Yes.
For a child with the potential to surpass even Rocks, not even a colossal force like the World Government could help but covet him.
Even though, at this point, he wasn't even an embryo.
But the idea itself was bold to the extreme. If Orin ever found out...
He'd probably call directly to question the highest authorities behind the scenes about what exactly this order meant.
And it wasn't just the World Government or the Marines—
"Orororororo... That old hag and Orin, huh? Now that's an interesting combo!!! hic..."
In the main hall of Onigashima,
A still somewhat tall, not yet bulked-up version of the future strongest creature in the world—Kaido—was drinking as he listened to his subordinate's report.
"This kind of party, how could we possibly miss out? It's the perfect excuse to brawl with that bastard Orin. What was his title again... Some kind of King of the Era?"
"Without my permission, what kind of king does he think he is?!"
Standing beside him with arms crossed, fully armored in leather and looking unusually composed, King was the first to speak up in warning:
"Boss Kaido, if Big Mom really does form an alliance with Orin, charging in like that might mean you'll be facing both of them at once."
"Orororororo..."
Hearing this, Kaido didn't back down one bit. Instead, his eyes lit up with even more madness and anticipation.
"If they think they can pull that off, let them try! See if they can kill me!!!"
His wild roar thundered through the room. Ignoring his subordinates' protests, a giant azure dragon slowly rose into the clouds, disappearing above the seas of Onigashima.
...
Meanwhile...
While the ambitious powers of the sea and titanic forces like the World Government were still cautiously observing Orin's meeting with Charlotte Linlin,
The underworld bosses of the New World felt like they'd just been stabbed in the back.
What kind of bullshit was this?!
They had just started to rely on Big Mom, the former division captain of the Rocks Pirates and one of the sea's Emperors, to resist the pressure from Black Emperor Orin—
And in the blink of an eye, the two had become in-laws, leaving them out in the cold.
"Hey!!! Katakuri! We're your strategic partners, damn it!!!"
"Yeah! A huge chunk of your funds, intel, and gear—we were the ones who backed you up!!!"
Roaring at the man in front of them, these shady merchants held up flintlocks, faces twisted with rage.
But the one they faced was a monster of the New World—
The number two of a Yonko crew.
—Charlotte Katakuri.
"This was all Mama's order."
Wasting no time arguing, Katakuri's eyes flared red as he walked straight into the hail of gunfire.
He wasn't even a Logia-type, but bullets had no effect on him.
One shot, one kill—wielding his earthen dragon spike, Katakuri began mowing down the mob of merchants.
Even bodyguards with bounties over 100 million Belly were reduced to corpses in a single strike.
Only when the last one had fallen did Katakuri drag their bodies back, ready to report to Mama.
Standing five meters tall with a cold, imposing air and sharp appearance,
Katakuri was considered the perfect man—his looks alone gave him a major edge.
Outside the Cake Castle, countless local residents watched as Katakuri, spear in hand, dragged a string of unconscious bodies into the castle.
"As expected of my most accomplished child, Katakuri."
Seeing his efficiency, Big Mom was quite pleased and ordered the Homies to toss the schemers who had tried to stir trouble between her and Orin into the dungeon.
Perhaps because the joy on her face was a little too radiant, or maybe it was just that people with innate mastery over Observation Haki often had unusually strong instincts—
Despite their limited contact, based on what he knew of Orin, he really didn't seem like the kind of man who would agree to have a child with Big Mom.
After some thought, Katakuri cautiously asked:
"Mama, I'd like to know—how did Orin respond to you at the time?"
Hearing this, Big Mom's delighted eyes narrowed slightly. She turned toward Katakuri, her gaze tinged with dissatisfaction.
"Katakuri, you..."
"Should be calling him Dad, don't you think?"
"???"
Katakuri was instantly thrown into mental chaos.
I... What... Huh???
If he remembered correctly, that guy was nearly ten years younger than him!
Katakuri's face froze, his eyelid twitching uncontrollably.
But in Big Mom's worldview, generational gaps could absolutely be settled through strength—
Especially in the case of a monster like Orin, whose power and talent even exceeded her own.
At least from Charlotte Linlin's perspective, when she was seventeen, there was no way she could've defeated Orin.
Forget winning—being subdued by him like Rocks once did to her seemed far more likely.
So,
If Orin was willing to form an alliance with her, then it was perfectly reasonable, in her eyes, for him to earn the title of "Dad" by virtue of fathering a child with her.
Katakuri fell silent.
Fortunately, Big Mom didn't press the issue. She understood that her second son was acting out of concern for the crew, so she didn't hide anything further.
"That guy Orin... actually, the first time we met years ago, he was completely mesmerized by me."
"Ma ma ma ma~"
Charlotte Linlin chuckled, reminiscing.
"Turns out, Orin grew up reading about me in the news."
"And we're cut from the same cloth—so, yeah."
"Orin's admired me ever since he was a kid!"
"That's why he rushed over as soon as the call ended—ma ma ma ma~"
As someone forever stuck as a tarnished white moonlight, Big Mom clearly had no idea how strong Orin's obsession with beauty and cleanliness really was. She still thought of him as that starry-eyed little boy.
Katakuri lowered his head, reflecting quietly.
He hadn't realized Orin had such a history.
"If that's the case, then I feel reassured."
Since they already had an emotional foundation, Katakuri didn't see much point in objecting further.
If it was for the strength of the Big Mom Pirates, and the eventual birth of a monster among monsters as his younger brother—
Then as the perfect son and ideal big brother, what was wrong with calling Orin "Dad"?
After all, the man's strength was undeniable. As a real man himself, Katakuri was willing to acknowledge someone like that.
Meanwhile, completely unaware that he'd just been made a dad without his knowledge, Orin was flying his ship across the Red Line—
He didn't even pass directly over Mary Geoise. That alone was enough of a gesture of goodwill toward the World Government and that Imu-sama.
Unbeknownst to him, however, five sinister old men had already set their sights on a child who didn't even exist yet...
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