New World, Totto Land.
" Ikoku!"
A massive purple sword energy shockwave shot out, heading towards a group of people in a certain direction.
"Get out of the way!"
An urgent voice rang out. The attacked people instinctively turned around and saw a giant sword energy shockwave rushing towards them.
The group of people were instantly startled, their faces turning pale with fright, and they hurriedly dodged to the side.
A massive shockwave of sword energy swept past their bodies, leaving a long trail on the ground.
"Phew~"
"That scared me to death! I almost thought I was going to get hit!"
A man with a long nose patted his chest and said with a hint of lingering fear.
"Don't stand there, Usopp! Run!"
Another man with curly eyebrows and blond hair came over and kicked him. Then he turned to look at the figure chasing after them, his expression extremely serious.
"It seems we still have a long way to go to reach the Three Emperors!"
"Isn't this normal? After all, we've only been growing up for a very short time!"
"It was said by a green-haired man who was running."
Based on these obvious characteristics...
That's right, these people are Zoro and Sanji.
And their current situation...
He's being chased by Big Mom, one of the Three Emperors of the New World!
"No, this Big Mom is so stingy! Doesn't she have any magnanimity befitting Three Emperors?"
"So what if we stole a rubbing of her Road Poneglyph text? Is it really necessary to be so angry and keep chasing us?"
On the other side, Nami couldn't help but say something as well.
After parting ways with Xia Chen, they went to Zou, the homeland of the Mink Tribe!
An island on the back of a giant elephant!
There they experienced a thrilling adventure and forged a friendly friendship with the Mink Tribe.
Later, they obtained some information about the Laugh Tale, Laugh Tale, from Duke Inuarashi Sun King of the Mink Tribe.
You cannot reach the Laugh Tale, Laugh Tale, by simply keeping Log Pose.
Instead, it requires four red Road Poneglyph.
The four Road Poneglyph record different locations. When you know the locations of these four locations and connect them on a map, the center of the area enclosed by the four lines is the location of " Laugh Tale ".
They obtained a Road Poneglyph from Zou. Then they heard that Big Mom, one of the Three Emperors, also had a Road Poneglyph.
In addition, Zou is not far from the Totto Land.
So Luffy immediately decided to come to Whole Totto Land to 'borrow' Big Mom's Road Poneglyph!
In the end, the group actually succeeded; although they didn't obtain the original Poneglyph, they did get a rubbing.
Since it only records location information, there is no difference between the rubbing and the original.
Then, naturally, they were discovered by Big Mom Pirates during their escape.
The Big Mom was furious when she learned that someone had stolen her Poneglyph, and immediately chased after Zoro and the others.
"If we steal from that Big Mom, it's like rubbing her face in the dirt. Even if she slaughters us, renders our oil, and burns us as firecrackers, it's perfectly normal!"
Robin analyzed as he spoke.
"Hey! Robin! Don't say such scary things! I'm scared!!"
Chopper screamed at Robin with a look of terror on his face.
"Hang in there, everyone! I've prepared a boat on the shore. Once we reach the sea, I'll have a chance to help us escape!"
A chubby Fish-Man shouted, "It's Jinbe!"
Although Jinbe agreed to join the Straw Hat Pirates back on Fish-Man Island, he only recently finished dealing with some matters on Fish-Man Island and came to find Luffy and the others.
"Where's Luffy? Should we just ignore him? Can he even defeat that Katakuri? I think the Big Mom Pirates really have a lot of faith in their older brother!"
Franky asked curiously.
"Didn't Luffy say he'll find a way to rejoin us? Let's trust our captain! Yohohoho~" Brook said with a laugh.
Upon hearing this, Zoro also revealed a slight smile.
"That's right! That guy will definitely come after him after defeating Katakuri. All we need to do is figure out how to escape!"
Suddenly, a roar came from behind.
"You brats from the Straw Hat Pirates, stop right there!"
The Big Mom standing on Prometheus shouted loudly at Zoro and the others in front of her.
" Xia Chen has been missing for over a month, and you still dare to be so arrogant, sneaking into my territory to steal things!"
"I'm giving you one last chance. Return my things now, and I might let it slide for Xia Chen's sake!"
Xia Chen disappeared from the public eye a month ago.
Everyone was speculating about what had happened to Xia Chen and why he had suddenly disappeared.
However, no one went to investigate with the Straw Hat Pirates, after all, Xia Chen's previous actions had left a deep impression on them.
What if I happen to run into Xia Chen when I get there? Wouldn't that be the end of me?
The Big Mom had the same thought: even if Xia Chen wasn't there, she would still give Xia Chen some face, otherwise it wouldn't be good if Xia Chen came knocking on her door.
If it were before, she probably wouldn't have been so wary of Xia Chen. Even if Xia Chen appeared in front of her and asked her to produce the rubbings of the Road Poneglyph, she wouldn't have obediently complied.
She's one of the Three Emperors' Big Mom! Doesn't she have any pride?
But she changed her mind after her last battle with Kaido.
According to Kaido, Xia Chen's strength has surpassed theirs by more than one level. He is someone they cannot match!
She didn't think Kaido was exaggerating, because she knew very well what kind of person Kaido was.
Such an arrogant person would never have been convinced to this extent if Xia Chen didn't truly possess that kind of strength.
This is why Big Mom is so tolerant of the Straw Hat Pirates; even though they stole her things, she simply made them return them and didn't intend to pursue the matter further.
Otherwise, if any other pirate crew had managed to leave her Totto Land territory alive, she would never have children again!
This was an incredibly vicious oath for her!
If Xia Chen came asking for rubbings of the Road Poneglyph, that would be one thing; knowing Xia Chen's strength, she would definitely offer them up without hesitation.
But if it's just the Straw Hat Pirates...
That's not enough!
After some time, seeing that Zoro and the others were still running away and didn't care about her at all, Big Mom's anger flared up.
Conqueror's Haki was released instantly, sweeping towards Zoro and the others, with black and red Inazuma around them.
"Since you refuse to listen to reason and are forced to drink the penalty cup, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The Big Mom's eyes hardened.
Since Xia Chen isn't showing up, she's going to teach the Straw Hat Pirates a lesson.
Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from behind them, everyone's eyes narrowed.
Zoro turned to look at Big Mom, who was rushing towards them at an incredible speed. The distance between them was closing rapidly, and at this rate, they would surely be caught up soon.
After thinking for a moment, Zoro immediately made a choice and asked Sanji beside him:
"Curled eyebrows, can you help me stall this Big Mom for a while?"
"Does that even need to be asked?"
"Wrapped!!"