Seeing her little brother in low spirits, Charlotte Custard immediately pulled him into her arms and comforted him gently. "Oh, little Mousse, don't be sad. Having talent for Observation Haki is better than having none at all. Stamina can be trained. When Brother Perospero was your age, his body was even weaker than yours!"
"Really? Big Brother was that weak back then?" Mousse's spirits immediately lifted. If Sixth Sister Kastard had not lied to him, then judging by Perospero's nearly 2,500 Doriki Value during the last test, he should have a chance of training his body past 3,000 Doriki in the future. At the very least, he would be able to make full use of his advantage in Observation Haki.
"Yes, yes. Without using Devil Fruit abilities, I could beat him when I was nine. Perospero was fourteen at the time, of course. But he hadn't yet created his own personal Body Techniques, and his Armament Haki hadn't awakened either." Charlotte Custard answered with considerable pride.
But after saying that, Castard realized this was probably Big Brother's embarrassing past and not something that should be spread around. He hurriedly lowered his voice and warned Mousse to keep it to himself and not blab about it everywhere.
So you know this kind of thing shouldn't be said everywhere! Big Brother is incredibly petty, you know~ Mousse silently grumbled to himself, though he completely believed what his Sixth Sister had said.
That was because Mousse remembered something a great man had once said: "There is no love without reason." Big Brother Perospero cared for him far more than he did for his other siblings. It could not simply be explained by Mousse being cute and smart. *Maybe Big Brother sees his own reflection in me? We both have weak bodies, we're both