The Marines' Meeting

"All right!"

"Linlin!"

"I won't beat around the bush!"

"Let's form an alliance again!"

Kaido was a straightforward man. He had no interest in beating around the bush with Big Mom.

After all, he had risked calling Big Mom precisely because he wanted an alliance. Why mince words now?

"Mamamama!"

"Kaido! I know what you mean!"

"If you hadn't come to me, I would've come to you!"

"As long as our common target is that man Roya, of course!"

Big Mom spoke.

And she meant it.

When Perospero was killed, Big Mom had nearly mobilized all her forces to hunt down Roya. Only Katakuri and the others had managed to talk her out of it.

Afterward, Big Mom had considered Roya's strength. She knew defeating him with her forces alone would be nearly impossible.

So...

After discussing it with her children, Big Mom had decided to form an alliance with Kaido.

She had not expected Kaido to contact her before she could make a move. That did surprise her.

"That's right!"

"Linlin, it looks like you hate that bastard Roya as much as I do!"

Kaido answered at once.

Neither needed to spell out what they were thinking.

They had both sent people after Roya, and both had come away empty-handed. Naturally, each bore him a grudge.

But there was more to it.

Above all, they feared Roya's power.

If they could not turn that power to their own ends, it would become the greatest obstacle in their path.

So...

They wanted the same thing. Whether they meant to protect their current positions or climb higher, they had to remove the obstacle named Roya.

"Mamamama!"

"Fine by me, Kaido!"

"I'll go wild with you one more time!"

"So? Do you already have a plan?"

Big Mom laughed, then pressed him