Now, Kame Island has nearly thirty thousand permanent residents, up from just over a thousand at the beginning.
It is estimated that the population of the island has reached no less than fifty thousand.
Charlotte deserves a lot of credit for this, along with the island's geographical location.
Thinking about Kame Island, Charlotte realized he hadn't been back for over a year.
It seemed he should go home after The God Valley Incident.
...
After learning from King of Usury Du Feld that Pieck was planning to come after him, Charlotte called Carter, who was stationed on Hive Island.
He told him to be on high alert for anyone approaching the Eighth Division's base.
Charlotte wasn't afraid of Pieck coming after him, but he was worried about his family being harassed.
After all, his whole family was there!
"Captain! Hive Island is right ahead! We're here!"
After six long months at sea, Paul found himself growing increasingly nostalgic for the life on Hive Island.
Charlotte stood at the bow of the ship, with Elena by his side.
The ship sliced through the waves swiftly and soon neared the port.
"Quick! Quick! Lord Charlotte is back! Make way for a berth!"
When the people at the port saw a ship flying Charlotte's flag, they immediately knew who it was and quickly alerted others.
In an instant, the port descended into chaos.
But it didn't stop Charlotte.
After the ship docked, the crew lowered the ladder.
Charlotte helped Elena disembark, followed by Panis and Barrett, then Paul and Isaac, and finally the other crew members.
"Captain Charlotte!"
"Captain Charlotte!"
All the pirates bowed their heads respectfully as Charlotte passed by.
No one dared to look him in the eye, especially on Hive Island.
On Hive Island, strength was everything.
Charlotte ignored them and walked straight towards his base.
"Captain Charlotte! Captain Rocks wants to see you as soon as you get back!"
Seeing Charlotte about to leave, a lackey rushed out and shouted from a distance of about five or six meters.
Charlotte stopped and looked at the person who spoke.
"Sure! I'll go after I've settled everything!"
After saying that, Charlotte led the group away.
The crew members were carrying a large box.
You didn't have to be a genius to tell it was stuffed with treasure.
All the pirates looked at the treasure with envy.
These pirates didn't belong to the Rock Pirates. They were just roaming pirates eager to join the pirate crew.
Charlotte arrived at the camp, which was a hundred - meter - long vessel.
Seeing the ship, Charlotte nodded in satisfaction.
This was the kind of ship he had in mind.
"Hahaha! I'm back!"
Charlotte let go of Elena's hand and walked onto the ship laughing heartily.
"Boss?"
"Master?"
"Sir?"
Charlotte's voice startled everyone. Then, a crowd of maids, crew members, and Charlotte's five unique wives rushed out.
"Hahaha! Did you miss me?"
Charlotte hugged his five wives one by one.
Among them, Martha was approaching the tenth month of her pregnancy.
During the phone call, he already knew that Martha was due these days.
After hugging his wives one by one, he then looked at his nearly three-year-old eldest daughter and one-year-old son.
"Does Esdeath miss Dad?"
Charlotte quickly took Esdeath from Jenny's arms.
"Dad!"
Esdeath turned her lively eyes and called out to Charlotte.
"Wow! Can you talk? When did you start talking?"
Hearing Esdeath's call, Charlotte's heart melted. He looked at Jenny and asked.
"Master, it's been about half a year. We've been teaching Esdeath to talk during this half year!"
Jenny said with a smile to her young master.
"Really? So smart. No wonder she's my, Charlotte's, daughter."
Touching Esdeath's cold face, Charlotte felt a bit heartache.
It was all his fault that he left the Devil Fruit on the bed and Esdeath accidentally took a bite.
"Hehe!"
Charlotte tickled Esdeath's face with his hand.
It made Esdeath giggle.
"Master! Don't just focus on Esdeath! How could you forget your eldest son?"
Gillian said, holding the one-year-old son who didn't have a name yet.
"Haha! I totally forgot! You little rascal!"
Charlotte's preference for his daughter was fully exposed!
It made the boy in Gillian's arms cry loudly.
Charlotte had no choice but to hold his eldest son.
"Okay! Good boy, stop crying. How about Dad giving you a name! How about Cezar? Rockefeller Cezar?"
Charlotte said while playing with his son.
Sure enough, after hearing Charlotte's words, little Cezar stopped crying and stared at Charlotte with bright eyes.
"Hahaha! This kid!"
Charlotte laughed out loud looking at little Cezar's silly look.
"By the way, this is Elena! She's also my woman, just like you. I met her on Kame Island. She's pregnant with my child. You should get along well with each other in the future!"
Charlotte almost forgot the little one behind him when he saw his daughter and son. He quickly introduced.
"Hello, sisters!"
Elena had figured it out on the boat. She even knew that these people were older than her. It was okay for her to call them sisters!
"Hello, sister! I've heard about your matter from the young master. The young master is really a scoundrel!"
Martha said, holding Elena's little hand with her big belly and looking at Charlotte.
It made Elena blush and stay silent while Charlotte just laughed carelessly.
"Come on! Don't stay here. Let's go inside the boat. It's so windy here!"
Charlotte quickly pulled everyone into the cabin, leaving his subordinates behind.
"Damn! Our boss is really living the dream! He's awesome!"
Paul looked at the happy Charlotte with admiration on his face.
The others also looked at Charlotte in amazement.
"You can't compare! You can't compare! The Pleasure Quarter is still more suitable for us!"
Carter also shook his head.
The other sub-captains, like Ralph, the doctor Hume, and the shipwright Rudolph, all looked at Charlotte's back enviously.
"Let's go!"
Looks like there's no way to see the boss today! Hehe!"
Carter said with a chuckle.
Everyone gave each other a knowing smile and walked away.
...
The center of Hive Island!
"Oh? You're saying Charlotte went back to his camp first and then came here, right?"
Rocks was sitting on the throne in the hall, surrounded by beauties with disarranged clothes.
"Yes! Yes! After Captain Charlotte landed, I told him your order. Captain Charlotte said he'd come to see you after making arrangements!"
The messenger under him said nervously.
Bang!
Rocks smashed the wine bottle in his hand.
The messenger was so scared that he knelt on the ground and couldn't get up.
After a long while, nothing occurred.
The messenger cautiously looked up at Rocks.
But he saw that Rocks had a blank face, impossible to tell if he was happy or angry.
Finally, Rocks waved his hand.
"You can go out."
Rocks stared at the empty hall and remained silent for a long time.