"What the hell? You're saying Gaban is actually the son-in-law of the giants!?"
Michael's eyes widened in shock.
He couldn't tell whether this was a butterfly effect caused by his transmigration or if it had been part of the original story...
At least before he crossed over, there had been no such plotline...
"I thought you'd know more about this than me?" Charlotte Linlin chuckled softly. "After all, I'm practically an enemy to the giants, yet even I managed to uncover this information. It shouldn't be difficult for you."
"Whether it's difficult or not, I don't know, but this is genuinely shocking to me."
"Seems like you must be quite close with both Rayleigh and Gaban... After all, I sensed a hint of Roger's aura from your 'Morning Star.'"
"If by close you mean familiar, then yes... In fact, it was under my direction and support that the two of them, along with Gloriosa, established the Cross Guild."
Charlotte Linlin nodded thoughtfully.
She had always harbored doubts about the existence of the Cross Guild.
After all, neither Rayleigh nor Gaban—nor even Gloriosa, whom she knew best—seemed like the type to initiate such an organization on their own.
But with Michael involved, everything suddenly made sense.
In Charlotte Linlin's eyes, Michael was the greatest madman in history.
His actions were so unpredictable that people couldn't help but want to get closer, to see what kind of world this lunatic envisioned.
So she continued.
"In that case, you could easily connect with Elbaf through Gaban."
"Though I have an old friend in Elbaf... after my hunger pangs drove me to kill Yoruru, the legendary elder and hero of the giants... he probably no longer considers me a friend."
Michael looked up at Charlotte Linlin's despondent expression.
He had witnessed firsthand how the hunger pangs tormented her.
As the one who cured her, Michael had a new perspective on the condition.
It wasn't so much an "illness" as it was a side effect of atavism.
This was why, after gradually healing Charlotte Linlin's hunger pangs with the power of Holy Light, Michael helped her fully transcend the transitional phase and truly embrace the power of her giant lineage.
"Actually... I think you should come with me." Michael raised two fingers. "First, you've just successfully reclaimed your giant bloodline... but I don't know if there might be other side effects. My understanding of giants is limited, so going to Elbaf and having their physicians examine you could prevent another condition like 'hunger pangs' from emerging. After all, you're now the ruler of Whole Cake Island—you can't afford another crisis like that."
"Second... as I said earlier, as the former queen of Whole Cake Island, you should reconcile with Elbaf. Whether through compensation or punishment, at least it would ensure one less powerful nation as your enemy in the future, right?"
"Easier said than done..." Charlotte Linlin rolled her eyes. "What if Elbaf demands my life in return?"
"No, you're going to make peace, but you're not stupid!" Michael rolled his eyes. "No matter how much the people of Elbaf hate you, they wouldn't dare demand the life of someone with the title of 'Emperor' on the high seas, right? They're afraid you might charge into Elbaf and tear their homeland to shreds."
The incident back then happened during Charlotte Linlin's hunger pangs when Jorul mistook her for an evil deity disguised as a child and attacked her...
Only to be instantly defeated...
Though in a way, his judgment wasn't entirely wrong.
Charlotte Linlin in her hunger pang state was practically no different from an evil deity.
"You've got a point... So when do we leave?" Charlotte Linlin's enthusiasm instantly soared. "Should we head to the Cross Guild first and pick up Gaban?"
"Why don't I just contact Gaban and have him come to Cake Island?" Michael said, pulling out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.
Just as he was about to dial, the previously closed-eyed snail suddenly opened its eyes wide and started ringing.
"Brrr brrr brrr, brrr brrr brrr... Click."
"Hello? This is Michael speaking." Michael raised an eyebrow. "Who's on the other end?"
"It's Ginny here! Big Brother Michael! I hope I'm not interrupting anything?" Ginny's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.
"I'm... kinda in a bit of trouble here!"
Michael was about to speak when he suddenly heard strange metallic clashing sounds in the background on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"Is there... someone fighting over there? The noise is incredibly loud."
"Ahaha, you heard that!" Ginny replied somewhat sheepishly. "Didn't you tell us to begin full-scale liberation operations in Paradise?"
"That's correct..."
"So right now, I'm on an island recorded by an Eternal Pose... I originally came to scout, but found two... giants here."
"Paradise? Two giants?" Michael paused, sweating slightly. "Let me guess - these two giants are either fighting each other or resting to recover strength for their next fight?"
"(?｀?Д?′)!! How did you know?!"
Michael sighed as he saw the shocked expression mimicked by the Den Den Mushi.
"So... you're at Little Garden right now?"
"Exactly!"
"Isn't Kuma with you on this mission?"
"Kuma's currently working with Dragon these days..."
"Wait, if both of you are out here... what about little Bonney?"
"Oh, Bonney's fast asleep on my back right now... want to say hello to her?"
"Alright, I understand." Michael nodded with a smile. "I'll come to Little Garden in a few days... standby for now!"
"?('ω')? Roger that!"
After hanging up, Michael turned to Charlotte Linlin, who was brimming with curiosity.
"Seems we should have Gaban wait for us at Elbaf directly."
"We need to make a trip to Little Garden in 'Paradise' first."
"Why go there?" Charlotte Linlin looked puzzled. "Just because of two giants?"
"No no no, these aren't ordinary giants." Michael shook his head. "Having grown up in Elbaf, you must have heard of the two captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates from a century ago?"
"'Red Ogre' Brogy and 'Blue Ogre' Dorry!?"
Charlotte Linlin's voice trembled with obvious excitement at the mention of these names.
Those two simple-minded giants who'd been fighting on Little Garden for a hundred years were Elbaf's greatest warriors a century ago.
Even Charlotte Linlin had grown up hearing their legends.
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