Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

Their arrival made the atmosphere in the world even more complicated and...turbulent!

But beneath this seemingly festive backdrop lies a web of intrigue and scheming...

Kai also keenly caught sight of... those few uninvited guests who... he had been paying close attention to, and who exuded an aura of "trouble"!

Straw Hat Luffy! Nami! Chopper! Brook! And those two Mink warriors! They...actually...like the most audacious mice, silently...infiltrated the core area of ​​Whole Cake Island—Whole Cake Island!

And...it seems...they split into several groups?!

Chapter 128 A Million Marines! A Blessing for All Women of Whole Cake Island!

Luffy and Nami seem to be trapped in a... eerie "Forest of Temptation" made of books?!

Chopper and that mink rabbit seem to have been captured by... someone with the ability to manipulate mirrors?!

Brook and the older Mink warrior were even bolder! They actually... attempted to infiltrate Big Mom's vault to make copies of the extremely important... Road Poneglyphs?!

As for Sanji... who should have been the main character at the wedding... his aura was filled with... unprecedented pain, struggle, and... a deep sense of powerlessness bound by family and fate?! He seemed to be... going through some extremely difficult inner choice?

"What a bunch of... clueless idiots!" Kai couldn't help but think coldly to himself after sensing all this.

A mere handful of people! Daring to intrude into the heart of the Four Emperors' territory! And even splitting into several groups to carry out such a dangerous mission?! This is simply... utterly foolish! They're courting death!

Kai could almost foresee that they would soon be discovered and utterly crushed by the terrifyingly powerful officers of the Big Mom Pirates (such as Sweet Commanders Katakuri, Smoothie, Cracker, etc.)!

He was even... somewhat gloating? He couldn't wait to see these guys who always caused him trouble suffer a complete and utter defeat here!

However…deep down, there seemed to be a…very faint, strange feeling that even he himself couldn't understand?

Perhaps... it stems from some kind of uncertainty about the "protagonist's halo"? After all, these guys always seem to be able to create miracles in the most unlikely circumstances?

Or perhaps... it's because... if they really were all wiped out here... then... Kai's "opportunity" to personally settle that grudge... would... be gone forever?

Kai shook his head, dismissing these useless thoughts.

All he needs to do is... faithfully carry out his mission.

Like a ghost, it lurks in this sea, silently recording everything that happens.

They reported all the movements and intelligence of the Straw Hat Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates to the Marine Headquarters.

As for their life or death... what does it have to do with him?

And so, like the calmest, most indifferent bystander, he sailed his ghost fleet (perhaps only a scout ship) silently in the sweet yet deadly outer waters of Totto Land, waiting for... the arrival of the immense chaos that was bound to erupt because of the wedding and the invaders.

Kai, like a deep-sea diver, commanded his special warship, equipped with the navy's most advanced reconnaissance equipment, as it cautiously navigated the outer waters of Totto Land, a region filled with sweet aromas and deadly dangers.

He strictly followed Fleet Admiral Akainu's orders, without overstepping any boundaries. He simply used his extraordinary Observation Haki and various high-tech listening devices to silently gather information about the Straw Hat Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates, like a silent observer.

His "mental network" covers a vast sea and islands, with countless streams of information flowing into his consciousness like trickles of water, where he calmly analyzes, organizes, and summarizes them.

He sensed the energy core on Whole Cake Island beating like a giant heart (BIGMOM himself), the various auras emanating from the dessert islands surrounding it like satellites, the greed and scheming of the underworld emperors who came to the tea party, and also... those few incongruous "troublesome" auras (Straw Hat Crew) that were like bulls barging into a china shop.

However, just as he was fully focused on his monitoring mission, an extremely powerful, highly refined Observation Haki, filled with calmness and... a special fluctuation capable of "foreseeing" the future, collided with his vast "Mental Grid" without warning—a collision that was extremely brief but exceptionally clear!

Ok? !

Kai's heart skipped a beat! It was as if his secret spying had been instantly detected and... countered by some equally powerful being?!

He immediately traced the source of that "collision" back to its origin!

That powerful Observation Haki did not come from Big Mom herself (although her aura was as terrifying as the abyss, it seemed to lean more towards pure power and soul manipulation than exquisite perception), nor did it come from the underground emperors who came to attend the tea party.

Instead, it came from... inside the Whole Cake Island castle! A figure... who he hadn't paid much attention to before, whose aura was powerful but relatively restrained!

