Whole Cake Island, harbor.
Sephiroth had just stepped out of the spatial folding gateway when a group of chess soldiers stationed around the outskirts of Whole Cake Island swiftly surrounded him, raising their weapons at him.
"Make way! This gentleman is an honored guest personally invited by Mama to attend the tea party!"
A sharp rebuke came from behind the chess soldiers.
The crowd immediately parted, and a man holding a cane, dressed in a pink suit with eggshell-patterned trousers, sunglasses, and a scar over his left eye hurried toward Sephiroth.
"Hello, Mr. Sephiroth! I'm Baron Tamago. Please forgive these fellows for their offense...
"The tea party is about to begin. Would you please take the special carriage there as soon as possible?" Baron Tamago said politely with a slight bow.
"Sure."
Sephiroth nodded and followed behind Baron Tamago toward a vehicle in the distance... a pig carriage!?
A massive pink fat pig, six meters long, was pulling an extravagantly decorated pink carriage behind it.
The contrast was so striking that Sephiroth's eye twitched slightly. He said helplessly, "Your Totto Land Kingdom's vehicles really are distinctive...!"
"This is a special carriage. It will take you directly to the venue..." Baron Tamago explained.
"Fine."
Through the open carriage door, Sephiroth saw that several familiar faces—Du Feld, Dorag Pierrot, Giberson, and Umit—were already seated inside.
Besides them, he also spotted Morgans from the World Economy News Paper.
So, he stepped into the carriage as well and took a seat in the last row.
Although there were already six people inside, there was still plenty of room. The carriage had three rows of benches, each of which could seat three or four people.
Du Feld and Dorag Pierrot, the two big fat men, sat in the first row. Giberson and Umit sat in