Ch. 321The Curtain Rises (Part 1)

Jinbe accepted Praline as his disciple after she had her Devil Fruit removed, while Li Dayong used his powers to tame the Murky Water River and strengthen the Sun Moon Society. The World Government then backed a Five Nations Alliance invasion, which Li Dayong’s forces stopped at the Flower Kingdom’s borders.

  • Jinbe agreed to train Praline in Fish-Man Karate and Observation Haki, and Trafalgar Law removed her Devil Fruit.
  • Praline accepted Jinbe’s demanding training and vowed to become the strongest Fish-Man so she could help Mousse.
  • Li Dayong led his followers north and built a deep, narrow stone channel to control the Murky Water River.
  • The Flower Kingdom celebrated Li Dayong’s achievement, and powerful clans—including the Eight Punches School—joined the Sun Moon Society.
  • The World Government incited the Five Nations Alliance to invade, but the Sun Moon Society repelled its forces at the border.

Ch. 322The Curtain Rises (Part Two)

The World Government sent Akainu to suppress the Flower Kingdom, where Li Dayong prepared to defeat him through an ambush after realizing he could not win a prolonged fight. Huo Lisha returned with the Smooth Smooth Fruit, whose combat potential she discovered on the voyage home.

  • After the five-nation coalition failed, the Five Elders chose Akainu to lead a punitive expedition against the Flower Kingdom.
  • Li Dayong used his Swamp-Swamp Fruit to hold off Akainu while planning to lure him into an attack by his disciples and allies.
  • Li Dayong considered having Li Xiao learn the dangerous Killing Life Art as an emergency measure against Akainu.
  • Huo Lisha returned to the Flower Kingdom carrying the Smooth Smooth Fruit that Mousse had given her.
  • After eating the fruit, Huo Lisha became beautiful but left in anger when Mousse showed little reaction to her appearance.
  • During her voyage, Huo Lisha discovered that her fruit could let her pierce or cut through an enemy once she broke their surface defenses.

Ch. 323The Curtain Rises (Part 2)

Li Dayong and Huo Lisha killed Marine Admiral Sakazuki with a planned ambush, shocking the world and emboldening forces opposed to the World Government. To avoid a struggle with Huo Lisha and the powerful clans, Li Dayong sent them west to conquer the Five Nations Alliance and expanded the Flower Kingdom’s influence across the West Blue.

  • Li Dayong used his Swamp-Swamp Fruit to shield the seven youths and lure Sakazuki into landing on ground he controlled.
  • Li Dayong moved Huo Lisha beneath Sakazuki, and she killed him with a surprise strike.
  • News of Sakazuki’s death shook the world, and anti-World Government forces grew bolder.
  • Mousse learned that Huo Lisha’s strength had disrupted Li Dayong’s plans to centralize power and purge the powerful clans.
  • Li Dayong sent Huo Lisha and the clans to conquer the Five Nations Alliance, then granted them fiefs in the conquered lands.
  • Li Dayong brought the West Blue into the Flower Kingdom’s tributary system, and Mousse declared that the curtain had risen.

Ch. 324Stirring Hearts (Part 1)

The World Government struggled to respond to the Flower Kingdom’s economic and military rise as unrest spread through the Marines and Celestial Dragons. Stussy contacted Mousse to arrange a meeting, saying there would be no risk of exposure again.

  • The Five Elders considered a punitive expedition against the Flower Kingdom but feared the forces needed would leave them vulnerable to Totto Land, Whitebeard, and Kaido.
  • Aokiji’s distrust of the Five Elders grew after Dragon approached him, while Smoker and several Marine officers, including Hina, joined the Revolutionary Army.
  • The World Government’s highest-level conscription failed to produce even one A-rank candidate, prompting the Five Elders to cut Celestial Dragon privileges and rely on Devil Fruits to strengthen CP0.
  • Mousse questioned Stussy’s request to meet in person, and Stussy told him exposure was no longer possible.

