Uchiha's personal opinion

While Minato Namikaze was visiting the territories of the Four Emperors to discuss alliances and incidentally sell weapons, his impressions and experiences in the Kingdom of Torrent were the worst.

When meeting Charlotte Linlin, although she showed interest in the heavy artillery and external armor, she also tried her best to persuade Minato Namikaze to stay and expressed her intention to make him her Nth husband. When Minato Namikaze firmly refused and prepared to leave, Charlotte Linlin immediately turned hostile and pulled out a roulette wheel with options including various cruel tortures for Minato Namikaze to choose from. While others might at most intend to hack his weapons, Charlotte Linlin intended to gain both him and his wealth!

It would be a miracle if Minato Namikaze had a good impression of her!

If it hadn't been just a shadow clone that landed on the island back then, he probably wouldn't be able to escape by now!

Minato Namikaze felt a chill run down his spine when he recalled this experience.

……

Let's eat!

After the tea was served, Charlotte Linlin picked up her teacup and gestured for it to be served, then began to eat on her own.

Meanwhile, the chess pieces standing on the ground methodically carried out a massive amount of desserts from the officer ship, replenishing the food that was quickly being consumed on the table.

Kaido was quite aware of Charlotte Linlin's sweet tooth, so he didn't say much. He picked up the 'teacup', which was almost the size of a sake barrel, took a sip, and then started eating.

Whitebeard, however, wasn't very interested in these sweets. He only took a sip of the cloyingly sweet milk tea before stopping.

"I heard you're going to start a new pirate alliance?"

Charlotte Linlin ate a huge amount of sweets like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind, before slowly saying, "And my Big Mom Pirates aren't allowed to join?"

"I'm doing this for everyone's own good!"

Kaido blushed and protested, "Your personality has..."

"I'm asking you! Are you planning to form a new pirate alliance?!"

Charlotte Linlin slammed her teacup down, interrupting Kaido's explanation once again: "Are you going to exclude me?!"

"You don't like war, what can I do..."

Kaido continued to argue, "We are like oil and water, why must we be forced to be together!"

"I'm asking you again, are you going to start a new pirate alliance? And you won't even let anyone join?"

Charlotte Linlin's voice grew louder and louder.

"It's been so many years since we last met, let's have some tea..."

The white-bearded man chuckled and smoothed things over.

Whether it works or not is none of his concern.

Anyway, as an 'outsider', he has done his best.

Moreover, Charlotte Linlin's words just now reminded him that Kaido might really be planning to take advantage of the alliance to become the leader of the pirates, thereby establishing his authority in the war against the Navy and the World Government and becoming the Pirate King.

Although Whitebeard wasn't interested in the so-called 'Pirate King,' that didn't mean he wanted to see Kaido's 'scheme' succeed—whether Kaido actually had such intentions was irrelevant.

Kaido was restless, feeling uneasy under the gazes of his subordinates behind him.

"I heard... your fleet has already hoisted the black flag?"

Charlotte Linlin stopped arguing with Kaido and instead asked Whitebeard, "Are you planning a full-scale war with the Navy?"

"That's right!"

Whitebeard said frankly.

When Sakazuki was sweeping through the Grand Line, one of his adopted sons was ambushed and killed. Enraged, Whitebeard originally planned a full-scale attack on the Navy within seven days. However, after receiving an invitation from Kaido to join his alliance, he postponed his actions.

"Whoever wants to fight the Navy, I'll lend a hand!"

Charlotte Linlin also expressed her stance.

"Have some tea! Have some tea!"

Whitebeard ignored Kaido's gloomy face and immediately picked up his teacup to continue smoothing things over.

……

The outer seas of the Kingdom of Tottoland.

Sengoku and three admirals, who had secretly infiltrated the vicinity, were awaiting the final intelligence report.

In this battle, Sengoku led only three cleverly disguised naval warships besides his three admirals. Despite his small numbers, he remained confident he could defeat the notorious pirate kingdom known as a "devil's lair imprisoning all races." Charlotte Linlin's dream was to establish a nation where all races lived in harmony, without distinction of rank. She hoped to make all races in the world "one family," and that they would all grow to her size. However, the reality was that every six months, all residents of the Kingdom of Torrent had to pay a month's lifespan to the "Homies," responsible for the collection and distribution of souls, in exchange for their safety. Otherwise, they would face the threat of death.

Of the three generals, Sakazuki had the most sour expression.

Because he was the last to know about Sengoku's 'Totland Blitzkrieg' operation plan.

This also means that Sengoku, as the marshal, has a lot of opinions about him. Although the always arrogant Sakazuki doesn't think that the Buddha Sengoku can do anything to him, the feeling of being targeted intentionally or unintentionally is still very uncomfortable.

But as I said before, no matter who wants to fight pirates, Sakazuki, who always adheres to the ideal of 'complete justice', will always lend a hand!

"call……"

After taking a deep breath, Sakazuki rubbed his hardened face to ease his tense nerves.

After a while, Sengoku's Den Den Mushi rang with a soft "blur blur~".

