The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 288 What's missing?

Charlotte was smoking in his office as usual, as was his daily routine.

Fortunately, everyone in the One Piece world is incredibly strong, so a little bit of cigarette smoke isn't a big problem.

So Charlotte just kept smoking, figuring it wouldn't kill him anyway.

"Click!"

A crisp sound of the door opening rang out, and Charlotte looked in the direction of the sound, and as expected, it was Beta.

This guy either breaks down his door or doesn't knock at all.

"Boss, I'm here."

Beta gave a fawning smile, looking like he was holding back some good news.

"Speak, what is it?"

Charlotte looked at Beta and asked him casually.

"Oh...it's nothing!"

"I'm really fine!"

Charlotte looked at Beta with a suspicious expression.

"Boss... really, no."

Seeing Beta's confident demeanor, Charlotte, though suspicious, didn't say anything more.

"Boss, look, I got you some wine!"

With that, Beta put down the wine in his hand.

"Um?"

Charlotte was taken aback, sensing that something was off about this guy, and her gaze fell on the bottle of wine.

It says a string of English words on it—JEREZ!

"Sherry? Is this a specialty wine? That's really nice!"

Charlotte smiled slightly. "Zeff loved this drink, so the former admiral must have good taste!"

I'm kind of looking forward to it!

"You've surprised me this time! Not bad, that's thoughtful of you."

"Boss, I've always been very thoughtful in what you said!"

Beta's fawning expression looked rather sleazy.

Charlotte ignored him, pulled out the cork with a "pop," and blew on the wine.

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

After taking several large gulps, the moment I put the bottle down, my eyes lit up. "It's actually pretty good!"

This wine isn't as strong or bitter as ordinary wine; instead, it has a slightly sweet taste, which is quite pleasant.

Beta looked at Charlotte and a sinister smile crept across his face.

"Boss!!!"

Charlotte, who was about to have a drink, stopped and looked at Beta with some confusion.

"What, is there anything else you want to say?"

Beta asked shyly, "Boss, do you think I'm lacking something?"

ha? ? ?

Is there anything missing?

"Idiot!"

"Boss, no, I'm not stupid!" Beta looked at Charlotte speechlessly, clearly disagreeing with the claim that Charlotte was stupid.

Charlotte smiled as she looked at Beta. Everyone could see that this guy was obviously dim-witted, but he just wouldn't admit it.

It really feels like everyone else is awake while he's the only one drunk, yet he still feels great about himself.

"That's not it!"

Beta shook his head and quickly continued, "Boss, look at me again, is there anything I'm missing?"

What's missing? What does that mean?

Charlotte looked Beta up and down, but he couldn't figure out what was missing.

But the clothes look a bit torn!

"Is he a bit dim-witted?"

"Boss, no way! Am I missing a screw?" Beta looked at Charlotte with a resentful expression, wondering why he felt so bad about himself in his boss's eyes.

Is there some misunderstanding about him by the boss?

Beta suddenly felt incredibly sad!

"Boss, take a closer look?"

Beta continued speaking, seemingly determined not to give up.

Charlotte shook her head helplessly, and couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the guy.

Needless to say, this guy has been dawdling for so long because he must have something on his mind.

He knew this wine wasn't for nothing. "Tell me, what kind of bad ideas are you and that brat up to?"

"Boss, what's wrong? I'm being honest!"

sincere?

Charlotte's lips twitched. "Are you kidding me? You're obviously being naive and yet so sincere."

You're insulting sincerity!

Of course, Charlotte didn't voice her internal monologue, otherwise this guy would have argued with her again.

"If there's nothing wrong, then forget it."

Upon hearing this, Beta immediately became anxious and hurriedly said...

"Boss, look, my ship needs to be equipped with a lot of weapons, but we don't have enough funds!!!"

Charlotte was utterly speechless. "Weren't they all equipped with conventional artillery?"

"Yeah, boss, you said it's conventional artillery, but I feel it's not powerful enough! I want to equip ourselves with the family-developed [Basaluka] heavy cannon, but that requires ordering!"

Charlotte looked at Beta with some surprise, not expecting that this guy had his eye on that thing.

The Bassaruka heavy cannon is a large-caliber heavy cannon made primarily of "Olga" alloy. It is one of the most powerful cannons developed by the Hiberfeller family. It can adjust its accuracy, so both its firepower and precision are quite formidable.

"Boss, how's it going?"

Beta looked at Charlotte pitifully.

For a moment, Charlotte felt a little embarrassed, especially since this time she had been more cunning and came dressed in tattered clothes, which could be considered a rare display of wisdom!

"Okay, okay, I promise you."

"Yay! Boss, that's great!" Beta cheered excitedly.

Beta left with joy, but before Charlotte could even rest for a moment, Lina arrived again.

"Is that right, Lina?"

Charlotte asked with a helpless expression, only to see Lina reply with a serious tone.

"Charlotte, we've received news..."

After hearing Lina's news, Charlotte looked serious.

"You mean the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit has appeared?"

Charlotte asked, somewhat uncertainly.

"Yes, Charlotte! Thanks to our relentless search, our people have discovered that the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit is now on Tereslet Island."

Tereslet?

Charlotte frowned slightly. "Has there been any news from the high seas?"

Lina shook her head. "No."

"No?" A hint of doubt flashed in Charlotte's eyes.

It's important to know that Shiki the Golden Lion, the former user of the Float-Float Fruit, displayed the terrifying power of his fruit to the fullest extent.

Other factions shouldn't be ignoring this kind of intelligence!

"Charlotte is very likely. We are the force that sent the most people to search for the Float-Float Fruit, and the cost of this search is terrifying."

Hearing Lina's words, Charlotte nodded, "That's true!"

After all, it's impossible to predict where a Devil Fruit will regenerate, and to be honest, sometimes even if you put in a lot of effort, you might not get anything in return.

It's important to know that the Hibernian family had been secretly searching for this Devil Fruit ever since Shiki the Golden Lion died, which took them almost two years.

The human, material, and financial resources required for this search were enormous, which is why the Heberfeller family was able to continue their search for so long, thanks to their formidable and solid foundation.

Even today's Big Mom Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates don't have that kind of financial resources, and the Beasts Pirates wouldn't be interested in this Paramecia-type Devil Fruit at all.

"Furthermore, judging from the intelligence that came back, that Devil Fruit is very likely in the hands of someone else. We just don't know who it is, but we can be sure that the other party has not left Tereslet Island."

Charlotte nodded.

He needs to obtain the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit, as it will be necessary for the future expansion plan of Lati Island.

Therefore, he absolutely must obtain this Devil Fruit.

Since that's the case, he really had to set off to see for himself, he said slowly.

"Lina, go and inform Ivan to arrange the trip. This time, you must be quick and careful."

"Okay, Charlotte, don't worry." Seeing how seriously Charlotte took this operation, Lina dared not underestimate it in the slightest.

As Lina left, Charlotte slowly stood up, looked out the window, and pondered his next move.

(End of this chapter)