It was a man of extremely tall stature, with a thick scarf around his neck (this peculiar appearance could be "seen" even by Kai's perception), his mouth seemed to be covered by something, and his body exuded a sticky, glutinous power (he seemed to be a special Paramecia-type Mochi Mochi Fruit user?).

Charlotte Katakuri! The highest-ranking officer of the Big Mom Pirates, the leader of the "Sweet Commanders"! His bounty exceeds one billion Berries! He is hailed as the greatest masterpiece of the Charlotte Family! And also... a legendary top-tier fighter possessing incredibly powerful Observation Haki capable of foreseeing a short distance into the future!!!

It was him?! Kai was filled with shock!

He hadn't expected it at all! Within the Big Mom Pirates, besides Big Mom herself, there was actually... such a powerful Observation Haki master hidden?! And... the strength of his Observation Haki and... that special aura that allowed him to "foresee the future"! It seemed... in no way inferior to his own?! Even... in some aspects (such as the clarity of his understanding of the future?)... surpassing him?!

That brief "sensory collision" just now, although neither side had any ill intentions, was more like... an unconscious "brush past" between experts.

But Kai could clearly sense that... in that instant, the other party seemed to have also... noticed his presence as a hidden "spy" in the distance?! And... conveyed to him a... cold, warning "gaze" (perception)?!

"So strong! This Katakuri... is definitely an extremely terrifying opponent!" Kai silently assessed in his mind.

This silent "clash," though brief, had a tremendous impact on Kai! He realized that the New World was indeed a place where hidden talents abounded! Not only the Four Emperors themselves, but even their top officers possessed terrifying strength comparable to that of a Marine Admiral (or at least a candidate level)!

What alarmed him even more was... Katakuri's... Observation Haki that could also foresee the future! This was undoubtedly one of Kai's greatest advantages! If he encountered an opponent with the same ability, many of his advantages in battle would be greatly diminished!

It seems... my training in Observation Haki is far from reaching its true "peak"! I still need... to refine it further! To... break through!!!

This unexpected "sensory collision" was like a pebble thrown into the calm lake of his heart, making him abandon the last possible contempt for the Big Mom Pirates, and also making him feel a heavier... pressure and a more fervent fighting spirit about the prospect of possibly clashing with these top-level powerhouses in the future!

After developing a high level of vigilance towards Katakuri, a powerful user of Observation Haki, Kai continued his surveillance mission.

And the much-anticipated (at least in the underground world) BIGMOM tea party and Sanji and Pudding's wedding finally... took place as scheduled.

Although Kai was in the outer waters of Whole Cake Island and unable to be there in person, he watched the entire wedding farce—a miniature listening Den Den Mushi that the Navy had planted near Whole Cake Island (in an extremely dangerous and difficult location)—almost like a live broadcast. He also used his long-range, high-precision Observation Haki (which, while subject to some interference, still allowed him to detect the main energy fluctuations and emotional changes) to monitor it live.

He "heard" the fake and festive music and blessings at the wedding.

He "saw" (perceived) Sanji wearing a sharp suit, a forced smile on his face, but his heart was filled with pain and struggle, as he walked step by step toward Pudding, the three-eyed girl who looked sweet and lovely, but whose aura concealed some kind of... malice and pretense.

He "heard" BIGMOM's thunderous laughter, filled with greed and anticipation, and her eagerness for the Germa technology power that was about to be in her hands.

He "saw" (perceived) Judge of the Vinsmoke family and his sons, outwardly feigning composure but inwardly filled with vigilance towards Big Mom and... a certain self-righteous calculation.

then……

Like a thunderclap from a clear sky! A sudden change occurred!

He "saw" (perceived) it! Right at the most crucial moment of the wedding! Just as the priest was about to announce their union, and Bigom was preparing to bare his fangs and ruthlessly destroy the Vinsmoke family!

Straw Hat Luffy! That guy who's like an unkillable cockroach! He actually... burst out like a cannonball from a giant wedding cake!!! And he brought with him a whole bunch of... weird and wonderful animals?! (A surprise attack orchestrated by Bege using his Castle-Castle Fruit power!)

Capone Becky's Rebellion!

Pudding's true nature (the third eye and her evil nature) has been exposed!

Sanji's outburst and rebellion!

Luffy's first head-on clash with Katakuri!

Germa 66's desperate situation and counterattack!

Flame Tank Pirates VS Sweet Commanders!

