CHAPTER 18 : SASUKE AND GALETTE
"Charlotte Galette eh?" Sasuke said while looking at Galette flatly. Sasuke watched Galette from head to toe and he could see that Galette was scared.
Katakuri on the other hand looked at Sasuke sharply because actually Katakuri was curious about the figure of Uchiha Sasuke. Katakuri did agree with Big Mom's decision to marry Galette to Sasuke because Katakuri thought Sasuke was a pretty great person but not as great as Big Mom. But after he heard that Sasuke defeated Kaido then Katakuri became worried because if Sasuke refused this marriage then he and Big Mom and her entire family would have to fight Sasuke and would definitely cause casualties. Katakuri used his Kenbonshoku hak to see into the future but as far as he could see there was nothing suspicious. Katakuri knew after this Galette would say it was nice to meet you.
"R-right. Nice to meet you Sasuke-San." Galette said who was a little nervous.
"Yooo Galette you seem nervous in front of Sasuke-San but don't worry Sasuke-San is a good guy perorin." Said Perospero who came into the room and stood next to Sasuke.
"So they are all your brothers Perospero?" Sasuke asked Perospero and he looked at the people in the room one by one. He turned his gaze to Pudding then Brule and finally Katakuri. When he looked at Katakuri, Sasuke felt that Katakuri was a strong person and could not be underestimated. Katakuri looked at him flatly and nodded his head at Sasuke.
"It's true that the perorin and the tall man are Katakuri then the woman with the orange hair is called Pudding and that one is Brule." Perospero said while introducing all his younger siblings to Sasuke.
"Hn. I heard a lot about you guys." Sasuke said and he walked to the big sofa beside him and he sat on it.
Pudding tiptoed slightly and he put his mouth to Galette's ear and whispered to Galette. "Ne-Chan sit next to Sasuke-San."
Galette who heard that got up her courage and started walking towards Sasuke. She walked like a model with the aim of attracting Sasuke's attention and she was now sitting next to Sasuke. Galette leaned her back and crossed her legs and she shifted her body towards Sasuke.
Perospero, Katakuri Pudding and Brule walked over to the sofa and the four of them sat on the sofa in front of Sasuke and Galette. Perospero was very happy with this sight because he saw one of his younger siblings would marry the most handsome and strongest man in the world.
"Welcome to Whole Cake Island Uchiha Sasuke-San." Pudding said while bowing slightly and showing respect to Sasuke.
"Hn. Pudding huh?" Sasuke said while looking at Pudding.
"That's right I'm Charlotte Pudding. Thank you for accepting mama's invitation." Said Pudding who smiled at Sasuke.
"You want something? Hot tea or coffee or whatever?" Perospero asked Sasuke.
"Hot tea will suffice." Sasuke said flatly.
"Okay. OII! You guys make hot tea for our special guest!" Perospero said to a soldier standing at the door.
"Just let me Ni-Chan!" Said Galette who immediately stood up and made Perospero, Pudding and Brule flinch a little.
"W-why?" said the confused Perospero.
"I-I'm his future wife. It's my duty to fulfill all his needs." Said Galette who immediately walked out of the room and headed for the kitchen to make Sasuke tea.
Perospero and Pudding smiled when they saw Galette's behavior suddenly softened. They didn't expect a woman as arrogant as Galette to blush and blush in front of Uchiha Sasuke.
"He really put a lot of effort into the perorin." Perospero said with a smile.
"Uhm! She even read all the books on how to be a good wife before meeting you Sasuke-San." Said Pudding who smiled at Sasuke.
"Hehehe Galette Ne-Chan will make a good wife." Brule said with a little laugh.
Sasuke who heard this just sweated down and felt more and more uncomfortable. Unlike the case with Kaido, Sasuke was warmly welcomed here and he didn't see any particular group being oppressed here. Sasuke saw them like an ordinary big family who were close and loved each other. The dinner was very luxurious and they really treated Sasuke like a king. Now Sasuke is thinking how he can get out of this island and negotiate with Big Mom peacefully.
"I'm sorry for the death of Hiken no Ace." Said Katakuri suddenly and looked at Sasuke.
"You know Ace?" Sasuke asked Katakuri.
"No. I just read the news about you at Marineford and it said you were the older brother of Hiken no Ace." Katakuri said.
"Souka. Thank you." Said Sasuke who smiled slightly at Katakuri.
Galette went back into the room and took a cup of warm tea in her hand. He carried the cup very carefully and placed it on the table in front of Sasuke.
"Thank You." Sasuke said to Galette.
"Uhm." Galette said while nodding her head and smiling at Sasuke. Galette then sat back next to Sasuke and began to dare to get closer to Sasuke.
"So where are you from and what are your goals? I want to know more about my future sister-in-law." Katakuri asked Sasuke.
"East Blue and I don't have any specific goals to achieve." Said Sasuke while sipping the hot tea made by Galette.
"With the power you have, maybe you are considered by the world government to be one of the candidates for the pirate king. Aren't you interested in becoming the pirate king?" Katakuri asked.
Sasuke who heard that just smiled and put his cup on the table. "I'm not even a pirate." Sasuke said.
"E-Eh? You're not a pirate then why are you fighting the navy and the world government?" Galette asked Sasuke.
"Those who nod at me. I'm not the type to attack first if not disturbed and again they label me as a pirate themselves. I never said that I'm a pirate and I don't even have a crew." Sasuke said.
"Then why did you fight against Kaido?" Katakuri asked.
