After nearly half a day of fierce fighting, Gloriosa was utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
She completely ignored the three Homies still excitedly jumping beside her, her eyes fixed only on one direction, where her dependence stood.
Her only thought at the moment was to rush to Charlotte Linlin and tell her—she had successfully defeated Galmo and secured the position of a great executive in the Rocks Pirates!
She didn't notice the short figure quietly approaching, using the ruins and the lingering smoke as cover.
"As expected of the world's number one Pirate Crew: the Rocks Pirates... Galmo was defeated so quickly. No, it wasn't her lack of strength, it was the Homies she created being useless! They actually betrayed her mid-battle!"
The short Long Bread held a long blade roughly the same height as himself, a sinister light flickering in his eyes.
Using the cover of the broken walls and ruins, he had sneaked close to Gloriosa.
"But that's no reason for you to beat her up like this! That old hag... she promised to bear a child for me!"
With a roar, Long Bread burst out from behind the cover and lunged! The sharp blade pointed directly at Gloriosa's back. The exhausted Gloriosa had no time to react.
"Oh no! Protect the beautiful big sister!"
the three little ones noticed first and hurriedly turned, trying to shield Gloriosa, but their movements were clearly half a beat too slow.
Boom!
Just then, a white sheath, wrapped in purple flame-like patterns, smashed down, pressing the just-leaping Long Bread back into the ground! The massive impact caused the surrounding earth to crack.
"Who?! How dare you interfere with the affairs of us, the Rocks Pirates!"
Long Bread, tightly pressed into the pit by the sheath, was filled with shock and rage, attempting to intimidate the newcomer with Rocks' formidable reputation.
He struggled with all his might, but found himself completely unable to move; the sheath felt like a massive mountain pressing down on his back.
"Are you alright?"
The newcomer completely ignored his shouting and turned to look at Gloriosa. In the sunlight, Charlotte Linlin's tall figure looked exceptionally reliable.
"Huh? No... wait, yes!"
Gloriosa's expression first showed astonishment, then quickly transformed, instantly filling with fear and grievance like a Sichuan opera mask change. She leaned lightly against Charlotte Linlin's calf, her voice soft and pitiful:
"Ah~ No... wait, yes! That was terrifying! This concubine almost never got to see Linlin again..."
the three little ones nearby finally got a clear look at the newcomer and their eyes immediately lit up:
"Wow! Another Great beautiful big sister!"
"The Great beautiful big sister and the beautiful big sister are together!"
the three little ones looked at each other excitedly and cheered in unison: "Hooray!"
Charlotte Linlin had only asked out of habit; Gloriosa's entire battle had been monitored by her Observation Haki, so she knew perfectly well whether she was injured or not.
Her gaze shifted down, finally landing on the attacker. It was no wonder Gloriosa hadn't noticed; this person was simply too small.
Under the suppression of her nine-meter-long nodachi's sheath, his body was completely hidden, only his short limbs could be seen struggling in vain.
However, to still have the strength to speak while being pinned down by her Armament Haki-coated sheath, his strength was at least at the level of a Navy Vice Admiral.
Gloriosa also followed Charlotte Linlin's gaze, looking at the short person who had attacked her.
"Let me go! I am an executive of the Rocks Pirates! Do you want to be hunted down by Captain Rocks?!" Long Bread was still roaring, trying to exchange his identity for survival.
"Tontatta Tribe?"
Gloriosa assessed the opponent and guessed. The attacker seemed adult but was unusually small, fitting only the Tontatta Tribe in her knowledge.
"No," Charlotte Linlin refuted.
"The Tontatta Tribe couldn't be this ugly. He should be a Dwarf."
The Tontatta Tribe in her memory should be smaller and a good-looking, tsundere little blond. This one in front of her inexplicably made her feel disgusted.
Sensing the scrutinizing gaze, Long Bread quickly changed his strategy:
"You must also be people intending to join the Rocks Pirates, right? You've already defeated Galmo, so you are already a great executive of the Rocks Pirates! Can you let me go?
Even the world's number one Rocks Pirates doesn't allow infighting among executives!"
Charlotte Linlin tilted her head, her long pink hair falling to one side, her tone flat but carrying a suffocating pressure:
"Under normal circumstances, I really wouldn't kill you. After all, I'm not a bloodthirsty person."
"Is that so! Then quickly release me!" Long Bread forced a look of joy onto his face, but his heart was roaring frantically:
'Just you wait! In just half a year... once that old hag completely occupies the Female Giant's body and gains the full power of the Giants! At that time, I will certainly make both of you women wish you were dead!'
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