Flashback....

The Akagami pirate executives were holding a meeting. They sat in a circle in the ship's galley, a frown plastered on everyone's forehead. A serious atmosphere filled the air, each individual seemed to be deep in thought. All these conditions seemed to contrast with the amused look of an adorable baby who was babbling happily because his father was feeding him mango ice cream for afternoon snack.

Cale was clearly ignoring everyone, the eleven-month-old was used to the crew's fickle atmosphere. The Akagami pirates are a bunch of strange, wishy-washy, and quirky-minded adults who love to create petty drama here and there. All in all, it can be concluded that Cale is very familiar with the situation where a game of cards can throw a whole crew into chaos in daily basis.

"Captain, we should slowly talk about Cale-kun's future, starting with the most appropriate way to protect him without diminishing our affection for him" As one of the main brains in Red Force, Hongo opened the conversation at this important conference.

"You're right, even if I wanted to, I can't just shout to the world that 'Cale-chan is my baby!!!' It's very dangerous and high risk" Benn snorted at his captain's wise words that were somewhat out of everyone's predictions. After all this time the advice about life from other crew members would be Shanks kicked into space, everyone knew the fact that Shanks was actually a genius, but just unique in his own way.

"I'm surprised your tomato head worked so well this time captain" Lucky the roaster returned to action.

"Hey what the hell was that?! I've always been smart!" Shanks yelled like an angry child when he was called 'child'.

"Meh" Lucky replied to his captain with scorn written all over his face.

"If you're jealous, just say it, yeast brain" Shanks tried to mock, believe me, he was trying his best.

"What does my brain have to do with yeast? Just admit that you suck at mocking captains."

"..." Shanks cast his gaze in another direction while everyone looked at him flatly.

'How childish' they thought simultaneously.

"Lets back to the topic morons" Hongo broke the unfinished topic.

"Then what if we make Cale the son of one of us in public?" Lime Juice made a suggestion.

"Huh?" Which unfortunately was not understood by many people including Shanks himself, on the other hand Hongo and Benn nodded their heads.

"I think I get it, we just have to spread the rumor that Cale is the son of one of the crew members, not your biological son, babies aboard active pirate ships are rare but can still be found" Hongo explained the part he understood. Right next to him Benn also nodded in agreement.

"That's not a bad suggestion, plus we're the fucking Yonkou crew made from hell, our reputation is enough to make the assumption that the crew's child can come aboard safely and comfortably" Building snake added his opinion.

Shanks nodded, he was starting to understand the direction of his friend's conversation and thought that the suggestion made by Lime Juice was quite made sense.

"Then we should prepare a new name for him, right? We can't leak Cale's real name to anyone" Bonk Punch's words made everyone's forehead furrowed.

"What if his new name is Rock-"

"Stop with that Rocky shit thing, how can you be obsessed with that ridiculous name?" Hongo looked at Shanks judgmentally. Shanks made a face of shock and soon the thirty-year-old captain was scowling like a child scolded by his mother.

"How about Kirei? That sounds pretty" Bonk Punch suggested.

"Let my good mouth tell that empty head of yours again, Cale is a boy and he may look pretty but that name doesn't suit him" Yassop nodded in agreement with Hongo's stabbing words (Hongo always loved making rude stabbing comments to literally everyone).

"Hmm... Ah! Cherry-"

"Pass" Shanks' voice was immediately cut off by everyone.

"Mean!"

And that's how the executives of a group of Yonkou pirates got into a violent hair-pulling and nearby item-throwing fight over the right to give their captain's son a fake name.

"My made-up name is better than your meaningless name!" Shanks said as he pulled on Yassop's nose which was met with a bite on the hand by the sharp-eyed sniper.

"Cut it you five-star patient traumatiser-" Lime Juice tried to escape from Hongo's grasp while Hongo struggled to do the same.

"Stop it you piece of shit-" Building snake's voice was muffled as Monster threw the spoon he used to eat cake at his face (no one knew how the monkey get in the fight).

Cale, on the other hand, was annoyed that the bowl of ice cream he had just eaten flew into Yassop's hair, making the man scream loudly because he couldn't accept that his hair was sticky and smelled of mangoes. Cale stared bitterly at the group of mature men around him who were bickering like two-year-old toddlers.

'How can these people be the people the world government fears' Cale always thought that the Akagami crew did not have the same authority as the rumors spread by the world government. The group of men around him did not look like one of the most dangerous pirate crews in the world.

