One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

And no one dared to open those cages that had been opened. They were clearly easy to open with just a reach of their hand, but no one dared to move.

a long time!

The first little girl whose lasso was torn by Charlotte moved slightly.

Dragging his heavy body, he slowly approached the cage and carefully pushed it open with his dusty little hands.

Crunch~!

The sound of the cage door opening was crystal clear in the back area.

Everyone heard the voice and looked at the little girl expectantly.

After opening the cage, the little girl carefully took a small step and came to the outside of the cage.

Then he immediately turned around and looked at the cage that held him.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

A silvery laugh rang out on the little girl's face.

She smiled.

Upon seeing the little girl smile, all the slaves imprisoned in the cages raised their heads, their gazes resolute, and pushed open the cage doors.

Chapter 78 Invitation

"hahahahahahahaha!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"hahahahahahahaha!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Laughter filled the air, and everyone was releasing their inner joy.

Finally, overjoyed, they all knelt down in the direction where Charlotte had just left, kowtowing repeatedly with loud thuds.

They are free. Only those who have experienced despair can appreciate the preciousness of freedom.

All of this was observed by Charlotte's Observation Haki.

Charlotte led the Red Earl out of the auction house through the back door and began searching for a bathhouse on the street.

Little did he know that his men were searching for him all over the city.

"Brother Paul! Where did the boss go? We were supposed to meet at this time today, but he's nowhere to be seen."

Beside the harbor! On the deck of a ship!

A group of crew members surrounded Paul and asked him questions.

Paul stood there, his brow furrowed, silently anxious.

Based on his understanding of the boss, the boss wasn't the type to be late!

Could something have gotten in the way?

"Wait a minute! Let's wait a while longer, in case something comes up that might temporarily delay the boss!"

Paul reassured the crew members around him, then looked at Isaac beside him!

“Isaac! If the boss hasn’t returned in half an hour, go and take the brothers to look for him. I’ll stay here and watch the ship. If the boss comes back, I’ll send a signal to alert you.”

Paul said to Isaac.

Isaac nodded in agreement with Paul's approach.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Paul and his group of more than twenty people left the ship with ten men and began to act separately.

They split up to search for Charlotte in Water Seven.

Charlotte then led the Red Earl into a legitimate bathhouse.

"Mmm! That feels so good!"

Charlotte was still taking a bath with Earl Red, enjoying a massage from a beautiful woman.

"Ryder! Ever considered joining my ship?"

Charlotte squinted at the Earl of Red, who was also squinting, and extended an invitation.

"Is this how you invite people?"

The Red Earl did not answer him immediately, but changed the subject.

"I feel like we get along quite well. How about you join my ship and become the first mate?"

Charlotte rested her arms on the edge of the bathtub and continued to ask.

"Are you planning to leave the Rocks Pirates?"

Count Red looked at Charlotte with a serious expression and asked.

"almost!"

Charlotte didn't elaborate, because he knew that Rocks was about to face his destruction.

The Battle of God Valley is about to begin.

Charlotte also needs to plan her escape route.

Once a pirate, always a pirate.

Once Charlotte was labeled a pirate, he could never shake it off.

He'll be labeled a pirate for the rest of his life.

"Oh? Aren't you afraid that Lox will disagree?"

Count Red looked at Charlotte with surprise.

Although he hadn't spent much time with Charlotte, he had a vague understanding of her temperament.

Charlotte is not one to do things she's not sure of.

"If I told you that Rocks would die next year, would you believe me?"

Charlotte suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Count Red.

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Count Red's expression also turned serious.

He didn't ask Charlotte how she knew such a stupid question.

Instead, he stared into Charlotte's eyes and pondered for a long time.

Finally, he let out a slow sigh.

"I reject!"

Count Red didn't look at Charlotte and said it decisively.

"Oh!"

Charlotte didn't react at all after hearing the Red Earl's refusal; she simply gave a faint "oh."

This piqued the Red Earl's interest.

"Your reaction is wrong! If someone is rejected, shouldn't they ask why? This doesn't sound like the attitude of someone who's extending an invitation."

The Red Earl smiled at Charlotte and said.

Do I look like an ordinary person to you?

Charlotte rolled her eyes and said weakly.

Charlotte was somewhat prepared for the Red Earl's rejection.

Charlotte didn't expect to be able to seduce someone as aloof as the Earl of Red into her life after only knowing him for a day.

"hehe!"

Count Red choked for a moment and shook his head.

How interesting!

Earl Red felt that every conversation he had with Charlotte was more interesting than ever before.

When he interacts with others, he doesn't need to answer proactively; the Count Red already knows what he's thinking, and even his innermost thoughts can be known in advance.

The Red Earl had never felt this way before, not even in his childhood.

This reminded Red Earl of the pirate crew he encountered when he was a child, a crew full of laughter and joy.

That was the first time I had ever felt happy.

I never expected to experience that feeling again with this person.

"I haven't asked you yet, how did you end up in the first half of the Grand Line? Is there some mission you're on? If it's inconvenient for you to answer, that's fine."

The Count of Red picked up a wine glass, took a sip of the red wine in it, and asked.

Charlotte, with her eyes slightly narrowed, leaned against the bathtub, two white balls swaying in front of her.

"There's nothing I can't say. I just don't have a suitable weapon, right? I heard that there's a weapon that's perfect for me on a small island in the first half of the Grand Line, so I'm going to go and see what it's like."