"Fine, looking at this bunch of idiots, you shouldn't be at a disadvantage on Hachinosu Island."
Glancing at the lovesick Rocks, Charlotte Linlin stood up from the massive sofa and stretched her limbs, her towering figure casting a large shadow inside the bar.
"Then This lady will be heading off first."
"Hmm, you are welcome to visit again, Miss Linlin." Shakky stood behind the bar, her face still wearing that impeccable, professional, and perfect smile.
"Don't call me Miss, I don't like it," Charlotte Linlin said as she left.
"Understood!" Shakky replied, although she didn't understand why Charlotte Linlin disliked being addressed that way.
"Shakky, take care of yourself."
Gloriosa also jumped down from her seat and hurried to catch up with Charlotte Linlin, not forgetting to turn back and give Shakky a parting word.
Pushing open the heavy wooden door of the bar, the clamor of the crowd and waves of heat rushed in instantly.
Looking at the long line composed of all sorts of eccentric pirates that snaked from the bar entrance all the way to the end of the street, and even continued around several corners, Charlotte Linlin raised an eyebrow and let out an ambiguous exclamation:
"Heh~ there really... are an unusually large number of people."
"Hmph!" Hearing this, Gloriosa, who was clinging tightly to Charlotte Linlin's leg, pouted indignantly like a kitten whose territory had been invaded.
"No matter how many there are, they can't compare to our Inazuma! Totto Land now has hundreds of thousands of people! How many are even queuing here!"
"Right, you're right, there are fewer than in our Inazuma." Charlotte Linlin rubbed her head with amusement, her tone soothing.
"Let's go, forget about these people, it's time to set off for Elbaf. This time, besides accompanying Ripley and Gerd home for a visit, we also need to procure some Adam Wood."
Inazuma is gradually being established, and now it's time for the frigates and cruisers to protect Inazuma.
As for why they were going to Elbaf to buy Adam Wood, that was naturally because Charlotte Linlin felt that if you're going to do something, you should do it with the best.
Besides, weren't there Ripley and Gerd, these two giants? Why not use one's connections?
Upon hearing this, Gloriosa immediately hugged Charlotte Linlin tightly, looked up with her little face, and said with a hint of coquettishness and bossiness:
"I don't want to ride a ship made of Adam Wood! I want to stay on the St. Freya with Linlin! Always be together!"
Charlotte Linlin looked down at her: "Who said I was making a new ship for you? Don't get ahead of yourself."
"You jerk, Linlin!" Gloriosa puffed up and punched Charlotte Linlin, though, for the physically robust Charlotte Linlin, it felt like absolutely nothing.
The two walked through the bustling streets toward the harbor. As they walked, Gloriosa suddenly fell silent, her hand gripping the corner of Charlotte Linlin's collar tightly, her mood seemingly dampened.
"Linlin..." she whispered, her voice filled with obvious anxiety.
"Do you think... when I get old, my face covered in wrinkles, and my hair turning gray, will I... become very ugly?"
Seeing Shakky, who was even more bright and charming than in her memories, the heart of this former former Empress of the Kuja couldn't help but well up with an unprecedented anxiety about her appearance.
She wasn't afraid that Shakky would steal Charlotte Linlin's attention—she firmly believed Linlin wouldn't abandon her—but as a woman, especially one who had once ruled the Kuja by relying on her charm, she ultimately cared about her looks.
Shakky's youth and beauty, combined with the presence of the two giants, Gerd and Ripley, on the ship, made her feel an invisible pressure.
She was now the former former Captain of the Kuja Pirate Crew, and she was ten years older than Shakky; the double 'former' title made her feel like she had already become part of the older generation.
Especially after just witnessing how easily Shakky made Newgate reluctant to leave and drove Bakin away, it made her deeply fear that 'losing her looks' might lead to 'losing Linlin.'
Charlotte Linlin paused slightly upon hearing this and looked down at the little person on her shoulder with some surprise.
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