For the sake of his brothers and sisters, Katakuri had no choice but to agree to the mission and personally take command of the entire operation.
Suddenly!
A hurried voice interrupted Katakuri's thoughts.
"Brother Katakuri! There seems to be an unknown ship ahead!"
The Charlotte Family's fierce warrior, Oven, lowered the telescope, his expression turning serious.
Another powerful fighter, Daifuku, didn't realize the gravity of the situation and said casually, "Isn't it just one ship? We've got so many ships here; we can deal with them easily."
But Oven felt otherwise. Something about this situation didn't feel right. With the battle between Kronos and Whitebeard looming, no ordinary ship would dare enter these waters.
No matter how reckless a pirate might be, no one would venture into this area unless they, like the Charlotte Family, intended to intervene in the coming war.
Even a fool would know to avoid this sea at this moment.
Everyone knew what would happen when two Yonko clashed.
Get too close—and your life wouldn't be guaranteed.
At that moment, the Minister of Butter seemed to notice something horrifying. His body began to tremble violently.
Finally, the fear in his heart reached its peak.
He couldn't even stand.
Plop!
He collapsed to the ground, completely powerless.
Full of fear!
Everyone around was stunned. They had no idea what the Butter Minister had seen to make him panic like this.
Katakuri frowned, his voice heavy:
"What did you see? Speak! Now!"
To the many members of the Charlotte Family, Katakuri was always the calm, stable one.
No matter how dangerous the situation, he would remain cool-headed, handling everything with precision and force.
That stability had earned him the trust of the entire family.
But now…
Katakuri, the unshakable leader, sounded visibly anxious.
Everyone was shocked. Was this really the big brother Katakuri? Why did he seem… shaken?
Even Daifuku thought Katakuri was overthinking. In his view, there was no way they'd encounter serious trouble here.
He believed Katakuri was just overreacting.
However…
What the Butter Minister said next sent everyone—including Katakuri—into panic!
"I saw it clearly…"
"The flag on that ship… It's the flag of the Kamui Pirates!"
"In other words…"
"There's a real chance… that we're about to run into Kronos himself!"
The entire fleet exploded into chaos!
Cries of panic echoed everywhere.
Many crewmates were left stunned, their minds blank.
What?
Were they really about to meet Kronos himself?
"A-Are we… going to die here?"
"I hope it's just a fake Kamui Pirates flag… I really don't want to meet the real thing! That's a crew strong enough to fight the Marines head-on!"
"To be honest, I'm starting to regret agreeing to this mission… Maybe we shouldn't have listened to Mother and come here at all…"
Katakuri's reaction was swift. He grabbed the binoculars and checked for himself.
He had to confirm whether it was truly the Kamui Pirates' flag flying on that ship.
If it was…
What now?
Katakuri didn't even dare think about it.
Fight Kronos head-on?
Their plan had been to scavenge the battlefield—not to engage one of the most terrifying forces in the New World directly.
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