The Prequel to the Story

"Cheers!" xN

Before the Winter Solstice Festival, to cope with twelve days of fasting, the giants of Elbaf would consume large amounts of high-nutrition food, even the children were no exception.

It's just that the physique of people in this world is generally not bad; otherwise, just going without food for so many days and only drinking water would inevitably lead to a serious illness afterward, even if they didn't starve to death.

Among them, the one eating the happiest was undoubtedly Charlotte Linlin.

"So sweet--"

"So delicious!"

Giants gathered around a huge table, eating their last dinner before the Winter Solstice Festival, but Linlin alone swept away most of the food on the table.

"Linlin, wait a minute, you're eating too fast, and there won't be any left for everyone else."

The giants on both sides reached out to stop her, but fearing they might injure Linlin, they were completely unable to stop her from eating.

In fact, this scene had occurred from time to time over the past six months.

Whenever she encountered delicious food, Charlotte Linlin would lose her mind, with only eating left in her brain.

Even Mother Garumoro, whom she respected the most, couldn't stop her.

Mongge couldn't possibly ignore this.

"Linlin!"

A calm voice echoed before the dining table. The moment she heard the voice, Charlotte Linlin's action of stuffing food into her mouth stopped.

Not only did Charlotte Linlin stop, but the two giants closer to her also couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on their foreheads.

Conqueror's Haki!

After six months of effort, Mongge could now concentrate his Conqueror's Haki within a certain range, targeting a small group of people.

At this moment, in Charlotte Linlin's eyes, Mongge appeared like a majestic father.

She unconsciously stopped what she was doing.

"Linlin, don't eat so fast. As a girl, your demeanor should be more elegant."

"Aiy~, alright."

Linlin didn't know what "elegant" meant, but she knew Mongge told her to eat slowly. After snapping out of her gluttony, Linlin reluctantly put down the desserts, although they were delicious.

"The joy of good food comes from eating it together, Linlin. Eating all the food by yourself is wrong."

While Charlotte Linlin was still young, Mongge felt it was necessary to cultivate correct values in her, rather than letting her become a wicked villain who committed all sorts of evil deeds in the future.

Of course, in the capacity of a pirate.

He needed to tell Charlotte Linlin what she could and couldn't do.

After being reprimanded by Mongge, Charlotte Linlin instinctively looked at Sister Garumoro. Seeing Garumoro nod in agreement with Mongge's words, she dejectedly lowered her head.

"I understand~"

Many times, when Charlotte Linlin did something wrong, Garumoro would use her being a child as a reason to indulge her.

But Mongge wouldn't do that.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong.

If Charlotte Linlin were just an ordinary little girl, her mistakes would at most affect herself and those around her.

But Charlotte Linlin was not.

As a future Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin possessed innate talents from birth that countless people dreamed of. Compared to Charlotte Linlin's talent, even Rocks' talent seemed insignificant.

After the final dinner, Mongge called Rocks and Lipri.

"These twelve days before the Winter Solstice Festival are when the giants are at their weakest. To avoid external threats, the giants will strengthen their patrols."

"I will also assist the giants with their patrols."

Although Mongge was a transmigrator, it didn't mean he could predict the future.

The plot of this world that Mongge was familiar with was from sixty years in the future. If this were a manga, Mongge and the others' story would be the prequel to the prequel.

Therefore, at this point in time, Mongge had no idea if anything significant would happen in this world.

Not to mention, Mongge's arrival had already thrown this world into chaos.

A butterfly flapping its wings could cause a storm thousands of miles away.

Mongge's recklessness could even completely alter the future course of events.

The simplest example:

If Mongge had encountered Rocks and, simply disliking him, killed him, then a future Overlord of the seas named Rocks would never have existed.

So, even though he remembered that in the original plot, nothing major happened during this Winter Solstice Festival for the Giant Tribe, except for Linlin's rampage due to her eating disorder, Mongge still chose to patrol with the giants.

Similarly, this was also a test for Rocks and Lipri by Mongge.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, when we leave, I'll invite Linlin to become the fourth crew member on our ship. Your mission now is to take good care of Linlin for these twelve days."

In the original plot, Charlotte Linlin went berserk due to her food cravings, destroying more than half of the giant's village and accidentally killing Yoruru, the old giant who always had a problem with Mongge.

Therefore, to protect Charlotte Linlin, Garumoro had no choice but to abandon the giants' protection and re-establish the Home of Lambs elsewhere.

Mongge wanted to avoid this situation.

"Charlotte Linlin, you're saying you want that little fatty to join us?"

Rocks frowned and said unhappily.

"Captain, although I know that little fatty has some talent, she's only five years old right now. If she joins our pirate crew, won't we have to take care of her every day?"

Seeing Rocks' expression, Mongge chuckled without explaining.

Although Rocks' progress over the past six months was undeniable, Mongge would bet that if Rocks had to fight Charlotte Linlin one-on-one, Charlotte Linlin would definitely win.

That's right, Rocks, who was twenty-one this year, couldn't beat five-year-old Charlotte Linlin in a one-on-one fight.

Let alone whether he could win.

First, he'd have to break her defense!

Although Charlotte Linlin's special physique, "Iron Balloon," was limited by her age and hadn't been fully developed yet, let alone Rocks, even Mongge, if he wasn't serious, might not be able to break Charlotte Linlin's defense.

Looking back at the countless battles Charlotte Linlin would experience in the future, as far as Mongge knew, except for the one time she herself deactivated her ability.

She had never had her defense broken.

Therefore, Mongge didn't expect Rocks to be able to stop Linlin when she went berserk.

"Lipri, I'm counting on you!"

"Mhm, leave it to me!"

Lipri nodded with a smile. Although she didn't understand why Mongge attached so much importance to a little girl, it didn't stop her from seeing that as time passed, Mongge's spirit and energy were getting better and better.

He had now completely returned to how he looked when they first met ten years ago.

This was the pirate captain she had always admired!

However, perhaps Mongge was worrying unnecessarily. Seven days passed without anything happening. Even Linlin, who should have gone berserk during this period, seemed to have suppressed her hunger.

Until the eighth day arrived.