Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

Leaving aside the consequences of her choice, the most important thing is that this guy possesses the special life card given to him by Charlotte Linlin.

This Vivre Card not only points to Charlotte Linlin's location, but more importantly, it stores a part of Linlin's soul.

This thing was originally intended to ward off those Cholluz... Homies on the way to Whole Cake Island, but it ended up in Aqua's hands...

"Huh? Why is there such an evil soul casket here? The owner of this soul casket must be an evil lich!"

"Idiot, I've already told you, the Devil Fruits in this world aren't real demons!" Kazuma slapped her on the forehead, exasperated.

"Ah, you hit me! You hit me for the second time!!!" Aqua covered her head, tears welling in her eyes, her face full of indignation.

"Okay, I'll prove it to you right now!"

In the days that followed, they continued to drift in the New World, the entire fleet sailing at an incredible speed thanks to the blessing of the ocean that Aqua had unintentionally brought.

Then, whenever Aqua needed something, she would use a soul-sending spell on this Vivre Card in her hand; otherwise, she would soak it in seawater that Aqua had blessed, while Buggy was completely unaware of this.

In fact, logically speaking, the Vivre Card made from the part of Big Mom's soul that she cut off should not affect the original body—but this is only based on the tragic understanding of the soul held by the natives of this world.

In reality, even if the soul is separated, as long as it remains within a perceptible range, it will still maintain a connection with the original body.

Most of the time, this link is so fragile that it can be ignored, at most affecting dreams or something, but in Aqua's hands, this link is not fragile at all.

Although Aqua is foolish, her ability to purify the undead is off the charts. Even relying solely on instinct, she has the ability to deal with all high-ranking undead!

Of course, Big Mom can hardly be considered an undead creature. The Homies she creates are more like activated products of psionicists, so she wouldn't eat undead attacks.

Charlotte Linlin's rule over Totto Land is almost entirely based on her Soul-Soul Fruit ability. All the Homies are created by her by extracting the souls of others and herself, and theoretically, they are closely connected.

This connection is even stronger than that between Moria and his zombie army. After all, Moria mostly cuts off shadows and stuffs them into zombies to serve as his own soldiers, while Big Mom genuinely placed her soul into Homies and used her Devil Fruit power to maintain their existence...

Considering that Charlotte Linlin is essentially a 'spellcaster' who relies on instinct, and is not much better than Moria, she has neither defenses nor countermeasures in this regard.

so......

From that day onward, Big Mom, far away on Whole Cake Island, was plagued by relentless nightmares.

Today I dreamt that I was falling into the sea all night long, and tomorrow I dreamt that I was being chased and killed by Garp like a speed bump in God Valley.

Of course, I dreamed of Sister Carmel more often than not.

It was a nightmare that couldn't be more tragic. She dreamt that she had become a nun, but the nun in the dream was not the kind and gentle old woman that Big Mom remembered.

On the contrary, she is a human trafficker who works for the world government, selecting qualified orphans to sell to them for profit.

During this time, she discovered a gifted child who, despite her young age, possessed the strength to easily kill an old hero of the giant race, and had steel skin that was impervious to blades and spears.

Today is her sixth birthday, and she specially made a cake filled with anesthetic. Once this brat eats it, she'll pack her up and sell her to the World Government!

968>>>>

As the ignorant and foolish brat clapped and laughed while eating cake, the nun revealed a barely perceptible, cold smile. However, as the brat ate the cake in large bites...

Gradually, her eyes became lifeless, she cried out that she was hungry and there wasn't enough to eat, and then she suddenly went mad!

This stupid, drooling child opened his blood-red maw and began to devour everything around him. The nun, realizing something was wrong, tried to escape, but it was too late!

"I'm so hungry, I'm so hungry, so hungry!"

She screamed and grabbed the struggling nun, who struggled in terror as the gaping maw drew closer.

"Calm down, Lingling, it's me! It's Sister Carmel! No, no!!!"

What happened next was nothing short of bloody.

A human trafficker with countless sins was sold and eaten by the crazed children she sold.

The nightmare began to spread.

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688. The New Rocks Pirates!

"How did it go, Perospero? What did the doctors say?"

Inside the palace on Whole Cake Island, the children of the Charlotte family surrounded their eldest brother, Charlotte Perospero, the Minister of Candy, while Big Mom's eldest son, with his long tongue, simply shook his head.

“We’ve seen all the doctors, but none of them could give us an answer, and to be honest, I don’t think there’s any disease that could make my mother like this.”

Perospero's words also silenced them. Yes, what kind of illness could make a mother nicknamed "Iron Balloon" fall ill?

As for Devil Fruit abilities, that's even more laughable! While Big Mom's Haki is among the weakest of the Four Emperors, she's still a Pirate Emperor with Conqueror's Haki! Those bizarre Paramecia-type Devil Fruits are basically impossible for her to use.

"Aaaaaaah, Sister, Lingling, Sister!!!"

Big Mom's screams echoed through the thick doors, leaving the Charlotte family members outside either silent or terrified.

No one dared to approach Big Mom at this time. If she went berserk, who knew if she might take away decades of their lives?

Just when all was gloomy and desolate, Charlotte Pudding, the 35th daughter of the Charlotte family, raised her hand timidly and said...

"Is it possible... that those Axis cultists were behind this?"

Pudding's words left the Charlotte family members exchanging bewildered glances, with Cracker being the first to step forward and retort.

