Seeing Charlotte Linlin remain silent, the waiter thought she was afraid. Regaining his confidence, he said even more arrogantly:
"Exactly! That's right! Did you hear that? We have a Marine background! If you're smart, you'll leave that sword behind! Otherwise, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"
At this moment, the Old Woman who had been serving food also walked out with a proud and smug look. Her eyes had been observing Charlotte Linlin for a long time; the more she looked, the more she felt the figure under that black robe was extraordinary.
Now, she didn't just want that unique long sword that looked priceless; she wanted the person as well.
Her Marine son didn't have a wife yet. This tall woman could definitely give birth to a strong and healthy child for her.
"Girl," the Old Woman squeezed out a smile she thought was kind but was actually greedy.
"Now then, if you want to leave without giving up the sword, that's fine too. Come with this Old Woman and'sit' at my son's place for a 'chat.' If this Old Woman is happy, maybe I'll even waive your meal fee?"
"It looks like I won't have the chance to take a closer look at Sabaody's wonderful bubbles and bustling scenery this time."
Charlotte Linlin, who had been a bit angry just now, sighed with some regret. Her voice came through the hood with a trace of inexplicable meaning.
"What do you mean?"
The waiter closest to her heard these nonsensical words, and a strong sense of unease suddenly rose in his heart.
"It means,"
Charlotte Linlin's voice instantly dropped to freezing point, and an invisible, terrifying aura began to spread,
"It's time for you to go! You dare to try and swindle me! Do you really take me for a pushover!"
"What are you doing?! We belong to a Navy Vice Admiral!"
Hearing this, the waiter and the Old Woman sensed something was wrong, and their faces instantly turned as pale as paper!
They didn't expect the person in front of them to actually take action! It wasn't that no one had ever wanted to move against them before, but after hearing they had the Marine as a backer, everyone had yielded.
They would never have thought that the tall woman in front of them was not the kind of merchant or bounty hunter who needed to look at the Marine's face to survive, but a pirate wanted by the Marine!
With a movement of her arm, Charlotte Linlin's nodachi swept out!
Bang!!!
With a dull, heavy sound, the arrogant waiter didn't even have time to let out a scream. He turned into a blurred shadow, crashed through the solid wall of the canteen, traced a 'graceful' arc in the air, and finally fell into the distant sea with a 'plop,' his fate unknown.
With this swift movement, the surging airflow blew off Charlotte Linlin's wide hood. Her waterfall-like Pink hair flew wildly, and her stunning yet oppressive face was revealed without reservation to everyone present.
"So... so beautiful!" someone exclaimed subconsciously.
But immediately, more exclamations rang out, mixed with unconcealed fear:
"Wait! Pink hair! A giant-like build! These... these features..."
"It's the 'Dragon Swordsman'! Charlotte Linlin with a bounty of 500 million Berries!!!"
"My god! Why is she here?! This is a merchant-only port! Shouldn't she have come ashore from somewhere else?"
"Who cares about that! Run! Do you want to die? And you, you pervert! Aren't you afraid of death at all?"
"But she's really so beautiful~"
The entire canteen instantly fell into chaos. Some fled backward in terror, while others hid and peeked. The scene was a mess.
Charlotte Linlin didn't care about the surrounding commotion at all. Her Purple eyes turned toward the Old Woman, who had been so haughty before but was now scared out of her wits.
The Old Woman's legs went weak under that cold gaze, and she collapsed to the ground with a "plop." Especially after hearing the people around her shout "500 million Berries" and "Great Pirate," she was so terrified that she soiled herself, and a pungent odor immediately filled the air.
She crawled backward using both hands and feet, crying and begging for mercy with tears and snot streaming down her face:
"Spare... spare my life! My Lady! Great Pirate! Please spare this blind Old Woman! I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!
My son... my son is a Navy Vice Admiral! He's the Base Commander of this island! For his sake, please spare my life! I beg of you!"
"You don't know you were wrong; you just know you've kicked a steel plate and are about to die! Hmm?"
Charlotte Linlin, who had originally wanted to step forward and vent her anger personally, suddenly saw the wet patch under the Old Woman. She immediately stopped, covered her nose and mouth, retreated several steps, and frowned.
"Forget it, how disgusting! But you have a Marine son, right? And he's the commander of this island, right?"
