"Lady Linlin, we have arrived at Nine Snake Island."
Gloriosa's soft voice woke Charlotte Linlin from her light nap.
She opened her eyes to the unique sight of Nine Snake Island—nine giant stone pythons coiled in the center of the island like eternal guardians. In the center of the statues, the words "Kuja" were vigorously carved.
Charlotte Linlin stood up; her height of over nine meters made her exceptionally conspicuous on the deck of the Perfume Yuda.
It wasn't that Gloriosa didn't want to prepare a room for her, but rather that no place on the entire ship could accommodate her size.
"These statues..." Charlotte Linlin stared at the nine lifelike giant pythons, "Did you carve them?"
Seeing Nine Snake Island for the first time, she was immediately drawn to the nine lifelike giant stone carvings in the center of the island.
Such stone carvings, nearly half the size of the island, didn't look like the work of humans no matter how one viewed them.
Gloriosa shook her head.
"They have stood here since I was born. No one knows their origin."
Legend has it that they have always protected the Kuja, and they are also the totem of our Nine Snake Island."
Charlotte Linlin stroked her smooth chin, her fingertips tapping unconsciously.
An absurd hypothesis exploded in her mind—could such massive, realistic statues be related to Devil Fruits?
The Love-Love Fruit... could it also be a Mythical Zoan Type, some kind of "Kuja" Devil Fruit?"
Wait, if one followed this logic, were many Paramecia Fruits actually some kind of unawakened "Mythical" power?"
While her thoughts ran wild like a runaway horse in an untrodden field, the Perfume Yuda had already passed through a massive stone gate and officially entered the inner harbor of Nine Snake Island.
"Lady Empress is back!"
"I haven't seen Lady Empress and Sister Shakky for half a month; they've become even more beautiful!"
"Yeah! Not being able to see Sister Shakky and Lady Empress for so long, I felt like life had lost its meaning~"
"I really envy those who go to sea with Sister Shakky and Lady Empress~ Dammit! I must become a member of the Kuja Pirates in the next assessment!"
"Eh! Who is that person? So tall! And so beautiful! She's not inferior to Sister Shakky and Lady Empress at all!"
"Could she be a warrior of our Nine Snake Island who was lost outside?"
On the harbor, many female residents of various ages and appearances gathered, their faces overflowing with pure passion and joy, their gazes focused intently on the returning Pirate Crew.
Charlotte Linlin's gaze swept over the sincere smiling faces on the harbor, who were heartfully cheering for the return of their loved ones.
This cloudless, vibrant scene of harmony was the first she had seen in this chaotic pirate world since her transmigration.
A warm current quietly flowed through her heart. She turned her head slightly and sincerely praised Shakky and Gloriosa standing by her legs.
"You have governed this place very well. It's truly a... place that puts one at ease."
"It... it's alright~ I only did what I should."
Gloriosa's cheeks flushed red as she whispered, "It's just my duty..."
But her heart was already dancing with joy: Lady Linlin praised me!
Charlotte Linlin didn't notice the romantic thoughts of the Damselette beside her. Her attention was completely drawn to the harbor's architecture.
Flying eaves and bracket sets, blue tiles and white walls, pavilions and terraces... an indescribable sense of familiarity struck her. This was clearly the architectural style of her distant hometown from her past life—ancient Huaxia!
She suddenly turned her head and carefully looked at the Perfume Yuda they had arrived on again. The exquisite tower ship design was clearly very similar to a classical Huaxia painted pleasure boat!
Nine Snake Island, could it be a place created based on ancient Huaxia in this world? She had really come to the right place!
"I like the architectural style here very much," Charlotte Linlin said softly, her voice carrying a hint of nostalgia.
But to the ears of the smitten Gloriosa, these words took on a completely different meaning.
"Ah! Is... is that so! I... I like you too~"
She almost buried her head in her chest, her voice muddled and as faint as a mosquito's buzz, with pink bubbles appearing all around her.
Charlotte Linlin was completely immersed in the massive impact of finding something familiar in a foreign land, enthusiastically observing every detail.
The soul-deep sense of intimacy made her heart surge, and she didn't hear the beauty beside her near-confession at all.
Tritoma, standing next to Shakky, looked at Gloriosa who had fallen into a strange state again and whispered hesitantly:
"Sister Shakky, is Lady Empress... acting up again?"
Shakky glanced speechlessly at Gloriosa, who was bubbling at the top of her head and had completely forgotten her Captain's duties. She sighed; this sickness was truly incurable~
She took a step forward of her own accord, taking over Gloriosa's duties, and announced loudly, her clear voice spreading across the harbor:
"Warriors of Nine Snake Island! We are back!"
"Oh!"
The crowd at the harbor erupted in thunderous cheers.
"Now! Begin unloading!"
"Oh!!!"
Once the order was given, the crowd immediately acted in an orderly and enthusiastic manner, boarding the Perfume Yuda and beginning to move various supplies.
Satisfaction and happy smiles overflowed on everyone's faces. With clear division of labor and tacit cooperation, the vibrant scene was like a vivid painting.
Charlotte Linlin quietly watched all this. The shock in her heart gradually settled. Perhaps it was the familiar surroundings that gave her a sense of realization.
Wasn't this harmonious and beautiful scene exactly the blueprint she had been subconsciously pursuing but didn't know how to describe?
The confusion she felt since transmigrating seemed to have found a direction to pour into at this moment.
"I think I know the path I should take in the future, Yomi..."
She looked down at her right hand and whispered.
As her words fell, a touch of eerie and bright red quietly appeared on her wrist, quickly outlining the silhouette of a flower—the petals unfurled in an enchanting shape, exuding a mysterious and ominous aura.
She recognized this flower; it was called "Shu-shin-aka," also known as the mandala.
It was a flower that proved the will of one's existence, and it was also the embodiment of Charlotte Linlin's clear will now.
Charlotte Linlin looked at the mark on her wrist, then at Gloriosa who was still blowing pink bubbles, and said with a smile:
"Hehe, mandala. Just like Gloriosa represents the Flame Flower and Shakky represents the Peony, it's also a flower. I truly have a fate with Daughter Island~"
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