One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 224 Katakuri is very concerned about his image.
The New World, over a sea area near Totland.

Dream Island is suspended high in the sky.

The dazzling sunlight falls on the veil of sunlight covering Dream Island, refracting into a rainbow of colors.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, a rainbow-like staircase swept upwards.

Katakuri is landing on the island.

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Although he had seen the island, which has now become part of the legends of the sea, back during the Battle of Tottoland.

But personally setting foot on the island was undoubtedly a first for me.

Logically speaking, as the administrator of Tottoland, he should have been wary upon arriving at the island governed by the twelve constellations.

But
"Heave-ho!" "Heave-ho!"

At this moment, all that could be seen was behind him.

As he arrived on the island, all sorts of fantastical creatures followed him, each carrying a treasure chest of varying sizes.

"Ouch, my back! I twisted my back!"

At this moment, a blue, dreamlike creature, as white as water, collapsed to the ground, and the falling treasure chest crushed another fairy fire.

"You're a narcissist, you don't even have a waist—get up right now!"

"I had plans to play with the kids today, but I was tricked into coming here to work. I'm a magical beast! Magical beasts don't work!"

"Lord Wei Yang said that all the mythical beasts participating in today's moving event will receive golden essence, and the more they move, the greater the reward."

"Hey you, put my suitcase down right now! Lord Wei Yang—Loyal! Honest!"

In this playful and joking atmosphere, even Katakuri finds it hard to be serious.

And to be honest, other people might be subconsciously surprised or find it hard to adapt to such strange creatures.

But for him, who came from Totland, it was a scene all too familiar.

"Keep moving, let's finish quickly so we can go play at the new Dreamland—it's so much fun, Bonnie and Linlin are all there."

But at that moment, Katakuri's ears caught a key word.

"Lingling?"

Katakuri frowned, sensing that things were not as simple as they seemed.

So he stopped and turned to look at the unicorn that had spoken.

But he hadn't had a chance to ask a question yet.

"!!!"

The next moment, his expression suddenly changed.

He 'saw' the future.

So, he subconsciously looked up in a certain direction.

next moment.
"Hahahaha!"

Amidst laughter, he saw a magnificent 'rainbow river' sweeping across the sky from the depths of the island.

It meanders and twists, weaving through the various exotic flowers and plants of Dream Island.

Above the rainbow river, a group of translucent children are being lifted up by the colorful water, screaming and playing.

Katakuri noticed the three people at first glance.

It was a burly man, who was smiling gently as he played with the children.

In front of him was a little girl with pink hair and jewel-like scales on her face, and a 'giant girl' wearing a little dress, holding a huge rainbow cotton candy, and laughing happily.

This made Katakuri almost doubt his own eyes.

Of course he recognized the man—Bartholomew Kuma, the 'Tyrant' who had been granted the title of Shichibukai not long ago, but was subsequently removed from the list for unknown reasons.

He knew the little girl holding the cotton candy very well.

Although he had never seen what the other person looked like as a child, he could still recognize him.
"Mother!?"

He couldn't help but exclaim.

But
"Shh, the 'Rainbow River Journey' is still ten minutes away—the bear will bring her over in ten minutes."

He had barely finished speaking when he heard a voice from beside him.

Katakuri subconsciously turned his head and saw Miyo walking leisurely with his hands behind his back.

He seemed to have emerged from a tree, and there appeared to be a door inside the tree.

"As for now, if Lord Katakuri doesn't mind—would you like to have a chat with me first?"

He gracefully raised his hand, gesturing for Katakuri to enter.

".certainly."

Katakuri, who rarely lost his composure, watched Linlin fly away amidst laughter, and after a long while, he said softly, "That's why I came here."

After saying that, he followed Wei Yang's guidance and stepped into the tree.

With a flash of light in front of him, he found himself in a completely new place.

He was perched on a branch of an enormous tree.

He could see the dreamlike, ever-falling blue essence rain, and he could also overlook the entire Dream Island.

Katakuri instantly realized that he was currently at the top of the giant tree in the center of Neverland.

"This height and size are even more exaggerated than I imagined. Could it be a kind of precious tree like Adam?"

He muttered to himself as he glanced around.

In front of him was a small house with a wooden table and chairs, on which were placed donuts and hot tea.

【Dream Tree Top - Sheep's Teahouse】

"Donuts and tea are both 'dream creations'; you don't need to open your mouth, just place them next to your scarf and you can eat them naturally."

The next moment, Katakuri saw that the yolk had "grown" out of thin air from the ground in front of him.

