Whole Cake Island's Calamity: Teach's Destiny

"What's going on?!"

"The BIG MOM Pirates have retreated?"

"This is impossible! What on earth happened...?"

Is there anything more despairing than having your teammates suddenly teleport back to base during a closely fought battle? At least after witnessing Big Mom ruthlessly ramming into the Whitebeard Pirates' captains and then turning away with her children without looking back, the Beasts Pirates were filled with despair.

If they weren't fighting, they would have loved to hurl insults. "Your mother is having a great time!"

?!

"Linlin, what are you doing?"

Even Kaido was in the middle of the battle, noticed the commotion. For the first time, the expression on the head of the invincible and lonely dragon changed drastically!

This can't be fair! The battle's only halfway through, and our allies are already running away? This is ridiculous... no, ridiculous Yamato with Yamato already. Isn't this just sabotaging our alliance?

"Shut up, Kaido!!"

As she sensed large numbers of Homies disappearing from her own lair, Big Mom realized that a tremendous crisis was approaching Whole Cake Island! If she didn't do something soon, she might really have to go back to her old ways.

"My Whole Cake Island has been attacked! You'll have to deal with this yourself!"

After a swift explanation, Big Mom had already swept across the battlefield. Even the combined knights of Roman and Nami had to temporarily retreat before the enraged Big Mom, let alone the samurai of Wano Country and the Whitebeard Pirates.

Those who are even slightly slow to dodge will instantly turn into flying paper dolls or even become corpses!

"Perospero!"

As Big Mom looked at her eldest son beside her, the eldest son, who was holding a giant lollipop, immediately nodded.

"Sugar slug!"

Perospero pointed his cane, and a massive amount of syrup surged like a tidal wave towards the sea beside Onigashima. Charlotte Family's children and combatants immediately leaped atop it: with Perospero's creation, they could easily cross the ocean! However:

"Call to Arms, come here!!"

Amidst Big Mom's roar, the massive 'Queen Mama Chant' swiftly swam over and joined the Charlotte Family, who were speeding across the sea on syrup. Big Mom then slammed Zeus onto the deck.

"Chant, Flight Mode!"

Crackling sound—

As Zeus expanded, transforming into a thundercloud that lifted the massive ship, it gained the ability to fly. While this 'mode' didn't last long and was extremely difficult to use for climbing, it was perfectly capable of gliding. Therefore:

The BIG MOM Pirates just left in such a whirlwind!

They left in a hurry.

They left.

They're gone.

Walk,

"Linlin!! You bastard!!!"

Kaido was furious. At such a crucial moment in the battle, how could Big Mom just leave so cleanly and decisively? Even if she was known as the World's Strongest Creature, which of the Straw Hat crew, the Whitebeard Pirates captain, the Bad People, and the Red Scabbards present was weak?

These are all 'big shots' who strike fear into the hearts of countless pirates and marines on the high seas. Their bounties are at least 200 million, and there are also those Division Commander mates with bounties around a billion...

"Very good, the BIG MOM Pirates are gone. Let's go!"

As Roman controlled the giant All-Rounder Knight to pounce towards the right side of Onigashima, Nami, sitting on his shoulder, frowned.

"Roman, you knew all along that Big Mom would leave?"

"Yes,"

Roman had no reason to hide anything from Nami's question.

The reason he hadn't mentioned it before was simply because Roman himself didn't know when the Blackbeard Pirates would attack Whole Cake Island, or what unexpected events might occur. As the saying goes, "Man proposes, God disposes," even the most brilliant strategist can't control everything. If he revealed it and it didn't happen, wouldn't he be contradicting himself?

Now that Big Mom has left in such a hurry, then:

"I cleverly leaked information about Whole Cake Island's weak defenses to Blackbeard. Given that ambitious guy's temperament, he certainly wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. Right now, the Blackbeard Pirates should be launching a surprise attack on Whole Cake Island."

Katakuri and Smoothie's strength is clearly insufficient to stop Blackbeard and Shiryu. Moreover, they were injured in their previous battle with Luffy and Zoro, and not everyone possesses the Straw Hat crew's superhuman recovery abilities and medical resources.

Without a doubt, Whole Cake Island will take over Whole Blackbeard Island!

If Roman's prediction is correct, even Big Mom, who was attempting a comeback, might...

"Has the Den Den Mushi still not connected?!"

On the Queen Mama Chant, facing the enraged Big Mom, a group of Charlotte family executives could only sweat profusely as they frantically dialed their Den Den Den Mushi), but no one answered, whether it was the children left behind or the other executives!

I don't know if it was because the battle was too intense, or...

"Brubrubru~ Brubrubru~~"

?!

"I am Perospero. Who is on the other end? What's the situation on your end?!"

Snatching the only incoming Den Den Mushi from among a group of Den Den Mushi, the tall, thin Lollipop eldest son didn't even care about Big Mom standing beside him. After all, he was fifty years old! He had long been married and had a wife and children in Whole Cake Island.

