The tranquil, peaceful sea was filled with the sweet aroma of delicious food. A gigantic ship sang softly as it sailed, like a beautiful legend from a fairy tale.
Yet to the people of these waters, this dreamlike vessel held no allure. Instead, it represented nightmares and terror, for it was the Queen Mama Chanter, the flagship of Big Mom, the Great Pirate infamous even in the New World.
At that moment, aboard the Queen Mama Chanter.
"Mamamama! The Marines actually went to war with Whitebeard. How exciting! If that idiot Kaido hadn't interfered, we might have seen something even more interesting!" Big Mom laughed loudly. Her figure had not yet become as bloated and misshapen as it would twenty-two years later, and traces of her former beauty could still be seen.
"Isn't that a good thing, Mama?" Perospero said with a sinister grin as he licked his candy cane. "Though we're allied with the Beasts Pirates, pirate alliances are meant to be betrayed. If both Whitebeard and Kaido suffer heavy losses, wouldn't the Big Mom Pirates become the only overlords of the New World? Lick, lick!"
"You're right. Cooperating with a brainless beast like Kaido is no easy task." A dangerous gleam flashed in Big Mom's eyes. "Besides, he has a red Poneglyph that leads to Laugh Tale. Unless we use some special measures, he won't obediently hand it over."
"Perhaps this will be your chance to become the Pirate King, Mama!" Perospero cheered.
"It's not just that idiot Kaido. There's also that troublesome old man Whitebeard. He's stopped me from approaching Fish-Man Island several times already. I've been looking forward to Fish-Man Island's delicious sweets for so long."
Big Mom opened her mouth wide. An unknown liquid dripped from the corners of her mouth, corroding the deck and