And then there's... that precious jade box, given as a "gift," brimming with explosive power! It... in the midst of the chaos, unexpectedly fell from a great height! Triggering... a massive, earth-shattering explosion!!!

boom--! ! !

The entire wedding venue! The entire cake castle! Was completely reduced to ruins in this massive explosion and the ensuing chaos!!!

And what's even more terrifying is...

Because she couldn't eat the wedding cake she'd been longing for! Because her meticulously planned marriage and assassination scheme was completely ruined! That monstrous, emotionally unstable sea queen—BIGMOM Charlotte Linlin!—actually…on the spot…unleashed her most terrifying, most uncontrollable…food craving!!!

"Cake—!!! Where is my wedding cake—?!!"

Kai clearly sensed it! Big Mom's already enormous body instantly unleashed a terrifying, almost tangible, soul power (Soul-Soul Fruit ability) filled with destructive hunger and a frenzied urge to destroy! Her eyes became empty and crazed! Her reason completely vanished! She became... a weapon of indiscriminate destruction, only knowing how to find "delicious cake" and destroying everything in her way!

She started going on a rampage on Whole Cake Island! Destroying buildings! Devouring souls! Hunting down anything that moves!

The entire wedding tea party completely transformed into an absurd, chaotic, dangerous, and...darkly humorous...apocalyptic farce!!!

Kai watched all this from a distance, his heart filled with... an indescribable, bittersweet feeling of "admiration"!

The Straw Hat crew… these guys… they're practically… synonymous with chaos and disaster! Wherever they go! No matter how powerful the enemy, they always seem to… in a completely unpredictable, even “nonsensical” way! Completely disrupting plans! Turning the whole situation upside down! They even… managed to ruin a Yonko's wedding?!

This ability to...make a complete mess...is simply...unbelievable! Unmatched!

Although Kai still felt puzzled and...somewhat contemptuous of their behavior.

But he also had to admit... these guys... did indeed... possess some kind of... special "magic" that could turn the impossible into the possible and create miracles in desperate situations?

Of course, this "admiration" was only fleeting.

What Kai was more concerned about was... the true power of the Four Emperors Big Mom and her pirate crew that this chaos had revealed!

When Big Mom went berserk due to her food cravings, Kai sensed for the first time... so directly and clearly the terrifying power of this sea empress!

That was not just a simple physical force, but a more bizarre and terrifying force that directly affected the "soul"!

The Soul-Soul Fruit! A terrifying ability to freely extract, bestow, and even devour the souls of others!

Kai could clearly sense it! During Big Mom's rampage! Countless weaker pirates, Homies, and even some underworld emperors who came to the tea party! If they felt even the slightest fear towards her! Their souls... would be sucked away as if by an invisible straw! Instantly ripped from their bodies! And then... swallowed whole by Big Mom's black hole-like maw! Transformed into her even greater power!

This ability to directly strip away the very essence of life (the soul) is simply... more terrifying and despairing than any physical attack!

Moreover! Big Mom isn't just terrifying in her own right! Her children and subordinates also demonstrate extremely powerful combat capabilities!

Katakuri, the top Sweet Commander! His powerful Observation Haki and Devil Fruit abilities, granting him the ability to foresee the future and wield mochi with unparalleled skill! Even against Luffy in Gear Fourth, he managed to fight to a standstill! Even… gain the upper hand?!

Chapter 129 The Fifth Emperor of the Sea—Fleet Admiral! Kai!

Sweet Commander Smoothie! That long-legged beauty from the Tribe with the power of the Squeeze-Squeeze Fruit! She can actually... squeeze the water out of any object (even living beings?) and use it for her own purposes! Or unleash a massive liquid slash?! The strangeness and destructive power of her ability are absolutely not to be underestimated!

Cracker, a Sweet Commander! Although he had been defeated by Luffy (with Nami's help), Kai was able to analyze from the remaining information and energy fluctuations that his "Biscuit Fruit" ability, which allows him to create and control biscuit soldiers indefinitely, as well as his extremely powerful Armament Haki, were definitely at the level of a top-tier fighter!

And then there's the eldest son, Perospero! His Lick-Lick Fruit ability allows him to create syrup that's as hard as steel and can be molded at will! Whether used for attack, defense, or binding enemies, it's extremely troublesome!

Not to mention... Big Mom's numerous children, each with unique abilities! Like stars surrounding the moon, they revolve around Big Mom, forming an extremely large and stable... family-style pirate crew bound by blood ties, working together seamlessly (though also full of internal competition and scheming)!