Sudden Arrival

"It's over just like that?"

Weak Jack sat cross-legged on the ground, gazing at the huge ship sailing further and further away on the distant sea.

"I also thought that the next step was to annihilate the Charlotte Family's forces," Black Maria remarked with a touch of wistfulness.

Although the battle did not last very long, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

On the Beasts Pirates' side, the army of this country that had been temporarily conscripted was almost completely wiped out, since they were at the forefront of the attack.

The Beasts Pirates, which appeared later, also suffered heavy losses, with many of their Pillars dying in battle.

Charlotte's situation was even more bleak; they were already outnumbered, resulting in heavy casualties among their rank-and-file soldiers.

Then there are the middle-level managers. After being mercilessly Sea Hegemon by Sirius and Yamato, quite a few of them probably will never wake up again.

Logically speaking, since both sides have already fought to this point, there should be no room for maneuver left. They should seize the opportunity and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

But this war ended so abruptly.

Katakuri conceded defeat, Teacher King simply let them leave without any transition or intervention. Not a single person stepped forward to mediate or offer to give him face.

It's really very strange.

Sirius, however, smiled.

He felt he had seen through the truth of the matter.

Teacher Kaido and Big Mom must have had private discussions to prevent the two pirate crews from escalating from a territorial battle into a full-scale war.

"It was a battle that is very memorable."

Sirius gazed at the large ship that was almost disappearing at the horizon, he was suddenly filled with many emotions.

This was their first real encounter with the monsters of the sea.

Fortunately, they won.

"Clean up the battlefield."

Teacher King gave the order, "After a short rest, continue sailing."

The Charlotte Family suffered a defeat in the war, so they chose to retreat until they could regroup and make a comeback.

The Beasts Pirates, of course, wanted to seize the opportunity to take over territory.

Meanwhile, at sea, aboard the Queen Mama Chanter, which was leaving the battlefield.

"Oven still not awake?"

Katakuri grabbed a doctor in a white coat by the neck and said coldly.

"It's... it's poison, Katakuri."

The doctor said cautiously, "Lord Oven has an unknown toxin raging in his body."

"Then give him the antidote!"

Katakuri simply picked the doctor up.

"This... this is impossible for now, Katakuri," the doctor stammered, nearly in tears. He knew, of course, that the man before him was magnanimous and forgiving, but only towards his brothers and sisters.

"This toxin is unlike anything we've ever seen before; the elements that make it up don't seem to exist in the ocean."

"So you mean!"

Katakuri's eyes instantly turned fierce. "So, I can only watch my brother die?"

"No, no, no--"

The doctor trembled with fear. "Please give us a little more time, Lord Katakuri. Although the element is unknown, the toxicity is common, which can be used to formulate an antidote."

"Then let's hurry!"

Katakuri threw the doctor to the ground, saying, "If Oven doesn't survive, then you all can die too."

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

The doctor hurriedly ran back into the cabin.

"It's that kid's flame!"

Despite not being seriously injured, Cracker was already wrapped up like a dumpling, said angrily, "There's something wrong with his flames!"

Not only can it burn fiercely like a leech, but the substance used as fuel is likely also highly toxic.

Oven's abilities allow him to ignore burns from flames, but he has a severe lack of resistance to toxins.

"Those two brats--"

Katakuri frowned as he thought of Sirius and Yamato.

"Mother, Mother! That bastard Kaido has really found two extraordinary disciples!"

At that moment, a wild, unrestrained laugh suddenly came from above.

Katakuri and Cracker both looked up in surprise and saw a cloud slowly descending from the sky.

A languid face appeared on the cloud, upon which sat a middle-aged woman in a pink dress.

"Mother?"

Katakuri was speechless. "Why have you come?"

Charlotte Linlin, captain of the Big Mom Pirates, one of the three major powers that dominate the New World, makes her grand entrance!

She jumped down from the clouds, and the deck shook when she landed.

"Mother, Mother! I don't believe a single word that brat Kaido says!"

Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily.

Katakuri somewhat bewildered.

"However, you did a really good job this time, Katakuri!" Charlotte Linlin's smile suddenly vanished, replaced by an unusual ferocity.

The atmosphere began to tremble, and the deck began to shake.

A terrifying aura roared from Charlotte Linlin, making Katakuri's mood extremely heavy.

"I'm so sorry, Mother."

Katakuri deeply. "It's all because I didn't realize those two brats were anything special."

"If anyone's to blame someone, it's me, Mother!"

Cracker, unwilling to see his brother face their Mother's wrath alone, stepped forward and shouted, "It was my fault for not subduing that brat, which allowed him and that brat to use that move together!"

"That move..."

Charlotte Linlin's anger subsided slightly, replaced by a wistful look. "Losing to you guys with just one move isn't entirely your fault."

Seeing the two teenagers wielding Spiked Club, Charlotte Linlin suddenly felt a sense of nostalgia for her own youth.

"Oh, right, Mother,"

Seeing that his mother's anger had finally subsided somewhat, Cracker suddenly remembered something. He mustered his courage and asked, "Is that boy our long-lost brother?"

With both astonishing strength and swordsmanship just like his Mother's, Cracker believed he was very close to the truth.

Katakuri was stunned. He looked at Charlotte Linlin. Could it really be like this?

However, Charlotte Linlin said with some regret, "If that kid were my son, I would be laughing in my sleep. But I don't remember ever having a son like that."

"So, are we just going to let this go this time?"

Cracker was very unwilling. His battle with Sirius was too frustrating. He was completely outmatched.

Since we're not brothers, we absolutely have to get our revenge!

"Just like that? Mother, Mother! How could that be!"

Charlotte Linlin sneered, "It's been investigated and confirmed. That bastard Kaido has indeed been hiding in Wano Country all these years!"

"Wano Country?"

Katakuri was somewhat surprised. "That closed-off samurai nation? No wonder they disappeared for so many years and almost no one knew where they were."

"Isn't that Kozuki Oden from Wano Country that sworn brother of that old bastard Whitebeard? Tell him this!"

"The show's about to start! Mother, Mother!"

On Sirius's side.

He had no idea what had happened on the departing Queen Mama Chanter, nor did he know that Charlotte Linlin, that monster, had been there all along, even witnessing the entire previous war.

He and Yamato watched as the doctor treated Jack Maria.

The two friends were seriously injured in the previous battle, but fortunately they are not seriously hurt and will recover after a good rest.

Not far away, Teacher King was directing the pirates to clean up the battlefield; he had never strayed too far from Sirius and Yamato.

Looking at his two friends, who were bundled up tightly, Sirius couldn't help but laugh and said, "Have you learned your lesson this time, friends? Remember to call for help next time you're in danger. There's nothing shameful about it."

"Yes, yes, that's right."

Yamato nodded repeatedly, looking quite serious.

"Snort."

Jack scoffed, "Don't underestimate me, Sirius."

"This is really a headache, isn't it, Yamato?"

Sirius put his hand on Yamato's shoulder and said with a hint of helplessness, "If it were me, I would definitely ask for help without hesitation."

"Mmm-hmm,"

Yamato nodded again, "A partner is someone who faces all difficulties together!"

Jack paused for a moment, then said, "But everyone has to do their part."

"Everyone is facing a formidable enemy; we can't hold them back," Maria said.

Sirius shook his head. "Stubborn friends indeed," he thought. "Then keep getting stronger, my friends. All helplessness stems from weakness."

"Oh, that makes a lot of sense."

An unfamiliar voice sounded behind me.

Sirius paused for a moment.

When?

"As expected of the boy who single-handedly changed the course of the battle! He possesses extraordinary resolve!"

Hearing the praise, Sirius slowly turned around.

The next instant, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Before him stood a tall, thin man.

He was wearing a black top hat, a gray striped suit, and a white overcoat with epaulettes on his shoulders.

This guy is--