"Ahhh!"
Big Mom screamed, her voice filled with nothing but one desire: she absolutely had to eat the sweets she craved right now.
Katakuri and the others were doing everything they could to stop the rampaging Big Mom from causing massive destruction to the family.
At the same time, they urged the chefs to hurry up and make the dessert.
It was exhausting.
They also kept casting wary glances at Kuke and his crew, deeply afraid that Kuke might take the opportunity to strike.
"This is a food craving attack. I can't believe after all these years, Linlin's cravings are still around, and even worse than when she was younger." Shakky explained Big Mom's condition to Gion and the others.
"Unrecognizable to kin? A monstrous frenzy without consciousness." Gion looked on in shock at the rampaging Big Mom.
Who would have thought?
The sea's monster, Big Mom, actually had such a condition, which was clearly a huge weakness.
Even Makino could instantly think of it:
Right now,
This was simply the best opportunity to deal with Big Mom.
For the weaker ones, trying to approach a rampaging Big Mom would mean risking their lives.
But for someone of equal strength,
It would be easy to take down Big Mom in this state.
Smoothie and the other two, who were also on the Sun and Moon pirate ship, looked at Kuke pitifully.
Their lips moved slightly, wanting to plead with Kuke not to take advantage of the situation, not to hurt their mother or the family at this moment.
But their current identity was as members of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
They didn't have the courage to say it.
Nor the guts.
Besides, such a good opportunity, an absolutely perfect opportunity, they didn't think they had the right to influence Kuke's decision.
They were torn.
If... they really had to fight, what should they do?
They didn't know.
Even Smoothie didn't know what to do.
"Let's go. Think of it as a break." Kuke, holding Yamato, who was sleeping like a little pig, turned and walked towards the Radiant Eclipse at the harbor.
His eyes swept briefly over the astonished Smoothie and her two companions.
He said nothing.
His gaze lingered only for a moment, then moved on.
"Because of me?" Smoothie and her companions couldn't help but have an illusion.
Captain Kuke was afraid they would be in a difficult situation.
He wasn't willing to take advantage of the situation.
He was willing to give up such a golden opportunity and not make a move.
"To think we are valued so highly by the captain." Smoothie felt touched in a way she had never felt before, shining brightly, with victory just within reach.
Galette had long been 100% willing.
Charlotte Custard felt the same way, her spirits lifted greatly.
"The Sun and Moon Pirates have temporarily left." Amande and other family members watched Kuke from a distance, always vigilant.
Seeing Kuke turn around and lead everyone away from the scene.
They all had looks of surprise and joy.
"For whatever reason, the Sun and Moon Pirates not taking advantage of the situation is a good thing. You could even say they spared us." Katakuri's voice reached their ears.
Right now, Big Mom was rampaging.
Katakuri was the temporary backbone of the family.
When he said that,
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Thank goodness they didn't make a move. We all thought we'd be fighting to the death today." Daifuku's despair slowly dissipated.
Yamato alone.
Had already made them feel the power of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Adding Big Mom's current state of unrecognizability, if a fight broke out, they knew well there wasn't a shred of chance for them to win.
"Although he's an enemy, he's a man worthy of respect." Amande stared blankly at Kuke's departing figure.
Suddenly, she had a glimmer of hope for the upcoming wager.
The members of the Sun and Moon Pirates all returned to the Tomorrow.
No one dared to provoke them.
The chaotic Big Mom Pirates even sent over a large amount of top-quality ingredients as a gesture of respect for Kuke's restraint.
Everyone on the Tomorrow.
Some rested, some played.
Carrot even picked out her room and started tidying up her future boudoir.
Along with her, Smoothie and Custard also unknowingly picked out their rooms.
Smoothie sat on the bed in the room she had chosen.
She was stunned.
Looking at herself in the mirror.
How did I end up choosing a room?
....
Big Mom's frenzy lasted for several hours before slowly subsiding. She only regained her sanity after eating the sweets she craved.
Meanwhile,
The ocean was in an uproar again.
Once again, it was because of the news from Morgans' newspaper.
