Who Was Mother Carmel? | Mother Carmel as the Mountain Witch
Mother Carmel as the Mountain Witch
Though her image as a saint was a facade, the other side of her was the Mountain Witch, who made a living through human trafficking.
Over 60 years ago, she was already selling children to the Marines and CP for about 50 years. But who was she originally?
In the world of ONE PIECE, there are individuals known as kidnappers who specialize in abducting people, and because of the world’s structure, which creates a demand for such activities, this business thrives. This may have been going on since the Void Century or even earlier.
I suspect that Carmel herself was originally abducted and forced to work as a slave.
Having experienced the harshness of slavery firsthand, after gaining the power of a Devil Fruit, she likely used that power to free herself from slavery and decided to make a living by gathering orphans and selling them to the Marines or CP.
Her motive might have been to prevent orphans from being enslaved, thinking it was better to place them in the Marines or CP where they could have a better life, and in doing so, she hoped to reduce the number of people like her.
Since she would also profit from this, it was a win-win business, and she might have taken some pride in that.
The reason I believe this is because it’s hard to see her as inherently evil…
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