The instant Big Mom's voice fell silent-
Bang! Thud! Crash!
A violent commotion suddenly erupted at the tea party's lavishly decorated entrance.
It was as though something unstoppable was forcing its way inside!
The elite guards stationed at the entrance and along the passage collapsed in swathes without warning, like wheat before a scythe.
Even some of the weaker children of the Charlotte Family lasted only another second or two before their vision went black and they passed out.
The cheerful, peaceful tea party was instantly consumed by panic and chaos!
"Damn it! Such... such powerful Haki!" a voice cried out in shock and fury.
"Is that bastard 'Red Hair' Shanks attacking us?!"
Before the words had faded, a towering figure abruptly stepped forward to block the source of the commotion.
He was a warrior constructed from countless hard biscuits, holding a long blade and sporting a distinctive long beard.
But unlike the ordinary, mass-produced Biscuit Soldiers around him with their wooden expressions-
This warrior's face bore remarkably human gravity and wariness, and his voice was full of personality.
Charlotte Cracker's real body was hidden inside the biscuit armor he had created!
Yet even he could feel the crushing pressure of the Conqueror's Haki surging toward him like a tsunami.
His first thought was of another of the Four Emperors...
"Red Hair" Shanks, whose Conqueror's Haki was renowned across the world, might have come knocking!
"Red Hair?"
From her seat of honor, Big Mom gave an icy sneer.
There was not a trace of fear at the name "Red Hair" on her face. Instead, she looked indignant at being underestimated.
"Mamamamama... that brat Red-Haired Shanks doesn't have the guts to run wild at Mama's tea party!"
As her words fell, the air beside her rippled and distorted!
"Mama!"
"Mama!"
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