Totto Land.
Charlotte Linlin looked at Pedro, who was subdued below, and Pekoms, who was kneeling beside him, begging for mercy.
"Mamamama, you are so brave. Tell me, what price are you prepared to pay?"
Pekoms was panicked when he heard that, as Pedro and Zepo might not be able to bear the 100-year lifespan loss...
"Mom, please, please, for my sake..."
"Shut up, Pekoms!"
Perospero stopped Pekoms, who was wearing sunglasses: "I didn't kill him immediately because I was considering your feelings. Are you going to let the majesty of Totto Land be damaged?"
Charlotte Linlin, sitting on the huge cake chair, had a frightening light in her eyes: "Yes, then it's dead or..."
Just as the soul spell was about to be completed, Katakuri, who was standing aside, frowned: "Wait a minute! Mom!!"
"Ha~~!?"
Big Mom turned her head, very unhappy that someone interrupted her soul spell.
Katakuri looked over and said, "Mom, I see an incredible future, and something terrible is coming soon!"
"A scary guy!?"
In addition to Big Mom, everyone else showed incredulous expressions. There are only a handful of people in this sea who can be called "terrible guys" by Katakuri!
Who could be in Totto Land!?
"Yo! Linlin." A slender figure stopped in the air, and the Marine cloak behind him looked so dazzling.
"Mamamama, it's you, 'Rairyu' Dylan. Is it really okay to appear openly in Totto Land?"
Big Mom raised her head slightly and looked at the figure in the sky: "Since you are here, let's come down and drink tea together."
Dylan's body slowly fell: "There's no need to drink tea, otherwise I don't think the CP here will leave me."
Dylan smiled and looked at Big Mom: "Let's get straight to the point, Linlin. I was entrusted by someone to take these two guys away."
Dylan raised his hand and pointed at Pedro and Zepo on the court.
Although in the years after the "War of Kano Country," the world had rarely heard news of Dylan's actions, everyone present still held their breath.
No one can underestimate this man.
"Mamamama, are you here for this? Of course, but what are you going to exchange for it?" Big Mom was half lying on the chair and looking at Dylan.
"Let's do this."
Dylan took out a Devil Fruit and threw it over. Katakuri's arm turned into mochi and wrapped the fruit.
"I got it by chance. Paramecia - Cream-Cream Fruit. How about it?"
"Yes, he can be exempted from the crime of invading Totto Land and stealing the 'Poneglyph', but..." Big Mom raised her finger and pointed at a guy with slender legs and a round body next to her: "He hurt my cadre, and that account will be settled separately."
Dylan's originally lazy demeanor dropped, and his eyes flashed with lightning.
"Is this how the account is settled, Linlin?"
BOOM! BOOM!
Two Conqueror's Haki collided, and dozens of black thunderbolts suddenly appeared in the air.
"Wha...what!??"
"You actually have the qualifications of a king and are as powerful as Mama?"
Except for the senior cadres, everyone else began to shake and then fainted during the collision between the two Conqueror's Haki.
Although Katakuri also possesses Conqueror's Haki, he is hesitant to directly participate at this moment, afraid that the two Haki would turn to attack him together instantly.
The strong wind roared on Whole Cake Island, and the invisible pressure slowly tore apart various gourmet buildings.
The eyes of Dylan and Big Mom also began to become fierce, as if they were about to draw their swords at each other in the next second.
"Please wait!"
Pedro, who was restrained in the center, shouted.
Dylan and Big Mom made eye contact and then calmed down.
After the pressure subsided, others understood why Katakuri, the leader of the "Three Sweet Commanders," was so afraid.
Pedro gasped and then turned back to look at Dylan: "Who is entrusting you?"
Dylan looked at the jaguar imprisoned on the ground by the candy pulp and said calmly: "Tahir."
"Ta... Tahir!?"
Not only Pedro, but also Pekoms and Zepo were surprised.
"Is that guy... still alive!?"
