Warden's "Illusion Technique"

Gourmet Prison.

The con artist Talido was eating a fairly presentable cake, but he looked utterly miserable.

Deputy Warden Ou Pang explained to everyone, "He loves sweets, so we removed his sense of sweetness."

In the prison, Talido shouted in despair, "Why isn't this cake sweet at all? Give me something sweet to eat!"

The scene reminded Leiyin of the Pirate King's Four Emperor, Big Mom.

Big Mom was also an extreme glutton, and she loved sweets as well.

Whenever she saw sweets, she did not merely con people for them—she robbed them outright. If they refused, she would kill them without hesitation. If they made her unhappy, she could even start a war over sweets.

If Big Mom were brought to this world, Talido's crimes would be nothing by comparison.

And in that world, Big Mom was an atrocious major criminal, yet she had still risen to great heights, dominating one territory with no one daring to provoke her.

Why was that?

Ultimately, it came down to two words: strength.

Big Mom was powerful. She was an emperor of the sea, so she thrived. Talido was weak. After being caught, not only was his freedom restricted, but his sense of taste had even been removed.

When you were powerful, the whole world smiled at you.

Natalie murmured, "Having your favorite food taken away must be a punishment unique to the Gourmet Prison."

"Oh no! Oh no! It hurts so much! I want snails!"

In the prison below, another criminal convulsed all over and babbled incoherently. His face was twisted, and he looked to be in considerable pain.

Ou Pang explained, "This fellow, Riku, is a habitual smuggler of narcotic ingredients. For his crimes, we blocked his nerves, so he should remain in this agony for quite some time. There's