The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

As a historian by training, Olvia is able to offer a more objective assessment of this matter.

The historical text keeps recounting a story.

Legend has it that the successor of the sun god Nika will conquer the entire sea with his smile, and when the drums of liberation sound, everyone will be free.

It's utterly ridiculous, like a prophecy straight out of a fairy tale.

If the world could be liberated because of the Nika Fruit user, and everyone would put aside their selfish desires and embrace one another, then there is only one possibility.

Everyone was brainwashed by the Nika Fruit; it was a seemingly fairytale ending, yet chillingly tragic.

Such a prophecy has gained a large following, which makes Olvia feel both amused and exasperated. Even Shanks himself is a supporter of this prophecy.

That's why the other side sees Luffy as the future of the sea.

Luther remained noncommittal, a smile playing on his lips:

"I'm curious, if everyone doesn't want that so-called freedom, then what is the purpose of the drums of liberation?"

"Probably not. It's just a stroke of luck, but it doesn't mean he'll be the ultimate winner."

Olvia shook his head slightly; he didn't believe that Luther's World Government had any chance of losing.

Even the previous World Government had the power to overwhelm the ocean.

Even if Luffy and his crew were extremely strong, along with Whitebeard, Rayleigh, Dragon, and Shanks, they could only pose a threat to the World Government; they wouldn't be able to shake it at all.

Unless the World Government insists on sending them one by one to their deaths, only to find themselves powerless against them after they've grown strong enough.

But even the Five Elders and the World Government under their rule wouldn't make such a foolish mistake.

Olvia paused, then said dismissively:

"In terms of history to date, the freedom advocated by the sun god is nothing more than self-indulgence, and in the end it only influenced a small group of people."

“The ancient sun god Nika is said to have brought freedom to people. But if this freedom could last, it shouldn’t have disappeared because of any change; it should have lasted for a long time. But that long period of time was only recorded in a few words in history books.”

"From ancient times to the present, the world has been in chaos for most of the time, which shows that the freedom brought by Nika was just a flash in the pan, or was quickly overthrown by the masses either after his death or while he was still alive."

"800 years ago, we went to Joyboy, the ruler of a great kingdom, Nika, the ancient sun god. He was a being very close to us, and we can clearly know how powerful the power he wielded was."

"But even Joy Boy was eventually overthrown by the 20 Kings, who established the World Government, which continues to this day."

"The Great Kingdom was overthrown in less than 100 years, while the World Government has lasted for 800 years to this day. From a historical perspective, this only proves that the Great Kingdom was far inferior to the World Government."

“This angle is quite novel,” Luther said with a smile.

“It’s not exactly novel. The length of time a unified power exists can directly illustrate the impact of that power’s rule, as well as the superiority or inferiority of that rule compared to other forms of rule,” Olvia said, shaking her head.

"Is it possible that the Great Kingdom, because of Joy Boy's existence, is more likely to fall apart? And that the World Government, because of its oppressive policies, has prevented the world from progressing, thus allowing it to endure?" Luther shrugged.

"This factor certainly exists. But if a force can't even maintain stability, it's a failure from the start. It might even leave nothing behind."

Olvia raised an eyebrow; she didn't approve of Joy Boy's vast kingdom from the bottom of her heart.

Rather than believing that such a bizarre, fairytale-like kingdom can continue, it's better to believe that their world government will last until the end of the world.

Decades ago, she might have believed in mutual trust between people.

But after truly becoming a ruler and personally experiencing countless experiments, she became even more convinced that a cold order could last for millennia, while pure emotions could only last for a short time.

“That makes a lot of sense. Indeed, compared to a fleeting moment of brilliance, something that lasts forever is much more impressive,” Luther smiled.

"So, you mustn't lose to that chosen one. The fact that he has appeared only once in history proves that he is an existence that surpasses all possibilities," Olvia suddenly said.

She actually knew all along what Luther was doing.

If we focus all our efforts on eliminating Luffy now, he will surely perish at sea in less than a year.

Even if all sorts of unexpected events occur, a lone individual has no chance of success.

On the contrary, Luther has now adopted a laissez-faire attitude, wanting to see how far Luffy, as Nika's successor, can go.

Although each of the other party's partners was carefully selected and influenced, human nature is unpredictable, and some unforeseen accidents will always occur.

If such an accident occurs, they may need to put in much more effort to make up for it.

Olvia didn't think the World Government and the Don Quixote family could possibly lose, but she also didn't want Luther to experience any unpredictable changes in his mentality due to some troubles.

“Even though you were unwilling, you still silently supported me, didn’t you?” Luther said with a smile.

"This is your choice. As your woman, what choice do I have?"

Olvia chuckled softly, sat on Luther's lap, and gently stroked his cheek.