Ch. 325The Stirring of Hearts (Part 2)

Mousse discovered that Stussy had eaten the Love-Love Fruit, but his Still Water safeguard blocked its charm. Stussy revealed that the Celestial Dragons and World Government were losing control, and Mousse realized their national treasure had been used to manipulate Kizaru.

  • Stussy’s Love-Love Fruit ability triggered Mousse’s Still Water safeguard, and he recognized what fruit she had eaten.
  • Stussy claimed she remained loyal to Mousse because the Celestial Dragons were nearing ruin, then reported that Aokiji had defied World Government orders and Garp had retired to East Blue.
  • Stussy explained that Kizaru had become exceptionally diligent and was controlling the first half of the Grand Line alone.
  • Mousse learned that Kizaru had been summoned alone to Pangea Castle and concluded that the Celestial Dragons’ national treasure had a mind-controlling function with a limited range near Mary Geoise.

Ch. 326A Final Burst of Vigor

Mousse assessed the World Government’s vulnerabilities while its forces restored control of the first half of the Grand Line, and he reflected on the Flower Kingdom’s growing strength. In Marineford Era 1514, Kuina surpassed 100 Doriki under his training, and Mousse offered her a Devil Fruit before teasing her about joining him.

  • Mousse suspected Aokiji had avoided the meeting because he had guessed at the World Government’s secret, but Mousse chose to wait before taking action.
  • Kizaru became more ruthless and helped restore World Government control over the first half of the Grand Line, so the Five Elders and Im postponed another deployment against the Flower Kingdom and promoted Momousagi to Admiral.
  • Mousse considered the Flower Kingdom’s future power, especially the young Li Xiao, who had exceptional strength and potential but remained unknown to the World Government.
  • By Marineford Era 1514, Kuina had passed 100 Doriki and widened her strength gap with Zoro, who had also accelerated his training.
  • Mousse gave Kuina a specially selected Devil Fruit, and she hesitated because of its enormous value before he called it an investment in her future.
  • Mousse told Kuina she was too weak to be his intern and joked that he already had a prettier maid.

Ch. 327Doflamingo Courting Death

Kuina ate a Devil Fruit that altered her mass, and Mousse helped her learn to control its dangerous effects. After Mousse discovered that Sugar had erased his memories of Charlotte Amande, Katakuri attacked Dressrosa and restored their memories, then located Amande and found her with her husband, Kyros.

  • Kuina ate the Devil Fruit and accidentally floated high into the air before falling, but Mousse and Amon helped keep her safe as she practiced controlling her mass.
  • Mousse realized that increasing mass did not increase strength or durability and reconsidered the combat potential of the ability.
  • Mousse discovered that his memories of his sister Charlotte Amande had been erased and concluded that Sugar had acted on Doflamingo's orders.
  • After Katakuri confirmed that Amande had been missing for nine years, he went to Dressrosa and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, causing the residents, including Doflamingo, to faint.
  • Katakuri and Mousse regained their memories, and Katakuri used Observation Haki to locate Amande, whom they found with her husband, Kyros.

Ch. 328Uranus (Part 1)

After Kyros and Charlotte Amande became Grand Swordmasters, Doflamingo ambushed them with Sugar’s power and turned them into toy slaves, enraging Katakuri. Mousse captured Doflamingo and discovered that the Celestial Dragons’ national treasure was Uranus, whose powers explained the World Government’s control over the world and left Totto Land vulnerable.

  • Kyros became Dressrosa’s first Grand Swordmaster and joined Charlotte Amande in deciding to defeat Doflamingo and rescue their homeland.
  • Doflamingo used Sugar’s Hobby-Hobby Fruit to turn Kyros and Amande into toy slaves, prompting Katakuri to nearly kill him before Mousse arrived.
  • Mousse had Doflamingo turned into a Homie and confirmed that the Celestial Dragons’ national treasure was Uranus.
  • Mousse learned that Uranus could control people without independent will and nullify Devil Fruit abilities and creations within a limited area.
  • Mousse realized that Garp, Shanks, Rayleigh, and Mihawk could evade Uranus’s influence, while Totto Land’s reliance on Devil Fruit users left it at a disadvantage.

