One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 13 My Brother's Tenderness

So, what's the safest way to leave?

First, there needs to be an excuse to disappear from people's sight. Normally, if Garrett were to disappear for a day, others would be puzzled, since going to class every day without fail is Garrett's long-standing habit.

It's easy to say that a child can disappear in an environment full of children.

Secondly, it has to be a day with a mix of people. The old lady's national system is already quite large, and if she wanted to sneak away, she would inevitably encounter the problem of being questioned. However, the old lady would have many guests visiting every once in a while because of her tea parties, which would make the guards less vigilant.

Chaos is the best camouflage.

Chaos also means opportunities to exploit.

Third, it's best to go on a day of heavy rain. This way, ships in the harbor will be temporarily moored due to the downpour, leaving them unattended, allowing you to sneak in...

In heavy rain, Devil Fruit users almost never want to go near the sea.

To ensure everything goes perfectly, the best opportunity is when the auntie holds her next tea party.

It looks like it will rain heavily that day.

Moreover, she could take advantage of her age to avoid attending the party, and the older woman wouldn't notice her. By the time she realized it, she would have already escaped to the ends of the earth, and who could bring her back? Just confirming that she was no longer on Cake Island would take quite a while.

If Lola could escape back then, there's no reason why I can't.

Garrett was confident in her talent for escaping.

I didn't need to bring much; I had memorized the important things.

I will return every penny of what I spent on Cake Island to my mother, so that everything will be accounted for.

I'll leave here and find a relatively safe place to farm and develop my resources stealthily.

This way it's both safe and a good way to train yourself.

She's really looking forward to the next tea party...

However, it might be due to anticipation or pressure.

Galette dreamed about many things at night.

Even within this somewhat suffocating family, there were still some beautiful memories.

Most of these memories are related to her two older brothers who took care of her.

She was just born, her vision was blurry and her eyesight was distorted, but there were always two people who would play with her and bring her toys.

Speak to her in a very gentle voice and carefully feed her with a bottle.

He would also hold her affectionately in his arms to make her more comfortable.

When her eyesight improved, she realized that it was Katakuri and Perospero.

Being born on Whole Cake Island is a lucky thing.

Charlotte Linlin is a typical hands-off mother, only caring about giving birth and not raising the children. When she was still on the Rocks ship, she would leave the children to the older children to take care of as soon as they were born, and then set sail again.

Before the founding of the nation, many children were born on ships or small islands.

Unlike Whole Cake Island, they didn't have a similar environment, and since they were the children of pirates, they faced rejection.

So the older brothers and sisters would huddle together for warmth.

In order to protect his younger siblings, Katakuri is forced to become stronger and cover up his own flaws.

And together with Perospero, they learned infant care skills to ensure that their younger siblings could grow up normally.

According to the older children, because some of the younger children couldn't adapt to the new environment and couldn't drink formula, Katakuri and Perospero had to search everywhere for women who had just given birth so that their younger siblings could have milk to drink.

It's hard to imagine that Charlotte Linlin's children, who were high-ranking officers and wielded great power on the Rocks, would live in such dire straits.

After the destruction of Rocks, Charlotte Linlin returned and took all her children away to build a new power.

Having finally escaped the arduous task of raising children, the eldest and second sons are now forced to embark on a difficult entrepreneurial journey with their mother.

The children born during this process were still carefully cared for by their older brothers.

None of the 34 children born before the founding of the Kingdom of Tottoland died young. Besides her bloodline, the careful upbringing by her brothers also played a significant role.

Therefore, these two individuals play a significant role in establishing a harmonious family dynamic.

And this habit was not completely changed even after the founding of Totland.

With their father absent and their mother cruel, the children naturally depended on their older brothers.

But for Galette, whose mind has matured in her second life, Perospero and Katakuri can only be described as relatively normal people.

They would also casually mention the civilians they had killed and the things they had looted.

She will also remind the children to listen to their mothers and never rebel.

It would be great if they could teach the children something else.

They are used to obeying their mothers and listening to them.

Even if a mother were to kill the child she had cared for in front of them, they would still continue to obey her.

Even if they are crying their hearts out, they will not show it.

This is one of the reasons why Garrett wanted to leave.

They had no intention of resisting Charlotte Linlin.

There was only boundless fear, so everything revolved around her, and everything was done with her in mind.

And if the children below follow this example, they will naturally imitate it.

So what will happen on the day Charlotte Linlin passes away?

Garrett felt there was no hope here.

They are different from the Roger Pirates; Roger did not have the title of king.

Once the voyage is complete, there is no problem with disbanding on their own.

But they are different; they have fixed territory, fixed spheres of influence, and have even become a country.

But the country operates solely for one person.

Coupled with their ruthless methods, once the queen, their greatest fighting force, dies...

The Charlotte Family will face a similar fate to the Whitebeard Pirates after losing Whitebeard, facing a frenzied revenge.

At that time, the country will cease to be a country, and the family will cease to be a family.

But this is not something Garrett can change.

If there's a way to change it, she'll definitely try.

But she wasn't confident she could change Charlotte Linlin.

So she chose to leave.

Choose to go to a better place.