"Katakuri, deliver Fleet Admiral Sengoku's remains."
Caesar's voice was low, showing no intention of deliberately provoking Akainu.
"Yes."
Katakuri lifted the ice coffin at his feet, placing it on his shoulder without a trace of fear, then leaped directly onto the deck of the opposing warship.
The ice coffin, containing Sengoku's remains, had been meticulously crafted by Kuzan.
On its surface, Kuzan had carefully carved the symbol of justice—a seagull—along with the words "Justice Will Prevail."
Garp stepped forward, extending both hands to gently receive the coffin Katakuri set down.
As he gazed at the golden-hued bones shimmering under the sunlight through the transparent ice, his eyes instantly welled up.
"Sengoku... welcome home."
Cradling the coffin as though holding the weight of the world, Garp stood firm as a mountain, his eyes seeing no one else as he walked steadily back towards the cabin.
Before entering, his eyes skimmed over the words on the coffin, his heart trembling slightly.
From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Aokiji on the opposite ship, his head perpetually bowed.
"Kuzan..." Garp sighed inwardly before stepping into the cabin.
On the deck, Akainu stared at the towering Katakuri before him, his eyes flickering with an unreadable light.
He subtly stepped forward, blocking Katakuri's path back to the ship.
Katakuri walked straight towards Doflamingo and his group as if he didnt see him.
"Joker, welcome to the Beast God Pirates. Uncle Kaido is quite fond of your abilities, which is why Father proposed exchanging the remains of Sengoku for you. I hope you won't disappoint him."
A stiff smile appeared on Doflamingo's face.
"Fufufufu, of course. I'm deeply honored to have caught Caesar-sama attention. Katakuri, I've long heard of your reputation."
Katakuri glanced at the officers behind him and suddenly pointed at Pica.
"Is this the Stone-Stone Fruit user?"
"Huh? You mean Pica? Yes, he can manipulate stone."
Pica felt uneasy under Katakuri's gaze.
Within the Donquixote Family, his stature was already quite imposing, but compared to this six-meter-tall man, he looked like a child.
Not to mention, on the opposing ship stood three even more terrifying figures—true rulers of the New World, monsters among monsters, whose height and presence far surpassed even his own captain!
Katakuri nodded. "After we return, I'd like him to assist in rebuilding Whole Cake Island. It's been wrecked."
"W... wrecked? Fufufufu, no problem. Pica will be happy to help." Doflamingo's cheek twitched as he felt the pressure mounting.
Back when he had collaborated with Kaido, he often felt that overwhelming sense of oppression radiating from him—and that was when Kaido was still mostly confined to Wano Country, rarely venturing out.
Now, it seemed Kaido's entire forces had left Wano and settled in Totto Land, likely intending to turn it into an impenetrable stronghold for the Beast God Pirates.
'This is the kind of power needed to dominate the seas! Even figures like King and Queen can only stand aside as subordinates—Beast God Caesar! Dragon God Kaido! Soul God Charlotte Linlin! War God Katakuri! And a new Ice God, former Marine Admiral Kuzan! Fufufufu, forget being the boss—just working under such monsters means the World Government won't dare mess with me.'
The more Doflamingo observed, the more awestruck he became.
The sheer pressure emanating from Caesar's ship felt like a tidal wave crashing onto the Marine vessel, threatening to sink it into the sea.
"Vinsmoke Sanji, you are my sister Pudding's husband. Rest assured, nothing will happen to you in Totto Land. As long as you treat my sister well, not only you but also your siblings and father will be properly taken care of."
Katakuri then turned to Sanji, his magnetic voice carrying an inexplicable persuasiveness.
"What husband? When... when did I get married?" Sanji was instantly bewildered.
"Sanji, don't you remember?" Reiju looked at him in surprise.
Katakuri paused, quickly realizing Pudding must have erased Sanji's memories.
Without elaborating further, he turned to head back to the Queen Mama Chanter.
Ahead, Akainu stood coldly blocking the path.
Kizaru and Fujitora stood silently on either side, while Kong crossed his muscular arms, glaring coldly at Caesar and the others.
The atmosphere instantly turned heavy, the air so dense it became hard to breathe.
Doflamingo and the others' expressions drastically changed as their advancing footsteps abruptly halted, even retreating a few paces unconsciously.
"The deal is done. Don't block our way, Fleet Admiral of the Marines," Katakuri said coldly from his commanding height.
"Katakuri! Do you dare fight me again? A battle to the death this time!" Kizaru suddenly spoke up, his body beginning to emit a brilliant golden glow as an overwhelming aura gradually rose.
Katakuri remained silent, his eyes fixed solely on Akainu as if Kizaru didn't exist at all.
"You...!" Kizaru's expression darkened.
The golden light radiating from his body intensified, even showing signs of turning black.
The situation grew tense as powerful auras began rising across the sea.
"Kizaru."
A cold, deep voice came from behind Kizaru.
Caesar stood at the ship's bow with arms crossed, his towering frame like an ancient Titan, casting a massive shadow under the sunlight.
A terrifying presence erupted like a flash flood, instantly spreading over ten miles.
The sea trembled as strands of seawater lifted against gravity, surging skyward in reverse currents!
The overwhelmingly dreadful Conqueror's Haki radiating from Caesar immediately triggered a terrifying phenomena.
Dark clouds churned violently in the sky as if night had suddenly fallen.
Muffled thunder rumbled while silver lightning streaked across the skies, spreading like spiderwebs.
The emerging black glow around Kizaru froze abruptly.
Even his initial golden radiance was forcibly suppressed by this terrifying pressure.
Akainu gritted his teeth in fury, his body steaming with molten magma.
Fujitora quietly raised his cane sword, ready to unleash his ultimate technique—perhaps summoning a meteor strike?
Suddenly!
Another explosive wave of Conqueror's Haki rumbled forth.
A colossal green aura erupted from Kaido's body!
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