One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 506 The Dark Emperor Deepens Within

If it can be confirmed that Katakuri is in charge, Roman feels that finding other external help is something he will definitely do.

My own siblings aren't very reliable!

Roman knew a lot about the Charlotte family.

As for their shortcomings, Roman saw them very clearly.

Katakuri should be well aware of this.

He doesn't trust them at all.

Because he was under his mother's protection, his other siblings became arrogant and disdainful.

He was so arrogant that he even looked down on Luffy, who had a bounty of 5 million at the time.

Even though most of them are no match for Luffy.

But they remain so arrogant.

This is not based on their own strength.

They're living too comfortably.

Despite the pressure from his mother, Katakuri created a safe haven for his brothers and sisters.

My older brother always cleans up after me.

This is something everyone in the Charlotte family knows.

This also led to his deification.

He became a key figure in the family.

As a result, Katakuri grew rapidly.

However, the downside is that it is difficult for other members of the family to grow.

This also includes inner growth.

They are very clear.

Katakuri's older brother is very powerful.

Katakuri's older brother will protect them.

Humans are inevitably prone to laziness.

If you rely too much on someone, you can easily become immature.

Moreover, my mother is not a skilled parent.

Her authoritarian oppression made most of her children timid and fearful.

The father's role is almost entirely absent.

All these factors combined have further exacerbated their dependence on Katakuri.

Katakuri, however, chose a wrong and arduous path.

He took on the responsibility of helping most of the family members grow up.

His excessive protection and pampering led him to neglect the fact that his brothers and sisters should have grown up.

He cannot finish the journey for them.

If Katakuri cannot achieve the same status and power as his mother, then Charlotte's decline is inevitable.

Of course, this all happened after my mother passed away.

It's a bit early to talk about this now.

So think carefully about now.

If it were Katakuri, he would definitely try to share the risk.

So it's likely that he was involved in this matter concerning the Beasts Pirates.

But beasts aren't charities.

Now that Kaido has entered the fray, Charlotte naturally has to make her own contribution as well.

If Lingling doesn't appear, you naturally have to use other things to support her.

Financial and material resources are only part of the equation.

In any case, troops will definitely have to be deployed.

Even if Katakuri is worried, the rest of his family members will definitely have to show up.

Charlotte's defenses might then be breached by other players.

They weren't as mature as Katakuri.

The navy is more than capable of dealing with them.

As for the other participants...

Roman also had his own considerations.

Totland is a wealthy country.

After all, money doesn't mean much there.

No one will starve in Totland.

Most of the family members' Devil Fruit abilities are related to food.

Even the houses are made of food.

Unless someone is too lazy to even open their mouth, starving to death is definitely a pipe dream.

Moreover, taxes are a matter of lifespan, not money.

Therefore, monetary transactions are actually very rare in the Kingdom of Tottoland.

More often than not, it was a barter system.

For example, some luxury goods and antiques.

However, this is only the situation in Totland.

Even after leaving that country, gold remains a hard currency.

The losses from a war are considerable.

We can't ask people from so many countries to help us without giving them any benefits.

The information Roman has is already being updated.

Before those countries even got involved, a sum of money had mysteriously appeared in their national treasuries!

So here's the question.

Who paid so much money to Totland?

Roman doesn't believe that it was really the contribution of Totland alone.

However, involving others to alleviate their own pressure is indeed a family tactic.

Thinking about it carefully, it's probably just those few people.

Lest the world be in chaos.

Only when war comes will it be a good time for those people in the shadows to operate.

The Emperor in the Darkness!!!

They will get involved sooner or later.