"Mishimishi!"

Sengoku immediately connected to the Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone) communication.

"Hymn confirmed to be in port!"

The intelligence agents on the other end reported this.

Charlotte Linlin's flagship is officially named 'Queen Mother Hymn', but within the Navy, it is usually referred to in a simplified form, as the full name is somewhat embarrassing to pronounce.

Where is that older woman?

"Warring States Period," Zhan Guo asked, frowning.

"No trace has been found yet..."

The intelligence agent replied, "But recently, most of Charlotte's sons who serve as ministers in the kingdom have made appearances on the various islands."

This is the biggest flaw in the 'Blitzkrieg' plan. Since the Navy cannot plant 'spies' inside the Big Mom Pirates, which are bound by blood ties, they can only confirm the whereabouts of the target through clues on the outside.

After a moment of contemplation, Sengoku finally made a decision: "Prepare to block Den Den Mushi communications!"

"As ordered!"

The naval officers under his command immediately carried out dozens of horned Den Den Mushi and placed them on the deck, preparing to emit interference signals. At the same time, two of the ships began to maneuver to the left and right flanks to cut off the Kingdom of Tottoland's external communications.

In the world of One Piece, real-time communication relies heavily on Den Den Mushi (snail phones), and the ability of the horned Den Den Mushi is to cut off communication by disrupting radio waves. Therefore, by interfering with the signal of the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku can block most of the communication of the Totto Land Kingdom in a short period of time.

Of course, the range of interference signals that the horned Den Den Mushi can block is limited. If the people on the island run away from the archipelago after Sengoku and the three generals launch a surprise attack, they can still continue to use the Den Den Mushi.

The three specially modified warships that accompanied the expedition were used to eliminate those who slipped through the net.

A while later, the Den Den Mushi that Sengoku was holding, which was in a call connection, suddenly lost signal with a 'snap'.

These are two additional special warships that flanked the enemy and launched jamming radio waves.

"Let's fight!"

The first to leap up was from the Warring States period, hurtling towards the island's mainland—

"The form of a giant Buddha!"

Just as he leaped into the air above the dock, Sengoku activated the power of his Devil Fruit, transforming into a giant golden Buddha statue and landing on the land!

The three generals then leaped into the air and charged towards the Kingdom of Tottoland!

"Enemy attack!"

The chess soldiers and biscuit soldiers on the dock were thrown into chaos!

"Boom boom boom!"

The golden Buddha swung its fist and punched a passage through the island's buildings, which were made up of various snacks and desserts!

"Meteor Volcano!"

Sakazuki didn't hesitate after landing. He immediately unleashed his strongest move, his molten fists striking the sky repeatedly, shooting out countless streams of lava that then transformed into a meteor shower, completely igniting the dessert shops in all directions!

Kuzan, who had always been at odds with him, snorted and launched an attack from a different direction.

Kuzan's Devil Fruit ability is at the opposite extreme from Sakazuki's; putting them together in a fight would only be counterproductive.

This is also one of the reasons why the two have always disliked each other.

Don't dwell on it!

As Sengoku unleashed a shockwave to wipe out the soldiers of the Tottoland Kingdom, he shouted, "Find that old woman quickly!"

"We must kill her!"

Chapter 538 Anger Leads to Military Action

"We didn't find that old lady!"

The combined power of the Fleet Admiral and the three Admirals was devastating. The four of them, possessing overwhelming strength, advanced simultaneously from different directions, leaving no enemy unstoppable in their wake.

But neither Sakazuki, who melted down the candy and pastry houses, nor Kuzan, who froze a whole area, nor Sengoku and Kizaru, who directly attacked Whole Cake Island in the center of the sea, found any trace of Charlotte Linlin!

Moreover, the defenses of the Kingdom of Tottoland were not as strong as imagined. The four of them did not spend much time completely breaking through the entire Tottoland and reuniting on Whole Cake Island!

"Where did that old lady go?!"

The most vicious and violent of them all, Sakazuki, casually picked up a biscuit soldier whose body had been half melted, and asked menacingly, "Talk! If you don't talk, I'll burn you!"

"This was created based on the power of a Devil Fruit; how could it possibly answer your question!"

Kuzan couldn't help but sneer, "He doesn't even have this basic common sense, and he still dares to be a commander-in-chief!"

"That at least proves that the old lady who made these Homies and Snickers are still alive!"

Sakazuki melted the biscuit soldier he was holding, cursing, "We must find that sweet-toothed old lady! Chop off her head and hang it on the flagpole at Marine Headquarters!"

Still maintaining its golden Buddha form, the Sengoku general didn't even bother to pay attention to the mad Sakazuki, and continued to unleash fierce shockwaves that destroyed the dessert buildings on Whole Cake Island.

However, apart from capturing a group of pirates and several of Charlotte's offspring, no trace of Charlotte Linlin, the target of this battle, was found.

This means that this blitzkrieg has completely failed!

This also means that the usually cautious Warring States period finally made up its mind to take a gamble, but still lost!

"Destruction and slaughter have lost their meaning..."