"We should have reached our top speed by now."
"We just didn't anticipate this earlier, so we chose to stay far behind."
"That's why the Mammoth Fleet has such a big lead on us."
Perospero stretched out his tongue and said casually, "It doesn't matter!"
"We just need to do our best to catch up!"
"Even if we can't catch them in the end, what difference will it really make?"
Charlotte Smoothie nodded as well and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
She said softly, "Reaching the Pudora Kingdom Port first would certainly give us something of a head start."
"But the Mammoth Fleet isn't that far ahead of us."
"So that head start won't really amount to much."
"Besides, from what we know about Ochoku, he has an eccentric personality, and his actions are unpredictable."
"He certainly won't march into battle with the Pudora Kingdom's army. There's no telling when he'll show himself."
"Nothing counts until we actually meet Ochoku!"
Before they set out, Big Mom had told Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie a great deal about Ochoku.
In particular, she had emphasized his eccentric personality.
That was why Charlotte Smoothie and the others were in no great hurry.
Even if they reached the Pudora Kingdom Port ahead of the others, they had no way of predicting when Ochoku would appear.
In any case, they could be certain that Ochoku would not appear at the very start of the battle.
Once they reached the Pudora Kingdom Port, they would still have to wait quietly for him to show himself.
Until Ochoku appeared, neither they nor the Mammoth Fleet would have any other opportunities.
With a giant curved sword on his back, Debt Collector Bobbin cackled. "Then we have nothing to worry about."
"Our real battleground with the Mammoth Fleet will be