Dylan is the famous Marine Vice Admiral, and of course Pedro knows him, but he never thought that Tahir would actually choose such a path.
No wonder the Nekomamushi boss would say that guy is "already dead."
After Pedro glanced at this man with a notorious reputation, he turned to Big Mom and said, "Then... I'll repay you with my eyes!"
After saying that, Pedro raised his right hand and popped out his claws.
"Uh...uh..."
A bloody eye appeared in Pedro's palm. Pedro endured the severe pain and asked, "Is it enough?"
Big Mom just glanced at Pedro's palm and then looked away, turning to Dylan.
At this time, Dylan's eyes were already cold. Even if Conqueror's Haki did not break out, a more palpitating and trembling aura was brewing in his body.
"Mamama...that's it..."
Dylan stepped forward and kicked the candy wrapped around Pedro and Zepo to pieces, picked them up, and floated into the sky.
Before leaving, Dylan glanced down at Whole Cake Island but in the end, said nothing, just sneered disdainfully.
On Whole Cake Island, Katakuri looked thoughtfully at the distant lightning in the sky.
Looking back at Pekoms, who had both disappointment and relief on his face, Katakuri sighed inwardly.
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In the air, Dylan glanced at Pedro, whose left eye was bleeding profusely, and asked, "Did you lose your eyeball?"
"Not yet...not yet..."
"Cover yourself and protect your important parts. The journey ahead may be a bit exciting."
Pedro and Zepo, who were being carried by him on both sides, were stunned for a moment. Then they remembered the rumors about this man and quickly protected themselves with Armament Haki.
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G-5 Base.
Pedro looked at his completely recovered eyes with some disbelief.
Beside him, Zepo's eyes were full of joy.
"Brother Pedro, that's great!"
Tahir sat on the other side and looked at the two with a smile.
"Tahir..."
Pedro's face was complicated. This was his best friend since childhood, a friend full of courage, wisdom, and talent.
He actually became a Marine.
"Brother Pedro, it doesn't have to be like this. You and I are both pursuing our own 'hope and stage'. There may be differences, but we are still close friends, right?"
Pedro was silent for a moment: "About Boss Nekomamushi..."
Tahir smiled bitterly: "Didn't he say that I was dead?"
"Having said that..."
After a moment of hesitation, Pedro said: "Boss Nekomamushi still misses you very much. He often looks at the sea alone at the edge of Zou. Everyone knows that he is waiting for you to return."
Tahir tightened his fist.
As a teenager, he was the most talented boy in Zou, so he was deeply loved by Nekomamushi.
Unlike other Mink Tribe members, Tahir liked to read books.
From books, he could always find many different ways of thinking.
When Tahir asked Nekomamushi one day, "Why can't Zou's people become Marines?"
Nekomamushi couldn't give an answer and only said, "This is Zou's tradition and agreement."
"There must be a reason, right? Are pirates more noble than Marines? Or is it just for the so-called 'freedom'?"
When Roger boarded the "Zou," Tahir had not seen him, but Tahir believed that even if he had, he would not be impressed by his fame like Pedro.
It's romantic but irrational.
After searching for the answer for three years without success, the young Tahir decided to go to sea alone to find the answer.
Although outside the Grand Line, others would regard him as a monster or a demon.
But he also encountered many things, which deepened his doubts.
Why does Zou have such 'tradition' and 'promise'? In this world, pirates obviously cause more harm.
"Pirate King" Roger... may be considered a hero, but he is definitely not a hero!
Ten years ago, when the adult Tahir returned to Zou, he told Nekomamushi what he saw and heard, and what he got was furious roaring.
When he sought answers from Duke Inuarashi, whom he thought was calmer and wiser, he was met with silence and alienation.
"Come back with me!"
Pedro stared at Tahir and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, no matter what path you choose, as you said, aren't we still compatriots and close friends?"
"Good..."
Tahir smiled gently and looked at Pedro.
"Indeed."
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