Starting from One Piece with the Rinnegan

The Red Line, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

In a grand hall, the Five Elders were seated together. It was clear that today's meeting was of significant importance.

The Elder dressed in a white kimono and holding a samurai sword was the first to speak.

"Uchiha Kaito engaged in a battle with Mihawk at Marine Headquarters. He managed to injure him. Afterward, the two had a brief private conversation—though the contents are unknown."

The Elder with a birthmark on his forehead added,

"Mihawk's status is rather sensitive. It seems Uchiha Kaito might have discovered something. Should we take some measures to warn him?"

The Elder wearing a black round hat shook his head.

"Best not to. Imu-sama has already stressed that unless absolutely necessary, we must not interfere with Uchiha Kaito's actions."

The remaining two Elders exchanged glances. Finally, the youngest-looking among them, the one with short blond hair, couldn't help but ask,

"What exactly is so special about this Uchiha Kaito? He's not even one of the D clan. Why is Imu-sama so concerned with him?"

The Elder in the white kimono gave him a sideways glance and said indifferently,

"That's not something we're meant to know. What we need to do is follow Imu-sama's instructions to the letter. What? Are you questioning Imu-sama?"

Hearing that, the blond Elder's expression shifted dramatically. That was a charge he absolutely couldn't bear. He quickly waved his hands in denial.

"How could I possibly question Imu-sama? I'm just worried Uchiha Kaito is growing too quickly. If he slips out of our control…"

The white-kimono Elder let out a dismissive chuckle. He shifted his grip slightly, revealing a gleaming edge of his sword.

"What did you think of Rocks? Even with his entire crew, didn't he still die at God Valley? They couldn't even find a corpse."

The blond Elder gave a nod. Maybe he was overthinking it.

The Elder with the black hat spoke again.

"I've already informed Sengoku. Uchiha Kaito will be coming to Mary Geoise soon. We'll get the chance to meet him face to face."

"Good. Speaking of Sengoku—he seems to want to hand the Fleet Admiral position over to Uchiha Kaito. What do you all think of that?"

"If Imu-sama said not to interfere, then we won't meddle."

"So we're just going to let him become Fleet Admiral that easily? Isn't he a bit too young?"

"Age isn't the issue. And it won't be that easy for him either. Isn't Akainu also eyeing that position?"

"That's true. Maybe there'll be a fight between them."

"That would be best. The Marines are merely a tool to us. If they develop a unified will of their own, they won't be as useful."

"By the way, Sharlia seems very interested in Uchiha Kaito. Once he arrives in the Holy Land, why not have her bring him here personally?"

"You want a Celestial Dragon to guide Uchiha Kaito? Aren't we giving him a bit too much face?"

"No. Uchiha Kaito is someone Imu-sama values. It's only right to show him special treatment."

"Fine. I'll send word to Rosward."

"Don't forget—tell him not to put on airs in front of Uchiha Kaito. As long as Kaito doesn't go too far, try to accommodate him."

"Understood."

...

In the Rosward Family palace within Mary Geoise...

Sharlia lay lazily on a luxurious sofa, leaning against a life-sized human doll, her eyes half-closed as she stared blankly at the ornate ceiling.

Suddenly, Charlos burst into the room, shouting the moment he came in.

"Little sister! A new batch of slaves just arrived! Wanna take a look?"

Sharlia didn't move, replying in a bored, flat tone.

"No. Boring."

"Eh…"

Charlos's excited face froze. Another rejection.

Sniffling, he looked at Sharlia lying there and grumbled in frustration.

"What's wrong with you? You used to love watching those slaves fight each other."

"That was before. Now it's just dull."

"But this time I even fed them some Zoan-type Devil Fruits! Don't you want to see how they fight?"

"No."

"…"

Seeing that she was completely unmoved, Charlos finally gave up, slumping in defeat.

But he hadn't just come here to invite Sharlia to the slave pens—he had something to relay on behalf of their father.

Still, looking at Sharlia's current mood, he figured this news would only irritate her further.

Charlos muttered weakly,

"In a few days, a Marine will be arriving at the Holy Land. The Five Elders said they want you to bring him to them."

Just thinking about it made him angry. A mere Marine, and his sister was supposed to personally escort him? That was an insult to the dignity of the Celestial Dragons!

But this order came from the Five Elders—the most esteemed among the Celestial Dragons. Even the Rosward family couldn't afford to disobey.

Still, Rosward himself found the whole thing humiliating, so he made his idiot son pass the message.

Both father and son expected Sharlia to explode with rage at this outrageous demand—and to hate that Marine to the bone.

But Sharlia's reaction left Charlos dumbfounded.

The moment she heard the word "Marine," her eyes lit up. She suddenly sat upright and looked directly at Charlos, asking urgently:

"A Marine? What's his name?"

Charlos was startled by her reaction and said dumbly,

"Forgot... Something like Uchiha… something..."

"Uchiha Kaito!"

"Ah yeah, that's it. How'd you know?"

Sharlia ignored him. She was already on her feet, face alight with excitement.

Charlos was utterly stunned.

Then again, he wasn't exactly bright to begin with.

What was wrong with his sister? Had she gone mad from anger? Damn that Uchiha bastard!

But Sharlia wasn't mad. On the contrary—she was overjoyed.

Ever since Kaito left Sabaody, she hadn't seen him once.

She'd sent people to summon him, but Kaito completely ignored her.

Her messengers were often beaten up so badly by Kaito that many of the staff would tremble at the mere thought of going to him.

She even tried calling him via Den Den Mushi, but only got through once—and that first time was also the last.

That call went something like this:

"Is this Uchiha Kaito? This is Sharlia. You've got some nerve, how dare you—"

"Psycho."

The Den Den Mushi's eyes drooped as the call was abruptly ended.

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