'They were more like a bunch of kids pretending to be adults than vicious pirates' Growing up among pirates who acted like adventurers made Cale realize that the world he lived in was the type of world where you could only trust and follow what you saw, not the views of anyone else.

Cale ducked to avoid the plastic plate that was thrown towards Bonk Punch, huh it turns out that his reflexes are not too dull even after reincarnation.

'When will this end oh my... Just decide one name!' Whatever his fake name was Cale wouldn't care, he even used the lame name 'Bob' continuously while disguising himself and robbing people, ah Cale smiled remembering those good times.

'Name.... Name, Name...' Soon Cale's pupils widened, he knew his new fake name!.

"Ua! Youa!" The immature bickering instantly stopped when Cale's little cry was heard.

"Huh?" Everyone's response was unified.

"Dada Youa! Youa!" Little Cale looked excited as he crawled towards his father, he pranced happily as Shanks held his chubby body.

"Is he hungry?" Shanks asked curiositly.

"I don't think so, he just ate two hours ago" Lucky informed the Captain because he was the one who fed Cale when Shanks went to the nearest market to buy some milk formula.

"Has his vocabulary increased? Although it's still not clear what he wants to say" Benn said as he gave his nephew a gentle peck on the cheek.

"Enn! No! Youa!" Cale kept saying that word at least ten times in one minute.

"Whether I'm drunk or not, but I keep hearing the word Cale pronounces as 'Joshua', does this boy understand what we're talking about?" Yassop seemed unsure of his own opinion. Yassop's uncertainty vanished when their beloved little baby's smile broke out.

"If he understand so his new name would be Joshua?" Lime Juice said while rub his chin.

"This is ridiculous" Hongo and Benn said the exact same thing at the same time.

"Oh come on, this name doesn't sound that bad, beside if Cale understand our conversation then my boy is a freaking genius!" Said Shanks proudly as his hand patted Cale carefully.

"Joshua sounds simple and easy to pronounce, the name is also not flashy so it is not easily suspected" Building Snake stated.

"I guess that makes sense, what do you guys think?" Shanks asked Benn and Hongo. The two people asked looked at each other and finally nodded together.

"Then we agree, Cale's fake name is Joshua!" Shanks exclaimed with a wide grin.

"Yess!" The executives began to celebrate and the atmosphere became lively.

"Then who's the fake father?" Yassop's passing question opened up a huge war among the Akagami crew who had just started the party.

(The chosen one was Hongo because he was the most fatherly of them all.)

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Now

Hongo, Benn, Yassop and Izou got into a small ship similar to Moby, they walked straight towards the infirmary with hurried steps. Cale was transferred from the stroller to Hongo's hands, protecting him from the small shocks that resulted from the quickly pushed stroller.

After arriving at the infirmary, Hongo immediately rushed in leaving the other three men outside, no one wanted to disturb doctor Akagami's work so no one dared to go inside and fortunately the Izou sisters had already scattered out to the nearest dolphin cafe since morning so this mini Moby was very quiet.

About half an hour later Hongo came out with a tired face but a glimmer of happiness there. Benn and Yassop instantly exhaled the breath they had been holding during their journey until now, the tension in Izou's shoulders loosening little by little.

"Oh my... Just so you guys know? I almost lost Cale-kun...again"

Hongo's voice was getting smaller and smaller, Cale's condition that was always in a fragile state frustrated him because he could not do much with medicine. After all Cale was only eleven months old, Hongo had yet to find a type of lung medicine that was safe for babies that age, he ended up often blaming his own incompetence even though Shanks never blamed him.

"Not this again Hongo, we've talked about this a lot haven't we? No one blames or judges you, you did nothing wrong and you've always done your best until now" Benn affirmed Hongo's insecurities, making the Akagami ship's doctor chuckle softly, their second captain was always sensitive to everyone's feelings, even the quietest crew members like him.

"Thanks" Hongo really mean it and Benn knew it.

"Always" Said the gun user man.

"Anyway, you said that our little joy is alright now?" Izou hate to end the sweet brotherly moment between Hongo and Benn but he need confirmation right now.

"Yeah he is, thought I still need to watch him for some more days, Benn-san, I guess we can't set sail until Cale-kun's condition increase" Confirm the doctor.

"Can't help it, we can't have a sick baby who need a full attention while trying to keep alive in the worst weather right?" Hongo nodded in agreement in Yassop's opinion.

