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"Have you ever thought of replacing Big Mom?" Arthur asked, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Katakuri.

"..." Katakuri remained incomparably cold, not saying a word.

"That woman... when she goes on a rampage, she doesn't recognize friend or foe, does she? She'll even kill her own children. And you, Katakuri, you dote on your younger siblings, doing everything in your power to get stronger to protect them, right?"

"If that's the case, why not just replace Big Mom? With your current strength, you just need to make some preparations. When she has one of her hunger pangs, it would be incredibly easy to succeed."

Arthur was like a demon, drawing out the desires of another's heart, insidiously tempting him, leading his soul towards damnation, to a point of no return.

"Ghhh..."

The veins on Katakuri's forehead bulged. His face was ashen to the extreme.

"Brother Katakuri!" Charlotte Smoothie tugged at his arm, forcing him to calm down.

"There's a limit to jokes, Thunder Emperor!"

"CLANG!"

The longsword on her back was unsheathed, pointing diagonally at Arthur. Smoothie looked as if she was about to attack. Shiryu slowly took a step forward, like a loyal guard, blocking her path in front of Arthur, the Seven Star Sword glowing with a faint green light.

The two of them were in a standoff, ready to unleash an earth-shattering slash at any moment.

"Stand down, Smoothie... you're no match for him." Katakuri forcibly suppressed his own desire to attack, because he could feel that if he did, whether he could survive would depend on whether Big Mom came to support him.

Moreover, not only was Arthur terrifyingly strong, but this swordsman following him was also extremely powerful.

"Thunder Emperor, this is Totto Land. Shouldn't you show a little restraint..." Katakuri said, his composure returning as he tugged at the scarf around his neck.

"Hahahaha!" Arthur threw his head back and laughed uncontrollably. After a long moment, he waved his hand, a look of indifference on his face.

"Just a joke."

"However, you can seriously consider what I said."

Big Mom's hunger pangs were a frequent occurrence. There were simply too many ways to kill her, let alone for her strongest son, Katakuri. She wasn't unkillable like Kaido.

Arthur had once considered it. Kaido couldn't be killed no matter what. He was hailed as the strongest creature in the sea, on land, and in the air. But... as long as one's body wasn't an "abnormal" type like Blackbeard Teach's, anyone who ate a second Devil Fruit would die.

If that was the case, who couldn't think of such a simple method? As long as one wasn't too stupid, anyone could think of it. Yet, he was still alive and well.

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"What's there to consider? The best choice is to just kill that stupid woman Linlin and become the emperor yourself!"

Kaido's heavy voice came from the distance.

Following it, his sky-piercing horns and his tall, strong physique appeared from behind a dessert house, his steps causing massive tremors. "Drought" Jack was also by his side.

"Oh? You mad dog—you have the nerve to call someone else stupid?" Arthur said sarcastically.

"ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, THUNDER EMPEROR??" Kaido rampaged forward like a human tank, crushing all the houses in his path, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.

"Lord Kaido, we're still in Big Mom's territory. Could you calm down a bit..." Jack was also a reckless brute, but compared to Kaido, he was slightly more sensible.

And besides... who were they facing right now?

"Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin and "Thunder Emperor" Arthur!

Both were unreasonable, temperamental people.

One was the world's most dangerous man, the other an irrational woman. If he didn't calm down in this situation, Kaido might be fine, but what about him? His strength had not yet reached the pinnacle. He couldn't take two hits from them.

"I went back and thought about it, and something doesn't feel right, Thunder Emperor!"

Kaido's eyes widened in anger, completely disregarding the consequences. "You can't kill me, so why should I be the one to back down?? DIE!!"

A punch came flying without any warning, without any sign that he was about to attack.

"Hmph," Arthur sneered, his black hair dancing wildly in the wind. He truly couldn't find a way to kill Kaido, but even Whitebeard could exhaust him. Why couldn't he?

"Zzzzzzzzzzz!"

Purple electric serpents leaped, coiling around his fist as he launched a terrifying blow.

"THAT'S ENOUGH, YOU TWO IDIOTS!" Big Mom's furious roar came from the distance, her Conqueror's Haki radiating out wantonly.

Zeus and Prometheus, covering her left and right hands, simultaneously shot out lightning and flames, which slammed down between the two with a menacing aura, instantly stopping the duel between Kaido and Arthur.

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"TODAY IS FOR DISCUSSING THE DIVISION OF TERRITORY! IF YOU WANT TO FIGHT, YOU CAN FIGHT AFTERWARDS!"

The great curtain of lightning and flames blocked their path, forcing the two who were about to attack to stop immediately.

"Mama's here!"

"Mama..."

It wasn't just Big Mom's children who were cheering. Even the flowers, trees, chairs, and tea sets in all directions were cheering and dancing. A joyous atmosphere instantly rose, and a loud, clear singing voice spread throughout Totto Land.

The heavily made-up Big Mom danced out of the Cake Chateau. She retracted Zeus and Prometheus and then pulled out a bizarrely-shaped human from the chateau, who was almost as tall as her.

Seeing Big Mom's jubilant expression, he was probably the groom for this wedding.

Arthur couldn't imagine where Big Mom got the appetite to marry such a strange-looking person. At the very least, shouldn't she find someone who looked normal?

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Totto Land was immersed in an ocean of joy. Both living beings and the soul-infused Homies were singing and dancing.

In the manor of the Cake Chateau, at a giant round table made of chocolate.

Kaido, Big Mom, and Arthur—the three strongest emperors of the New World—took their seats in three positions, surrounded by countless people.

Fear, excitement, panic—all sorts of gazes were focused on the three of them.

"MAMAMAMAMA! Regarding how to divide the territories left by Roger and the Golden Lion... what are your thoughts, you two?" Big Mom's gaze paused for a moment on Arthur.

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