Aunt Linlin's hand pressed against her belly.
Her face was deathly pale, and her eyes burned with murderous intent as she stared at Ian, as if she wanted to crush him into pieces right then and there.
The child in her womb was no ordinary child!
This was the child she was carrying with a descendant of the Buccaneers tribe—bearing the bloodline of the Buccaneers!
Her lifelong dream had been to create a nation where all races could coexist in harmony.
And now, in her Totto Land, only three races were left to gather all the wise tribes of the world.
The Giants! The Lunarian! The Buccaneers!
The Giants seemed to be beyond hope now, but the Buccaneers blood was already inside her.
Would she have to trade this one child for all her other sons and daughters?
Including Katakuri, Cracker, Perospero, Daifuku, Oven, and the rest?
Would she have to exchange their lives for this baby?
"Damn you!!"
Aunt Linlin gritted her teeth, her chubby cheeks trembling with rage.
Ian's lips curled into a slight smirk.
It seemed this aunt had already made her decision.
"But Ian," Dorry said with some hesitation, "how do you plan to keep a baby, one who hasn't even been born yet, as a hostage?"
"You can't possibly cut open this woman's belly and take the baby out early, can you?"
Brogy's expression grew serious.
"That would be far too cruel!"
"Don't worry,"
Ian chuckled lightly.
"Indeed, I will take the baby out—but it's much simpler and easier than you imagine."
Simple and convenient?
The two giants exchanged a glance, unsure what Ian was planning.
"You brat," Aunt Linlin said with a serious face, "What do you intend to do?"
"Law, it's your turn to perform."
Ian shouted to the side.
"Tch."
Law, sitting nearby, sighed helplessly as he stood up. "I have to admit, I never thought my ability could be used like this."
"In any case," Ian smiled and gently pointed toward Aunt Linlin, "Go ahead, give Aunt Linlin a proper operation."
Law staggered over to Aunt Linlin's side. Even facing this Pirate Emperor, his expression showed no fear.
He calmly said, "Suppress your Haki, or my ability won't work on you!"
Aunt Linlin looked at Ian suspiciously, then glanced down at Law.
What was this brat up to now?
Law flicked his hand.
"ROOM!"
A translucent spherical surgical space expanded.
Before Aunt Linlin could react, Law raised his right hand wrapped in green electric arcs and pressed it mid-air against her lower abdomen.
"Surgical knife."
"Ah!"
Aunt Linlin's body trembled slightly, lowering her head in disbelief.
There was already a chunk missing from her stomach!
A large piece wrapped inside a strange purple gel-like substance!
"Op-Op Fruit?"
Aunt Linlin said in disbelief, "You can actually do something like this?"
Law casually cut off another piece from the chunk of meat in his hand — this time from Aunt Linlin's belly — and stuffed it back in.
Now, the gel left in his hand was only—
"Eh!!"
Dorry rubbed his eyes, shouting in shock, "No way? You took it out just like that??"
The gel in Law's hand contained a fetus.
It was fully formed and growing quite strong.
Enel clenched his teeth as he watched the scene unfold.
His heart was still in Ian's hands!
"Is this really okay, Ian?" Brogy couldn't help but look to Ian.
No matter how you looked at it, this was terrifying!
"There's absolutely no problem," Ian said.
"Although it seems like the fetus was removed, it's still connected to the mother and continues to receive nutrients. It can keep growing strong."
It was a joke—Law's separated heart could still function normally, pumping blood to the body that lost its own heart over a thousand miles away.
This fetus was no different.
Aunt Linlin placed her hand on her belly.
It was strange—although the child had been taken out, she could still feel it move inside.
"You brat, are you satisfied now?"
Aunt Linlin shouted angrily.
"Can I leave now?"
"Don't rush, Aunt Linlin," Ian smiled.
"Before you go, let's do a few Homies first."
Not long after, Queen Mama Chanter swiftly departed from Hive Island, heading straight towards the waters where Whole Cake Island was located without a moment's delay.
Ian stood by the shore, watching the ship's silhouette fade into the distance.
"This time, you really managed to offend her badly, Lord Ian," Tesoro said quietly beside him. "If she gets the chance, she definitely won't hesitate to take revenge."
In his mind, wouldn't it be better to just eliminate Charlotte Linlin now and absorb the Charlotte family?
Why let the tiger return to the mountain?
"No need to rush," Ian smiled. "Aunt Linlin is a very magnanimous person. She surely won't mind."
Tesoro's lips twitched involuntarily.
Lord Ian, do you have some misunderstanding about this woman called Charlotte Linlin?
Everyone knows that Charlotte Linlin is ruthless and bloodthirsty. Just for not providing her with sweets, she could easily wipe out several countries.
Could a person like that be called magnanimous?
"I think that when cooperation is needed, Aunt Linlin definitely won't refuse."
Ian smiled again. "Right?"
"Of course! Lord Ian!"
A deep voice came from ahead.
The sea suddenly rumbled and rose, forming a mountain on the harbor's surface—a mountain of waves!
On the face of this wave mountain was a face—a laughing face.
It was Homies, formed from seawater. It would now guard the waters surrounding Hive Island.
Not only that, above Hive Island floated clouds, each with sleepy eyes half-closed.
Below the clouds, the laughter of the wind endlessly chased after itself.
Amid the wind, bomber planes soared joyfully, spreading their wings wide.
That's why Homies really are such a mysterious existence.
Ian returned to the gathering outside the Skull Tower, where his friends still gathered around the fetus, marveling with fascination.
"Ian, what are you planning to do with that fetus?"
His good brother, Dorry, wore a somewhat serious expression.
He didn't understand. Charlotte Linlin had brought so many children this time, so why did she single out this fetus?
And it was still far from being born.
Even if Charlotte Linlin was truly a hateful person, this seemed unbearably cruel.
"I didn't just pick randomly."
Ian smiled and turned his head.
"Look, the person best suited to take care of him is already here, isn't he?"
Kuma hurried out of the building, still wearing the cloak that concealed his identity.
He just couldn't hold back any longer.
"Hm?"
Dorry and Brogy looked at him in surprise as he approached.
Who was this guy?
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