One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 279 Making an enemy of me is not a good thing

It seems this princess is quite ruthless.

For some reason, Borsalino inexplicably felt that this princess had a strong connection with Roman.

"The princess's goal was the throne. Did she succeed?"

The dead were the children of the second prince, the third prince, and the eldest prince.

But the eldest prince is not dead yet.

“Unfortunately, no, her health is very poor. She fell ill before the eldest prince was eliminated,” Roman explained to Borsalino.

"And then what?"

Such an ambitious princess probably won't stop her pace.

Borusalino believes so.

But what happened next surprised him.

"She almost broke with her father and left the palace in order to marry a young swordsman."

? ? ? ?

Borsalino was full of questions.

I feel like the contrast is a bit too big.

The princess could disregard family ties for the sake of status and power, but she abandoned her previous plans for the sake of love.

"The princess married that swordsman and had a child."

"Is this the ending of the story? A happy ending?"

The princess was moved by love, and then...

No, no, no, it can't be that simple.

This is the story Roman told.

Wait, the princess broke ties with her father because of that swordsman...

"That swordsman probably didn't truly love the princess, otherwise why would he have just watched her break with her father?"

"You're wrong. The swordsman loves the princess. It's the princess who doesn't love him." Roman once again steered the story into a state of uncertainty.

"Why would the princess make such a great sacrifice?"

"Because not everyone is a fool. People keep dying in the royal family, so naturally there will be a suspect. After you heard who the deceased was, you already know the murderer, so naturally others can guess as well. That's why the princess made this move."

It turned out to be the case.

Borsalino understood.

The princess is using this method to clear her name.

How could someone who would give up their status and position for love turn on their own family?

"But even so, wouldn't it be better for her to just make a fuss? Why actually give up?"

She was cleared of suspicion, but she also lost what she wanted.

That's because she's looking towards the distant future.

Knowing that she was physically weak and had an older brother, the princess found it difficult to succeed to the throne, so she set her sights on her descendants.

The princess carefully taught her everything, enabling her to grow up intelligently and understand everything.

Of course, she didn't have any affection for her children; they were her creations, and that's always been her perspective.

"Wait, that..."

"That's right, Roland is that princess. The perfect creation she carefully cultivated was given the title of daughter, which is Roland. The name comes from the datura, which is also a poisonous flower. I think you can understand the madness of that mother now."

After Roman finished telling the story, Borsalino took a heavy breath.

This kind of story has nothing to do with fairy tales. If you really want to call it a fairy tale, it's a dark fairy tale.

"Wait, what about your father?"

"You're talking about the swordsman, aren't you? He's long dead."

"Dead, an accident?"

"No, he was poisoned by Roland. After the child was born, he was no longer of any use to Roland."

……

A long silence.

"So what do you think of your, no, what do you think of Roland?" Borsalino noticed that Roland seemed quite averse to, or rather, unwilling to call her "Mom."

Of course, this is not hard to understand; even he, an outsider, did not want to have too much contact with Roland.

"Well, Roland may be ruthless, but sometimes I also find her to be an interesting person."

interesting?

"For example, she would put a skull scarecrow in the rice paddy."

"Just to scare the birds?"

"No, no, no, she did it to scare people, and then use human screams to frighten birds."

Borsalino: "..."

You could say they're mother and daughter after all.

They do seem to share a love for pranks.

"So please understand that I'm not keen on talking about the past. But I really didn't expect that some people who are usually very lazy would be so persistent about this matter."

"Well, everyone has curiosity, after all."

Borsalino was as shameless as ever.

"But you didn't follow the path Roland planned for you."

"The dead should not continue to decide the direction of the living."

"But wouldn't your existence be..."

The relationships of the previous generation were so complicated, and the eldest prince is still alive, so...

"Why worry about that? Going against me and being my enemy is not a good thing."

Roman said it casually, but Borsalino knew the weight of his words.

Even if she's a small monster, it's undeniable that she is a monster in itself.

"Besides, it's not that bad. The eldest prince, who is now His Majesty, doesn't have any children yet, so I don't have any direct conflict of interest with him. Even if he knows about my existence, he wouldn't be so intolerant of me. You can rest assured. Moreover, it's hard to say who is more powerful than whom."

"It seems I was overthinking it. But I heard you became a Devil Fruit user. How come you happened to have a Devil Fruit while on a mission?"

If she said it was a coincidence, Borsalino probably wouldn't believe her either.

"No, I've carried this Devil Fruit with me for five years, just in case. After all, it's not a perfect power, but I won't hesitate to use it when necessary."

That's really impressive!

As always, Borsalino thought Roman was a terrible and patient fellow.

The power of Devil Fruits is very convenient.

At least that's what Borusalino thought.

However, Roman actually chose not to eat a Devil Fruit, just so it could come in handy at a crucial moment.

"I feel like you're saying I'm a really scary guy? But don't worry, I'm coming to work for you soon, and I won't be sticking my claws out at you."

Roman looked like she was smiling very gently, but only she knew what she was thinking.

Of course, as long as Roman herself doesn't have any ill intentions towards the Navy, she can indeed be considered the Navy's hope.

"Oh, right, I have a gift for you." Roman clapped his hands and took out an exquisitely wrapped gift box from the cabinet next to him.

Lately, I feel like my hearing is getting worse, probably because I keep hearing unexpected things.

This is Borsalino's truest and most genuine feeling.

"This is a pearl mask that's been incredibly popular lately; it's really good for the skin."

Pearl face mask?

I've heard of Borusalino.

I heard it's a newly popular skincare product.

“I think you might need it. Of course, I think you need it not because your face looks like a wrinkled orange peel, nor because you look very old,” Roman said with a “sincere” expression.

Oh, I almost forgot, Roman is not only a terrible and patient guy, but also a sharp-tongued one at times.