In the restaurant, various personified creatures seemed a bit noisy.
"Mama, please wait..." Big Mom's sudden exclamation made Katakuri, who was beside her, change color slightly. He subconsciously moved to stop her. Cold sweat immediately beaded on his brow, clearly foreseeing a not-so-good scene.
"Katakuri..." His smiling face vanished, his expression instantly became grim and displeased. Staring fiercely and brutally at Katakuri, with undisguised killing intent, Charlotte Linlin roared,
"Don't think just because you're my son, you can dictate my decisions!" Big Mom's domineering personality was truly unparalleled. She absolutely would not allow anyone in her family to oppose her, not even her most valued son, Katakuri.
"No, Mama, he..." Katakuri shook his head, about to say something, but he was directly cut off by Ichiji.
"Big Mom, you want to give your daughter to me?" Looking at Big Mom, who was slightly agitated, Ichiji raised an eyebrow slightly and said calmly, "As far as I know, the daughters of the Charlotte Family seemingly never marry out!"
"You should know very well that I cannot marry into your Big Mom Pirates..." He knew Katakuri could foresee the near future, but he wasn't worried about anything. Advanced Observation Haki clearly had many manifestations, such as the ability to sense a large area, the ability to hear others' inner voices, and so on.
Although it was uncertain what level Katakuri's boasted Observation Haki belonged to, one thing could be confirmed: he could foresee future images and events, and even directly read the target's inner thoughts. In other words, the secret he didn't want to reveal from the start, even if he thought about it in his mind, Katakuri simply couldn't directly 'steal' it.
"Hmph, this old hag isn't so naive as to think that a mere alliance can subdue a fellow like you. Even if you want to marry in, I would have to consider whether you harbor any treacherous, dangerous intentions..." Charlotte Linlin no longer looked at Katakuri, but directly turned to Ichiji, saying somewhat coldly.
A fellow with Conqueror's Haki was mostly domineering by nature and unwilling to be subservient to others. Few were willing to submit to others, even if a knife was held to their throat. The fact that 'Dark King' Rayleigh could follow Pirate King Roger back then was simply unbelievable.
Just as Big Mom said, even if Ichiji himself was willing to marry in, she would develop extreme wariness towards him, because the other party joining the Big Mom Pirates might very well be a scheme to replace her and usurp her power. This was not impossible.
A person with Conqueror's Haki potential, whether good or evil, basically possessed extremely high personal charisma. They were born with a special infectious power that made others instinctively and gradually trust and submit to them, and even willingly surrender.
"Although you are not yet qualified to sit as an equal with me, in a few more years, you should be qualified. Giving my daughter to you in marriage is an 'exception'!" Big Mom always believed that an alliance tied by marriage would be more solid and reliable than an alliance formed with mere words. Especially, the strength Ichiji displayed, which was completely inconsistent with his age, and his terrifying talent, made her deeply value him.
Furthermore, Germa was not like other "Yonko," and its roots were in the North Blue. The interests between the two were largely consistent. As for conquering the world and such things, even if the other party truly had such ambitions,
at the very least, it would have to be after destroying the World Government. If the deeply rooted behemoth that was the World Government was really that easy to destroy, it would have been overthrown hundreds of years ago by those kingdoms that already harbored resentment and awe. Smart people didn't take advantage of you.
"My standards are very high. If you truly want your daughter to be my wife, she must not only meet my aesthetic standards in appearance, but also not be one of those useless trophy wives..." Ichiji lightly sipped a cup of wine, saying indifferently.
Big Mom, with her domineering personality, wanted to marry her daughter to him. Naturally, she couldn't just let her daughter be a mere ordinary plaything to boost his status. She absolutely had to be a
"legitimate wife"! As for his wife, Ichiji had very high demands. Not only must she be unmatched in beauty, but she must also be strong enough in power. As for whether she was truly the legitimate wife, Big Mom's words didn't count; his words did.
Originally, in his plan, the alliance between the two parties should have been relatively stable for a very long time. However, among the entire Big Mom Pirates, only one person truly met his conditions. If Big Mom herself was willing to part with her, he naturally wouldn't mind.
"Mamahahaha~~~ I have quite a few unmarried daughters. It's not that there aren't pretty ones, but I've never been able to find a daughter-in-law that satisfies me..." With a proud smile, Big Mom, without thinking, directly named the person she had in mind: "My eighteenth daughter, 'Minister of Butter' Charlotte Pudding, she's a little older than you!"
Originally, there was also her thirty-fifth daughter, Charlotte Brûlée, who was around Ichiji's age, but she inherited the rare three-eyed tribe bloodline. The ability of the three-eyed tribe could be said to be highly valued by Charlotte Linlin.
Although her daughter Charlotte Brûlée had not truly "awakened" yet, it was impossible to easily marry this daughter out. Not to mention, that daughter's three eyes also made Big Mom herself feel somewhat uncomfortable and scary. Ichiji, coming from a royal family, naturally wouldn't like a woman with three eyes.
"Pudding?" Smoothie, sitting nearby, couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Katakuri, on the other hand, still wanted to say something, but he was glared at by Big Mom and could only swallow his words in silence.
The daughters of the Charlotte Family had no autonomy in marriage. Their marriages were always arranged by Big Mom, the consistently strong and domineering matriarch. The vast majority were directly used as sacrifices for political alliances, to expand and solidify the power of the Big Mom Pirates. This even included the Sweet Commanders. Katakuri, Cracker, and Smoothie, these men, were fine.
But if they encountered a beautiful woman they liked, they were still proud pirates, so they naturally wouldn't even hesitate to steal them, or even openly bring them back. But for someone like Smoothie, who was not young anymore, her younger sisters had married and had children one after another, but currently, Big Mom had no intention of marrying her off.
The reason was simple: once a woman married, her arm would very likely turn outwards, especially after having children, making it difficult to maintain her own loyalty. And also, those who submitted to the Big Mom Pirates and their forces, no one was worthy of Smoothie.
No matter what, she was still an important general under her. No matter how wild Big Mom was, she wouldn't just casually give a piece of trash that Smoothie looked down on to her.
"Compared to Charlotte Pudding, I prefer that captivating long-legged girl beside you!" Ichiji immediately shook his head and smiled, pointing to Charlotte Smoothie, who had been sitting quietly nearby, rarely expressing her opinions, and who appeared beautiful, generous, and sensual.
"Captivating? Me?" Smoothie, who had always been aloof, was slightly startled, and her fair face turned a faint red. She had completely not expected that the King of Germa would actually take a fancy to her and even praise her.
"You want to marry Smoothie? Absolutely not!" Katakuri's face turned green with anger, and he roared directly.
"You brat, you want to poach this old hag's general? Don't push your luck too far!" Big Mom's face completely sank, appearing grim and terrifying, her bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at Ichiji.
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