Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

Of course, this is the limitation of a small force.

Most of the larger forces knew that although Perospero was the eldest son, the throne was not necessarily his.

His other brother is also a strong contender for the next king of Wan Guo.

Whether the eldest son or the most capable one will succeed to the throne will depend on their popularity and abilities.

However, for other forces, this can be regarded as a rather "happy" trouble. After all, both Perospero and Katakuri are rare and outstanding talents.

[A pirate nation bound by blood ties... That woman has truly found a unique path~]

Old Medica sighed in his heart, then looked at his son, only to find that he was looking around.

"Hmm? Caspar, where are you looking?"

"Ah~ Father."

Hearing the familiar call, Caspar stopped looking around and answered.

"I'm looking for the people from Baishou. Do you know where they are?"

"Hundred Beasts?! Why did you find them? Didn't I tell you not to provoke those guys?"

Compared to the young Caspar, old Medica has a much more sensitive sense of danger.

Countless life-threatening choices have made him very clear about which forces he can offend and which forces he must not even touch.

And now, he could smell the familiar feeling of death on all the beasts.

It was a terrifying beast.

"Of course, they're going to discuss cooperation. As young people who have just entered the arms industry, they need our family's connections, don't they?"

"And we also need their military power to deter other families. This is clearly a win-win situation."

"And I heard that the person who designed that pistol over there was a little girl."

Caspar's tone was full of superiority and complacency, and he even hummed at the end.

In contrast, old Medica's eyes were wide open.

Cooperation? Win-win?!

And the beasts? ! !

And that girl cadre, how dare he do that?!

Old Medica's heart almost jumped out of his chest when he knew his son's special hobby.

Is this really my son?

How come his personality is nothing like mine?

He has been walking on thin ice all his life. Before he even reached the other side, he gave birth to a son and started playing with a pile driver on the ice.

"Caspar! I'm warning you! Absolutely! Absolutely! Do not provoke those people from Baishou!"

"That's not something we businessmen can afford to offend!"

"If the beasts want the market of the New World, then let them have it! After all, the Four Seas are so vast, our family can still call the shots there."

"I can't let you use the wealth accumulated by generations of our family as a firecracker!"

"Cough cough!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Maybe it was because he was really old, or maybe he was too emotional, but old Medica covered his mouth and coughed continuously.

"Got it, got it~"

Looking at his father's miserable appearance, Caspar agreed with his mouth, but he became more and more determined in his heart.

[I'm sorry, father. You are so weak that you are no longer fit to survive in this ocean.]

[After this, you can return to your hometown and enjoy your retirement in peace. I will bring the Medica family to new heights!]

……

"Mmmm~Mmmm~"

"Is everything ready for the ceremony, Katakuri?"

In Cake Island, in the Cake Castle of the capital city of 'Sweet City', Charlotte Lingling was eating breakfast while asking her second son who was sitting beside her.

She stuffed handfuls of sweet cream puffs piled up like a small mountain into her mouth, and her eating manners were completely devoid of any ladylike elegance.

However, although she has given birth to several children, the Pirate Queen still has a graceful figure.

But his height of over eight meters is really daunting.

"Don't worry, Mom."

"The chef baker in the kitchen is already making birthday and celebration cakes. You won't be disappointed."

"As for the ceremony procedures, Sister Compte has already taken Dafu to check it again. There shouldn't be any omissions."

"Owen is doing a follow-up inspection on the security side, and no problems have been found so far."

"And the guests? When will they arrive?"

"almost."

"Shiki, have Newgate and Kaido's men arrived too?"

Among all these guests, Big Mom is most concerned about the attitudes of these "old friends".

After all, they are the only ones who are truly on the same level as him, and he can just kill the other so-called "underground world" bosses.

The only powerful force in this world is difficult to find a replacement for in a short period of time.

"Everyone is here, but I heard that there seemed to be some conflict between Baijuu and Whitebeard's men, and they almost had a conflict when they landed on the island."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

"Well, well, well, it seems like that little brat Kaido has caused a lot of trouble in places I don't know about..."