Yesterday, on the day of the tea party,
All eyes on the sea were focused on Whole Cake Island, and many people were waiting for the latest news to come out.
A few hours later,
The news spread that the Sun and Moon Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates had engaged in a pirate game, the Davy Back Fight, with a huge wager.
A pirate game between Yonko,
Had never happened before.
It sparked everyone's curiosity and excitement, even Whitebeard was secretly looking forward to the outcome.
Only the Five Elders were furious.
The Davy Back Fight meant that the two sides might not go into full-scale war, which meant the chaos they had hoped for, and the heavy losses of the Sun and Moon Pirates, were unlikely to happen.
They could only comfort themselves.
Hoping the Sun and Moon Pirates would lose, lose every match, lose everything.
But as the news continued to come in,
The Five Elders cried.
The Sun and Moon Pirates hadn't lost.
They had won.
They won one match, then another, and another.
They won over Smoothie and her companions from the Big Mom Pirates.
The Five Elders were so angry they didn't eat all day.
The Sun and Moon Pirates had grown even stronger, leaving them feeling utterly helpless.
When the news finally came that Yamato had exploded with power and defeated Cracker,
The Five Elders were red-faced with anger.
They cursed Big Mom.
Called her useless, called the Big Mom Pirates useless.
What Yonko, what Sea Emperor, all useless.
Yamato had also become completely famous across the sea.
She was called "General!"
She was the general of the Sun and Moon Pirates, leading the charge, the most battle-hardened member, the one who led the Sun and Moon Pirates from the front.
Kaido saw this.
His feelings were mixed.
He wanted to cry, but had no tears.
"Haha, the old hag lost three daughters and even Smoothie, it's disgraceful, truly disgraceful."
Kaido laughed heartily at first.
Because the disgrace of the sea was no longer just him.
Big Mom was there to accompany him.
"Losing three people, while I only lost Yamato and Black Maria, the old hag is even more disgraceful than I am." Kaido was happier than anyone.
He had completely forgotten about little Runtie, who he also lost.
But as he laughed,
Kaido started crying.
Because the one who helped Kuke achieve all of this, who defeated his opponents,
Was his daughter, Yamato!
Looking at the details of Yamato's battle as described in the newspaper, her immense power, Kaido realized that Yamato's strength had multiplied several times in a short period.
She had become a true powerhouse.
"As expected of my daughter, she's strong, even learning how to use Advanced Conqueror's Haki." Kaido smiled with pride.
A strong daughter,
Naturally made a father proud.
But at the end of the newspaper,
It clearly explained and analyzed the reason for Yamato's rapid improvement, attributing it all to Kuke, without a single mention of Kaido.
So in the discussions across the sea,
Everyone admired Kuke.
Everyone envied Yamato.
On that day, who knows how many pirates wished they could join the Sun and Moon Pirates, even some famous pirates had such thoughts.
To have such a captain,
Was true happiness.
The more they admired Kuke,
The more they mocked Kaido.
"It's hilarious. Kaido's daughter, back in Wano, was unknown and not considered powerful at all. Just months after joining Kuke, she got a Mythical Zoan, learned various combat techniques, and even Kuke's most secret moves, with his unconditional trust. That's the difference. No wonder Yamato betrayed her father. If I were her, I'd betray him too."
Even within the Beasts Pirates, some pirates began voicing similar thoughts.
Kaido, all alone,
Cried in grief.
"The Mythical Zoan, Inu-Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi-no-Makami, was found by me, it was me, it really was me!" Kaido wanted to explain, but didn't know who to explain to.
He had wanted to train Yamato too.
But she looked at him as if he were her enemy, how could he train her?
"General, General..."
Kaido looked at Yamato's title.
He drank in silence.
His wish had been to have Yamato become the next shogun of Wano.
He had failed.
Now, Yamato had not become Wano's shogun, but had become the renowned "General" of the sea!
Kaido's heart was filled with complex emotions.
"Could it be that I truly am so inferior to Kuke?" He began to doubt himself, to doubt his life.