One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

From the day they were born until now, they have never seen the old lady lose.

Deeply ingrained habits of thought have led them to believe that... older women can overcome anything!

"So what do you want to say!? That I should let you go!?" Scarlet raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.

"No!" Katakuri immediately denied, then raised his head and looked at Akame with unwavering eyes, saying each word clearly:

"I just wanted to say..."

"If you don't intend to wipe us all out, I'm willing to join you!"

"What!?"

"Katakuri-nii-san!?"

"Katakuri, you..."

"........."

"........."

The previously silent leaders of the Big Mom Pirates immediately snapped out of their feigned death the moment Katakuri finished speaking, and began to angrily denounce him.

They never expected that the strongest member of the pirate crew besides their mother would betray them at this time.

They haven't betrayed us yet!

Despite the fact that almost every member of the Big Mom Pirates' leadership is Big Mom's child, they rarely experience familial affection in this family where strength reigns supreme.

Blood ties are merely a tool to maintain the trust between them.

Unexpectedly, Katakuri, who was always respected by all of them, chose to surrender to the enemy at this moment!

This is simply incomprehensible.

But Katakuri's next words completely silenced the old woman's children once again.

Ignoring the angry curses behind him, Katakuri continued:

“I’m joining you… whether you defeat Big Mom or not, I can even help you deal with Big Mom in the next operation and escape Whole Cake Island with you.”

"But the condition is... you must guarantee the safety of the rest of the Big Mom Pirates here, and absolutely do not lay a hand on them!"

"Katakuri-nii-san..."

Brulee, who hadn't spoken a moment ago, suddenly wore a complicated expression as she looked at Katakuri in front of her.

She knew from the beginning that her brother Katakuri would never betray them.

but……

"You want to trade your loyalty for your comrades' freedom?!"

Akame raised an eyebrow and glanced at Katakuri with some surprise.

Based on the sensations transmitted through his aura, he was quite certain that Katakuri was not lying.

When he said those words, he was incredibly sincere and anxious.

In other words...

He proposed the deal even though he knew Big Mom would win, in order to protect his brothers and sisters from the Straw Hat Pirates.

Loyalty is perhaps the only thing he can offer right now.

Perhaps he had already planned all of this when he watched his younger siblings being tied up and thrown here by the Straw Hat crew.

He pledged his loyalty in exchange for the Straw Hat crew not harming Big Mom's members while she was gone...

It must be said that this deal was incredibly naive and childish.

But if the premise is that Katakuri really intends to betray Big Mom for his brothers and sisters, and even fight against Big Mom...

"As expected of a true man, Katakuri."

Using his aura, Akane overheard most of Katakuri's thoughts and sighed inwardly.

But then he began to ponder again.

Because he discovered that Katakuri, who was assuming that Big Mom would win, had completely disregarded the other possible consequences in his proposed deal.

He never even considered it...

If Luffy defeats Big Mom, the Straw Hat Pirates will officially move into Whole Cake Island and take over the Whole Cake Island!

As a result, Katakuri, who chose to surrender in advance, will become the most important person in charge of the Whole Cake Island region.

As for the homeless members of the Big Mom Pirates, they either have to leave Whole Cake Island or join Katakuri's crew, forming another pirate crew under his command that submits to the Straw Hat Pirates.

In other words, only one side won this deal from beginning to end!

Thinking of this, Crimson's lips curled into a smile, and he said directly:

"Okay! I agree to your deal!"

Just as Katakuri believed that Big Mom would achieve final victory, Red couldn't imagine how Big Mom, with her current power, could defeat Luffy who was transformed into a Pokémon, Nikuka, and shrouded in Conqueror's Haki!

That's really rare!!!

After agreeing to Katakuri's deal, Red turned his back on Katakuri, leaving him with a mysterious silhouette.

No one saw the barely suppressed smirk on his face after he turned away.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing Katakuri's expression later."

From an angle unseen by others, Crimson smiled knowingly and said to Usopp, who was not far away:

"Usopp, untie this man."

"Ah... okay."

Usopp obediently nodded, then suddenly pulled out a Seastone key from the pores of his arm, and calmly unlocked the Seastone shackles on Katakuri's body.

"........."

pat.

Seeing how easily the other party removed the restraints from his body, even Katakuri, who had proposed the deal, wore an expression of disbelief.

But Crimson, walking over to his companion, smiled slightly, then plopped down in a tea party chair and called out to Luo, who was not far away:

"Luo, get a chair for your new partner!"

"This person is a key member of the future Straw Hat Grand Fleet, so you two should have a good chat."

Luo: "…………"

Guess what I'm trying to do?!

What's going on?!

While I know your Straw Hat Pirates are very strong, there's no need to trust them so easily!

Completely unaware of the powerful detection capabilities of the Aura Force against lies, Law, with a strange expression, still used his Devil Fruit ability to teleport Katakuri to a chair and place it next to him.

"promise."

Although he didn't completely trust Katakuri, Law, who had developed a certain level of trust in the Straw Hat Pirates after experiencing a major incident, ultimately gave Katakuri a calm smile.

At this moment, it was Katakuri who couldn't quite understand Red's thoughts.

But as the number one person after the "aunties," he still stepped forward.

But just as he reached Crimson's side, he suddenly swung out an arm.

Freed from the confinement of the Seastone and able to use his Devil Fruit ability again, he suddenly turned his arm into mochi, and then used hard Armament Haki to condense it into the shape of a spear.

The pitch-black spearhead pointed directly at his crimson brow.

"Katakuri!!!"

Upon seeing this, the prisoners of the Big Mom Pirates screamed in alarm.

Some people looked on with delight, hoping that Katakuri would teach those arrogant fools a lesson.

Some people, however, were terrified because they were worried that if someone in the Straw Hat Pirates was killed by Katakuri, who knew if the enraged Straw Hat Pirates would vent their anger on them, who were at a loss.

of course……

And then there were a very few people at the end, whose eyes showed neither surprise nor fear, but rather a hint of worry as they gazed at Katakuri's tall figure.

After all, at this moment, no matter what Katakuri chooses, he will be the first one to suffer!

"Katakuri-nii-san..."

Brulee murmured softly.

Swah——

Everyone's gaze followed Katakuri's black spear as it suddenly moved, instantly focusing on his crimson face.

Many people had long disliked Akame and wanted him dead, as he was the one who commanded the Straw Hat Pirates to wipe them all out.

Now that he saw Katakuri had mastered the Crimson Gate, he naturally shouted loudly:

"Kill him, Katakuri-nii!"

"Katakuri, what are you waiting for?! Stab him now!"

"Hmph... Trying to attack our Big Mom Pirates? That's outrageous!"

"........."

"........."

Seeing this, a group of not-so-strong Big Mom pirates actually thought that Katakuri had successfully controlled the other party's important figure through a treacherous scheme. Even though they were bound by heavy chains, they still cheered for Katakuri.

Even those who possess the bloodline of Big Mom are not immune to having a few individuals who lack talent.

Of course, not having talent isn't the worst thing.

The scariest thing is...

They not only lack any talent or strength, but they perfectly inherited the characteristics of cerebral palsy in middle-aged women; to put it simply, they are...

The landlord's foolish son!

Just then, a surge of overwhelming Conqueror's Haki suddenly swept over their heads, as if delivering a heavy blow to their brains, causing them to roll their eyes back and faint one by one.