He smiled and said, "After all, it's almost three o'clock in the afternoon—we can't miss afternoon tea, can we?"

Katakuri: "."

So, as the highest-ranking official of the twelve constellations, you're either busy designing amusement parks for children or tinkering with these things every day?

Can't you do something productive?

And then again...
"Is it alright to use an intelligence network in this kind of situation?"

He remained serious and spoke in a cold voice.

Yes.

From the moment he heard the word "sheep," he understood that his understanding of the twelve constellations far exceeded his original perception.

Not only did she know his habit of enjoying afternoon tea at 3 pm, and that his favorite foods were donuts and hot tea, but she also knew that he had an image to maintain and didn't like to eat donuts in front of others.

But then, Wei Yang waved his hand and said, "I didn't use any intelligence network. You can just ask Lingling about this."

Katakuri: "."

Not knowing what to say, he simply stopped talking, sat down at the table, and then actually picked up a donut and a cup of tea and put them to his lips.

next moment.
"Buzz!"

As soon as the tea and donuts disappeared, Katakuri indeed felt a sweet, cloying sensation in his mouth.

He closed his eyes and seemed to see scenes from his childhood.

"Mama mama mama—Katakuri, come to Mommy, there are delicious little cakes."

"Oh? You want a donut? Feed it to the chef over there, didn't you hear me?"

"Katakuri-nii, I have some donuts here!"

"Brulee's here too? Oh my god, that's great—let's all eat together!"

After a while, Katakuri opened his eyes.

"What flavor is this donut?"

"It is 'happiness'."

Wei Yang laughed and said, "This is my masterpiece, isn't it pretty good?"

"Barely."

Katakuri spoke calmly.

But at this moment, his body had already subconsciously relaxed.

It wasn't just because he hadn't enjoyed his afternoon tea in a long time, but also because he had realized that Wei Yang meant him no harm.

“I’m surprised that Bartholomew Kuma is one of you.”

He looked at Wei Yang and decided to stop beating around the bush.

"Yes, we have a lot of colleagues."

Wei Yang also picked up his teacup, brought it to his lips, and took a satisfying sip before casually saying, "So, tell me—Lord Katakuri, why did you take the initiative to come to the island today?"

"You want to take Lingling away?"

His soft words had already explained the current situation.

Yes.

Katakuri had come today to make a deal, as agreed beforehand—he brought the treasure of Totto Land in exchange for his brothers and sisters who had been captured.

The twelve constellations were originally quite open-minded, and had already returned the captured Charlotte family members ahead of time.

But Katakuri took the initiative to ask to come to Neverland.

That's why we're meeting now. "I did come here to check on my mother's condition."

Katakuri does not deny this.

Since Bigom's soul was taken away by the Star Lord in front of everyone, he naturally wanted to find out about his mother's situation.

"However, I didn't expect it to be like this."

As he spoke, he also looked down.

Even though they were very far apart, his Observation Haki allowed him to clearly perceive Lingling inside the Rainbow River.

"Ma ma ma ma!"

She was laughing.

Judging from the other party's appearance, and that semi-transparent body that was clearly in a soul state, plus the obvious difference between 'Sister Carmel' and 'Charlotte Linlin' at the end of the previous battle in Tottoland.

Katakuri could roughly guess his mother's condition.

Therefore, he made up his mind.

“I don’t plan to take her back to Totland.”

He looked up at Wei Yang and calmly gave his answer: "If possible, let her stay here."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Wei Yang seemed somewhat surprised: "Is everything alright in Tottoland?"

He asked this.

Yes.

After more than a month of buffer time, the aftershocks of the Battle of Tottoland have not yet completely dissipated.

However, the general situation has already been settled.

Led by Katakuri, the Big Mom Pirates relocated the people of Totto Land, resulting in a strategic retreat for the entire island.

After decisively defeating some pirates who were trying to take advantage of the situation, the overall situation stabilized.

But to be honest, the situation inside Totland is still not very stable.

Whether it's the underworld, the lives and resources of ordinary people, or the threats posed by the other four emperors—these things weren't considered threats when Big Mom was around, but now they've become issues they have to consider.

So it's quite obvious that if Charlotte Linlin could return to Totland...

Even in her current state, Lingling could absolutely stabilize the situation in Tottoland.

No one in the underworld would dare to test whether BIGMOM was in good condition, and the people's hearts would be at ease.

But obviously
"It's ok."

Katakuri doesn't intend to do that.

That was certainly not because he coveted his current power, but simply because...
"She's happy now, and that's enough."

he said calmly.