“Absolutely impossible! Mother warned us long ago that no Axis cultist is allowed in Tottoland! Not even in private. The Homies’ surveillance is all-encompassing!”

"But setting aside the disease and the Devil Fruit power, is there any other power on the high seas that could have such a profound impact on a mother's consciousness?" Pudding whispered.

Putting aside all the impossibilities, the final result, no matter how absurd, is still reality.

"I heard that Buggy the Clown defeated Kaido not long ago," Perospero said with a serious expression.

"He himself didn't do it; it was his first mate, an Axis priestess who called herself Aqua, who did it. I thought it was just a rumor, but if she could defeat Kaido with those strange 'divine arts,' then it's quite possible that she would do something like that to my mother."

"That despicable bastard! We have to find him right now and force him to bring his mother back!" Charlotte Owen roared, brandishing her scorching fist.

But everyone knows that this is just for fun. After all, if Buggy can easily defeat Kaido—no matter what methods he uses—these guys, without Big Mom, would only be good for slowing down the enemy.

But just then, Charlotte Opera, who looked like she was covered in wax, burst in breathlessly, terrified.

"No, it's not good!"

"All the Homies are 'dead'!!!"

Homies are living beings infused with the souls of others, making them a kind of construct close to the undead. Although they lack the negative energy of the dead, they still fall into the category of spirits.

If Big Mom can withstand the pressure, she can control the purification emanating from Aqua so that it won't affect her exit, but if she can't control it...

This is the result.

Within just five minutes of Big Mom falling into a coma, all the Homies in Treasure Country were 'released' in an instant.

The Sherlock family members who rushed out were horrified to see the white souls flying all over Tottoland. Most of these souls returned to their original bodies, while a few simply disappeared.

"Mommy, Mommy, do something to save us!!!"

"We don't want to disappear, Mom, please!!!"

The clouds and sun floating above the palace, Zeus and Prometheus, representing Big Mom's own creations, screamed and wept, yet they could not stop the dissipation of their own will.

Their souls returned to Big Mom's body, and at the same time, a sharp scream erupted from Charlotte Linlin's body, a scream that didn't sound like her own voice at all.

"Why is this happening? My soul, damn it, ahhhhhh!!!!"

When the Charlotte family members burst into the room, Big Mom had already completely passed out and was unresponsive no matter how they tried to wake her. Only her body lying on the bed with weak breathing proved that she was still alive.

As the last faint trace of a soul returned, a projection appeared before all the members of the Charlotte family.

"Heh heh, did you see that, you idiot Kazuma? I told you it was an evil lich's trick! I've saved countless lives again!"

A pretty blue-haired girl stood there with her hands on her hips, looking smugly at a boy in a green cloak.

"What have you done now?!"

The Charlotte family members' eyes widened as they spotted Bucky the Clown, who was grabbing the blue-haired girl's shoulders and shaking her violently, seemingly very excited.

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"BIG MOM? You attacked her? Aqua, look what you've done, I really—"

The scene abruptly ended there.

Silence spread through the Charlotte family.

"It's confirmed." Katakuri took a deep breath, gripped the scarf covering his face, and said in an unprecedentedly cold tone.

"Perospero's guess was right, this is Buggy's shameless attempt to harm Mom! After dealing with Kaido, he has set his sights on us, and I'm afraid Whitebeard and Shanks will be next!"

"He not only wants to become the Pirate King, he wants to become Rocks!!!"

The younger members of the Charlotte family didn't know who Rocks was, but Big Mom's eldest sons and daughters, including Perospero, all wore serious expressions.

"What arrogant ambition! Truly worthy of being the successor to the Pirate King," Katakuri said solemnly.

"This isn't the time for admiration! If he's the one causing Mom's dizziness, then we have to make him pay!" Charlotte Owen said through gritted teeth, veins bulging on her forehead.

Whether they could win or not, if the sons didn't react when Big Mom was ambushed, they would likely not have a good ending even if their mother woke up.

Therefore, there was no need for further discussion, and the entire Big Mom Pirates crew, except for a small number of people who stayed behind, set off.

And coincidentally, they joined forces with the Beasts Pirates fleet, which was on its way to find Kaido.

On their way to Elbaf, the land of giants, they collided with the Bucky Grand Fleet.

An unprecedented naval battle thus began in a rather confused manner!

......

So, the result is?

In a small tavern in Elbaf, Jabba, the former Pirate King's "left hand," looked at his old buddy and tilted his head to ask...

"Isn't our presence here the best answer?" Rayleigh raised his glass, clinked it against his, and said with a smile.

"Bugie won mainly because Shanks and I happened to run into him, so we managed to take down Linlin and Kaido's forces before we even had a chance to fight them. Most of Kaido's men, especially those with Kaido, were sunk at sea. However, we also went to Linlin's place later, and with the help of that blue-haired girl, we arrived almost immediately."

"Don't call her 'girl,' she's a goddess!" Jabba chuckled, correcting Rayleigh, which was indeed true.

In Elbaf, Aqua, who had just shown off her skills, was almost immediately revered as a god by the giants. After all, Elbaf was powerful, but it was also truly isolated. It was a country where Carmel could be treated as an honored guest simply by using his Devil Fruit powers to act like a god.

"Maybe she really is a goddess, but if that's the case, then what was it that granted Buggy's wish?" Rayleigh said meaningfully, looking at the goddess performing for a large group of giants not far away.