Brring, brring!
"Hello! This is Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates!"
"Katakuri, it's Gray. Put my mother-in-law on the Den Den Mushi. I have something to discuss with her." Hearing the last voice he wanted to hear, Katakuri immediately had a bad feeling.
Whenever Gray came looking for the Big Mom Pirates, nothing good ever happened, even if it had only happened once.
But that single time had nearly sent Totto Land, which they'd spent decades building, straight back to square one overnight. What would happen if it happened a few more times?
They might even lose their children along with everything else.
"Why is it you again?" Katakuri grumbled, but didn't waste any time. He went straight to find Charlotte Linlin.
Gray: "What do you mean, 'Why is it me again?'"
"What kind of thing is that to say?"
"I came with good intentions! I'm looking for you because I have some great news!"
"Don't! We can't afford to enjoy any of your 'great news'!"
"Hey! There's no getting through to you. I want to talk to my mother-in-law!"
"Good. I don't want to talk to you either." By the time they finished talking, Katakuri had reached the central castle on New Cake Island.
As soon as he entered the castle, Katakuri said to Charlotte Linlin, who was eating dessert, "Mama! Gray's looking for you again!"
"Gray?" Charlotte Linlin paused, then immediately remembered who he was. "Oh, it's my 'good son-in-law'!"
"What does he want with us this time?"
From the Den Den Mushi in Katakuri's hand, Gray could hear the sarcasm in Charlotte Linlin's voice.
But he didn't care. If he wanted to achieve his goal, he could put up with a little sarcasm!
"You'd better talk to him yourself!" Katakuri set the Den Den Mushi on the