Arceus in One Piece - Chapter 14
Charlotte Lingling, BIG MOM, an old acquaintance of Kaido’s, was also a member of the former Rocks Pirates. When Kaido was still a novice sailor, Charlotte Lingling was already a full-fledged crew member.
And when Kaido boarded the ship, she entrusted him, warning him not to trust Rocks, and told him he could come to her if he needed anything. She saw Kaido as a younger brother, and on the day of the destruction of the Rocks Pirates, she handed over the Fish-Fish Fruit – Mythical Type – Azure Dragon Form to Kaido.
It can be said that Kaido’s ability to leave God Valley was also thanks to the Devil Fruit given by Charlotte Lingling. Therefore, Charlotte Lingling has always said that Kaido owed her a big favour.
Now that the hegemon of the sea, Rocks, has just disappeared for five years, Gol D. Roger has yet to become the Pirate King, and there is no concept of Pirate King and Emperor of the Sea on the high seas. However, there are still many powerful pirates.
They regard some islands as their territory, develop their own strength, and become the rulers of a region. Among these pirates, the powerful pirates of the New World are the most prominent.
Charlotte Lingling is one of these people. She now has her own territory in the New World and is more knowledgeable about many intelligence matters than Kaido.
“John? Why are you looking for him?”
At this moment, Charlotte Lingling’s pirate crew was on an island entire of fruits. Her chefs were making fruit and vegetable cakes while she was rubbing her bulging belly, pregnant.
Looking at the Four Emperors initially, Whitebeard relied on adopting sons, Kaido ran a kindergarten, Red-Haired Shanks searched the world for partners, and Big Mom searched the world for a husband, eventually even giving birth to a family by herself.
The leading members of the BIG MOM Pirates are also entirely made up of their own children, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, making it the most family-oriented group.
What’s inside her belly is her fortieth child.
When Kaido, this little brother, suddenly called her, she was pretty happy. However, she didn’t expect that this little brother would ask about John’s whereabouts as soon as he spoke.
“You don’t need to worry about that. I just want to know where John is?”
“Huh? Kaido, is this how you speak to your benefactor?”
“I’ve said it. Stop clinging to this matter. Do you know where John is or not?”
“Well, well, Kaido, you’re still so impatient. It’s rumoured that he has a large sum of treasure on him. Are you interested in that? Do you want to team up with me and split those treasures? That guy John isn’t easy to deal with.”
Big Mom laughed indifferently on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, but she had already gestured to Perospero beside her.
“No need, I just want to know his whereabouts.”
“You’re really heartless. Back then, you weren’t like this. He appeared on Hachinosu Island not long ago and then went to Paradise. There are quite a few people eyeing him in the New World. As for the rest, I don’t know.”
Looking at the information handed over by Perospero, Big Mom said to Kaido.
As soon as she finished speaking, the call on Kaido’s side was cut off. Looking at the Den Den Mushi in her hand, Charlotte Lingling’s face showed a displeased expression, but she soon forgot about it under the aroma of the baked cake.
She wasn’t very interested in Captain John’s treasure; the main reason was that the effort and the rewards needed to be more proportional. Nowadays, her territory could bring in enough income.
John was ultimately a member of the Rocks Pirates. There were no weaklings on that ship. Everyone who could get on board had their own unique abilities.
If she wanted to deal with John, her children’s strength was not enough; she would have to take action herself. But now she was busy with childbirth.
Plus, John’s whereabouts were unpredictable. She only knew that he had left the New World and headed to the first half of the Grand Line.
If Kaido found him, she could help under suitable conditions, but since Kaido had refused her, there was no need for her to take the initiative.
“Well, now it’s confirmed that John is not in the New World but in Paradise. That woman’s words are still trustworthy.”
Not only were the Marines paying attention to the movements of those great pirates, but other pirates were also watching their movements.
Among the pirates, there were indeed some who set sail for adventure or out of necessity, but these were a minimal number. Just as there were rotten apples in the Marines, most people still preferred to believe in the Marines rather than the pirates.
Without great treasures today, most pirates set sail for wealth, which is their own benefit.
Robbing and leaving was what only the lowest-level pirates would do. The great pirates had their own fixed territories, and for the residents of those territories, they even acted as protectors, alber collecting protection fees. They were like alternative lords.
Doing foolish things like exhausting the pond’s resources was something few people would do. Even rabbits don’t eat the grass around their burrows. They wouldn’t rob the residents of their own territories. At least the great and powerful pirates wouldn’t do that.
Charlotte Lingling belonged to a brutal category among pirates. According to the regular timeline, in the future, the World Government will rent out the territories for a long time. But even so, there were still plenty of ordinary people willing to live within the territories.
Ordinary people needed protection, and the Marines only protected the member states of the World Government. For those outside the member states who didn’t have enough power, finding a suitable protector was what they had to do.
They needed safe land to live on, and the great pirates needed this land to nurture themselves and their subordinates.
To prevent others from snatching their territories, it was necessary to pay attention to the movements of those powerful pirates.
Today, there were countless strong people on the seas, and Charlotte Lingling, Shiki the Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Captain John, these former members of the Rocks Pirates, undoubtedly stood out among them.
The more famous one is, the more people know about their personality and preferences. For example, Captain John liked wealth, and he pursued money all his life.
No man is without guilt; sometime, somewhere, it started to be rumoured on the high seas that Captain John had a large amount of treasure in his hands, and more and more people were eyeing his wealth.
He could not be considered invincible; there were too many people in the New World who could threaten him. Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to return to the first half of the Grand Line, the area known as Paradise, to hide the treasure first, which was the safest option.
“Let’s enter the Grand Line first, recruit a batch of human resources, and slowly inquire about John’s whereabouts. The range you gave is too broad, and we can only find him slowly like this.”
Kaido didn’t want to go completely elite. He needed an elite fighting force, but he also needed a large number of subordinates. Since his youth, he had been a warrior of the Wano Kingdom, knowing that quantity was also necessary in war.
However, the people from the Four Seas were too weak, so he decided to recruit followers directly from the Grand Line.
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