Hearing this, Luffy folded his arms and nodded, completely unfazed by the Four Emperors, as if nothing had been said.
Pekoms, on the other hand, was utterly stunned. He stood up and said, "Huh?"
Then Pekoms clutched his chest in fury and collapsed to his knees. "You're going to make my wounds split open from anger."
But Luffy burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. "Wow, your eyes are so cute! Hahahaha!"
Carrot started laughing too, and Pekoms angrily shouted, "Shut up!"
The moment he finished shouting, his whole body suddenly stiffened. "Ow, my wounds split open again!"
Luffy cheered and laughed even harder. Carrot laughed along with him.
After taking a few breaths, Pekoms said, "Ah, forget it. No matter what, she can't escape this marriage. There's no point telling you all this."
Luffy asked in confusion, "Why not?"
Pekoms obediently climbed back into bed. "Just like how Black Leg went in the end, an invitation to Mama's tea party can never be refused. If anyone dares refuse, they'll receive a gift afterward—for embarrassing Mama."
Luffy asked, "What kind of gift?"
Pekoms lay back down, pulled the blanket over himself, and took off his sunglasses. "So naturally, it won't be a gift that makes anyone happy. Inside will be the head of someone connected to them."
All the girls present immediately covered their mouths, looking like they were about to throw up. They had never imagined Big Mom could be so cruel. Pekoms said sternly, "It could be the head of someone from the Straw Hat Pirates. Or someone from the East Blue restaurant. Or perhaps someone from Kamabakka Kingdom."
"How could this happen?!" Nami cried.
Everyone present turned grave, but Luffy angrily said, "Hey! Why do you know about things like that too?!"
Pekoms said, "That's what power is,