The sun was setting.
Dusk had fallen!
Loguetown was gradually becoming the center of the world's whirlpool, just like Gold City had been not long ago.
"It's the Big Mom Pirates."
"The Big Mom Pirates are here."
"Charlotte Linlin didn't come. It's her son."
"That's Charlotte Perospero, with a bounty of 480 million. He's the eldest son of the Charlotte Family."
A pirate pointed at the man at the front. He wore a top hat decorated with lots of lollipops, had a slender build, a long nose and tongue, and held a candy cane.
"The one beside him must be Katakuri, the strongest member of the Charlotte Family."
Many people watched the tall man with crimson short hair, a muscular build, long legs, and a scarf covering his mouth.
Because of Chaos, that troublemaker, not only the Marine Sisters but also Charlotte Katakuri and the others, who had always been at a disadvantage, had grown stronger. Even Kaido and Big Mom had gotten stronger in turn.
They were far stronger than they had been at this point in the original story.
With the Cultivation Era underway, the strong would only grow more numerous over the next two or three years.
"Fufufufu, the Big Mom Pirates?"
Inside a tavern, Doflamingo and his group watched Charlotte Katakuri and the others swagger into Loguetown, their eyes filled with wariness.
"Some monsters can't hold back anymore. Even Big Mom has sent people."
Standing beside Doflamingo, Trebol said gravely, "Doffy, you were born to be a king. The North Blue is too small for you. It's time for us to enter the second half of the Grand Line."
"Fufufufu."
Doflamingo said nothing, only watching the Big Mom Pirates disappear into the distance.
Many people were watching the Big Mom Pirates from the shadows.
Loguetown was