One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Thinking of this, the long bread spoke up,

"Dafu, go and remind Owen again that the Camellia Party is about to start and tell him to come over as soon as possible."

Daifuku nodded and turned to get the Den Den Mushi.

This time, it was Lingling herself who couldn't wait. The aroma of the dessert made her mouth water, and she exclaimed...

"Enough! Let's begin now!"

After saying that, she strode off toward the garden.

A tea party must be held in a place where birds sing and flowers bloom.

Roger immediately led his crew to follow the old woman.

Tables and chairs have already been set up in the garden. Since most of the people here are tall, the tables and chairs are all large. It is difficult for most people to climb onto the chairs, let alone reach the things on the tables.

Unfortunately, the members of Roger's crew were all of normal build, and even Captain Roger was no taller than three meters.

Fortunately, the long bread had taken this into account and provided tables and chairs that were suitable for the Roger Pirates' height. However, compared to the ones prepared for the Big Mom next to them, theirs looked like they were prepared for children.

And so, the famous Roger Pirates sat at the children's table.

Roger and the others felt awkward, but they couldn't say anything and could only obediently take their seats.

Lingling plopped down in the biggest chair, a big smile on her face, a stark contrast to the crazy woman she had been just moments before.

She raised her teacup and smiled.

"Come on, everyone, let's begin!"

Roger raised his glass and drank with the older woman.

To be fair, the tea tasted quite good, sweet and delicious. However, Roger had no interest in tea at the moment. On the surface, he smiled and chatted with the old lady while drinking tea, but secretly he activated his ability to hear the voice of all things, his goal being to find the last Road Poneglyph on Whole Cake Island.

This ability was so silent that even a powerful figure like Lingling was completely unaware of it. Only Shanks raised his head and looked at Roger with a puzzled expression.

The tea party continued, and the atmosphere became increasingly harmonious, mainly because Lingling enjoyed the feeling. Even her personality became much gentler, and she no longer tended to go crazy at the drop of a hat.

However, what she didn't know was that during this time, Roger had used his abilities to thoroughly investigate the situation on Whole Cake Island, even knowing exactly where she kept her plus-size underwear.

Suddenly, a meaningful look appeared on Roger's face. He had found the location of the historical text on the road sign.

Upon learning the location, Roger couldn't help but smile, his grin widening even further.

Rayleigh, who knew his captain very well, roughly guessed what was going on after seeing Roger's expression.

He subtly moved closer to Roger and lowered his voice,

"Roger, you've already..."

Roger smiled and nodded, saying...

"Did you bring the materials?"

As they spoke, Roger and Rayleigh exchanged a knowing glance and smiled knowingly, as if they both understood what the other was thinking.

Rayleigh turned slightly to the side and gently tugged at the large, heavy black coat he was wearing.

With this movement, a stack of yellowed, old parchment could be seen tightly wrapped in his arms.

The purpose of this thing is self-evident; it's for making rubbings of historical texts. It's also very convenient to use, as it comes with ink; you just need to press it onto the historical text.

The two had long known that Lingling would not easily hand over the historical text, much less let them take it away.

Therefore, they prepared the materials in advance so that they could make a copy of the historical text and have Kozuki Oden analyze it after returning to the ship.

Since Lingling won't even let us see it, we can only find an opportunity to sneak into the location of the historical text.

The key to pirates lies in the word "thief" in the title, isn't it?

Looking at Lingling, who was completely absorbed in the tea party, Roger felt that the chances were still very good.

Chapter 201 Royal Clash

Having made up his mind, Roger began to look for an opportunity. Even if he couldn't get away, he could find a reason to get Rayleigh out, as he had great confidence in Rayleigh's efficiency.

Before he could come up with a suitable reason, Dafu, who had gone out earlier, suddenly ran back in a panic, shouting,

"Mom, something terrible has happened! Something's happened at the Weng Kao Dessert Island where Owen is stationed!"

His shout silenced the entire area instantly. Lingling lowered her head, her face shrouded in shadow.

At this point, it was always the long bread that spoke first.

"Calm down, what exactly happened to Irving?"

Dafu swallowed hard and said,

"The people over there say Owen's ship is anchored at the shore, but Owen and his men have all disappeared, only... only..."

