Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Although their captain Kaido is not in any serious trouble, their pirate crew has been nearly wiped out, and it won't be easy for them to rise again. Otherwise, the enemy wouldn't be looking to absorb them at this time to strengthen their own forces.

However, Mont-d'Or, as the scribe, did not see it that way. When he was with his mother, he had come into contact with the Beast Pirates, and they were not the kind of pirate crew that would do good deeds.

It's important to know that Mont-d'Or was extremely wary of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he was even more distrustful of the infamous Beasts Pirates.

Therefore, Mundor still showed considerable resistance to Jhin's arrival.

"Their arrival at this time clearly indicates they've been watching us closely. So, what's causing them to be watching us?" Mont-d'Or raised a finger and said in a deep voice, "It's obvious they were already plotting against us when Mom's mental state faltered. They just don't know that this time, thanks to Brulee, we've made contact with the Whitebeard Pirates, and even Akame Reyna personally helped us resolve the problem! So, King's arrival this time is likely to test our strength! If we show any weakness, then we'll face their invasion!"

Mont-d'Or's words were agreed upon by most people, because based on their understanding of the Beasts Pirates, that was exactly the kind of pirate crew they were dealing with.

Katakuri frowned in thought. Judging from King's attitude, he believed that the other party probably did not have such intentions. However, as a pirate, he knew very well that Mont-d'Or's analysis was probably correct. Even if King the Wildfire did not have such thoughts, Kaido definitely thought so.

"So what should we do next?" Katakuri asked softly.

“Katakuri-nii-san, I think we should show them our strength and let them know that even without Mom, we are a tough nut to crack. If they want to devour us, they'd better be prepared to pay the price!” Montor suggested.

“That’s right, we’re having a tough time, and the Beast Pirates probably aren’t much better off!” Owen nodded and said.

Because of Big Mom, they focused their energy on internal matters, and most of the information they received from outside came from Brulee. Therefore, they had no idea about the current situation of the Beast Pirates and thought that they were in the same situation as them, struggling to survive.

Smoothie nodded and said, "After Cracker returns from the New World, let's announce the formation of a new pirate crew! We'll leave Whole Cake Island to Mom and let her do whatever she wants with it!"

They have already sent the unconscious Big Mom to Whole Cake Island, where there is a suitable prison. Even if Big Mom escapes from the prison, she can only stay on Whole Cake Island because they have already made preparations around her.

"Alright!" After the final negotiations, Katakuri summarized, saying, "I'll call King over later and tell him our decision! Also... Mont-d'Or, send someone to check on the Beast Pirates' situation now. At least we need to know our enemy, otherwise we'll be too passive!"

"Don't worry, without Mom's interference, I believe things will definitely get better and better for us in the future!" Mondor said confidently.

In short, we must not let the Beasts Pirates look down on us.

As for inviting the Whitebeard Pirates to help them, no one had considered it. They were not affiliated with the Whitebeard Pirates, so they naturally had to deal with this matter themselves.

Katakuri quickly found Jhin and told him the result of their negotiation!

"Sorry, we still plan to go our own way!" Katakuri didn't mention any plans to form a new pirate crew, but directly rejected the other party.

Jin sighed and asked with a slightly forceful tone, "Is there really no room for negotiation? You should know that our Admiral has high hopes for you and very much hopes that you can join us!"

If it were Katakuri in the past, he might not have understood the implication in Jhin's words, but now he clearly sensed the threat in the other's tone.

He also had a vague feeling that if they refused King, the Beasts Pirates might really attack them.

Katakuri was still somewhat skeptical. Did the Beasts Pirates really have the strength to attack them now?

With these questions in mind, Katakuri sent King the Wildfire away.

Although he didn't get the result he wanted from Katakuri, King was already mentally prepared. After all, normal people don't easily submit to others, let alone a former Yonko pirate crew.

So when Katakuri rejected him for the first time, he had already guessed the outcome. The reason he didn't leave immediately was that he wanted to observe how much strength the Big Mom Pirates still had.

Of course, no matter how much strength they still have, without BIGMOM, they are definitely no match for them now.

Now they need to consider the opinions of the other forces after annexing the Big Mom Pirates.

First of all, the Navy and the World Government will definitely not pay attention to it. In their eyes, the fighting between pirates is just dogs biting dogs. They would love for the Four Emperors to be at war every day so that they can continue their decadent life without worry.

What he needs to care about are the other two Yonko, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates. As for the Straw Hat Pirates... King really looks down on them.