"That..." Sasuke stopped because he had just realized that he had no particular reason to fight Kaido. Sasuke only wanted to test Kaido's strength and there was no other purpose apart from knowing the truth about Wano Kuni. "I'm a native of Wano and as a child I was taken away from Wano by someone due to an incident. The person who ran away was dead and before his death he told me that I must become stronger to defeat Kaido." Said Sasuke who lied.
"Then you already defeated Kaido why don't you kick him out of Wano and free Wano?" Katakuri asked.
"I'm not the one who was meant to do any of that. Wano is going to be saved by someone and it's not me." Sasuke said with a smile.
"Eh? Who is that person?" Perospero asked who was also curious about the person Sasuke was referring to.
"Monkey, D, Luffy. One day you must meet him." Sasuke said.
"The grandson of Monkey, D, Garp is he? He's just an ordinary rookie and there's no way he can beat Kaido and save Wano Kuni." Katakuri said.
"We will see later." Sasuke smiled and took off his hat and he put it on the table. "So, is Big Mom busy?" Sasuke asked.
"Ah. Mama is negotiating with Germa 66 to form an alliance. Germa 66 is famous for its technology and if mama allied with them, then mama will gain enormous power." Perospero said to Sasuke.
"Is that so? Then what is that great power for?" Sasuke asked.
"Of course to be the pirate king and plus you can read the Poneglyphs and that will make it much easier for mama to become the pirate king." Perospero said.
Galette, Katakuri, Pudding and Brule are surprised to hear that Sasuke can read Poneglyphs. They didn't expect that anyone else could read the ancient writings apart from Nico Robin and the Ohara scholars.
"Y-You can read Poneglyphs?" Galette asked Sasuke.
"How could that be?" Pudding muttered as she looked at Sasuke.
"Have you ever lived in Ohara?" Brule also asked because he was curious.
Katakuri just stared at Sasuke flatly but in his heart he was waiting for an answer and explanation from Sasuke. 'A very strong person and able to read Poneglyphs. This man has the ability to become the pirate king. Then why did he agree to this marriage? What is this man planning?' Katakuri muttered in his heart.
"I learned it from someone and also I'm curious about the history of this world." Sasuke said. "Actually I want to take a walk on this island. I want to see the whole island but considering it's night and the air is very cold I'm going for a walk tomorrow and I want to rest. Where is my room?" Sasuke asked Perospero.
"You're going to sleep in Galette's perorin's room." Peropsero said with a grin.
Galette and Sasuke swallowed their saliva at the same time. For Galette this is a big advantage because she can share the same room with Sasuke and the opportunity for her to get to know Sasuke better but for Sasuke this is a bit too much. Sasuke would feel uncomfortable if he had to sleep and be in the same room with Galette because he didn't even know Galette. But Sasuke tried to fight it all and followed their way of playing.
"Okay. So where's your room?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"E-e-ehh it's not far from this room." Galette said nervously.
"Then take me." Sasuke stood up and pointed his hand at Galette.
Galette who saw Sasuke give her hand immediately grabbed Sasuke's hand and stood up.
"Well then good night you two and have a good time Perorin." Peropsero said while grinning lewdly at Sasuke.
"I told you not to grin like that in front of me." Sasuke said to Perospero.
"Fine I was just kidding perorin." Perospero just smiled.
Galette and Sasuke slowly left the room and they were now heading to Galette's room. Galette walked a little ahead of Sasuke because he knew where his room was and led Sasuke to his room. The two of them passed through the dark passageway and neither of them spoke a word. Galette was too nervous and confused to open the topic of conversation while Sasuke only watched every door he passed and Sasuke was not too interested in talking to Galette. After 10 minutes they saw a large door that Sasuke believed was Galette's room.
"So this is your room?" Sasuke asked.
"Right. This is my room. Y-would you like to come in?" Galette walked over to the door and grabbed the doorknob.
"Of course." Sasuke said.
"Good."
CLACK!
Galette opened the door to her room and she entered her room followed by Sasuke. Sasuke saw there was a mirror that was big enough and a bed big enough that seemed to be enough for 2 people.
'Smells great!' Sasuke mumbled in his heart because he smelled the very fragrant air freshener in Galette's room. Sasuke again looked around the room and saw that Galette's room was very neat and clean. All the items there are arranged and arranged in a fast and orderly manner. The typical room of a woman is pink and has a calm aura.
"You have a nice room." Sasuke said while smiling at Galette.
"Thank you Sasuke-san." Galette replied who also smiled at Sasuke.
Sasuke took off his jacket and put it on the hanger next to the mirror then he walked over to the big bed and sat on the mattress. Sasuke turned his gaze to Galette and saw Galette standing in front of the door and not moving at all like a statue. Sasuke sighed and smiled at Galette.
"Are you afraid of me?" Sasuke asked with a smile.
"Ehmm.. I don't know. You are the person with the highest bounty and able to defeat a Yonkou. It's only natural that I'm afraid of you. You have the same power as mama." Galette said while lowering her head. "But what makes me speechless like this is because every time I see you, my heart beats faster." Galette continued while holding her chest.
"So you want to stand there all night?" Sasuke asked as he took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.
"I guess so. I'm afraid you'll kill me while I sleep." said Galette who was still lowering her head.
"Why do you think I will kill you?" Sasuke asked who was also confused by Galette's statement.
"D-don't know. My mind is really messed up." Galette said while shaking her head.
