One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

"One problem, one reward."

Kane winked at her, a mischievous smile playing on his lips.

Having shared countless passionate encounters with Kane, Robin knew exactly what the man meant, and a blush crept onto her pretty face.

She quickly glanced around, and after confirming that no one was paying attention, she swiftly gave Kane a light peck on the cheek.

“I’m not referring to this as compensation.”

Kane chuckled, leaned close to Robin's ear, and whispered a few words.

"How could you do that there!"

Robin's fair cheeks instantly turned as red as if they could bleed, and she couldn't help but gasp softly.

After much pleading and cajoling from Kane, Robin finally nodded in a barely audible voice.

Satisfied, Kane stopped keeping him in suspense and gave an unexpected answer: "Who says that our technology is necessarily more advanced than it was in the past?"

"What?" Robin's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment.

This viewpoint overturned her previous understanding.

Kane continued, "My knowledge of the past is limited. But one thing I am certain of is that in the distant past, a group of highly technologically advanced aliens once visited this ocean."

"What you consider difficult cross-sea connections are not a problem for them."

That's why they say pirates' technological advancements rely on archaeology.

Even a genius like Vegapunk obtained many of his achievements through archaeology.

Seeing that Robin wanted to continue asking questions, Kane raised his hand to stop her: "If you want to explore more of the truth, I can take you to find historical texts and ancient ruins scattered around the world. Much of the history I know is based on speculation, so I won't mislead you."

"Besides," he changed the subject, a smile encouraging him, "isn't it more fulfilling to unravel the mysteries of history yourself?"

In Kane's view, dwelling on the past is pointless.

He was searching for the so-called One Place not for the treasures, but for the possible weaknesses of Im that might be recorded there.

It's all Oda's fault for being a riddle-maker, making Kane feel very uncertain.

Upon hearing this, Robin had no choice but to suppress his surging curiosity for the time being.

But deep down, her desire to explore ancient history burned even more intensely.

Meanwhile, the conversation on the other side continued.

Dorry and Brogy asked with a hint of anticipation, "By the way, how's the Giant Warrior Pirates doing now? They should be more famous than we were back then, right?"

Kane had to tell them some regrettable news: "Because of your disappearance, the once mighty Giant Warrior Pirates have long since fallen apart."

"Really? The Giant Warrior Pirates have disbanded?"

Broki murmured, his enormous hand unconsciously tightening its grip on the barrel.

Although he never regretted his choice to duel with Dorry, he still felt a pang of sadness upon hearing the news that his pirate crew, which carried countless honors and memories, had finally disbanded.

"That's not all."

Kane continued, "Your crew was captured by the Navy on their way back to Elbaf and narrowly escaped execution."

"what?!"

Dongli flew into a rage, his huge hand instantly gripping the hilt of the greatsword beside him, veins bulging.

Brogy's cheek muscles trembled with rage as he roared, "Damn the Navy!"

"Don't get excited, let me finish."

Kane raised his hand to calm the two agitated giants: "I said 'nearly'. At the time, a nun named Carmel persuaded the Navy, claiming that executing the giant crew members would provoke Elbaf's furious retaliation, so the Navy released them."

"So that's how it is... He's such a good person."

Donley and Brogy breathed a sigh of relief, their tense bodies relaxing, and expressions of gratitude appearing on their faces.

"On the contrary."

Kane shook his head, his words like ice water poured over his head: "That was nothing more than a play orchestrated by Carmel and the Navy, with the aim of gaining the trust of the Titans so that she could infiltrate Elbaf and secretly select and send Titan soldiers to the Navy and the World Government."

He paused, then revealed an even darker truth: "Moreover, this Sister Carmelo was not only not a good person, but also an extremely skilled human trafficker in disguise."

“She took in homeless orphans under the name ‘Lamb’s Home’ and then sold them to the Navy or CP agencies for profit.”

It must be admitted that Carmelo's disguise was extremely successful.

By "saving" the Giant Warrior Pirates, she not only won the friendship of the entire Elbaf, but also established "Lamb's House" directly within Elbaf to seek the safest protection for her dirty business.

This made the naturally honest giant, without his knowledge, a shield for her wicked deeds.

They really took the use of giants to the extreme.

"That bastard!!"

Dorry and Brogy's gratitude instantly turned into raging fury. Their previous assessment of them as "good people" vanished into thin air, and they wished they could tear the villain who had used them, the giant, to shreds immediately.

