"Are you sure about this information?" Katakuri frowned and asked solemnly.
"Stussy and Big Mom could be considered old friends. If the evidence isn't solid..."
"That's easy!" Minos smiled and whispered to Katakuri. "We can have Brulee help us!"
"Boss Katakuri, you can knock this Queen of the Pleasure District out first, then have Brulee check her memories for any intelligence related to the CP organizations. If I got it wrong, Brulee can just cut out her memories of us attacking her, can't she?"
Katakuri froze slightly. People in the Pirate World could truly be called brawn over brains; anyone even a little more normal could be dubbed a tactical genius. Katakuri was already considered fairly intelligent, yet even he had never considered such a devious maneuver.
In truth, Minos felt that was only because Brulee had not fully developed her Memory-Memory Fruit! If she could freely alter memories, then Brulee's Devil Fruit would probably be the Charlotte Family's most terrifying ability.
Unfortunately, in Brulee's hands, the Memory-Memory Fruit could only be called the Amnesia-Amnesia Fruit. Every technique she had was aimed directly at making people lose their memories. Even ten years later, she had not developed any other uses for it, at most learning to use the Memory-Memory Fruit remotely.
"So, Boss Katakuri? Are we doing this or not?" Minos asked curiously as he looked at the slightly dazed Katakuri.
"Of course we are!" Katakuri glanced at Minos and patted him on the shoulder. "That's a clever idea. I never thought of it before. Minos, you're no slouch when it comes to schemes either."
An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Minos's face. No, it's just because all your brains have been packed full of muscle. I really don't think this counts as some brilliant scheme. Any normal person should be able to think of it, right?
Actually, if Minos had not felt that he might not be Stussy's match, he probably would not have told Katakuri about it at all. He would have taken Brulee and done it secretly himself.
Stussy was quite strong, but before Katakuri, who possessed future-sight Observation Haki and was among the second-strongest fighters on the seas, she was naturally nothing worth mentioning. Still, Katakuri raised a question.
"The plan is good. But the key is knocking Stussy out without anyone noticing. That won't be easy."
Though Katakuri was powerful, anyone who could become the ruler of an underground organization definitely had some tricks up their sleeve. On top of that, Stussy was a CP agent, so her strength was likely far from ordinary. Winning would naturally be easy, but taking her down in an instant would be difficult.
"Captain Katakuri, you're overthinking it. This is Cake Island, and your prestige on this island is no less than Big Mom's. If you want to find a way to deal with a subordinate ally, isn't that easy? Why do you need to fight her directly?" Minos said with a curl of his lip.
Katakuri was immediately enlightened by Minos's words. Without saying more, he went straight to find Charlotte Smoothie, another Sweet Commander.
Katakuri's prestige within the Charlotte Pirates over the years was no joke. After hearing his request, Charlotte Smoothie agreed at once without asking for any reason.
Soon, Charlotte Smoothie, the user of the Wring-Wring Fruit, began serving drinks to the rulers of the underground organizations. This was also a regular feature of every Tea Party, so no one suspected a thing.
Stussy casually ordered a drink squeezed from various fresh flowers as well. She smiled as she took two sips and continued chatting with the underground rulers, but soon, she began to feel waves of dizziness.
What's going on!? The moment surprise rose in Stussy's heart, the world spun around her, and a wave of vertigo struck.
At that moment, Violet darted out and supported Stussy by the shoulder. "Miss Stussy seems a little drunk. I'll take her to rest."
The other underground rulers did not think much of it. The Charlotte Pirates might be blunt and straightforward even when they broke their word, but they had never done something like drugging an opponent and knocking them unconscious. Thus, no one suspected anything.
Very quickly, Violet dragged Stussy into a lounge. Katakuri, Charlotte Pudding, and the others had already been waiting there for some time.
"Brulee, this is the target this time. Try to pull out all her memories," Katakuri said.
"Don't worry, Brother Katakuri. This is a piece of cake for me." Brulee smiled, placed a hand against Stussy's temple, then gave a gentle pull. A large, long strip resembling film came out in her hand.
Those were Stussy's memories. The group gathered around to take a look, and Katakuri's expression immediately changed.
"So it's true... She's actually a member of CP0!" Katakuri said in surprise. "I originally thought she was a member of CP9. It seems she's even more important than I imagined."
As he examined the massive amount of intelligence, Katakuri's face grew increasingly grim. "Damn it! The family's intelligence has almost completely leaked out!"
As he spoke, Katakuri was already preparing to kill Stussy outright.
"Wait, Boss Katakuri." Minos hurriedly raised a hand to stop him. "Don't you think this is a good opportunity?"
"A good opportunity?" Katakuri asked in surprise. "What do you mean?"
Minos pointed at Stussy's memories. "Boss Katakuri, do you think this Stussy truly serves the World Government wholeheartedly?"
Katakuri fell silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
People like spies and agents often went to one of two extremes. One type was extremely simple, while the other was extremely complicated.
For example, the undercover agents of CP9 were simple to the extreme, and thus exceptionally loyal to the World Government.
But Stussy had risen to become the Queen of the Pleasure District. She had seen all kinds of darkness and light, so the World Government's brainwashing methods were basically ineffective on her. She belonged to the particularly complicated type, the kind who could serve as a triple or even quadruple agent.
The relationship between the World Government and agents like her was purely one of interests and threats. As for loyalty?
If Stussy had come from the Revolutionary Army, Minos might have believed that she possessed loyalty born of faith. But she came from the World Government and had seen so much darkness. What loyalty could she possibly have?
In fact, Stussy's memories proved exactly that. She had left behind many contingencies even against the World Government, fearing that she might be abandoned. Clearly, she had no loyalty to the World Government whatsoever.
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