"That's true, I'm gonna tell the idiotic captain of ours that his son need full of his attention" Benn snorted, this meant that he had to go around the island to find that 199cm tall mass of red hair. (6'6 feet cmiiw)

"Well, then good luck for finding him!" Yassop shouted to encourage him while Hongo raised his thumb and smiled empathetically towards him, anyone on a Red Force ship knew how hard it was to find their child-like captain in the middle of the island they were visiting, it feels like a terrible mission to find a missing toddler at the toy section in the large supermarket.

On the other hand...

Cale struggled to open his heavy eyelids, a soft whimper escaping his small mouth, a sign that he didn't like the pain that was happening to him, a bit ironic considering Cale was almost immune to the feeling of 'pain' during his time as Rok-soo.

"Daaa" The tiny mouth reflexively moaned, his face scrunching up even more as the dizziness hit his head like hundreds of needles.

"Cale-kun, sorry sweetie sorry" Cale's ears slightly caught the familiar voice of their ship's doctor but could not catch what the owner of the gentle voice was talking about.

Cale felt calmer after his body was picked up and carried carefully by Hongo without swinging him around. Cale smiled slightly as he felt how warm Hongo's embrace was and how soft the pirate doctor's rough fingers were as he stroked his hair. The pain was automatically reduced, Cale never knew if the sincere touch from others could ease his pain even a little.

Cale slowly gathered his consciousness and after being patient for some minutes, he finally managed to open his eyes perfectly, a portrait of Hongo who smiled sincerely greeted his vision.

That heart-soothing smile reminded Cale of the Butler he had come to think of as his own father, still fresh and vividly emblazoned in the former Young Master's memory, the sight of Ron smiling gently at him in any situation, even when his entire left arm was missing, Ron still did his best for his beloved Young Master until death came to separate him from them.

Losing Ron turned out to be more and more painful than Cale expected, all this time the smily old man had always been around him, tending to his wounds during the war, feeding him the best pf the best food, letting him act as he was and sitting beside him with his hand on his head, stroking it slowly when he felt uncomfortable or the shitty record started to gnaw at his brain.

Cale didn't realize that he had completely entrusted himself under Ron's care. The old man always put Cale and Beacrox above himself, Cale or Rok-soo who had forgotten what it felt like to be loved automatically melted little by little and finally Cale made Ron one of the most important people in his heart, Ron's existence even beat Deruth who was his own biological father.

The frenzied wind, the rumbling thunder, the dark sky and the tears that were camouflaged by the pouring rain were the atmosphere that Cale remembered on the day of the death of one of his most beloved people.

The sight of Beacrox, whose head was covered in white strands, kneeling next to a luxurious coffin adorned with white lily flowers, the heartbreaking cries of three children who now growing up, the deep frown on Eruhaben's face as he lost more and more fat, Choi Han biting his lip until it bleed, Rosalyn's stifled sobs, Alberu's wry expression of loss and most importantly- what was his expression that day? What did he say that day? No idea, Cale didn't really remember.

He lost the recording for the first time since Rok-soo got this frustating ability. The memories that normally flowed into his brain like a stream of water were suddenly blocked by a thick wall. The detailed information he used to receive suddenly stopped, his brain that usually wouldn't shut up became silent.

It feels much worse than swallowing a monster carcass or being impaled by a branch of a world tree. Cale never expected himself to fall into the pit of solitude without being able to get out by his own power once again. Ironically, it was only after the loss that Cale realized how important Ron was in his life.

It wasn't easy for him to get back to normal, not with Deruth and then Violan who followed shortly after due to an accident at the construction site (non canon) leaving Basen who was forced to take over the Henituse region in a state of grief. At that time Cale felt that the curse of the White Star was still imprinted on the veins that pumped his heart, breathing became difficult and activities that he used to do became difficult to do.

No one know why Cale's reaction was so different from when he was Kim Rok-soo. Alberu, who had strengthened his heart to support his sworn brother, was somewhat surprised by Cale who was not functioning properly. Alberu was sure that if it was the usual Cale, he would work until the end of his life to distract his brain from the round and round of memories of something he desperately wanted to gone.

Alberu failed to predict his own brother, Eruhaben was even surprised that Cale would rather shut himself in his room and sleep in a capacity beyond normal than work until his bones hurt. But of course no one was planning to let their sunshine stay dimmed like that.

They worked together to comfort Cale, help him to slowly accept what happened fully and never leave him alone. They really did, taking care of Cale's feelings until the end of his breath, always trying to make him smile through his day with them. Cale is at a loss for words to describe how much he loves his family.

"Cale-kun? You okay there buddy?" Hongo's voice sounded a bit shaky, it seemed Cale's fever had risen again because of the record.

