On the shore of a small island called "Dragon's Back", one of the three islands of Dragon's Nest, a fisherman wearing a hat and a cloak is walking against the hazy drizzle towards a small dilapidated house on the windward side of the beach.

The air is salty and humid and muggy, and at night, the sound of the waves makes it difficult to sleep, so it is not a suitable place to live from any point of view.

But for thirty years, the fishermen have lived here.

He has good fishing skills, but he always only drives a dilapidated old boat, so he can't expect to make money from fishing. In addition, he often went to sea for several days for no reason, and finally came back with large and small drifting objects, and took care of what he was doing in that little shack.

This kind of strange behavior made other fishermen in the vicinity subconsciously keep their distance from him, and as time went by, his life naturally became more difficult.

But he doesn't care about any of that...

In the thirty years that passed slowly, he had long since learned to be silent and patient, and in order to make up for a mistake he had made in the past, the fisherman devoted almost all of the rest of his life to this endless and protracted war.

A strong sense of responsibility tied heavy shackles around him, stripping most of the joys of humanity from his life one by one.

Now, there is only one thing left for him to care about. All that remains is the one cut off by a huge storm... A protected hideaway!

"Squeak..."

The fisherman pushed open the old wooden door and returned to his humble dwelling, but then suddenly a young man's voice came from him.

"Charles."

Douglas paused

"Charles. Forberu, the second son of the former Baron Augustus, later went to study in the Goa Kingdom of the East China Sea with his mother's surname, and it is said that you had a good attainment in marine meteorology and ship engineering thirty years ago... Well, I don't know the exact reason, but I think you've been interested in the world of the Dragon's Den since that time, right? ”

The name that had been sealed in history was once again called out by the young man sitting on the lathe, and Charles was stunned for a moment, and then instinctively wanted to turn and run away.

Douglas: "Are you sure you're going to run?" Professor Charles, you're almost sixty years old, and you really think you have a chance to escape from me? ”

The godfather's words were an understatement, but they immediately dispelled the idea of Charles running away... Yes, just like the young man said, he is already sixty years old, and he has no fruit ability, since the other party has been waiting here for a long time, how could he not make the corresponding arrangements and let himself go.

Charles: "Thirty years... How did you find me. ”

Douglas: "It's a very complex question, so complicated that I'm not going to waste time explaining it to you... In summary, you should be blamed for being an honest person with an excessive sense of responsibility and can't let go of the past. ”

Thirty years ago, after Charles escaped the surveillance of the expedition group, he had the opportunity to go far away... If nothing else, even if he returned to the East China Sea, once he passed the Upside Down Mountain, no matter how fanatical the explorers near the Dragon's Den were, they might not be able to catch him back.

Therefore, he chose to stay in the three islands of Longwo, and he chose to stay next to the huge storm.

That's what Douglas guessed and finally came here.

Douglas: "You don't want anyone to unlock the secrets of the Dragon's Den anymore, do you?" You don't want anyone else to find the location of Dragon's Lair. ”

Charles: "Yes. ”

"Is it because of thirty years ago?" Douglas tossed the notes that had been placed on the wooden stand in his hand, then flipped a page casually, and tapped his finger lightly, "Because of that fanatical expedition?" ”

"Yes—" Charles nodded again, but this time, his voice was deeper, containing pain and self-reproach, like an old man in his late teens.

His cloudy gaze looked at the notes that belonged to him in Douglas's hand, and on the page they turned were the names of the main figures of the expedition.

Among them were dignitaries from nearby kingdoms at the time, powerful sea merchants, and, of course, even the notorious pirate captain, as the legend suggests.

- The note was plastered with clipart of the guy's appearance, and the bandit with the Devil Fruit ability had a name that didn't quite match it.

That man's name is Orleans!