In the original story, the Big Mom Pirates' territory, Whole Cake Island, was an archipelago made up of thirty-five islands along with several affiliated islands. The current Big Mom did not yet possess such vast territory, with only around twenty-five islands under her control, but Whole Cake Island had already begun to take shape, and its architectural style was not much different from the original.
After Carlos sailed for another half day with Doflamingo and Gecko Moria, they entered the waters of Whole Cake Island. Sea Slugs patrolled the territorial waters, and anyone entering without authorization would be fiercely attacked.
Not long after Carlos led his people into Whole Cake Island's territorial waters, they were discovered. A patrol ship of the Big Mom Pirates, somewhat different from a Tart Ship, quickly approached to verify their identities.
Upon seeing the flag on the pirate ship, Carlos casually tossed over the invitation. Once it was confirmed, they were allowed to proceed without obstruction. However, the personnel handling the verification found the Flamingo Pirates and Gecko Moria's pirate crew troublesome. Neither had been invited, yet they had been brought by Carlos...
"Report this through every level immediately and await your superior's instructions," Carlos said calmly.
The officer in charge of the patrol inspection breathed a sigh of relief. If the other side had insisted, this truly would have been difficult to handle. He hurriedly took out a Den Den Mushi to seek instructions from his superior, whose superior then consulted another superior, until the matter finally reached Big Mom herself.
Upon hearing that Carlos had come to attend her Tea Party, Big Mom was overjoyed. She had merely invited him to try her luck and had not truly believed he would come. Unexpectedly, reality gave her a pleasant surprise.
Big Mom had once