Tap... Tap... Tap...
On a port on an island filled with delicious food and a dreamlike atmosphere, a man about five meters tall, dressed in a black leather jacket and black leather boots, walked to a large sailboat with the sound of bells. Two rows of soldiers on either side of him bowed their heads and knelt on one knee in front of him.
"Is everything ready? Is everyone in position?!"
After a brief pause, a questioning sound came from the man's chin, which was covered by a scarf, as he asked the boatman's supervisor who had knelt before him.
"Yes, Lord Katakuri, everyone is already waiting for you on the ship. Minister of Ice Cream, Lord Moscato, and Minister of Cream, Lord Opera, are leading their respective ships at sea, awaiting your arrival. Would you like to board now?!"
The foreman answered very respectfully.
"Hmm, very good. Now that everyone is in place, let's set sail..."
After saying that, he walked towards the steps that had been built around the ship and went up them.
"Yes, have a safe journey. Alright everyone, let's begin. Clear the way for the ships!"
After expressing his best wishes to him, the foreman stood up, waved to the video camera in the control room that was broadcasting the entire process, and gave instructions.
Crack crack... Boom!!
After receiving the order, the personnel in the control room pulled the control lever, and with a series of mechanical roars, the Giant ship carrying Katakuri slowly sailed out to sea to rendezvous with the other two ships.
"Okay!! Let's go..."
After Katakuri's ship sailed out of the harbor, he encountered the ship carrying his two younger brothers who were there to meet him. Seeing them waving in his direction, Katakuri nodded slightly in response.
"Yes, let's go..."
The flag bearers gave the signal, and the three ships slowly approached and joined together before heading in the same direction.
"Where are we headed next? Is there any news about the Luo Chen Pirates? Where are they now?"
Katakuri crossed his arms and asked the attendant beside him.
"Yes, Katakuri. According to my men, the Luo Chen Pirates just left Supomachi Island and are preparing to sail to the Capital of Gourmet Food, Macaron."
The attendant who was questioned was very excited and reported all the information he had to him.
"Are we going there? I remember our Charlok Family has some subordinates stationed there, don't you think?"
Upon hearing the name of the island, Macaron Katakuri quickly realized that his family seemed to have already dispatched forces there, so he asked them to confirm.
"Yes, that used to be the hometown of Chef Longbread, so he suggested to Mother that we send troops there, and Mother agreed. Now, the ones on duty there are Two-Ring and Fire Fist Ace's first generation Supernova, Hippo Limon."
The servant immediately explained the reasons to Katakuri, giving him a better understanding of the situation there.
"Okay, then let's contact him and tell them to hold off the Luo Chen Pirates until we arrive, or else they'll make that Limon Head come and apologize..."
Katakuri nodded to indicate that he understood, then thought for a moment before giving the squire four orders, instructing Limon to hold them off at all costs.
"Yes, I will go and inform him immediately..."
The attendant knelt on one knee and solemnly accepted the order.
"Very good, go!"
Katakuri waved to him, indicating that he could leave.
After receiving the instructions, the entourage jogged down to the dialer room and dialed the phone number for Limon on Macaron Island.
He quickly relayed all of Katakuri's instructions to him, which immediately put Limon, who was idly sitting on the island, on edge.
He immediately ordered his subordinates to thoroughly inspect every move on the island and report to him as soon as the Luo Chen Pirates arrived. Macaron was busy for a while, with the Charlotte Family spies hidden everywhere, watching closely, and any slight movement would make them nervous.
Splash...
The three fleets sailed on the sea, their sails emblazoned with the skull of Big Mom, the emperor of the New World. Anyone who saw them from afar would immediately turn away, not daring to approach and offend their majesty. Katakuri and his crew traveled smoothly along the way, their ships quickly sailing into the Sabaody Archipelago. When they docked, even other pirates and marines kept their distance from them.
Ta~
Katakuri and his men disembarked and went ashore. Katakuri then ordered his men to go and resupply food and fuel, while he led his two younger brothers into the town.
"Hmm~ We're here. This must be it, the Morgans Newspaper headquarters. Morgans should be inside. Let's go in and ask him for some information."
After walking for a while, the three arrived at the most bustling area of the island. Approaching a luxurious residence with a plaque that read "Morgans Newspaper Headquarters," they looked up and confirmed it.
"Yes, brother!!"
The two ministers, who were also his younger brothers, responded in unison and then followed him inside.
Thump thump thump...
Katakuri arrived at the door, raised his hand and gently knocked, intending to let the people inside know that someone had come to visit so that they would come out to greet them. Normally, given his strength and status, he wouldn't need to visit so politely and could simply barge in. However, because the Charlok Family and Morgans Newspaper had an extraordinary connection, he was giving Morgans face.
"Huh?! What's going on? I think I heard someone knocking on the door. Did I hear that right?"
Inside, a young man sitting at a desk processing intelligence and sorting various messages twitched his ears, thinking he was just imagining a knock. He then asked his colleague for confirmation.
Thump thump thump...
The knocking continued, confirming that he hadn't misheard.
"Hmm? It's not my imagination, someone really is knocking on the door. But who would come to visit us here? You know, our Morgans Newspaper headquarters never receives anyone, not even the Navy."
"No, wait here for a bit, I'll check the security footage to see who started it..."
His colleague sitting opposite him also heard the knocking, so he quickly got up and went to the monitoring room to check the surveillance footage.
Click...
Let me see who's knocking!
Hmm... This is Katakuri from the Big Mom Pirates! This is terrible, we have to inform the company president right away...
The man had just opened the door to the monitoring room and looked up at the surveillance footage when he saw that the person was actually a subordinate of Big Mom, the Four Emperors of the New World. He was so frightened that he rushed out, running towards their president's office while shouting to his colleague from before.
" Jerry, this is terrible! The person who just knocked on the door was Four Emperors, the strongest fighter under Big Mom Katakuri! You go open the door and invite them in right away. I'll go and inform the president."
Without giving his companions any chance to react, he had already disappeared.
"What? What did you just say, Aifu? You said that Lord Katakuri, one of the Four Emperors, is right outside the door? Seriously, why didn't you say so earlier? I'll go and invite them in right now!!"
Jerry continued speaking and quickly jogged to the door, opening it to greet them.
"Brother, you've been knocking for so long and no one's come to greet you. Maybe there's no one inside? Should we break it open and check to save ourselves the time..."
Meanwhile, outside the door, Katakuri himself hadn't shown any signs of impatience, but his two younger brothers beside him couldn't take it anymore.
In their eyes, it was incredibly disrespectful that their brother, a person of such high status and great power, had knocked on the door for so long without anyone coming out to greet him. So, the hot-tempered boy asked his brother.
"No, wait a moment. Our family has a very good relationship with Morgans Newspaper. It's not worth ruining our friendship over such a small matter. Besides, the people who are here to greet us are almost here. I believe Morgans will soon know we've arrived and will bring his men to greet us. So please wait patiently..."
Katakuri did not take his younger brothers' advice into consideration. His superb Observation Haki had already alerted two of them to their presence, with one on his way and the other running off to inform Morgans. That's why he asked his two brothers to wait patiently for a while.
"Yes, since you've said so, then we'll wait with you for a while longer!"
Hearing their elder brother say this, the other two had no choice but to obey and retreat behind him to wait quietly.