ministers. Hearing Roger's name, he involuntarily felt fear. He had encountered the Pirate King Roger several times in the past, and each time, nothing good came of it for him and his mother's crew. She lost several battles to Roger, forcing Big Mom's newly formed crew to stay in the shadows.
"Mom, do we still need to invade Whitebeard's territory? I heard his last words during the live broadcast. He seemed to ask Roger to protect the people in his territory. Perhaps Roger will take over all of Whitebeard's domains."
Imagining her neighbor changing from Whitebeard to Roger, Linlin's face twisted. But now she isn't afraid of Roger, a remnant of a past era. She is one of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin.
"Don't worry about Roger, just send people to seize Whitebeard's territory. If you delay, Kaido will take advantage of the situation. And inform the mermaids on Fish-Man Island that Whitebeard is dead, and they must raise my pirate flag on Fish-Man Island and be subordinated and protected by me."
Fish-Man Island is the only illegal route from the first half of the Grand Line to the New World, and it is indeed a place for military strategists.
"All right, Mom, I'll do it now"
When Perospero was about to leave the room, Charlotte Linlin called out to him again.
"Prepare photographs of your sisters and send them to Roger. Tell him I want to form an alliance with him. Let his son marry one of my daughters, no, any of them. This will be my gift to Roger so he can return to the sea. The condition is that we join forces and divide the New World."
"Alright, Mom."
This time, when Perospero left, Charlotte Linlin did not stop him. She didn't know if Roger would agree, but it was worth a try. If he agreed, she would win.
At that point, she would be able to recruit the remnants of Whitebeard pirates and Rayleigh to her side. Such a force would not be weaker than any of the Four Emperors.
After all, among the current Four Emperors, Whitebeard's pirates were considered the strongest. Not just because of Whitebeard's power, but also because his 16 divisions were as strong if not stronger than the cadres of the other Four Emperors. She had envied this for a long time.
A few hours later, on a small island in the East China Sea, loud laughter erupted from a simple hut. It came from a man with golden hair sticking up like a rooster's comb, whose physique gave an impression of frailty.
The old man had broken legs, replaced by two swords. His old face expressed decline and even withering. But when he picked up a fresh newspaper, its content restored some of his former glory.
"Ha-ha-ha, Roger, you bastard, you're still alive, and you didn't even tell me. I need to meet you!"
The laughter grew louder and louder, even reaching far beyond.
The old man was Shiki, the Golden Lion. Recently, when he was executing a plan he had been developing for over ten years, he was incredibly defeated once again by a man from the East China Sea. After the defeat and slipping into a coma, he was arrested by Vice Admiral Ghost Spider, but eventually, something happened, and he escaped.
However, having been defeated twice by a man from the East China Sea, he no longer had his former ambitions. He just wanted to quietly await death. He didn't expect to hear about Roger again, his lifelong obsession.
At the time, he simply couldn't believe that someone like Roger, whom he respected, could be captured by those worthless marines.
So he single-handedly stormed Marineford and faced Garp and Sengoku.
In less than half a day, due to his obsession, the Golden Lion wasn't going to retreat.
In the end, after destroying half of Marineford, he was defeated by the two veterans and imprisoned in Impel Down.
In less than two years, he escaped from Impel Down, sacrificing his legs.
If he truly wanted to escape, it wouldn't be difficult for him given the power of the Float-Float Fruit. Unfortunately, Roger occupied too much space in his heart.
"Both Roger and Rayleigh can cause quite the stir at Marineford. Looks like my journey isn't over yet. Ha-ha-ha..."
With these words, the entire house and land lifted into the air by some force
The world's largest entertainment city, Grand Tesoro, is a gigantic ship made from gold and steel, owned by the Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro.
This former slave of the Heavenly Dragons is now the Dark Emperor, claiming to own 20% of the World Berries. Both the black and white worlds, and even the World Government, have collaborated with him.
In a luxurious building, the sound of heels clicking could be heard. A beautiful woman with long, wavy fiery-red hair and a sexy black evening gown was walking behind the Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro. Their destination was the largest casino in the entertainment city.
This thoughtful beauty was Baccarat, who had a one-time romance with Sal, the user of the Luck-Luck Fruit.
Two weeks ago, she overcame many difficulties to reach the Sabaody Archipelago. When she was confused about the future, she met a funny man, Sal.
Initially, she was full of distrust toward him, but when he shared information about the sea with her with no conditions attached, and eventually gave her advice, her opinion of Sal changed.
With the idea of squeezing all possible value out of him, they spent two days together. Under the influence of alcohol and male and female hormones, they slept in the same bed for two days and became companions without discussing feelings.
Both experienced this for the first time and got what they wanted. Of course, she didn't hate this man, and even felt some affection for him.
But they couldn't stay together all their lives. She had her own ambitions, and Sal, an information broker, couldn't help her achieve them. Although his information was very useful, he was too weak, even weaker than she, a weak woman.
Having learned that she could establish herself in the entertainment city Gran Tesoro using the power of the Luck-Luck Fruit, she went to sea without hesitation and arrived in the New World, without even saying goodbye to him.
But all these ideas changed because of a live broadcast that changed the world. The man who took the glory from Whitebeard and became the center of the war, the Pirate King Roger, now goes by the name Augustus D. Sal. It turned out that was the man's name, which caused mixed feelings in Baccarat. If she were with Sal, what would their relationship be like?
Of course, it wasn't love, just pure curiosity, but there's always a bit of fantasy about a first partner.
While Baccarat was lost in thought, Tesoro had already led her to an open door and brought her into a hall where many influential people were gambling.
Tesoro asked, a bit surprised:
— Baccarat, why are you so thoughtful today? From today, you are the manager of this casino. Work hard and don't disappoint me.
Baccarat replied without hesitation:
— Don't worry, boss. I'll definitely make you proud.
— Then I'll leave this place to you.
As soon as Tesoro left, Baccarat graced the guests with a charming smile and then used her Luck-Luck Fruit ability to make the wealthy patrons lose everything.
The fiery-red-haired beauty strolled through the hall. Here, Baccarat experienced unprecedented satisfaction. This was power, this was the taste of money. She really liked it here.
Suddenly, her heart fluttered with joy. She recalled what Sal had said when he embraced her.
— Don't worry, Baccarat, we will definitely meet again as friends in the future. I will definitely come to the entertainment city of Grand Tesoro.
Back then, she asked if he was planning to become a subordinate of Tesoro like she did. Unexpectedly, Sal said something that she thought was a lie.
— No, I'm planning to steal. Such a fat sheep, I might as well rob it. The World Government will kill it once it's fattened up, so why shouldn't I enjoy it too?
Baccarat involuntarily felt anxious. Was this man telling the truth?
She didn't think the Pirate King would lie, but she didn't want to lose her current status and power. Should she inform Tesoro?
Hesitating for a moment, Baccarat ultimately decided not to inform Tesoro. Whether it was true or not, it wouldn't be good for her.
If Tesoro found out that she had connections with someone with ill intentions, she might be suspected.
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