One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 280 Just because everyone knows doesn't mean everyone dares to say it.

Is everything she said true?

Borsalino, who had left the room, still had doubts.

But everything she said seemed to match the clues she had found.

Roland is very famous in Butterfly Valley, after all, she is a great beauty.

Besides, her husband was no longer alive.

Nature is even more eye-catching.

Most people know that Roland has a little girl. But the chance to see her is not often.

According to survivors, Roland was very strict with his daughter and rarely had time to play with other children.

Borsalino remembered the photograph he had given to Roman.

There are two people on top.

One was a stunningly beautiful woman with dark hair, and the other was Roman.

The two stood far apart, which showed that they were not close. Although they were looking at the camera, Roman did not smile.

The woman, Roland, wore a white gauze dress and looked pure and beautiful.

Roman, on the other hand, was dressed entirely in black, without any other colors.

However, it seems to be the same as her current style of dressing.

And although it looks different from how it does now.

However, he is indeed the same person as Roman, who had just joined the Navy.

Roman is currently in his growth period, so it's reasonable that his appearance has changed quite a bit.

but……

Borusalino still had reservations.

Could someone who can endure five years before eating a Devil Fruit also be setting up a scheme much earlier in life?

It's all for today.

Although it sounds outrageous, Borsalino felt he might as well be bolder if it involved Roman.

Was this the situation you had anticipated? Roman.

……

It's actually in his hands.

Looking at the photo, Roman had a nostalgic expression on his face.

The photo is quite old.

They've all become somewhat blurry.

It seems Borsalino knows far more than he appears.

You old fox, I knew you'd play this game.

You already have this, why are you still going around in circles with her?

Roman was absolutely certain that Borsalino had not only gone to Butterfly Valley, but had also probably asked the survivors for information about Roman.

I learned Roland's former address from other people's descriptions.

Otherwise, how would we have found it?

Borsalino was unaware of the connection between Roland and "Romain".

This is also something left behind by Roman.

Why does the person in the photo look just like her?

That's because the photo is of her.

Perhaps we should also thank Ace.

Ace's true identity is revealed, making Roman realize the importance of having a disguise.

So she made preparations.

Of course, given Borsalino's personality, he might still have some doubts.

This is normal, because he also knows that he is a cunning guy.

Deceiving with words is something I'm good at.

Whether Borsalino believes it or not is not important.

Even if you don't believe it, so what?

The important thing is that she now has a clean identity to use, and that's the key.

Garp is the father of Dragon, the leader of the revolutionaries, but he is only a naval hero on the surface.

Shanks is a Celestial Dragon, but he is openly a pirate.

Some people know there's a problem, but that doesn't mean everyone dares to speak out.

So even if it's fake, sometimes you have to accept it.

This is the cruel truth of this world.

However, Roman still misses his time in the Flower Kingdom.

Roland and "Romain" were both people she met in the Flower Country.

It can be said that she buried Roland herself, and then took his place.

Just like his biological mother Lingling, Roland possessed a madness that was difficult for others to understand.

They have an extraordinary obsession with their goals.

In fact, Roland's goal was not just the throne.

She would much rather the royal family descend into chaos or be replaced.

Otherwise, why would she have so readily chosen to replace her daughter?

Why was Roland so extreme? Why was he so crazy?

Roman didn't understand this.

If I truly understood it, perhaps I would be a madman myself.

Perhaps it was truly revenge for her mother, who was imprisoned in the palace and lost her life; perhaps it was simply to satisfy her own greed; or perhaps she simply loathed her family.

Compared to the mad and paranoid Romain, her daughter "Romain" was much more innocent.

She really was just a creation of her mother to fulfill her own desires.

At that time, I had just left the New World and traveled to the West Sea.

The Flower Country in the One Piece world is modeled after China.

So Roman came to the Flower Kingdom in the West Sea out of curiosity.

It is indeed very distinctive there, with its antique design and architecture.

It's also hard to imagine that the protective army here is the whitewashed Babao Navy.

The king granted them legal status, and in return, they protected the country.

However, Roman was running out of money, so she took off the decorations from her clothes and planned to pawn them.

Charlotte's family was extremely luxurious.

Therefore, even children's clothes are inlaid with precious stones.

But that would be too conspicuous, so she smashed the thing into pieces.

Although the value will be greatly reduced as a result, it is indeed less eye-catching.

But little did he know that a little girl would stop him on the street.

That's the real Roman.

Roland was very strict with her, but a child's nature cannot be contained, so "Roman" secretly ran away.

The two ended up meeting by chance on the street.

"Are you also red-haired?" That question came as abruptness.

It was so abrupt that Roman, who was still Garette at the time, wanted to ignore it, because although she had dyed her hair, the little girl could tell at a glance.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I have the same hair color as you, and I've dyed it too, so I can tell you have red hair. I'm sorry, I just rarely see people with the same hair color as me."

She has good observation skills, but Garrett still ignored her.

"My mother can fix that for you, no, no, I can fix it for you too." Roman hurriedly tried to salvage the situation, seemingly aware that he had offended Garrett.

Roman was referring to the broken red gem in Garrett's hand.

"I'm selling it; it doesn't need repair."

"Oh, if it's possible, could you sell it to me?"

"You? You have that much money?"

Even if it were broken shards of a gem, Galette didn't think it was something a little girl could produce.

The money she pulled out immediately dazzled Roman.

"It's a blessing for it to find a good buyer."

Upon seeing the money, Garrett's attitude immediately underwent a 180-degree turn.

"Ah... I'm so glad you're satisfied with this price, but if possible, I'd like to buy all the fragments. Could you come home with me to get the money?"

This kind of reason usually sounds like a scam.

However, Garette was also quite skilled in combat at the time, so she wasn't worried at all.

At worst, we'll just steal from each other; who's afraid of who?

So Garette chose to go to Butterfly Valley with "Roman".