For a long time after this, nothing major happened in Wano Country.
However, the seas were already in utter chaos; Roger's last words had thrown the already turbulent ocean into even greater disarray.
But this was still far from its peak. In the original story, the year Luffy set sail, the number of Supernova pirates reached an astonishing eleven.
Even four or five Supernova pirates appearing at once, like now, was considered a lot.
So, Roger's influence had not yet reached its zenith!
Every day on the seas, there were battles and massacres, and countless people died.
However, none of this had anything to do with Karl at the moment.
There would certainly be a time for him to shine, but it wasn't now.
Putting aside training, Karl's daily life could be described as very comfortable.
Every morning he woke up surrounded by three lolis hugging him. Opening his eyes in a soft, fragrant pile of lolis, Karl felt that life should be like this.
Ahem, why did I say three lolis?
Yamato, of course, goes without saying.
Then there was Black Maria. When she first arrived, she was a bit reserved and unaccustomed to things.
But children are children after all. After spending a few days with Karl, Yamato, and Hiyori, she gradually became familiar and began to show her true self.
Originally, she slept alone, but seeing Yamato and Hiyori sleeping with Karl, she felt a bit envious. At first, she was too reserved to say anything.
Once she became familiar, she didn't hide her thoughts at all and directly said that she also wanted to sleep with Karl!
Ah, this… Yamato had no objections; she just found it comfortable to hug Karl while sleeping, as long as no one took her spot.
Kozuki Hiyori did not participate in giving opinions!
Just like that, Maria also joined this authoritative family!
Kozuki Hiyori was now two years old and could walk and run. Ever since she could remember, she had basically been stuck to Karl, wishing she could hang on him every moment.
Kozuki Toki was initially very happy watching her daughter grow day by day; she seemed to have almost forgotten she even had a son.
But seeing Hiyori constantly clinging to Karl, her heart was filled with mixed emotions—he was the culprit who kidnapped her and her daughter!
Yet, looking at the smile on her daughter's face, a thought suddenly arose in her mind: 'This doesn't seem so bad.'
The appearance of this thought startled her, and at the same time, she felt some dissatisfaction towards Kozuki Oden.
Regarding Kozuki Oden's return and dancing naked in the Flower Capital, she initially didn't believe it. In her heart, Kozuki Oden was synonymous with strength; with him, everything would be resolved.
But as more and more versions of the story spread, she became somewhat swayed and asked Karl to take her to confirm it.
The result was cruel. Sitting on Karl's back, who had transformed into Hyoui, she watched in disbelief as Oden, wearing only a loincloth, danced foolishly in the crowd below, looking like an idiot.
At this moment, Kozuki Toki was devastated, unable to believe that the invincible Oden in her heart could be in this state.
Karl had also told her about Oden's bet with Orochi. To be honest, her first reaction was, 'Is Kozuki Oden really stupid? Only an idiot would believe such terms!'
In the original story, Kozuki Hiyori trusted Oden so much because she had read Kozuki Oden's diary about Raftel and knew his last words from 20 years later.
Now, Kozuki Toki was just an ordinary young woman; there was no 'mission' as rumored online. She was merely a pitiful woman whose life was threatened, forcing her to travel through time to escape.
When she first traveled to this era, she was coerced by a group of pirates and almost had to use her time-traveling ability again, but Oden happened to encounter her.
As for the arrangement of fate, Karl had to say:
"To hell with fate! I am fate!"
Ever since learning about Oden's condition, Kozuki Toki had locked herself in her room for several days.
Without the influence of that seemingly cursed diary, Kozuki Toki's thoughts were absolutely normal now.
She could figure these things out on her own. If Karl were to try to persuade or comfort her, it might even have the opposite effect.
One day, Karl was in a daze, feeling something foreign in his mouth, soft and fragrant.
Karl couldn't help but smack his lips twice.
He wanted to see what it was that was so… The scene that met his eyes when he opened them sent Karl's blood pressure soaring, and a large tic mark appeared on his forehead.
What he saw was a fair, tender, fleshy little foot pressed against his face.
"Ptooey!"
"Yamato!"
A roar that seemed to shake the roof woke the three lolis who were still sound asleep, especially Yamato, who was startled and jumped three meters high.
"What's wrong, Karl-nii-san?"
"What happened?"
These were Hiyori and Maria asking. Karl ignored them; he had something more important to do now.
Yamato looked utterly bewildered.
"Eh? Karl, why are you yelling so loudly first thing in the morning?"
Karl froze for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. Karl was so angry he laughed.
"Yamato, do you want to see how you sleep?!"
Being questioned so inexplicably, Yamato also got a little angry.
"What do you mean, how I sleep? I've always been… Eh?"
Mid-sentence, Yamato suddenly realized her position seemed off. She seemed to be facing a different direction from Karl.
"You put your foot on my face! Do you think I shouldn't be angry?!"
Karl was fuming.
Hearing this, Yamato instantly quieted down, a little embarrassed, her gaze somewhat evasive.
"Hehe, sorry, Karl."
"Huh? Karl, why does my foot feel wet??"
Yamato suddenly asked, staring at her foot.
Hearing this, Maria looked at Karl and Yamato with a strange expression, while the still innocent Hiyori didn't feel there was anything wrong.
As Yamato's words fell, Karl's face darkened.
"What wet? How can your foot get wet while sleeping?"
Thinking Karl didn't believe her, Yamato wanted to prove she was right. She lifted her foot, held it in front of Karl, and pointed to her big toe.
"Really! Look, Karl, there's still water on it."
Karl's already dark face was now like the bottom of a pot.
"Pfft~"
A snicker suddenly came.
Karl glared at Black Maria with a dark face.
"What are you laughing at?"
Maria covered her puffed-out cheeks with both hands and shook her head, but couldn't hold it in and another snicker escaped.
"I asked you, what are you laughing at?!"
Maria took a deep breath to compose herself. "I'm not laughing. I've had professional training; normally I wouldn't laugh."
"Unless I can't help it."
Karl was full of question marks. Where did you learn that? Have you also seen 'The Mermaid'???
"Karl, look, isn't there really water?"
Yamato's inquiry this time was like a divine pig, and Maria could no longer control herself, bursting into laughter.
"Pfft~ Hahahahahahaha"
A roar, even louder than before, slowly dissipated over Onigashima.
"Yamato!"
"Eh? Why is Karl-nii-san so angry??"
Only the two-year-old, innocent Kozuki Hiyori, still unaware of the current situation, scratched her little head in confusion.
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