Chapter 49: Streusen’s Fury
Hearing that Charlotte Linlin was planning to return to the Grand Line to find that so-called Hell Pirates, Streusen was furious. He immediately deduced who was behind the Den Den Mushi call—undoubtedly, it had to be those damn pirates!
He wasted no time gathering information on them. Their captain, Brook, had a mere 200 million Belly bounty. How could that possibly compare to Charlotte Linlin's 550 million?
And yet, they had the audacity to invite Linlin to join their crew? It was a miracle he hadn't wiped them out on the spot.
He had personally witnessed Linlin's hunger pangs, saw her devour Mother Carmel and those orphans. There was no way Carmel could still be alive!
"Linlin, that Brook must be impersonating Mother Carmel! Don't be fooled! You're far stronger than him—you don't need to join them!"
Streusen was determined to expose Brook's deception. If he dared show even the slightest flaw, Streusen would utterly destroy him!
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"What? You dare say Mother is a fake?"
Charlotte Linlin's eyes turned blood-red as she seized Streusen in her massive hand. She wouldn't allow anyone to speak ill of Mother Carmel! She had a dream to fulfill—to join the Hell Pirates and create a true family where all races could live in harmony!
"Linlin, Mother Carmel is dead. I saw it with my own eyes! That man is lying to you!"
Streusen tried to reason with her, desperate to make her abandon this foolish plan to return to the Grand Line. Yet, he still couldn't bring himself to tell her the full truth—that she had devoured Carmel herself.