"Tsuru, is it really necessary for us to dress like this?"
Garp looked extremely uncomfortable, tugging at the clothes on his body.
There was no helping it… finding clothes that fit his physique was already quite difficult.
At the moment, Garp was dressed as a 'gangster enforcer' in a suit and a fedora. Beside him, Kizaru and Tsuru herself were similarly attired.
Only Momousagi wore a fitted, full-length dress, holding a small fan, and even sporting a golden wig.
She looked every bit the part of a noblewoman or socialite.
According to Garp's original idea, with their level of combat power, why would they need to use 'infiltration' tactics?
'I could just start with a [Galaxy Impact], and then the few of them could just forcefully plow through, right?'
'Aside from Big Mom and that brat, could there possibly be anyone else here worthy of being my opponent?'
"Idiot-" Tsuru, dressed all in black, shot him a glare, cursed once, and showed no intention of explaining.
Fortunately, Momousagi spoke up in time.
"Garp, Tsuru-nee means that if we charge in so conspicuously, Uzumaki Naruto will very likely escape before we even arrive."
Momousagi was an expert at infiltration, and the disguises for the group were all her handiwork.
She used her fan to slightly cover the lower half of her face, her every word and action perfectly matching her current persona.
"What a hassle..."
Did Garp not know this?
Of course, he did.
In fact, that was exactly his goal.
Unlike Momousagi and Tsuru, due to his relationship with Roger and Rouge, Garp had spent a long time with Naruto.
Garp understood Naruto's character.
Therefore, he didn't truly want to fight him.
Moreover, he didn't think that freeing slaves and killing Celestial Dragons were really mistakes.
Even back during the great battle at God Valley, Garp hadn't intervened for the sake of those Celestial Dragon scum.
He had arrived there chasing Roger.
Upon encountering Rocks, whether out of his own stance or his duty, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
It was the same now. The next time he met Naruto, he would still have to go all out to capture him.
After all, so many colleagues were watching.
Just as Garp and the others set foot on Whole Cake Island, Stussy also disembarked with several subordinates.
Lucci and Kaku, among others, were currently carrying various gifts and pastries… who would have thought their first job in the New World would be as movers.
But rank has its privileges, and Lucci had no choice but to obey, obediently following Stussy forward.
In terms of speed, Stussy's group was even slightly faster than Garp's.
After all, Garp's side had wasted some time seizing a ship, and later, to maintain their disguises, they couldn't travel at high speed, allowing Stussy's group to catch up.
Big Mom had also sent her children to receive this 'good girl friend'. Just as they were heading towards the castle, sudden exclamations arose from the pier.
Looking back, two giant sea snakes could be seen swimming towards the island from the distant horizon.
Those attending the tea party initially thought it was a sea beast attack, but then the Perfume Yuda appeared behind the sea snakes.
"Who is that?"
Someone asked.
"Is that… the Kuja Pirates?"
Someone recognized the nine-snake-headed Jolly Roger on the ship and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Why would the Pirate Empress come here? Hasn't she always stayed in Paradise?"
"This looks troublesome-"
"Should we inform Big Mom?"
"Do you really need to say it? Look over there-"
"Is that Oven-sama?"
Following their companion's pointing finger, they saw a tall man wearing a yellow cape and bare-chested, standing on the pier.
It was Big Mom's son, Katakuri's twin brother, Charlotte Oven.
Watching the Perfume Yuda speeding towards them without any intention of slowing down, Oven sneered disdainfully and plunged his hands into the water.
He was a [Netsu Netsu no Mi] user, capable of instantly raising his own body heat and transferring that heat to others. (T/N: Heat-Heat Fruit.)
At this moment, Oven's hands glowed red, and the seawater they touched instantly heated up.
The heat then spread, causing a large area of the sea ahead to bubble… it had already reached boiling point.
The two sea snakes pulling the ship were highly sensitive to temperature. Upon touching the scalding hot water, they immediately stopped. The ship behind them, carried by momentum, slid forward a short distance.
"Hmph! Just a mere Warlord of the Sea, how dare you run wild in Totto Land? Truly-"
Oven had just straightened up, his grandiose words not even finished, when a figure 'shot' over from the distant ship at a speed he could barely react to.
"Perfume Femur!"
A sharp rebuke arrived first, followed by a heel like a rainbow.
Before Oven could even see clearly, Hancock's kick had already struck his forehead.
The nearly five-meter-tall giant was sent flying instantly, without even a chance to resist.
Bang!
After Oven crashed to the ground, others rushed to help him, only to discover in shock upon getting closer that he had already turned into a stone statue.
This scene was witnessed by Perospero, who had just finished escorting Doflamingo away.
"Candy Maiden!"
Without any hesitation, he immediately used his Devil Fruit ability, creating a massive golden 'Iron Maiden' in an attempt to trap Hancock inside.
"Hmph!"
Hancock watched the giant, spike-covered Iron Maiden squeezing toward her without a trace of worry on her face.
She gently touched her lips with her fingers, then pulled outward, creating a huge pink heart.
Next, she pulled on the heart with her other hand as if drawing a bow.
"Slave Arrow!"
Countless heart-tipped arrows shot out, flying toward the surrounding candy spikes.
Then, under Perospero's solemn gaze, the candy he had created rapidly petrified upon contact with the arrows.
This move ignored the prerequisite of 'whether the target is infatuated', petrifying all living and non-living things it touched, truly terrifying like the Gorgon of myth.
The petrified candy also slipped from Perospero's control, falling directly to the ground.
"Boa Hancock! Are you provoking the Big Mom Pirates?!"
Even if he couldn't win, he couldn't lose face. The Candy Minister, knowing he was no match for his opponent, still maintained the arrogance of an Emperor's crew member.
Unfortunately, his opponent was the even more arrogant Pirate Empress!
Hancock glanced around but didn't see the figure she was looking for. She then pointed a finger forward, her head held high, her entire body even leaning backward.
"Hmph! Whatever I do will be forgiven!"
"Speak quickly! Where have you hidden Naruto?!"
Because she had rushed here at full speed, Hancock was unaware that the wedding had changed from involving Naruto and Smoothie to Big Mom herself.
In her mind, she was here to crash the wedding… she absolutely could not show weakness.
So what if it was one of the Four Emperors!
"I can't let you ruin Linlin's party, you know."
At that moment, a woman's voice that surprised everyone present rang out.
Charlotte Daifuku, who was responsible for leading Stussy and the others into the castle, looked incredulously at the [Queen of Pleasure District] walking toward the Pirate Empress.
He couldn't quite understand why Stussy was getting involved at this moment.
Stussy stopped not far in front of Hancock, lightly tapped her lips with a finger, and smiled as she looked at the woman opposite her.
"Speaking of which, I wonder what you want with Uzumaki Naruto?"
The two women stared at each other.
Their innate instincts told them that the other was their true 'enemy'.
Where their gazes met, sparks of electricity seemed to flash.