So, in this Great Pirate Era, where is there any place that is absolutely safe?

"Brother Perospero, it's me,"

A weak voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, and at the same time, the Den Den Mushi changed its appearance, turning into the face of a fat woman wearing a wide-brimmed black hat.

This distinctive feature allowed everyone on deck to instantly recognize who was on the other end of the Den Den Mushi:

"Sister Mondstadt, what happened?"

"Shut up!"

Amidst a flurry of anxious inquiries, Big Mom's roar instantly silenced everyone, and her icy gaze fell upon the Den Den Mushi.

"Mond, report the situation!"

Charlotte Mond, the second daughter of the Charlotte Family, and the sixth child of Big Mom and Charlotte Family.

She was actually of mixed Snake-Neck Tribe, but because of the thick layer of fat on her neck, she looked like a younger, rounder version of Big Mom. When faced with her mother's question, the Den Den Mushi coughed once, seemingly injured, before answering.

"It's the Blackbeard Pirates,"

"We've been attacked by a pirate crew! Even though Katakuri fought bravely with his men, he still—"

"Shut up!!"

However, before the other person could finish speaking, they were rudely interrupted by BIG MOM.

"Don't make excuses for your failure. Tell me how many people they sent, and which troublesome ones they have. I'll deal with them myself!"

"Yes, Mom."

"Blackbeard personally led the team, including 'Rain' Shiryu, 'Sound-Sound' Van Augur, 'Tyrant King' Abaro Pizarro... except for 'Fighting Champion' Gizas Burgess, all the executives are here, manpower... only one ship..."

"You bastards!! You bunch of useless trash—!!"

Big Mom interrupted Charlotte Mond, who was clearly badly injured, once again. Her furious roar echoed across the huge pirate ship, causing even the singing figurehead to cower in silence.

"It's just a single ship, and you couldn't even stop it! What use are you useless pieces of trash to me?!"

"... Mom... the other party is one of the Four Emperors..."

Click,

Big Mom, having hung up the phone, didn't bother listening any further. It seemed Whole Cake Island couldn't withstand Blackbeard's attack anyway; she just hoped those weaklings could hold out a little longer so she could get back and deal with that Blackbeard guy.

However, things were much more serious than she had imagined:

"Tsk, he actually hung up on me!"

Charlotte Mond, a plump woman with long, wavy, blue-green hair, wearing a yellow button-down dress, a wide-brimmed black hat with pink flowers, and prominent lipstick, Guotou, tossing the bloodstained Den Den Den Mushi in her hand.

"Admiral, is this alright?"

Next to Charlotte Mond is a man with a long beard braided into four black braids, wearing a captain's hat with his pirate crew's insignia and a captain's coat:

Marshall D. Teach!

"Hahaha, that works!"

Sitting on a 'chair' formed by four burly men —Charlotte Counter, Charlotte Cardantz, Charlotte Cavallette, and Charlotte Gala— Blackbeard tilted his head back, took a swig of strong liquor, and wiped his mouth with a hearty flourish.

"Big Mom, that old hag, has been one of the Four Emperors for far too long. She's inflexible and her subordinates are incompetent. She can't compare to our flexible tactics and the powerful alliance of the Blackbeard Pirates!"

The ones Teach used as chairs were Charlotte family's quintuplets—no, they should be called quadruplets now. There was originally supposed to be another one, Charlotte Opera, the Cream Minister whom Big Mom herself killed.

Thanks to Roman, the White Dove candidate Admiral, the world's flying and diving technologies have advanced significantly in the past two years. The Blackbeard Pirates used a large number of secretly produced submarines to transport their forces to Whole Cake Island, blocking the Den Den Mushi signal and trapping them like fish in a barrel!

"As soon as she receives this call, she'll rush here with all her might! And we'll prepare a grand gift for her—the high seas don't need any half-baked 'Four Emperors,' one King of the Pirates is enough! Hehehe~~~"

"Without a doubt, that is you, Admiral."

"Demon Security Officer" Lafitte removed his top hat and bowed elegantly to Blackbeard, making the admiral of Blackbeard's Grand Fleet even more smug.

"Hehe, otherwise how could you be the boss? Mmm, hoohoo~~"

With a distinctive laugh, Charlotte Mond transforms into Katrin Demi in a puff of smoke. She is tall, wearing a floral captain's hat, an exquisite rapier at her waist, and a gorgeous coat.

That's right, the 'Charlotte Mond' we just talked to was actually Katrin Dermi in her Zoan -type Mythical Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit Nine- Nine-Tailed Fox Form. Her ability can change not only her appearance and voice, but even her clothes, which is far superior to Mr. 2 Bon Clay's Mane Mane no Mi.

"Even fate is on my side."

Blackbeard stood up, and his already three-meter-tall frame appeared even taller, almost reaching five meters!