Ch. 329Uranus (Part 2)

Mousse learned that Uranus could unleash natural disasters whose strength varied by sea region, and he connected its limits to the world’s environmental rules and the Calm Belt. After warning Katakuri about hidden threats and persuading him to act proactively, Mousse agreed to return home with his brother.

  • Mousse realized that natural matter might resist the nullifying power of Uranus and learned that Uranus could create enormous tsunamis and other disasters.
  • Mousse concluded that Sea Kings might stop Uranus’s tsunamis from crossing the Calm Belt and that the weapon’s power weakened in the Grand Line.
  • Mousse connected Uranus’s varying strength to environmental variables and wondered whether the unfinished bridge could shelter loyal people from a destructive purge.
  • Mousse criticized Doflamingo’s choices and urged Katakuri to seize control of dangerous forces or eliminate them before they became threats.
  • Katakuri agreed with Mousse and asked him to come home, and Mousse accepted while reminding his brother not to treat him like a child.

Ch. 330Ability Awakening and the Sugar Sisters

Mousse revealed to Katakuri that the Book-Book Fruit had awakened, giving him new abilities and allowing him to remove the powers implanted in his body. After dealing with the Donquixote Family, he decided to spare Sugar and use Monet to keep her dangerous Hobby-Hobby Fruit under control.

  • Mousse told Katakuri that the Book-Book Fruit had awakened after he uncovered the hidden memories affected by Sugar’s Hobby-Hobby Fruit.
  • Mousse explained that his awakening let him gain invisibility and Teleportation while stripping away and gifting his implanted abilities.
  • Mousse turned most of the Donquixote Family into Homies, but removed Senor Pink’s Devil Fruit ability and released him to care for his wife.
  • Mousse spared Monet because she was the key to controlling Sugar, whose childlike nature and incredible speed made her Hobby-Hobby Fruit especially dangerous.
  • Mousse decided to make Monet his maid, believing he could use her to keep Sugar from acting recklessly.

Ch. 331The Little Birds That Brought Down the Berries

After the Donquixote Family fell, Dressrosa reorganized its government and allied itself with Totto Land, strengthening Charlotte Linlin’s influence. The World Government’s effort to suppress news of Uranus backfired when Mousse used cloned News Birds to help topple the Berry’s value, leaving the World Government weakened and Morgans under Charlotte protection.

  • Mousse sent Baby 5 to school in Totto Land after removing her Devil Fruit powers, and handed the troublemaking Dellinger over to the Sun Pirates.
  • Kyros declined to restore the monarchy or become king, instead separating Dressrosa’s civil government, chosen by elections, from its military, chosen through arena battles.
  • Mousse persuaded the Tontatta to trade their gardening and breeding products with Dressrosa, which developed high-value agriculture and aligned itself with Totto Land.
  • The Five Elders learned that News Birds had spread the secret of Uranus and ordered their forces to kill the birds, while Morgans took refuge on Whole Cake Island.
  • Mousse revealed that cloned News Birds had helped accelerate the Berry’s collapse, prompting more countries to withdraw from the World Government and leaving it reduced to a regional organization.

Ch. 332Reducing Weight Beats Adding Weight

The Revolutionary Army declared war on the Celestial Dragons and the World Government as defections weakened the Marines and Shichibukai. Meanwhile, Mousse continued training Kuina with the Ton-Ton Fruit, advising her to reduce her sword’s weight to improve speed and avoid breaking her weapon.

  • Kuzan joined the Revolutionary Army, prompting Marine officers and soldiers to defect in large numbers while the remaining Marines grew reluctant to obey the Celestial Dragons.
  • Most Shichibukai gave up their titles, and the Revolutionary Army publicly declared war on the Celestial Dragons and the World Government.
  • Charlotte Katakuri handed Mousse the recovered Devil Fruits, and Mousse chose the Ton-Ton Fruit for Kuina.
  • Mousse delayed leaving until Kuina mastered her Devil Fruit and continued testing its limits with her.
  • Mousse warned Kuina that increasing her sword’s mass could break it and advised her to lighten it for safer, faster slashes.

