Under normal circumstances, Charlotte Linlin was fairly perceptive, especially when it came to matters involving Mother Carmel, whom she held dear.
So when Xie Wen's gaze lingered on that photograph just a little too long, she noticed.
"What? Do you have a problem with our Holy Mother?"
Big Mom's beaming face instantly darkened, and she looked at Xie Wen with a vicious gleam in her eyes. At the same time, her Conqueror's Haki erupted, bearing down on him...
Even though she already knew Xie Wen wasn't afraid of it.
"No, I just... feel like I've seen this person somewhere before."
Xie Wen tapped his head lightly with his index finger, pretending to rack his memory.
"What?! You've seen the Holy Mother?!" Big Mom sprang to her feet in excitement. "Tell me! Where is she?!"
"Uh... I've only seen a photograph. If I remember correctly, her name was Carmel?"
Although he really wanted to try out that reckless idea in his head, the ever-cautious Sapphire Star suppressed the impulse and casually bluffed, "Supposedly, she saved the Giant Warrior Pirates when they were about to be executed by the World Government, earning the Giant Tribe's gratitude and respect and becoming a bridge between the two sides. But later, for some unknown reason, she suddenly disappeared..."
Xie Wen thought for a moment. Wondering whether he could cause the World Government some trouble so they wouldn't spend all day plotting against him, he added, "If you want to look into her whereabouts, perhaps the Giant Tribe might know something?"
Having thoroughly offended the Giant Tribe, Big Mom obviously couldn't get anything out of them. And because of her childhood experiences, she couldn't use force against them either. So if she really wanted news of Mother Carmel, she could only find some way through the