The New Order

"Straw Hat Kid, I heard you're planning to challenge Kaido?"

Cifer rested his chin on his fist, looking at the so-called "protagonist".

"Hey~ This is something I made a promise with Torao!"

"Furthermore, Kaido stole my friend's country, and I must defeat him!"

Luffy claps his fists together, his energetic appearance showing no sign that he had just nearly lost his life just to fight a Sweet Commander.

"Really? Then good luck. I hope you don't run into as much trouble as I did on this trip."

"Hehe~ Of course, I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

Luffy didn't understand his implied meaning and just grinned.

"Hand over a copy of the Poneglyph you obtained from Zou."

Cifer looked at Luffy and beckoned with his finger.

"Hey~ Cifer, are you going to find ONE PIECE too?"

Nami couldn't sit still any longer. It was too outrageous to ask them to compete with such a monster for ONE PIECE.

"The man who wants to be the Pirate King? I, even if it's Cifer, I will never give it to you!"

Luffy suddenly panicked, straightened his back and stood in front of Cifer, his thumb pointing firmly at his face.

"I'm not really interested in that kind of thing, but my companion does have some ideas about the Poneglyph."

Cifer pointed behind him to Robin, who was leisurely enjoying his dessert with his legs crossed.

"You're from Alabasta... but what do you need the Poneglyph for?"

Luffy recognized her, but for a moment he forgot her name, scratching his head and muttering to himself.

"Hmph~ I already said it's the Poneglyph, so of course I'm going to study the history recorded in it. I'm a historian, you know~"

Robin rested her chin on her hand, answering Luffy as if teasing a child.

"Could it be... that you can understand the text above?!"

Nami pushed Luffy and stepped forward.

Although they learned about the Road Poneglyph through their inquiries along the way, they couldn't find anyone who could understand a single one.

"There's nothing wrong with historians being able to understand the Poneglyph, right?"

Robin looked helpless.

"No problem, the stuff is on the ship, I'll bring it over to you in a bit!"

Luffy didn't think it mattered. If they weren't competitors, he could give them a share, since they were friends after all.

"But this is really troublesome~ We need someone on our ship who can read the Poneglyph!"

Thinking of this, he plopped down on the ground, scratching his forehead in annoyance.

Borrow Robin from Cifer?

This is something he would never do.

Luffy values his crewmates highly, so how could he possibly steal someone else's crewmate?

But if no one can understand this, it's useless even if you collect Road Poneglyph!

"Um... I might know a little bit..."

At that moment, a delicate voice came from behind.

"Brulee- chan~ What are you still doing here?"

Sanji was a little confused. He thought she had left long ago, and her eyes were red, as if she had been crying.

"I... I came to see my Mother, is that not allowed?"

Brulee pouted, her face full of arrogance.

"Of course! It just so happens that Brulee- chan seems to have something to say, right?"

Sanji his head, his face full of tenderness.

"Hateful..."

For some reason, Brulee suddenly started bleeding profusely from her nose and fell backward.

"Brulee- chan, you..."

Sanji was about to step forward to help her up, but she waved him off.

"Straw Hat Kid, right? If my racial ability Awakening, I might be able to understand the Poneglyph. Do you want me to join you?"

Brulee stared intently at Luffy, her heart trembling wildly as she awaited his answer.

"No way! You're going to kill Sanji! I haven't forgiven you yet!"

Luffy refused without hesitation.

"Really..."

Brulee's eyes dimmed, as if she had expected this.

"Wait, Luffy! In a way, Brulee has helped us a lot, even if Cifer and the others hadn't interfered!"

Nami spoke again.

Luffy was fighting Katakuri, so he didn't know anything, but she wasn't.

She had already heard that the cake that was so delicious that it stopped Big Mom from going crazy was made by Chiffon, Brulee, and Sanji together.

Furthermore, Brulee did not attack Sanji as Big Mom had instructed at the wedding...

"Eh~ Is that so? I'm so sorry..."

After listening to Nami's words and getting a good beating, Luffy, whose head was swollen, waved his hand in apology.

"But... why do you want to join us? Weren't you just an enemy?"

Luffy got serious, he asked the most crucial question.

Although they lack someone who can understand the Poneglyph, it's impossible for just anyone to come up with the job, right?

"Not yet..."

Evil Pudding almost blurted out some vicious words out of habit, but fortunately she stopped herself in time.

After taking a deep breath, she spoke her true thoughts, word by word:

"I... I want to stay by Sanji's side and help him achieve his dream, to accompany him on his journey to find ONE PIECE!"

"Brulee- chan..."

Sanji never imagined that a girl would be willing to embark on that arduous path for him, especially since they had once pretended to be engaged.

He, who always liked to look at beautiful women with lustful eyes, actually had his eyes trembling.

"Oh, I see. I agree, hehe~"

Luffy completely forgot about what had just happened; all he needed to know was that this woman truly Sanji.

"Brulee, do you know what you're saying?"

Perospero's face was gloomy. Everything in Whole Cake Island had developed into this state because of the Straw Hat Pirates.

But now, Brulee is about to join the culprit.

"Perospero, please forgive Brulee!"

Brulee immediately knelt down in front of Perospero and kowtowed to the ground.

She never thought, nor dared to think, that one day she would leave the Big Mom Pirates to pursue her own life.

But now, she sees an opportunity, and she sees what she wants to pursue.

"Whatever you want!"

Perospero was angry for a moment, but ultimately respected his sister's choice.

After all, the Big Mom Pirates are no longer the same as they used to be.

"The rest is up to you to handle."

He handed over the Little Ul to Enel, Cifer led Shirahoshi into the Garganta.

Thus, the journey through the Whole Cake Island came to an end.

Not long after.

In a conference room at the Neo Marine Headquarters.

"Vice Admiral Brannew, the World Government's conference of Affiliated Nation is imminent. Are we really going to hold a meeting about pirates at a time like this?"

One of the officers was somewhat dissatisfied.

The recent security work for numerous Affiliated Nation alone has given them a major headache.

"There's really no other way, because the upcoming World Government Member States Conference has already involved the most terrifying man in the world!"

Brannew touched his shiny forehead and operated the Den Den Mushi. Soon after, Cifer's Wanted Poster was projected onto the blackboard.

"According to highly reliable sources, the Black Winged Great Demon defeated Big Mom yesterday, and the entire Whole Cake Island has fallen into his hands."

"The New World order has reverted to the Western Emperor, but his power has already far surpassed that of the other three!"

Brannew slapped the blackboard, his emotions running high, while the officers below looked on in surprise.

"We have much more information about Las Noches now, and the Bounty has been revised. This is one of the key points of this operation!"

Brannew slammed a stack of brand-new, still-warm bounty Wanted Poster onto the table.