Charlotte couldn't help but think of her hometown, Kame Island.
It had been several years since she last visited Kame Island. She wondered how it was doing now.
Charlotte looked around.
She wanted to gather some information.
And the best place to do that was definitely the tavern.
"Let's go! Have a drink!"
Charlotte waved her hand and walked towards an alley on the street.
After hearing Charlotte's words, Paul and the others exchanged glances.
They could all see the smiles in each other's eyes.
Then the group happily followed Charlotte into a tavern.
When more than twenty people entered the tavern, they immediately caught everyone's eye.
After Charlotte found a few clean seats, the bartender immediately walked over with a wine list.
"Ma'am, would you like something to drink?"
The bartender whispered as he approached Charlotte.
"Bring out all the best wines in your tavern! I've got money to burn."
Charlotte said boldly.
"Hahaha! Boss is so generous!"
Paul, who was behind her, shouted after hearing Charlotte's words.
"Boss is so generous!"
The crew members behind her also chimed in.
Charlotte just smiled faintly and didn't take it seriously.
Charlotte didn't tell Paul and the others her purpose for coming to Aska Island.
After hearing what the customer said, the bartender's face lit up. He put away the wine list and quickly walked towards the bar.
Then he brought a large pile of drinks and placed them on the table in front of Charlotte and her crew.
"Lads, let's drink!"
Charlotte stood up, picked up a bottle of wine, and said to the crew members around her.
Then she took a big gulp directly from the bottle.
"Good!"
"Great drinking capacity!"
"Amazing!"
Seeing Charlotte finish the bottle of wine without changing her expression, she won a round of applause from the whole tavern.
Even those who didn't know Charlotte cheered.
Hearing so many people cheering, Charlotte pretended to be embarrassed and shook her head.
"Drink! Everyone, let's drink up!"
Charlotte said to everyone.
"Drink!"
Paul and the others all picked up their bottles and started chugging.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the place heated up.
The drunkards around them also started drinking.
They quickly got along well with each other.
And Charlotte just watched all this.
This was exactly the effect she wanted.
"Brother! This is my first time visiting Aska Island. I heard there's a legend here. Is it true?"
Charlotte stopped a strong man and said with a hint of alcohol on her breath.
The strong man also looked at Charlotte drunkenly.
"Burp! Where did you hear that? It's all a lie, just to deceive those unsuspecting tourists."
The strong man let out a burp and said slowly, looking at Charlotte.
"Ah? It's a lie! So the witch in the story is also a lie, right?"
Charlotte pretended to be disappointed.
"Hehe! Although the Seven - Star Sword legend is fake, there really is a witch on our island. Hehe!"
The strong man said lewdly with a mischievous look on his face.
"Oh? There really is a witch. Where is she?"
Let me show my brothers something new. As long as big brother shows me what a witch looks like, I'll cover your drink money!"
Charlotte said boldly with a generous look on his face.
As soon as he said this, the burly man's eyes instantly lit up!
"Well, witches are actually a tradition in a mountain village near here! There are witches in some mountain villages! And the current generation of witches is in their prime! I saw one from afar once before. That figure, that face, they're simply unparalleled!"
The burly man slung his arm around Charlotte's shoulder and gave a thumbs - up, showing a knowing smile that all men understand.
"Oh? Where? I wonder if I'd have the honor to meet this beautiful witch?"
Charlotte instantly wore a lecherous look and blurted out impatiently.
Seeing Charlotte's impatience,
the burly man let out a 'heh - heh' laugh, raised the wine bottle in his hand and took a big gulp.
This made Charlotte catch on right away.
"Boss, bring me all your finest wines!"
Charlotte shouted at the bartender inside.
Then he instantly activated his Observation - Haki Mind - Reading ability to figure out what the burly man was thinking.
"Heh - heh! Another fool. Now I can have more good wine to drink."
The moment he heard this, Charlotte even thought about drawing his sword and cutting the man down, but for the sake of the Seven - Star Sword, he endured it.
"Big brother! You haven't told me where that village is. I'd like to go and see what that witch looks like."
Charlotte pretended to be impatient and said.
Seeing Charlotte being so eager,
the burly man let out a 'heh - heh' sound.
"This village is isolated from the world, with villagers rarely coming down the mountain. Only those who often go hunting in the mountains know where it is, and I'm one of them."
The burly man said proudly with a look of smugness on his face, which made Charlotte itch to slap him across the face.
Charlotte probed the burly man's mind again.
This time, Charlotte instantly saw where the place the burly man mentioned was.
It was actually on the other side of the island. No wonder not many people knew about it.
Moreover, he remembered that it was a place with cliffs and precipices. It was indeed an isolated place.
After learning all this,
Charlotte suddenly frowned and unleashed Conqueror's Haki all at once towards the burly man.
The burly man was instantly stunned, and then foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground.
The people around just took a glance and then looked away.
They had seen this kind of thing in the tavern so many times. People would just lie on the ground and fall asleep after getting drunk.
Charlotte regained his composure and walked back to his table step by step.
Only those who followed Charlotte knew what had happened.
Looking at the way the man was foaming at the mouth, it was obvious that this was caused by Conqueror's Haki, not being drunk.
Paul quietly glanced at Charlotte.
He noticed that Charlotte was frowning and thinking about something.
Paul walked up to Charlotte with a glass in his hand.
"Boss, what happened?"
Paul asked Charlotte in a low voice.
After seeing it was Paul, Charlotte looked at the burly man lying on the ground and disdainfully curled his lips.
This man would be a fool for the rest of his life.
"Nothing!"
Keep drinking yours."
Charlotte didn't intend to explain but just brushed it off casually.
Seeing that the boss wasn't interested, Paul had no choice but to leave with his glass in hand.
He continued to drink with the other crew.
Meanwhile, Charlotte was planning his own move.
Relying on the memory of the strong man just now, Charlotte already knew the route and could go there at any time.
However, seeing the crew already drunk out of their minds, Charlotte had to suppress his eagerness and decided to take them to the isolated village tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Charlotte emptied the bottle in one gulp and also prepared to relax.
After all, he had been sailing on the sea for more than a month and was extremely tired.
The mental pressure was also quite high, and he needed the alcohol to numb himself.
Charlotte drank alone with a troubled heart.
When the crew approached him, he just chatted with them absent - mindedly.