"Hermaphrodite Galdo..."
"This guy actually knows even that..."
Katakuri and Smoothie couldn't help but be a little shocked.
No one expected Vinsmoke Ichiji to know so many of Big Mom's secrets.
"Hermaphrodite~ You know where Hermaphrodite went? Don't you?"
Charlotte Linlin immediately became excited. Her plump body directly crossed the giant dining table, her bloodshot eyes shining brightly as she stared at Ichiji, "You know, don't you? Tell me quickly!"
"Where did everyone go? You know, don't you? Tell me quickly~~~"
Two huge tears involuntarily streamed down her face. Her entire being was filled with anxiety and excitement, her fat face showing anticipation and trepidation.
She was anxious to know about Hermaphrodite Galdo and everyone's whereabouts, but at the same time, she feared hearing some terrifying news from this guy's mouth.
"I don't know where she went, but I know everything about her, including secrets you don't even know, Big Mom!" Ichiji shook his head, looking directly at Big Mom, and said with a chuckle, "One word: marry Smoothie to me, and I'll tell you!"
But in reality, even if Hermaphrodite Galdo hadn't disappeared, she would have already grown old.
After all, decades ago, that Hermaphrodite was already an old woman of considerable age.
"I can't predict this. This bastard was already guarding against me. He never even thought of directly speaking it out here..."
Katakuri's face was grim, his eyes fixed on Ichiji with a death glare.
He knew what this bastard would say next, but to preemptively probe about the "secret" in Vinsmoke Ichiji's mouth...
"Don't try to use Future Sight with your Observation Haki. With a troublesome fellow like you, I might not hold back!"
Ichiji's gaze swept over Katakuri, who looked somewhat annoyed. Ichiji smiled, then looked at the agitated Big Mom and said unhurriedly: "How is it, Big Mom...?"
"I don't know where Hermaphrodite is at all..."
Hearing that the other party had no clue about Hermaphrodite Galdo's whereabouts, Big Mom's face instantly became terrifyingly savage. Her body exuded a terrifying aura: "You actually dare to play tricks on me? Are you trying to die?"
Her right fist, covered in Conqueror's Haki, directly swung at Ichiji without a word.
"Clang!!!"
Ichiji, who was already prepared, met the attack without showing any weakness.
"Boom Rumble"
Crimson lightning, intertwined and shimmering, continuously spread.
Two terrifying bursts of Conqueror's Haki erupted at that instant, clashing with each other.
"Whoosh Whoosh"
A fierce gust of wind, shaking the entire restaurant violently. Countless tableware, food, and wine glasses were all pulverized and blown away. Even the floor and walls began to crack...
"Thump, thump..."
Countless personified creatures, and the weak pirates outside, all fell back one after another.
Those cadres waiting outside couldn't help but pale, and cautiously ran over.
"Mama, please calm down! Don't fight here..."
Smoothie, forced to retreat by the violent wind pressure, couldn't help but shout loudly.
This was the capital of their 'Whole Cake Island'. If Big Mom truly went berserk and fought Ichiji without restraint, this place might truly be directly destroyed.
"Don't worry, Smoothie, they won't fight..."
Katakuri, who had also retreated towards the door, his face somewhat unpredictable, said calmly.
"Clang..."
The clash stopped.
Ichiji retracted his Conqueror's Haki, and at the same time, his entire body retreated directly, putting distance between himself and Big Mom.
One has to say, the architecture of Whole Cake Chateau was truly extraordinarily sturdy. It was worthy of Big Mom's physique; otherwise, it would probably have directly collapsed!
"The secrets I know are far more than you imagine! Don't underestimate the 'information' I have in my hands..." Looking directly at Charlotte Linlin, who was about to erupt again, Ichiji said calmly, "Big Mom, don't you want to know Hermaphrodite Galdo's 'secret'?"
"Hmph!"
Big Mom retracted her right hand, glaring at Ichiji before her, her face grim.
She said coldly, "Just for that, you want this old hag to marry Smoothie to you? Don't dream about it!"
She couldn't agree!
Smoothie understood the Big Mom Pirates' importance to Kaido. How could she easily be married off to Vinsmoke Ichiji?
If the other party were to attack, perhaps she could still consider it.
"Wait a moment, Your Highness Ichiji..."
Smoothie, looking at Vinsmoke Ichiji, whom she was supposed to marry, suddenly spoke out: "The age gap between us two is too great, and the difference in our heights alone is enough to make you hesitate, isn't it?"
But she was a Longleg Tribe member. Her upper body indeed didn't have much height difference compared to Vinsmoke Ichiji, but her long legs were astonishingly long, making the height difference between the two too great.