"Don't worry I won't kill you or do anything bad to you. So don't be awkward after all this is your room and this is your house. If you mind me sleeping in the same bed with you I'll sleep downstairs." Said Sasuke who immediately sat up and intended to sleep on the floor.
"NO! DON'T! YOU MUST SLEEP WITH ME!" Galette immediately screamed and ran to Sasuke to stop Sasuke.
"You don't have to scream like that." Sasuke said while sweating down seeing Galette who was panting now standing in front of him.
"Sorry..." Galette said quietly.
Sasuke leaned back against the head of the bed and straightened his legs. He shifted his body to the side to give Galette enough space if Galette wanted to lie down.
"If you're tired you can sleep first." Sasuke said to Galette.
Galette who heard that nodded and took off her fur coat and hung it next to Sasuke's jacket. Then he walked back to his bed and lay down next to Sasuke. Sasuke who saw Galette was lying down pulled the blanket at his feet and both of their bodies were now covered by the blanket. Galette just put her hands on her stomach and directed her gaze to the ceiling of her room while Sasuke saw there was a book on the table and he took the book and it was a book that was written about a piece of history in this world.
"Is this your book?" Sasuke asked as he opened the book.
"Right. Before going to bed I usually read a book first." Galette replied.
"So why do you want to marry me?" Sasuke asked Galette while reading the book he was holding.
"Mama told me to marry you." Galette replied who was still staring at the roof of her room.
"So you married me just because your mother told you to?" Sasuke asked without taking his eyes off the book he was reading.
"N-that's not it! I-I actually love you too. But the main factor in this marriage is mom. If mom didn't tell me this marriage probably wouldn't have happened." Said Galette who turned her body and looked at Sasuke.
"Is that so? Then what if you fail to marry me?" Sasuke asked with a smile.
"W-w-what do you mean?" asked Galette who widened her eyes in surprise. She was afraid that Sasuke would reject this marriage.
"I'm just asking. If this marriage is successful of course your mother will be happy but I'm curious if this marriage fails. Let's just say there are troublemakers who make our marriage fail what will Big Mom do?" Sasuke asked.
"Maybe mom will get mad at me and kick me out." Galette said sadly.
Sasuke who heard that immediately looked at Galette. 'Looks like I really have to prepare a really good plan. If I reject this marriage outright maybe this woman will be killed by Big Mom because considering her family's expectations are very high for this marriage.' Sasuke muttered in his heart. Sasuke actually wants to immediately reject this marriage and talk to Big Mom when he meets later and if Big Mom refuses his refusal Sasuke intends to fight with all the inhabitants of this island if needed but when he heard Galette's statement just now, Sasuke thought twice because maybe Big Mom would vent everything failure to Galette.
"Why do you think so?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"Lola. She is one of my sisters and is mama's daughter. Mama wants to marry Lola to Loki and of course it's a political marriage designed by mama to strengthen her pirates. Loki is a prince from Elbaf and this will be a big advantage for all of us but Lola disapproved of the marriage and ran away so mama hates her now and wants to kill Lola. I'm afraid if this marriage fails then I will have the same fate as Lola and worst of all I will be killed." Galette said while frightened.
Galette certainly knows the nature of her mother who is very happy with marriage considering Big Mom has many husbands and many children. For Galette this marriage is everything and maybe if this marriage is successful Galette will become Big Mom's favorite child but if she fails then the risk will be very big to bear and again Galette slowly begins to be fascinated with Sasuke and starts to love Sasuke. Galette really likes Sasuke's quiet but warm nature and his masculine and cool nature plus Sasuke is a strong person.
"Looks like this marriage is not as easy as I imagined." Said Sasuke who closed his book and put it back on the table. Sasuke immediately set his sights on Galette who was lying next to him. "Are you scared?" Sasuke asked.
"Uhm. I'm afraid of you, I'm afraid of mama and I'm afraid that if this marriage fails too I'm afraid that you will change your mind after seeing me and rejecting this marriage. I will do anything for the success of this marriage." said Galette.
"You don't have to do anything. Just do what you have to do and leave the rest to me." Sasuke said with a smile.
Galette who heard that smiled and felt calm. Galette is indeed a woman who has spent her entire life on this island and she was born as a child of the Yonkou. Perhaps this was a great advantage because no one dared to harm him because he was the son of one of the emperors in this world. But the burden he bears is very big because he has to obey all of his mother's orders and if he disappoints her then his life will be ruined. Galette has always underestimated other pirates, especially novice pirates who she thought were very weak, but Uchiha Sasuke was an exception. Sasuke has shown the world that he is not an arbitrary pirate and has the same strength as the Yonkou and this is what makes Galette a little nervous in front of Sasuke.
"I've tried my best to be a good wife. I read all the books that helped me to be a good wife and I hope I didn't disappoint you Sasuke-San." Galette said with a smile.
"Hn. So far you haven't let me down at all. Get some sleep. You're probably tired from having prepared all this." Sasuke smiled back and took the book beside him that he had been reading.
"You do not sleep?" Galette asked Sasuke.
"No. On the way here I've slept too long and this book is very interesting to read." Sasuke said while reading the book in his hand.
"Y-you didn't mean to do it while I was sleeping did you?" asked Galette, her face turning red again from imagining such a perverted thing.
"Do what?" Sasuke asked flatly.
"E-e-ehmm that.. You know.. When a man and a woman… Take off their clothes… Sleep together…" Galette said who was not clear because she was confused to choose the right diction for this.
