Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Just then, Charlotte Brin's excited expression changed, and she spoke with a mocking and malicious tone.

"Are you trying to fool a child? You gentlemanly fool."

"This is the World Ocean, the territory of Charlotte Linlin, known as the 'Empress of the Sea.' You? Even if you escape the World Ocean with Charlotte Brûlée's help, you'll only live a life of fear and trembling under your mother's pursuit."

"and……"

Charlotte Brin abruptly pushed aside the bangs that were covering her forehead, revealing an eye growing from her forehead, and said with a ferocious and twisted expression.

"See that? I'm not the harmless child you think I am. I'm a monster with a third eye, an incredibly disgusting monster, hehehe..."

When he saw Charlotte Brin's eyes suddenly appear, Yann was momentarily stunned.

Charlotte Brin's expression became even more distorted upon seeing this, it was impossible to tell whether she was mocking, crying, or laughing, as she spoke somewhat hysterically.

'That's right, that's it. Are you already regretting it? Hehehe... Although I don't know what your ulterior motives are, this way...'

"What an unlovable child..."

Yann's voice rang out from beneath the mask, as gentle as ever, but his words caused Charlotte Brin's eyes to tremble violently.

'As expected... as expected...'

'Whether they come from the myriad seas or from the outer oceans, a disgusting monster like me with three eyes will only be scorned…'

'I am a hideous, disgusting monster…'

Charlotte Brin clenched her teeth, her expression becoming increasingly contorted.

Just then, Yann's voice, tinged with confusion, rang out. "Why would you deliberately cover up such beautiful eyes with your bangs?"

"what?!"

Charlotte Brin froze instantly upon hearing this, then pointed her finger at the eye on her forehead and questioned him.

"What are you talking about? Beautiful? They're clearly ugly eyes, and they're even on my forehead..."

Yone placed his palm on Charlotte Brin's brown hair, gently ruffling it, and said in a gentle tone, "It's always the human heart that's ugly, not you, but those bright and beautiful eyes."

"Huh? I...I..."

Charlotte Brin felt a lump in her throat, and tears, unlike in her previous acting where they flowed from just two eyes, started streaming uncontrollably from all three.

"Liar, liar, liar~ You perverted gentleman definitely want me to do something for you, so you're deliberately lying to me..."

"Don't trust this perverted gentleman; he's just lying."

"Idiot, don't cry, don't feel joy, are you an idiot...?"

Suddenly, Yann pulled Charlotte Brin into his arms and said softly.

"If you want to cry, just cry. It's okay. You're just a ten-year-old child. You don't need so much unnecessary pretense and strength..."

Upon hearing this, Charlotte Pudding could no longer suppress her emotions and burst into tears.

"Waaaaaahhhhhhh~~~"

After a long while, until Charlotte Pudding cried herself to sleep in Yarn's arms, the Mirror World returned to its usual tranquility.

Charlotte Brûlée looked at Charlotte Brûlée, who was lying peacefully in Yone's arms, her face still bearing traces of tears but showing a satisfied expression, and couldn't help but say something.

"Sir, you really know how to handle children."

"Don't use such strange wording. I merely extended an invitation to Pudding. Her reaction and choice were influenced by the Charlotte family's environment."

As he gently wiped away Charlotte Brin's tears and the glistening droplets on her eyelashes, Yarne calmly answered her question. But when he looked up, he noticed a hint of longing and envy in Charlotte Brin's eyes.

"What? You also want to leave the Ocean of Ten Thousand Nations with me? That's not impossible, it's just that the arrangements would be a little troublesome..."

If Charlotte Brûlée is willing to leave, then Yern doesn't mind.

After all, Charlotte Brûlée's Devil Fruit ability is quite useful, and if Charlotte Brûlée also leaves, then there is absolutely no need to worry about Charlotte Katakuri having any bad ideas.

Upon hearing this, Charlotte Brûlée's face immediately showed a look of interest.

Apart from a small number of her siblings who could serve as officers in the "BIG MOM Pirates," the vast majority of the female members of the Charlotte family were destined to be tools for Charlotte Linlin to marry into other forces or potentially powerful individuals.

Therefore, like most members of the Charlotte family, Charlotte Brûlée has never left the World of Treasures, and her past life has always been shrouded in the fear brought about by Charlotte Linlin.

However, Charlotte Brûlée firmly shook her head and refused.

"No, I want to stay by Katakuri's side..."

[Chapter 611. The Beginning of the Fairy Tale's Collapse]

When Charlotte Katakuri finally managed to contact Charlotte Brûlée and enter the Mirror World, he was somewhat bewildered to see Charlotte Brûlée clinging tightly to Arn's leg from afar.

Brin?!

How did she end up here?

Charlotte Katakuri subconsciously cast a questioning glance at Charlotte Brûlée, who simply shrugged helplessly.

As Charlotte Katakuri walked in and overheard the conversation between Charlotte Pudding and Yann, his eyes twitched slightly involuntarily.

“Perverted gentleman, after you take me away from the World of Warcraft, you will take responsibility for me, right?” Charlotte Pudding.

