Desperate Gamble: The Power of the Four Emperors

On the sea,

"Ouch, it hurts so much~~ It hurts so much~~"

"Waaaaah~~ Mommy, where's Mommy?"

The one crying wasn't a three-year-old child, but a 10,000-ton 'giant ship'! Faced with the 'Queen Mama Chant's' weeping, the beautiful Charlotte Custard patted the figurehead.

"Be strong! It's just a hole in your stomach."

"Remember, you're a ship, not a person. This little injury won't kill you!"

"But... but... it still hurts so much..."

"I have an even bigger headache!"

Charlotte Custard rubbed her temples. She held the highest rank on the ship, meaning she bore the greatest responsibility for this defeat. The thought of her mother sent a shiver down her spine, even for Vice Admiral general like herself.

Charlotte Linlin's upbringing: In the early days before the country became more developed, it was 'fist-based, education secondary', which led most of her adult children to desperately strengthen their abilities; while the younger children enjoyed the treatment of princes and princesses.

But it's nothing more than 'education as the primary means and force as a secondary means'.

Of course, if you catch the eye of the Big Mom and are given special attention, you'll experience firsthand what it means to "serve a king as if serving a tiger"!

"Don't be nervous, Lord Custard. Bon~"

Baron Tamago calmly drinks his tea, is one of the few intellectual figures in the Big Mom Pirates. Even his superior, Charlotte Smoothie, one of the Sweet Commanders the "Slacking Commander," respects his opinions.

How could I not worry?

Custard retorted irritably, "Caesar is already dead, the 'Queen Mama Chant' was wounded, and we haven't even gotten a chance to touch them! How are we going to explain this to Mother?"

"Take it easy,"

Baron Tamago, after taking a sip of his Black Tea, elegantly twirled his cane in his other hand and pointed to the blasted-through side of the ship beside him.

"This is?"

Seeing Charlotte Custard's blank expression, Baron Tamago gave the answer directly.

"Arms."

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"The enemy is using new weapons to attack us."

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In an instant, Charlotte Custard's face lit up with joy. "Right, how come I didn't think of that?"

Why did Mom value Caesar so much? It's because that nerdy guy who plays with poison gas could research 'human gigantification'! Mom wanted to use this to acquire a large number of 'giant'-level combatants. Even though Caesar has already been 'killed' by the enemy, aren't the weapons they used another kind of powerful force?

"However, to seize their weapons..."

Many people only see Four Emperors Charlotte 'Linlin terrifying combat power and gluttonous nature; but they overlook the fact that she is also a ruthless and ambitious figure who actively collects various technologies, World's Greatest intelligence network, and spares no effort to strengthen the combat power of her subordinates.

The gigantification of humans wasn't just a lame excuse about the lack of Titans in "Whole Cake Island"; it was to provide Titan-level combat power. Although they messed things up, they unexpectedly discovered the Straw Hat crew possessed a powerful new weapon!

Who cares whether the 'human Giantification's will be successful or not? Wouldn't it be great to get the Straw Hat crew's new weapon?

This item is destined for me; it is meant to be used by me. Hand it over immediately, or you will die...

This principle applies to every world.

"And this weapon is extremely powerful,"

Baron Tamago spoke eloquently to the group of Big Mom Pirates' officers who surrounded him.

"But it will not pose a threat to 'strong' people like us."

The Railgun is indeed incredibly powerful, but this linear, charged weapon is not fatal to the experts of the New World.

Even though they had never seen Railgun before, their Observation Haki immediately alerted them and made them dodge. Although they were terrified by the all-shattering attack, upon calming down and thinking about it, they realized it couldn't hurt them at all.

A weapon is a weapon!

Unlike a clash between masters where their Haki would neutralize each other, this is why Golden Lion was hit by Roman's 'Super Electromagnetic Sword', while all the Big Mom Pirates' officers dodged the 'Railgun'.

"Very good!"

Charlotte Custard, who appears to be 15 but is actually 45, perked up, and as Baron Tamago opened his mind, a plan to 'make amends' quickly took shape. Moreover:

"It seems that the enemy's weapon requires lightning power to activate, it's practically tailor-made for our 'Whole Cake Island'!"

If this weapon fell into the hands of other factions, they would probably have a headache with the 'energy' problem, but it's in the hands of the Big Mom Pirates. — If 'Mom' can conjure up dozens more Zeus, wouldn't the Charlotte Family's unification of the Grand Line be just around the corner?

A swarm of Railgun —are you scared yet?!

"Good, very good, excellent!"

Charlotte Custard grew increasingly excited and slapped the gunwale of the ship.

"Full speed ahead! Return to the Whole Cake Island!"

Baron Tamago nearby, took a sip of tea. Although he had doubts about how they had managed to obtain the 'new weapon' from the Straw Hat crew, he still...

That's something for 'Mom' and those other adults to worry about.

"A weapon is a weapon,"

On the other side, Roman couldn't help but sigh.

"While its power is formidable, it's difficult to strike a true expert against 'Observation Haki.' However, it's quite effective against ships, fortresses, and buildings."

"You can take care of these things."

"If I could, I would still prefer to be a carefree navigator."

Nami commanded the Sunny Merry to turn back towards Dressrosa, simultaneously dispelling battlefield buffs such as thunderclouds, gales, and waves. This startled the previously nonchalant Roman!

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"How could this be...?"

"What's wrong, Roman?"

Nami followed Roman's gaze, her expression momentarily stunned, before immediately turning serious as well! Because:

Above the kingdom of Dressrosa, enormous silk threads stretched down, resembling a Birdcage!

No, this is Birdcage.

Doflamingo's ultimate move, 'Birdcage'!