Her sharp gaze swept across the chaotic crowd and locked onto the middle-aged merchant from earlier, who had also been swindled and still had a bruised and swollen face:
"Hey! You! In which direction is the Naval Base on this island?"
The merchant shuddered when he was called out, but seeing the Great Pirate Charlotte Linlin, he didn't dare hesitate and quickly pointed in a direction:
"Over... over there! Under the largest Mangrove tree, it's very conspicuous!"
"Very good!"
Charlotte Linlin's aura exploded! Fine White dragon scales instantly covered her skin, blue Dragon Wings spread from her back with a "whoosh," and dragon horns erupted from her forehead!
She flapped the Dragon Wings on her back violently!
Boom!!!
The canteen roof shattered, and Charlotte Linlin turned into a blue and white stream of light, flying rapidly in the direction the merchant had pointed!
...Bulu bulu bulu... Click!
Inside a white office that was even somewhat luxuriously decorated, a fat man wearing a white Navy Vice Admiral uniform carelessly picked up the calling transponder snail on the desk.
"Vice Admiral Fernando!"
The transponder snail had just mimicked an anxious expression and called out the name when the Navy Vice Admiral named Fernando interrupted impatiently:
"I know, I know, no need to say it! It must be some crap caused by my old lady's canteen again! I'll send someone over to settle it immediately! Honestly, they can't even handle such a small matter..."
"No! Vice Admiral! It's a powerful enemy..." the voice on the other end of the transponder snail became even more anxious.
But Fernando didn't listen at all. He hung up the phone with a "clack" and muttered smugly to himself:
"Hmph, my old lady's skills are quite something. I didn't expect such a small canteen to provide me with the capital to climb from Colonel to Vice Admiral! It's just that those guys are too greedy; now they even dare to call and ask for money!
Unfortunately, Vice Admiral is the end of the line. To go further, I need solid military achievements and strength as support... Hmm? Wait a minute!"
His small eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh hard. "I can use this money to get a powerful Devil Fruit from the black market! Maybe I really can become a Vice Admiral with real power at Headquarters, or even snag a position as an Admiral Candidate!"
"Who are you?! You're not allowed in here!"
"Enemy attack!!"
"He—!"
Plop! Plop!...Just then, a series of hurried shouts and exclamations suddenly came from outside the office door, followed by the sound of heavy objects falling one after another. Everything quickly returned to silence, leaving only an unsettling stillness.
Fernando, who was dreaming of his bright future, had his thoughts interrupted by this sudden commotion and was instantly furious.
"What's all the noise about! Dammit, do you not want to work anymore?! Believe it or not, I'll fire you all!" Fernando roared, stood up irritably, and yanked the door open.
"Hmm? You are... so big! So beautiful!"
When the door opened, the first thing that entered Fernando's sight was a pair of long, straight, giant calves covered with fine white scales and full of power.
He subconsciously looked up, his gaze passing over the beautifully curved waist and hips and the towering chest, finally settling on the stunning face partially obscured by her own bust.
Sunlight shone through the large hole she had broken behind her, gilding her Pink hair and dragon horns with a golden edge. Her Purple eyes were like the most brilliant gems, looking down at him.
A low, elegant yet cold-textured female voice reached Fernando's ears:
"Are you the Base Commander of this base?"
This voice made Fernando's heart flutter. Immersed in the impact of the other party's world-shaking appearance and devilish figure, he almost lost his ability to think and blurted out:
"Yes, yes, beautiful lady! I am the Base Commander of this base, Vice Admiral Fernando! I wonder what business the lady has with me? Could you grace me with your presence for dinner tonight?"
He even subconsciously tried to straighten his beer belly, which he couldn't straighten at all.
What a beautiful woman, what a broad chest, what beautiful Pink hair and purple highlights... Wait! Pink hair! Purple eyes! A Small Giant-like build!
Vice Admiral Fernando suddenly shuddered. His drunkenness and lust were instantly scared away by ninety percent. The color drained from his fat face, and pea-sized beads of sweat instantly popped out. He jumped back like a cat whose Tail had been stepped on, his voice sharp and trembling, full of terror:
"You... you're... 'Dragon Swordsman' Charlotte Linlin! Why are you here?!"
Charlotte Linlin looked down at him with a cold and dangerous smile on her face.
"Heh, you'll have to ask that 'good mother' of yours and that 'good canteen' she runs!"
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