Chapter 190: Entering The Venue (part 2)
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~”
After this second batch of guests took their seats, Big Mom finally made her entrance.
She slowly stepped down from a luxuriously decorated candy carriage, surrounded by several of her children.
“Mother’s here~ Mother’s here~”*n
“Welcome~”*n “Welcome~”*n
“Beautiful Mother~”*n
“Powerful Mother~”*n
“Loving Mother~”*n
“The ceremony has begun~”*n
“Kakaka~ Kakaka~”*n
The Homies sang in unison, their deafening voices praising their creator with all their might using their monotonous lyrics and melody.
Amid the hymns of countless bizarrely shaped Homies, Big Mom at this moment truly carried the aura of the mother of all things.
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~”
“Welcome, everyone, from far away!!!”
Big Mom spread her arms wide, announcing her arrival.
As soon as she spoke, the chefs who had been waiting around immediately served countless desserts and cakes, along with various precious black teas.
And all these dazzling delicacies…
“Eat me~ I’m delicious~”*n
“Eat me eat me~ I’m delicious too~”*n
“Lalala~ I’m black tea~ I’m going to be drunk~”
“Wuwuwu~ I’m cake~ I’m going to be eaten~”
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~”
“Up and down, no matter where your line of sight falls, everything you see is snacks!”
“Enjoy it to the fullest! Enjoy everything here today!”
“This is… the celebration of ‘Whole Cake Island’!”
Amid the throng of countless people and Homies, Big Mom declared the start of the ceremony.
……
“Yo~ Sashimi burida na, Charlotte.”
“I brought you a gift this time too.”
Doflamingo Field greeted her familiarly with one hand in his pocket, while signaling his subordinate to bring forward a large treasure chest.
“This is a rare treasure I got from the south!”
“Maa~ It’s a treasure chest!”
“I love treasure chests the most!”
“I wonder what’s inside?”
It must be said that although Big Mom was nearing forty, her personality was sometimes still like that of a little girl, delighting in the surprise of unwrapping gifts.
“I have one too, I have a gift for you, Charlotte.”
“Take mine as well.”
“Mine was specially collected from the farthest north.”
“……”
The bosses of the underworld followed suit, each presenting their gifts, and without exception, they were all perfectly sealed treasure chests.
Compared to the first batch of guests who offered Belly and jewelry right away, these tea party regulars clearly knew Big Mom’s preferences perfectly.
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~ Thank you so much!”
“Every time, you give me so many gifts~”
“I’m so happy!”
Looking at the pile of treasure chests already stacking up, Big Mom laughed happily like a little girl, while everyone took it in stride.
This woman was very prone to emotional swings in such occasions.
But don’t be fooled by her current demeanor; if anyone said the wrong thing later, this woman would flip in an instant.
Thud, thud, thud…
While Big Mom was chatting amiably with those underworld bosses, a solemn sound of footsteps approached from outside the venue.
When they saw what the newcomer held in his hands, the crowd stopped laughing.
“Mother, this is a photograph of Nun Karmuro.”
Big Mom’s third son Charlotte Oven carefully carried a photo frame as he slowly approached.
“Oh oh!”
“Nun! You came!”
“Our nun, our light!”
Big Mom gently took the photo frame, looking at the photograph embedded within, and revealed a childlike smile.
“Nun, you’re smiling as brightly as ever today.”
“Do you know? Today is the founding day of ‘Whole Cake Island’.”
“Your dream, our dream, is about to come true.”
……
“Haha, what a kind woman.”
While Big Mom was murmuring to herself looking at the nun’s photograph, an untimely voice suddenly interjected.
“I wonder where this nun Your Excellency is now; my country is willing to invest in building a monastery especially for her.”
The speaker was the king of that small country from before; he stepped forward at this moment, trying to flatter her.
Seeing how much she cared about this nun, as long as he enshrined the nun well in his country, he would surely gain the protection of the Big Mom Pirates.
Thinking this in his mind, the small country’s king’s expression became even more sincere.
Some of the other small factions, seeing how quickly he acted, regretted in their hearts why they hadn’t reacted first.
In contrast, those bosses inwardly sneered.
『What an idiot…』
“Ha?! What are you saying, you bastard?”
“You mean you want to monopolize everyone’s nun?!”
Big Mom’s face changed upon hearing his words, instantly turning from innocent to ferocious.
She reached out, grabbed the king’s head, and lifted him into the air.
“Urgh… Ah!”
Watching him struggle in her grasp, Big Mom tilted her head and asked Oven beside her.
“Oven, who is this guy?”
“He’s the king of a small country nearby, Mother.”
“Make that country disappear right now!”
“Yes, I’ll arrange personnel to handle it immediately.”
“And deal with this guy however.”
Big Mom tossed the half-dead king to Oven; she didn’t want to kill in front of the nun.
