I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

On the other side of the battlefield, the mountain bandits and the giant pirate crew each wielded their weapons, their momentum in no way inferior.

These giants from the village of giants had already eaten and hadn't traveled; instead, they had come directly through Stussy's portal. They were now full of energy and high spirits.

"The glory of Elbaf must not be tarnished!"

The giant Donley roared as he charged toward the mammoth Jack, his massive shield slamming into Jack's tusks with tremendous force, and then his greatsword slashing down with his right hand, leaving a long gash on the mammoth's body, from which blood gushed forth.

Jack's mammoth form was enormous, but Dorry was a full 22 meters tall, equivalent to a seven-story building, and possessed astonishing strength befitting his size.

Unlike when they fought with decaying weapons with durability reduced to 0 on the Ancient Island, Dorry and Brogy have now switched to sharper, more handy weapons. One of them is holding off Jack the Drought, and the other is holding off Queen, as they engage in a fierce battle.

The towering flames illuminated the sky and also made a shiny bald head appear bright red.

boom!

A fist pierced through Katakuri's chest and emerged from his back. The force of the fist parted the flames behind Katakuri, but no blood flowed from his body.

As a special Paramecia type, Katakuri can also transform into an element and use his amazing Observation Haki to make his body flow in advance, avoiding enemy attacks.

Katakuri sidestepped, his flowing, glutinous body reforming into a complete human form. He gripped his trident, his expression as cold as ever, but he did not retaliate.

In front of outsiders, he always presents himself as a cold, powerful, and invincible figure.

"You're hesitating." The bald man withdrew his fist, met Katakuri's gaze, and used the Whisper-Whisper Fruit's power to send his thoughts into Katakuri's heart.

"?" Katakuri was slightly surprised.

"From the moment you came to the Sun Confession Room, I could tell that you don't feel much belonging to the Charlotte Family, right?" The bald man spoke to himself in Katakuri's mind using his ability.

"That's true. No one would feel a sense of belonging to a mother who would poison her children."

"........What are you saying?" Katakuri responded in his mind, his expression turning cold as he thrust out his trident like lightning, only to have it easily dodged by the bald man.

“Responding from the heart means you have some reservations, and my guess was correct.” The bald man revealed a kind smile:

"Charlotte Katakuri, it's not too late for you to abandon the darkness and embrace the light."

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, Boss Higuma's plan was to wipe out both Big Mom and Kaido, two of the Four Emperors, in one fell swoop!" The bald man said with absolute certainty.

"We were also behind Caesar of Punk Hazard. This vast net was already in place back then, just waiting for you to walk into it."

"The reason we went by the name of the Sun Knight and kept a low profile was to avoid alerting you and to capture you all in one fell swoop!"

Katakuri paused slightly as he thrust his trident at the bald man. He stared intently at the bald man, only to see his serious expression, which didn't seem like he was lying at all.

"Is that really the case?" Katakuri thought to himself.

This coincides perfectly with his guess.

"Sigurd is a truly terrifying man. I suppose that strange woman who can suppress the Homies is also his trump card to deal with Mom. Did he prepare all of this in advance?" Katakuri thought to himself.

The bald man seemed to sense Katakuri's hesitation and continued to persuade him:

"Our giant warship, the Dushan, is also on its way, carrying top-tier experts like Barrett, a descendant of the devil. Once they arrive, the Charlotte family will be in a very difficult situation."

As he spoke, the bald man glanced out of the corner of his eye at the center of the battlefield, where the Sun Knight was locked in a fierce battle with Kaido.

"Even the so-called Sun Knight is just an avatar of Boss Sig, just like the great general Higuma back then."

Katakuri's pupils contracted slightly. He could still keep his expression in check, but he unconsciously gripped the trident in his hand tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white.

Is the one who fought the Four Emperors in a one-on-one battle just a mere clone?

If this were asked of any powerful person in the world, Katakuri would not believe it; it's too absurd.

But Sig is different; he did indeed reveal a shadow clone like Admiral Higuma.

The news that the bald man mentioned was a huge shock to him, and it also raised his fear of Sig by several levels.

Once the army of over 10,000 mountain bandits from the Dushan arrives, Barrett and the second Sig will appear, and the so-called Four Emperors will likely be in deep danger.

Katakuri hesitated for a moment. Big Mom's original intention for this trip to Elbaf was not to start a war with the Giant Kingdom, but to arrange a marriage alliance.

Therefore, some of the stronger fighters remained on Whole Cake Island, while the weaker sisters like Charlotte Brûlée, Pudding, and Chiffon also appeared on the battlefield of Elbaf...

Regardless of the outcome, this is bound to be a fierce battle. Big Mom's side will likely not fare well, and even Katakuri might not be able to protect his sisters.

The bald man, however, is still trying to escalate his efforts:

"Katakuri, have you ever heard of Kaido's daughter, Yamato?"

"Boss Sig is kind-hearted. If you are enlightened enough and willing to dedicate yourself to our great cause, you can join our ranks."

"So you mean to acknowledge a thief as your father?" Katakuri had obviously heard about Kaido's daughter, and his tone gradually softened.

He eventually made a decision.

Following the bald man's suggestion, he charged straight past him, dodging attacks and protecting his sisters, including Brulee, before rushing towards the Royal Giants army at the rear of the battlefield, where they were regrouping their remaining troops.

Katakuri first protected Brulee and planted the trident in the ground. With a flick of his hands, his arms transformed into a large amount of soft, sticky rice cakes that gushed out.

