Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 80 Katakuri, The Invitation to the Tea Party (5k)

"Sister Kate? Where did you go? Why was the phone busy?"

I just ran into some weird bastards, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

By a stream, Leriana saw Kate again, who was washing her fur.

The stream had washed away the bloodstains, and Leliana saw nothing but wet hair.

"Meow knows, those bad guys have been taken care of. You did a great job! Such villains should be eliminated, and that way there are several fewer people worse than me."

Kate used the electric current to dry her body, then spoke encouragingly.

"Sister Kate, are you happy?"

Mink people's body language more easily reveals their mood. For example, for a cat furry, irregular finger movements indicate a state of readiness for battle. At this moment, Kate's tail is swaying, which means she is in a good mood.

"Of course, there's good news, Riley."

Oran is coming back sooner than expected, he'll be here almost there!

"real?"

"I just finished a phone call, that's why your call didn't come in. Let's go, speed up and finish the rest of the way, or we'll miss the Oran landing."

"good!"

Leliana seemed very happy, and the fatigue from unleashing her physical potential was swept away. She immediately prepared to start again.

Terra had just taken a couple of sips of water and was about to chew on a couple of stones to relax when Leliana grabbed her from the pool and pulled her into the second half of the training exercise.

"Mr. Oran, that's our way. Have a nice day."

At the port of Bean Island, the ship's officer saluted Oran and directed the other soldiers to unload Oran's luggage.

Oran's technology was truly implemented on ordinary soldiers. Regardless of what the Navy Headquarters and the World Government thought, Oran provided all wounded soldiers with the opportunity to stand up again and make up for their physical defects.

They knew Vegapunk was called a genius scientist, but they only expressed admiration in conversation or grumbled about it, because Vegapunk's power was to change the grassroots with cutting-edge technology.

Before Vegapunk achieves his goals, ordinary people cannot perceive the changes he brings, which means that Vegapunk can only exist in the praise of others forever.

However, Oran's inventions were used on them. While academics marveled at Vegapunk as a once-in-a-century genius, those at the grassroots level were getting more and more in touch with Oran's products.

"Dad! You're finally back!"

The familiar launch start, but Oran had gotten used to it and caught Leriana steadily.

"Kate told me that you've been working very hard these days, and you did a good job before."

"I practiced diligently, but I don't understand why those people, who have hands and feet, would do that kind of thing?"

"Because this world is unfair, they are unwilling to endure their current lives, yet they are unwilling to work hard or resist. Instead, they satisfy their selfish desires by oppressing the weaker people."

Riley, you have great power, but that power is not for bullying others, it is for protecting others.

Absolute justice is hard to find, but the real tragedy of the world is seeing injustice and having no one speak out.

When the brave are angry, they turn their swords on the stronger; when the cowardly are angry, they turn their swords on the weaker.

Yes, those words were indeed said by Lu Xun.

"They use their violence and the fear of others to cover up their cowardice. Riley, you can't abuse your power and become like that."

Oran placed Leliana on his shoulders and steadied her legs. At her current rate of development, this move would be impossible to replicate in a few years.

"No, I don't want that. Dad, are you hungry? Let's go back and eat. I smell something delicious."

"You have such a keen sense of smell! It's a specialty dessert from Fishman Island, and it's famous all over the world."

Oran took a small box out of Frankenstein's package and gave it to Leliana to tide her over. He had packed up all the dessert shop's stock, enough for Leliana to eat for quite some time.

"Kate, this is for you. See if you like it."

"Huh? There are cats too?"

Kate looked at the gift box in her hand with slight surprise.

"Of course, we're family, everyone has a share."

Not only Kate and Blitz, but even Terra got a mineral sample from the seabed, though it ate it without even looking at it.

Back home, Blitz demonstrated his progress in the learning module. During Oran's absence, he had already developed the cooking module, which was unavoidable.

The average lifespan of a chef working at the Oran residence is only three days.

It's not that they died suddenly, but rather that after working for a few days, the high-intensity work would make them give up this high-paying job. The chefs here are still within the scope of ordinary people. This is the first time I've seen a big eater like Riley.

One day is fine, but working non-stop for more than ten hours a day is a bit too much for them. This is referring to the chef team. If it were just one person, they wouldn't be able to handle it on the first day.

Blitz was uneasy about the high turnover rate of staff, so he took over the job himself.

At this point, he showed a tendency to develop from engineering rescue robots to household multi-purpose robots.

Upon returning to the research institute, Oran resumed his previous research and presented the Navy with a more detailed order, but this period of peace did not last long.

While Oran was studying data and analyzing the geographical situation as usual, Feld suddenly came looking for him.

"Oran, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong? Does the World Government see you as a thorn in their side and want to get rid of you?"

"How could that be? If they were going to make a move, they should have taken care of Morgans first. That kid has exposed a lot of dirty secrets lately. Do you remember what I told you before, after Piekro was taken down, who replaced him?"

"The Big Mom Pirates?"

