One Piece: Shanks' Little Jasmine

Chapter 31 Charlotte Linlin

This departure will take about a week. Moko was really worried about leaving the three little ones alone at home, so she entrusted them to Dadan.

"Ace, Sabo, Luffy, behave yourselves at home and don't cause trouble for Aunt Dadan, understand?"

"Don't worry, sister, we'll definitely be good."

"Yes, yes, sister, don't worry."

Ace and Sabo made their promises with great conviction, but their eyes kept darting around, as if they were plotting something wicked. Moko found it somewhat amusing and could roughly guess that the animals in the forest were in for some serious trouble. Luffy clung to Moko's leg, looking up at her pitifully.

"Sister, please come back soon, you must come back soon."

Like Ace, Luffy was raised by Moko. Ace, perhaps because he was shy, stopped being so clingy to Moko as he got older. Luffy, on the other hand, is incredibly attached to Moko. Whenever Moko is home, there's always a little bundle of joy by his side. This time, Moko has been away for so many days, and Luffy has never been separated from her for so long before. He looks extremely pitiful.

Moko crouched down and pinched Luffy's cheek. "Yes, I'll definitely be back soon. Luffy is a strong man now, and he can definitely protect our home with Ace and Sabo, right?"

"Yeah, I'm really good now."

Upon hearing what Moko said, Luffy immediately stopped crying and looked full of confidence, raising his little fist and speaking with conviction.

"Luffy is awesome."

Moko kissed Luffy's forehead, smiling gently. Receiving Moko's kiss, Luffy jumped up and down happily, as if little flowers were still sprouting from his body. Moko looked at Luffy with a slight smile on her lips, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ace and Sabo looking away shyly. Moko sighed with amusement, stood up and gave Ace and Sabo a kiss. Ace and Sabo's faces immediately turned red. They were clearly very happy, but they still pretended to be mature. Moko blinked, thinking, "What an awkward pair of little ones."

Seeing that it was almost time, Moko jumped onto Mihua's back and waved goodbye to the three little ones.

"I'm off."

"Goodbye, sister." x3

Watching Moko disappear into the sky, the three little ones immediately picked up the water pipes, grinning wickedly, their eyes gleaming as they looked at the forest.

"This is definitely the biggest catch I've made today!"

Before Ace and Sabo could react, Luffy had already rushed out with the hose.

"Luffy, you're cheating!"

"Hey, this doesn't count, Luffy!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

As the three little ones ran into the forest, the roars of various animals echoed through the woods. Dadan calmly continued hanging up the laundry, watching the birds startled into flight. What a peaceful day! (Beast: Open your eyes wide and say that again! (? ′? ? `? ))

The location chosen by Yubi is not far away; it only takes a day and a half at full speed. The island is called Santa Fe Island, which is very suitable for fruit cultivation and is ideal for building a liquor store. The only problem to consider is transportation. Initially, it was difficult to establish a reputation. After solving a series of problems, now merchants mainly come to the island to place orders, which has greatly reduced transportation costs.

Moko landed in a private area of ​​Santa Fe Island. After Moko's development, the island was completely owned by Moko. For future development, the island was strictly divided into areas. The mountaintop area was the private area of ​​Moko and Moko's senior management. Others were not allowed to go up the mountain.

Yubi and the others had been waiting at the mountaintop for a long time. When Moko jumped off Mika's back, everyone bowed very respectfully.

"Sister Moko, welcome to Santa Fe Island."

"I told you not to be so reserved, Yubi, and you shouldn't always be with them like this."

Moko felt a little helpless. She had spent so much time with Youbi and the others, and she regarded them as her younger siblings. Why did family members need so many formalities?

"Sister Moko, etiquette is absolutely essential."

Yubi's face was resolute. Mo was not only their family, but also a god who had saved them from the dark mire. They must always remember this.

Moko couldn't argue with Yubi, so she patted Yubi's head and followed the others into the villa. The villa was actually a large office building. The people sitting in the conference room were the first batch of people Moko had rescued. Now everyone had their own specific job. Moko looked at the reports handed to her by the people, quickly found the problems, and explained the improvement methods.

When she flew over, Moko had already surveyed the entire island from the air. Based on the reports sent back over the past two years, plus the current reports, Moko could easily see the limitations of development.

Yubi actually did a good job. If you only look at the development in the four seas, Yubi's plan is indeed flawless. However, Moka does not intend to limit herself to this. After that heart-to-heart talk, the three little ones in the family all had the idea of ​​going to sea and clamored to become the next Pirate King. My cute little brothers want to become the Pirate King, so as their older sister, I can only pave the way for them to go to sea as much as possible. Therefore, Moka's development is still not enough. I must find a way to expand further and at least have a place in the Grand Line.

"Dong dong dong."

"Enter."

Seeing the flustered look on the person who came in, Yubi frowned. "What's wrong?"

"Boss, those pirates are here again."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Seeing Yubi's furrowed brows, Moko put down the documents in her hand. "Tell me about it."

Ordinary pirates wouldn't cause trouble in Santa Fe. In the early stages, because some pirates were causing trouble, Moko simply had Garp come and lend his name. With Garp's status as a naval hero as a deterrent, sure enough, no more pirates came to cause trouble afterward. However, this only applies to ordinary pirates.

