Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Get out of here quickly! As long as we leave the room, Mom won't chase after us!" Katakuri shouted as he retreated rapidly.

With Katakuri's reminder, no one dared to retaliate and they all ran towards the door.

"Mmmmmm..." But at that moment, BIGMOM's terrifying laughter rang out behind everyone.

“lifeorstay…”

"Oh no!" Hearing his mother activate the Soul-Soul Fruit spell behind him, Katakuri first threw Smoothie and Cracker out the door before turning to face his mother, who had gone berserk.

"Katakuri-nii!" Smoothie exclaimed, wanting to go back to help, but Daifuku grabbed her and dragged her out of the room.

Feeling the sunlight on her body, Smoothie felt a chill in her heart. If Katakuri died at her mother's hands, then the Big Mom Pirates would truly be finished.

"Smoothie, what do we do?" Cracker gritted his teeth and turned to ask.

He was ready to rush back to save Katakuri.

However, if the opponent is their mother, even all of them combined probably wouldn't be a match for her.

"boom!"

Before Smoothie could answer, an explosion came from the dark room, and a disheveled Katakuri was sent flying out of the room.

"Katakuri-nii-san!"

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately ran towards Katakuri, who had just flown out.

"Cough cough... I'm fine!" Katakuri, who was half-squatting on the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice.

"Katakuri, are you really alright? Did Mom's spell not work?" Cracker asked anxiously.

"Hoo~" Katakuri slowly stood up, shook his head, and didn't answer. He just glanced at the room where Big Mom was, turned around and said, "Let's go! Let's not come back for now!"

Unbeknownst to everyone, Katakuri's right arm, hidden beneath his cloak, was covered in blood and trembling uncontrollably.

After Katakuri returned home, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There were too many people outside, and if people found out that he was injured, it would be really bad.

Chapter 1256 Smoothie's Proposal

After bandaging Katakuri's wounds, Smoothie asked, "Katakuri, Mom's spell didn't work on you, did it?"

Big Mom is a user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, which allows her to extract other people's souls for judgment. Of course, there is a prerequisite: the person must have a fear of her.

But now that Katakuri is here, it proves that Katakuri no longer fears Big Mom, and Big Mom's soul spell has lost its effect on Katakuri.

When Katakuri heard Smoothie's question, he hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Don't tell anyone about this!"

“I understand!” Smoothie took a deep breath and replied with some delight.

No one in the entire Big Mom Pirates is completely without fear of Big Mom. As their mother, Big Mom has absolute control over them. Even a strong person like Smoothie wouldn't dare say she could withstand the Soul Curse when facing her.

But now the situation is different. Since Katakuri can withstand his mother's soul spell, things have taken a turn for the better.

After leaving Katakuri's room, Smoothie didn't go back. Instead, she went directly to Daifuku and Oven. They were Katakuri's triplets and were the closest to him. Given their strength, they would definitely support Smoothie's plan.

"Smoothie, are you serious?" Owen looked at Smoothie with surprise and asked.

Smoothie nodded and replied, "Yes, Katakuri told me that himself!"

She told the two of them that Katakuri could resist her mother's soul spell.

"That's great!" Owen said excitedly.

"What's so good about it?" But Dafu, standing to the side, said with a stern face, "Do you want to rebel against your mother?"

"It's not about resisting, it's about self-preservation! You all saw what Mom is like now!" Smoothie said calmly. "If Mom goes berserk, none of us will escape. But if Katakuri can fight back, then we can form a team with Katakuri as the leader!"

Upon hearing this, Owen and Dafu exchanged a glance and asked, "Tell us your plan. If it's too reckless, we won't join!"

“It’s not the right time yet, let’s wait a bit longer!” Smoothie shook her head and replied.

Before coming here, he had already sent people to inform Mont-d'Or, Cracker, Snack, and others. They are now the absolute core of the Big Mom Pirates, and only if they all agree to her plan can it be implemented better.