Oran has a good memory; he won't forget something unless he completely forgets about it.

"That's right, their captain Charlotte Linlin is a big pirate with a bounty of over one billion, you should know that, right? She suddenly sent me a letter saying that she's going to hold some kind of tea party."

Oh, and she also invited you and Umit; all the big shots in the underworld received her invitations.

Several years after the Rocks Pirates disbanded, Charlotte Linlin finally established her own kingdom in the New World. As the Big Mom Pirates intervened in the underworld, their connection with the underworld also became closer.

Feld had no idea why Charlotte Linlin suddenly wanted to invite everyone, something that had never happened before. He was very worried that it was a conspiracy, so he went to Oran to get his opinion.

"Invited me? Why would I send a letter to you?"

"She couldn't find your contact information, and I was in charge of selling your prosthetic body, and that's how it ended up."

That's not important. What do you think she wants? She can't just be inviting us over for tea and snacks.

In the underground world today, Feld and Umit occupy the two largest businesses, and closely connected to their businesses is the warehousing tycoon, Gibson.

Gibson, known as "The Concealer," is a veteran in the warehousing industry, primarily engaged in cargo storage.

There are conflicts among these people, and sometimes they are unwilling to communicate with each other, so they need to find a middleman.

Oran has some business in the underworld because of selling his prosthetic body, and due to technical reasons, no faction wants to offend him.

For various reasons, Oran is well-suited for the position of middleman, and thus was chosen by Charlotte Linlin to be a participant.

By that calculation, Charlotte Linlin has essentially invited the entire underworld.

"Why not? If we don't drink tea at a tea party, are we supposed to drink alcohol?"

"At a time like this, don't joke with me."

Seeing that Oran showed no sign of tension and didn't even stop his experiments, Feld seemed a little puzzled and urged Oran to be more serious.

"I'm not kidding. You know, when doing business in the New World, you can't avoid dealing with pirates."

Unless you can wipe them all out for the World Government.

Now that the Big Mom Pirates have entered the underworld, they must want to ascertain some things. These things can only be resolved by discussing them face-to-face.

This might not be a bad thing. If things go smoothly, we can hand over any other pirates we encounter to them.

What Feld saw as a crisis was nothing to Oran. In his view, Charlotte Linlin simply wanted to publicize her position in the underworld and expand her intelligence network.

According to his understanding, the tea party would even become a regular activity for the Big Mom Pirates, and as a participant in previous sessions, he was quite safe.

As for whether the Navy or the World Government will care about this?

The World Government itself trades Seastone with Kaido, who occupies Wano Country, and they themselves don't care about this, let alone others.

Where are you going?

"Make something as a souvenir. From what I know, this female pirate really enjoys the feeling of 'opening blind boxes.'"

Meanwhile, a pirate ship with a fairytale theme, decorated with desserts on its hull, is approaching Bean Island.

Candy-like decorations replaced the bones behind the skull, and long red lipstick was printed on the skull flag, which was the flag of the Big Mom Pirates.

The leader was tall with short, amaranth-red hair and wore a black metallic-style outfit, with a long scarf covering the lower half of his face.

He is Charlotte Katakuri, the second son of Charlotte Linlin, who is in command of the ship and has come to invite Feld and Oran to her tea party on Charlotte Linlin's orders.

If things had gone according to the original timeline, BIG MOM's tea party would have only required sending a letter, and anyone who dared not attend would have faced Charlotte Linlin's retaliation.

But things are different now. This is her first time hosting a tea party, and to prevent anyone from being too afraid to come, Charlotte Linlin specially sent her most favored children to greet her guests while sending the message.

Of course, Charlotte Linlin has other ideas if this person refuses to be a guest.

With both Feld and Oran on Bean Island, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the most important guests, so Charlotte Linlin sent her most prized son there.

When Feld sought help from Oran, Katakuri had already arrived with his men.

"Lord Katakuri, we've arrived! According to our intelligence, they live here."

"Mom's order was to invite them to the tea party. They are guests now, so be polite until you get a clear rejection."

"Yes, Lord Katakuri!"

Whether it's strength, efficiency, sense of responsibility, or the trust of his brothers and sisters, Katakuri is unparalleled, and he can be considered the second-in-command in the Big Mom Pirates.

Katakuri, who has lived on Beehive Island with Charlotte Linlin since birth and has interacted with the Rocks Pirates, possesses considerable strength.

Although he is only 16 years old, his bounty has already exceeded 100 million Berries.

As Katakuri and his group approached the direction of the laboratory, they attracted the attention of others.

"Identity verification: Charlotte Katakuri, bounty 117 million Berries, a senior officer of the Big Mom Pirates."

Frankenstein's eyes flashed, and he quickly verified the other party's identity. He was not the kind of lowly pirate who would target the Zeff family. Even in the New World, Katakuri was a well-known figure.

"Fran, Oran's phone is busy. He's probably doing an experiment. Go tell him. Meow will handle things here."

