I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Beneath the mask was a pretty young girl's face, still slightly childish, with fluffy blonde hair cascading down her back to her shoulders, and pale blue eyes as clear and bright as crystal, yet devoid of warmth.

The young woman walked alone into the bar. Looking around, she saw that the bar was empty; everyone had long since been scared away.

Charlotte Linlin was left alone sitting on the bar sofa, with a pile of empty bottles on the table in front of her.

"Drinking alone? That's not like you, Lingling."

The girl's clear voice echoed in the empty bar.

Charlotte Linlin glanced down at the girl, her tone still downcast:

"It's you, Stussy. Long time no see."

Stussy nodded slightly, poured himself a glass of wine, raised his glass, tilted his head back, and said softly:

"If there's anything bothering you, you can tell me, Lingling."

Charlotte Linlin is over eight meters tall and looks more mature, but she looks like a big child in front of Stuart.

"I..."

Charlotte Linlin stared blankly at the empty wine glass in her hand and said:

"I have a friend who knows a very handsome man... Later, that man secretly ran away to the first half of the Grand Line."

Stussy remained completely unmoved.

Having received professional training from CP0 since childhood, she is devoid of emotions, so she feels no pressure playing the role of a confidante in front of Charlotte Linlin.

What Charlotte Linlin told was nothing more than a cliché story of cheating.

Stussy then offered words of comfort:

"Lingling, you're so beautiful, and you're a famous pirate who's already established. That man must be blind! There's no need to be sad over a man like that."

"Really?" Charlotte Linlin's lips curled slightly, a smile unconsciously appearing on her face, but she quickly added:

"No, don't misunderstand. I was talking about something that happened to a friend of mine, it has nothing to do with me."

Stussy put a hand to his forehead and said:

"Okay... then your friend must be just as beautiful and powerful as you. Any man who would refuse your friend is completely blind!"

At this point, Stussy casually remarked:

"So, did you find out why that man left you... your friend, and ran off to such a faraway place?"

Charlotte Linlin nodded:

"At first, my friend thought he was following his captain's orders to expand his territory in the first half of the Grand Line, recruit more potential pirates, and strengthen his pirate crew... But after my friend caught up with him not long ago, she suddenly realized she was wrong..."

"Recruit potential pirates to strengthen the pirate crew?"

Stussy silently recited the words in his heart, lowered his eyelids, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

This is extremely important intelligence!

"...Later, my friend discovered that the man had secretly run away with the child!" Charlotte Linlin continued.

"You already have a child?" Stussy was slightly taken aback and asked further:

"Wait, this child isn't your... your friend's and that man's, is it?"

“No.” Charlotte Linlin’s voice trailed off again.

"It was his child with another person on the ship."

Ok?

Stussy suddenly realized that the situation was getting complicated.

The Rocks Pirates had just been established and were gaining momentum, so CP0 hadn't had time to plant spies within them, and therefore only had a vague understanding of many of their intelligence.

"That scumbag... Lingling, let's just call him scumbag."

Stussy's expression turned slightly cold, as if he shared Charlotte Linlin's feelings:

"That scumbag was right under your friend's nose, they were even on the same boat, how could he have gotten to this point with a third party?"

"I don't know either. Actually, I asked around later and found out when their relationship started..."

"and then?"

Charlotte Linlin continued:

"I heard that... one day the pirates on the ship were drinking together."

"The pirates were all jeering, asking that person, as a pirate, if he didn't crave treasure, what exactly did he want?"

"That guy was leaning against the ship's railing and said that the only thing he wanted was his family."

"Then that... scumbag, took the bottle and went over to drink with that guy, and that's how they became acquainted."

Ok?

Stussy frowned slightly.

"Drunk on sex? What a scumbag."

"And that scumbag got tricked. I've heard that some bitches like to pretend to be lonely, empty, and cold, saying they want family... but all they really want is a man."

Charlotte Lingling was slightly taken aback and asked, "What is a bitch?"

Stussy sighed softly, a hint of anger appearing on his face.

"Lingling, you don't need to worry about it. We'll just call that guy who seduced the scumbag a bitch."

Stussy snorted coldly.

"So that's how the story goes."

"That bitch seduced that scumbag, then suddenly got pregnant, so the scumbag took the child and left your friend, running away secretly?"

Charlotte Lingling thought for a moment, and finally nodded.

That's about it.

"Then, Lingling, I have one more question," Stuart asked again.

"Just what kind of person is that bitch? How is she different from you? Is she even as good-looking as you?"

Stussy actually wanted to continue extracting information and find out the true identity of "Bitch".

However, since Charlotte Linlin fabricated stories throughout, she could only resort to this roundabout way of asking questions.

"That bitch's appearance..."

Charlotte Linlin imagined what young Newgate would look like and said:

"That bitch is actually pretty strong; she's always fighting and drinking..."

Stussy was slightly moved.

If Charlotte Linlin can rate her as a strong person, then "Bitch" must be very strong.

Such a powerful figure, yet CP0 knew absolutely nothing about him...

It seems that the Rocks Pirates, which have suddenly risen to prominence, are even more dangerous than the World Government imagined.

"Anything else?" Stussy pressed.

"Also... Bitch doesn't like to dress properly. She often just wears a vest and walks around, and when she's fighting, she often takes off her shirt too."

Stussy: ......

Are these the pirates from the Rocks Pirates? This industry is truly chaotic!

Is there such a person in the Rocks Pirates?

No matter what, this is just too outrageous, isn't it?

Stussy thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a character that matched the description.

Then, she heard Charlotte Linlin, whose eyes were already slightly drunk, continue to complain:

"And there's something else. When my friend caught up with that jerk, she actually saw... him cheating on her with another woman!"

Stussy: ?!

"It's real, you saw it?" Stussy was surprised again.

"I saw it with my Observation Haki. The two of them sneaked into the room to eat, and they didn't even take me with them..."

"Take...take you with me?"

Stussy stared wide-eyed at Charlotte Lingling in front of him, somewhat incredulous.

"And in the end, he wasn't willing to take me with him," Charlotte Linlin continued.

"No... Lingling, it doesn't have to be like this." Stussy felt a bit confused, his theoretical knowledge struggling to keep up with the intricate relationships Charlotte Lingling described.

Charlotte Linlin's eyes were hazy as she continued muttering:

"As soon as I left, the two of them went into the room and said they wanted to be completely honest with each other... So I came to Fishman Island."

"This...this is too much!"

Stussy jumped to her feet; this series of complex relationships had shocked her for an entire year!

She took a deep breath, her eyes blazing with anger:

"Lingling, we absolutely can't let this ultimate scumbag get away with this! Let's go! We'll catch up to the first half of the Grand Line right now and kill this scumbag and that second bitch!"

"Should we kill them?" Charlotte Lingling asked again, her eyes narrowed.

“Killing them outright would be too lenient on them!” Stussy continued.

"By the way, Lingling, the Grand Line has complex ocean currents, making it unsuitable for tracking. How did you find that scumbag before?"

“I have his Vivre Card,” Charlotte Linlin replied quickly.

"A life card? That's really convenient..."

Stussy and Charlotte Linlin raised their glasses for a drink, and she joined the drunk Charlotte Linlin in cursing the scumbag.

As time passed, Charlotte Linlin's voice grew softer and softer as she gradually became drunk.