The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

In that instant, Katakuri was enveloped in boundless killing intent.

Meanwhile, behind him.

The twin brothers Daifuku and Owen, along with Smoothie, Snag, and Cracker's biscuit soldiers—all four of the Sweet Commanders—plus their eldest brother Perospero, were all eyeing them intently.

As for Garrett, Opera, Montor, and the others, they were busy taking care of Charlotte Linlin, who had fallen into a food craving.

Even the group of them dared not approach, fearing that Charlotte Linlin, in her chaotic state, would drain their lifespans.

Wouldn't that be a rather unjust death?

"Prepare to face the wrath of the Charlotte family, Peroni!!!"

Perospero's long tongue was twitching there, and he made no attempt to hide the anger in his eyes.

They came to the scene, ruined their wedding, released poison gas that harmed them, caused the mother to develop food cravings, embarrassed the Charlotte family, and made them lose face in front of so many guests...

These events, one after another, could easily be described as a deep-seated hatred!

These shameful deeds can only be washed away with blood!

Meanwhile, the Charlotte family's group kept their eyes fixed on the Straw Hat Pirates, whom they wanted nothing more than to skin them alive.

Little did they know, the latter had also been sizing them up from head to toe long ago.

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497. A battle of equals and chosen opponents!! The Straw Hat Fleet VS. the Sweet Commander!!

"Are they finally going to make their move?!"

Zoro placed his hand on the scabbard at his waist, his eyes revealing a longing for the battle that he had finally achieved.

"Powerful subordinates of the Four Emperors..."

His gaze was fixed on Katakuri's tall figure, who was carrying a trident.

"Give me the strongest general!!"

Without turning his head, he said firmly, "That's my prey!!"

The others naturally had no objections and wouldn't try to take it from him.

After Sanji went to fight Germa, it was only natural for Zoro, who was the strongest fighter besides Link, to go and face the second-in-command after Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors.

"In that case..."

Luo tapped the Demon Blade in his hand, his gaze falling on Smoothie, who was carrying a greatsword and had a serious and solemn expression.

"I'll take on the other general."

As he spoke, he glanced at Usopp, who looked both nervous and serious.

"Hey, you 'Dual-Gun' leader, why don't you also choose a general?"

Usopp: "...I guess I really don't have any other choice."

Zoro and Law both chose a Sweet Commander, so as a sniper and an important combatant, it's only natural that I should also choose a formidable opponent.

"Should we also choose a general...?"

Usopp looked at the biscuit soldier and Snag, who was holding a long sword, one after the other.

The former had a stiff face, while the latter was 897~

He was an extremely obese man with a long nose, black hair tied in a bun with a hairpin, his hairstyle resembling a gourd. He wore a wool coat, a red and white striped scarf, and armor on his arms.

Compared to his body, his head was small, but he exuded boundless killing intent, and the long sword in his hand was also wrapped with strong Armament Haki.

Usopp: "..."

"Then I'll choose that [Thousand Hands] Biscuit Minister General!!!"

He made a decisive move and identified his next opponent there.

"Yohohohoho, then I'll take care of the last one~"

Brooke flicked the staff-sword in his hand and looked at Snag with a smile.

To him, it doesn't matter who the opponent is; as long as he can defeat them, he has accomplished his purpose for coming here!

Thus, the Sweet Commanders of the Charlotte Family, who struck fear into the hearts of countless pirates on the high seas and earned their reputation through countless battles, were chosen as opponents by Zoro and Law in just a few words!

"This is absolutely amazing!!"

Morgans, who was hiding to the side, was taking pictures of the scene in front of him with his camera, and he was so excited that he was trembling.

"I never imagined I'd witness the Straw Hat Pirates, the strongest rookies who caused the ocean waves, versus the veteran powerhouses, the Four Emperors Charlotte Family, right here!!"

Unable to contain himself, he lowered his voice and hissed:

"This trip was definitely worthwhile!!!"

Sure enough, his personal attendance at each tea party was always an absolutely correct decision.

If he were to miss such a grand event for any reason, he would surely regret it for a long time.

"Besides the battle between the Straw Hat Pirates and the Charlotte Family, the underlying cause of all this cannot be ignored..."

Morgans couldn't help but turn his attention to another battlefield.

"Black Leg of the Straw Hat Pirates is actually a member of the Vinsmoke Family, a former member of the Germa Kingdom's royal family!!"

He watched as Sanji, who had already unleashed his Diable Jambe, kicked the green-clad Yonji away and charged into the Germa Kingdom, rampaging through the land as if it were empty, slaughtering everyone in his path.

A glint of interest flashed in his eyes.

"Judging from the conversation between Vinsmoke Judge and Black Leg Sanji just now, they must be father and son."

"Moreover, because a long time ago, Black Leg Sanji had a mutation, unlike Judge's other offspring who were successfully modified to become super soldiers, he was abandoned."

"So, it turns out that because they intend to establish a cooperative relationship with Charlotte Linlin, they plan to recruit Black Leg Sanji again, thereby forming a political alliance through marriage with Charlotte's children?!"

