One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Earl Red smiled and looked at Charlotte.

"I would like to have a match with you, and see where my strength stands?"

Upon hearing the Red Earl's purpose, Charlotte suddenly realized that if he wanted to fight, that would be easy.

"Let's go! Let's find a deserted island and have a fight!"

Charlotte would never refuse a challenge, especially one of equal caliber, which would only excite her even more.

"Great! I happen to know of a deserted island nearby, let's go there!"

The Red Earl pointed in one direction while holding an umbrella.

Charlotte's Observation Haki instantly probed towards that spot.

As if sensing Charlotte's Observation Haki, he looked at Charlotte with surprise, not expecting Charlotte's Observation Haki to be so strong.

After all, based on previous information, Charlotte was a swordsman, but seeing him today, he is definitely a great swordsman.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to challenge Charlotte.

Charlotte's Observation Haki quickly detected a deserted island, or rather, a beach, in that direction that was nearly the size of ten football fields.

Charlotte nodded.

"Then let's go!"

Charlotte jumped directly onto the blue car she had rented.

Ryder also jumped onto Blue, and the two of them headed towards the deserted beach.

Meanwhile, the naval rear admiral who had been monitoring Charlotte also secretly followed along.

Charlotte and Ryder witnessed all of this.

"Lord Charlotte, there's a tail behind you, and it seems to be coming for you!"

Patrick Redfield and Charlotte sailed side by side, looking at Charlotte as he spoke.

Charlotte smiled and waved.

"Hahaha! Ignore him. He was sent by the Navy to monitor me. After all, I'm such a big pirate, and I've come to the first half of the Grand Line. If the Navy Headquarters doesn't make a move, I'd suspect they're blind."

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Earl Red was slightly taken aback. He was being monitored by the Navy, yet he still looked so indifferent.

"Aren't you worried?"

Count Red asked.

Charlotte shook her head.

"What's there to worry about? Apart from their Admiral Kong, the only other people I'm wary of at the Marine Headquarters are Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp, Vice Admiral Sengoku, and Vice Admiral Zephyr. The others are no match for them."

Charlotte said confidently.

Patrick Redfield was speechless upon hearing this. That's right. For powerful individuals like them, numbers are no longer useful. Only top-tier combat strength can defeat them.

"Really? But last month's news about your battle with Zephyr shocked the world! It almost caused a direct conflict between the Rocks Pirates and the Marine Headquarters, and it seems you were defeated!"

Ryder looked at Charlotte beside him with a mocking expression.

Charlotte was so angry when she heard this that she jumped up and down.

"Bullshit! It was clearly a draw. Zephyr and I fought for three days and three nights before we both collapsed. It was the Navy that forced News King Morgans to release the news to save face for the Navy!"

Seeing Charlotte's exasperation, Ryder chuckled inwardly, but he could sense that Charlotte was telling the truth; after all, her expression made it hard not to believe her.

Come to think of it, he had talked with Charlotte for a while, but he hadn't been able to read any of her inner thoughts.

This is a bit strange. He awakened his Observation Haki because he was born with it, and he can perceive people's minds. It is even more powerful than Charlotte's mind-reading ability. He can read minds without having to make contact with people.

But because of this, he couldn't control his mind-reading ability. He could always sense the inner thoughts of people in the world, and most people's hearts were dark, which is why he liked to be alone and go out to sea by himself.

However, he couldn't sense any of Charlotte's inner thoughts when he met her today, which made him even more interested in her.

Chapter 59 Hedging

"Moshi moshi! Is this Admiral Steelbone? I am Rear Admiral Wells! I have discovered something unusual here. The great pirate Charlotte has encountered an unfamiliar pirate."

That pirate is none other than the Red Earl Patrick Redfield, who has risen to prominence in the first half of the Grand Line in recent years! The two pirates are currently heading towards a deserted island; their scheme is currently unknown!

Kong, who was working on documents with Sengoku and Tsuru, frowned slightly after hearing the message from the Major General who was monitoring Charlotte through a Den Den Mushi.

Then he looked at Lieutenant General Tsuru.

Lieutenant General Tsuru was also listening in and heard everything clearly.

"The Red Earl?"

He frowned slightly, then pulled out a reward notice from a file folder.

It was the Red Earl's bounty poster.

"Eleven million Berries! What does Charlotte mean by meeting with him?"

Steelbone Sky took the bounty poster, which was supposedly from the Red Earl, and asked in confusion.

Sengoku and Tsuru also shook their heads slightly!

"Major Wells will continue to monitor the situation and ensure his safety."

"Steelbow Sora spoke to Major General Wells on the other end of the Den Den Mushi."

Wells, who was also sitting on the Blue Boat, gave a wry smile.

"I feel like I've been exposed, but those two pirates haven't made a single move."

Wells's wry smile came through the Den Den Mushi to Admiral Cyborg's ears.

Steelbone Kong was slightly taken aback after hearing this!

Discovered?

When was it discovered?

Steelbone Kong asked subconsciously.

"Just now! The Red Earl, dressed in a purplish-red robe, discovered it, but it seems none of them intend to interfere!"

Wells reported!

"Okay! Then keep your distance and observe. If you encounter any danger, retreat immediately! I will stay in touch with you."

"Steelbow Sky said."

"Yes!"

Wells said.

Charlotte and the Red Earl jumped onto the deserted island at the same time after Blue landed.

Charlotte looked around, checking if anyone was there.

After witnessing this scene, the Red Earl looked at Charlotte with great interest.

"Would a great pirate with a bounty of 950 million Berries care about whether there are civilians on the island?"

Charlotte scratched the back of her head after hearing this, somewhat confused about what he meant.

"Haha! You can't say that. I would never kill civilians on my own initiative. That would go against my principles!"

Charlotte looked at the Red Earl and said

"Oh! Then may I ask what your sense of morality is?"

The Red Earl felt a little uncomfortable that he couldn't sense Charlotte's thoughts, and asked curiously.

"The morality in my heart?"

Charlotte blinked.

"My code of conduct is: I will not attack unless attacked; if attacked, I will repay a hundredfold! That is my code of conduct!"

Charlotte looked at Earl Red and said.

Count Red was slightly taken aback when he heard Charlotte's words.

Charlotte's sense of morality was somewhat unexpected.

But he wouldn't say anything.

"Really? That's quite impressive?"

The Red Earl praised.

Because he discovered that Charlotte's sense of morality was very similar to his own, but he was even more indifferent to it. For example, he wouldn't observe whether there were any civilians on the island like Charlotte did.

"But let's end the chat here and start the battle!"

As he spoke, the Red Earl raised the umbrella in his hand and pointed it at Charlotte.

"Hahahaha! Alright! Let's fight then!"

Charlotte also drew her longsword, and then an earth-shattering aura rose from the ground.

The Conqueror's Haki surged towards Red Earl like a raging flood.