"Only what?"

"There's only blood! Blood is everywhere on the shore and on the ship! Owen and the others must have been attacked!"

"Nani!?"

Upon hearing this news, the members of the Big Mom Pirates all stood up, their faces filled with anger. Only Katakuri remained relatively calm, and he said in a deep voice,

"Daifu, you called Owen first with the Den Den Mushi, right?"

Dafu nodded and said,

"Yes, but Irving didn't answer, so I called his place again. The people there came to investigate on the shore and told me!"

"So they didn't hear anything beforehand? This means the enemy is far stronger than Irving. Irving must have been defeated instantly, otherwise we wouldn't have only received the news now."

At this point, Katakuri paused, narrowed his eyes at Roger and the others, and said coldly,

"Captain Roger, did you pass by Weng Kao Dessert Island on your way here?"

The meaning couldn't be clearer: Katakuri suspects Roger was behind it!

Katakuri held considerable authority among his siblings, and upon hearing his words, the others immediately turned their unfriendly gazes toward Roger and the others.

Bucky immediately lost his temper, stood up, and roared.

"Hey! Does anyone know what this 'Snack Island' you're talking about is? We didn't stop on any islands when we came here!"

Shanks, who was sitting to the side, gave Bucky a thumbs-up and looked at him with admiration.

Click!

The sound of shattering glass rang out, and countless shards appeared on the teacup in Lingling's hand before turning into dust with a bang.

Seeing that Lingling was about to go crazy, Roger frowned and said in a deep voice,

"Lingling, we came directly to Cake Island without stopping or seeing anyone along the way."

That being said, the Big Mom Pirates' suspicions about Roger hadn't disappeared. Shanks, unable to bear it any longer, stood up and shouted...

"If you didn't do it, you didn't do it! Don't make baseless accusations!"

Katakuri stared at Shanks, his eyes narrowing as he unleashed his Conqueror's Haki.

However, his Conqueror's Haki had absolutely no effect on Shanks. Not to mention Shanks, even Buggy could withstand it without any problem.

Roger was also enraged. Since arriving at Whole Cake Island, he had already restrained his temper enough, but what he got in return was being attacked repeatedly.

When had Roger's pirate crew ever suffered such humiliation?

hum!

Roger unleashed a burst of Conqueror's Haki mixed with red and black lightning, instantly repelling Katakuri's Conqueror's Haki.

Katakuri suffered a backlash from Conqueror's Haki, his expression changed, and he couldn't help but take several steps back. In the end, it was his eldest son, Perospero, who stopped him from behind.

The next second, Lingling flipped the table and, without saying a word, turned around and slashed at Roger with her knife.

Roger no longer played defensively this time, and instead delivered a miraculous dodge.

In an instant, the entire garden was left in ruins by the aftershocks of their collision, and Shanks and Buggy, who were weaker, were directly blasted away.

Lingling grabbed Prometheus and pressed him against Napoleon, then swung at Roger again.

"Emperor's Sword: Broken Blade!"

After receiving the attack, Roger flashed behind Lingling and unleashed several sword strikes. Lingling was instantly covered in Armament Haki and managed to withstand Roger's attack with her own body.

Her body was called the "Iron Balloon," and her defense was top-notch, even Roger couldn't help but show a look of amazement.

At that moment, a thick bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, aimed directly at Roger.

Fortunately, Roger's Observation Haki had already anticipated this, and he turned around and slashed out with his sword, which directly shattered the lightning.

Seeing this, Zeus in the sky wanted to continue unleashing lightning, but Roger suddenly disappeared from his spot and appeared next to Rayleigh, whispering something quickly.

When Lingling attacked again, Roger shoved Rayleigh aside, drew his sword, and charged forward to fight her.

The Big Mom Pirates, led by Katakuri and others, charged towards Rayleigh and his crew.

Barrett roared and immediately entered his demon form, throwing a punch at Katakuri, who was charging at the front, but his fist passed right through Katakuri's body.

Katakuri used his Observation Haki and Devil Fruit ability to evade Bullet's attack. He then transformed his arm into a mochi-like shape, causing it to swell and grow dense spikes. Combined with his dark Armament Haki, his arm looked like a giant spiked club.

He swung his arm and slammed it at Barrett.