Soon, all those notified by Smoothie arrived.

After everyone had arrived, Smoothie recounted what had just happened.

“Smoothie, we know what just happened. If you only called me here to talk about this, there was absolutely no need!” Scribe Charlotte Montor said in a deep voice.

“That’s right, but don’t rush!” Smoothie nodded and said, “None of us know the details of the final battle between Katakuri and Mom, but before we leave, we can be sure that Mom activated the Soul-Soul Fruit’s spell!”

At first, no one reacted, but soon Mondor, the scribe, realized something and asked anxiously, "Where is Katakuri? Where is he? Did something happen to him?"

He was well aware of the current state of the Big Mom Pirates; if something happened to Katakuri, it would be truly disastrous.

Smoothie simply shook her head slightly in response to Montor's question.

At first, Mondor didn't realize what was happening, but after looking at his brothers who had participated in the previous meeting with their mother, he immediately understood.

"You mean..." Montord's mouth dropped open, and he asked in disbelief.

Smoothie nodded and said, "Yes, Katakuri only suffered minor injuries."

After a long silence, Montor finally understood why he was there, and said in a deep voice, "Tell me your thoughts!"

“Everyone who knows about this is here, so I’ll only speak from here. If you don’t want to hear it, you can leave now!” Smoothie looked around and said, “Let me make this clear from the start: Katakuri doesn’t know about this, so even if we have any plans, we need to convince Katakuri first!”

“Smoothie, you don’t need to waste your breath. Apart from Montor being absent, we were all there today. I don’t think anyone would want to go through that near-death experience again!” Dafu suddenly spoke up, saying in a deep voice, “If Montor doesn’t want to hurt Mom, then you can leave now!”

Montor's expression shifted a few times, then he deflated like a punctured balloon and said, "Alright!"

Seeing this, Smoothie nodded and said, "It's not that I want to betray Mom, but Mom can no longer be our captain! Everyone knows what Mom's situation is now, but our Big Mom Pirates can't be without her, so my plan... is to have Katakuri step forward and officially become the first mate, with Katakuri handling everything, while Mom... will just become a symbol for us!"

Smoothie didn't waste any words and spoke her mind.

Her words were a revelation to everyone; if they could, they wouldn't want to betray their mother either.

“Smoothie, you mean... Mom will stay here, but we won’t bother her anymore?” Dafu asked after thinking for a moment.

“Yes, Mom isn’t involved in anything right now, so let’s just leave it at that! But from today onwards, we’ll all have to follow Katakuri’s orders; he’s the real captain! If Mom recovers someday, she’ll still be our captain, and she’ll still be our mom!” Smoothie nodded and replied.

"This..." Everyone hesitated for a moment, not because Smoothie's method was bad, but because it was too good, so good that they could hardly believe it.

Because they were all prepared to kill their mother, Smoothie actually came up with this plan.

“But if Mom finds out, we’ll all be in danger, including Katakuri!” Cracker hesitated for a moment before saying.

If they take action, they still have a chance to win, but if Bigom attacks them first, they will have absolutely no ability to fight back, and then they will be truly doomed!

Chapter 1257 Brulee's Dilemma

Just as Smoothie and the others were discussing their future path, Katakuri received a special guest.

"Brûlée, didn't I already tell you? You're a member of the Whitebeard Pirates now, and you're in charge of the intelligence department. It's not appropriate for us to meet like this!" Katakuri said helplessly, looking at Brûlée's reflection in the mirror.

“I know!” Bry said, head bowed. “But now that I know your situation, how can you expect me to stand idly by?”

"Do you think you can solve this kind of problem?" Katakuri shook his head and said, "So don't get involved in this mess!"

"But……"

"No buts! Alright, you can go now. I'll pretend I never saw you, and that you never came here, understand?" Katakuri said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Brûlé gritted her teeth and said, "Katakuri-nii-san, I know you're facing a predicament, but I don't know the specifics. Could you... tell me?"

