Building a country where all races could live in peace was Charlotte Linlin's dream, but it was not entirely her own dream.
More precisely, it was the dream of Sister Carmel as Charlotte Linlin saw it.
This child-trafficking ringleader known as Yamauba had disguised herself well. Until her death, Charlotte Linlin never learned her true purpose.
In Charlotte Linlin's eyes, Carmel had been a wonderful person from beginning to end. After Carmel died, she had merely inherited that dream.
For Charlotte Linlin herself, the process was more like collecting stamps. She needed children from that race, but that did not mean she had to like those children.
Brulee had not originally worn bangs. She hid her forehead with her hair because of Charlotte Linlin.
"That third eye looks disgusting. Cover it with your hair."
Those were Charlotte Linlin's exact words. She had always judged her children by their abilities; only those with outstanding abilities received her favor.
The only exception was that children under ten had certain privileges and could occasionally trigger Charlotte Linlin's special maternal affection.
Among the enormous family, Brulee was one of those who were not especially favored, yet still needed by Charlotte Linlin.
After all, Charlotte Linlin needed someone to decipher the Poneglyphs, and as long as the third eye of the Three-Eye Tribe awakened, it could accomplish that.
However, Charlotte Linlin never considered her children's feelings. She herself was the absolute authority of the Charlotte Family. No one could defy her wishes, including her children.
As for raising them, Charlotte Linlin was practically hands-off. She did not beat them personally like Kaido, nor did she toss them directly into the deep mountains like Garp, but she still let them freely "roughhouse" among themselves.
Whole Cake Island was ultimately a pirate island. Although Charlotte Linlin was