The Frenzied Tea Party, and Sanji's Preparations to Topple a Four Emperor!

The Master of Ceremonies Homie's piercingly shrill voice boomed through the gilded microphone and exploded over the entire open-air venue.

"Waaaah!!!"

The instant his words fell, the thousands of powerful figures from around the world beneath the stage erupted like powder kegs with lit fuses, breaking into thunderous applause and cheers that nearly overturned the heavens!

In truth, these guests, whose intelligence networks stretched across the globe, had long learned the inside story of this political marriage through the darknet.

But when it was formally announced at a Four Emperors' Tea Party, the shock of seeing the world's top powers converge still made them gasp in amazement.

"My God... Lord Katakuri, the flawless ultimate masterpiece who has never known defeat, is actually getting married!"

A noblewoman in a lavish gown covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief. "And his bride is the princess of the Vinsmoke Family, the evil army that once dominated the North Blue! This is a union of two colossal powers, one that could change the world's balance!"

"A union of equals? Hah... you're too naive, madam."

The man beside her exhaled a thick cloud of cigar smoke. A cold glint of someone who saw through the truth shone in his calculating eyes as he lowered his voice and sneered, "In Totto Land, where is there any equal alliance? The Germa Kingdom, having lost its territory, is merely trying to cling to a Four Emperor's thigh. In the end, it will be swallowed whole, skin and bones alike, by the Big Mom Pirates. That so-called princess is nothing more than a sacrifice laid out on the dining table."

As the surrounding guests whispered about this conspiracy-filled marriage and raised their glasses to one another—

At the special VIP seats, Sanji, sitting among the Straw Hat Pirates,