In a concealed building some distance from the Big Mom Pirates, several senior Marine officers other than Sengoku were watching them through a Surveillance Den Den Mushi-or, more precisely, watching Charlotte Linlin's reaction.
"What? That didn't do a thing!"
Picking his nose, Garp said in disappointment, "I say there's no need for all these fancy tricks. Just charge in and give them a beating. We'll take down as many as we can."
"Don't rush. We actually anticipated this situation too."
Vice Admiral Tsuru explained unhurriedly, "Don't forget how Totto Land was formed."
When Charlotte Linlin first established Totto Land, she had not yet become one of the Four Emperors. Though she was already quite famous, she could not simply issue a call and have crowds flock to her, much less gather the people of all the different races she needed. So she had engaged in quite a bit of human trafficking herself, laying the foundation for Totto Land.
After explaining this to Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru turned toward her pupil, Gion, Momousagi, and ordered, "Begin. Give Charlotte Linlin another push."
At her command, a massive screen suddenly rose in the center of the complex where the Big Mom Pirates were gathered. A moment later, Mother Carmel appeared on it.
"Mother Carmel!"
Charlotte Linlin let out a delighted cheer and started running toward the screen.
But Katakuri, standing nearby, suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Having foreseen the next few seconds, he gritted his teeth and moved to smash the screen that had risen. Yet he immediately saw another vision of Big Mom taking his soul, and his half-raised hand froze...
"Keep moving farther back! Everyone else, prepare to fight!"
Knowing that he could no longer stop what was coming, Katakuri could only hurriedly warn his weaker younger siblings to move