After Perospero was demoted to the outskirts of Totto Land, affairs on Whole Cake Island were temporarily entrusted to Big Mom's eldest daughter, Charlotte Compote.
Previously, the Brunei Family had always dealt with Perospero and given him a share of the profits.
The Brunei Family had not received word of Perospero's demotion to the outskirts.
They therefore continued dealing with Perospero, much to the displeasure of Charlotte Compote, who was managing Whole Cake Island.
She also had her eye on the Brunei Family's wealth.
So she told Big Mom that the Brunei Family had vast quantities of delicious desserts and dessert ingredients.
She also said that the Brunei Family had earned an enormous fortune from their Totto Land over the years.
Big Mom no longer had much desire for treasure or Beli.
But at the mention of vast quantities of desserts and dessert ingredients, Big Mom began drooling and immediately ordered her people to bring those desserts and ingredients back to Whole Cake Island.
At Big Mom's command, Cracker, who had just become a Sweet Commander, set out for the Brunei Family with a group of his brothers.
Elsewhere, the moment Perospero heard about this, he inwardly cursed.
Over the years, he had looked after the Brunei Family partly because they knew how things worked and handed over a great deal of profit and treasure to him every year.
But most importantly, there was someone backing the Brunei Family.
A monster. A true monster.
Perospero clearly remembered his first encounter with Zesi six years ago.
Terrifying speed. Powerful abilities.
When that hand had pressed down on his shoulder.
When Zesi had shattered his candy defenses completely with a slight tremor.
He had known that his life was in the other man's hands.
At first, all that talk of cooperating with Zesi and agreeing to make the Brunei Family a dessert supplier for Totto Land had merely been lip service.
Perospero had secretly decided that once he returned to Totto Land, he would have Mama teach Zesi a proper lesson.
But then he had seen Zesi throw a punch that cracked the very air.
Afterward, Katakuri had said that Zesi's punch had just raised an enormous tsunami and overturned an island.
At that moment, Perospero had realized that unless he was absolutely certain he could kill Zesi, he should not oppose him.
Provoking such a terrifying ability user as Zesi over the insignificant Brunei Family simply was not worth it.
So after discussing it with Katakuri, Perospero had decided not to tell their mother about this, reporting only that they had finished gathering the dessert ingredients.
Later, to keep up appearances, Perospero had gradually begun giving the Brunei Family some orders.
Big Mom also seemed to like the dessert ingredients the Brunei Family supplied.
And so the Brunei Family received more and more orders.
As those orders increased, the Brunei Family secretly passed a share of the profits to Perospero and Katakuri.
Katakuri had no interest in such things, so all those profits ultimately went to Perospero.
Seeing the profits, Perospero gave the Brunei Family more and more orders.
Gradually, the Brunei Family took over supplying most of Totto Land's dessert ingredients.
They controlled most of a nation's dessert ingredients, particularly a nation like Totto Land, where desserts were eaten as meals.
The profits the Brunei Family earned were naturally beyond imagination.
Never mind anyone else-even Perospero himself coveted the Brunei Family's wealth.
But he could not make a move.
Over the years, Perospero had also been secretly seeking news of Zesi.
The first news Perospero received of Zesi came from a Navy wanted poster.
Only then did Perospero learn that Zesi had joined the Roger Pirates.
After that, Perospero paid even closer attention to Zesi.
Even among the Roger Pirates, where monsters were everywhere, nothing could hide Zesi's brilliance-the man the Navy called a walking disaster, Natural Disaster.
His steadily climbing bounty alone showed that Zesi had grown into a terrifying monster.
Making a move against the Brunei Family meant forming an irreconcilable feud with the man called Natural Disaster, who was also a member of the Roger Pirates.
The Roger Pirates never abandoned their comrades. Becoming Zesi's enemy was the same as becoming an enemy of the entire Roger Pirates.
And he dared even less to tell Big Mom that the Brunei Family had someone like Zesi behind them.
Because he had not told Big Mom about this at the start, telling her now would certainly anger his mama.
Whether for profit or to keep Big Mom from provoking Natural Disaster and the Roger Pirates, Perospero usually covered for the Brunei Family.
But he had never expected something like this to happen.
Perospero wanted to stop it, but it was already too late. Cracker had already set out with his men.
Perospero felt as though a bolt from the blue had struck his head, and his face turned ashen.
It's over. I can't hide this anymore!
War between Big Mom and that fellow Natural Disaster is inevitable.
And just as Perospero reeled from that bolt from the blue, Cracker's ship had already reached the island where the Brunei Family was based.
The arrival of a Big Mom Pirates ship did not cause any panic among the islanders.
This was the headquarters of the Brunei Family, which specialized in supplying the Big Mom Pirates.
As such, the Big Mom Pirates' ships often came here.
But this time, the Big Mom Pirates had clearly come with a different purpose.
The moment they disembarked, they headed for the Brunei Family with menacing aggression.
The Brunei Family's guards tried to stop them, but the Big Mom Pirates attacked.
Before the Brunei Family's guards could react, a large number of them had already been killed.
"M-master, the Big Mom Pirates are storming in!"
"They've finally come after all. Have you informed the young master?"
"We've already sent someone to inform him!"
Inside a Biscuit Soldier, Cracker directed several other Biscuit Soldiers as they slaughtered their way into the Brunei Family's estate.
"Hey, hey, is this all the strength the Brunei Family has? It's a wonder you've survived this long."
"Heh heh, this so-called Brunei Family only survived this long by sheltering under the banner of the Big Mom Pirates. Everything they have is thanks to us, the Big Mom Pirates. Today, it's time they gave it back!" said Charlotte Counter, who had come with Cracker.
"How boring. If I'd known they were this weak, I wouldn't have come. Sending a few fighters would've been enough!" Cracker said in boredom.
Just as Cracker was yawning in boredom, an incomparably domineering presence suddenly surged out from within the Brunei Family's estate.
Wherever the Haki swept, the Brunei Family's guards, the Big Mom Pirates' Homies soldiers, and their subordinate soldiers all rolled their eyes back, lost consciousness, and collapsed to the ground.
"Conqueror's Haki!"
"Someone in the Brunei Family can use Conqueror's Haki?"
"What a domineering presence. This Haki is no ordinary thing."
Charlotte Counter, Charlotte Cadenz, and their brothers spoke with shocked expressions.
"Interesting. This Haki doesn't seem like something they've only just learned to control. Someone worthwhile has finally come out!"
The corners of Cracker's mouth lifted as he spoke.
At the same time, a terrifying presence filled with menace and bloodlust surged from his body.
It collided with the Conqueror's Haki surging toward them.