One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 166 Pirate Cult Leader? Discussion Before the Tea Party!

All Nations, Totland.

The country called 'Totland' never existed.

In fact, even today, this country seems quite strange.

It does not have a fixed territory, but is a collective name for the thirty-four scattered islands in this sea area.

Normally, a 'nation' composed of a huge number of independent islands cannot last long—the distance across the sea makes the management of the entire country, as well as the stationing and supply of the army, very troublesome.

However, Totland is different.

This country has never experienced internal strife, discrimination, or oppression by rulers.

Of course, the reason for this was not because the rulers were particularly benevolent.

It's simply because this country only allows one greatest oppressor.

Whether it's the common people or the island's governing ministers—everyone lives under her will.

That was Charlotte Linlin, the Queen of Totto Land and one of the Four Emperors, 'BIGMOM'.

Within the waters of Tottoland, her will is absolute.

Her Homies roamed everywhere.

They never tire, require no resupply, are absolutely loyal, and come in a wide variety of species.

Clouds, wind, trees, fire, and even the sea—these are the tentacles of her rule, almost omnipresent.

Therefore, if Bigom desires it, then everything in Tottoran must be done as he wishes.

The ocean should turn into juice according to her wishes, the trees should sway, the clouds should laugh, and the house must be chocolate or dessert.

She wants people to be happy, so people should sing.

She wants everyone to be equal, so she doesn't allow discrimination.

She invites people to tea parties, and they are obliged to attend.

She wanted to have a family, so those who joined Totland were not allowed to leave.

Otherwise, someone will die.

This is 'Tottoland'.

Terms like "dreamland" or "utopia" are inaccurate.

The country itself is merely a dream spawned by a monster from its childhood.

And at this moment.
Totland's welcoming island, 'Chocolate Island'.

"Alright, let's begin—kukukuku~"

The maintainers of this dream are having a meeting.

The person who announced the start of the meeting was a man with an extremely long tongue and a candy cane in his hand.

He is the eldest son of the Charlotte family, the 'Candy Minister' Perospero.

And at this moment, in front of him, was a meeting room made of chocolate.

The executives of the Charlotte family are gathered here.

"It's really a headache to have to escape at a time like this."

"After hearing the news, the giants have decided not to send anyone to participate. They're probably very angry."

As he spoke, his elongated tongue made his expression appear as if he were laughing.

But in reality, this is clearly not the case.

"That Lola guy, is she trying to get us killed by running away at a time like this?"

"It's confirmed that she escaped to 'Paradise.' Use our connections in the underworld to bring her back—didn't 'Big Hand Funeral Parlor' already set off ahead of time and are said to be arriving soon? Have him investigate!"

"Yes, we need to hurry while Mom is busy catching up with old friends and hasn't discovered anything yet!"

“Hey! Chiffon, you’re Lola’s twin sister, you must know where she went, right? Otherwise, if Mom finds out, we’ll both be killed.”

"Hey! Brûlée, didn't you check the situation in the mirror?"

At that moment, Perospero's words stirred up a great deal of excitement among the crowd.

The ten twins, whose clothes, appearances and mannerisms were extremely similar, were making such a racket.

There was also a slender female swordsman wearing a sun hat and with a sword at her waist, who spoke in a cold voice.

But without a doubt, they are all finding it difficult to calm down at this moment.

As Perospero said.

Not long ago, a major event occurred in Totland.

Charlotte Laura, the Chocolate Minister of Tottoland and the administrator of the 'Chocolate Island,' fled Tottoland because she refused to marry the giant prince. This was a very big deal.

Although many races gather in Tottoland, there have never been any giants because of the old feud between Big Mom and the giants.

Therefore, BIGMOM was originally very much looking forward to announcing the marriage alliance with the giants at this tea party.

This is also why the Charlotte family executives present were so excited.

Without a doubt, if their mother finds out about this, everyone will be in deep trouble, and someone might even get killed—don't underestimate them just because they are Big Mom's children; when the other party is angry, they won't hesitate to take action.

But it was precisely at this moment, when the crowd was in a state of high spirits and the situation was beginning to spiral out of control, that things got out of control.

"Crack!"

Sitting next to Perospero, a tall man with short red hair and a scarf slowly crossed his legs.

The clattering sound of his black leather boots with cowboy spiky stilettos wasn't particularly harsh.

But at this moment, the discussions among the crowd fell silent.

They all looked at the man, their expressions serious.

obviously.

This man was respected by everyone more than the eldest of the Charlotte family's heirs, Perospero.

Of course, this is only to be expected.

Because they are pirates, the Charlotte family is a 'pirate family'.

Pirates have always admired strength and the strong.

In the eyes of the Charlotte family members, this man was the embodiment of power and perfection, second only to 'BIGMOM'.

He is the leader of the three Sweet Commanders, the second son of the Charlotte family, and the Minister of Flour.

Her name is Charlotte Katakuri.

At this moment, the man who held the second highest prestige in the Charlotte family after Bigom casually tossed a sticky rice bean into the air.

"We'll talk about Lola later."

As he tossed and caught the food, he spoke in a deep voice.

"Later?"

But upon hearing this, someone couldn't sit still: "But Katakuri, that's an alliance between Mom and the giants!"

The speaker was a fat man whose entire body was dripping with cream, and he sounded timid as he spoke.

“Opera, the league is of course important.”

Katakuri glanced at his usually timid younger brother, his voice still calm: "But don't forget, the 'Pirate Godfather' arrived on the island the day before yesterday, and his discussions with Mother seem to be going smoothly—if nothing unexpected happens, we will first form an alliance with 'Pirate Island'."

"In that case, the matter of the giants will naturally need to be postponed."

As he spoke, the others listened quietly, finding his words to be very reasonable.

That's right.

Although there are still three days until the tea party begins.

However, one of the most important guests at this tea party, 'Pirate Godfather' Wang Zhi, unexpectedly arrived at Whole Cake Island the day before yesterday.

It's worth noting that this pirate patriarch was one of the few remaining active members of the Rocks Pirates on the high seas.

He is a legend of the same era as Big Mom, Whitebeard, Shiki, Roger, and Kaido, and his bounty is a whopping 31 billion Berries.

After the Rocks Pirates disbanded, he occupied the former Rocks Pirates headquarters, 'Bee Nest Island,' and his strength and influence are undeniably formidable.

Normally, such an important figure would not attend BIGMOM's tea party.

And that is indeed the case—over the past many years, BIGMOM and Wang Zhi have had no overt interactions.

But this time he not only came, he even arrived at Cake Island many days in advance, adopting a very humble attitude.

It is said that its purpose was to 'form an alliance'.

As for why this great pirate suddenly wanted to ally with Big Mom, the members of the Charlotte family were not quite sure, but they heard that it seemed to be related to 'Neverland'.

In short, Big Mom has been catching up with her old friend from the same pirate crew over the past few days, and the two have been having a very pleasant conversation.

After hearing Katakuri's analysis, the Charlotte Family executives also felt that it made a lot of sense.

"More important than Lola's matter right now is this 'tea party' itself."

Katakuri glanced at his brothers and sisters.

"As you all know, at this tea party, Mom will announce to the world that she is going to declare war on the 'Twelve Constellations'."

"This is exactly what we need to discuss in this meeting!"

(End of this chapter)