One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 173 The Emperor of the Sea, the Twelve Constellations Declare War on You

It's still at the top of the cake castle.

"Ma ma ma ma!"

The aunties' cheerful laughter and the Homies' singing and dancing were enough to show that the aunties were in a good mood today.

"Wang Zhi, you're here—I heard you got back to your room very late last night, what happened?"

So much so that she was quite patient with Wang Zhi, who was late.

"nothing."

At this moment, Wang Zhi simply smiled and said, "I just wandered around."

"Is it?"

The woman clearly didn't care—she was just asking casually.

Wang Zhi clearly had no interest in dwelling on this issue.

So at this moment, he simply walked to the observation deck on the castle roof and looked down at the sea: "Is that the 'Piecrow Company' ship?"

He pointed to the ship below that was sailing into the port of Cake Island.

"Yes—Piecrow has already told me that the body of that kid called Rat is on the ship."

At this moment, the older woman's laughter became even more hearty.

"The enemy's corpse is truly the best birthday present, oh my god!"

"Yes, yes, Mom."

Upon hearing this, Napoleon, wearing a tricorn hat on the old woman's head, excitedly exclaimed, "And it's not just a head! I heard the 'King of Assassins' brought back a complete corpse of a rat!"

"That's right, Mom has also prepared the Den Den Mushi for the live broadcast. At the tea party in four days, you can announce the death of the Rat to the whole country through the Den Den Mushi."

Zeus nodded repeatedly.

As it spoke, its gaze was fixed on the giant Den Den Mushi above Whole Cake Island.

That was a Den Den Mushi specially prepared for this tea party, connecting the entire world. It was a symbol that Big Mom used to inform the world what would happen to those who opposed her.

"Yes, Piekro did a good job. We can reward him with some extra perks this time."

The older woman nodded: "Oh, and Cracker too—he did a great job. Hmm? Speaking of which, how has he been lately? Has his injury healed?"

It can only be said that when she is in a good mood, she is indeed quite easy to get along with, and she even occasionally thinks about her son's health.

"I heard he hasn't fully recovered yet, but he has already begun to fulfill his duties. Not long ago, he went to the vault to confirm the safety of the historical texts and Sister Carmel's photograph."

"Oh my, what a good child."

Upon hearing this, the woman chuckled and said, "The nun would surely be delighted to know there's such a child, wouldn't she?"

When she spoke of Sister Carmel, her expression was as innocent as that of a little girl.

But after a short while, her expression turned gloomy again.

"And...wasn't it Hanafuda that injured Cracker?"

"That bastard, let's just find a chance to get rid of him."

In her words, she seemed to transform back into the ruthless and merciless Yonko—she even seemed completely oblivious to the possibility that killing Hanafuda might trigger a war with Kaido.

"Great idea, Mom!"

"As expected of my mother!"

"Kill him, kill him!"

But clearly, the three Homies were already used to the old lady's unpredictable moods.

At this moment, they are just smiling and praising them like this.

The woman was even happier.

"I've changed my mind. There's no need to wait for the tea party—I'll activate the Den Den Mushi immediately, and once the Rat's corpse arrives, I'll declare war on the Twelve Constellations!"

“Hang his body up, hang it at the highest point on the island.”

"Yes, yes, yes, yes. Since it's a happy occasion, we should share it with everyone as soon as possible."

She even changed her original plans on a whim.

Although this casual remark may render many people's long preparations futile.

But
"Yes"*N
At this moment, she naturally wouldn't hear a negative answer.

Or rather—in the entire Tottoland, there has never been anything that could defy her will.

So the Homies immediately got to work.

Some Homies were responsible for informing Charlotte family executives on the various islands.

Other Homies activated the giant Den Den Mushi (snail phone) above Whole Cake Island and its corresponding 'live broadcast line'.

then
"Live broadcast ahead of schedule? Declaring war ahead of schedule?"

On Chocolate Island, Perospero, who had just finished assigning the welcoming tasks and arranging the 'Mirror Passage', put down the Den Den Mushi and saw the live broadcast screen that he had turned on in the sky above the island.

That's right.