When the time is right, heaven and earth will lend their strength!

After Burgess, who was originally sent to Dressrosa to compete for the 'Mera Mera no Mi,' disappeared, Blackbeard felt sorry for his loyal helmsman. Unexpectedly, he was captured by the Straw Hat crew and taken all the way to Big Mom's Whole Cake Island.

The Straw Hat crew, due to a disagreement between their own crew and Big Mom's arranged marriage, engaged in a fierce battle, injuring two of the Sweet Commanders and even obliterating an entire island in Whole Cake Island! This enraged Big Mom, who pursued the Straw Hat crew all the way to Wano Country.

Amidst the chaos, Burgess, who escaped in the confusion, relayed everything to Blackbeard, allowing Teach to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and destroy the remaining forces of the BIG MOM Pirates, thus bringing Whole Cake Island under his control!

"Pity--"

Blackbeard Guotou and looked in the other direction:

That was Charlotte Katakuri, whose entire body was covered in blood and gore, riddled with enemy weapons, and who was using the broken 'Earth Dragon' to support her body so that she did not fall!

He was surrounded by the fallen officers of the Blackbeard Pirates, all of them Great Pirates with bounties starting at hundreds of millions. Even the armor on the hands of "Tyrant King" Avalo Pizarro had vanished, one hand twisted at a strange angle. But regardless:

He still lost.

"Katakuri, I admire you."

Teach strode toward the silent man with his head down, trying to beckon him.

"Your defeat wasn't because you were weak, it's just because you happened to run into me, hahaha, wanna come aboard my ship?"

"The World Government has already dispatched their troops to wipe out the Shichibukai, and the next step is the Four Emperors of the New World!"

"The Revolutionary Army appeared at the Holy Land and launched a surprise attack in an attempt to steal Kuma, resulting in a fierce battle with Fujitora and Ryokugyu!"

Even the Straw Hat crew is eyeing Kaido's head in Wano Country...

Blackbeard spread his arms wide, his jet-black aura soaring into the sky, ready to devour the world!

"What do you think? The battle for the throne of 'King' among the strong is just around the corner. Once I obtain Big Mom's power, I will be the truly invincible ruler of the sea! Submit to me—"

Now!

In the instant that Teach was feeling triumphant, Katakuri, who had been battered and exhausted, suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with an indomitable will! He released the broken trident 'Earth Dragon' from his hand, his five fingers joined together like a knife, and thrust forward without hesitation!

"Die!!"

This is Katakuri's desperate attack! It is a resolute act of unleashing all his power at all costs and regardless of the consequences, and a firm will to fight his way out of death for his younger siblings.

This move was so powerful that even Katakuri's Conqueror's Haki wrapped around his five fingers!

Puff,

In Electric Light blink of an eye, before the other Blackbeard Pirates officers could react, Katakuri's hand slash had already pierced through Teach's dark Dark-Dark Fruit ability! This caused Blackbeard's tall figure to suddenly shudder backward, and the sound of flesh being pierced at the same time shocked those around him.

How can he be so strong?

If I were to face such a surprise attack, I would only be waiting to die...

"Admiral!"

"Teach?!"

"How is this possible—"

Brush,

A drawn katana blocked the other officers who were about to rush forward, regardless of whether they were genuinely concerned about Blackbeard's safety or wanted to 'finish him off'!

"Quiet down, everyone,"

Shiryu his mouth, exhaled a smoke ring.

"Teach isn't the kind of man who would collapse here."

?!

Is this your answer?

As the dark, Dark-Dark Fruit ability smoke dissipated, the surrounding officers finally saw that their leader had, at the last moment, clenched his fingers and grabbed Katakuri's outstretched hand, causing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.

I don't know whether to feel relieved or regretful.

"You killed so many of my younger brothers and sisters, how could I possibly let you go?"

"A foolish decision,"

Facing Katakuri, who remained in a thrusting stance, Blackbeard simply waved his captain's coat, turned and left with a flourish, cleverly concealing the wound on his chest.

"Once we take down Big Mom, I think many people will 'see' the situation clearly!"

By conquering Whole Cake Island, annexing the BIG MOM Pirates, and acquiring the Soul-Soul Fruit ability, the Blackbeard Pirates would undoubtedly become the most powerful force in the New World. As for the Wano Country treasure, they can leave it to the Straw Hat crew for now, since they already have the Dark-Dark Fruit—

Blackbeard raised his hand, and the rising darkness above it seemed capable of devouring everything, just like his ambition.

With this, even without the secret treasure, you'll have the chance to challenge 'that guy'.

It's time for the Celestial Dragons, the kings of eight hundred years, to fall from their pedestals!

"Hahaha~~~ We humans don't need any gods," Blackbeard declared, arms outstretched, "Because humanity's dreams will never end!!"

With God, how can we talk about infinite dreams?

P. S.: I had to go out today, so this will be combined into one chapter...