……
After this incident, the ceremony site fell into silence for a moment, even the Homies obediently stopped their noisy song.
No one dared to speak; those from the small factions were so scared they wished even their heartbeats would stop.
What had they just seen?
A country, a king! Gone just like that in a few words?
“Gulp~”
In the crowd, Caspar quietly swallowed, realizing he had underestimated these great pirates before.
……
Several minutes passed, and the scene remained so quiet it could drive one mad.
Just as Big Mom’s fourth son Daifuku was about to say something to break the suffocating atmosphere, two familiar voices came from afar.
“Mother, we’re back.”*2
『Katakuri bro! Brother Perospero! You’re finally back.』
Daifuku inwardly breathed a sigh of relief and looked toward the plaza entrance.
“Sorry we’re late. Perorin~”
Perospero stepped forward first with an apology, and Katakuri followed with an explanation:
“For some reason, those pumpkin carriages suddenly stopped working, so we just arrived now.”
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~”
“Not late, the timing is perfect.”
“Where are the guests?”
Big Mom looked behind her two sons and regained her smile; the Homies began singing again.
“Guests~ Guests~”
“We’re here, Big Mom.”
Wang Zhi’s people entered first; they had been low-key throughout the journey, but faced Big Mom without being servile or overbearing.
“Wang Zhi~ Wang Zhi~”
Since the Hachinosu Island incident, they had little recent interaction with the Big Mom Pirates.
Big Mom just nodded indifferently.
After setting down their gift, they took their seats directly without further pleasantries.
……
“Long time no see, Big Mom. My captain asked me to pass on his regards.”
The second group to enter was led by Hainar, whose attitude was much more relaxed.
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~ That Golden Lion guy is still alive?”
“Golden Lion~ Golden Lion~”
“Of course, Captain Shiki won’t fall until he’s fully conquered the world.”
Like the admiral Golden Lion, his executives were all ambitious fellows.
“Those are Golden Lion Shiki’s people? So imposing!”
“As expected of the legendary flying great pirate!”
Now not only the small factions, but even the underworld bosses who had been maintaining their composure couldn’t help whispering among themselves.
After all, these great pirates who dominated regions were the true masters of the New World; even they sometimes had to look to their favor.
Violence was always the most direct and effective foundation of status.
“Hey hey~ It’s already started~”
“I said we should’ve just flown straight here.”
After Hainar entered, a laid-back voice followed closely.
Everyone looked toward the sound and saw a blond pineapple head with an arrogant walking posture entering with hands in pockets.
“Who is this brat? Wait, that emblem is… Hiss~”
Upon seeing the emblem on the unserious young man’s chest, everyone inwardly drew a cold breath.
“Whitebeard~ Whitebeard~”
“Hm? Did Newgate only send you few brats?”
“He really doesn’t take old lady seriously!”
Seeing Whitebeard had only sent a few young punks, Big Mom’s tone was clearly displeased.
“Ha? You old woman are saying…”
“Marco.”
Waidi Bei stopped Marco, who was irritated after being verbally jabbed by Aoxi again, and stepped forward:
“Sorry, we were rude.”
“This is the Whitebeard Pirates’ gift this time: a Superhuman Cream-Cream Fruit.”
With that, Waidi Bei opened the treasure chest in Jozu’s arms ahead of time and took out a white Devil Fruit that looked like melting ice cream.
“Mamamama~ Cream-Cream Fruit, huh.”
“I’ll take it. You brats have fun at the celebration~”
Big Mom smiled as she accepted the fruit; from her attitude, she clearly liked the gift very much.
“Perospero, put this fruit in the treasure vault later… Hm?”
Before Big Mom finished speaking, she sensed a sharp aura.
Not just Big Mom; everyone at the venue felt that unignorable aura and turned their gazes to that man.
“Dark King… Dark King?!”
“Even he came? Now all three legendary strongest pirate crews are here!”
“Mamamama~ Mamamama~”
“Long time no see, Rayleigh.”
“Are you here to cause trouble this time?”
“Dark King~ Dark King~”
“Haha! Sashimi burida na, Big Mom.”
Rayleigh, dressed in a windbreaker and holding his silver small wine flask, entered dashingly, followed by two little brats, one red-haired and one blue-haired.
“Don’t misunderstand; I’m just here to bring the kids to the ceremony, no plans to make trouble.”
“Kids?”
Big Mom glanced at Little Baki and Little Shanks, nodded, but then looked behind the three.
“Are those kids you brought too?”
This was obviously a loaded question, as the Homies had already begun chanting the newcomer’s name.
“Beasts~ Beasts~”
“Bea—”
“Kaido!”
After an clearly impatient roar, the Homies’ noisy voices vanished instantly, and the venue returned to dead silence.
It was truly dead silence; those Homies had their souls shattered by that single shout, reverting to lifeless objects.