"Sex?" Sasuke asked flatly and his eyes still focused on the book he was reading.
"EEEHHH!? How vulgar are you!" Galette shouted who immediately sat up in surprise at Sasuke's vulgar words.
"I just interpreted your thoughts with words and those words are the most appropriate to describe what's on your mind right now." Sasuke said.
"Th-th-that.. I…. FORGET! Don't do anything stupid to me!" Galette said with a blush on her face looking at Sasuke fiercely.
"So you don't want to?" Sasuke asked flatly.
Galette who heard Sasuke's question was immediately surprised. Come to think of it if she didn't, then she could never be Sasuke's wife. Actually Galette wanted to do it but she was too proud to ask and now she was faced with a difficult question from Sasuke. If she answered no then her marriage might fail but it would be a shame if she said yes.
"That's it. Don't worry about it. I was just teasing you." Sasuke said with a small smile.
"By the way you seem to like the book." Said Galette who changed the subject.
"Hn. I don't know much about this world government so I wanted to find information related to world government." Sasuke said.
"They are just a bunch of idiots who are given power and they act as they please and enslave others." said Galette.
"What else do you know?" Sasuke asked who glanced at Galette.
"Not much. I know that their base is in Marijois and they are led by 5 people called gorosei. This world is formed by 20 kingdoms that unite into a world government and the families of those 20 kingdoms are called tenryuubito." said Galette.
"20 kingdoms? Anything?" Sasuke asked who was getting interested in this conversation.
"I don't know about that. They never told me in detail. A lot of it was covered up by the world government. You were in the great war of Marineford at that time right? Didn't you hear Whitebeard's last words?" Galette asked Sasuke.
"No. I wasn't there when Whitebeard died. I ran away at that time because I had other business." Sasuke said.
"Whitebeard said if someone finds One Piece there will be a great war that will overthrow the world government and navy." said Galette.
"One Piece eh? Actually what is One Piece?" Sasuke muttered.
"I don't even know but considering that many people became pirates to find One Piece, One Piece is definitely something very dangerous. The only people who have seen One Piece are only Roger and his members because they were the ones who arrived at Raftel." said Galette.
"Something that could destroy a world government… Interesting." Sasuke muttered with a smile. "Okay then. Go to sleep. You look tired." Said Sasuke who kept his book and lay down.
"Hmm.. Good night Sasuke-San." Said Galette who started to close her eyes.
"Good evening Galette." Said Sasuke who closed his eyes.
On the other hand, Perospero, Katakuri and Smoothie were in the meeting room and were gathering with other elite members of the Big Mom pirates such as Daifuku, Oven and Mont Dor and they were receiving a call from their captain Big Mom.
"So how's Perospero?" asked Big Mom via denden mushi.
"Everything went smoothly perorin. Uchiha Sasuke has fallen in love with Galette." Perorin said while grinning. "But mama I have important information about Uchiha Sasuke." Perospero continued.
"What's that?" asked Big Mom.
"Sasuke can read Poneglyphs." Perospero said seriously.
"EEEHHHH!? HOW COULD!?" Big Mom flinched when she heard the information but immediately smirked. "No problem. There's still one more person who can read the Poneglyph. What we need from Uchiha Sasuke is his power and I seem to know where his power comes from." Said Big Mom who kept grinning.
"Then when are we going to do it mama?" Ask Smoothie.
"I'll be back tomorrow. Germa doesn't seem too difficult to negotiate with and they turned out to be a bunch of idiots who immediately believed me." Big Mom said while laughing a little. "You all listen to me. Tomorrow I will talk to Sasuke in my room and all of you must be present. Bring Sasuke and Galette in front of me and I will try to distract Sasuke then after that from behind the archer team will shoot Sasuke with poisoned arrows and make Sasuke unconscious After that we gouge out his eyes and I'll get Sasuke's power." Big Mom continued.
"Mom do we have to tell Galette?" Katakuri asked.
"Hmm? So why should Galette know?" Big Mom asked Katakuri.
"I saw that Galette seemed to love Sasuke. She must be sad to see Sasuke being killed like this and again she is really trying to be a good wife to Sasuke." Katakuri said.
Katakuri may look like a cruel and cold hearted person but actually he has a warm heart and loves his entire family, including Galette. Galette is her sister and she can't bear to see Galette sad.
"Mama don't worry Katakuri. The main reason I didn't tell all this to Galette was because I was sure that Galette would immediately fall in love with Uchiha Sasuke and if she finds out about all this then Galette will most likely tell this to Sasuke. Maybe Galette will be sad but that sadness will not last long and with time Galette will surely forget it." Big Mom said with a laugh.
"Is this not all in a hurry mom? I think it's better if we wait until Galette and Sasuke's wedding party starts and then we attack Sasuke when he is about to kiss Galette at his wedding and again Uchiha Sasuke is not a random person I'm just afraid if this is all didn't go according to plan." Smoothie said seriously.
"Mamama don't need to worry Smoothie I have planned this carefully and there is no way this plan will fail and again I can't wait to get power from Sasuke." Big Mom said with a grin.
"Okay then we will follow your orders mama." Daifuku said with a smile.
"Uchiha Sasuke might be able to beat Kadio but he can't possibly beat Big Mom Kaizokudan." Oven said with a smile.
"Mama is the strongest pirate in the world and no one can beat her." said Mont Dor with a grin.
"Mama, it seems that you all understand then I will finish this conversation first and I will be home soon." Said Big Mom who immediately closed the mushi denden.
