Karl, looking depressed, led the blonde, blue-eyed loli behind him, muttering curses.
"Damn Kaido! This damned Kaido! How can drinking not choke him to death!"
It wasn't that he was dissatisfied with the loli; on the contrary, he quite liked such a cute loli.
He was somewhat displeased with Kaido's 'it's only natural' attitude, already imagining that when Jack, Ulti, and Page One arrived later, Kaido would surely make him take care of them too!
Kaido only cared about picking up children; all the children he picked up were thrown to Karl, while he himself acted like a hands-off boss, occasionally getting an itch to give some guidance.
Yes, Karl only needed to take care of the children; Kaido had much more to consider.
The loli suddenly arrived in an unfamiliar environment and followed an unfamiliar person, appearing somewhat reserved.
"What's your name, and where are you from?"
Since she was already following him, he had to ask first, even though her features were distinct, and Karl had some guesses, it was still necessary to ask.
"My name is Black Maria, and Lord Kaido brought me here."
The loli spoke timidly and weakly.
Indeed!
Black Maria!
He didn't expect her to be Captain Wex's daughter, but she seemed to be five years old now, one year younger than Karl.
Karl found it hard to connect the charming, graceful woman from the original work, whose every move exuded a hint of allure, with this seemingly weak loli who would cry for a long time if punched.
Thinking about it, Karl felt relieved; she was only a five-year-old loli now, and the original work was more than twenty years in the future; anyone would change over so many years.
"Black Maria, since Kaido has entrusted you to me, then from now on, you listen to me! In the Beasts Pirates, without sufficient strength, you won't be able to establish yourself!"
Karl already had some ideas for Black Maria; Black Maria's strength in the original work wasn't weak, but it wasn't particularly strong either. If she was trained from a young age and given a powerful Devil Fruit, Black Maria's strength would definitely surpass her original counterpart.
"Mhm! I understand! I will definitely work hard so that I can help Lord Kaido in the future!"
The loli's face was serious, and her tone was full of determination!
Karl's mouth twitched slightly. You want to become stronger just to help Kaido??
Is that old man Kaido's charm really that great? Not to mention his subordinates, who are all fanatics for him.
Why are you, a newly arrived kid, so respectful of him??
No!!
This unhealthy trend must be rectified!!
It's absolutely unacceptable for the loli he painstakingly trained to end up going to Kaido!
Moreover, he still wanted to beat up Kaido in the future!
Now there's Black Maria, and later there will be Ulti, Page One, and Jack, all of whom are incredibly respectful of Kaido.
Kaido will definitely throw these people to him in the future. If he trains them up and then they try to stop him when he beats Kaido, wouldn't that be annoying?
The 'Filial Son Squad' must be put on the agenda!
Except for Yamato, everyone else must undergo ideological education from now on!
Imagining the group of people he trained ganging up on Kaido, Karl's smile could no longer be suppressed.
Black Maria looked at the giggle Karl with some confusion. What was he laughing at??
Realizing someone was still beside him, Karl quickly adjusted his expression.
"Ahem."
"Maria, can I call you that?"
Black Maria nodded in agreement.
"Alright then, Maria! Do you want to become stronger?"
Karl asked with a serious and solemn expression.
"Mhm mhm! I want to become stronger!"
Maria nodded firmly without any hesitation.
"Why do you want to become stronger! Don't say it's for Kaido; tell me your truest thoughts!"
Karl asked again.
This time, Maria hesitated. Ever since she could remember, her mother had passed away, and her father had gone out to sea as a pirate. She herself was fostered with the village chief by her father.
Not long ago, a group of pirates suddenly arrived in the village. The entire village was like a living hell. Everyone she knew was killed by the pirates. Those pirates weren't after any treasure; they simply found killing people amusing!
Those scenes caused a severe psychological impact on the young Maria.
The moment those pirates found her, and their sharp, cold-gleaming longswords were raised, she was almost in despair.
It was at this critical moment that a burly figure, descending from the sky like a divine soldier, suddenly appeared.
With just one look, those heinous, murderous pirates all fell to the ground.
At that moment, the burly, tall figure seemed to shimmer with radiance in Maria's eyes.
Until that person extended a large hand to her.
"Hey! Kid! Your father asked me to take you away. Come with me!!"
...Maria, snapping out of her memories, looked a bit downcast.
"I... I don't know. Boss Kaido rescued me from the abyss... Besides repaying Lord Kaido, I can't think of why I want to become stronger!!"
As she spoke, Maria lowered her head, seemingly recalling the encounter from that day, and large teardrops slowly fell from her delicate, cute little face.
How did she start crying?
He didn't say anything, did he? How did she start crying?
But at this moment, why she was crying no longer mattered. The most important thing at this moment was to comfort her!
The crying Maria suddenly felt a warmth on her head. The sudden warmth made her crying cease for a moment.
She looked up and saw Karl's handsome face with a gentle smile.
"You still have yourself! Don't always think about living for others. Always think about yourself first. If you don't love yourself, who else will love you?"
Hearing this, Maria's eyes became even more moist. Her soft sobs turned into loud wails.
Maria suddenly threw herself into Karl's arms and began to wail. This was the first time someone had said such words to her, and she didn't know why, but she just wanted to cry.
Karl, of course, reacted to Maria's sudden attack, but who could refuse a loli's hug?
Karl held Maria with one arm and gently stroked her head with the other.
Feeling that it was enough, Karl prepared to withdraw his hand from Maria's head.
Feeling the warmth on her head about to disappear, Maria freed one hand and held down the warmth that was about to leave.
Karl smiled helplessly and let Maria continue to hug him.
After a long while, the crying in his arms gradually subsided. Feeling the warmth on his chest, Karl felt a bit helpless.
Maria reluctantly left Karl's embrace. She had been too emotional just now and hadn't thought much about it.
Now that she realized it, a faint blush appeared on Maria's small face, looking a bit shy and embarrassed.
"Uh... sorry... I was a bit too emotional just now and couldn't control myself."
"It's fine! You've cried it all out, can we go now? I'll take you to pick a place to stay first."
Karl waved his hand indifferently. Who could be angry with such a cute loli?
Calling me a loli-con? So what? Loli-cons should stand in a line and each be given 10 lolis!!!
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