Katakuri got a severe scolding from Big Mom and was kicked out of Cake Castle...
After all, Vladimir had just praised Katakuri to the skies in front of him, even risking his anger to plead for Katakuri, and yet the moment Katakuri returned, his first act was to speak ill of Vladimir...
This greatly displeased Big Mom, who has always been known for her tough -Big Sister— "Our Big Mom Pirates value 'righteousness' above all else, Katakuri, you've disappointed me so much!"
Katakuri felt extremely wronged; how come everything was so different after only a month of his absence?
Of course, Big Mom wasn't entirely without suspicion of Vladimir. In fact, after getting angry, she even summoned Gungnir and other Homies who had contact with Vladimir, thanks to Katakuri's "reminder," to find out what was going on...
However, the conclusion is that "Vladimir" is true to his word. His only flaw, which is not really a flaw, is that he is too popular with his daughters, who often bother him, and even a certain Vampire finds it annoying.
After learning the true, firsthand situation, BigMom felt much more at ease.
Furthermore, Big Mom also heard that when Katakuri returned and saw Vladimir, he acted with great disdain...
Furthermore, Homies observed that the Streusen were completely indifferent to Vladimir, and that Vladimir had to personally visit and plead with them to make any changes to the details of the wedding desserts and menu.
BigMom instinctively felt something was off— Streusen wasn't this kind of person...
However, he turned to Vladimir more, or rather, to his own Homies more!
Gungnir then took the opportunity to cry to Big Mom about how he was being bullied by the other Homies.
Of course, in his words, the Homies who bullied him were the Homies of a few extremely jealous "older brothers and sisters" in the Charlotte Family.
It sounds like they're too afraid to confront Vladimir directly, so they take it out on the Homies that Big Mom entrusted to him, and... the reason they're being bullied is because Vladimir never lets them fight back.
It looks like they're accusing Vladimir!
Even in Gungnir's account, he dared not show up at tomorrow's wedding, lest the other Homies, acting on their masters' orders, target him and cause chaos at the wedding.
In the middle of the night, BigMom summoned Vladimir again and severely reprimanded him for his "weakness."
One Vampire deflected the blame by saying he didn't want to escalate the conflict, since the Homies were essentially the Mom's children, all part of Whole Cake Island's fighting force...
Enraged by this, BigMom handed a Vivre Card to Vladimir, instructing him to use it to command the Homies on the island!
After Lola's elopement, Big Mom forbade any of her children from possessing their own Vivre Card and confiscated all of them.
After all, for Big Mom, her Vivre Card is not just a pointer; because it contains her soul information, it can also be used to intimidate or even command the Homies!
However, Big Mom has now given Vladimir a card...
Of course, BigMom didn't think there would be any problem— the Vivre Card only had its own soul aura; she herself was still in Whole Cake Island, and she would take back the Vivre Card after the wedding... What problem could there be? Could she be trapped?
After receiving the Vivre Card, Sig left, deeply moved, and went to Enel's place.
Enel was pacing restlessly around the room, while Prometheus, who was watching him, was fast asleep, seemingly oblivious to everything.
Prometheus has fallen under Sig's deep hypnosis, which was initiated by Memory-Memory Fruit. Its most recent memories are all the result of Sig editing them!
"How's it going? Did you get it?" Enel asked immediately as he saw the shadow float up.
If he fails to obtain it, Enel will have to find a way to get Big Mom's Vivre Card on their "wedding night," so Enel extremely nervous!
"Of course, your brother-in-law dotes on you." Sig said in a tone that implied, "That way you won't have to figure out a solution."
Enel pursed his lips, ignoring his brother-in-law's manipulative tactics.
"Is this guy... really okay?" Enel looked at Prometheus with concern again.
Upon hearing this, Sig pulled out the memory film of the sleeping Prometheus and examined it again...
"Yes, everything's arranged, and... it's going more smoothly than I expected," Sig muttered.
Sig also noticed something: it seemed that after Prometheus was subdued, Big Mom's cunning side began to weaken.
Otherwise, things might not have gone so smoothly!
But what exactly is the principle behind this?
Logically, "Prometheus" represents Big Mom's cunning side, but given Sig's understanding of the Soul-Soul Fruit's abilities, this should be considered Big Mom's cunning side, which is what created Prometheus...
How could Prometheus make Big Mom even more cunning?
Isn't this putting cause and effect backwards?
Sig was even more convinced that there was something wrong with Big Mom's soul state, but he wouldn't know the exact extent of the problem until tomorrow... no, until tonight!
The wedding was in full swing, and starting in the early hours of the morning, BigMom's other emotions were completely suppressed by her anticipation of the wedding cake.
Early in the morning, "Vladimir," holding an umbrella, represented Whole Cake Island and welcomed the arriving guests.
At this time, the guests who come to Whole Cake Island are basically allies of Big Mom.
Among the heavyweights are Draco Kuro, owner of "Big Hand Funeral Parlor"; Du Feld, the professional loan shark known as "The Dark Gold King"; Umit, the "Shipping King," a tycoon in the New World shipping industry; Gibson, the "Concealer," a black market warehousing giant...
They are all big shots and leaders in the underworld...
This is because it wasn't a grand affair, so "outsiders" other than allies weren't invited.
"You must be Vladimir? You're quite the young man, no wonder Kaido and Linlin value you so much." A ladylike guest complimented the Vampire.
This somewhat eccentric woman is none other than Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District. On the surface, she's a big shot in the sex trade, but the real big shots know that she's secretly an information broker. However, few people know that her true identity is a CP0 "undercover agent" in the dark world!
"Not at all, not at all. I am just young and actually nobody, unlike Miss Stussy, who was a big shot when she was young." Sig emphasized his youth.
Although Stussy looks very young, she has known Big Mom since she was young, and is actually an old monster whose actual age is unknown!
Stussy paused for a moment. Although she seemed normal, Sig noticed that her emotions were actually quite volatile.
"Hehehe... You're too modest. Your ability to be 'nameless' really startled me. I thought I was useless, even though the events on Eternal Night Island haven't been that long ago." Stussy implied that she had investigated Vladimir but hadn't obtained much information.
However, although the Navy is tight-lipped about the matter of Eternal Night Island, Stussy has already investigated it, which means... she can roughly deduce when Vladimir obtained the Vampire Fruit!
Stussy found nothing about Vladimir's previous identity.
"It's said that when a woman becomes interested in a man's past, that's when she starts to fall for him," Sig said, winking at her deliberately, which fit his character perfectly.
Stussy rolled her eyes at her, and the topic was changed.
The wedding proceeded as scheduled, and the Fish-Man, as a nominal guest, sat in a corner the whole time, while the Vampire didn't even glance at him...