Ch. 333Lola's Departure

Mousse left the East Blue after completing Kuina’s training and returned to help find his sister Lola, who had gone to Elbaf. He learned why the Giants had not contacted him and discovered that Lola was popular there.

  • Kuina adapted to Mousse’s training and learned to cancel her weight reduction as she swung, increasing the power of her fast slashes.
  • Katakuri told Mousse that Lola had gone alone to Elbaf, where Charlotte Linlin’s past made it dangerous for their family to intervene.
  • Mousse called Jaguar D. Saul, who explained that the Giants had invited Mousse but that he and Dorry and Brogy had been defeated after trying to persuade Elbaf through fights.
  • Mousse realized that the nun’s death had resulted from Linlin’s ability stealing Devil Fruit powers by swallowing people whole.
  • Saul told Mousse that Lola was popular in Elbaf, and Mousse concluded that her appearance seemed cute when imagined at a smaller scale.

Ch. 334Sky-Piercing Giant Vine and Valkyrie

Mousse flew to Elbaf to find the people connected to Lola’s wedding and discovered a gigantic vine reaching into the sky. He followed a powerful female Giant home and began to suspect her identity.

  • Mousse rode his Somersault Cloud to Elbaf, intending to prevent the deception that would have derailed Lola’s wedding.
  • Mousse spotted a colossal vine stretching toward the sky and sensed powerful creatures covering it.
  • Mousse detected a female Giant using Elbaf Spear - Hakoku to scatter a pack of beasts, then followed her as she fled.
  • Mousse concealed himself while following the female Giant and admired her Valkyrie-like appearance.
  • The female Giant reached a castle, and Mousse made a preliminary guess about who she was.

Ch. 335Giant Sisters

Mousse explored Elbaf’s royal castle and learned how the royal family’s control of the Sky-Piercing Giant Vine’s hunting grounds shaped its privileges and rules. After overhearing Horace and her younger sister discuss women being barred from going to sea, Mousse laughed, was discovered, and revealed himself to the sisters.

  • Mousse reasoned that Elbaf’s royal family gained its advantage by fighting beasts on the Sky-Piercing Giant Vine, where they could secure scarce meat.
  • Mousse concluded that Elbaf’s first king had protected his descendants’ privileges while limiting their exposure to the dangers of sailing the New World.
  • Mousse followed Horace to a public lake bath and overheard her younger sister complain that royal women had to meet extreme standards before they could go to sea.
  • Horace corrected her sister, saying that another royal family member had recently returned with the Blue Ogre and the Red Ogre.
  • Horace’s sister said she would rather find a man strong enough to defeat their father and change the rule than train to go to sea.
  • Mousse laughed at her plan, Horace slashed toward the sound, and Mousse dispelled his invisibility before the sisters.

Ch. 336Trampoline

Mousse encountered Elbaf's princesses, demonstrated his power by knocking the younger princess unconscious with his Scroll, then let her play with him after she woke. The younger princess proposed that Horace marry Mousse so he could stay with her, and Horace angrily chased her to hit her.

  • The younger princess tried to grab Mousse, but he dodged her and bounced across her body like a trampoline.
  • Horace prepared to use Elbaf Spear - Hakoku and questioned Mousse about his strength, so he explained that he was an adult and had barely shown his power.
  • Mousse used his Scroll to make the younger princess faint, then released her soul from Book World when Horace threatened him.
  • After waking, the younger princess promised not to grab Mousse, and he climbed onto her again and examined the unusual smoothness and firmness of Giant skin.
  • Horadguna learned that Mousse was Big Head's older brother and had come to take her home, then suggested that Horace marry him so he could stay.
  • Horace slapped Horadguna and chased her through the water while Mousse tried to climb out of the ravine.