He is a Paramecia-type Mochi Mochi Fruit user, and his fruit ability has already awakened.

As long as you expend physical energy, you can produce large quantities of edible rice cakes.

There were many giants, and they had a huge appetite.

However, given Katakuri's strength, producing enough food to supply a large number of hungry Titan soldiers was more than enough.

"What are you doing, Katakuri-nii-san?"

"The perfect older brother would actually turn against us? That's impossible."

"Was this the work of that bald guy? He seemed to be fighting Katakuri just now. Is he some kind of mind-controlling ability user?"

Pirates began to notice Katakuri's actions.

The tall man clad in biscuit armor, Cracker, one of the three generals, glared angrily and charged towards the bald man, his longsword flashing like lightning.

"Pretzels!"

As he thrust, the longsword in his hand spun rapidly, unleashing a spiral of sharp sword light that enveloped the bald man's entire body.

But suddenly.

The strange, sharp sound of fingernails scraping against a blackboard suddenly echoed in Cracker's mind, causing him to pause slightly in his sword-drawing motion.

In that brief pause, the bald man ducked slightly to avoid the thrust, and at the same time, his feet were enveloped in dark Armament Haki as he kicked Cracker hard in the waist.

Click.

With a clear cracking sound, Cracker's seemingly indestructible biscuit armor shattered with a single blow, along with the biscuit soldier disguise on the outside and Cracker's true body hiding inside. Both were struck by the kick and sent flying dozens of meters backward.

"Crecker's biscuit armor was destroyed?" Owen's expression changed. Although he was older than Cracker, his younger brother was far stronger than him and was one of the top three Sweet Commanders in the entire Big Mom Pirates.

"How is that possible? His Armament Haki is incredibly strong!"

The bald man stood still, his eyes burning with fierce fire, his shiny forehead reflecting the firelight and turning red, like a well-marinated hard-boiled egg.

"Dominance is a weapon made of willpower; unwavering belief is strength."

"It is the power of a combination of strong will and physical energy. Without will, domineering aura is like a rootless duckweed." He looked directly at Cracker and murmured:

"You who hide in the armor of biscuits, my armor of the soul is stronger than yours."

............................

P.S.: Let's talk about the issue of Kaido's Blue Dragon Fruit being a slap in the face. (Excluding paid words)

New manga content reveals that Kaido possesses the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form.

In this book, because the full name of this fruit is very long, it is always referred to as the Azure Dragon Fruit. Just like Marco's Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Phoenix Form, is simply called the Phoenix Fruit.

Oda's choice of Zoan-type names is rather puzzling, for example, why is the Azure Dragon considered a fish... This isn't really a contradiction.

Remember Kaku, the giraffe from CP9 in the original work?

His fruit's full name is Ox-Ox Fruit, Giraffe Form.

It is a cow-cow fruit.

And the Dragon-Dragon Fruit actually exists in One Piece.

All the Dinosaur Fruits are Ancient Zoan types of the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, such as the Ancient Zoan type Triceratops form, Tyrannosaurus Rex form, etc.

In conclusion, the classification of the animal family is just a name, a disguise.

Whether Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit is classified as a Dragon-Dragon Fruit, a Fish-Fish Fruit, or a Snake-Snake Fruit is irrelevant.

Let's talk about it again when a real Fish-Fish Fruit appears.

Chapter 1197 The Death of the Sun Knight (6k)

Katakuri, who is usually ruthless and taciturn, hesitated during the battle. He failed to unleash his full power and was persuaded by the bald man to defect to the enemy right under the noses of his younger siblings.

The old woman was half-mad at this point, wielding a giant sword and launching a frenzied attack, completely oblivious to Katakuri's movements.

The biscuit armor of the chocolate bar was kicked to pieces by the bald man, and now, in the firelight, it revealed its true form, which very few people had ever seen.

"Come on, it's just that we broke through the armor of mass-produced biscuit soldiers. There are as many of these soldiers as we want."

Cracker clapped his hands, and suddenly large amounts of hard biscuits were created. Five or six new biscuit soldiers were created, each holding a longsword, surrounding the bald man and his men.

Even so, Cracker couldn't help but frown. Katakuri's strange behavior made him somewhat uneasy.

The Charlotte family came for a marriage alliance and initially didn't intend to launch a full-scale attack on Elbaf. Furthermore, some of their strongest members remained on Whole Cake Island, so the group that appeared in Elbaf wasn't a complete Big Mom crew.

The old woman was already half-mad and completely ignored Katakuri.

Katakuri, the strongest of the siblings, somehow switched sides after being bewitched by the bald man.

On the side of the middle-aged women's group, it was actually Cracker's turn to carry the flag.

The situation of the New Beasts Pirates is not good either. Ten years ago, Kaido was ganged up on by Higuma, Whitebeard and others, and almost the entire Yonko crew was wiped out.

Eleven years later, although Kaido has recruited many new subordinates thanks to his reputation as one of the Four Emperors, he still only has the Three Disasters as truly capable members. This is not a complete Four Emperor crew and cannot compare to established Four Emperor crews such as the Red-Haired Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.

It was manageable before Big Mom and Kaido were restrained by powerful figures, since Elbaf's proud giant army was unable to exert its full strength due to hunger and other reasons.

"Where exactly is the breakthrough point?"

This question echoed in the minds of many, while the raging fire that surrounded the city grew even more intense.

Clang! Clang!

The thick spiked club clashed with the cross, producing a resounding clang of metal as Kaido and the Sun Knight faced off head-on without any fancy moves.