For this 'declaration of war', BIGMOM even specially built a giant 'live homie' on each island.

They can ensure that all the people of Totland can hear the Queen's declaration of war without leaving their homes.

"Did Mom change her mind again?"

He helplessly covered his forehead, clearly in a terrible headache.

"The tea party is still more than ten hours away from officially starting. Wouldn't it be more likely that the 'Twelve Constellations' will come if we choose to declare war at this time?"

"It doesn't matter."

Beside him, Smoothie, though also frowning slightly, shook her head: "The deployment of 'Supreme Sugar Alert' is largely complete. All warships are in position at the ports of various islands, and the martial law and evacuation of civilians are finished. It doesn't matter when we declare war—as long as the Twelve Constellations dare to come, we can make full preparations. Right, Katakuri?"

She said so.

then
"...Katakuri-nii-san?"

Receiving no response, she instinctively looked to the side.

At that moment, Katakuri was leaning against the wall, still tossing a mochi ball in his right hand.

".Um?"

Katakuri seemed to snap out of his daze and turn to look at Smoothie only after Smoothie called him again.

"Katakuri, what's wrong?"

Upon seeing this, Perospero frowned.

Of course he knew it.

My younger brother isn't the type to just relax and unwind.

"It's not just that the clouds are a bit thick today."

Katakuri shook his head and said casually.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Perospero also looked up at the sky.

Indeed, as Katakuri said.

Today in Totland, the clouds were strangely thick—the sun was almost completely obscured, with no trace of it visible above the clouds.

"That's normal. Although there are celestial Homies, Totland is so big that the Homies can't guarantee that the weather across the entire region will be exactly as expected."

However, Perospero didn't take it seriously.

Throughout Totland, the sky is filled with 'celestial homies' made of clouds and wind, which can roughly control rainfall and weather.

Occasionally, clouds from other seas do drift to Totland, which is not uncommon.

"I'll have the Celestial Homie go and blow these clouds away in a bit—Mom doesn't like cloudy days."

".Um."

After a moment of silence, Katakuri nodded.

As I said before, he knew that these things were normal.

But he just instinctively felt uneasy.

"Hmm? It's Cracker. And 'Big Hand Funeral Parlor'?"

At that moment, Smoothie's words interrupted Katakuri's thoughts.

He and Perospero both looked up at the 'Live Homie' above the island.

And just as Smoothie said.

On the live stream screen, the older woman was positioned in the center, with Wang Zhi standing not far to her side. In addition, members of the Charlotte family, including 'Owen' and 'Daifuku', responsible for guarding Whole Cake Island, could be seen stationed in various nearby locations.

"Mama mama mama~"

Amidst the cheerful laughter of the older women, from the entrance gate on the top floor of the Cake Castle not far away.

Piecrow, the 'Big Hand Funeral Home' who wears a clown mask and has hair like a lion.

And Clicquot, a burly man wielding a giant sword, walked behind Piecrow.

In the middle of them, a pitch-black coffin was clearly being held.

"Is the one inside the coffin the 'Rat' of the twelve zodiac signs?"

At that moment, Perospero stuck out his tongue: "That Piecero, he's really capable, Perospero~"

"Indeed."

Smoothie nodded as well.

".Um."

At that moment, Katakuri casually tossed a mochi ball aside while nodding solemnly.

To be honest, even now, he still doesn't quite believe that 'Big Hand Funeral Parlor' really solved the problem of the Rat.

But Katakuri understood.

Even if that 'King of Assassins' had the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard, he would never dare to deceive BIGMOM on such a matter.

Not to mention, the other party even came to Cake Island in person, which shows their sincerity no matter how you look at it.

So even though he had doubts, Katakuri didn't say anything more.

Soon, Cracker and Piecrow in the picture were already carrying the coffin to the old woman.

"BIGMOM, this is what you want to see—would you like to open it?"

After setting the coffin down, Piecrow asked this question.

"Open it immediately."

The older woman, of course, did not hesitate at all.

Upon hearing this, Cracker and Piecrow did not hesitate and immediately opened the coffin lid.

Then, the perspective of the live Den Den Mushi immediately shifted.