Katakuri looked at Brulee in surprise, then chuckled and said, "Is this how you gather information? You won't get any information about the enemy this way!"

“I know something’s wrong with Mom right now, and it seems you two had a fight!” Brûlée ignored Katakuri and continued, “Although I don’t know what happened, but… if possible, I can introduce you to Dad. If you’re willing, I believe Dad and the first mate will definitely accept you! First mate Reina has said he admires you more than once!”

“Impossible, Brulee!” Katakuri shook his head and said, “I, Katakuri, can only be a member of the Big Mom Pirates!”

He rejected Brulee's suggestion outright.

“I understand! Then I’ll report the information I have about this place to Dad, okay?” Brulee nodded and said.

If Katakuri answers no, then she'll pretend she never came today and knows nothing about what's going on here.

But Katakuri nodded and said, "Of course!"

“Brother!” Brulee’s voice rose a little as she said, “If Dad and the others find out about Mom’s situation, they might make some arrangements for you. Why did you do this?”

“Idiot! Where do you think this is? Is it still the same Whole Cake Island? There are many other intelligence agents here besides you! Even if you don’t report it, this matter can’t be kept secret. If other forces know about what happened today, but your Whitebeard Pirates don’t, how are you going to explain it to your captain afterwards?” Katakuri said with a smile.

Brulee was speechless after Katakuri's words, because she knew in her heart that there were quite a few spies from their Whitebeard Pirates on this island. Even if she suppressed the news, she couldn't guarantee that her father and Reina wouldn't find out through other channels, and she wouldn't be able to explain it then.

"So! Didn't I tell you? You're a member of the Whitebeard Pirates now, so do what you're supposed to do and don't worry about me!" Katakuri couldn't help but say softly.

"I understand," Brulee said, then immediately closed the mirror portal and hid inside the mirror space, where she couldn't help but cry.

She just wanted to help her brother Katakuri.

After a while, Brulee recovered somewhat. After calming herself down, she decided to go find Old Man Whitebeard and report what she had seen and heard that day.

After arriving at Xuan Yue Island through the mirror space, Brulee's face no longer showed the sadness she had shown before. Moreover, because of her previous performance, many people on the island recognized her and greeted her warmly.

Since there is no fighting ahead, most of the captains and combat squad members are on Crescent Moon Island, so Brûlée has met many familiar companions along the way.

"Bree, why are you back? Is there some important information?" Marco was just coming out of the council hall when he arrived. He asked with a smile after seeing Bree.

“Captain Marco!” Brulee paused, then replied, “There are some things I want to report to Dad!”

"You're looking for Dad? You've come to the wrong place!" Marco said with a laugh. "Dad's usually in his room or over at the banquet plaza. He rarely comes to the council chamber! Wasn't there a banquet before? Go check over at the banquet plaza now. If he's not there, he's probably gone back to sleep!"

"Thank you, Captain Marco. I'll go check out the banquet plaza first!" Upon hearing this, Brulee was about to turn and leave, but as she turned, she hesitated and said, "It's information about the Big Mom Pirates, it's not very important!"

Upon hearing this, Marco waved his hand and said, "It's alright, go and report it to Dad! If Dad thinks it's important, he'll tell us!"

"Yes!" Brulee left only after hearing that Marco didn't seem to mind.

Marco sighed as he watched Brulee leave, without saying anything more.

She was unaware that Marco had just received news about the Big Mom Pirates.

Soon after, Brulee found Whitebeard drinking with the captains in the banquet square. Whitebeard seemed to be in a good mood and was talking to the captains.

"Dad!" Brulee greeted him with a smile as she walked over.

"Hey~ it's Brûlée! What brings you here today? Come on over for a drink!"

"Hahaha... You think everyone's as carefree as you? Brûlée is very busy right now!"

When the captains around saw Brûlée approaching, they all greeted her with smiles.

Brulee no longer seemed uncomfortable. She picked up her glass and drank a large glass with the captains, which drew applause and cheers from them.