Without realizing it, behind the door to the room, there was someone who had heard all their conversations and that person just smiled. 'Naruto.. I think I'm starting to realize and understand why you really like kage bunshin moves. It turns out that this move is indeed very useful for finding information.' And that person is Uchiha Sasuke.
-X-
Morning had come and slowly the sun rose and shone on the whole island of Whole Cake. It was 7 in the morning and it was still snowing. The temperature hit 0 degrees Celsius which made everyone who went out of the house have to wear very thick coats otherwise they might freeze to death.
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes and saw the bright sunlight coming in through the window. Sasuke got up from his bed and stretched a little. He looked to his left and found that Galette was no longer next to him. Sasuke tried to get up and get out of his room to get a glass of water but before he could do that, the door to the room suddenly opened and Galette was already carrying a tray on which there were 2 plates containing food and 2 cups and 2 glasses.
"I've prepared breakfast for you." Galette said with a smile.
"Hn. Thank you." Said Sasuke who also smiled while nodding.
Sasuke immediately walked to the table in front of his bed and sat in front of the table and Galette placed the tray on the table and sat in front of Sasuke. Sasuke saw that there were 2 cups of hot tea and 2 glasses of water and next to him were 2 sandwiches.
"You made all this?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"U-Uhm.. I've been learning to cook since 1 month ago so I hope it tastes good." Galette said to Sasuke.
Sasuke who heard that just smiled and immediately drank water to help his body's metabolism. Then he took Galette's sandwich and ate it. Galette continued to watch Sasuke's face because she was afraid that Sasuke would vomit after he ate it but Galette was surprised when she saw Sasuke smile.
"You made it really well." Sasuke said while smiling at Galette.
"R-really? Thank you then! Looks like my efforts were not in vain!" Galette said blushing while holding her cheeks with both hands.
"Eat it. I feel bad eating alone." Sasuke said to Galette.
"Okay. Enjoy eating Sasuke-San." Galette said smiling and immediately took a sandwich and chewed.
"By the way I want to take a walk on this island can you take me?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"Sure! I will show you every side of the island. This island is very unique and every side of the island is filled with cakes and sweets. I myself here serve as minister of butter." Galette said while smiling at Sasuke.
"Minister of butter?" asked a confused Sasuke.
"Uhm! I take care of all the butter on this island. Mama loves cakes and sweets and one of the basic ingredients for making cakes is butter and I take care of the butter because you ate the devil fruit bata-bata no mi. In short I'm a butter man. " said Galette who was still smiling.
"Butter huh? You have an interesting power. Then does everyone here have a power related to sweets?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"More or less so. Katakuri Ni-San eats the devil fruit mocha-mochi no mi and he can manipulate mochi while Perospero Ni-San eats the fruit pero-pero no mi and he can manipulate candy. Then there's Smoothie Ne-San who is able to blackmail his opponent. thus dehydrating the opponent then Daifuku Ni-San who eats hoya-hoya no and can summon djinn from his body and many more. They are all my family and they are all very great fighters and have very unique powers." Galette explained to Sasuke.
"Of course. You all make a great family." Said Sasuke who had finished his sandwich and drank the hot tea made by Galette.
"How about you yourself? What devil fruit did you eat?" Galette asked Sasuke.
"I don't eat any devil fruit. My power comes from these eyes. That's why I'm called the akuma no me." Sasuke said.
"Wow! Indeed your left eye is a little scary. What kind of power can your eye give out?" asked a curious Galette.
"Hmm.. These eyes can throw people, attract people, take people's souls and lives, absorb the power of devil fruit and summon a monster." Sasuke said.
"Take a soul? That means you have almost the same as mama! Said Galette who was surprised and widened her eyes.
"Hmm?" Sasuke tilted his head slightly and waited for Galette's further explanation.
"Mama has the ability to take a person's soul and can give that soul or life to an inanimate object and make that thing alive. Maybe you have seen many trees and flowers that live on this island and that is because of mama's power. Not only trees and cup flowers, clouds and many other inanimate objects live on this island because mama gave them souls." said Galette.
"Is that so? His strength is terrifying. No wonder he's a Yonkou." Sasuke said.
"Ah I see. We are very lucky to have a mother like mama who is very strong and loves us all. All we need to do is follow all her orders and we will be happy." said Galette.
Sasuke nodded his head and smiled at Galette. As he had predicted that this marriage would not go well because of the conversation he heard last night, that Big Mom would try to kill him and take power and Galette didn't know about this plan. Sasuke tried to be nice to Galette one last time.
"So what do you want to do now?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"Um that.. You said you wanted to go around this city right?" Galette asked with a smile.
"Ah. Then I'll take a shower first and after that we'll go around town. Wear some covered clothes. Your clothes are too revealing for the cold air." Sasuke said as he walked into the bathroom.
Galette on the other hand just blushed and her face turned red again. 'He's so caring KIYAAAA!' Galette muttered in her heart.
-X-
Sasuke is now wearing a purple shirt and black trousers and boots. He was wearing a long fur coat because of the heavy snow and freezing cold in Whole Cake Island. Galette also wore a long pink sweater and long red pants and also wore a fur coat which she often wore. The two of them were now walking in the middle of the city and looking at the surrounding scenery.
"Galette-San congratulations on your marriage!
"Galette Ne-Chan is so pretty!"
"The groom is very handsome too!"
"You are so lucky Galette Ne-Chan!"