'Right, I should start trying to cut down on this toxic habit' thought the former Young Master.

"Dada" Shanks, Cale wanted to feel Shanks' warm presence.

"You want to see your father? Wait a little longer, he'll be here soon" Hongo's words calmed him down a little, Cale didn't know why but his instinct as a baby was screaming for him to be near his father as soon as possible.

'Benn-san, please hurry back' Hongo hoped silently.

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Shanks was so excited, the thirty-year-old cheerfully visited the biggest children's toy store on the island, slowly choosing the toys he felt would be most suitable for his sweet son who would be turning one in a two weeks. Yes! Cale would be passing his first year in two weeks and Shanks wanted to give his sweet cherry the best gift possible.

His feelings were rather mixed, being raised without the right parental figure made Shanks' personality rather apathetic towards others. The background that haunted him all this time had a big role in the way he treated other individuals, Shanks was not sure how his personality would be now if that day he refused to come aboard the Oro Jackson as a cabin boy.

Would he be a vile bastard who likes to hear the screams of innocent people? It could be, honestly Shanks still enjoys the tortured cries of enemies who he thinks deserve to be mentally defeated, because that is also why Shanks chose to establish his own pirate, he is free to do anything without being bound by rules or being under someone's orders.

In his eyes pirates are the freest bunch of people on the sea and Roger has proven that by winning the world's number one treasure, One Piece which unfortunately he never have a chance to see it because Shanks preferred to accompany Buggy who was lying incredibly sick rather than join Roger's crew down to Laughtale Island. Does Shanks regret it? Not really, it just complicated.

Having Cale opened up many new things in Shanks' life. Although he did not remember the who, when and where of his own son's origins but Shanks never thought that he regretted Cale's presence, the opposite was true, his son brought a refreshing new direction to his life.

He who used to underestimate the role of parents became aware of how important it was in the emotional growth of a child, the one-child Yonkou felt deeply sorry for taking Yassop away from Bachina and their newborn son who was just born last month, although he never forced his offer to the reliable sniper.

Shanks used to be skeptical of children, finding them troublesome and getting in his way as a pirate, he didn't understand Hongo's sense of justice towards the noisy little creatures. Shanks didn't hate them, really, he thought little kids running around happily on the island they were visiting was adorable but having one? Shanks from eleven months ago would have vehemently rejected the idea, saying that he would never stand to be on one island for a long period of time just for the safety of his child.

But look at him now, Shanks is willing to spend years on the same island if it's for the good of his little red Cherry. Shanks is willing to do many things for the happiness of the son he never expected to have. Shanks loves his son. And now the single father happily search for the best of the best gift for his beloved son.

"Cale likes soft fluffy things, should I just get a doll?" The single father thought as his long legs entered the doll area, various shapes and sizes of dolls in various price levels greeted his vision.

Shanks ignored the confused and reluctant stares from the fish people around him, he also had no problem with the shop workers not approaching him, being a sea emperor made him accustomed to neglect by some and excessive and unhealthy attention from others. Shanks moved on to the area of the highest quality dolls, carefully choosing the most comfortable shape to use as a bolster pillow because he knew Cale liked to hug things when sleeping.

His smile widened as his hand managed to catch two standing cat dolls in red and silver that were about half the size of Cale's body, perfect for a head pillow or sleeping companion.

"Cale will like this" As Shanks took the two dolls, he accidentally saw a doll that was as big as Cale's body, shaped like a sleeping reptile? Deep black in color.

"This is also just as soft, hmm I'll just take it" Shanks finally took the reptile doll that had no idea what it was and started walking straight towards the cashier. Shanks hoped that these three very soft dolls would be enough to make Cale happy on his first birthday.

"Are there any additional items, sir?" The cashier serving Shanks asked before mentioning the amount that Shanks had to pay.

"No."

"No."

"Eh?"

"Huh?"

"Marco-kun!" Shanks exclaimed happily, he knew that Shirohige was visiting the fish-man island but he did not expect to find Marco the famously flat phoenix in a toy store.

One of Shirohige's eldest sons was hiding the item he had just bought with a furrowed brow and a strange expression.

"What the hell is that expression! You evil bastard!" Shanks puffed out his cheeks as the two of them left the shop after paying for the items they had picked up.

"Akagami-san, I'm surprised to see you here-yoi" Although all the eldest Shirohige children knew how childish the young red-haired Yonkou was but Marco could say with confidence that his siblings would not believe him if he told them that an Akagami no Shanks bought a cute and fluffy doll at a children's toy store.