"it is good."

Frankenstein didn't say much and immediately returned to the lab at full speed to report the situation. Kate also stopped hiding herself and jumped out on her own initiative.

She had noticed that Katakuri was watching them, and seemed to have realized something.

"Pirates, why are you here?"

"Your mother ordered you to come here and invite Du Feld and Siddiel Oran to the first tea party. Are you their subordinate? The invitations should have been sent over beforehand."

Katakuri's Observation Haki is very strong. Although he hasn't reached the point of being able to foresee the future yet, his perception is much stronger than that of ordinary people. He can sense a powerful force within Kite.

Moreover, he felt more than one person watching him just now, which clearly meant that someone had gone to pass on some message.

"Yes, I understand."

Just then, Kate's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang. Since they weren't far from the lab, Fran quickly sent the message back.

At this moment, Oran gave her new instructions.

Oran hadn't expected the message from Feld to be delayed so much, or rather, he hadn't expected BIG MOM's men to arrive so quickly, so he hadn't informed Kate and the others what had happened yet.

"Come with me. Oran is busy with something. You'll be able to see him once he's finished."

Kate wasn't a violent person who wanted to fight anyone, and Katakuri wasn't the reckless type either. With normal communication, they didn't have any unexpected conflicts.

Since Oran did not refuse Charlotte Linlin's invitation, he was a guest of the Big Mom Pirates. At this moment, Katakuri appeared very patient, leaning against the wall without saying a word.

On the contrary, Feld, who had been kicked out of the laboratory by Oran, kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, seemingly worried that something unexpected might happen.

Oran had previously said he wanted Charlotte Linlin to experience the changes brought about by "Hextech's Deadly Works," and then he went into the laboratory, leaving Feld completely confused.

"Mr. Feld, don't be so nervous. Mom is just inviting you over. I will take care of your safety."

"Also, you fur-bearer, you've been watching me the whole way. Do you have anything to say?"

"Meow is very curious, just how strong are you? It's been a long time since I've encountered a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million."

The last pirate Kate encountered with a bounty of over 100 million was Bakkin, but Bakkin was just a freeloader on MADS' ship and wasn't willing to be a free sparring partner.

At this point, Katakuri was the highest-bounty pirate that Kite had officially come into contact with.

"Waiting like this is getting a bit boring. If you want to know, I can let you experience it."

While the bounty posters could indirectly confirm certain things, Katakuri also wanted to take this opportunity to demonstrate his strength and show the capabilities of the Big Mom Pirates.

But since he was there to invite guests, he couldn't take the initiative. Since Kate gave him the opportunity, he naturally accepted it.

Are you serious?

"Of course, I'm ready to fight at any time. As a guest, you can make the first move."

"Then I won't be polite, Meow."

Katakuri wanted to show off his skills, while Kite wanted to test her limits; as a bodyguard, she needed to know just how far she could go.

Sizzle

With a crackling sound, Kate, who had just been crouching at the lab door, leaped to Katakuri's side and punched him in the chest.

Katakuri didn't move. When he said that Kite could make the first move, he had already activated his Observation Haki. At that moment, a large hole appeared in his chest, causing Kite's fist to miss completely.

"Nature-based?"

"A fight is not a Q&A session."

As he spoke, Katakuri delivered a whip kick upwards, his right leg bending and kicking out in an unimaginable arc.

He is not a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, but a Paramecia-type Mochi Mochi Fruit user.

It can transform his body into a cake. To be precise, this is a special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit. Combined with his powerful Observation Haki, it can achieve an evasion effect even stronger than that of a Logia-type Devil Fruit.

Katakuri originally thought that this attack would render Kite unable to fight, but Kite emitted an electric current, which, combined with his Haki defense, blocked Katakuri's leg whip, and used the recoil to move to a safer position.

It's sizzling!

Kate swung a claw out of thin air, and five electric currents formed an electric net that flew towards Katakuri, but his body turned into mochi and dodged Kate's attack in various bizarre shapes.

"you"

Katakuri was about to say something when his body instinctively recoiled. Stimulated by the electric current, Kate's movement speed was increasing, and her dark fists grazed his face.

Although Katakuri's Observation Haki still managed to evade it, the overflowing electric current struck Katakuri's body. Even Mochi's body felt a stinging sensation under the high temperature of the current.

"Interesting, I never thought I'd run into an opponent like you at the amusement park."

Feeling the stinging pain on his forehead, Katakuri's fighting spirit began to ignite.

An arrogant challenger will annoy Katakuri, but if the challenger has comparable strength, he will gain Katakuri's respect.

"Do you want to continue? If you do, I'm going to get serious."

Katakuri's arm melted into liquid mochi, and a trident appeared in his hand.

"certainly."

Several flashes of lightning appeared in Kate's eyes, and the power of the Hextech Core was being further activated by her.

"good!"

Katakuri abandoned his previous contempt and now regarded Kite as a true opponent.

(End of this chapter)