Kaido looked under immense pressure. Frowning stiffly, he said, "Linlin, it's been a long time... You haven't changed at all."
Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily and teased Kaido, "It has been a long time, Kaido. You've grown up quite a bit compared to before. You're starting to look like a man!"
"Bastard..." Kaido glared at Charlotte Linlin with gritted teeth, as though she had struck a sore spot.
Ortolan watched the scene from afar with great interest. The book Rocks had personally written, Haki: From Beginner to Burial, kept resurfacing in his mind. He vaguely remembered it mentioning something about Kaido having a secret crush.
It later mentioned that, back when they had been on the ship, Kaido had confessed to Charlotte Linlin, only for her to reject him on the grounds that she "didn't like little brats."
Combined with that comment about him "starting to look like a man," it was not hard to guess what she was teasing him about. No wonder Kaido looked so miserable.
After teasing Kaido, Charlotte Linlin's expression turned serious. "You should understand me, shouldn't you, Kaido? The technology those scientists possess can make my dream come true. That's Giantification... So don't compete with me this time!"
"Pirates are supposed to take what they want. That's what you taught me, Linlin. My Beasts Pirates need them too!" Kaido refused without hesitation.
Kaido was not skilled at managing territory, while Charlotte Linlin was clearly an expert at it. Although Totto Land was a pirate nation, and its citizens had to pay Soul Tax at regular intervals—
Other than that, Charlotte Linlin surprisingly did not treat her citizens harshly. There were no other messy issues, and she did not casually slaughter islands under her command... Unless her Food Addiction acted up, or you failed to offer up