"Seriously? I go to toy stores all the time though" Shanks confessed and Marco wrinkled his nose slightly not sensing a lie there.

'How old is he? Five?' thought the phoenix.

"So what does a great Marco come to a toy store for?" Marco looked rather distressed with the young Yonkou following his steps.

"Buying a doll for one of my sister's, her birthday is near" Marco replied briefly, he sighed in relief as Shanks seemed satisfied with his answer. He has learned a lesson to go away from the curious Akagami from experience. Trust him, Shanks can be a triple more annoying when he's curious about something and won't shut up until he's satisfied about the answer.

"And you-yoi? What did you buy?" Marco peek at the Big carton paper bag in Shanks hands.

"I bought three dolls for my Cale, he would be celebrate his first birthday in two weeks" Marcos's blue Eyes widened, clearly not expecting that.

"Wait what? That fast? Are you decide to celebrate it here-yoi?" Marco hopes that Akagami would choose to throw a party here so he can tell pops and his siblings about it.

"I guess so, we run out of time and Cale's fever is quite alarming so I choose to stay here for a little while" The smart captain was forgot to tell the crew about this decision without knowing Benn is desperate to search him.

"I see, Can we join the celebration? If you allow it of course" Marco immediately added that sentence at the end, it would be rude for him to insist on coming to a party that didn't even invite him. Even he is a pirate himself, Marco still has a manner.

"It would be lovely!" Shanks replied with a smirk on his face.

The casual chatter and warm atmosphere continued between the two, Shanks draped one arm around Marco's shoulders who didn't mind the clingy behavior of the youngest Yonkou, they were acting like old friends. Marco had known the red head since he was a teenager, shortly after Pops picked him up from the streets and adopted him as a son.

Moreover, the age of the two was not too far apart and the fact that both were the youngest on the ship at that time made them able to relate well even though their other friends were not too close to each other, after all Roger and Shirohige were not close friends, the two captains were more like rivals who were in a good area between each other.

"Ah there you are! Oi captain!" Shanks and Marco interrupted their topic about the trite offer from Shanks who was always trying to get Marco to board his ship and looked back simultaneously.

"Benn? What's wrong?" Shanks' tone was rather serious, Benn wouldn't look for him unless he wanted to report something urgent and needed orders from him.

"Joshua's fever is getting higher and Hongo asked not to move until Joshua's condition improves" Marco frowned, 'Johsua? What the hell is that overly-used name' for some reason Marco immediately knew who they were calling 'Joshua' at the moment. Ignoring Marco's confused look, Shanks shifted position next to his first mate.

"Aren't we not leaving until his birthday?" Benn stared at Horror Shanks, silently suppressing the urge to smash his captain's head between the large rocks around them.

"And when did you tell us that decision?" Shanks froze, it was only fitting that he felt something was off from earlier.

"You know what captain? I would have thrown you in the Bermuda triangle a long time ago if I didn't remember that you were our captain" Benn sent a death glare at Shanks who laughed clumsily while avoiding his gaze.

"Where's Hongo now? Red Force is parked next to the Moby and they are far from the city center" Shanks clearly changed the topic and Benn who was tired after traveling around the island did not want to spend his energy scolding his stupid captain.

"They are in the nurse squad's special Mini Moby parked near the city center" replied the Akagami pirates' right hand man.

"Ah that one, my sisters made a fuss to go to the dolphin cafe-yoi so Pops allowed them to land there-yoi" Marco was relieved that his nephew was on a ship full of their frontline health workers, he would be safe and secure there.

"Marco-kun, you know where that is right? Can you take me to that ship?" Shanks asked since Benn in the badmood mode not very nice to guide them.

"Can-yoi, after that come to Moby, Pops wants to meet his grandson-yoi" Marco was sure Thacth would be so excited later, he had to tell his brother to reduce the volume of his voice that surpassed the lighthouse siren.

"Sure, why not" Shanks answer quickly.

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It could be said that Cale was really surprised by the form of mermaids in this world. Cale had imagined a scaly creature that didn't look human at all, had poison behind their fins, an aggressive nature and no sense of humanity, just like the mermaids in his old world. Instead, the mermaids here were the final image of many men's fantasies.

Charming and not boring to look at, super smooth skin, silky manicured hair adorned with beautiful coral, bodies scented with soft sea coral and exotic colorful fish tails, all of them were the opposite of Cale's memories.

'This is why I should not compare two worlds that are clearly different' he thought to himself.

