Orin’s face instantly darkened.
"What can you do?
"You can’t do anything!"
"Calm down!"
The corner of Orin’s mouth twitched. He didn’t respond to Gloriosa.
Perhaps the Kuja Island empress’s curse was acting up. At this mont, Gloriosa was trapped by love. On one hand, she couldn’t bear to part with Roger, whom she had liked for a long ti; on the other, she was drawn to Orin’s charm and strength.
In her mind, an image and a bit of dialogue inevitably appeared.
Roger (domineering): "Gloriosa is mine! Get lost, Orin!!!"
Orin (calm): "Shut up, Roger. Choosing who to be with is Gloriosa’s freedom. No matter what, I respect her choice."
Gloriosa looked at the two of them clashing with blades and, helpless and sorrowful, fell to the ground.
"Stop it, you two, don’t fight anymore!!!"
Ignoring Gloriosa covering her blushing face, Linlin watched Orin teasing Katakuri and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
"Katakuri is my most talented child, you know. But he still definitely can’t compare to the child between us~"
"Think about it, Orin..."
Orin just curled his lips.
"Having too many kids will lead to weird-looking descendants. You can’t possibly give birth to monsters every single ti, Linlin."
In Orin’s view, the fewer children there were, the more talented they would be. After all, the number of monsters in the world was limited. It was a bit like luck—too many children would dilute a monster’s share of it.
He looked at little Katakuri.
"I can tell this kid’s Observation Haki talent is pretty good~"
"Even if he can’t reach my level, training to foresee the future won’t be a problem."
He tried to persuade Linlin. Having that many kids was actually useless; a pile of trash gathered together was still trash. It was better to focus your energy on just a few.
"Kids get less and less talented the more you have?"
To be honest, this was the first ti Linlin had heard such a claim, and she couldn’t help frowning.
But Orin was never soone who lied, so she had to take it seriously.
"You’re always trying to find people of all kinds of races to have children with, but what’s the point in the end?"
"All you get is a bunch of oddly shaped, generally underwhelming bottom-tier fighters. If you’re going to look, look for races with strong talent—like the Lunarian race, for example..."
Orin was giving Linlin advice out of good intentions.
But as he spoke, he realized the look in her eyes was getting stranger and stranger.
"???"
"The strongest talent in the world? That would be you!"
Seeing Linlin’s eyes glow green, Orin even suspected that if he couldn’t beat her, he might end up being...
Just as they were chatting, a pirate ship slowly approached the outskirts of Hachinosu Island.
"Yo, a big shot’s here~"
Orin put his hands behind his head, opened one eye, and couldn’t help chuckling.
Hachinosu started to stir.
Even though Orin couldn’t quite understand it, on the Rocks Pirates, every other man without exception had turned into heart-eyes at this mont.
"It slls a bit."
"We’ll clean it right away~"
"I want a shop."
"We’ll build one right away~"
Even the arrival of Rocks and the captains didn’t make any difference. Instead, it was like they’d been struck by hearts.
Looking at this bunch of hopeless guys, Orin felt a bit of regret.
Regret for joining the Rocks Pirates.
Could it be that before the Great Pirate Era, this really was the Great Age of Suppression?
Could even Rocks, this "King of the World" with a family, be unable to resist Shakky’s charm?
Linlin and Gloriosa both looked unhappy.
They only felt a little better when they saw Orin.
"Staying calm really is sothing only Orin can do..."
Who would’ve thought that Orin would stand up at this mont?
Both of them imdiately changed expressions.
"Don’t mind it. I’m just going to say hello."
Orin felt a bit embarrassed. What kind of chaotic era was this...
But since he had invited her in the first place, it was only right for him to go say hi. Besides, who didn’t like beautiful won?
Seeing the hundreds-of-ters-long line forming outside the tavern, Orin’s face darkened.
He didn’t choose to force his way in using his status as a captain.
Instead...
The pirate who had been first in line and was just about to talk to Shakky with heart-eyes suddenly went black before his eyes and, in an instant, ended up at the very back of the line.
"..."
"Long ti no see, Shakky."
Today, Orin was wearing the sa outfit as [New World Mihawk]: a white open-chested shirt, black trousers, plus a pair of noble boots.
Overall, he looked pretty handso.
"Oh my, isn’t this Orin? I’ll treat you to a drink."
The pirate lackeys nearby all popped their heads up in shock at the sa ti.
"Eh!!! That extortionist Shakky is actually treating soone to a drink!!!"
Then they waved it off again.
"Oh, it’s Captain Orin. Then it makes sense."
You had to admit, when pirates gathered in a swarm, a few jokers always popped up—just like in Buggy’s crew.
"It’s Orin, huh~"
Rocks took a big gulp of wine, while Newgate beside him was already about to finish and leave.
"You haven’t paid for the drinks yet, Newgate!!!"
Soone working in the tavern shouted.
"Just put it on Rocks and Orin’s tab."
After all, those two were the ones who were really rich. Spending a bit of their money was no big deal, right?
And the treasure he himself looted?
Newgate said his own money had its uses.
...
At the sa ti, the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
In the Room of Authority, which was perpetually shrouded in dark clouds, several figures were sitting or standing, discussing sothing.
"Has there been any turmoil on the seas lately?"
"If we have to na sothing, it’s probably just that guy Rocks, right?"
"Oh, and this too..."
Bang—
A wanted poster was slapped onto the table. The portrait on it was unmistakably a young man with a smile on his face.
"No one knows where he ca from, not a single trace, yet his strength is even more terrifying than Roger and the other great pirates. To this day, we still haven’t seen the limits of this guy’s combat power."
The other Elders frowned as they heard Saint Marcus Mars’s words.
"There can’t be an existence like this on the seas. There must be so secret hidden behind him."
"He also seems to have eaten a rather troubleso fruit. So young, yet in terms of talent and threat level, he’s almost not below Rocks. Now such a dangerous guy has actually joined the Rocks Pirates—what a headache..."
In the end, it was Saint Shepherd Ju Peter who put forward an idea.
"Let Harald go. Hasn’t he always wanted to join the World Governnt?"
He spoke in a low voice.
"We can let Elbaf join the World Governnt, but the premise is..."
"Kill Rocks, and probe Orin’s true depth."
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