People around town also focused their attention on Galette and Sasuke who were walking together and praised and congratulated them on their marriage. Galette also during the trip continued to blush and tried to act normal and only replied to these people with a smile. On the other hand, Sasuke is waiting for Big Mom's arrival and wants to leave this island quickly. Sasuke already knew all of Big Mom's plans and he had already drawn up his own plans.
"Now this is my butter factory." Galette said to Sasuke.
Sasuke saw a very large building and the building had a sign that said Galette. Sasuke smiled slightly and glanced slightly at Galette who was next to him.
"May I come in?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"Of course." Galette replied with a smile.
Galette opened the door of the factory and saw many people there who were producing butter.
"So you are the boss of this factory?" Sasuke asked Galette.
"You could say that. I'm the one in charge of butter production all over the island. Mama really trusts me to take care of this and I will definitely do what's best for her." Galette said with a smile and looked at the people working there.
"You two seem very familiar." Sasuke and Galette immediately turned around and saw Cracker smiling.
"CRACKER NI-SAN!?" Galette was surprised by her brother's arrival. Actually Galette was a little disappointed with Cracker's arrival because she wanted to spend time with Sasuke today.
'Looks like it's about time.' Sasuke muttered while in his heart as he closed his eyes and smiled.
"Yoo sorry to bother Galette hahaha so how was your first night?" Cracker asked with a grin.
"EEEEHH!? I-I didn't do anything! After all, Sasuke-San was tired from the long journey and I was tired so we fell asleep last night." said Galette who turned her face away.
"So why did you follow us?" Sasuke asked Cracker.
"Galette and Sasuke-San have good news for both of you. Mama is back and it seems that your marriage will be hastened and I want to see you both now." Cracker said.
"EEHHH!? Mama's home!?" Galette was even more surprised by Big Mom's sudden return. "Why so fast?" Galette muttered very quietly because she wanted to be alone with Sasuke today.
"Don't be disappointed like that, Galette, after all, we will only discuss with Mama today and after you get married, we promise not to bother you anymore." Cracker said smiling to Galette.
"Okay then. Come on." Said Sasuke who walked and approached Cracker.
"Come on Galette. Sasuke-San is gone." Said Cracker who turned around and followed Sasuke out of the room. Galette, who is still sullen because of her time being alone, is forced to follow her future husband and sister to meet Big Mom.
-X-
Almost all of Big Mom's top pirates are now gathered in the meeting room and ready to wait for Sasuke and Galette to arrive. Perospero, Katakuri, Oven, Smoothie, Daifuku, Oven, Mont Dor, Pudding, Brule and others are already preparing to carry out Big Mom's plan. Big Mom and all of her children were waiting for Sasuke to come, grinning because they couldn't wait to kill Sasuke and if they succeeded then the world would be excited again and the Big Mom pirates might be even more feared because they managed to kill Sasuke.
"So you understand what you have to do?" Big Mom asked her children with a grin.
"Of course mama. This plan is very easy to do!" Said Perospero who also smirked.
"Hahaha I didn't expect a man as great as Uchiha Sasuke to die by our hands!" Said Pudding which showed his true nature.
"Hahaha after all, mama is the strongest pirate in the world and there's no way anyone can beat her." Oven said smiling.
"But it's a shame a man as handsome as him has to die." Smoothie said while drinking wine.
"Handsome men are everywhere and not only Uchiha Sasuke, Smoothie Ne-Chan." Daifuku said to his older sister.
"Ni-Chan why are you making such a face?" Brule asked Katakuri who looked tensed.
"Why Katakuri? Did you see anything?" Big Mom asked Katakuri because she was curious about what the strongest child was thinking.
Indeed from all the people gathered there Katakuri looked tense and alert. Katakuri continued to use his kenbonshoku haki to see into the future and he saw that there was no problem and the plan would go according to plan but Katakuri felt something odd and his heart felt uneasy.
"No mom, it seems that everything will go smoothly." Said Katakuri very seriously.
"Then why are you making such a face? Are you afraid?" Ask Perospero.
"No. I see that this plan will go well but.." Said Katakuri while lowering his head.
"But?" Big Mom started to get serious because she knew that Katakuri could see the future. If Katakuri sees something troublesome in the future, Big Mom must immediately anticipate it before it's too late considering the person who will be killed is the one who can defeat Kaido.
"But I have a feeling that something bad will happen to us today. Very bad." Said Katakuri very seriously.
Everyone who heard Katakuri's words got a little goosebumps at Katakuri's words just now. If Katakuri said that then they knew that something bad would happen to them but what made them confused was Katakuri said that this plan would go well. Then what bad thing did Katakuri mean?
"Mamama calm down. I will take care of everything and if something bad happens to us, we will face it together, right my children?" Big Mom asked all her children.
"" OF COURSE MOM!" All of Big Mom's children answered at the same time. They all smiled again and waited for Sasuke and Galette to arrive.
About 9 minutes of waiting they finally heard the sound of footsteps outside which they thought were Sasuke and Galette. They all returned to their respective positions and started smiling because they couldn't wait to see Sasuke. Step by step they heard and the sound of the footsteps was getting closer and closer.
CLACK!
The door to the room opened and saw Sasuke, Galette and Cracker. Cracker smiled at Big Mom and Big Mom smiled back at Cracker with a grin.
Sasuke who noticed the interaction between Cracker and Big Mom was just a sweatdrop. 'Obviously you guys are up to something.' Sasuke muttered in his heart.
