One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 245 Lily's Talk Therapy

"Are you Shackel Dale? Xia Ji and Taylor said you wanted to look for me?" Lily asked Shackel Dale in front of her. At this time, Shackel Dale had taken off the seastone handcuffs. He was still wearing the dark green coat and his hair was still slicked back, but for some reason, his aura seemed to have weakened a lot. To be more precise, he seemed to be doubting his life and wavering.

"Yes." Shaker Dale nodded and looked at the giantess in front of her (from her perspective). The aura emanating from her body, which was so real and yet so elusive, made her not think of taking action at all. Perhaps Shaker Dale was feeling inferior. In the original timeline, she used gender change as a cover to pretend to be a strong person. But now, when her inner thoughts were shattered, she was indeed a little decadent due to the lack of a new pillar.

"Taylor told me about your situation. I really didn't expect that among you newcomers who are somewhat famous, there would be someone like you. Someone who is not confident in himself can actually get to this point. I have to say that you are very talented." Lily's ability to listen to the voices of all things accurately captured the wavering heart of Shackle Dale. But even such a person could fight all the way from the four seas to the new world in a year, which shows that her hard power is still good. Let alone the natural fruit. Although the fruit ability is very strong, if you don't know how to use it, you are still a waste, at least you can't make such a big name.

"I want to know, have you never doubted yourself?" Shackel Dale asked. Even though she heard an answer from Taylor, she still wanted to ask Lily, the recognized number one female pirate on the sea, whether she had ever had the same idea as herself?

"Before I answer your question, please answer me a question first. What is your hometown like?" Lily did not answer directly, but asked Shaker Dale a question in return.

"My hometown? That's a terrible place. Men control everything. Only men can get power. They are the masters of everything. They are officials, warriors, strong men, and masters. Women are just their accessories and part of their wealth. No matter how capable that woman is, no one will acknowledge her. Only men can always get applause. Even if I knock them all to the ground, they will not admit that I am strong. They will only say that I am not in good shape or that they were careless. They just cannot acknowledge my strength!!!" Shaker Dale became more and more excited as he spoke. The feeling of being shocked by the aura emanating from Lily just now completely disappeared, and he even began to roar loudly.

"It's just as I thought. You grew up in an environment of discrimination. The oppression of the environment made your rebellious psychology stronger. Although you seemed to be rebelling against the environment, it actually affected you, making you unconfident and starting to doubt yourself. In addition, many pirates also discriminated against women, which made you more doubtful about whether you could really become a strong person as a woman. If you were a man, there would not be so much criticism. Am I right?" Lily didn't care about Shacklebolt Dale's roar, or rather, she had expected this.

"Yes, I have thought about it. If I were a man, would my parents not abandon me? Would those people recognize my strength and really support me instead of treating me like air and ignoring me?" Shaker Dale was discouraged again. She slumped to the ground and spoke out her thoughts.

"Want to hear my story, kid?" In fact, Lily was not old enough to call Shackel Dale a child, but Shackel Dale's thoughts now made Lily feel that she was just a child, a child influenced by a wrong worldview, a child who had not really grown up.

"Okay." Shaker Dale didn't look up, but just said it sullenly with his head down.

"My parents, whom I have never met, died because of my adoptive father and human greed. This is what my adoptive father told me before he died. I grew up in the army and my toys were weapons, just like almost every other demon. I proved myself on the battlefield, and also in the army. I met Kaido, and he was not my opponent at that time. I wanted him to leave the army because it was not a place for a child. He was not me, and he had other paths to choose. But obviously, I was not as good at persuading people as I am now." Lily smiled unconsciously when she talked about the past.

"After that, Kaido and I worked hard in the army and became the first and second strongest people in the entire kingdom. We thought that life would go on like this until we were betrayed by the king. We were sold to the navy just for the ridiculous and worthless right to participate in the World Government Member States Conference. All our efforts for the kingdom were useless and we were abandoned. However, we escaped, but it was not smooth. We didn't check the weather well, and a storm separated us for eight years. But we finally found each other, just as we thought, the other party was safe and sound. After that, we created the Hundred Beasts step by step, and with our strength, the World Government had to recognize our name." Lily squatted down and patted Shackle Dale on the shoulder.

"I'm not telling you this to show off. I just want to say that, neither I nor Kaido, we have ever doubted ourselves from beginning to end. The heart has power, and this power is very strong. When you are steadfast, even if you are weak now, you will become strong one day. But when you are wavering and doubting yourself, even if you have great strength, you will not be able to use it, and one day, you will be defeated by others." Lily touched Shacklebolt Dale's head. Don't mention it, although it looks like a greasy slicked back hair, it is actually surprisingly dry.

"Like you?" Shacklebolt Dale asked, looking up at Lily.

"No, you are yourself. Don't hope to be someone else, and you can't be someone else. I know people on the sea often say someone is the second so-and-so, or the second generation of so-and-so, and so on, but what I want to tell you is that no one will be the second someone else. You can only be yourself, and this is the true path to becoming strong. Imitation will not accomplish anything. You have to find your own way, and then all you have to do is to keep going forward unswervingly." Lily looked into Shaker Dale's eyes and said very seriously.

It was the first time Shaker Dale heard such words. Become the strongest self and find your own way? This was something he had never thought of. "If you want, I can allow you to stay in the Beasts for a while. The goal of the Beasts is to eliminate all oppression and injustice in this world, including the discrimination you have suffered. You can observe, learn, and think in the Beasts until you find your own way. Of course, you can also really join the Beasts if you think this is what you want. Remember, no matter what, follow your heart." Lily pulled Shaker Dale up from the ground and made a sincere invitation.

"Well, thank you for taking me in." Shackle Dale really hadn't decided where to go yet. Since Lily had suggested a route, and considering what she had seen and heard in the Iron Islands, she really wanted to know what the Beasts looked like, and whether they were really as they said.

A world without oppression and discrimination? I really want to see what it is like. It should be a beautiful world.

Shaker Dale fell into daydreaming unconsciously, and at this moment, a member of the Beasts walked in.

"Big Sister Lily, the boat is ready and we can set off at any time." said a member of the Hundred Beasts.

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Lily nodded and agreed.

"Where are you going?" Shaker Dale asked curiously.

"First of all, don't use "you". You can call me by my name if you want, or call me sister. As for where I'm going, I have nothing to do, so I'll take you with me." Lily said after thinking for a while.

"Where to?" Shaker Dale became even more curious.

"Go meet the second most powerful female pirate in the world. Of course, that girl may not admit it, but no matter what, at least my bounty is higher than hers." Lily said with a smile.

"The second strongest? A head taller, that's not him!" Shaker Dale thought about it and suddenly realized that he had seen it on the wanted poster.

"That's right, the captain of the Big Mom Pirates, Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin, I have something to discuss with her, so I'm leaving. I just wanted to let you see that women are no worse than men." After Lily finished speaking, she picked up Shacklebolt Dale, spread her wings behind her, and flew towards the dock in an instant.

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