Big Mom laughed and didn't care.

Anyway, they only sent their subordinates this time. She couldn't cause any trouble in her territory.

It would be better to say that if these guys were always friendly with her, she would find it strange and would have to be alert.

"Brother Peros just sent a message saying that the guests have already left Cake Island."

"I'll go to the dock to greet them later."

"Well, well, that's good."

Hearing that everything went well, Big Mom was naturally happy.

"Tell everyone below that this is the most important celebration since the founding of our pirate group. I will not allow any omissions or accidents to occur."

"Otherwise, I will be angry~Mah~Mah~"

"learn."

Tightening his scarf, Katakuri stood up and walked out of the cake castle.

He demands perfection in everything and even personally checks the preparations for each step before the guests arrive.

……

Chapter 189 Entering the Arena

"Celebration~Celebration~Celebration of all nations~"

"A celebration for all races~"

"Mom's Celebration~"

Amid the singing of countless homies, Perospero finally led the first group of guests to the shore.

"Oh~ Is this Cake Island? It's really magnificent!"

“Are those cake castles real?”

"These houses and flowers are actually singing?! It's incredible!"

"Eh? Don't you know?"

"I used to be able to sing the ones from Candy Island, but I don't know why I suddenly stopped singing them three days ago."

“Maybe I’m tired of singing~”

Because the order of admission was arranged according to status, the first batch of guests were just some small forces with a name in the New World.

Most of these forces come specifically to curry favor with the Big Mom Pirates or seek shelter, so most of them have little knowledge. Just some of the things that the Big Mom Pirates casually reveal are enough to make them marvel.

Of course, reporters from the World Economic News Agency are definitely among them.

In fact, they were the first to jump off the boat, and then more than a dozen reporters quickly occupied all the shooting positions to take all-round and no-blind-angle photos of these guests.

But the one who was photographed the most was Katakuri, who had been standing on the shore waiting.

Big Mom's second son, who is only about seventeen years old, has been hailed as the Charlotte family's 'greatest masterpiece'.

The outside world pays close attention to everything about him.

"Brother Peros, you've worked hard."

Ignoring the flashing lights around him, Katakuri greeted Perospero with a normal expression.

"Katakuri, I'll leave these people to you. I'll go pick up the second group of guests. Perolin~"

"Well, leave it to me."

After a simple handover, Perospero returned to the ship.

Although it is troublesome to run back and forth like this, it will not cause any trouble and it also shows how much Wan Guo values ​​these guests.

"Dear guests, please follow my brothers to the banquet hall in Cake Castle and take your seats."

He didn't plan to see these guests off in person. His mother instructed him to follow the last group of guests into the venue.

"Yes, yes. It's all up to you, Katakuri-sama."

The first group of guests answered cautiously, their attitude obviously containing a bit of flattery and ingratiation.

The venue for the ceremony was not far from the pier, and the group arrived there in no time by carriage.

Due to the huge scale of this celebration, the relay was not held on the top of the castle where tea parties were held in the past, but on a huge lawn outside the cake castle.

There, countless flower homies are swaying and singing celebratory music, making the place look like a fairy tale.

"It's amazing! It's like a world straight out of a picture book."

Said the king of a small country.

His country is adjacent to Totland, but its area is only half the size of Candy Island, and its resources are scarce. It is a remote corner that Big Mom disdains.

"I don't know how many Baileys it takes to become a resident here."

"Was that Katakuri just now? What a terrifying aura~"

"It feels even stronger than the rumors say."

……

The guests, like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, found everything here novel and incredible.

This was indeed their first time in Big Mom's core territory.

But soon they quieted down as the second group of guests arrived.

"That, that's..."

Walking in front was a man dressed like a pirate, except that the logo on his captain's hat was not a skull and crossbones, but a huge anchor.

[Shipping King]——'Deep Current' Umit!

"By the way, could you have the guys at MADS develop some technology that allows ships to sail in doldrums? I'd be happy to pay a high price."

"Haha~ Sorry, I can't decide what those guys want to research and what they don't want to research."

“I’m just a payee.”