Almost everyone in Totland instinctively turned their heads, trying to see what the mysterious 'Twelve Constellations' member's body looked like inside the coffin.

But it is precisely at this moment
"!!!"

Katakuri's expression suddenly changed.

The glutinous rice ball in his hand was crushed almost instantly, and his expression turned extremely gloomy in an instant—his usually cold and confident eyes were filled with unbelievable shock for the first time.

He has already seen the 'future'!
then
"boom!"

Without hesitation, he turned around and flew towards the huge mirror that had just been prepared not far away.

But just moments later, Smoothie and Perospero's expressions also froze.

Or rather—within the entire Tottoland region, the expressions of all the sufficiently senior members of the Charlotte family instantly froze.

Because at this moment, they had all seen the figure inside the coffin in the scene.

That is certainly not the 'Rat'.

On the contrary, it was a woman.

She had white hair, a wrinkled face, a square face, and wore lipstick.

Her eyes were closed, as if she were dead—but even so, a stiff, unreal smile remained on her face.

Almost all members of the Charlotte family recognized the figure's identity.

That is
"Sister Gagarmelo!?"

Perospero nearly bit off his own tongue.

"How can it be"

Smoothie covered her mouth at that moment.

Then, both of them realized at the same time that something big was about to happen!
And that's exactly what happened.

now.

At the top of the cake castle, the joyful atmosphere had frozen, and even the wind seemed to have stopped flowing.

"A nun!?"

Standing in front of the coffin.

The joy on the face of the infamous sea emperor, whose fearsome reputation resounded throughout the world, vanished in an instant.

BIGMOM! No, Charlotte Linlin's fierce eyes were now wide open.

With a whisper that seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of her throat, her massive body became unsteady for the first time.

She leaned forward, trembling, and looked incredulously at the figure inside the coffin.

And it was at this very moment
"Lingling."

She heard the answer.

Then, she saw Sister Carmel in the coffin open her eyes.

Her voice sounded a little strange, but her tone was as gentle as Charlotte Linlin remembered: "You've grown up."

"Sister...you...you still..."

The woman's expression was somewhat strange—in that instant, it seemed as if countless emotions and thoughts were shifting within her eyes.

Anger, seriousness, doubt.
But all those countless emotions were eventually replaced by a profound sense of joy.

Where did you go back then?

She spoke, and her voice once again became like that of an innocent child.

She seemed about to ask something, but only for a moment.
"bake!"

She then saw the 'Sister Carmel' in front of her suddenly collapse.

Her body suddenly began to burn fiercely, cracking inch by inch, until finally...
In the blink of an eye, she had turned into a cloud of black powder.

The woman was stunned again.

Her expression flashed with disbelief, as if she were in a dream.

But after a brief moment of stunned silence...

"Ahh.ah."

She made a sound—a series of incoherent murmurs that had no real meaning; it was as if she had lost even the ability to speak.

His eyeballs rolled upwards in an instant, leaving only the whites of his eyes visible.

Immediately after
"Ahhhh!"

A roar was heard.

With that strange roar, an enormous, almost tangible Conqueror's Haki surged forth like a destructive tsunami.

The entire top of the Whole Cake Island castle began to tremble at that moment, and countless Homies that had been guarding it collapsed in an instant, causing the ground to crack.

But at this moment, the others at the top of the castle remained calm.

"Buzz!"

Silently.

Wang Zhi, Cracker, Piecrow, Owen, Dafu—the faces of all those guarding this place slowly changed.

In the blink of an eye, the dog wearing a dog-head mask and with earplugs in its ears appeared.

He looked at the middle-aged woman right in front of him, making that terrifying 'strange noise,' and smiled slightly.

"Although you probably can't hear me anymore."

"but."

He raised his finger, tapped his forehead, and performed an elegant salute: "Emperor of the Sea, the Twelve Constellations hereby declare war on you."

As he finished speaking, he gently lowered his hand.

"Gentlemen—let's get started."

　Today's update: 1.7 words

　　My writing hasn't been very good lately, so I'm adding an extra chapter to thank everyone for their support.

　　
　
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