"Yes, recently a group of pirates called BIG MOM has been at a standstill. They bought up most of the wine cellar's stock right away, and then kept saying they wanted Jasmine to join their pirate crew. This pirate crew is really hard to fool, so that's why we had to trouble Sister Jasmine to come over this time."

Yubi pursed his lips, extremely frustrated. It was all because he wasn't mature enough. He had to trouble Sister Moko to come to the island for this kind of thing. He would have to work harder in the future and would never let Sister Moko worry about Moko again.

"The pirate crew under Charlotte Linlin, one of the Emperors of the Sea... Let's go and meet them."

Seeing that Yubi was still standing there in a daze, Moko gently flicked Yubi's forehead. Yubi looked up at Moko in confusion, and Moko raised an eyebrow and smiled, speaking softly.

"Don't overthink it, just rely on me for anything difficult."

"Yes, Sister Moko."

Yubi scratched the back of his head sheepishly. Sure enough, nothing could be hidden from Moko-neechan. Moko smiled and didn't say anything more, then walked towards the reception room.

Under Rayleigh's tutelage, Moko knew how important intelligence was. Most of the Berries Moko earned were used to develop her underground intelligence network. Even in Mount Gorbo, Moko could still easily obtain most of the intelligence in the four seas. However, since one of the Sea Emperors had come to the East Blue, there were probably naval spies everywhere now.

Inside the reception room, a woman with pink curly hair sat on the sofa. The table was filled with various desserts and jasmine wine. Despite her slender figure, she seemed to be unable to fill her stomach. Several members of the Big Mom Pirates stood around the reception room.

When Yubi and the others entered, no one paid any attention. The overbearing contract on the table seemed to have already assured that Yubi would sign it. Seeing this scene that resembled a coercion, Moko sighed and went straight to the kitchen. She tied on an apron and took out the materials from the refrigerator. Since they were going to negotiate, they needed to have bargaining power. Given the current situation, they could only start with Big Mom's captain.

What attracts them to Jasmine is its potential for development, but as things stand, Jasmine is not worth a maritime emperor going to great lengths to fight a naval hero. Since the other party has not taken any strong action, there is still room for negotiation.

Moko's actions naturally attracted the attention of the Big Moms. They hadn't seen this girl for many days, and if they weren't mistaken, she was walking in front just now. Shouldn't Moko's boss be this Yubi?

Amidst everyone's wild speculations, Moko had already finished making the cream puffs. The sweet aroma of bread wafted out while the puffs were baking. Lingling's eyes lit up, and she sat down at the small table outside the open kitchen, watching Moko's every move without blinking. As soon as Moko placed the cream puff tower in front of Lingling, she couldn't wait to start eating.

Moko didn't rush to speak. She took out tea leaves and started brewing tea. For a moment, the only sounds in the room were Lingling eating and Moko brewing tea. After brewing the tea, she filtered out the tea leaves, added an appropriate amount of milk, and her homemade milk tea was ready.

Moko added candy flowers to the milk tea, making it sweeter than regular milk tea. However, Lingling seemed to really like the sweetness. After finishing the cream puff, she gulped down a large cup of milk tea with a satisfied look on her face.

"Is it tasty?"

Moko took off her apron and sat down opposite Lingling, smiling calmly, completely unconcerned that the person opposite her was a sea emperor. Lingling scrutinized Moko with sharp eyes, and her nose twitched involuntarily.

"You smell wonderful."

Faced with Lingling's irrelevant answer, Moke calmly responded, her eyes still holding a gentle smile.

"It seems that cream puffs suit your taste. Let me introduce myself. My name is Moke, and I am the founder of Moxiang. I have already heard about your plan to acquire Moxiang."

"Hey, so what do you think, little guy?"

Compared to Lingling's nearly three-meter height, Moke was indeed pitifully small, but Moke's expression remained unchanged throughout the entire process of facing Lingling's imposing presence.

[Note: The woman was over eight meters tall when she was heavier, so she was set to be about three meters tall when she was thinner. At this point, the woman was around 53 years old.]

"I'm very sorry, I can't agree to that."

The moment the words fell, an immense pressure swept over Moko, but Moko remained unfazed, her own aura radiating as she forcefully withstood Lingling's oppressive aura. The vase in the room couldn't withstand the impact of the oppressive aura and shattered in the blink of an eye. Moko had already told Yubi and the others to leave at the beginning, so now only Moko and Big Mom's people were in the room.

The BIG MOM members' eyes sharpened. They never expected that this seemingly weak and helpless girl would be so domineering, and in terms of sheer domineering aura, she was in no way inferior to their mother. The man with amaranth-red hair leaned against the wall, his eyes filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Moko.

Lingling couldn't hide her smile. She was becoming more and more interested in Moke. Her eyes were shining as she looked at Moke, and her smile was unrestrained. With just one breath, she put away her domineering aura. Moke followed suit and put away her domineering aura as well, her eyes curving into crescents.

"Can we talk now?"

"MAMAMA, I like you, so let's hear what you have to say."