Although they were defeated by the Straw Hat crew, being a Yonko is not easy. Without the corresponding strength and foundation, even if they are forced to accept this title, they will not gain the recognition of others.

That's how he sees the Straw Hat Pirates.

Although he didn't understand why Kaido seemed to value Straw Hat Luffy so much and believed that his future was bound to be extraordinary.

But if they had another chance, they certainly wouldn't lose again.

While still on his way, King informed Kaido of the results. After listening to the report while drunk, Kaido laughed and hung up the Den Den Mushi. He then turned around and told Queen to prepare for the expedition. This time, he planned to personally take action and bring back all the forces under his former ally, Big Mom's command. As for whether Katakuri would submit now, it didn't matter. They would figure it out after a few years of imprisonment and would also be able to see the strength of the Beasts Pirates.

Submitting to the strong is not shameful, and Kaido... is a strong one!

Chapter 1327 Kaido's Mobility

The reason Kaido decided to take action personally this time was because he understood that there was only one chance. If he failed this time, other forces would definitely step in to mediate, since everyone's enemy was now an extraterrestrial being, and it was best to avoid internal strife as much as possible.

But once he succeeds, there's nothing more to say. The pirate crew no longer exists, and no one will speak up for them.

However, if he fails the first time and then tries to take action after the other forces have mediated, it would be tantamount to slapping the others in the face, and he might have to pay a price.

"Tun tun tun tun..." Soon, while Kaido was still drinking heavily, Queen arrived with his men.

"Boss, everything is ready, we can move out at any time!" Quinn said with a big smile.

"Very good! Let's go!" Kaido finished the sake in the jug in one gulp, then stood up and said.

This time, he did not leave any officers to guard the island, because it was pointless. As long as he captured the Big Mom Pirates, it wouldn't matter if the island was taken by extraterrestrials. With people around, he could take the island back at any time.

While still en route, King received a message from Kaido, instructing him not to return but to head directly to Big Mom's territory to rendezvous, as they were about to make their move.

King was somewhat surprised. Although he knew that Kaido would definitely make a move, he didn't expect it to be so fast.

If even he couldn't have imagined it, then Katakuri and his group probably couldn't have imagined it either.

Kaido was unaware that after Brulee returned to Crescent Island and reported the Big Mom Pirates' situation to Whitebeard, she was worried about what was happening there, so after informing Whitebeard, she led her men to Katakuri's location.

When Whitebeard learned of this, he didn't take it to heart. Although Brulee was now one of them, she was still Brulee's sister. Wasn't it perfectly reasonable for her to help her brother? He had the same attitude when Ace helped the Straw Hat crew.

As for Reina, Brulee didn't inform him, since it wasn't anything important.

However, just as Brulee arrived at Katakuri's location, her personal Den Den Mushi rang.

"Sorry, Katakuri-nii, I need to take care of something first!" Brûlée said somewhat awkwardly to Katakuri.

Katakuri didn't say anything upon hearing this, but simply waved for Brulee to answer the Den Den Mushi.

Since it's a dedicated Den Den Mushi, it means the other party is calling Brulee to report on work matters, so Brulee won't answer it in front of Katakuri.

After receiving Katakuri's approval, Brulee entered the Mirror Dimension before connecting to the Den Den Mushi.

"Bree-neechan, why did it take you so long to answer?" Bree's slightly annoyed, coquettish voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Oh, it's Brin! I was with Katakuri-nii just now, so it wasn't convenient for me to answer right away. Is there something wrong on your end?" Brin immediately softened her voice upon hearing Brin's voice.

"Huh? You went to see Katakuri?" Pudding was taken aback, then said, "It's about the assassination of the King of Alabasta. I've discovered some problems, and they might be quite serious!"

"What's the problem?" Upon hearing this, Brulee also stopped smiling and asked.

Originally, it was Robin who asked Reina to investigate this matter, so it was something that both Brulee and Bling valued highly; otherwise, Bling wouldn't have personally gone to Alabasta.

Now that Bu Ling has discovered that this matter may have serious problems, it cannot be treated lightly.

In response to Brûlée's question, Brûlée didn't waste any words and said directly, "I haven't fully investigated it yet, but many clues already point to the Underworld Government!"

"The World Government?" Brûlée asked in surprise, "But isn't the Alabasta Kingdom a member state of the World Government? Just because they're so close to the Straw Hat Grand Fleet? But that doesn't make sense!"

