One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Thinking of this, Giger suddenly raised his hand and instantly sucked the stack of documents in front of him into the darkness. Then he spoke to the air,

"Grand Marshal Kong, I think we should strengthen surveillance of Whole Cake Island. Roger might appear there."

Kong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

"Whole Cake Island? Isn't that Charlotte Linlin's territory? Roger's relationship with her isn't as close as Whitebeard's, so why would she be there?"

Giger shrugged and said,

"I can only call it intuition. Anyway, Whole Cake Island has always been a key focus of our Navy, and compared to Whitebeard and Roger, this place is much easier to monitor."

He crossed his arms, pondered for a moment, and then said...

"Well, if Roger really does appear on Whole Cake Island as you said, then we'll need you to lead the team there again."

Giger waved his hand and said,

"I was in charge of hunting down Roger. I would go after him as soon as he showed his face. But this time, I don't need to bring anyone else. I can go by myself."

It's important to know that Whole Cake Island is Big Mom's stronghold, so a large-scale attack would definitely be a fight to the death.

Even if the Navy could achieve victory against Roger and Big Mom working together, it would come at a considerable cost.

As far as the Navy can deploy its top combat power, there are only Sengoku and Zephyr. However, Zephyr suffered a hidden injury to his lungs after the last encounter and developed asthma, which weakened his combat power.

Characters like Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji haven't reached their peak yet and need time to grow.

Moreover, the navy is a huge organization, and its elite combat forces are usually on their own missions. To launch a war of this magnitude, it requires a period of preparation beforehand.

Overall, the Navy needs time to develop. When Akainu and others have truly grown up, that will be the Navy's golden age. Not to mention two Yonko crews, even if there is one more, it will be no problem for the Navy at that time.

Therefore, the Navy has absolutely no need to fight to the bitter end with Big Mom and the others.

Having served as Fleet Admiral for so long, he quickly realized this and immediately said,

"That's fine. With your abilities, no one can stop you from leaving if you want to. You just need to go and investigate the situation."

Giger smiled and nodded, gladly accepting the mission.

Chapter 197 Charlotte Linlin

Compared to Roger, Big Mom's information is indeed much easier to obtain.

Not long after, information about the Roger Pirates entering the waters where Whole Cake Island was located was presented to Giggs, along with the Log Pose of Whole Cake Island.

Having obtained these, without giving any instructions, Giger walked to the office window and then jumped.

In mid-air, he entered a semi-beast form, unfurling his jet-black bat wings. Like a red meteor streaking across the sky, he sped towards the distant horizon, eventually disappearing into the far distance.

......

On the Jackson, Roger stood at the bow, gazing at the approaching Cake Island.

Rayleigh approached Roger and said in a deep voice,

"Roger, Charlotte Linlin isn't an easy woman to talk to. Do you think she'll hand over the Poneglyphs to us?"

Roger responded,

"In any case, we must see the historical text this time. You know, I don't have much time left."

A look of sadness crossed Rayleigh's face, and he couldn't help but say...

"Perhaps with proper rest and recuperation, there's still a chance..."

"No, I know my own body. Crocas also said that my illness is incurable."

Roger grinned, patted Rayleigh on the shoulder, and said...

"There's no need to be sad. I've lived a wonderful life, and death isn't something I can't accept."

Despite Roger's optimistic demeanor, tears welled up in Rayleigh's eyes. He clenched his fists and said...

“I understand, Roger. I will definitely accompany you on this final journey.”

As the Jackson was about to dock, Roger didn't say anything more and turned to look at the shore.

Standing on the shore of Whole Cake Island were the members of the Big Mom Pirates. Apart from Big Mom's young children, the person standing at the head was a short man.

Roger recognized the man; his name was Longbread. Back in God Valley, Longbread had been in Rocks's camp.

Longbread has an extremely close relationship with Big Mom and is an absolute veteran of the Big Mom Pirates.

After Jackson docked, Roger led the crew off the boat. Longbread greeted them with a smile.

