I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

"Just passing by," Figo said. "What a tall little girl! She's only a few years old, but she's already a bit taller than me. That's amazing."

He was observing Charlotte Linlin.

At 10 years old, Charlotte Linlin is already over three meters tall. Perhaps due to the hard training she underwent at CP0, her underdeveloped figure is as slender as that of an ordinary little girl. Beneath her fair skin lies hidden muscle and strength, and her face still retains some baby fat. Adorned with pink side-swept bangs, she looks very cute.

The blonde girl next to her was the other extreme. She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slender figure, long curly hair, and excellent temperament. She wore a pair of large sunglasses, which made her look more mature, but she was less than a meter tall.

It can be as uncoordinated as possible.

"Are you her sister?" Figo asked her. "I'm Figo, you can call me Grandpa Figo. What are your names?"

"Grandpa?" The blonde girl raised an eyebrow at Figo. Was he really going to address her with such a high-ranking title? Then she looked at Lingling's nearly finished piece of roast meat, making sure it wasn't poisoned. Thinking of Lingling's monstrous strength, she relaxed and replied, "Her name is Lingling, and I'm Ba Jin. Thank you for the roast meat for Lingling. That child is always greedy."

'Ba Jin? It really was her. Oda has such a twisted sense of humor; how come all those beautiful young girls look completely different in their old age?'

Miss Barkin, the old woman who claimed to be Whitebeard's favorite woman and gave birth to Whitebeard II in the future, Charlotte Linlin is quite the con artist, meeting her again after not meeting the nun.

"You're welcome," Figo said. "Little Lingling is very cute. How old is she?"

"Ten years old."

Lingling answered herself, "Grandpa Figo? Figo? I think I've heard of him... um..."

Know him? Ba Jin's heart sank. Could this be a notorious pirate that some world government is watching?

I've never heard of this name before.

She stopped Lingling from continuing, saying, "Excuse me, Lingling and I have something to do, so we'll have to go now."

"Are you going to the food festival at Happy Street?" Figo pointed to the flyer that Lingling hadn't put away properly. "What a coincidence, I want to go too. I'm a very good chef. I grilled the meat just now. Wasn't it good, Lingling?"

Lingling's big eyes lit up immediately, and she couldn't help but drool again: "Delicious! I've never eaten anything so delicious before!"

"Then shall we go the same way? I'm planning to set up a barbecue stall at the food festival, and Lingling, you can eat as much as you want, it's free!"

"Really?!" Lingling exclaimed excitedly.

Ba Jin's face darkened. This bastard… what is he trying to do? I didn't want to go to any food festival; it's a trap set by the World Government! Damn it!

And you're letting this pig eat for free? In less than a month, this guy has eaten up all the millions of Berries I've accumulated! You probably haven't seen anything like a pig's appetite! If I weren't so weak that joining the Rocks Pirates would only start me as an apprentice, why would I go to all that trouble and risk everything to trick a CP0 member?!

The money had already been spent, the risks had been taken, and the sunk costs were too high; Ba Jin simply could not accept it.

After spending a month together, she wouldn't be lured away by a piece of roasted meat. Thinking of Lingling's strength, Ba Jin laid his cards on the table: "Are you a pirate? Lingling and I are planning to join the Rocks Pirates. You know the Rocks Pirates, right? For your safety, we should separate..."

"What a coincidence?" Figo interrupted with a smile, "I was also looking for the Rocks Pirates, and we happen to be going the same way!"

"..." Ba Jin was silent for a moment: "You're planning to become the cook on his ship?"

"More or less," Figo said.

"What the hell!" Ba Jin cursed inwardly.

Figo then said, "How about we go to the food festival in Pleasure Street first, and then go to the Rocks Pirates' place together?"

Ba Jin internally screamed: Not good at all!

Lingling: "Okay, okay."

"Good girl." Figo smiled and reached out to pat Lingling's head.

Lingling paused for a moment, then pressed her head against Figo's palm, feeling the warmth. Suddenly, her eyes reddened, and her lips pouted as if she were about to cry.

Figo asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I...I miss Grandpa Peslow."

Peslo? Figo's memory flashed back 42 years to the time he captured the nun, and he remembered the leader of the three CP9 members.

So it was him. Hearing this name, Figo also began to wonder why Lingling was in CP0, and asked, "Would your Grandpa Peslo pat your head like this? What happened to him?"

Lingling burst into tears: "Grandpa Peslow...Grandpa died three months ago."

Is that so?

She wasn't much older than me, what a short life. No wonder she was released at 10; was the World Government letting her out to relax?

"It's okay, you still have Grandpa Figo." Figo wiped away her tears, patted her head, and led her towards the shore.

Ba Jin stood there stunned for a long time, feeling extremely superfluous. He gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and still took his short legs to catch up.

……

Huanle Street, though called a street, is actually an island.

It was a well-known island in the New World, filled with casinos, taverns, and other entertainment venues, making it a paradise for pirates and villains.

But few people know that it is actually an important intelligence base of the World Government CP0, and all the successive queens of the pleasure district are CP0 people!