He is Charlotte Linlin's son and a member of her family.

He would never do something like dragging his mother, who had finally gained freedom and joy, back into the mire.

"My family just needs to be happy and joyful."

"I will bear those unnecessary pressures."

Even if it means changing one's behavior, concealing one's true nature, or erasing one's hobbies.

He doesn't care about anything else as long as he can ensure his family's happiness.

This is his creed, Charlotte Katakuri's creed.

But as he finished speaking...

"No, Katakuri."

But he heard a childish voice behind him.

Katakuri: "?"

He turned his head stiffly and saw Xiong and Lingling standing behind him.

It was obvious that Katakuri's statement had been heard clearly.

Katakuri's face immediately turned red.

"You perverse sense of humor."

He turned his head and looked at Wei Yang, who was secretly laughing, and was so angry that he was almost trembling.

He was certain that this guy was doing it on purpose!
But the next moment...
He then heard Lingling say, "Everyone in Totland is Lingling's family."

She stretched out her finger and tapped her chin.

"Katakuri, Smoothie, Perospero. You're all good kids."

"Although Lingling is playful, she would never stay away from home just because she's playing."

"However, the Star Lord said that a suitable body hasn't been created for Lingling yet, which is why Lingling stayed on Dream Island—but if..."

At this point, her expression became unusually serious.

"If Totto Land is ever in danger, Linlin will definitely go back—whether it's Newgate or Kaido, Linlin will give them a good beating!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and patted Katakuri's head.

"So—don't worry, Katakuri."

She grinned and laughed heartily, "You don't have to bear everything alone."

"Yes"

After hearing Linlin's words, Katakuri also looked at Linlin in front of him.

He felt that feeling again, the same feeling he had experienced in his childhood.

Although it may seem childish and naive, it is a real thing.
"Mother."

He responded softly.

then
"Ah, the next round of 'Dream Racing' is about to begin—Uncle Bear, hurry! Bonnie is waiting for us!"

Lingling seemed to notice something, and her expression became somewhat anxious.

"By the way, Katakuri, why don't you come and play with everyone later? It's a lot of fun! We can be a team, and if we get first place, we'll get a small cake as a reward."

Katakuri: "Ah, this..."

Let him play with these doll-headed kids?

He's very image-conscious, okay?

And then again—why is the bear called "uncle" and the sheep called "brother"? Doesn't that make them different generations?

After watching Lingling and Xiong, who was trying to remain calm but could clearly not help but chuckle, leave.

Katakuri once again turned his scrutinizing gaze to Mihime beside him.

This guy definitely did it on purpose!

"Hey, don't look at me like that—even though you said you don't plan to take Lingling with you, I should at least ask for her opinion first, right?"

The sheep waved its hands repeatedly, indicating that it was innocent.

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Katakuri took a deep breath and barely managed to suppress the urge to punch the guy in front of him.

But obviously.

Judging from Lingling's statement just now, and the meaning behind her words.

Katakuri had already understood one fact—the Star Lord was trying to create a 'body' for Lingling.

Although it is unknown how the other party will do such a thing, it is clearly not something that should be done to the enemy.

In other words, although it sounds ridiculous.

In reality, the Big Mom Pirates can now be seen as part of the twelve constellations.

Katakuri felt somewhat conflicted about this.

But he was also genuinely relieved.

Although I'm reluctant to admit it—if Tottolan is backed by the twelve zodiac signs, then his previous so-called pressures don't seem to really be considered pressures at all.

And it was at this very moment
"Lord Weiyang."

With the sound of flapping wings, Katakuri saw a griffin flying in from outside the island.

And in its paws, it was clutching a stack of newspapers.

"It seems the World Economic News Agency has issued a supplementary issue again. I just asked a passing seagull for some."

So the griffin said.

Did you want some?
Katakuri looked at the seagull feathers clinging to the griffin and felt that his understanding of the twelve constellations needed to be refreshed again—no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like they didn't want the World Economic News Agency to know the exact location of Neverland, so they stole a newspaper-delivering seagull, right?
“Well done, Griffin.”

At that moment, Wei Yang praised the griffin while casually glancing at a newspaper.

then
Katakuri then noticed that Miyo's figure seemed to have stiffened somewhat.

A moment later
"I apologize, Lord Katakuri may have to excuse himself for a moment."

These words were spoken.

"As for the location of the Dream Racer, you can ask Griffin—he can take you there and have fun."

Katakuri then saw that the figure of the goat merged back into the island in the next moment.

Katakuri: "."

So, who exactly said I was going to go out and have fun?!

(End of this chapter)