Chương 762: Different Mothers
Charlotte Linlin's good mood vanished in an instant. Without even exchanging any pleasantries, she left immediately. Katakuri led his people outside and put on a show of searching, while leaving the matter here to Perospero.
As the eldest son, Perospero had dealt with similar situations many times. After all, Charlotte Linlin's mood was always unpredictable, and she never cared about the occasion. The fact that she hadn't lost control this time was already a good outcome.
"Uh... everyone, there was a small incident today. Please, I kindly ask that none of you spread this around. Otherwise, if Mama gets angry, things won't be pleasant for anyone."
He said it casually. In reality, no one wanted to spread this matter anyway. Even Morgans wasn't keen to report it—not because he was afraid, but because the story didn't have much appeal.
The risk simply didn't outweigh the reward. Even he wouldn't take a huge risk for something with such low returns.
The bride running away from marriage didn't just embarrass Charlotte Linlin; it also reflected poorly on Elbaf. Blowing the situation out of proportion would offend both a powerful pirate crew and the world's strongest country.
"The party won't be ending just yet, so please take a break. We'll arrange for everyone to leave later."
In this situation, the engagement party seemed to have lost its meaning. Currently, the pirates most intertwined with the Underworld were the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates. With Charlotte Linlin gone, Yamato, as the young leader of the Beasts Pirates, drew a lot of attention.
If someone could get a promise from her, it would undoubtedly be good for their future business. According to rumors, Kaido's daughter was relatively easy to deal with—at least easier to deal with than her father.
But they ran into a wall right at the start. Yamato was fine with casual conversation, but the moment business came up, all they got was a string of numbers.
In this regard, Yamato was quite self-aware, especially after going on a voyage once without supplies. She had a deep understanding of how vital the Beasts Pirates' coffers were.
Arceus had a unique approach to teaching her in this area as well. He knew that Yamato wasn't skilled at these matters—in fact, neither he nor Kaido were particularly good at it either—but that didn't matter because they were strong enough.
Tesoro and Kojiro are professionals; and it is enough if professionals do the professional work.
The Beasts Pirates were now a massive enterprise. Even if Yamato became a spendthrift, as long as she didn't meddle with the internal business or make any bizarre decisions, there was no way they could lose all their wealth. Besides, she hadn't developed any bad habits—her thinking was just a bit different from most people's.
This is common with many large forces. A lack of ability isn't the real problem; the real problem is when someone incompetent holds too much power and starts messing things up, eventually causing the collapse of a well-functioning organization.
In the end, the engagement ceremony became a joke. Yamato and the others didn't take it too seriously. With Charlotte Linlin's temperament, she would definitely not let this matter go, but once her anger cooled, she probably won't mention it again.
The only ones who were slightly unhappy were Meowna and Wolff. Due to the major upheaval at the engagement ceremony, their vacation was cut short.
But as they were leaving, Pekoms brought some shocking news while seeing them off.
"Duchess, Mama asked me to pass on a message to you all..."
Even though he knew Yamato was the leader of this group, Pekoms still chose to deliver the message to Setsuna, because of her Mink identity.
"Hmm? Just say what it is. Why are you beating around the bush?"
"Yes, Mama's message is... if the Beasts Pirates ever encounter Lola, I hope you can capture her, and would be best to send her corpse back. She would be grateful to you for it... These are Mama's exact words."
"Of course, you can pretend you never heard this."
Charlotte Linlin's children all had distinct personalities, each seeming to inherit a different part of her. Katakuri had her composure, Perospero her ambition, while others had inherited more brutal or twisted traits. However, Chiffon and Lola were of the gentler sort, kind towards others.
Pekoms didn't dislike them, but he had no choice but to carry out Big Mom's orders.
"Alright, I understand. Take some time to visit Zou Island; your parents are worried about you."
"Yes."
"And here's some tips for Sulong, gathered from everyone's experiences. It's about time you start working on controlling it."
"Yes, Duchess. I wish you a safe journey."
…
The Pokémon Ship left Totto Land's waters, while Meowna seemed shocked by Charlotte Linlin's words.
During their earlier conversation, Pekoms hadn't avoided Meowna and Wolff, so Meowna found it hard to believe that a mother would actually want to kill her own daughter. Charlotte Linlin had just seemed so "kind" earlier.
"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
"Mom, you wouldn't do something as scary as that giant lady, would you?"
Meowna had clearly been shaken by the thought of such a terrifying scenario. After all, disobedience leading to death was quite a terrifying future to imagine.
Even Wolff, who usually wasn't fazed, turned to look at her. But what they got in return was quite an unusual response.
"Pfft... what kind of thoughts are going through your head? If I were really like that, you two brats would've been dead hundreds of times by now!"
The siblings exchanged glances. The straightforward response made them realize such a thing was impossible, and they quickly returned to their usual state, diving back into their research of various things on the ship.
"Zeraora, do you think... I should've taken that moment to scare them a little?"
Only after the fact did Setsuna realize she might have missed a golden opportunity to teach the kids a lesson. Maybe that could have been the perfect chance to cure them of their mischief.
"Forget it. That could leave a mental scar. The family relationships in the Big Mom Pirates aren't as friendly as they seem. Growing up like this isn't bad, right? You were the same back then."
"Nonsense! I was never like those two! It must be your genes they inherited!"
"Alright, whatever you say."
...
The group was on their way back to Onigashima. Meanwhile, on Onigashima itself, someone was looking for an opportunity to prove themselves. After the ranking battle, Mandrell and the others had already left Wano Country, and Jack and Isuka were also out on missions.
However, Who's-Who had stayed behind. He was observing, watching this pirate crew he had been part of for so long.
Losing to Sasaki and almost being defeated by Isuka had left him feeling utterly unsatisfied. If it weren't for Arceus' terrifying power, their differences shouldn't have been so stark.
Accumulating contributions through regular missions was too difficult, especially now, when the times have changed.
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