Even the passenger ships connecting the nearby islands to the entertainment district are all controlled by unofficial members of the World Government. Charlotte Linlin's figure cannot be concealed by a robe at all; she was noticed by several people as soon as she appeared at the passenger ship dock.

Ba Jin was very sensitive to this. Half-hidden behind Lingling, his eyes darted around, cursing inwardly. Glancing at Figo, who was walking beside Lingling 'completely unaware,' she was furious.

'What an idiot! Idiot! I was so close to succeeding! What am I going to do now? No, I have to leave. I can't walk into this trap with this idiot and this little pig!' she cursed inwardly.

But at that moment, Figo suddenly turned around and said to her, "Don't keep cursing me in your heart. You should have basic respect for your seniors, little girl."

Ba Jin was startled. This guy... guessed I was insulting him? No, why doesn't it seem like he guessed...?

"Grandpa Figo, Sister Ba Jin is always like this." Lingling turned her head and said, "Sister Ba Jin, although you bought me a lot of food, and Lingling likes it very much, Lingling doesn't like that you keep calling Lingling a pig in your heart. Lingling is not a pig!"

Ba Jin's eyes widened suddenly, sweat beading on his forehead. Why...?

“This world is vast, you’re still too naive, little girl. You don’t even know that a master of Observation Haki can roughly hear what others are thinking. Do you really think you can fool the clever Linlin?” Figo said, “Being a pirate has no future. Come with us to see this world, and then follow Linlin and become her follower.”

Ba Jin was suddenly stunned.

Praised for her intelligence, Lingling immediately smiled and looked at Figo. Figo patted her big head again, then reached out his hand to her, and Lingling happily took Figo's hand.

"Grandpa Figo, why can't I hear your inner thoughts at all?"

"Of course it's because my Observation Haki is stronger than yours. Lingling still needs to grow slowly."

"But I can tell that Grandpa Figo is a very nice person..."

"of course!"

The two boarded the passenger ship, chatting and laughing.

Ba Jin stood there blankly, his soul seemingly gone.

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Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Collapse of Raiola

Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders held another meeting.

Neil Boro said, "I have good news and bad news. Charlotte Linlin has appeared on the ship bound for Pleasure Street Island and has been located by CP0 intelligence..."

The four Elders perked up, only to hear Neil Borough Saint continue in a somber voice, "But Gaston Figo is with her."

"..."

The air fell silent once more.

It was truly a rollercoaster ride.

None of the four wanted to talk about Neil Borough Saint anymore.

The worst fears have come true. Raiola clenched his fist and said, "That bastard! I'll send Silver-Foot Chakamos over immediately to work with CP0 to bring Lingling back! Get her back!"

“Wait, something’s not right.” Another of the Five Elders said, “Something’s not right. With Gaston Figo’s power, it would be easy for him to forcibly take Lingling away. He couldn’t possibly not have guessed that the food festival in Pleasure Street was meant to lure people looking for Lingling, so why would he go there with Lingling?”

That makes sense. The five paused, a sense of unease rising within them. Raiola exclaimed, "Could that guy be deliberately trying to lure something?!"

What are they enticing us for? Are they trying to entice us to act?

What's the point?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone Figo, the most ferocious beast in the world.

Seeing the other four remain silent again, waiting for him to make a decision, Raiola's face turned ashen. He slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice:

"Then let's stick to the original plan. We'll try to use Gaston Figo to eliminate the Rocks Pirates and find a way to lure Rocks to the entertainment district! We'll also have Chakamos wait outside the island, waiting for an opportunity to take Linlin away or eliminate Rocks..."

No, let Tekotamp Saint pass by too!

It's all in the past!

Everyone! Go! Everyone go!!!

As he spoke, his voice suddenly turned into a roar, and a hint of madness appeared in his eyes!

"Raiola Saint?!"

The four were shocked. How could he suddenly go mad?

Tekotamp Saint is the current commander of the God's Army and the World Government's top combat force! Sending him there means... to attack Figo again?

"Are you sure about Raiola Saint? With Figo, arguably the strongest in the world, a Marine Admiral, a commander of the Divine Army, and the Rocks Pirates, how can he possibly control the situation?!"

"I'm sure! I'm sure! I'm sure!!"

Raiola glared fiercely at the other four: "I even wanted to bring Raul along to kill him to the death! I've had enough of him! I've had enough of him!"

I've had enough of you four onlookers!

He wasn't much younger than Figo, who at 70 hadn't even turned gray. He had absolutely no confidence in outlasting Figo. Was he supposed to spend his entire term in frustration?! Why should he? He was one of the Five Elders, the highest-ranking officials in the World Government!

He's gotten angrier the more he thinks about it these days.

Just now, at that very moment, when the other four people were all silent waiting for him to speak, he finally couldn't hold back any longer!

An adult's breakdown often happens in an instant, and the Five Elders are no exception!

……

[Prisoner: Miss Ba Jin]

[Rank: R6]

[Status: In the process of breaking out of prison]

[Participation rate in the arrest: 100%]