Anyone with even a little knowledge of the monsters of the New World knew that Charlotte Linlin, better known as Big Mom, had two most prominent hobbies.
One was sweets. She was a terrifying figure who could conquer and destroy a nation over nothing more than dessert.
The other was marriage.
Charlotte Linlin was fifty-nine this year, yet she already had more than thirty husbands. But those husbands were not the point. She merely wanted to bear children of every race, and every husband was discarded after the children were born.
The world's greatest collector.
And with that established, what came next was simple.
Bright's voice carried a smile. "If it's that guy, then it isn't surprising at all. He's probably scared out of his wits and doesn't dare show his face in front of me anymore. All he dares do is pull tricks from the shadows, like a rat in a sewer."
"Mama mama!! A rat in a sewer!"
Inside the palace on Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin burst into laughter. "That's a very good description, Bright!"
Doflamingo gritted his teeth.
But he did not dare argue now. He did not dare interrupt Charlotte Linlin's call.
"Still, even if it's the ravings of a rat, Bright, I hope you can give me some confidence!"
Charlotte Linlin's laughter faded. "A year has passed, and you haven't shown me much progress."
"We'll talk about that later. There's something more important right now."
Bright's voice from the Den Den Mushi carried both anger and amusement, yet somehow they did not sound discordant together.
"Something more important?"
Charlotte Linlin froze for a moment. "What do you want to say?"
"I just want to get revenge on a certain rat."
The Den Den Mushi continued relaying Bright's voice. "Big Mom, what do you think