As expected of Morgans, a professional journalist, his intuition and intelligence analysis skills are absolutely top-notch.

My guess was pretty close to the truth.

As for how much the difference was, Morgans didn't care.

His main purpose was to publish big news and attract attention.

Few people working in the news industry have professional ethics, including himself.

As long as the content isn't too outrageous, has a certain degree of authenticity, and is quite shocking and attractive, then it's perfectly capable of being featured on the front page (cfbg).

Sometimes he exaggerates the facts or even fabricates news based entirely on his own subjective desires or in order to attract attention.

At this moment, he had already conjured up a plausible, logically sound, and completely self-consistent explanation in his mind, a convincing account of cause and effect that was almost identical to the truth.

What are we waiting for?!

Immediately, Morgans' mind raced through countless news headlines.

He decided that once he left, he would immediately make this a front-page headline!

"An alliance between the Vinsmoke Family of Germa, a member state of the World Government, and the Charlotte Family, one of the Four Emperors of the Sea?!"

Unlike Morgans, Stussy, as a CP0 intelligence agent, was responsible for ensuring the authenticity of intelligence.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the Vinsmoke family has unspeakable dealings with the Four Emperors of the Sea, which already violates the World Government's requirements!

The Germa Kingdom is no longer qualified to serve as a member state of the World Government!

As Stussy's thoughts raced, he continued to silently observe the situation on the field.

At this moment, there is a tense standoff between the Charlotte Family and the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Perospero, let me stall for time."

Pedro, an elite warrior of the Mink Tribe and a fellow member of the "Pe" family, looked at the gloomy-faced Perospero and decided on his opponent.

Years ago, in order to help Nekomamushi find the Poneglyphs, Pedro, along with Pekoms, Jebo, Bepo, and others, set sail and formed the Nox Pirates. However, they were mistakenly made wanted criminals by the World Government because of their pursuit of the Poneglyphs.

He himself thus received a bounty of 382 million.

Three years ago, he and his partner Jebo, who is also Pebo's brother, traveled to the land of the old lady.

After learning of the existence of the Poneglyphs here, Pedro decided to risk stealing the Poneglyphs that Charlotte Linlin possessed.

Later, during the duel between Pedro and Baron Eggsy, he caused Pedro to lose his left eye, but he was still defeated and captured, and brought before Charlotte Linlin.

Because of their intrusion, Charlotte Linlin will take away a hundred years of their lives.

As a result, Jabo died after Big Mom took away thirty years of his lifespan, so Pedro will have to have his remaining seventy years of lifespan taken away by Big Mom.

However, thanks to Pedro's self-inflicted left eye as an apology, and Pokomos's intercession, he was able to leave Totto Land, the kingdom of all nations, at the cost of fifty years of his lifespan.

Pedro came with Link and Zoro because he was quite familiar with the area and could offer assistance.

On the other hand, it depends on whether one has the opportunity to reclaim one's lifespan.

If not, then Pedro has no intention of returning alive. Even if it costs him his life, he will help the Straw Hat Pirates to repay the debt of gratitude!

Therefore, when looking for a worthy opponent, he unhesitatingly chose his eldest son, whose bounty was 700 million Berries, even more powerful than Snack, the Sweet Commander with a bounty of 600 million Berries!

"In that case, I'll leave that red-faced clover guy to you~"

Robin chuckled softly.

"He seems to be a formidable ability user as well."

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498 What are you spouting nonsense about?! The battle has begun!! A worthy opponent to fight with all your might!!

"There's one last guy left~"

Zoro first glanced at Owen, who had golden-orange hair, a three-bladed hairstyle resembling flames that gradually changed from orange to red from bottom to top, and a beard, looking like a professional boxer. Then he looked at Daifuku next to him.

"It seems to be a Devil Fruit ability related to gas..."

He looked him up and down a few times, then casually said:

"I'll leave it to you, Caesar."

"is that OK?"

"Ah, I didn't ask..."

When Caesar heard Sauron call his name, he instinctively nodded obsequiously in response.

But soon, Caesar realized something and abruptly stopped speaking.

"Eh eh eh?!!"

A look of utter astonishment crossed his face. "You want me to fight him?!"

"Of course, aren't you all gases?"

Zoro replied matter-of-factly, "Besides, as a scientist and a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, you should know a thing or two about fighting, right?"

"I understand, but..."

Caesar was rambling incoherently, trying to say something.

But~

"Then it's settled!!"

Zoro decisively sealed the deal with a single blow.

"ah?!!"

Caesar was completely dumbfounded.

Standing next to him, Pokemus adjusted his glasses and said leisurely:

"Daifuku is also one of the monsters in the Charlotte family, and he is indeed a user of the Steam-Steam Fruit, which allows him to unleash Steam Demons."

Pokoms added, "And I've inquired, both of you have a bounty of 300 million Berries, which is fine in terms of that number, Gaa."

Caesar: "..."

Can such a comparison be judged solely based on the bounty amount?!