Wedding / Tragic (A 4,000-Word Chapter, Maybe)

Katakuri's expression changed sharply. "Hurry and prepare some sweets! Mom's Hunger Pangs are about to strike!"

"What is she craving this time?"

Someone answered at once.

On Whole Cake Island, guards were posted everywhere, ready to respond at a moment's notice.

"I don't know! Start with her usual favorite!"

"..."

Big Mom suffered an attack of Hunger Pangs every so often. Usually, the only way to stop it was to quickly bring her the sweet she craved.

But a severe emotional shock could trigger an attack too.

In the kitchen, the chefs who had received the order scrambled in every direction.

They knew all too well how terrifying Big Mom could be when her Hunger Pangs struck.

At best, they would lose their lives. At worst, the entire island would sink.

"I want to spend more time on the dough. Go get me some almonds!"

The Head Chef shouted the order.

He was a short, stout man with thick lips beneath a beaklike nose. Two white, leaf-shaped tufts of mustache were neatly combed to either side.

Streusen! Head Chef of the Big Mom Pirates and the man who had guided Big Mom onto her path!

"Contact the Minister of Nuts, quickly!"

On Whole Cake Island.

Big Mom's eyes glowed scarlet. With her hair flying loose, she looked like a vengeful ghost. Every step whipped up a gust, and the level ground cracked beneath her feet.

"Mamamama!!!"

As she laughed, invisible sound waves spread out in every direction, snapping countless trees in half!

"Mom, please stop!"

On the path ahead, a disheveled woman suddenly emerged from a shard of mirror lying on the ground. Her face was hidden by her hair.

"Hm?"

Like a beast hunting for food, Big Mom turned toward the sound, ready to pounce. She moved as fast