The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 17 also has this terrible place

It's been three days.

I've been in this island food capital for three days now.

The original target, Saga Rido, disappeared without a trace... no, to be precise, vanished.

Charlotte sat in the captain's cabin, leaning back, feeling very irritated!

Then she sat up straight and said, "Tell me! What's your plan to find him?"

This immediately stumped Beta and Barrett, who had temporarily joined to repay a debt of gratitude.

Charlotte was completely incredulous when she heard that Barrett had joined the Heberfeller family.

Of course, Charlotte had no reason to refuse such a promising prospect.

He was simply out of his mind to ask these two for their opinions; they were just two muscle-bound people who only knew how to fight.

So when he asked that question, he regretted it a little.

Seeing the two remain silent, Xia Luo tacitly refrained from asking further questions.

He really needs a wise subordinate right now.

For example... Ivan the Great.

Just then, Lina, dressed in a black V-neck short suit, black shorts, and a black tight-fitting cape, walked in.

Her long, straight, fair legs are quite eye-catching.

"Charlotte, I found out that Mr. Saga Rido disappeared five days ago."

Lina spoke slowly.

Charlotte was delighted. "Lina, will you continue?"

Lina nodded.

"Through Hill Palen's network of connections, I found out that Saga Rido disappeared in the civilian district."

Hill Paron?

Charlotte knew that the other party was an overseas businessman who had opened a shipping transit station on Latti Island, and that the other party was a subordinate of the warehouse king Gibson.

Charlotte had to admit that these clandestine underground forces were indeed powerful in their intelligence capabilities.

Their power should not be underestimated; their intelligence work is superb.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it still comes down to Lina. Men are unreliable.

"The working-class district?"

Charlotte pondered for a moment, seemingly having a very bad feeling.

In the world of One Piece, connections to the common people's neighborhoods almost always involve some inexplicable troubles.

Charlotte shook her head, clearing her mind of her chaotic thoughts, and stood up to walk outside.

He had naturally considered this matter.

He didn't have time to waste here. Now that he had a specific location, he naturally needed to go there in person to find out the situation and get things done as quickly as possible.

"Beta, you and Barrett keep a close watch on the ship until we get back."

Beta jumped up, "Boss, don't worry, we're here as long as we're on the ship."

"Hmm!" Although Beta was a hot-blooded, battle-minded brute, he never shirked his responsibilities when asked to do something.

Barrett, who had a low profile, straightened up and remained silent, looking a little arrogant.

Charlotte paid no attention to these details, focusing all her attention on finding Saga Rido.

Watching Charlotte and Lina leave in a hurry, Beta breathed a sigh of relief.

Are you afraid of Mr. Charlotte?

Barrett was somewhat puzzled. In his opinion, Charlotte gave him a very good impression; she was a powerful, low-key, and kind person.

Beta couldn't help but tremble as he faced Barrett. So young, still so young. Who knows the pain that Boss Charlotte endures when he trains at the drop of a hat?

Sooner or later, you'll have your day to cry.

So he said calmly, "What do you know? Is this called fear? This is called respect. You know nothing, you're just a little kid!"

Barrett glared at him. He hated being treated like a child. He roared, "Damn it, how many times have I told you? I'm not a brat. I'm Douglas Barrett."

"Okay, kid!"

Beta looked indifferent and picked at his ear.

Barrett's face flushed red, and he roared angrily, "I'm not a little kid, I'm Dagoras Barrett."

I got so excited that I blurted out something.

"Oh, little brat, what's your name, Bash?"

"You bastard, I'm Barrett!"

"What kind of thunder?"

"Barrett!"

"What's special?"

……

Barrett was furious. If he could beat this guy right now, he would make Beta regret ever being born.

"Hey, kid! Kid!"

Barrett's eye twitched, and he was completely exasperated. He turned and left angrily, ignoring the neurotic guy.

"Hey, hey, don't go! Are you angry? I'll treat you to meat."

Beta quickly chased after him, his face all grinning mischievously, looking rather immature and even a bit irritating.

……

Island food city, District 54, working-class area.

It's hard to imagine that the old, crowded, dilapidated, and low-rise buildings are like that.

It's unbelievable that such a terrible place exists in this bustling island food city.

In a dark alley.

A boy collapsed to the ground, looking at the somewhat dirty half of bread in his arms, a genuine smile appearing on his scarred face.

That smile was filled with an indescribable charm.

"Great, Media, at least we won't go hungry today!"

The boy endured the pain in his body and stood up shakily.

He carefully and tenderly tucked the bread into his pocket, treating it as a precious treasure.

After tidying up the bloodstains on his face, he limped away from the dark place.

He walked slowly and with great difficulty, but his steps were incredibly firm!

We quickly left that dark place and turned into another, even darker, more secluded, and cramped place!

It would be more accurate to call this a slum rather than a working-class neighborhood.

This area is home to 40% of the island's indigenous population, yet the entire "commoners' area" occupies less than 1/30th the size of the island's food capital.

This is a place so narrow it's almost suffocating.

But this is indeed the boy's home!

The exhausted boy limped for about half an hour.

Finally, he arrived at a house that looked exceptionally shabby even in the "working-class district".

It's less like a house and more like a tiny hut built from half-collapsed cardboard boxes.

The boy took a deep breath and patted his cheeks to make himself look excited.

Then he flashed a bright smile and lifted the curtain that was covering the door with a tattered cloth...

"Brother...you, you're back...cough cough..."

A weak, coughing sound came from inside the house; the voice was clearly very young.

Upon hearing the sound, the boy quickened his pace, ignoring the pain from his injuries!

He took a few quick steps to the makeshift bed made of scrap wood.

Lying on it was a pale-faced little girl, and this girl was the boy's younger sister...

"Mittiya, I earned another 30 Berries today. Don't worry, your illness will be cured soon!"

The boy forced a smile, then took out the bread from his arms, completely ignoring the rumbling in his stomach, and handed the bread to his sister, Mitia.

"Brother, you should eat too..."

The little girl on the bed cut the bread in half, took the smaller piece, and then forced herself to hand the slightly larger piece to her older brother!

"Mittiya, your brother has already eaten, you can have some!" the little boy said with a forced smile and a relaxed expression.

"Really?" the little girl, Mitia, asked uncertainly.

"Of course, don't worry."

After saying that, he suppressed his hunger, looked away, and put the hard-earned 30 Berries into the rusty box.

His sister's condition required more food, and it didn't matter if he went hungry for a while. He did this to prevent his sister from noticing his rumbling stomach and to save enough money for her treatment.

The little boy got up and went out to continue looking for work to earn money.

(End of this chapter)