"I translated it word by word. If she doesn't understand the Poneglyph, maybe she could only translate part of the content," Olvia furrowed her brows, both explaining for Robin and for Rosse.
"There's quite a big discrepancy in the middle."
Rosse smiled, his palm seemingly able to feel Olvia's heartbeat.
At this moment, Olvia seemed to be extremely nervous.
After all, if she didn't gain his trust this time, wanting to leave the Holy Land again would be impossible.
"Saint Rosse…"
Olvia had just opened her mouth when Rosse stopped her with a finger.
Rosse looked at Olvia with a smile and spoke softly, "No need to explain to me. I believe you. So from now on, make sure to honestly translate for me, okay?"
"No problem!"
Olvia burst into joyful tears and took the initiative to hug Rosse.
If she stayed any longer in the Holy Land, she would definitely go crazy.
That Rosse was willing to believe her was simply too good.
A faint smile played at Rosse's lips as he stroked Olvia's long hair.
He could feel that Olvia didn't hold much hostility toward him.
On the other hand, Robin held deep hatred for him.
This change made him slightly adjust his plans.
He was someone who responded well to softness but not to force.
Whoever was more obedient to him would always get better treatment.
As for the outcome, it had been set from the start, it would not change.
After one day, Rosse left, satisfied.
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After leaving, Rosse was summoned by Saturn to the study.
"Your plan has already started. The other families have made concessions," As soon as Rosse entered, Saturn got straight to the point.
"Looking at you, do you still feel like you've suffered a loss?", Rosse smiled and sat down directly opposite Saturn.
Compared to last time he saw Saturn, he was much more relaxed now.
Previously, the difference in strength was obvious.
Saturn truly had the power to kill him, so he remained cautious.
But now, even if Saturn struck first, he would be no match for Rosse.
The only person in the Holy Land who could make Rosse cautious now was the one sitting on the throne.
"Ten trillion Berries. Even if the family coughs that up, it's not easy," Saint Saturn said blandly, "Moreover, you have many long-term projects underway, and the family's foundation is being hollowed out."
"But I can bring greater returns to the family," Rosse sneered and casually propped his legs on the table, "It was the other elders who opposed me, right? Tell me who they are. I'll throw them into the sea to feed the fish."
"Don't always think of violence," Saint Saturn shook his head. Though he also looked down on those pigs, some things still had to be said, "To maintain the purity of the bloodline, their existence is necessary. That was a rule set by the original nineteen families."
"A rule set by the ancestors must be obeyed by descendants? That makes no sense," Rosse sneered, "What are they even kept around for? Hundreds of billions wasted every year. If they were useful, fine, but not one of them can step forward."
"If they're gone, what future does the family have?", Saturn snorted coldly.
"I'll reproduce," Rosse said matter-of-factly, pointing at himself, "The Jaygarcia family tree will start a new chapter from me. Everyone after that will be my descendants."
Before Saint Saturn could reply, Rosse continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the family has quite a few members. Almost a hundred. Many of them even outrank you by generation, and most are from branch lines. Their existence brings us no benefit."
Due to constant inbreeding, the Celestial Dragons had both a higher chance of producing geniuses and a higher rate of early death.
His biological parents had long since died of illness.
In the entire family, Saturn's line still had a few left, but in Rosse's line, only he remained.
He wasn't worried about anything.
Saint Saturn was a coldblooded man. If the benefits were sufficient, he could kill even the ones closest to him.
As long as Rosse's existence brought glory to the Jaygarcia family, Saturn would eventually agree. Rosse had never worried about that.
As expected, after thinking for a long while, under Rosse's gaze, Saint Saturn gave a slight nod, "No need to kill them, just put them all under house arrest. It doesn't cost that many resources to keep them."
Though he didn't agree to kill them, in practice he was already yielding.
"If you'd done this earlier, that would've settled it. The child in Sora's belly, I'll give him the Jaygarcia surname," Rosse said lightly.
"I'll arrange her identity," Saturn responded coldly. Since they were discarding the branch lines, strengthening Rosse's line had become inevitable.
As long as the glory of the Jaygarcia family could be continued, he could ignore certain things.
"What I mean is, all of my future children will carry the Jaygarcia name. Boys will be titled 'Saint', and girls will be titled 'Saintess'."
Rosse leaned forward slightly, a reckless smile at the corner of his mouth.
Since Saint Saturn had already backed down once, he surely wouldn't mind backing down a little more.
Ever since their plan began, Saint Saturn had no way out.
He would be Saturn's only future bloodline, and also his only hope.
"Let's do as you say," Saint Saturn said emotionlessly. He had long known Rosse would say this, and had already prepared a counterplan.
The Jaygarcia family had developed for over a thousand years, with their bloodline spread across the entire sea.
As long as he gave his official recognition, all of Rosse's wives would be considered part of the family's branches.
No matter what outsiders thought, he would not change his stance.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Keep stabilizing things here in the Holy Land. I'll be leaving in a few days. After visiting Fish-Man Island, I'll head to Wano Country," Rosse grinned, not caring at all about Saint Saturn's thoughts.
They were just outdated ways of thinking. As long as everything went his way, he didn't care about such small matters.
"When you go to Fish-Man Island, be careful," Saint Saturn glanced at Rosse and said blandly, "The Rosward family's CP0 is currently on Fish-Man Island. Also, according to the information I've received, the Whitebeard Pirates have disappeared, and two of his division commanders are currently on Fish-Man Island."
"You mean the Whitebeard Pirates want to fight me under the sea?", Rosse sneered, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
If Whitebeard truly dared to fight him 10,000 meters under the sea, that would be wonderful.
He was worried he wouldn't get the chance to kill Whitebeard, wouldn't that be walking right into his trap?
Whitebeard was a Devil Fruit user, no matter how invincible he was on land, underwater he couldn't be Rosse's match.
"Whitebeard probably won't come himself. His current first and third division commanders are decent fighters on the sea. One of them is even a non-Devil Fruit user," Saint Saturn calmly stated. He knew those people meant little to Rosse, and Rosse's fruit ability made him nearly invincible in naval warfare.
Still, some information needed to be shared. Knowing and not telling were two different things.
Since he was on Rosse's side, he would make things clear.
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