A Woman's Heart, the Wedding Begins

Whole Cake Chateau, Charlotte Brulee's Room:

"Sorry,"

A dejected Brulee apologized to Sanji.

"Although I had expected it, I didn't realize how vehemently you opposed this marriage until I saw the 'Explosion Bracelet' on your wrist."

"It's not your fault, Miss Brulee."

Sanji waved his hand. "This is something my 'family' put on me. Of course, I'm not angry about it. After all, they did much worse things many years ago."

"But I still want to say sorry,"

?

"You have wounds under your clothes, right? Were these from when you resisted?"

"I don't have the courage to resist, so can I help you with your treatment?"

Sanji defeated his father, second brother, and fourth brother in a series of attacks, which seems invincible, but it would be a lie to say he wasn't injured. Furthermore, unlike Luffy and Zoro, who can automatically regenerate by eating meat and sleeping, Sanji has relatively weak regenerative abilities among the Straw Hat crew.

After all, the others are robots whose parts can be replaced, Zoan- Zoan with high recovery abilities, and skeletons that can heal their wounds by drinking milk...

Beneath his glamorous formal attire, however, lay bruises and welts.

"This... this... I can't possibly accept this..."

"It doesn't matter,"

Brulee, a girl with twin ponytails, took out a first-aid kit and insisted on bandaging Sanji's wounds.

Consider this my apology for causing you trouble.

"How can you say that?"

Unable to resist the other party's persistence, Sanji took off his suit, revealing his body covered in wounds.

"It was my 'father' Vinsmoke Judge and your mother Big Mom who forced this marriage. It has nothing to do with you; you are just a victim like me."

"I really envy you, Mr. Sanji."

As the alcohol was being used for cleaning and disinfection, a girl's sigh came from behind.

"The marriages of us 'princess's' from Whole Cake Island are destined from birth; we must obey our mothers. And our mothers are used to political marriages. Few can defy them. I have a very close sister who even ran away from home because she opposed our mothers' marriages..."

"It seems our 'family' isn't very happy."

"Thinking back on it carefully, what I called 'home' was nothing but hell for me, wasn't it?"

Sanji, unusually, didn't show any infatuation in front of the beautiful girl. After all, it would be one thing normally, but this 16-year-old girl in front of him was in the same situation as him, someone who was also troubled by this 'arranged marriage'. Sanji wouldn't be so flirtatious when someone is sad.

"Thank you for treating me, Miss Brulee."

After the girl with twin ponytails carefully bandaged all of Sanji's wounds, Sanji got up and put on his suit.

"Rest assured, at tomorrow's banquet... I will settle everything."

"I won't make things difficult for you!"

"Waaah..."

"Don't cry, Miss Brulee— "

Faced with a flustered Sanji, the twin-tailed girl with teary eyes made a serious vow.

"Mr. Sanji, although it's just a 'political marriage,' please believe me:"

"I will never let our marriage become hell!"

What a kind-hearted girl she is!

For a moment, Sanji even had the thought of simply getting married and settling down.

·········

Half an hour later, in another room.

"Mama mama mama~~"

With his signature laughter, Big Mom leaned back on the throne behind her.

"Brulee, my dear daughter. Have you heard any news?"

Before her stood a girl with twin ponytails. However, unlike her previous obedient, cute, and charming appearance, Brulee now wore a mocking and arrogant smile.

"That idiot was so infatuated with me that he let it slip a long time ago."

"Tomorrow's banquet is the time for the Straw Hat crew to launch their attack!"

Soon, everyone, having had a good nap:

Whether it's the Straw Hat crew, who are conserving their strength, the BIG MOM Pirates, who appear relaxed but are actually very focused, or the Vinsmoke Family, who dream of conquering the North Blue with the help of Whole Cake Island, everyone is facing:

Vinsmoke Sanji and Charlotte Brulee's wedding

It's about to begin!

Of course, beneath this joyous wedding lay a fierce battle being waged by all sides. For example, above a cloud not far from Whole Cake Chateau, on the 'Flying Merry,' numerous 'screens' displayed people arriving on the island one after another.

"Charlotte Perospero, the eldest son of the Big Mom family, a powerful figure with a bounty of 700 million! Devil Fruit user."

Roman pointed to a man wearing a top hat covered in lollipops. He was slender, with a long nose and tongue, and was handing out candy to children while holding a cane.

"If war breaks out, he'll be handed over to me."

Charlotte Cracker, the tenth son of the Charlotte Family, one of the Sweet Commanders, with a bounty of 860 million Beli, is a Biscuit- Devil Fruit user.

Roman pointed to a tall man who looked like a general, wearing a helmet decorated with vertical mane, brown and yellow biscuit-patterned armor, red gloves, a sword at his waist, a cloak, and a large biscuit shield on his back.

"Similarly, I'll deal with this guy too."

?!

"Roman, you're all alone..."

One has a bounty of 700 million, the other 800 million! They're definitely renowned powerhouses on this sea. While the Straw Hat crew acknowledges Roman's strength, taking on two high-ranking Four Emperors executives at the same time is simply too much...

"Don't worry, I have my reasons for allocating them this way. And I didn't say I could kill them, but I'm confident I can hold them off."

After saying that, Roman pointed directly to the next target:

She was a tall woman (4.6 meters), wearing a hat and scarf, with long white hair reaching her legs and covering one eye. She wore gloves, had tattoos characteristic of the Longleg Tribe on her legs, carried a longsword with a spiral scabbard on her back, and wore pink, patterned knee-high boots.

