"Vice Admiral Garp, a message has come from Admiral Sengoku's ship. The Big Mom Pirates' vessel is very close to Dressrosa now."
Inside the temporary Marine base on Dressrosa, Kuzan reported to Garp, who was sleeping soundly in a chair.
POP!
With a crisp pop, the snot bubble on Garp's nose burst. After rubbing his face, Garp shook his head to clear it. "So that leaves only Whitebeard… No, that guy Whitebeard isn't coming at all, is he…"
"That's the same as Admiral Sengoku's prediction. It seems only the three monsters will be gathering in Dressrosa," Kuzan said, scratching his head.
"Spread out our forces. They must be aware that the Marines are monitoring them from nearby. If they have any brains, they won't make a move," Garp said, his tone unusually serious.
"Let's hope so."
Kuzan nodded and left the room to carry out Garp's orders.
....
At the entrance to Dressrosa's town, the residents were hiding in their homes in fear, but some bolder ones pulled back their curtains to peek outside. They saw a large, plump, and very tall middle-aged woman leading a huge crew of pirates. Led by the Riku Royal Army, they were slowly approaching the palace.
"Mamamamama! Kyros, I'm really looking forward to your desserts from Dressrosa." Charlotte Linlin and her crew, led by Kyros and the Royal Army, approached the palace. Along the way, Charlotte Linlin didn't forget about her favorite sweets.
"Of course, of course, they have been prepared inside the palace. Also… the other two have been waiting for a long time," Kyros said, remaining calm as he had already met Big Mom once before.
'I have to be careful, otherwise this country will face total destruction.'
"The other two…"
Charlotte Linlin's eyes shifted. "Oh… you mean Alucard and Kaido, the ones who called this meeting? I already noticed Kaido's people when I came ashore."
....
Inside the Palace.
In a very simple banquet hall, everything looked extremely plain, except for the table in the middle, which was laden with a dazzling array of desserts and fine wines.
This was the second floor of the palace, while the first floor was the Throne Room.
When the three Boa sisters passed by, they saw King Riku and the Queen sitting inside. Hancock couldn't help but ask, "You still haven't left?"
King Riku had already sent his two daughters to a safe place, leaving only himself, the Queen, and a few ministers.
"As the king, I will live and die with my country," King Riku simply replied.
"…"
Hancock glanced at the guards next to the King and then quickly walked up to the second floor with her two sisters.
Just then, a series of tremors shook the ground. Hancock looked outside, her expression immediately solemn. He's here, Kaido of the Beasts!
"Damn it, why is this door so small…"
When Kaido reached the door to the second floor, he found that although it was several meters tall, he couldn't fit through. He then slammed his fist down, taking out the top of the door and the ceiling of the second floor.
King Riku and his companions on the first floor nearly fell to the ground. They wore bitter expressions. The meeting had just started, and they were already making such a racket. What would happen next?
"Your Majesty, King Riku, please have faith in the power of the Marines," a man wearing the Dressrosa army's gladiator-like uniform, standing below the King's throne, said. "Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, and Vice Admiral Kuzan… the highest-ranking Marine forces have gathered on Dressrosa. There's no way this can fail."
These people weren't Dressrosa soldiers at all. They were all Marines in disguise.
Even the maids responsible for serving upstairs were female government agents in disguise. Their purpose was to find out what Alucard wanted to say by gathering the three monsters.
King Riku opened his mouth but said nothing. He knew the Marines were just being polite. If they actually pulled Sengoku and the others aside and asked them, would any of them dare to say they could control the situation with absolute certainty when three of the world's most dangerous pirates were in one place?
CRASH…
Kaido sat down at the table, causing another tremor on the floor. He picked up the large bottle of sake prepared for him and started to chug it.
As Kaido's men, including Jack, tried to follow him inside, Alucard glared at them. "Get out!"
Jack was startled but then felt enraged. As one of the top figures in the Beasts Pirates, who had ever dared to tell him to "get out"?
But after a moment of consideration, they chose to stay outside the door and not enter.
Just then, the three Boa sisters ran in and stood behind Alucard, watching the beast drinking at the table. They said nothing.
A faint tremor shook the ground again, though it wasn't as exaggerated as Kaido's.
"Mamamamama, the last time we gathered like this was right after Pirate King Roger died, right? And I was the one who called the meeting."
Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin, arrived. With Jack as their example, Perospero and the others naturally stopped outside, allowing only their captain to enter.
Charlotte Linlin walked over and sat down between Kaido and Alucard. She glanced at the desserts on the round table, and a flicker of dissatisfaction crossed her eyes.
She had eaten too many desserts. She could tell at a glance that these were all store-bought, not freshly made.
But this was all that Dressrosa could offer. The quality was not luxurious, and Scarlett's attire was even less extravagant than that of some local officials.
However, Charlotte Linlin didn't care too much about the desserts right now. She squinted her eyes at a few of the maids in the banquet hall, a cunning look in her eyes. "When I came in, I already felt the presence of the Marines. This place isn't your territory, Immortal… so it's unavoidable that the Marines and the government have infiltrated spies. This place… isn't suitable for anyone outside of our three groups!"
The maids' expressions suddenly changed. They knew Charlotte Linlin was talking about killing them.
"They are government people," Alucard suddenly said, grabbing everyone's attention. "But whether or not the Marines know what I'm about to say… it makes no difference to me."
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