One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

"Shaqi?"

Charlotte was no stranger to this person! The future Rayleigh's old lover, who followed Shaki around every day, ran a rip-off bar, and also worked as an information broker.

Although he was quite familiar with Shaki, Shaki was very curious about this captain of the 8th Division of Rocks!

Shaki had gathered all the information about Charlotte since she boarded the ship, but the more he looked at it, the stranger it seemed.

Charlotte was perfectly normal until she turned thirteen, but she started acting strangely after that.

Chapter 43 The Location of Asca Island

To learn more about Charlotte, Shaki even visited Charlotte's hometown, Camille Island.

Unfortunately, there was nothing unusual.

"Ascáthach Island?"

Xia Qi looked at the captain, who never showed up unless he had a reason, with a puzzled expression.

"That's right, it's Asuka Island. It's said to be in the first half of the Grand Line, but I don't know its exact location. I'm asking you for directions!"

Charlotte nodded and looked at Xia Qi.

Although he didn't know why Charlotte wanted to go to Asca Island, Shaki still agreed to help Charlotte find out.

"Thank you!"

Charlotte thanked Xia Qi, then turned and left.

"What a strange boy!"

Xia Qi murmured as he watched Xia Luo's retreating figure.

However, he still cares quite a bit about Charlotte's situation.

Two months have passed.

Aside from a trip to Beehive Island to hold a meeting with the Rocks Pirates, Charlotte did nothing else during her stay.

On his boat, he either played with his daughter and looked after his son, or he constantly exercised.

During his fight with Zephyr, Charlotte knew very well that she was very lucky to have managed to draw with him.

Although Charlotte's Armament Haki is not strong, his Observation Haki is far superior to Zephyr's.

Whether it's mind reading during battle or anticipating danger and avoiding it in advance, it's all done with ease.

In addition, his Conqueror's Haki was constantly being released, interfering with Zephyr's Observation Haki and making it impossible for him to predict the situation. Zephyr could only fight back with the power of his physical body and Armament Haki.

This is also why Charlotte was able to fight Zephyr to a draw.

In short, it has a high water content.

Bru bru bru!

Charlotte, who was exercising her arm strength at the bow of the ship, heard the sound of the Den Den Mushi placed there.

"Was this a call from Shaki?"

Charlotte then asked.

"Hello! Shaki?"

"Hahaha! You still remember me, bro?"

Shakky's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Has Asca Island been found?"

Charlotte knew that Xia Qi's call was basically about Aska Island.

"Hahaha! Brother Charlotte, you're really no fun! That's right, we found it. Come and get the information!"

After Shaki finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

After hearing that Asca Island had been found, Charlotte stopped paying attention to Shaki's tone.

He didn't care about his unreasonable behavior.

"Hahahaha! Seven Star Sword, here I come!"

After getting the sea chart from Shakina, Charlotte headed towards Rocks.

"What did you say? You want to go to the first half of the Grand Line? Are you kidding me?"

"I can't believe it," Rocks said, looking at his beloved general Charlotte.

"No! I need something in the first half of the Grand Line. I must get that sword."

Charlotte said expressionlessly.

Lockes remained silent for a while after hearing this.

"Okay! Go and come back quickly!"

Lockes nodded.

Upon hearing that Rocks had agreed, Charlotte immediately turned around and walked out of the hall.

Watching Charlotte walk away.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect even you to become restless. Just wait! Just wait! Once I become the King, everyone will be submerged beneath my feet!"

Rocks D. Giebeck laughed wildly, his Conqueror's Haki filling the entire hall.

The maids inside the hall fainted and foamed at the mouth.

Charlotte, of course, had no idea what happened in the hall after he left.

Instead, as soon as he returned to the ship, he had someone prepare a small boat fifty meters long to accompany him out to sea.

The crew members had no objections, or rather, they dared not have any.

Those crew members and combatants who followed him from Camee Island two years ago have been fighting everywhere in the past two years, and now most of them are dead.

These new pirates who followed him were all recruited by him through the Rocks Recruitment Contest held annually on the island.

I picked a few that looked pleasing to the eye and that I didn't think had any bad intentions.

However, most of them were rescued by Charlotte from slave ships.

These people, like the maids, were homeless. Charlotte took them in, but also checked their hearts and found no spies.

Of course, Charlotte didn't raise them for nothing. The battles of the past few years have shown Charlotte the cruelty of the sea. Without force, you simply cannot sail on the high seas.

Especially in the waters of the New World.

Of course, Charlotte was quite generous to them. As long as you could learn the Six Styles of the Navy, she could give them the same thing, as could Haki.

Whether it's Observation Haki or Armament Haki, you can learn it if you want to.

Charlotte never kept anything to herself.

The results over the past few years have been very satisfactory to Charlotte.

Especially those who have been with Charlotte since Camille Island.

After two years of fighting, these people have been completely transformed, and each of them is extremely powerful.

Among them, seven were the most powerful, and Charlotte gave them the position of squad leader to manage his subordinates.

Rodney Carter has been with Charlotte since she set sail. He was originally a slave who was rescued by Charlotte on Camille Island and has been loyal to her ever since.

Rodney Carter is currently the most powerful person besides Charlotte.

He is proficient in four of the Six Powers of the Navy: Shave, Iron Body, Moonwalk, and Tempest Kick, as well as Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

Charlotte also rewarded him with a Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

Zoan type, Horse-Horse Fruit, zebra form, with combat strength equivalent to a Marine Rear Admiral.

Bunier Ralph was rescued from a slave ship by Charlotte after she went to sea.

He was a pirate himself, and after his captain was killed, he was sold into slavery by the enemy. He was eventually met by Charlotte and, in order to repay Charlotte, he voluntarily joined Charlotte's pirate ship.

Charlotte originally didn't want to agree, but seeing him kneeling on the deck with his head banging against it, she was moved.

In the end, Charlotte was moved by his persistence and accepted him.

However, Bunnie Ralph himself proved to be quite capable. After joining Charlotte, he became a hard-working trainee with a certain talent for physical skills.

Charlotte learned three of the Six Styles of the Navy in just one year, and she plans to get him a Zoan-type Devil Fruit to enhance his strength when the opportunity arises.

Monica Harrington is a woman whose strength is not particularly outstanding, but she possesses a Devil Fruit ability, and it is a flying type, which is quite rare.

This person was also a slave rescued by Charlotte in the past two years, a slave who was about to be offered to the Celestial Dragons, simply because she was a Devil Fruit user.

After being rescued by Charlotte, he joined Charlotte's pirate ship.

These people all joined voluntarily; Charlotte never forced them.

However, once they join, they cannot betray them. But Charlotte, who has the ability to read minds, is still very confident. She read the minds of these people when they joined.

They were all people with tragic fates.

Monica Harrington's Devil Fruit is a Zoan-type Insect Fruit, specifically the Dragonfly form, which is a very good flying animal and can often help Charlotte.