The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 79 Like-minded Brothers

Beta made the long-awaited request for a sparring match to Pander.

Charlotte also became interested. If he could teach a swordsmanship genius like Gorm, then the Pandaren Pandora's swordsmanship must also be quite good. It would be a good opportunity for him to observe and learn.

"Um... I think I'll pass!"

Pande's face was stiff, and he awkwardly refused, his limbs unsure of what to do. His social anxiety made it even harder for him to accept Beta's fervent enthusiasm!

Why?

Beta looked puzzled; with such a powerful Devil Fruit ability, why wasn't he fighting?

Everyone was speechless. In Beta's limited brain cells, all he could think about was fighting, so it was impossible for him to understand.

"Pandaman Pande said hastily."

"Ah, um... I... I don't know how!"

ha?

The group was stunned; what kind of reason was that?

Undeterred, Beta pressed on, "And where's the sword at your waist?"

"It's...that...to make cutting bamboo easier."

Pandaman Pander's words instantly froze everyone in place. What the hell was that?

Charlotte had no idea how many times she had been slapped in the face by Pandaren Pander, and she was burning with embarrassment.

Fortunately, he didn't say anything.

"Then, who taught Gem swordsmanship?"

Charlotte asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's just that Gem saw me cutting bamboo, and then... um... he cut bamboo every day too, and then he said he was grateful to me for teaching him swordsmanship."

Holy crap, is this really that outrageous?

How much bamboo would it take to cut that?

Goodness, what a perfect misunderstanding.

Then, looking at Gem's serious expression, well, he's a stubborn person too.

What a bizarre combination!

One dares to teach, and the other dares to learn!

That's pretty good comprehension!

Beta couldn't agree more and persisted, asking, "Pander, what are your dreams?"

Faced with Beta's persistent questioning, the panda Pandaman Pand showed a serious expression of thought.

After a while.

"Oh...that's amazing! I don't think so!"

Looking at those clear yet slightly foolish panda eyes, Charlotte couldn't help but laugh.

Beta was so frustrated he felt like he was going to vomit blood. What on earth was all this stuff?!

Such a powerful Devil Fruit, and such a pursuit—Beta's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth, speaking in a cold voice.

"Are you thinking about it? For example, what would you do with your immense power?"

Pandaren Pand felt a shiver run through him, and as he looked at Beta, he inexplicably felt his fur tighten.

"Forehead……"

"Eat well, sleep well, and live well!"

In an instant, the group of people froze on the spot, speechless for a long time.

What a simple and unadorned dream, a life like a pig, uh, no, a life like a bear.

Perhaps it's just animal instinct, after all, no one has such complicated needs.

Charlotte's eyes lit up. Good heavens, this was practically the ultimate dream for a salted fish!

Look at this, now that's a real slacker!

The "lie flat" mentality is absolutely safe!

Like-minded brothers!

"That's right, living is not easy, living better is even more difficult."

Among them, Mitis glanced sideways and began to ponder.

Sure enough, this is very much like Mr. Charlotte.

He never criticized or glossed over anyone's dream, no matter how absurd it might seem. He always gently protected those seemingly foolish dreams and expressed his kind support.

Seeing Charlotte's performance, Mittis became more and more determined to compile Mr. Charlotte's noble thoughts into a book.

Charlotte looked at Pande with increasing fervor. Pande's strength was only slightly enhanced, yet he could deter external enemies, and he himself was quite unassuming and avoided trouble.

Isn't this the perfect mentor and friend to slack off with?

Therefore, he decided to recruit the pandaren Pander.

"Pand, how about joining us?"

Pandaren Pandora was somewhat bewildered, especially by the unreadable looks in everyone's eyes; he seemed lost.

Moreover, as an animal, he hadn't had much contact with human things, so there were some things he didn't understand.

So I simply asked a very important question.

"Um... is this enough to fill you up?"

Charlotte paused for a moment, then immediately realized that animals' instincts had indeed once been concerned only with whether they could get enough to eat.

"Come with me! No problem at all!"

Hearing Charlotte's resolute answer, the panda Pandaman Pandora visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, then there's no problem."

Once a clueless animal, it spent its days searching for food and on its way to find food.

They spent most of their time starving; it was truly a dark life for a bear!

It brings tears to my eyes whenever I think about it.

However, Pendor seemed completely oblivious to what becoming a pirate meant. To be precise, he was utterly unaware of it.

Within that limited understanding, perhaps only eating matters.

Completely devastated, Beta finally came to his senses. "Boss, this, this, this..."

"What's going on? Talk less and eat more."

Charlotte glared at Beta.

He felt that Beta had become too arrogant lately and had even started questioning his decisions.

Such a promising companion is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Of course, the equally stubborn Gem also had to be brought along; how could a child be left to survive alone on a deserted island?

That's inhumane.

Take away.

After dealing with this unexpected turn of events, the Hippefeller, having rested and repaired, set sail again, heading towards home.

On the deck, Beta was sullen, while Pande lived up to its simple and unadorned dream.

Once on board, all we did was eat.

This made Beta so frustrated that he stopped taking Barrett's provocations to heart.

"Brother Beta, what's wrong?" Mitis asked, seeing Beta's depressed expression.

"Oh, Mytis!"

After meeting Metis, Beta seemed to have found a way to confide in her.

"I don't understand, why would Boss Charlotte invite a lackey like that?"

Mitis smiled slightly, revealing a confident air.

"That's where Mr. Charlotte's brilliance lies!"

"What the hell?" Beta's eyes widened as he looked at Mitis.

His expression was full of incomprehension, as if he couldn't understand it at all.

"Ahem..." Mitis cleared his throat and said, "You know, Mr. Charlotte is very careful in protecting everyone's dreams."

"And how could someone as wise as Mr. Charlotte not see Pander's character flaws—his naiveté and lack of eloquence? So, trying to reason with him about all those grand principles is like casting pearls before swine."

"Hmm," Beta nodded subconsciously. Thinking about it, that really made sense. It was indeed difficult to reason with them.

However, Beta looked at Mitis and asked him something strange.

"Why play the piano for a bear?!"

Huh? Mitis stood there dumbfounded. Was the point of the question really about playing the lute to a bear?

Facing Beta, Mitis truly felt a pang of melancholy. "It's just an analogy, you understand?"

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Mitis felt a dark cloud hanging over him and quickly said, "That's not important!"

"oh!"

Composing himself, Mitis continued, "Look, now that Pander has successfully joined the Heberfeller Pirates, we can use delicious food to lure him into training and sparring!"

Beta's eyes lit up, and he slammed his right palm and left fist together. "That's right!" he exclaimed, looking as if he had just realized something.

Mitis breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Beta understood.

Beta is a good person, but he's a single-celled organism whose mind is full of fighting, which makes him really difficult to deal with.

Only someone as wise as me could fully decipher such a complex plan!

Mr. Charlotte is undoubtedly the interpreter of the will, and even you, Brother Ivan, cannot.

For a moment, Mitis was extremely excited and felt a bit high.

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(End of this chapter)