Charlotte Smoothie, the 14th daughter of the Charlotte Family, one of the Sweet Commanders, with a bounty of 932 million Beli, Devil Fruit user.

Roman looked at Zoro was holding three swords.

"This is your opponent, the strongest swordsman in the Charlotte Family."

"Great, I can't wait."

A great swordsman with a bounty of nearly one billion—just looking at such an opponent makes Zoro's blood boil.

"And next up is the most powerful man in the Charlotte Family— "

Roman looked at a tall man with short, wine-red hair, strong muscles, long legs, and stitched scars on both cheeks.

She has pink vertical tattoos on her left arm, upper left side, and left back; a skull tattoo on her left arm and wing-shaped tattoo on her left back. She wears a white scarf layered like a flower, and her overall outfit exudes a strong black metallic vibe. Black gloves, black jeans, black leather boots with spurs...

Aloof, cold, powerful, and confident! This impression automatically comes to mind with just one glance.

This is a powerful figure whose 'art style' is different from others. He exudes a strong black metallic style and domineering power. He is a man that you will never forget after just one glance!

Charlotte Katakuri, the second son of Big Mom, the leader of the Sweet Commanders, with a bounty of 1,057 million Beli! A user of the special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the "Mochi Mochi no Mi," whose fruit has Awakening. He is proficient in all Three Types of Haki, and his Observation Haki so powerful that he can even "see" the future!

"Special Paramecia? Isn't that just like you, Roman?"

"1 billion Beli!!"

"Devil Fruit Awakening, Doflamingo's Assimilation technique..."

"Seeing the future? How can we fight like that—"

The Straw Hat crew was stunned! Any one of these factors could easily overwhelm them, yet they were all concentrated on one person. It was practically an instant kill...

"That's right, most of us would be instantly killed if we faced him. So—"

He's mine!

Luffy pointed at the man on the 'screen' with a grin, but his words left no room for doubt.

"Luffy, be careful."

This was the first time Roman had reminded Luffy. In the past, if Luffy decided to deal with his enemies, Roman wouldn't say much. But this time:

"His abilities are very similar to yours. You'll be facing someone who can match your 'Fourth Gear' in his normal state, easily alter the surrounding Devil Fruit Awakening, and also 'see' the details of your battle in the future... In short, he's an all-around powerful man with no weaknesses."

"I understand, so I must deal with him!"

Luffy knew very well that he was not only the 'captain' of the Straw Hat crew, but also their 'tank'. If even he couldn't withstand more than a few moves from the enemy, then the rest of the Straw Hat crew would truly be just as Roman had said—instantly killed!

The greatest crisis must be faced by him.

That is the captain's duty.

"Then, let me explain the important cadres to everyone:"

"Charlotte Snack, one of the former Sweet Commander, had a bounty of 600 million! Although she lost to 'The Mad Monk' Urouge, her strength was still formidable."

"Charlotte Daifuku with the Puff Puff Fruit; Charlotte Oven with the Netsu Netsu no Mi; Charlotte Opera with the Namu Namu no Mi; 'Demon Lady' Charlotte Amande... these are all top-tier fighters with bounties around 300 million,"

"There's also Charlotte Mont-d'Or with the Book Book Fruit; Charlotte Galette with the Butter Butter Fruit; Charlotte Brûlée with the Mira Mira no Mi. Their bounties aren't high, but their abilities are very strange, so everyone should be careful."

"Oh, and these 'Quintuplets',"

Roman pointed to ten people walking together. The boys were all wearing top hats, pink suits, white trousers and canes, while the girls were all dressed in cute pink skirts and blouses. They looked like a group of idols.

"The big guy among them is a user of the 'Random Random Fruit,' which allows him to combine the Quintuplets of them into a giant wielding a scythe. The combined strength of the ten of them is not to be underestimated."

This "Random Random Fruit- Random Fruit" is most likely a lower-level version of the Combine-Combine Fruit." Fortunately, the power of these 'Quintuplets' is probably not even that of a Marine Captain; otherwise, the perfect fusion of the powers of ten people would be quite monstrous.

"Alright, that's about it for our opponents. Does anyone have anything to add?"

"No,"

"Just give it your all!"

"I just want to add one more thing: Pirates with hundreds of millions of shikigami are as common as dogs, and powerful fighters with hundreds of millions of shikigami are everywhere..."

Usopp, tears streaming down his face, instantly lost the confidence he had shown yesterday.

"It seems that as long as we don't get killed, we've succeeded."

"... Although it's a bit disheartening, our battle this time really had that flavor."

Seriously? Even Roman says that?!

"Tsk, how much longer do we have to endure this?"

The tall, Longleg Tribe Smoothie gave an annoyed snort, prompting Baron Tamago beside her to calmly dissuade her.

"Calm down, Lord Smoothie."

"Let's just pretend we didn't see anything. Now that 'they' are here, they won't just be spectators; they'll make their move sooner or later. SOIR."

Meanwhile, the aloof man, surrounded by a group of beautiful women showering him with attention, also raised an eyebrow.

You're really good at keeping your composure.

In the 'future' he envisioned, the Straw Hat crew didn't seem to be planning to make the first move?

You've got guts!

"The guests have arrived!"

As the emcee shouted, one by one, the Underworld bosses slowly entered the venue. With the arrival of the guests, it was time for the bride and groom to make their entrance, and at that moment:

This wedding is destined to be stained with blood!