Besides the Alabasta Kingdom, many other member states of the World Government have complicated relationships with pirates, and even the Whitebeard Pirates have close ties with many kingdoms.

They accept the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates and also offer them tribute. Of course, this is not mandatory; it depends on the strength of the country and is given voluntarily. The Whitebeard Pirates also protect poor countries in the same way.

Whitebeard was a generous man; he would never be stingy with his friends.

That's why Pudding was so surprised when she said that it was the World Government that assassinated the King of Alabasta.

“I can’t be 100% sure right now, but I’m certain that the World Government is involved in this matter. As for what role they’re playing, we don’t know yet!” Pudding nodded and said seriously, “So after I found out about this, I immediately contacted my sister. You should probably report this to the first mate as soon as possible!”

“Okay, I’ll contact the first mate right away. Be careful in the Kingdom of Alabasta!” Brulee said with some concern.

They initially thought it was done by passing pirates, so as long as they used the Whitebeard Pirates' banner and had Pudding's crew protecting them, it shouldn't be a big problem.

However, now that the World Government is involved, Pudding's guards are not enough. Neither the members of CP9 nor CP0 can be dealt with by Pudding. Now, it is hoped that the other party will not attack Pudding because of the Whitebeard Pirates!

Sensing Brulee's worry, Brulee smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Whitebeard Pirates' reputation is not something ordinary World Government officials would dare to offend!"

"In short, you'd better be careful. After I report to the vice-captain, I will send people to support you immediately. And you'd better not have a direct conflict with the World Government!" Brulee warned worriedly.

If there's anyone in this world who would dare disrespect the Whitebeard Pirates, it would undoubtedly be the World Government. Therefore, Brulee had no choice but to tell Pudding to be even more careful.

After hanging up with Pudding, Brûlée originally intended to contact Reina directly, but just as she was about to do so, she noticed that Katakuri, who had been waiting for her in the room, was gone.

"Katakuri, my brother?" Brulee called out in surprise to the outside of the mirror.

"Is this Lady Brulee? Lord Katakuri has left on business and asked me to wait for you here. If he doesn't return, he'll let you go back first and contact you when he has time!" A member of the Big Mom Pirates said respectfully.

Brulee glanced at the other person in the mirror and frowned. She hadn't been on the phone with Pudding for very long. What could have made Katakuri leave before she even came out?

As an intelligence agent, Bryne instinctively wanted to find out more, but she quickly stopped herself from doing so.

Since Katakuri was busy, she had time to contact Reina, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Chapter 1328 Brulee's Fate

“Bru bru bru…”

Reina, who was taking a midday nap, suddenly heard the sound of a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) in his arms.

"Moshi moshi... This is Reina!" Reina said lazily as he took out a Den Den Mushi.

"First mate, this is Brulee! I have something to report to you!" Brulee said.

"Hmm?" Reina raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is it?"

Is there something else going on at this point? Or is it follow-up information from the Big Mom Pirates?

Even without Brulee's explanation, Reina knew that she must have gone to the Big Mom Pirates' side, otherwise she wouldn't feel at ease.

Katakuri is in charge there now, and he just owes them a huge favor, so Brûlée won't be in danger there.

“Breen has found some information that the World Government is involved in the assassination of the King of Alabasta, but she’s not sure yet that the World Government was behind it!” Breen said in a deep voice.

"The World Government?" Reina was taken aback, and his expression immediately turned serious.

Although he already knew that the World Government was unhappy with Alabasta, he didn't expect them to actually attack King Cobra, who was the king of a country!

If the matter is exposed, the world government will be in a very passive position.

After all, Alabasta was a member state of the World Government, yet the World Government sent people to assassinate their king.

"Tell Brin to be careful about her safety, and also find a way to get some evidence!" Reina thought for a moment and then said, "If necessary, we can request a captain to go and support Brin!"

"Is it... necessary to send the captain out?" Although Brulee was also worried about Bruin's safety, she felt that it was unnecessary to send the captain out.

“If it really is the World Government that takes action, then CP will definitely be involved. If CP0 or CP9 are dispatched, then Pudding will be in danger. In the past, having one captain was our stance! It was to tell the World Government that Pudding is very important to us and that we should not harm her!” Reina shook his head and said.

This is an unspoken rule among major powers: unless they are determined to offend the other party to the death and completely break off relations, they generally will not go all out. Even if they defeat the other party, they will only capture them and then find someone to exchange them for resources.