Big brother, I want to become the strongest pirate in the world!

"Let go of Bellemere, you big bad guy!"

"Awooo!!!"

Kazan looked down at Nojiko, who was pulling down his pants, and then at Nami, who was biting his leg.

"As expected of your fierce daughter..."

Kazan bent down and poked Nami, who bit his steel leg. Wasn't she afraid of losing her teeth?

"Oh? You have two such lovely daughters... I was originally planning to keep you around to work for me, but now that I have them, you're useless. Die!"

Kazan grinned, his face contorted in a menacing grin, and whispered something in Bellemere's ear.

"No! Don't kill Bellemere!"

"Well……"

Nojiko panicked; she hadn't expected Bellemere to be in a life-threatening situation because of their appearance.

Nami continued to bite Kazan's leg tightly, tears streaming from her eyes, but she wouldn't let go no matter what.

"Ah~ You want to save her? Sure. But you'll have to work for me on my ship, are you willing?"

"I'm willing! As long as Bellemere isn't killed, I'll do anything!"

Nojiko originally wanted to tell her to stay behind and that she would finish Nami's share as well, but Nami didn't give her that chance and spoke up directly after hearing Kazan's words.

"Then... you can get lost!"

Snapped.

Kazan threw Bellemere to the ground.

"Cough cough..."

Bellemere coughed twice, looked at the two teary-eyed girls who had been lifted up by Kazan, and felt sorry for them: "Kazan... that's it."

"Ah... I think it's about time to end this."

Kazan glanced at Bellemere on the ground, then put Nojiko and Nami down on the ground.

The two little girls ran straight towards Bellemere as soon as they landed.

"Belmel, are you alright?"

"...Waaah."

Bellemere hugged her two lovely daughters, and she had the same thought as Bon Clay: was it too cruel to treat the two little girls like this?

However, Kazan doesn't see it that way, because in today's situation, Kazan is intentionally mimicking Arlong's actions during his invasion.

If Nojiko and Nami, with their reckless personalities, suddenly appeared under similar circumstances a few years later, given Arlong's hatred for humans, it's hard to guarantee they wouldn't kill them outright.

Although Kazan specifically befriended Bellemere to resolve a potential future 'Fishman Pirate invasion incident,' no one can say for sure whether Nojiko and Nami might cause harm to those around them in the future due to similar incidents or such reckless actions.

"Hey! You two, you can't just run out like idiots anymore, you know? You'll cause so much trouble for others!"

Kazan walked over to Bellemere and gave a few words of advice to the two little girls in her arms.

Nojiko and Nami are still a little afraid of Kazan, trembling and shrinking into Bellemere's arms as they watch him, not daring to speak to him.

"Okay, don't be afraid, this uncle who looks scary..."

"Hey! I'm only nineteen years old, so I can't possibly be called an uncle."

"Hello, Uncle Kazan."

"Hello, Uncle Kazan."

Kazan was actually quite pleased to be called "uncle" for the first time.

"Belmel!!"

"Nojiko, Nami, are you alright?"

Suddenly, the village was filled with the sounds of many voices; it was the villagers who had rushed over after discovering that Nojiko and Nami were missing.

Armed with various old farm tools as weapons, they anxiously and cautiously searched the village for the two little girls.

Upon seeing Kazan at the village entrance and Bellemere and her two daughters squatting on the ground, they charged over aggressively.

"Damn it... pirates! We're not afraid of you!"

"If you want to hurt them, you'll have to get past me first."

"Belmere, quickly take Nojiko and Nami and get out of here!"

Kazan watched quietly as the villagers protected each other, and he truly loved that feeling.

Just like his monster family, everyone felt like family.

Although Bellemere was moved, she didn't hesitate and quickly explained the monster pirate crew to the villagers.

Despite Bellemere's guarantee, in everyone's eyes, this girl has always been a reckless and unreliable delinquent since childhood, so they are still somewhat cautious about the Monster Pirates.

……

The Monster Pirates decided to stay in Cocoyasi Village for a while, partly because Kazan needed to figure out how to deal with the Fishman Pirates. Although Kazan wasn't sure if the Fishman Pirates would come back after all the previous incidents, it was better to prepare in advance.

Secondly, the matter of Perona hasn't been resolved yet. Kazan has already believed Robin's words that Perona might have a bit of a princess complex, and he needs to correct his sister's behavior.

