On the day of the wedding, Cake Island was exceptionally lively.
Because Big Mom herself became a bride every year, and her children were constantly getting married, the Big Mom Pirates had become immensely experienced and skilled at hosting weddings. They could have switched to running a wedding planning company without any trouble.
The atmosphere at the venue had been made exceedingly romantic:
Colorful balloons and streamers drifted through the air, while the rich scents of cake and wine filled the surroundings. The walls, tables, chairs, and utensils that Big Mom had granted consciousness with her soul all wore cheerful smiles and sang hymns at the tops of their voices.
Perospero had also used his Devil Fruit Ability to create a glittering staircase of sugar blocks for Big Mom's castle. From afar, it looked like a dazzling jade dragon winding through the air.
If one did not know who the heroine of this wedding was, the scene would have seemed as dreamlike as a fairy tale.
The wedding had yet to officially begin, and the guests entered in an orderly fashion.
Garen and Pudding walked side by side into the banquet hall, both wearing gentle, delighted smiles.
Over the past few days, Pudding had been playing the innocent, kind-hearted little princess who admired the Knight of Justice and inspired pity, deliberately clinging to Garen's side and refusing to leave him.
And to make the intelligence he had "accidentally" revealed earlier seem believable, Garen had cooperatively continued playing the Knight of Justice determined to save the princess from her misery.
Though they each harbored their own hidden motives and their thoughts were difficult to discern, they appeared as intimate as a real couple on the surface.
"Hoho!"
"Isn't this the 'Knight of Justice,' Garen?"
The moment Garen and Pudding entered, a