Ch. 337Heavenly Phenomenon

Mousse intervened in Lola’s forced marriage to Prince Loki by shrinking Loki and enlarging Lola, making Loki recoil from his fiancée. He then grew larger than the Giants of Elbaf and prepared to demonstrate the power of Heavenly Phenomenon to a Giant who approached him.

  • Horadguna teased Horace about marrying Mousse, while Mousse criticized their mother for forcing Lola to marry Loki against her wishes.
  • Mousse confronted Loki about proposing to Lola and questioned how their size difference would affect married life, but Loki insisted that love could overcome any difficulty.
  • Loki suspected Mousse planned to take Lola away and guarded her residence overnight.
  • Before a crowd of Giants, Mousse used Super Magic Art Miracle - Human Shrinkage Technique to reduce Loki to five or six meters tall, then used Super Magic Art Miracle - Human Gigantification Technique to enlarge Lola to over eight meters.
  • Loki panicked at Lola’s enormous size and begged Mousse to reverse the changes, so Mousse grew larger than Sanjuan Wolf and dwarfed the Giants around him.
  • When a Giant approached to test whether Mousse’s new size was real, Mousse prepared to show the power of Heavenly Phenomenon.

Ch. 338Marriage Alliance with Himself

Mousse impressed Elbaf’s Giants with his awakened power, then won their favor by offering food and homes to make amends for Charlotte Linlin’s past actions. The Power King arranged for Mousse to marry Princess Horace, and Mousse eventually decided he could accept the match.

  • Mousse used a giant stomp to awe the Elbaf Giants, prompting Prince Loki to apologize to Lola and Mousse.
  • Mousse apologized on Charlotte Linlin’s behalf and gave the Giants hundreds of thousands of tons of biscuits to ease their food shortage.
  • Mousse promised, with his brothers’ agreement, that the Totto Land government would build Elbaf more spacious and sturdy homes.
  • The Power King proposed a marriage between Mousse and a princess to Charlotte Linlin, who happily accepted without consulting Mousse.
  • Mousse tried to redirect the match toward Horace, but she agreed, explaining that his ability to grow larger had changed her view of marrying him.
  • Mousse found Horace attractive and straightforward, and he decided he could no longer refuse the marriage.

Ch. 339Bride? Ship Girl!

Mousse gave Horace the Weapon-Weapon Fruit, and she transformed into a powerful, self-operating warship that could also take land-vehicle and fortress forms. At their wedding, Mousse met Edward Newgate for the first time and noticed Marshall D. Teach among the guests.

  • Mousse gave Horace the Weapon-Weapon Fruit and instructed her in how to develop its powers.
  • Horace transformed into a steel warship equipped with automated systems, electromagnetic guns, laser defenses, and a perpetual-motion engine.
  • Mousse designed vehicle and land-fortress forms for Horace, and strengthened his Observation Haki in case her firepower went out of control.
  • At his wedding, Mousse greeted Edward Newgate, who had attended with Marshall D. Teach.

Ch. 340Teach Exposed

At the wedding, Mousse challenged Whitebeard’s defense of Teach and exposed Teach’s unusual ability to hold multiple Devil Fruit powers. He revealed that the Dark-Dark Fruit could let Teach collect those powers, leaving Whitebeard’s crew stunned and Teach’s secret laid bare.

  • Whitebeard praised Totto Land and defended Teach’s choice not to strive for greater status, while Mousse credited Linlin’s ideals and the effort of her sons for the country’s success.
  • Mousse singled out Teach as a potential Pirate King, provoking Whitebeard and Marco; Marco insisted Teach would never surpass him.
  • Mousse revealed that Teach could survive eating more than one Devil Fruit and explained how a special fruit could draw in other powers.
  • Mousse named the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit as the key to Teach’s ability to acquire multiple Devil Fruit powers, and Teach silently watched his long-kept secret exposed.
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