Thirdly, Sugar said that Perona could learn something from discussing sailing ideas with Nami, so Kazan planned to let Perona study with Nami in Cocoyasi Village for a while.

Tonight, the monster family will spend the night in Cocoyasi Village. Bellemere will show the monster family around the island and introduce them to each household.

We had dinner at Bellemere's house that evening. Bellemere said she wanted to learn cooking from Monet for a while and asked Kazan and the others to stay for a few days.

Meanwhile, Perona sat next to Nojiko and Nami during dinner. The three girls, who were now somewhat afraid of Kazan, were like three little quails at the dinner table. Although they were terrified of Kazan, they would still glance at him every now and then.

After being severely reprimanded by Kazan, Sugar not only didn't distance herself from him, but instead became even closer, always wanting Kazan to feed her during meals.

Perona witnessed this scene.

No one knew that the little guy's already somewhat twisted mind was beginning to become unbalanced.

Does your brother prefer sugar?

They made the same mistake, so why did the older brother forgive Sugar but not Pepe?

This time, her brother was not nice to Peipei at all.

How can I make my brother always treat Peipei well...?

……

Beneath Perona's princess syndrome, a strange emotion slowly begins to emerge.

Various questions began to appear in Perona's mind, and the highlights in her deep, bright black eyes were tinged with a hint of gray.

Perona didn't develop any dislike for Sugar because of Kazan's 'differential treatment', but she did feel genuinely wronged and jealous.

She began to have the thought that 'it would be great if my brother could always only love me.'

Chapter 144 My brother hates princess syndrome the most!

"Perona, haven't you made up with Uncle Kazan yet?"

"Uncle Kazan is quite gentle. He even let me take a boat trip in the nearby waters. I really got to be a navigator for a day!"

In the orange grove, four little girls were picking oranges together. After a week of spending time together, Nojiko and Nami were no longer afraid of Kazan. In fact, because Kazan took Nami out to experience being a 'navigator,' Nami really liked 'Uncle Kazan.'

“...Brother... refuses to forgive Peipei.”

"My brother said that Perona didn't realize her mistake."

Sugar actually asked Kazan on Perona's behalf why he would never forgive her, and this is the answer she got.

"But... Pepe already knows she was wrong, and she won't run around like that anymore."

"……not understand."

Sugar shared Perona's headache, feeling that they had made the same mistake. She was forgiven by her brother because she recognized this error, so why couldn't it be the same for Perona?

"Waaah... Sugar, give me that orange you're holding."

"Huh? But I want to eat it..."

"Go eat something else, I want to eat that too!"

"Oh……"

Perona was very upset because Kazan wouldn't forgive her, so she decided to eat an orange to calm down.

"Perona... why don't you just go and ask Uncle Kazan what you did wrong?"

Nojiko thought for a moment and then shared his idea with Perona.

"...I dare not."

"What's there to be afraid of? Uncle Kazan won't hit you. Okay, let's go!"

Nami is fearless! She grabbed Perona and headed straight for the street.

Sure enough, Uncle Kazan is still here today.

"Damn it! Kazan! You stole my oranges again yesterday, didn't you?!"

"Bullshit! It definitely wasn't me!"

In the village of Cocoyasi, Bellemere was chasing Kazan around with a broom, beating him up.

Recently, Kazan has been stealing oranges from her orange grove from time to time, which infuriates her. She chases after him and beats him every day, but he just won't change. Bellemere feels like she has a naughty eldest son.

Snapped.

As Kazan was running, a small pink-haired figure suddenly appeared in mid-air in front of him and was knocked to the ground.

Kazan saw that he had bumped into someone and quickly stopped. Looking down, he saw it was little Perona. Recently, the little girl had become a bit haggard and was not as lively and pretty as before. Even the little ghost that used to hang around her was nowhere to be seen.

"elder brother……"

Perona, who was knocked down by Kazan, rolled twice on the ground, her gothic Lolita dress covered in mud. If anyone else had treated the pretty Perona like that, the little girl would have definitely gotten angry.

But she wasn't angry at Kazan at all, nor did she cry or make a fuss. She just sat there obediently and called him "brother" in a soft voice, looking a little cautious.

No matter how repulsive her personality became, she was always a super obedient little sister in front of Kazan.