"How do you want me to take responsibility?" Yann's helpless voice rang out.

“When I grow up…” Charlotte Brin.

But before Charlotte Brin could finish speaking, Yern interrupted without hesitation, “I already have wives, and two at that.”

Charlotte Brin's gaze shifted, and she continued, "I want to be your goddaughter..."

“I already have a daughter, and she’s even cuter than you,” Yann said mercilessly, shattering Charlotte Brin’s hopes.

Charlotte Brin's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she looked pitiful as she spoke.

"So... I'm going to be taken to the outskirts of the World Ocean and then ruthlessly abandoned?"

After just half a day of interaction, Yann had become quite familiar with Charlotte Pudding's personality.

Or perhaps, Yann already had a certain understanding of Charlotte Pudding's second personality.

Compared to Charlotte Pudding's kind-hearted main personality when she was young, Charlotte Pudding's second personality is not only quite wicked, but also very good at acting.

After glancing at Charlotte Pudding's forehead and noticing the eye that wasn't shedding a tear, Yann realized that this tearful appearance was definitely another prank by Charlotte Pudding's second personality.

"Stop fooling around, Pudding..."

Yann gently ruffled Charlotte Pudding's hair, signaling her to release her grip on his calf, and then went to meet Charlotte Katakuri.

"So, did you get the item?"

Charlotte Katakuri pulled a Vivre Card, shaped like a blank sheet of paper, from her pocket and handed it to Yann, then said...

"This is the only Vivre Card on Mom's body, but it's unclear whether it belongs to 'Kaido of the Beasts'."

Yan nodded, took the Vivre Card from Charlotte Katakuri, and then took out another Vivre Card from his pocket.

Immediately, Yann aligned the two Vivre Cards along the torn opening, and they fit together perfectly, forming a fully formed Vivre Card of the normal size.

"That's right, it is indeed Kaido's Vivre Card, and no other fragments have been torn off." Yann replied with a hint of satisfaction in his voice.

Looking at the other half of the Vivre Card in Yone's hand, Charlotte Katakuri was now completely certain that Charlotte Cracker and Charlotte Snack had fallen into Yone's hands.

"Well done, Katakuri."

Yann put away all the life cards in his hand and then answered.

"Rest assured, I will definitely keep my promise and ensure the safety of Charlotte Cont, Charlotte Snag, and Charlotte Cracker..."

After a pause, Yann continued.

"Of course, to avoid unnecessary leaks of information, the freedom of Charlotte Cont, Charlotte Snag, and Charlotte Cracker cannot be guaranteed for the time being, and I hope you understand that."

"Ah."

Charlotte Katakuri nodded, fully aware of this as well.

Charlotte Conte, in particular, was well aware that Corazon was the only one who attacked the treasure room. If he were to return to the Charlotte family, Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Brûlée would likely be the first to be unable to explain themselves.

but……

Charlotte Katakuri turned his gaze to Charlotte Pudding, his face showing hesitation, but he still couldn't help but speak up to persuade her.

“My lord, if… you intend to formally arrange a marriage with the Charlotte family, could you perhaps choose someone else? Pudding… she’s still quite young, not really suitable…”

???

Ya'en.

"What on earth are you thinking? Have you been influenced by the Charlotte family's atmosphere? All you want is a political marriage or something..." Yann said irritably.

Charlotte Katakuri's expression grew even more troubled upon hearing this. "My lord, even if it's a matter of free love... it's still... not quite appropriate."

……

Ya'en.

Yaen took a few deep breaths and explained helplessly.

“I’m not taking Charlotte Pudding away for any romantic or marriage reasons. It’s because if Charlotte Pudding stays with the Charlotte family, your memories are at risk of being probed, and all the secrets will be exposed. So I have to take Pudding away.”

Charlotte Katakuri suddenly realized that Charlotte Pudding's "Memory Fruit" was an invisible and deadly threat.

"and……"

Yern reached back and patted Charlotte Brin's head, then said.

"Charlotte Linlin may have other ways to interrogate you and Charlotte Brûlée. Just in case, Brûlée needs to seal and modify your memories, changing them to be completely consistent with the words you have explained."

Charlotte Katakuri nodded, then, as if remembering something, said, "But if that happens, our agreement..."

"There's no need to worry about that. First of all, Pudding's memory modification is not permanent. Once Pudding falls into a coma or comes into contact with seastone and seawater, all the modified memories will be restored immediately."

After a pause, Yann stroked his chin and asked Charlotte Brin beside him.

“Pure, could you put a ‘lock’ on Katakuri and Brulee’s sealed memories, and then use a special code as the key, so that as long as they hear the code, they can immediately unlock the ‘lock’ and restore their memories?”

Charlotte Brin mimicked Yone's gesture, rubbing her chin with a slightly troubled expression before giving Yone a smug look and replying.

"Of course, you perverted gentleman..."

Charlotte Katakuri, after a moment's thought, asked, "Then what is the code?"

A slight smile played on Yann's lips, hidden beneath his mask, as he answered.