One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

The only one Charlotte treated with genuine care was Barrett.

That's because Barrett is young and grew up in the Rockefeller Pirates, so he must have some affection for the family.

That's why Charlotte made an exception and accepted Barrett as a member of the family.

Charlotte's pursuit is to create a pirate crew based on pure bloodlines.

This also aligns with Charlotte's psychological development.

Watching your child grow step by step under your guidance until they become world-famous.

This is what Charlotte was looking for.

Charlotte has reached a ceiling in terms of strength, and it's not easy for her to become stronger now.

In other words, Charlotte's mindset has changed. He no longer focuses his main energy on improving his strength, but he will not allow his strength to decline either.

This is something Charlotte would never allow. In this world where strength reigns supreme, Charlotte would never reveal her weaknesses.

This is also why Charlotte doesn't eat Devil Fruits.

He has now reached the pinnacle of physical skills, swordsmanship, and Haki. As long as he doesn't act recklessly, such as by taking on the Marine Headquarters one-on-one, he has no weaknesses.

However, eating a Devil Fruit creates a significant weakness: seawater and seastone.

Charlotte is currently in the prime of her youth and can become a strong person entirely on her own. As for Devil Fruits, the only one Charlotte cares about is the Vampire Fruit.

After all, it can maintain its youth and never grow old.

As for the other Devil Fruits, they are just embellishments, with flashy abilities but mediocre power.

He can also unleash the power of a Devil Fruit using Haki.

Kaido-sensei said something very insightful.

Its domineering aura surpasses everything else.

Charlotte no longer wants to limit herself because of the weaknesses of the sea.

In addition, Charlotte really enjoys swimming, especially when he's swimming with his wife.

Therefore, Charlotte won't be thinking about Devil Fruit abilities anytime soon!

Charlotte was in a difficult position regarding the swordsmen's defection.

But Elena's words finally made Charlotte make up her mind.

Without him!

He is no longer the nobody he used to be.

The four legendary pirates of the New World.

Occupying the central part of the new world.

Although it is just one island, Camille.

But to everyone else, the central part of the New World was his territory, depending on when Charlotte planted her flag.

Despite his prestigious reputation, Charlotte had a pitifully small amount of power under his command.

It has the fewest members among the four legendary pirate crews, which will attract a lot of attention to Charlotte.

You must learn to arm yourself.

With Elena's analysis and this unpredictable world situation...

This made Charlotte make up her mind.

A ring was erected on the west side of Cameo Island.

All those who wish to challenge Charlotte will face off in the ring.

Only the victor is qualified to challenge Charlotte!

And Charlotte will not let them down.

After a month of competition, the one who survives to the end will be challenged by Charlotte in the ring on the last day of each month.

Furthermore, Charlotte would give pointers on swordsmanship after winning.

This caused all swordsmen and sword masters to flock to the sea, firstly to find someone to test their swordsmanship skills, and secondly to challenge the world's greatest swordsman and have him instruct them on their swordsmanship.

During this time, countless swordsmen were captivated by Charlotte's personal charm and joined his ranks.

After six months of fermentation.

Charlotte's team is now full of talented people.

The sheer number of swordsmen, in particular, made all the pirate crews green with envy.

Especially Shiki the Golden Lion, a great swordsman! And the one who single-handedly brought Charlotte to the realm of great swordsmanship.

Seeing the abundance of talent under Xia Luo's command, he was so envious his eyes almost popped out.

Why didn't they pledge allegiance to him but instead went to Charlotte? This was something Shiki the Golden Lion couldn't understand at all.

Is it just because of the title of the world's greatest swordsman?

Every time Shiki heard of a swordsman who had entered the New World and made a name for himself, he would join the Rockefeller Pirates.

Shiki was immediately envious.

During another voyage, they encountered several swordsmen who set sail carrying swords.

Shiki immediately knew what they were there for.

They immediately fell from the sky and came to their side.

"Kids! Are you going to challenge the world's greatest swordsman?"

Seeing that Shiki meant no harm, the swordsmen spoke tremblingly.

"No! That's right! Does Lord Shiki have something we need to take with us?"

These swordsmen who went to sea weren't stupid. How could they not know Shiki the Golden Lion, a star figure who appeared in the newspapers every day and was a great pirate who was on par with the world's greatest swordsman?

"Tell me! Do you know why so many swordsmen want to join Charlotte?"

Shiki looked at the sky with a touch of melancholy, a cigar dangling from his lips.

After hearing Shiki's question.

The swordsmen looked at each other in bewilderment.

But I still mustered up my courage and stepped forward to speak.

"Because Lord Charlotte is the world's greatest swordsman! He is also incredibly generous in guiding the weak, dares to challenge the strong, treats the weak with utmost fairness, and is also very magnanimous!"

The swordsman looked at Shiki and said the evaluation of Charlotte that he had seen in the newspaper, as well as the evaluation among swordsmen.

Chapter 192 A Abundance of Talented Individuals (Part 1)

"Unsparing, daring to draw one's sword against the strong, fair and square!"

Shiki listened to these three evaluations, each one more impressive than the last.

This made Shiki's lips twitch.

Not stingy at all! Damn it, I've known Charlotte for seven years, and this kid has never once bought him a drink; it's always Charlotte who pays.

Daring to wield a sword against a strongman! You probably didn't see how he acted towards Lox.

Shiki the Golden Lion still vividly remembers the scene where Charlotte immediately agreed when Rocks threatened her.

Fairness! Is there any fairness left in this world?

Hearing these people's praise, Shiki, puffing on his cigar, pursed his lips.

He now understood why so many swordsmen sought refuge with him.

This person is so good at packaging himself that he makes everyone in the world think Charlotte is a good person.

"What the hell!"

Shiki felt a surge of frustration, then soared into the sky and disappeared.

Only a few swordsmen remained, standing there in a daze.

"Let's go! What are you standing there for!"

The swordsman beside him reacted quickly, tugging at his companion and shouting.

The group then quickly left the area.

As Shiki flew through the air, he became increasingly uneasy!

He was far more famous than Xia Luo, yet all the good-for-nothings who sided with him were just sitting around.

He's either an ambitious person or someone who wants to use his name for personal gain.

After returning to his floating island, Shiki, who was seething with anger, let out a roar.

Sword energy flew through the air, scaring all the pirates so much that they covered their heads and lay flat on the ground, not daring to move.

"It's over! It's over! Boss Shiki has gone mad again!"