Big Mom immediately turned her gaze to Sasuke and smirked. Big Mom watched Sasuke from head to toe and what caught her eye was Sasuke's unique left eye. Indeed, Big Mom really likes to collect rare and unique items and now her target is Sasuke.
"Mama I have brought Sasuke-San and Galette here." Cracker said with a smile.
"Mama's glad to see you're back." Galette said while smiling at her mother.
"Mamama you seem very happy Galette. How? Do you like Uchiha Sasuke?" Big Mom asked Galette.
"Etoo.. Anoo.. Y-yes.. I like Sasuke-San." Galette stuttered while turning her red face away.
"Mamamama is very happy to see my son happy and… Thank you for marrying my son Uchiha Sasuke." Big Mom said to Sasuke.
"Hn. Charlotte Linlin huh?" Sasuke asked as he lifted his face up to look at Big Mom.
"Mamama! That's right! I'm Charlote Linlin and since you're going to marry Galette you can call me mama." Big Mom said with a laugh.
"Why are there so many people here?" Sasuke asked with a smile.
"Of course they want to help prepare for the biggest wedding of the century. The world will be shocked and shocked and all the pirates will be terrified if you marry Galette and become my subordinate." Big Mom said with a grin.
"Don't be nervous Sasuke-San we just want to see Galette perorin's happiness." Perospero said.
"…." Katakuri didn't say anything and continued to stare intently at Sasuke. He activated his kenbonshoku haki to again ensure the success of this plan. 'The plan will go smoothly. I saw him getting stabbed by an arrow from behind and he would fall down. But why? Why do I feel something bad?' Katakuri muttered in his heart.
"So you are Uchiha Sasuke? Nice to meet you my name is Charlote Daifuku." Daifuku said with a smile.
"They are all my children and I hope they don't do anything bad and make you feel uncomfortable here." Big Mom said.
"Hn. They all treat me well and I have no complaints at all here." Sasuke said to Big Mom.
"By the way I heard you managed to beat Kaido huh? I didn't think there was a rookie who could defeat that beast. It seems he's getting weaker." Big Mom said with a laugh.
"Hn. He's quite strong. His Haki is amazing." Sasuke said flatly.
"But I don't want to talk about that right now. My purpose in inviting you here wasn't just to marry Galette." Says Big Mom grinning
"Hn?" Sasuke tilted his head slightly.
"MOMAMA!" Big Mom laughed loudly and raised one of her pliers up and snapped her fingers.
SIUNGG!
JLEEP!
Galette was immediately shocked and widened her eyes because she saw an arrow pierced through Sasuke's body. Galette burst into tears and she immediately ran a little towards Sasuke who slowly started to lose his balance and Galette immediately caught Sasuke's body before falling and now they were both in a kneeling position and Galette hugged Sasuke.
"WHO DARE TO DO THIS!? SHOW YOURSELF!" Galette shouted who was crying because she was very angry to see Sasuke hurt.
"Mamama it seems you are right Katakuri. Galette really loves that man." Big Mom said with a grin.
Galette, who heard that, was even more surprised and felt that something was wrong. Everyone here saw that someone was attacking Sasuke but Galette noticed no one was reacting and instead saw that they were all laughing and excited.
"Ma-ma-mama? W-why?" Galette asked in between her sobs.
"Mamama! Galette you won't marry that man. I'm only interested in his strength and not at all interested in making him my subordinate. That man is too dangerous to be my subordinate and you know yourself don't I don't trust anyone other than my family? Don't worry I'll find you husband-to-be." Big Mom said to Galette.
Galette who heard that rolled her eyes and hugged Sasuke tighter. Galette saw the arrow that pierced Sasuke's chest and she saw that there was purple liquid on the arrow. Galette's body shook with the sadness she felt because she knew that the arrow was poisoned and Sasuke would die soon.
"Hahahaha you are so stupid Uchiha Sasuke. Your style is like a smart person but you are as stupid as the losers of the platform." Perospero said while laughing mockingly at Sasuke who looked in pain.
"Hahahahaha you stupid man! He can be directly affected by the marriage that mama promised!" Said Pudding who also laughed mockingly.
"Are you sure at that time you defeated Kaido or did you just make up news to make your name known? Hahahaha." Said Oven who laughed very satisfied.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!""
Everyone in the room laughed very loudly because they were happy and satisfied that their mission and plan went very smoothly without any obstacles and there were only two people who weren't laughing, namely Galette and Katakuri. Galette still hugged Sasuke and hoped that Sasuke could survive and could stay alive while Katakuri continued to stare at Sasuke intently. He tried to use his kenbonshoku hak again to see what happened next.
'W-Why can't I see the future!? W-am I panicking!?' Katakuri muttered in his heart and started breaking out in a cold sweat because he was starting to feel bad.
"All right, all of you, stop your laughter and take the man to the prison-"
BUSHH!
Big Mom and her children widened their eyes when they saw Sasuke's body turned into smoke. Galette, who had been hugging Sasuke earlier, was also surprised because the person she was hugging instantly turned into smoke and disappeared. Everyone who was there immediately broke out in cold sweat knowing that they were in big trouble this time because their plan had failed miserably. Big Mom and all her children were silent because they couldn't say anything and tried to find Sasuke's whereabouts. Their eyes all looked left, right, up and down but they couldn't find Sasuke.
"Ha-ha-hahahha looks like he ran off the platform." Perospero stammered and tried to laugh to cover his fear,
"A-a-ah! He must have run away." Said Cracker who started to break out in cold sweat.