Cale closed his eyes as the wind blew past his cozy body wrapped in a thick wolf-shaped suit, Cale don't understand that his father seem to be a little obsessed with these animal-shaped clothes, it's not like he doesn't like it thought, these thing is more than enough to keep him warm. His actions drew a hearty laugh from the individual holding him this time, Cale could tell from his lightly shaken body.

"Cold huh? Let's go inside" Cale nodded as if he understood the words of the dark brown-eyed man holding him. The man with dark brown eyes, Izou led his nephew into the dining room section of Shirohige's ship.

Today was two weeks since they landed the Red Force next to Moby, Cale was staying with Shirohige in Moby after the old man asked Shanks to leave his son here and his father agreed because it seemed like he had other pressing matters, Cale hadn't seen him or his crew since yesterday, only Hongo who accompanied him here as his doctor.

Cale's fever had indeed fully recovered because his body had adapted to the temperature of the surrounding environment, so Shanks did not object to Shirohige's request to spend time with his new grandson.

Living on a giant ship certainly gave Cale many new experiences. Everyone here was very kind and friendly to him, all of them seemed to nurture and love each other, considering each other as siblings under the supervision and love of their father. Cale understood that this world was strange and defied all his imaginings about many aspects but still the sight of a group of fierce pirates forming such a strong and unbreakable relationship rather astonished him.

So far Cale was living a happy, safe, comfortable and full life here. Everyone seemed to enjoy spoiling him with lots of delicious healthy food, playing with him, carrying him and taking him for a walk around the island even if it was only once every three days, getting him acquainted with the mermaids and lastly giving him a bed full of soft pillows that wouldn't make his body ache.

Cale was happy to be well received by his adopted grandfather's children (Cale already considered Shirohige as his grandfather after the strongest man in the world gave him a car-shaped display with a body made of pure gold and the tires made of diamond). Marco and Izou were his favorites, the peaceful tranquility of them made him comfortable and he didn't mind falling asleep in their arms.

Thacth's incessant babbling reminded him of Raon, Haruta who couldn't shut up just like Hong, White Bay who grinned as she sliced through sea monsters just like Hannah, Namur who was friendly yet quiet like Taylor and many more. Being surrounded by people with traits familiar to his old family made Cale feel comfortable and nostalgic. Ah how he missed them all.

'Its not like I can see them anymore, I'm died at that world and never able to get there again' Cale quietly try to shut his brain, even it not work at all.

Cale was brought into the dining area by Izou because it was lunchtime. The dining room looked empty, which was strange, usually no matter what time of day, there would be some Shirohige children who decided to spend their time here.

'Is there something going on outside?' Cale thought spontaneously.

"Cale-kun, I have some business with an old friend in the city center, do you want to come? There's no one to take care of you because all my brothers and sisters are busy so you're coming with me, right?" Cale nodded, he didn't want to be left alone on a ship whose area exceeded that of a relatively large island in East Blue.

'But usually Izou doesn't come out at this hour' After spending two weeks in Moby, Cale was quite familiar with Izou's schedule, usually the beautiful man wouldn't come out at noon because he was working on the documents of the 16th division he led in his room or in the dining room.

'Strange' Cale felt that this was all strange but the thought was quickly dispelled, not that he cared if Shirohige suddenly needed almost all of his children so Moby was almost empty.

Izou handed over the teddy bear from Thacth (he actually gave Cale a teddy bear) and distracted him. Feeling successful, Izou took out a small snail from his pocket and whispered nearby.

"I'll give you an hour to prepare, it can't be more than that or Cale will whine" True, Cale did like the fish man island but he did not enjoy the sadistic stares given by the locals behind Izou's watchful eyes.

"Yes! Thank you Izou" A familiar voice sounded quite loud from the snail, luckily Cale was busy with his dolls so the one-year-old toddler did not hear it.

Izou sighed in relief and picked up the stroller at the end of the room, they would be leaving now.

"This should work" The crossdress lover whispered to himself.

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Thats it guys! WOOOOHOOOO I MADE IT! The word in this chapter is 5642 (including my useless babbling)

You know what? I start to overthink about this fanfic, do I write it enough to understand? How about the storyline? Is it good enough? Or is it too slow? I want to make things slow for Cale's childhood but I start to feel it was too slow.

IDK man, this is suck (the overthink). I'm sorry I'm babbling here, ᕕ( ཀ ʖ̯ ཀ)ᕗ

Anyway, thank you for you guys who read, vote or commenting this fanfic, I really appreciate it.

See you next chapter!