After satisfying Big Mom's demands, the Tea Party returned to its pleasant, harmonious, friendly, luxurious, dignified, and elegant atmosphere. If not for the traces around them that could not yet be erased, one might have thought nothing had happened.
Carlos thoroughly sampled a batch of the finest desserts in Whole Cake Island, all specially supplied for Big Mom's enjoyment. He then ate another batch of somewhat lesser desserts. It could be said that he had eaten his fill of sweets in one go. After this, Carlos estimated that he would not want desserts again for half a year.
He had eaten a little too much. He was not Big Mom, with an extreme craving for sweets that made her willing to pay any price for them.
Of course, although Carlos's mouth had never stopped during the Tea Party and he had eaten his fill thanks to his powerful digestion, he had also done other things.
For instance, he met, spoke, and cooperated with the underworld big shots hidden in the New World. There were still quite a few underworld magnates at present, not as streamlined as they would be after the tides had washed away the sand more than a decade later. More than one big shot had a hand in businesses like the Pleasure District.
With the World Government's secret support, Stussy had already become one of the Pleasure District's big shots. However, she was not its sole magnate and had not unified the Pleasure District industry to become one of the kings of the underworld.
Carlos discussed mutually beneficial cooperation with these people, Stussy included. Naturally, before outsiders, Carlos and Stussy were not familiar with one another.
Cooperating with these underworld big shots was mutually beneficial; each took what they needed. Carlos's current power absolutely qualified him to