"Whimper... Whimper..."

  “Sister, why?”

  “Weren’t you going to find families to adopt us?”

  “Why are we locked in cages?”

  “Waaah, I don’t want to go...”

  “Sister, please save me...”

  “Please, Sister, let me out! I promise I won’t be naughty anymore!”

  ...

  On a deserted isnd near Elbaf, a ship flying the Wover’s fg was docked at the shore. A group of children, aged from a few years old to their early teens, huddled in cages, g and struggling. They came from various races, including humans, the Longarm Tribe, the Loribe, and Minks. They were being guarded by CP agents, dressed in suits and armed with guns.

  “Shut up, you brats...” Not far away, Sister Carmel stood holding a rge suitcase, alongside a few masked figures also dressed in suits. Her usual kind ale facade had vanished, repced with a sneer as she looked at the children she had just sold to the Wover with disgust.

  Spitting out her cigarette, Carmel made no effort to hide her true feelings, gring at the children with loathing. “I’ve put up with you long enough... Always making a fuss! If you weren’t worth some money, I’d have choked the life out of you worthless trash long ago!”

  “Sister—”

  The children, who had once respected and relied on her, now stared at her in shod disbelief. Their eyes were wide with tears as they saw her demonic expression, so different from the loving nun they had known.

  “Heh, there’s still one more prized mb left...” Carmel licked her lips, eyes gleaming with greed aement. “Once I seal this st deal, I’ll never have to face you brats again. I retire in fort!”

  “A prized mb?”

  Hearing this, the leader of the CP0 agents, dressed in a white suit and wearing a mask, raised an eyebrow. Curious, he looked at Carmel and asked in a deep voice, “Mountain Witch, are you referring to... that kid with Lunarian and giant blood?”

  “If we let him tinue unchecked, that brat could bee a huge threat!”

  Carmel had previously sold valuable information to the Wover at a high price. About half a year ago, she had informed them that a half-giant with Lunarian blood had appeared in Elbaf—a monster invulnerable to ons with immerength. It was also rumored that he possessed a rare Zoan Mythical Beast ability.

  This news was of great importao CP0, but Elbaf, being the homend of the giants and the world’s stro nation, was too sensitive a pce to infiltrate. The Wover had retly mes strained retionship with the giants, thanks to a staged py by Carmel. As a result, several giant warriors had joihe Navy, and the Wover didn’t want to jeopardize that fragile peace by provoking the giants.

  Even though they knew a surviving member of the Lunarian race, heavily sought by the Wover, was hiding in Elbaf, they couldn’t simply send the Navy or CP agents in to capture him without risking the giants’ wrath.

  Carmel, greedy for more than the one billion Berries bounty, had been trying to lure the boy out so the Wover could capture him. However, the Lunarian boy seemed far more perceptive than most children and had evaded every trap she set. His strength and ability to fly, bined with the o avoid alerting the giants, made him impossible to capture by force. The CP0 agents had been struggling to e up with a pn.

  “Not sure if it’s your luine...” Carmel cackled. “Retly, another ‘problem child’ arrived in Elbaf. Though she’s human, her size is like that of a small giant, just like the Lunarian-giant hybrid you’re ied in. She’s also a natural-born monster!”

  “I saw her on the shore a few days ago. She stomped the ground and cracked it wide open. Then, she swatted a bger than a giant to death with a single sp!”

  “And she’s only five years old!”

  Over the past three days, Carmel had taken notice of Charlotte Linlin, and through subtle inquiries from Gerd, she learhat the girl was another natural-born monster like El. Watg Linlin’s overwhelming strength had left her both shocked aed.

  But Carmel was bitter that El had gotten to Linlin first, stealing her prize. She had tried multiple times to vio hand the girl over to her, but he had firmly refused.

  “What?” The CP0 agent’s eyes widened in disbelief. He trusted that Carmel wasn’t lying—after all, it would be foolish to try to cheat the Wover out of money. But a five-year-old with such monstrous power? What kind of potential did she have?

  “Unfortunately, I was too te. That Lunarian brat snatched her away from me,” Carmel growled, her voice filled with frustration. But then her expression turned vicious, and she grinned wickedly. “Give me a little more time, and I’ll definitely lure them both out!”

  “Is that so?” The CP0 offiodded. “We’ll see what you do.”

  If such a natural-born monster really existed, it would be worth payira to acquire her. With proper training, she could bee a Navy Admiral or even a Fleet Admiral. Or, if raised by CP, she could be the stro shield to protect the Celestial Dragons.

  “But the price will o double,” Carmel demanded, seizing the opportunity. “After all, that’s the best merdise I’ve ever e across in my entire career!”

  “I’ll see what I arrah the higher-ups,” the agent replied.

  “Wait, what’s that?” anent suddenly shouted.

  “Is that an angel with wings?”

  “No, his wings are bck…”

  “He’s flying toward us!”

  The shout caused a stir among the agents, who poioward the distant sky in shock. Carmel and the CP0 agents quickly turheir heads to look.

  “That’s...” The CP0 leaders gasped as they saw a figure rapidly approag. It was a boy with bck wings, resembling a fallen angel from myth, and his body was as rge as that of a giant child.

  “Yes, it’s him, Kukulkan El...” Carmel gasped, startled at first, but then her shock turo excitement. She grabbed the CP0 agent, nearly screaming, “I lured him here! You better pay me—you ’t back out now!”

  “El, help us! We’ve been tricked!” Carmel’s demeanor suddenly shifted as if she were perf a plete face-ge. She threw the suitcase aside and began waving her arms frantically toward El, who was rapidly approag. “These children have been locked up by them!” she screamed, feigning desperation.

  Bleam