Above Pirate King - Chapter 107
Whole Cake Island Training Ground
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
Inside the training ground, two figures wielding long knives clashed repeatedly.
One of them was a robust man, standing at 2.8 meters tall, with a plump figure and a face full of flesh.
The other was a 3.7-meter-tall woman with slender legs, wheat-colored healthy skin, white long hair, and a cold expression. She was Charlotte Smoothie, the fourteenth daughter of the Charlotte family!
At this moment, the burly man on the field was already drenched in sweat, gasping for breath. However, he dared not relax because despite being only fourteen years old, Smoothie’s strength was not inferior to his. Her strikes were merciless, and every move was lethal. Once he let his guard down, he would face immediate danger of death.
“Tatatata!”
At this moment, a blue figure rushed into the training ground from outside.
“Sis… Sis… something… something bad happened!!!” Cinnamon ran into the training ground, gasping for breath while shouting.
Upon hearing her call, Smoothie’s expression remained unchanged, her movements still cold. However, the burly man in front of her showed a pleased expression, thinking that if Smoothie had something to attend to, she would leave first.
But this moment of joy caused his movements to slow down by three points.
“Slash!”
The long knife plunged directly into his body. He stared at Smoothie in disbelief as his body slowly fell and eerily withered. His once plump figure turned into a skeleton draped with dried meat in an instant.
Only then did Smoothie retract her long knife, wiping off the sweat from her forehead casually. She turned to look at Cinnamon and furrowed her brows. “What’s the matter that made you so anxious?”
Cinnamon, with both hands on her knees, gasped for breath and said, “Sister… Sister, something really bad happened. Mama… Mama… wants to marry you off!”
What!?
Smoothie’s head buzzed, and she was struck dumb, frozen in place!
Why did she work so hard in her training?
Wasn’t it to strengthen her power and elevate her status within the family, so she wouldn’t be used as a sacrifice in a political marriage!
However, she didn’t expect this news to come so suddenly!
After a while, Smoothie recovered from her daze and took a deep breath. Her voice trembled as she asked, “Marry to whom?”
“I heard it’s a king from another kingdom. This king possesses something Mama wants, and the kingdom itself has considerable strength. So Mama decided to form a political alliance with them!” Cinnamon said uncertainly.
She had just overheard the conversation between Katakuri and several important members of the family in the castle, learning about this matter. In her haste to convey the news to Smoothie, she only caught a glimpse of it before rushing over.
Cinnamon’s unclear explanation made Smoothie anxious.
“I’ll go ask!” After some consideration, Smoothie took the lead and left the training ground, heading towards the castle.
“Sister, I’ll go with you!” Cinnamon hurriedly followed behind.
In no time, the two of them arrived at the castle.
Led by Cinnamon, they arrived at the place where they had overheard the conversation.
At this moment, the people inside had already finished their discussion, leaving only Katakuri sitting there.
Seeing Smoothie’s arrival, Katakuri was first taken aback, then smiled and said, “Smoothie, you came at the right time. There’s something I need to discuss with you!”
“Is it about marrying me off?” Smoothie said expressionlessly.
“Well…” Katakuri paused for a moment, not expecting Smoothie to have already received the news. However, he didn’t mind and instead looked at Smoothie with a serious expression. He said in a deep voice, “Mama attaches great importance to this political alliance. You know Mama’s personality!”
She didn’t have any room to refuse!
Enduring the discomfort in her heart, Smoothie gritted her teeth and asked, “Can you tell me who I’m going to marry and why I’m being married off?”
“Yes!” Katakuri nodded, then said, “You’re going to marry the king of a kingdom in the West Blue…”
Before Katakuri could finish, Smoothie interrupted him, asking with surprise, “West Blue?”
In Smoothie’s eyes, what powerful kingdom could emerge from such a place like the West Blue!
“Yes, the West Blue, the Kingdom of St. Martin in the West Blue!” Katakuri nodded, then seemed to remember something and reassured her, “Don’t worry, their king is only a few years older than you, not an old man!”
“Then why am I being married off to him?” Smoothie asked unwillingly.
“Giants! That kingdom has a potion that can turn people into giants. You know, Mama’s obsession with giants. So no one can stop this marriage!” Katakuri said seriously.
Instantly, Smoothie lost all hope. She knew just how strong her Mother’s attraction to giants was!
“You go back and prepare. We will set off in a few days. We will send you to Mock Town, and the people from the Kingdom of St. Martin will receive you there!” Katakuri looked at the distraught Smoothie and felt a bit sorry, but he knew that no one could stop Mama’s intentions.
Smoothie left this place in a daze and returned to her own room.
Sitting on the bed with her legs hugged, she stared blankly out the window at the bright sunlight. At that moment, she felt that the whole world was incredibly dim.
In less than half a day, the news spread throughout Whole Cake Island.
Smoothie’s sisters and brothers came to her room.
“Sister, are you really getting married?”
“Sister, don’t be sad!”
“Smoothie, getting married is a good thing. You should be happy!”
“Sister…”
…
Many people came, some concerned, some comforting, some happy, and some gloating!
There was no way around it. The Charlotte family had too many members, and even among siblings, there were struggles and factions.
But Smoothie didn’t have the mood to care about all that now.
Whether it was concern, comfort, happiness, or gloating, she didn’t pay attention to any of it. She just emptied her mind and stared blankly out the window.
A remote corner of Whole Cake Island.
A middle-aged man with a fierce appearance and a lewd expression carefully hid in a corner. He opened a mechanism on a nearby wall and took out two Den Den Mushi, one regular and one white.
After placing the two Den Den Mushi together, the man cautiously dialed a number.
“Ring… ring!”
Soon, the call connected.
However, the middle-aged man didn’t speak immediately. He looked around before finally putting his finger on the receiver.
“Thump, thump… thump… thump, thump, thump…. thump, thump… thump, thump…”
His fingers tapped the receiver with an inexplicable rhythm, continuing for a while before stopping. Then he tapped again.
After the other end of the call responded with two “thumps,” he hung up.
He placed the Den Den Mushi back into the mechanism and left as if nothing had happened!
Shortly after he left, a long-legged man from the Longleg Tribe, wearing sunglasses and a full-body pink outfit with pants shaped like eggshells, walked out from a shadow. He watched the man’s departing figure and a smile appeared on his face.
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