"Captain Roger, welcome to Whole Cake Island."

Roger didn't use Conqueror's Haki to show off this time; he simply responded with a smile.

Is Lingling on the island?

"Yes, she is, but she's currently busy and it's not convenient for her to come over right now."

"Oh? Can I ask what she's busy with?"

The long bread chuckled and said,

"I'm sorry, this is not convenient to disclose."

After saying that, the long bread roll turned to the side and gestured for them to proceed, saying,

"Please come with me. By the time we get there, Lingling should be done too."

Roger asked no more questions, gathered his crew, and headed towards the center of Whole Cake Island.

Upon arriving at a pink castle, Longbread suddenly stopped. He glanced at the tightly closed gate, reached out to stop Roger and the others, and said,

"Excuse me, Lingling is probably not finished yet. Please wait here for a while."

Roger outwardly agreed, but secretly he used his ability to hear the voices of all things. When he learned what was happening in the castle, his expression gradually became strange.

Seeing this, Rayleigh asked in a low voice,

"Roger, did you hear something? Inside...?"

Roger raised his hand to stop him, and said in a low voice,

"Don't ask yet, the man inside is about to collapse."

"what?"

Just as Rayleigh was wondering about Roger's words, suddenly, the tightly closed door was kicked open with a bang, and a muscular woman wearing a pink nightgown walked out.

Upon seeing this woman, everyone on Roger's crew, except for Shanks and a few other newcomers, including Roger himself, was stunned for a moment.

After a moment's hesitation, Roger tentatively asked,

"Lingling?"

Charlotte Linlin had a faint blush on her face. She tugged at the strap of her tank top and said casually,

"It's Roger. Long time no see. What brings you here?"

Roger then confirmed that the woman in front of him was Charlotte Linlin herself. There was no way around it; Linlin's current appearance was completely different from when she was in God Valley.

Linlin during her God Valley days had a hot figure and a beautiful face. Even "Flame Flower," another beautiful member of the Rocks Pirates, couldn't guarantee that she would outshine her in terms of beauty.

(Few people may recognize the name Flameflower, but many will know her as Grandma, after all, she was once the queen of the Amazon Lilies. Flameflower's beauty in her youth goes without saying.)

However, Lingling's figure has gone out of shape, and her face is full of fat, making her look like a shrew.

Shanks peeked out from behind Roger and curiously looked at Charlotte Linlin. At the same time, he also saw a large pink bed behind Linlin, on which a man was lying sprawled out.

The man's eyes were rolled back, and his face was sunken; it was impossible to tell whether he was dead or alive.

Shanks turned to Bucky and asked,

"Bucky, did you see that guy lying in bed? What's wrong with him? Why is he sleeping so soundly in broad daylight?"

Bucky looked at Shanks like he was an idiot and said,

"Is she asleep? Is she being drained... mmm!"

Rayleigh covered Bucky's mouth and laughed.

"Bucky, don't talk nonsense here."

Charlotte Linlin glanced back at the man on the bed, touched her lower abdomen, and muttered something under her breath.

"This is terrible, nowhere near as good as the last one. I bet this baby won't be any better either. We need to give birth quickly and get a replacement!"

Roger wiped the cold sweat from his brow and forced a smile, saying...

"Lingling, I..."

Lingling waved her hand impatiently and said...

"We can talk about it later, I'm starving! Get me something to eat right now!"

Upon hearing this, Longbread's expression changed. He immediately drew the knife from his waist and began scraping the ground, cutting out several pieces of floorboards of varying sizes.

Next, he stacked the floorboards from largest to smallest and gently tapped them with the tip of his knife.

To the astonishment of Shanks and the others, the pile of floorboards fused together and began to twist, eventually transforming into a large cream cake that looked incredibly tempting.

Long bread carried the cake, which was bigger than a person, to Lingling. Lingling bent down, grabbed the cake, opened her mouth wide, and threw it into her mouth. She chewed it in big bites, and her eating manners were really not flattering.