Does this guy really not care?
"If you two truly get together, the sight would be truly..."
Katakuri chuckled mockingly: "The dignified king and queen of Germa, with such a huge height difference, I don't believe you, Vinsmoke Ichiji, can truly ignore it!"
"Mamamama, Smoothie is indeed not suitable for you!" Big Mom directly burst into laughter.
"You don't need to worry about this point. Smoothie isn't as big as her whole body. It's just that her legs are a bit longer..."
Ichiji shrugged, somewhat confidently saying, "Germa has a way, without affecting her combat strength, to make her height similar to mine!"
He was indeed not lying about this point.
Whether it was Germa's outstanding human body modification technology, or Trafalgar Law's already superhuman Devil Fruit ability, they could make Smoothie's long legs become like those of a normal person.
Relatively speaking, if he directly used Germa's modification technology, it might affect his actual strength.
But relying on Law's Devil Fruit ability would not directly affect his own strength. It would just require time to adapt to the sudden changes.
As his eyes grew sharper, he was more inclined to beautiful women with strong combat power. However, he wasn't so picky as to marry a woman taller than himself.
Smoothie thought, My 'innately thick' long legs must be preserved, but they can be 'normalized' a bit more.
"This works too?"
Smoothie was a little stunned.
Germa's technology truly surprised her.
If she could become a bit shorter without affecting her strength, honestly, she would still...
Hmm, if Mama really agrees, I can consider it.
Being too tall had many inconveniences in daily life, especially with unusually long legs.
"Hmph, even if that's the case, this old hag won't agree!"
Unexpectedly, the other party was already prepared, but Big Mom still sneered directly: "You little brat, make your decision directly. Do you want to marry Germa or give up the alliance?"
"You'd better think it over carefully, Big Mom..."
Ichiji shook his head slightly. As if nothing had happened, he leaned against the wall, gazing at the unyielding Big Mom. He chuckled lightly and continued: "From the information I've already obtained, you might also be able to find some information from above about that 'saint' who suddenly disappeared..."
"If you become an ally, and also a close relative, Germa can also continue to gather information about her for you. Perhaps one day you will get specific news about her!"
He had the "true face" and "death news" of Hermaphrodite Galdo in his hand, but he couldn't reveal it directly so quickly to prevent this woman from going berserk.
"You fellow..."
Charlotte Linlin grew somewhat hesitant, her face even showing some hesitation and stirring with thoughts.
Even Smoothie couldn't help but be a little surprised. Could this bastard really convince Mama?
Katakuri, who had anticipated the unfolding events from the white-framed video, couldn't help but change his expression immediately: "Mama, don't trust him lightly! He knows very well. Even if there is news about Hermaphrodite Galdo, it's mostly just a corpse buried somewhere."
After all, ever since he was a child, he knew of Hermaphrodite Galdo's existence, and the age of that photo was not small.
All the important cadres of the Big Mom Pirates understood this implicitly, but they dared not speak it out in front of Big Mom's might, fearing that this mother would go berserk.
Even Big Mom herself might not truly guess anything, but simply unwilling to believe it.
And she wanted to see more clearly where Hermaphrodite and everyone went that year. She couldn't deceive herself.
"Alright, this old hag agrees to marry Smoothie to you..." Big Mom gnashed her teeth, glaring at Ichiji. She didn't care about Katakuri's persuasion, but still said coldly: "But when you find Hermaphrodite, then you two can officially marry and hold the wedding ceremony. Before that, you can't."
She wasn't a fool, and Smoothie was currently an important combat force of the Big Mom Pirates. Big Mom naturally couldn't just casually give her away to Germa, let alone whether Vinsmoke Ichiji could really help her find specific news about Hermaphrodite.
"Then everyone will be happy!"
Ichiji didn't care about Big Mom's shifting thoughts.
Having obtained Charlotte Linlin's consent, as long as Smoothie willingly accepted him as her future husband in her heart when the time came, what difference would it make if this woman married her daughter?
After all, Vinsmoke Ichiji was not one of those useless people under the Big Mom Pirates. If things didn't go well, he might directly turn hostile and "snatch people," which would be justified.
Big Mom naturally knew this point clearly.
Perhaps in a few years, this terrifying little devil could truly stand on equal footing with her.
However, he was eager to learn the "secret" of Hermaphrodite Galdo from Ichiji, a secret he himself didn't know. At the same time, it kept Germa from fully committing to searching for news of Hermaphrodite Galdo, making it impossible for them to casually deceive himself.
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