How could there be such despicable people in the world who have no bottom line!

Yamato and the others standing nearby were also furious.

Even pirates should adhere to basic morality.

Targeting children is the most despicable act!

"Don't worry, Carmelo has reaped what he sowed."

Kane shrugged: "She messed with the wrong kid."

"Who is it?" Everyone's curiosity was piqued.

What price could a child cost Carmelo?

Kane calmly replied, "That child is Charlotte Linlin. That's right, one of the current Four Emperors."

"what?!"

Everyone was stunned.

Did Charlotte Linlin, the mighty heroine of the New World, really have such a past?

That was about 56 years ago.

Kane recalled: "At that time, Charlotte Linlin was abandoned by her family because of her unusually large body and insatiable appetite, and was later taken in by Carmelite."

"Normally, everything was peaceful, but during a giant's winter solstice festival, five-year-old Charlotte Linlin developed food cravings because she couldn't get enough to eat."

The giants tried to stop her from going out of control, but were no match for her. The giant hero Yoruru was instantly killed, and the entire village was destroyed. Carmel was also forced to relocate the Lamb's House from Elbaf.

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp rippled through the crowd, and everyone swallowed hard.

"Five years old..."

"Can it instantly kill a giant hero...and destroy a village?"

What a terrifying, naturally occurring monster this is!

Kane shrugged. Talent is sometimes just that unreasonable.

Charlotte Linlin's current strength is still hampered by her constant childbirth.

God knows how strong 'Striving Lingling' will be.

Elder Yorulu...was killed?

Donley and Brogy's faces were filled with disbelief, shock, and grief.

Waterfall Beard Yoruru was one of the captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates and was their most revered hero and idol.

Such a powerful warrior, was he really defeated and killed so easily?

"She's so pitiful."

Perhaps because they were the same age, both were competitive eaters, and both were troubled by special "illnesses," Bonnie felt a strong empathy for Charlotte Linlin's plight.

First, she was ruthlessly abandoned by her biological parents, and later she was expelled because an uncontrollable disease caused a disaster.

The loneliness and despair are suffocating just to imagine.

Bonnie instinctively gripped the big bear's broad, warm hand tightly, tilted her little face up, her eyes reddening, and her voice trembling slightly: "Daddy, Bonnie will eat less from now on... Please don't abandon Bonnie, okay?"

Big Bear's heart was instantly gripped by the helpless Bonnie before him.

A sudden, indescribable bitterness welled up in his heart, like an unripe plum that had been bitten open, the sourness stuck in his throat and lingering for a long time.

Big Bear gently stroked Bonnie's head with his large hand, his eyes full of doting affection and determination: "Silly girl, how could Daddy abandon Bonnie? You are Daddy's most precious treasure. You must never say such silly things again. Remember, you must never go hungry, understand?"

"Okay! I understand, Dad."

Feeling her father's unconditional love, Bonnie's gloom instantly vanished, replaced by a relieved smile.

The story of Charlotte Linlin and Carmelo continues.

"When Lingling was six years old, Carmelo and the orphans of the Lamb House prepared a birthday party for her."

Kane paused, then spoke in a sinister tone, as if recounting an urban legend: "At the banquet, Lingling went berserk again because she was having too much fun. When she woke up the next day, Sister Carmel and all the children of the House of the Lambs had disappeared... and they never appeared in this world again."

Just then, a sudden gust of wind swept across the campfire, causing the flames to flicker and cast shifting shadows on everyone's faces.

Many people instinctively shivered.

"what--!"

Bonnie was so frightened that she ran into the bear's arms and hugged her father tightly.

“Kai, Brother Kane…”

Sanji's face paled slightly. As a cook, the ominous association between "food" and "disappearance" made his stomach churn: "You...you mean...the nun and the other children...were all...eaten?"

"Who knows? The truth is probably only known to the longbread who was there at the time. Even Charlotte Linlin herself has no memory of that period."

When confronted with questions, Kane simply shrugged, adopting an attitude of indifference, as if he were indifferent to the consequences of his actions.

Oda didn't draw it clearly at all, how am I supposed to know?

Kane's inner monologue.

Perhaps CP0 secretly dealt with the nun, the children were forcibly taken away, and Lingling ate the Soul-Soul Fruit attached to the fruit in the chaos?

That makes sense.