Although Charlotte Linlin showed extraordinary goodwill toward Michael, this Marine, her children still kept a wary eye on him.
Along the way, as they passed many buildings on Whole Cake Island, Charlotte's children peeked out one after another, curiously watching the Marine who was walking side by side with their mother.
"Ma ma ma ma, the trade buffer zone you worked out with Whitebeard is really great news for me. Getting desserts is much more convenient than before."
Charlotte Linlin spoke as she walked, lowering her head to Michael.
At first, Michael had been confused, but he was gradually getting used to it.
But in the eyes of others, this was the strangest sight in history.
That strict and terrifying mother was actually… being so friendly to an outsider?
Were they hallucinating?
Only Perospero and Katakuri, the two eldest sons and also her most trusted lieutenants, truly understood what their mother's current attitude really meant.
So, on the way to the back garden, they kept calling members of the Big Mom Pirates over and quietly giving orders.
Michael noticed these little movements at once, but he didn't pay them much attention.
Soon, amid the lively chatter between Charlotte Linlin and Michael, everyone arrived at the tea party venue.
Charlotte Linlin was the first to take a seat, then gestured for Michael and Enel's people to sit at the same table with her.
She clapped her hands, and endless desserts and drinks were brought out from the castle.
"Please, have a seat! My Marine friends!"
"Hahaha, then we'll gladly accept your hospitality!"
Michael chuckled, nodded to the three others, and then sat just below Charlotte Linlin.
"Michael, what do you think of this place?" Charlotte Linlin flashed a smile full of power at Michael, her beautiful face radiant.
"Whole Cake Island? Truly a dazzling place… I just wonder, living here every day, wouldn't you get diabetes?"
"...I was talking about Totto Land, the whole Totto Land."
Even Charlotte Linlin looked a bit awkward for a moment.
"Totto Land? Why do you ask?" Michael looked puzzled. "Don't tell me the Big Mom Pirates want to work with the Marines like the Whitebeard Pirates? Your idea isn't bad, but unfortunately, Totto Land's location and resources aren't really suitable."
"...I'm not interested in trade zones. I'm simply asking." Charlotte Linlin rested both hands on the table, a faint and almost seductive smile curling on her lips. "For example, if I let you live in Totto Land… what do you think?"
The moment she said this, even Crocodile and the others sensed something was off…
"Live in Totto Land? If I were just an ordinary man seeking a peaceful life, then yes, Totto Land would be a fine place… Even though I'd have to pay you in lifespan, in return I'd get near-absolute safety."
Michael picked up the cup of black tea and took a sip, ignoring the meaningful looks Stella was giving him.
"So overall… in the New World, it's one of the best places to live."
After hearing Michael's clear answer, Charlotte Linlin's stunning face revealed undisguised greed and desire.
She reached out and placed her hand on top of Michael's.
"In that case…"
"Why don't you stay in Totto Land, stay with the Charlotte Family?"
"Be my thirty-eighth husband!"
"Pfft!"
The tea Michael had just drunk sprayed out at once.
Sure, Big Mom was stunning right now…
But he had zero interest in… this kind of thing!
Not to mention, as a transmigrator, who knew better than him what kind of person Charlotte Linlin was?
Addicted to having children!
She literally gave birth to a Yonko crew!
"Uh, Charlotte Linlin-san, I think there might be some misunderstanding here…"
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? You don't think you can come to my Whole Cake Island and still leave, do you?" Charlotte Linlin smiled, beautiful but tinged with madness. "Do you want me to lose reputation?"
"You want reputation…" Michael shook his head. Holy flames ignited on his wings, and the heat distorted the air around him. "I want mine too."
But instead of being intimidated, Charlotte Linlin only gazed at Michael's wings with even more obsession.
She kept muttering…
"Wings on the back, flames all over the body… just like what Whitebeard said!"
"The Lunarian tribe… the one said to be wiped out in legend!"
Michael's mouth twitched.
So Charlotte Linlin thought he was from King the Wildfire's tribe?
Well, except for the color, his usual form did look exactly like them…
And like the Giants, the Lunarians were one of the few races Charlotte Linlin hadn't "collected."
Michael calmly pulled back his hand, then took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed a number…
"Purupurupuru… Click!"
"Kurara-ra-ra! Michael, you damn Marine, what do you want?"
"Whitebeard, just wait! Next time, I'm burning down every last thing you own!"
He hung up immediately.
Then he turned to Charlotte Linlin.
"Sure, you're pretty, and tall too. But you're a good person. We're just not right for each other.…"
"No worries!"
Charlotte Linlin laughed and reached for Michael again.
At that moment…
"Desert Spada!"
Two fierce Logia attacks slammed into Charlotte Linlin's arm…
But other than tearing her clothes and revealing her fair skin, they didn't leave a scratch.
Crocodile and Stella's eyes narrowed, faces darkening.
Michael sighed.
Who was Charlotte Linlin?
The most naturally gifted woman in the world of pirates, with physical talent surpassing even Whitebeard and Kaido.
No one had ever had a more broken body than hers.
Logia attacks alone could hardly harm this woman.
Enel scratched at the head wrapped in his turban and bit a cookie in frustration…
"So… are we starting a fight now?"
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