She had already warned Katakuri once when she sent him and Charlotte Smoothie to watch the battle at short notice.
Now she was stressing it again, showing just how much she valued Ochoku.
Head chef Streusen saw this, and his eyes darted about.
He stroked his little mustache thoughtfully and murmured, "Linlin, it seems you have plans for Ochoku."
"Are you hoping he'll join us?"
Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin, made no attempt to hide it. She admitted it openly.
She nodded with a smile. "Of course I want someone as powerful as Ochoku."
"Besides, we spent a long time together in the Rocks Pirates."
"I know his character and the kind of man he is."
As she recalled her days in the Rocks Pirates, a trace of nostalgia entered Big Mom's eyes.
For her, those memories were the stuff of legend.
She and Ochoku had never been particularly close companions.
Still, they had gotten along well enough.
Big Mom continued, "If Ochoku joined us, we'd be far stronger!"
"He's a formidable fighter who could make an immediate difference!"
"With Ochoku on our side, Totto Land wouldn't have to fear any other power!"
In truth, Big Mom wanted Ochoku badly.
The Big Mom Pirates were indeed one of the Four Emperors Pirates, entrenched in the New World and watching for their chance to strike.
Under ordinary circumstances, hardly anyone dared provoke them.
On the surface, the Four Emperors Pirates stood on equal footing.
But in the eyes of the world's strongest, there were clear differences in their strength.
The Whitebeard Pirates, for instance, had long been widely recognized as the undisputed strongest of the Four Emperors Pirates!
The Big Mom Pirates, on the other hand, were considered by many to be among the weaker ones.
How could Big Mom not care