When Charlotte Linlin's Food Addiction Flared Up on Rocks' Ship

Charlotte Linlin's offer was fairly good, but Ortolan had no interest in it.

Though he bore no resentment toward Charlotte Linlin for abandoning him, he had no desire to casually become someone's son again, calling her "Mom" every other sentence.

So Ortolan did not hesitate at all and immediately shook his head. "I refuse!"

Before Charlotte Linlin could speak, Ortolan continued, "I didn't come to Cake Island to join the Big Mom Pirates. Katakuri said you had a way to solve my inability to control myself during the full moon..."

Ortolan's blunt words surprised Perospero, who stood behind him. He could not help glancing at Katakuri, but Katakuri could only respond with a helpless expression.

After hearing Ortolan's refusal, Charlotte Linlin showed no anger. She merely shook her head with a trace of regret. "You refuse? What a pity..."

Ortolan had thought she would press the matter further, but unexpectedly, this woman who aspired to become the ruler of the seas did nothing unnecessary. Since Ortolan had refused, she did not bring it up again.

After that sigh, Charlotte Linlin continued, "As for the berserk transformation you cannot control during the full moon, I do have a solution..."

Ortolan's expression grew serious as well. "What solution?"

"Ultimately, your full-moon berserk transformation is no different from the Mink Tribe's 'Sulong.' It is an innate power that comes from your racial bloodline. The reason you cannot gradually control that power like other members of the Mink Tribe is, on one hand, because you are mixed-blooded. There is not much Mink Tribe blood in your body. You can tell that... just from your appearance," Charlotte Linlin said.

Ortolan was said to be of mixed Mink Tribe blood, but in truth, aside from the two horns on his forehead marking him as something other than a pure-blooded human, he was practically no different from one. Anyone unaware of his background might even mistake him for one of Kaido's Oni Tribe people.

Thinking of this, Charlotte Linlin felt somewhat proud. In the end, her bloodline was stronger, overpowering that of the Mink Tribe.

After a brief pause, Charlotte Linlin continued, "Besides that, the other reason is that my blood flows through you as well. Katakuri told me that you inherited not only my Innate Divine Strength, but also my Steel Bones and Iron Muscles-like physical constitution... Among all my children, that is absolutely unique. Ortolan, do you understand what that means?"

Though it sounded like a question, she did not need Ortolan to answer. She smiled to herself before speaking again. "It means you have inherited my talents almost perfectly. My bloodline within you is purer and stronger. But because of that, you also inherited my madness... Food Addiction, let's call it that for now. It is something I was born with... a disease? A talent? Something else? It does not matter. In that state, I go mad and berserk as well... So I think... perhaps the reason you lose control during the full moon is that the Mink Tribe bloodline power in your body merges with my bloodline power on that day. The full moon not only triggers your 'Sulong,' but also sends you into this state of 'Food Addiction.' With the two combined, you truly cannot control yourself on your own."

Ortolan was not surprised by Charlotte Linlin's explanation, because he had come to the same conclusion before.

Intermittent psychosis, mania, plus Sulong, equaled his loss of control during the full moon.

Thinking that, Ortolan asked, "Even you cannot cure your own Food Addiction, so why do you think you can cure mine?"

"Mamamahahaha..." Charlotte Linlin burst out laughing, then looked at Ortolan. "My Food Addiction was cured for a time, brat."

That truly caught Ortolan by surprise. He stared at Charlotte Linlin in astonishment. "When? How was it cured?"

Though his strength greatly increased during the full moon because of that madness and rage, who would choose to be mentally ill if they could be normal? Ortolan genuinely wanted to cure this problem of his!

A nostalgic look appeared in Charlotte Linlin's eyes, as though she were recalling her past. Only after a long while did she speak. "That was many years ago. On Rocks' ship, my Food Addiction was once cured..."

"On Rocks' ship? By their ship's doctor?" That was Ortolan's first thought.

"No, it had nothing to do with any ship's doctor." Charlotte Linlin laughed and waved a hand.

"Then..." Ortolan considered it briefly before asking, "Technology? I heard that the great scientist Bakhigen Stussy was with you back then..."

Before Ortolan could finish, Charlotte Linlin said with disdain, "What kind of scientist is she? She calls herself a scientist, but she is nothing more than a useless freeloader!"

But perhaps because Ortolan had mentioned that name, Charlotte Linlin seemed to recall something. "Still, it was because of that useless woman that we met Dr. Vegapunk, the real great scientist. I had nearly forgotten—you mentioning it reminded me. Vegapunk did say that perhaps my Food Addiction could be treated through biotechnology. He mentioned something about genes, but I did not understand any of that technical nonsense... Later, I forgot all about it."

Dr. Vegapunk might have a way to cure this? Ortolan silently remembered that piece of information.

That Lineage Factor thing seemed incredibly remarkable... He could find a way to give it a try.

Though he thought that, Ortolan showed no change in expression and pressed on, "Then what exactly was it? Some kind of Devil Fruit ability?"

"No!" Charlotte Linlin grinned, revealing a wicked smile. "It was violence!"

"Violence?" Ortolan froze, seemingly unable to understand that answer.

"That's right, violence!" Charlotte Linlin said solemnly. "Violence is a potent medicine, specially made to treat this kind of condition..."

Ortolan looked at Charlotte Linlin. After thinking for a moment, he seemed to understand something, and a surprised look appeared in his eyes.

Charlotte Linlin smiled at that. "Perhaps you have already figured out why?"

"Uh... considering your Food Addiction flared up on Rocks' ship... that really would not have been a pleasant sight," Ortolan said with a smile.

Charlotte Linlin was extraordinarily gifted and immensely powerful. If her Food Addiction flared up in most places in this world, it would be nearly impossible to deal with—but Rocks' ship was definitely not one of those places!

After all... Charlotte Linlin might have been strong, but that ship was filled with monsters.

Imagine it: one day, Charlotte Linlin's Food Addiction suddenly acted up, and she began indiscriminately attacking everyone around her. But among those people were Rocks, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Kaido, Ochoku, Silver Axe, and a whole host of the fiercest criminals on the seas.

What would the result be?

The answer was obvious: Charlotte Linlin would get beaten senseless by that group.

What did it mean, Food Addiction could not be cured? A beating would fix it, right? If it did not, then just beat her again the next time it flared up!

Hearing Ortolan's slightly teasing words, Charlotte Linlin snorted unhappily. But she still said, "Though those memories are not pleasant, I have to admit that during those years, my Food Addiction flared up many times. Every time, those bastards interrupted it by beating me down. After it happened enough times... I actually began to faintly gain some control over that power..."

At that point, Charlotte Linlin paused, then said regretfully, "If I had been given another two years, perhaps I could have truly controlled and mastered that power. Unfortunately, that bastard Rocks..."

What she wanted to say was obvious. That bastard Rocks had been far too reckless and ultimately met his downfall at God Valley. The Rocks Pirates collapsed, and all its members went their separate ways. As a result, no one could forcefully "cure" Charlotte Linlin's Food Addiction the way they had aboard that ship anymore. Thus, even now, she had not mastered the power in that berserk state—and it might even have worsened because of repeated relapses.