One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 11 My daily expectation is for you to die soon.

As children of the emperors of the sea, bloodline is original sin.

However, there are both good and bad aspects.

Among them, Whitebeard's children lived the most carefree lives. Even though he was a cruel pirate, Whitebeard was truly a good father, or rather, a good captain.

Whitebeard had a penchant for adopting sons and daughters, so he had far more children than his first wife. He accepted and embraced them all, creating a harmonious and loving family. He was like a beacon on the sea, a celestial faith to his sons and daughters.

There's also Shanks, who adopted a little girl named Uta and poured out his fatherly love for her, but Uta herself went to extremes.

Compared to these adopted sons and daughters, the lives of biological children are not so easy.

Kaido of the Beasts is short-tempered, capricious, and ruthless, yet also extremely cunning.

They used to have a harmonious father-daughter relationship, but Yamato's obsession with samurai led to a complete falling out with Kaido.

Their relationship was strained, so Yamato was imprisoned, and to prevent her from going to sea, Kaido planted a bomb on her.

However, he only has Yamato as his sole heir, and no matter how much Yamato misbehaves, Kaido would never actually kill his only child with his own hands.

Kaido still has love for his daughter.

Those below were fully aware of the situation, and therefore treated Yamato with great respect.

Then there's my own family.

Because the aunt is the queen, the children born on Whole Cake Island have a fairytale-like environment.

However, due to the large number of children and the woman's ruthless personality, she would kill even her own children without mercy. She also disliked useless children and children with strange appearances.

Her subordinates followed suit, bullying and mocking some of her young children. The older woman never stood up for them, believing that her children were useless.

Brin suffered ridicule and bullying because of her third eye, but Charlotte Linlin never showed her any care. Instead, she rubbed salt into the wound and thought Brin was disgusting.

Of course, being Charlotte Linlin's children doesn't seem to be the worst off.

After all, she was indeed financially secure, but her mental health was prone to problems.

The most tragic one was Roger's son, Ace.

As the son of the Pirate King, he never enjoyed a life of luxury and ease, but was burdened with unwarranted infamy from birth. His mother, in order to save his life, kept him in her womb for 20 months, ultimately passing away herself.

To avoid suspicion, he had to live with bandits in the mountains. Although Dadan accepted him and treated him like her own child, she was sharp-tongued but kind-hearted and often called Ace a "devil's son," which led to Ace's hatred for Roger and his extreme personality.

Instead of benefiting from it, we suffer its harm.

If Ace hadn't met Sabo and Luffy, his childhood would have been nothing short of miserable.

Later, even though Ace gained the ability to protect himself, he was eventually captured and died young after being discovered to be Roger's son. Life, in its entirety, is a tragedy.

Ace's story serves as a wake-up call for Galette, reminding her that if she's not careful, she could end up like him.

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"How do you feel, Garrett? Isn't the prison in this book perfect? ​​With this, any strange and wonderful creature can be imprisoned. Mom will be so happy."

Mondor appeared very excited.

Now that he is an adult, his mother rewarded him with a small island for his outstanding performance, making him the Minister of Cheese, and gave him the Book Fruit along with it.

In the family, trying to please one's mother is also a way to gain power.

Mondor can be said to have used every means possible.

He developed his fruit in a way that pleased his mother.

“It’s really good.” Jia Lei nodded.

However, it's a different story for the creatures that are imprisoned there.

The prison in the book is not as simple as it appears in the animation.

Once locked in the prison of books, there's no way to break free; you can only obediently stay in the darkness.

Perhaps the owner will take the time to turn this page and let it see the sunlight, only to have it sink back into endless darkness.

Incidentally, these kinds of prisons are usually single cells, meaning that once you're locked up, you won't even have anyone to talk to or keep you entertained.

Moreover, time is paused inside; you won't feel hungry or tired, and there's nothing to keep you entertained.

Just existing.

Extreme mental torture.

Perhaps it would be better to go crazy.

If I had to find something to look forward to to get through these tough times, my biggest hope every day would probably be that the Devil Fruit user would die soon.

Just like the will left by the first emperor of the Rose Kingdom.

He told the slaves that they would regain their freedom as long as they served their wives until their deaths.

However, his wife immediately dismissed the slaves after her husband's death.

If the situation were reversed, Garrett would make the same choice.

Because once this will came to light, it meant that the slaves' greatest wish was for their wives to die soon.

Unexpected events are inevitable in life from now on.

To put it in the worst possible light, the husband wanted his wife to go down to be with him sooner.

Therefore, the wife's choice was wise.

Being with people who wish they could die sooner every day creates a constant sense of dread.

"However, it's best to use this tactic less often."

Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them, but this method is truly permanent torture.

But Mondor was clearly not listening. He was too happy.

"I owe my success today to your help. Don't worry, I will keep my promise and make you a minister in the future."

Mondor now appears more composed. He used to be a bit impatient, but now that his status is different, his mindset is different too.

"Riding a swift horse in the spring breeze, one can see all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day"—this must be what it means.

But who isn't?

"Then I'll have to ask you to continue to give me some financial support, brother. Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss for nothing. I'll trade you some things from my room."

Because of years of plundering, the Charlotte family is extremely wealthy, and their castle is even taller than Whole Cake Island.

The Butter Cake Shop is Garette's room.

The curtains were pink velvet, red cushions were laid on the windowsill, and candies were scattered all over the soft carpet. Beautiful roses were randomly placed in white vases filled with juice instead of water, which would cause the flowers to wilt quickly, but there was no need to worry, the servants would replace them soon.

The enormous bed curtains were deep purple, with crystal-like ornaments cascading down like a galaxy; gently lifting them produced a melodious sound. At the east and west ends stood two large dressing tables, their boxes filled with various gemstones and necklaces.

The furniture and decorations themselves are quite valuable.