"S-damn! How could our plan fail?" Said Pudding who was starting to get scared.
"We'd better let that loser run." Said Daifuku who was trying to smile
"W-what happened? W-is Sasuke-San dead?" Ask Galette..
Big Mom on the other hand was heard groaning and her body was shaking. The veins on his forehead were popping up indicating that he was very upset that his plan had failed. Big Mom squeezed the stool she was sitting on and her eyes turned red like the devil.
"WHERE ARE YOU AKUMA NO ME!?" Big Mom screamed very loudly and made the weak soldiers faint and scared the children.
CLACK!
All eyes were on the open door. They all swallowed their saliva and broke out in cold sweat and waited for the person to open the door. Slowly someone appeared wearing a long fur coat and wearing a red shirt and it was Sasuke.
Everyone got goosebumps again with Sasuke's appearance because they don't know how Sasuke can reappear from that door because a few minutes ago they were sure to see Sasuke had fallen because of an arrow that pierced his heart and they had just laughed at Uchiha Sasuke. But now they knew that things had turned around and now Sasuke was standing right in front of them all.
"This place would be perfect for making the film industry. You all have amazing acting talent." Sasuke said while smiling at them.
"HOW COULD YOU-"
SIUNGGG!
JLEP!
Big Mom's words were cut short when she felt a sharp object scratch her cheek. Big Mom looked to her left and saw that there was a knife stuck in half an centimeter to her left cheek. Big Mom tried to touch her left cheek and felt a liquid coming out of her cheek. 'B-blood? Am I bleeding?' Big Mom muttered in her heart.
All of Big Mom's children were even more scared when they saw their mother bleeding. Even though it was a small wound but it had been a long time since they had seen Big Mom bleed because of Big Mom's very hard skin and very strong body. Especially for Big Mom's children who are very young they have never seen Big Mom hurt at all and now they see blood pouring from Big Mom's cheeks and they are amazed at Sasuke's speed because they didn't even see when Sasuke threw the knife. Now they looked back at Sasuke with fear and saw Sasuke had activated his mangekyou sharinga.
"Sa-Sasuke-San are you okay?" Galette asked Sasuke. Galette looked terrified because she felt the tension in this room and the intense pressure that made her body tingle.
Sasuke looked at Galette and Sasuke answered Galette's question with a smile. Sasuke knew that Galette had nothing to do with this and he was just a victim or you could say a victim used by Big Mom. Sasuke immediately returned his gaze to Big Mom and took out his kusanagi.
"O-O-OI! YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN AGAINST US ALL!?" shouted Perospero who was already frightened by seeing Sasuke pull out a sword.
"YO-YOU WILL DIE IF YOU FIGHT ALL OF US HERE!" Ucao Smoothie who was already preparing to fight.
"Charlote Linlin. You've failed to kill me and I already know your evil intentions. So what should we do to settle all this?" Sasuke asked Big Mom.
"TCH! DO YOU WANT TO FIGHT ME HUH!? ZEUS! NAPOLEON! PROMOTHEUSSS!" Said Big Mom who stood up and summoned her flagship weapon, namely Zeus in her right hand and Napoleon who had turned into a sword in Big Mom's left hand and Prometheus who turned into fire and burned Big Mom's head.
"MAMA!" shouted Perospero who was worried because Big Mom was already in battle mode.
"This is terrible!" Said Smoothie who was also ready to fight.
"So you want to settle this with a fight? Well then there seems to be no other way." Said Sasuke who smiled as he closed his eyes and prepared to attack Big Mom with his Kusanagi.
"WAITUUUUU!"
Everyone including Sasuke and Big Mom was a little surprised when they saw Galette standing with her back to Big Mom while spreading her arms and looking at Sasuke.
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT MOM! IF YOU WANT TO HURT MOM, KILL ME FIRST!" Galette shouted while crying.
Everyone who was there also looked at Galette with sad eyes because they did not think that Galette still intends to protect Big Mom after Big Mom has played with her heart.
"Galette..." Big Mom muttered as she looked at her daughter. Big Mom was deeply moved by Galette's words and actions. Big Mom this time felt a little guilty for playing with her daughter's feelings.
"So how is it? Your daughter you played with asked me not to fight with you. Do you intend to let me leave this island peacefully or are you still curious about me?" Sasuke asked Big Mom.
"Thank you Galette but you did a great job. It's my fault for being too hasty and underestimating the man. Get out of here and leave the rest to all of us." Big Mom said while looking at Sasuke sharply.
"B-but mom I-"
"This is an order!" Big Mom said with great emphasis.
Galette who heard that immediately turned her face away and immediately ran from the room crying.
"Well then there's no need to talk anymore. Come on Charlote Linlin! SUSANO!" Sasuke immediately took out his Susano and prepared to fight Big Mom.
"NAPOLEONNN!"
BOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!
-X-
"JACK! HOW LONG AGAIN WE REACH!?" Kaido shouted to Jack.
"Soon. In about 15 minutes we will arrive at Whole Cake Island Kaido-San." said Jack.
"This is going to be a big fight." said King.
"Ah. I didn't expect it to turn out like this." Said the Queen.
"That damn old granny! I'm not going to let her do what she wants! LISTEN TO ALL OF YOU! IF WE GET THROUGH LOOKING FOR UCHIHA SASUKE AND BREAKING UP THE WEDDING!"
"YOOOOOSSSSSSSHHHH!"
CHAPTER 18 END
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