Opportunity

Jinbe eventually left anyway, without taking anything with him. He only left Li Ziming a Den Den Mushi, and when he departed, he took Shark along as well. Apparently, he did not want anything to happen to Shark in this country because of what was about to unfold.

He left the shop to Li Ziming just like that. Although Li Ziming had no plans to open a shop, this gave him a suitable identity. Moreover, it also provided him with a fairly clear plan for infiltrating Big Mom's Tea Party.

Li Ziming looked at the pastries he had made. That was right—his plan was to become the Tea Party's pastry chef. After all, he had heard from Jinbe that sneaking in would not be easy. Luffy, Pedro, and the others seemed to have already been discovered by Big Mom, and Big Mom had prepared suitable traps for them. By then, the people they needed to rescue might not be limited to Sanji alone.

However, what puzzled Li Ziming was that, logically speaking, Reiju should have already reported his information. Yet the entire Whole Cake Island seemed to have no suspicions whatsoever about an outsider like him. This left Li Ziming rather confused. He could only conclude that Big Mom had some unique means at her disposal, and he secretly heightened his vigilance.

"Excuse me, is Shark here?" A rather sweet-looking girl walked in. Then she noticed the desserts on the table, and her interest immediately flared. "Are these new desserts? May I try one?"

Although her words were phrased as a question, her tone contained no intention of seeking Li Ziming's permission. She looked as if she could hardly wait to pounce on the pastries he had made.

Li Ziming had kept things simple. Before Shark left, Jinbe had told