"Conditions?" York frowned slightly and asked Charlotte Linlin, "You don't want me to have children with you, do you?"
"Mamamama!!"
Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily, her body trembling with laughter. Her massive bosom shook so much that York's gaze couldn't help but be drawn to it.
"If you're willing, I'd be more than happy!" Charlotte Linlin laughed. "But I suspect you definitely won't agree to that condition."
She was very self-aware about this point.
If York had been interested in her, they would have had children back in the Hachinosu era. It was impossible that they hadn't even had a relationship once until now.
Saying that, Charlotte Linlin clapped her hands, and Streusen immediately led a string of little girls into the banquet hall from a side door.
York frowned as he looked at this group of little girls. He seemed to guess what Charlotte Linlin's condition was.
Sure enough, Charlotte Linlin laughed and said, "My condition is that I hope you can marry one of my daughters!"
"Heh!"
York sneered.
"You have a good plan, wanting to take advantage of me and gain seniority over me?"
"Mamamama! If you insist on thinking that way, I can't help it."
Charlotte Linlin's smile changed, and she said coldly, "For the sake of the favor from God Valley, I will still help you this time, but as the price, our relationship will be cleared from now on."
"Of course, if you are willing to marry my daughter, we will be allies in the future. No matter which side the World Government wants to concentrate its forces against, we can help each other!"
Charlotte Linlin's words revealed both her true purpose and the reality of her current lack of confidence.
Although York and the others each got what they wanted from the Battle of God Valley, the terrifying power displayed by the battle between Rocks and Imu truly frightened Charlotte Linlin.
Currently, with her power also in its infancy, she was equally worried about the World Government's massive army pressing down on her borders.
Therefore, when York hoped to bring her in as an external aid to help protect his territory, she also hoped that York could lend a hand when she encountered a similar situation in the future.
York narrowed his eyes and pondered slightly. He was considering the value of this deal and Charlotte Linlin's future credibility.
Judging from the plot revealed in the Wano Country arc in his previous life, the promises made by Charlotte Linlin were still relatively credible.
Although there was suspicion of deliberately going easy on Nami and Otama, and backstabbing Ulti and Page One, she still used her full strength when facing the two enemies Law and Kid.
It was just a pity that her combat intelligence wasn't great, and she was overturned by two rookies.
"Fine, if you want to form a long-term alliance with me in this way, it's not unacceptable, just..."
York looked at the row of little girls lined up under Streusen's guidance and couldn't help but frown slightly.
It wasn't that he didn't like beauties; it was just that these little girls in front of him were all too young.
Charlotte Linlin's eldest daughter Compote was only 12 this year, almost 13. One could imagine how old the other little girls were.
"Wait a few years. They are all too young now."
"That won't do!!"
Charlotte Linlin's tone sank, and her gaze became sharp.
"Unless you give me a specific candidate, I won't trust your promise, you guy!"
"You still need to doubt my credibility?!"
"Of course!! You haven't given me a single formal promise until now!!"
Charlotte Linlin sneered.
"No matter how nice it sounds now, what if you renege afterward? We are no longer partners in the same pirate crew!!"
York's face froze, understanding Charlotte Linlin's concern.
Then his eyes became serious, and he began to carefully select among the little girls brought by Streusen.
After some deliberation, he finally pointed to a pair of twin sisters.
Charlotte Custard with deep purple hair, and Charlotte Angel with light purple hair.
In his impression, this pair of little girls looked quite good when they grew up.
Although York's favorites were actually Galette and Pudding, they hadn't been born yet.
York didn't even know who their fathers were right now, so he settled for the next best thing and chose this pair of sisters first.
"These two. How old are they this year?"
"8 years old, 9 after the New Year."
Charlotte Linlin smiled and beckoned to the timid Custard sisters.
"Come here."
The two little girls obediently walked up to Charlotte Linlin.
Charlotte Linlin bent down, lifted them onto the table with her palm, and then pointed at York, saying, "Look clearly. This man will be your husband from now on!"
The two little girls nodded ignorantly.
At 8 years old, they could understand what the word "husband" meant, but beyond that, they actually didn't understand anything at all.
York was also quite helpless about this, but there was no other way; Charlotte Linlin insisted on doing it.
"Are you satisfied now?"
"Mamamama!"
Charlotte Linlin smiled with satisfaction.
"One more thing!"
York's eyes turned cold.
"Don't push your luck!!"
Charlotte Linlin snorted unhappily upon hearing this.
"Only you are allowed to worry about your lair being sneak-attacked by the World Government?!"
"When you go to war with Wang Zhi, I demand that Stussy take all my children into the Mirror World too!"
"If you are unwilling to accept this condition, then everything discussed before is off the table!"
Hearing this, York's expression gradually softened.
"So it's just a small matter like this. No problem."
After speaking, York stood up from his seat, and Charlotte Linlin also extended her palm. The two high-fived each other, making a crisp sound.
York and Charlotte Linlin spoke in unison: "The agreement is made!! Whoever betrays it! Sink to the bottom of the sea forever!!"
...
Walking out of Charlotte Linlin's cake castle, York couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Now the worries about the rear were resolved, and a long-term and stable cooperative relationship would likely be established with the Big Mom Pirates in the future.
The benefits were considerable.
But...
The price was that he had to sacrifice his looks...
Thinking of this, York couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
Shouldn't it be beautiful women who use the honey trap?
How did it turn out to be him here?!
However, he didn't feel too repulsed.
After all, before transmigration in his previous life, he had coveted several of Charlotte Linlin's beautiful daughters.
Especially Galette and Pudding.
The former's long legs were particularly alluring, and York also liked the latter's personality.
Walking from the cake castle to the pier, just before driving the motorboat away, York looked back at the cake castle once more.
"Who swallows whom in the future, it's hard to say! Linlin!!"