"Charlotte Linlin? That Devil Child, we've wanted to get rid of her for ages!"
"Old man, say that again?"
"If you want war, then let's fight! The Giant Race will never fear war!"
"Your Fárbauti, Miss Smoker, please calm down..."
Despite the Big Mom Pirates' surprise attack, the Giant Race didn't suffer major losses and witnessed the Big Mom Pirates' strength—two of the Three Sweet Commanders were deployed, half of the top fifty ranked children were involved, ordinary combatants were few, and none of their affiliated pirate crews came...
With this setup, they were evenly matched with the Giant Kingdom!
Although there was an element of "surprise attack," or, in the words of the Giant Race, "dishonorable conspiracy," the Giant Race also had the Red-Hair Pirates as their ally.
The current battle situation undoubtedly proves that if BigMom gets serious and doesn't consider losses and casualties, he is capable of breaking through Elbaf.
In the event of a full-scale war, Elbaf could certainly recall its Giant Warrior stationed elsewhere, but Big Mom's affiliated pirate crews would only number more...
However... the Giant Race remained fearless in the face of battle!
Even if BigMom is powerful, can she be stronger than the World Government?
Back when the Giant Kingdom openly rebelled against the World Government, at the height of the war, the Giant Race was also prepared for annihilation and ready for a desperate battle... Fortunately, Sister Carmel acted as a liaison between the two sides, allowing the World Government and the Giant Country of Elbaf to temporarily put aside their conflict.
Despite having many Giant Vice Admiral in the Navy, Elbaf is still not Affiliated Nation of the World Government. That's just how stubborn they are!
Of course, the Giant Race wouldn't know that Carmel was originally a member of the World Government. At the time, the World Government didn't want to fight these fools to the death, so they used them indirectly in another way.
The current Shanks is a true "good guy," unwilling to see the Giant Kingdom and the Big Mom Pirates at odds.
"Red-Hair! Didn't you say you wanted to come and visit Mom?" Smoker brought up the old topic again.
Upon hearing this, Fárbauti retorted angrily, "Don't even think about it! Shanks is a friend of our Giant Race. If that Devil Child wants to start a war..."
The Giant Race won't let the Big Mom Pirates use this as a threat.
Moreover, unlike his foolish son, Fárbauti has already devised a way to avoid being outmaneuvered by the Big Mom Pirates again—using mirrors to spread his influence everywhere? Then I'll gather my Warrior and launch a direct attack on Whole Cake Island, wouldn't you be checkmated?
Shanks then interrupted, "Wait, Your Fárbauti, cough cough... I did say that, and I did indeed want to 'pay my respects' to Captain Charlotte."
Shanks emphasized that it was a "visit," not a "pay a visit," implying that he had to give Shanks face!
Indeed, Shanks doesn't want Elbaf to go to war with the Big Mom Pirates, because regardless of whether Big Mom has reached menopause or not, she is definitely close to giving birth right now.
Big Mom, without her cubs, is much more intimidating than usual.
After glancing at Katakuri's expression, Smoker said coldly to Red-Hair gang, "We're not far from Whole Cake Island now, so why don't we do it now?"
"It's not impossible, but our ship isn't repaired yet. How about you all go back first, and once the Red Force is ready to set sail, we can go to Whole Cake Island to visit Captain Charlotte?" Shanks put on a shrewd and calculating expression.
Smoker's expression turned serious. "Do you think... we're stupid?"
Shall we go back first? What if you run away?
However, Katakuri sneered, "Heh, it's not impossible... but you don't need so many people waiting for the ship, do you? Then please, Your Excellency Sea King, come with us first. I just heard from Smoker that you wanted to marry Smoker's sister on Darn Island, didn't you?"
At least... we must bring the most important one back!
"What?" The Vampire was stunned.
Katakuri, Smoker:...
Why is this guy so surprised? He did say before that he wanted to marry Smoker... but isn't that just pirate slang? Did you actually believe him?
Enel heard that his brother-in-law was going to cheat on him... no, it should be said that he had obtained solid evidence of his brother-in-law's infidelity, and immediately glared angrily at Sig.
However, under Sig's warning look, he refrained from revealing his identity further.
Shanks then glanced at Sig —a tacit understanding that made them both understand each other's meaning.
"Alright, then Sig will go and pay my respects to Captain Charlotte on my behalf. We will definitely arrive within three months!" Shanks paused, then said solemnly, "For the next two or three months, Sig will be in the care of the Big Mom Pirates. I believe that Captain Charlotte, as the overlord of the pirates, will not break her word."
As he spoke, he had already used Conqueror's Haki.
Sig's own decision was to go to Whole Cake Island, but Shanks still gave him a silent threat—he didn't want to find out later that Sig had met with misfortune, or... been sent away.
"You should leave the capital of Elbaf first, and I will come to the port to find you later," Sig said.
In reality, if Katakuri and his Red-Hair, it would be impossible for them to capture Shanks or Sig. They wouldn't even have a very high chance of winning; they would only have the advantage of having more people—and that's assuming the Giant Race don't interfere!
The reason Shanks agreed to go to Whole Cake Island Red-Hair twofold: firstly, he didn't want Elbaf to fight the Big Mom Pirates to the death for his sake; secondly... because Shanks coveted Big Mom's Road Poneglyph, Sig coveted Big Mom—they had always wanted to go!
At this moment, Enel didn't need to be reminded at all; he volunteered, "I'll stay and watch over him!"
Katakuri frowned upon hearing this. In truth, he didn't think Sig would break his promise and run away under these circumstances. However... he needed to completely eliminate the abnormality in his body, so he really didn't want this Vampire possessing his shadow. Therefore, he nodded.
After the Big Mom Pirates left, Shanks first told Fárbauti about the "Biscuit Warrior's" weakness.
Shanks had previously discovered that Cracker's soldiers, though powerful, were afraid of water.
After bidding farewell to the remorseful Giant King, Shanks led Sig and "Vladimir" into the house to discuss some matters privately.
As soon as he entered the room, Enel disregarded his "Vladimir" image and went straight for Sieg, grabbing him by the Sig and wanting to ask him what was going on with those long legs.
"I only said that for the sake of the pirate cause! Be sensible."
"Didn't I tell your sister before the wedding? Your sister said she didn't care."
"I'm a pirate, and you think you can talk to me about morality?"
"If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Okay, I don't want to talk about this now."
After giving Enel a piece of his mind, Sig decided to give him a little something in return—after all, he would need Enel to accompany him later, otherwise it would be difficult for him to play both roles.
More importantly... if Big Mom, who's trying to conceive, has any ideas, Sig can find a scapegoat!