“But you know, whether it’s you or Gion, if you both try to stop me, I will choose to change my plans.” Luther narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying the moment of peace.

"As you know, neither I nor Gion will accompany you to the end and do our best to pursue the ending you want."

"Your Majesty, we have no enemies ahead!"

Chapter 389 Katakuri's Actions

"Katakuri, do you really want to save Linlin?"

Outside Whole Cake Island, Katakuri and Longbread, the head chef of the Big Mom Pirates, stood side by side, watching Shanks' ship sail away.

Just now, they reached a series of cooperation agreements.

Katakuri demands the rescue of Big Mom and seeks revenge against the World Government.

If Shanks agrees, they will join the alliance.

Shanks naturally agreed to Katakuri's request.

Katakuri is quite strong. Even if he can't face a top-tier powerhouse like Gion, it wouldn't be difficult for him to hold off a Marine Admiral for a short time.

Furthermore, if they can really rescue Big Mom from the World Government, they will gain another top-tier fighter, making it a win-win situation.

However, this was just a seemingly wonderful collaboration.

Longbread, who thought he saw through everything, didn't think much of it. He always felt that there was something fishy about Charlotte Linlin's capture by the World Government from the very beginning.

Smoothie could only bring people close to Lingling at most; to actually capture her, she would need to make a huge commotion.

But the truth is, on the day Lingling disappeared, everyone except Lingling was not on Cake Island.

He was assigned to receive the newly arrived dessert ingredients to make the cake for the next tea party.

Katakuri and his brothers each had their own things to do, so only Linlin was on the island that day.

In the end, at the cost of destroying half the island, the Don Quixote family easily handcuffed Charlotte Linlin with seastone, and Scarlett and Uta joined forces to make her dizzy.

What are you trying to say?

Katakuri glanced at the long bread, his expression utterly calm.

"Heh heh, you want to climb the ranks, don't you, Katakuri? You don't want to at all..."

The long bread had a sinister smile on its lips, and its eyes were filled with greed as it looked at Katakuri.

But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.

“I have already seen your end, bread.”

Katakuri crossed his arms, his contemptuous expression making it seem as if he were sentencing Longbread to death.

"You...how could anyone have gotten close? Wait...it's Brulee's Mirror-Mirror Fruit!"

Looking at the huge double-edged sword protruding from its chest, the long bread couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He recognized the sword; its name was Pretzels, and it belonged to Charlotte Linlin's tenth son, Cracker.

He was careless...

Since Katakuri even schemed against Big Mom herself, how could he possibly let him off the hook...?

He even wanted to use this secret to control Katakuri, but it was all wishful thinking...

boom! ! !

Cracker kicked the long loaf's corpse into the sea, then flicked the blood off his sword, his face full of disdain.

"This guy was a strong person from the same era as my mother, I don't know how he survived until now."

"He's essentially a guy who takes advantage of his mother and us."

Katakuri's expression remained indifferent, without the slightest change.

After his recent subtle probing, he finally confirmed the information the Don Quixote family had given them.

Their mother, Big Mom, also known as Charlotte Linlin, was born with a major defect.

Or rather, it means that there are two completely different personalities within the body.

One was Sister Carmel, a former slave trader under the World Government and also a former possessor of the Soul-Soul Fruit. The other was the consciousness of their mother herself.

What they found utterly ridiculous and absurd was that the rational character belonged to Sister Carmelo.

Charlotte Linlin's true personality is actually the one that becomes violent due to her food cravings.

It was precisely because of her unstable emotions that she swallowed Sister Carmel after a fit of rage, and due to the special nature of the Soul-Soul Fruit, the two merged together, forming a situation of one body with two souls.

Longbread was someone who witnessed all of this back then, and because of this, he coveted Charlotte Linlin's power, joined the Rocks Pirates together, and together they established the Big Mom Pirates, which continues to this day.

Katakuri had no intention of keeping such a treacherous fellow alive.

"What are our plans next?" Cracker asked.

"I secretly went to the World Government's laboratory. Although the credibility was 99%, it's still better to confirm some things, after all, that's our mother."

Katakuri sighed softly.

Charlotte Linlin's problem is very serious; it's not a simple case of split personality, but rather a case of two souls within one body.

Leaving aside whether there's any way to remove the other soul, the current situation of having two souls is already incredibly troublesome for them.

Even if one of them could be removed, it would leave them with no choice.

Carmelo wasn't their mother at all, so there was no point in keeping her around.

Charlotte Linlin is their mother, but even if she stays, she will not treat them as her children; in fact, being together would be extremely dangerous.

In this situation, he was the only one who could step forward.

"It would be very dangerous for you to go," Cracker said with some concern.