"That shouldn't be the case—"

Given Luffy and his crew's strength, there's no reason why they haven't been able to defeat Doflamingo after so long. Could something have gone wrong?

"I'll go take a look first!"

The situation was unclear, and there was no time to think. Roman first made a crouching and jumping motion! Immediately afterwards, two circular air ripples suddenly exploded on the deck, and the Sunny Merry shook violently, with huge waves more than ten meters high suddenly erupting on both sides.

"What an impatient person..."

As Nami regained her footing and started to complain, Roman's figure had already disappeared from where he stood. Brook, standing beside her, looked up and saw a black dot falling towards Dressrosa in the distance through his empty eye sockets.

It flies too slowly.

With Roman's superior physical abilities, a catapult launch is much faster than using wings.

"Um?"

Ignoring the approaching 'Birdcage', Roman glanced at it and instantly realized he was in a fog.

A gigantic mammoth was galloping back and forth across the battlefield, leaving behind a terrifying scene of dried-up, decaying Suna Suna no Mi wherever it stepped! Neither the common soldiers nor the arena's masters could stop its advance!

"What the heck? The 'Ship King' is here too?"

There are many giants in this world, but without a doubt, only he can chase after masters like Cavendish and Chinjao all over the place:

Jack, one of the three top officers under Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates. He is nicknamed "Drought" (meaning "the one who gets on the ship... cough Drought"). He is a powerful fighter with a bounty of 1 billion Beli. He is a Zoan Devil Zou Zou no Mi the Ancient Zoan, Mammoth Form.

"That doesn't make sense. Shouldn't Jack be playing a tag-team game with cats and dogs in Zou right now?"

Why did I end up here helping Doflamingo?

That's right, it's about helping.

After all, those oddly shaped, half-human, half-animal guys who stood on the same side as Doflamingo's subordinates were clearly Kaido's "Gifters." Among them were a few whose art style was clearly superior to that of ordinary grunts— True Striker!

No wonder Doflamingo has been able to hold out until now: with the Straw Hat crew's current strength, plus the help of the arena's top fighters, sweeping through the Donquixote Family shouldn't be a problem at all—

Pfft!

A series of sharp blade-slicing sounds rang out. Roman was stroking his chin in thought, crashed into the Birdcage and was instantly 'dismembered' into pieces:

White paper.

"This Birdcage... it's got something special about it."

Sharpness aside, just look at its toughness. Roman had just tried to test it out, charging at it with all his Haki! As it turns out, while the Birdcage couldn't hurt him, he couldn't budge the thin line in front of him either.

Interestingly, Devil Fruit are developed further, they inevitably acquire certain 'conceptual' attributes.

For example, Doflamingo's Birdcage that's absolutely uncuttable...

Splash splash~~

Scattered papers fluttered down. Roman glanced at the two sides, who were evenly matched in the melee, and was about to go help when:

"Commander Yixiao, what are you still hesitating for?"

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Covered in blood, Vice Admiral "The Pursuer" Maynard anxiously offered advice to Admiral Fujitora.

"We can't let Doflamingo continue as a 'Shichibukai'! We must arrest him immediately!"

As for what happens next, we'll find another Great Pirates to take over...

"Hasn't this same script been played out many times already?"

Although Fujitora is blind, he can hear the desperate cries, the mutated roars, the crackling of weapons striking flesh and life, and the merrily licking flames all around him...

What if we replace one of the Shichibukai, and then the people of a certain country experience the same tragedy that is 'before our eyes' again?

Fujitora would rather he never see such a world!

"You've been in the Navy for many years now, Vice Admiral."

Although Fujitora is blind, he can 'see' everything that is happening now better than anyone else.

"Have we already turned a deaf ear to this wailing filled with rage?"

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Just as Vice Admiral 'The Chaser' Maynard behind him was stunned, Fujitora's expression grew increasingly serious.

"These people aren't crying, they're roaring."

"The so-called World Government— "

"Is it 'God,' or something else?"

Snap,

The dignified Vice Admiral was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and just at that moment...

Splash splash~~

One by one, white doves landed, forming:

"White candidate Admiral?"

Maynard, the "pursuer," hurriedly scrambled to his feet and gave Roman a military salute to cover up his blunder. Roman, wearing a navy overcoat, waved his hand dismissively.

"Vice Admiral Maynard, go and carry out Admiral Fujitora's orders."

"Yes!"

Feeling like he'd been granted a pardon, Maynard immediately turned and left the place of trouble. His mind was a mess, his well-trained body felt weak, and his legs felt like they were walking on cotton.

Are you here to criticize me?

Fujitora had just uttered those 'treasonous' words, did not turn around because:

"I have no hostility towards Mr. Yixiao, and I can't beat you anyway."

After Roman told the truth, the topic changed.

"Is Mr. Yixiao really not going to make a move?"

"I saw Doflamingo walking with Jack, one of the All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, and there's also evidence of him enslaving the people with his powers and framing the former King Riku— "

Is it appropriate for our navy to just stand by and watch?

"I'm not just watching a show; I've already ordered a full-scale rescue effort for ordinary people. And:"

The blind man turned his head toward the battlefield, his white pupils revealing something he had seen.

"Isn't this tragedy of the country caused by 'us'?"

"Now that things have come to this, what face do they have to stand up and act as 'saviors'?"

"····Understood,"

Roman turned and left; Fujitora's meaning was very clear. So, what follows is—

Boom!

A magnificent white suit of armor descended from the sky and crashed into the fiercely contested battlefield, crushing a 'True Striker' of the Beasts Pirates under its feet.

The Straw Hat Pirates' White Knight joins the battle!