Whole Cake Island, Sweet Palace.
A huge, obese figure sat on the floor, constantly stuffing all kinds of sweets into her mouth.
The woman's face was twisted with greed, a terrifying smile on her lips.
Stomach acid, like aqua regia, dripped from the corners of her mouth, eating deep pits into the floor tiles.
The ugly, enormous woman before them was Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors of the New World and the strongest woman in the world.
"Mother..."
"Fish-Man Island has agreed to come under our protection."
"They're willing to trade sweets for our protection..."
On the other side stood a man as imposing as a war god, with short red hair and a sharp gaze. His voice remained steady even in Charlotte Linlin's presence.
He was Charlotte Katakuri, the second-in-command of the Charlotte Pirates, known as the man whose back had never touched the ground.
"Hahahaha!"
"Finally, some good news..."
Charlotte Linlin bared her teeth and let out an unpleasant laugh.
"The World Government is gone, yet Fish-Man Island is still suffering!"
"Indeed, only a Totto Land where everyone is truly equal is the right thing to build!"
"What about the sweets from Fish-Man Island?"
"Are they on their way?"
Katakuri knew his mother's temperament, so he nodded without hesitation.
"I've sent Cracker to collect them. He's hurrying to Whole Cake Island day and night."
Charlotte Linlin nodded in satisfaction.
"Good. You really are my most outstanding son..."
"There's one more thing."
"Any news about Sarutobi Hiruzen, the man known as the Azure Emperor?"
"I personally sent him a marriage proposal!"
After the Summit War and the Day of Godfall, Charlotte Linlin had naturally learned that the once-obscure nobody had become a figure said to stand above the Four Emperors.
But she didn't believe that Sarutobi Hiruzen