Smoker had no good way to deal with Vladimir's forced "bump and run"!
After all, on the high seas, both the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates nominally "welcome strong pirates to join."
Even a master like a certain Vampire, after being defeated and defeated, would routinely ask, "To live or to die while bearing the pirate flag of Big Mom/Beasts?"
For a pirate of Vladimir's strength to voluntarily come and join them is, normally, an impossible thing to happen.
However, once it happens, it's hard to refuse—even if you want to crush him, you have to wait for him to betray you, right?
Otherwise, you can't expect people to clamor to join, to actually be picky about marrying their daughters, and to act like they're ready to be husbands, only to then be driven away, or even become hostile and attack them, can you?
Even if you know perfectly well that this guy probably doesn't have good intentions...
However, in theory, Vladimir did not admit to "betraying" the Beasts Pirates, insisting that there was a small misunderstanding between him and Governor Kaido, and that he had always fulfilled his duties as an advisor.
In the end, the promise of "I'll make you your Mom's husband when we get back" was just Smoker's "threat."
Because BigMom's husbands are all "monthly disposable" – they can definitely conceive within a month, and then they can be discarded.
To be a "husband" is only for the sake of bloodline; to subdue someone and make them a subordinate, one must make them a son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
Of course, marrying Smoker was impossible; the children chosen for the marriage alliance were all weaklings who were not very capable!
After her threats proved ineffective, Smoker opted for the best solution—taking him to see Katakuri.
Because of her strength and potential, Smoker has always looked down on her other siblings. However, if she had to name two older brothers or sisters she truly admired, she would definitely say her eldest Perospero and her second Katakuri... If she could only name one, it would be Katakuri.
The word "father" is quite foreign to Big Mom's children, and they themselves look down on their Mom's husbands. For the younger children, the person who comes closest to the image of a father is Katakuri, who can be considered Big Mom's most perfect son.
Since she couldn't solve the problem herself, Smoker decided to rely on her second brother.
"Ah...it's dawn. So, Ms. Smoker, may I borrow your shadow to hide in?" Sig asked very politely.
Sig had actually lost interest in Smoker's body, after all, she was just Longleg Tribe, and he had already analyzed the power of the Juice-Juice Fruit. He was only being polite now.
However, Smoker frowned and said, "No, Mondol, he's yours first."
Smoker assigned Sig an older brother...
This also exposed her lack of self-confidence!
Both Kaido and King, after realizing Sig's abilities, kept him hidden in their shadows, trusting that they could keep an eye on Sig.
However, Smoker chickened out at this point, letting Sig hide in the shadow of his "Book-Book Fruit" user brother, and then she would monitor his shadow herself.
In terms of courage and magnanimity, they were inferior...
Of course, strength also plays a role – Smoker is only 24 years old now, and her strength is still steadily improving. Without the strength of Three Sweet Commanders general eleven years from now, it's naturally difficult for her to be confident.
However, if one wavers when faced with the "Visionary Path," one has already lost half the battle.
"As you command." Sig bowed with his hand on his chest, his shadow blending into Mondol's forced composure.
Smoker, at least by "paying special attention," was able to notice something unusual about Mondol's shadow, while Mondol was completely baffled as to how such a large Vampire could disappear into his shadow, sensing nothing at all—which only intensified his fear.
However, Sig didn't actually do anything...
After all, they were about to meet Katakuri. As a powerful figure known for his "Observation Haki" and second only to Kaido, Katakuri's ability to perceive things was probably no worse than Kaido's.
Because Sig was hiding in his shadow, Mondol also boarded the Juice and never left Smoker's sight.
After that, the Juice set sail to rendezvous with Katakuri —at this time, Katakuri was on an uninhabited island near Elbaf.
This uninhabited island has no magnetic field and, theoretically, it cannot even be considered an independent island.
Normally, pirates use this place as a "market" or even a "black market," but Katakuri has cleared it out and is now using it as a venue for a direct confrontation with Elbaf.
When the Juice arrived, Sig found Katakuri "clashing" with a group of people.
No, calling it a "conflict" is giving this group too much credit; it was them who were being utterly thrashed by Katakuri!
Sig recognized the group; they were somewhat well-known pirates. After leaving the New World, a place teeming with Monster, calling them "Great Pirate" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
The Floating Pirates another pirate crew capable of aerial combat, following in the footsteps of the Great Pirate, Golden Lion.
Of course, its quality is far inferior to that of Golden Lion.
Their aerial combat involved holding a balloon in the air with one hand, using this as a means to launch "air raids."
The reason it could fly was not only because of the balloon, but more importantly, because the Captain had cultivated a strange "Life Return" mode.
He inflated his body like a balloon, filling it with floating gas so that he could fly with a little leverage—the "gas" that the crew members used was also injected by him.
However, now, watching them get their balloons popped by Katakuri one by one, and even the Captain's body being kicked flat and then tied up and thrown onto the ship, Sig suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for their Captain.
Seeing this scene, Sig suddenly remembered that Big Mom's youngest son was the chubby little kid who flew around pulling a balloon!
Sig seems to have already foreseen the Captain's fate...
Also... they should have a younger sister!
In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances, BigMom has about two more years... or rather, two more pregnancies before menopause.
Smoker boarded the gangplank and walked obediently onto the Mochi, instead of jumping over and stomping on the deck, which shows her respect for Katakuri.
"Huh? Who's there!" Katakuri's first thought was of Mondol, or rather... his shadow!
"Brother Katakuri, he's the 'strategist' of the Beasts Pirates," Smoker quickly explained.
Katakuri also knew about "Vladimir," and upon hearing this hint, he already knew who it was.
Because it was daytime, Sig appeared as a shadow...
"Your Excellency Katakuri, strategist of the Beasts Pirates and fiancé of Smoker, sends his greetings."
Katakuri:???
Smoker:!!!