Super Card System

“Mamaaa mamaaa!” Big Mom laughed loudly upon hearing Arest’s question. “Don’t you think he’s a young man with great potential? So what if he has a good relationship with that old man Whitebeard? As long as he hasn’t explicitly joined the Whitebeard Pirates, there’s still a chance to win him over!”

“So, you invited him to the tea party in hopes of recruiting him into the Big Mom Pirates?” Arest asked.

“Of course, I see great promise in him!” Big Mom replied confidently.

Arest tilted his head, pondering for a moment. “But do you think he would accept? After all, people are saying that Ian might very well become the next Emperor. In that case, do you think he’d join your crew?”

At this, Big Mom’s expression darkened. “Hmph! For the past twenty years, how many pirates in the New World have been said to have the potential to become the next Emperor? And where are they now?”

Before Arest could respond, Big Mom pointed to the seat beneath her and continued, “To sit on the throne of the Four Emperors—whether it’s me, Whitebeard, Kaido, or Red-Haired Shanks—each one of us has faced countless challenges. Yet here we still are, seated on these thrones. And as for those challengers, they’ve long been buried at the bottom of the sea.”

Arest understood what Big Mom meant. Pirates who enter the New World see challenging the Four Emperors as a badge of honor. To become the Pirate King, one must first overcome the mountain that is the Four Emperors. While the old Emperors like Big Mom might sense the rising threat posed by Ian’s ascent, to them, it was just another threat. They had enough confidence and pride to handle Ian’s challenge.

Though Big Mom didn’t fear Ian’s challenge, she saw his potential and chose to attempt to recruit him first. But if Ian were to reject this offer, it was clear what would follow.

Eliminate. For such a potential challenger, if they couldn’t be recruited, they would have to be eliminated early.

This was Big Mom’s true intention. She had Perospero and Katakuri send Ian the tea party invitation, telling them to relay the message that she could help Ian become one of the Four Emperors. However, she never specified when she would help him claim that title. Ian’s battlefield display, where he held his own against Kaido, gave Big Mom hope that he could defeat the other Emperors. She believed that if Ian became her right-hand man, her path to becoming the Pirate King would be within reach.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Recently, Kaido had been making frequent moves in Wano, something Big Mom was well aware of. She had gathered intelligence that Kaido’s plans for Wano weren’t solely for revenge, as rumored, but also because Wano housed one of the red Poneglyphs, crucial for finding the One Piece. Although Big Mom also wanted that Poneglyph, Wano was Kaido’s territory, far from the Big Mom Pirates’ domain, making it difficult for her to intervene. Therefore, she decided to wait and watch, planning to seize the Poneglyph from Kaido once he found it.

This was why Katakuri had hinted to Ian that Mama could help him take down Kaido. Big Mom had long coveted the Poneglyph that Kaido was about to acquire, and a confrontation between the two Emperors was inevitable.

Watching Big Mom immersed in her grand plans, Arest remained silent, offering no opinions, but inwardly, his heart sank to the bottom.

He hadn’t expected Big Mom to place such high importance on Ian. With the backing of the Whitebeard Pirates and potentially the support of the Big Mom Pirates, Ian would become untouchable on these seas. Neither the World Government nor the Navy would dare to move against him. From that point on, they would have no choice but to pretend Ian didn’t exist.

Arest found this outcome unacceptable because, in his heart, he had long believed Ian to be a demon—someone who must be eliminated.

“Lord, this evil must be fought.” That was essentially how he felt.

He realized he had to do something to sabotage the relationship between Ian and the Big Mom Pirates.

As for whether Ian would reject Big Mom’s offer, Arest thought that was impossible. No one would turn down the support of one of the Four Emperors. The fact that Big Mom hadn’t specified when she would help Ian become an Emperor didn’t matter to Arest. Ian was still young, with plenty of time to wait.

Arest, thinking from Ian’s perspective, believed it was inconceivable that Ian would refuse.

But Arest had forgotten: he was not Ian, and Ian was not him. In fact, he didn’t truly understand Ian at all.

After some more idle chat with Big Mom, Arest made an excuse about being tired and took his leave. Once he returned to his room, he quietly began to contemplate his next move.

Meanwhile, Ian and Reiju, under the guidance of Katakuri and Perospero, arrived at the grand banquet hall within the castle.

Big Mom’s tea parties always had a large guest list, and this time was no exception. As Ian and the others entered, they saw that many people were already seated in the hall.

Accompanying the guests were the children of the Charlotte family, including the third son, Charlotte Daifuku, the fourth son, Charlotte Oven, the tenth son, Charlotte Cracker, the eighth daughter, Charlotte Brûlée, and the eighteenth daughter, Charlotte Galette. When they saw Perospero and Katakuri enter, they stood up and called out, “Big Brother, Second Brother, have you greeted your guests?”

Katakuri responded calmly, but when they addressed Katakuri, the warmth and affection from the Charlotte siblings were much more apparent.

Though Big Mom had many children, all vastly different in appearance, the Charlotte family was surprisingly united. Much of that cohesion was thanks to Katakuri, the second brother, who set a strong example for the others.

Among his younger siblings, Katakuri was seen as the perfect brother—handsome, powerful, calm, and wise. He was considered flawless, and he treated each of his siblings with equal care and attention. Within the Charlotte family, Katakuri was the most beloved brother, respected by all, and referred to as the pillar of the Big Mom Pirates.

After exchanging greetings with their siblings, Perospero and Katakuri gestured toward Ian to introduce him.

In truth, as Ian followed Katakuri into the banquet hall, the Charlotte family members and the guests at the tables had already begun to guess his identity, discreetly observing him. But when Katakuri officially introduced Ian, they couldn’t help but be amazed at how young he was.

Unlike the so-called “Supernova” pirates, though Ian was young, he had already proven his strength. Almost everyone who had seen the broadcast of the New Marineford War was shocked by the strange but powerful move he unleashed when he appeared on the battlefield. That dazzling flash of light tore through the sky, wiping out tens of thousands of Navy soldiers, and even the Navy’s three Admirals were left struggling to defend against it.

Moreover, with his experience as a former Warlord, people had already mentally separated him from the rest of the young Supernova pirates, recognizing that Ian was operating on an entirely different level.

However, the children of the Charlotte family still felt a bit uncomfortable about Ian. Ian’s current bounty of 1.2 billion berries had surpassed that of their most admired brother, Katakuri. In their minds, Ian’s strength was probably on par with Katakuri’s, but why was his bounty higher than their brother’s?

As a result, their gazes toward Ian gradually became less friendly, especially that of Cracker, the Minister of Biscuits. Still, because Ian was a guest, they held back and refrained from making any disrespectful remarks.

On the other hand, the guests attending the tea party seemed eager when they saw Ian. One particular guest, a short and stout man with a scar across his forehead, wearing round, small sunglasses, and chomping on a cigar, stood out. He was the “God of Fortune” Lu Feld, the king of the underground loan business. After Katakuri’s introduction, he immediately waved at Ian and called out, “Lord Ian, come sit over here!”

Ian frowned slightly and didn’t respond. Instead, he scanned the seating arrangement at the banquet table before finding an empty spot and sitting down. Reiju followed him and took the seat to his right.

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