Inside the Mirror-World, the other mbers of the Charlotte Family exchanged glances.
Just now, when they had heard Katakuri say that Big Mom had been defeated, each of them had looked furious on the surface.
But in truth, as Big Mom's children, the only feeling most of them had toward her was fear.
When her eating disorder struck, Big Mom would attack anyone indiscriminately.
Even when she was lucid, she would casually take away other people's lifespans—and "other people" included mbers of the Charlotte Family.
In front of their powerful mother, even if they had other thoughts in their hearts, none of them dared to show it.
So now, after hearing that Mama had been defeated, the mbers of the Charlotte Family all had different thoughts running through their minds.
However, what many of them cared about most at this mont was what would happen to them next.
In their eyes, Cyrus, who had defeated Big Mom, had clearly beco another mountain looming over them.
"What will happen to us?"
Seeing Daifuku and Oven, Katakuri's triplet brothers, silently walk over to stand behind him, Smoothie, another one of the Sweet Commanders, finally spoke.
"I already said it. Things will change from now on, but the Charlotte Family will continue to exist. I can protect you." Katakuri spoke with great seriousness.
Although Perospero was the eldest son, his prestige within the Charlotte Family was nowhere near as high as Katakuri's.
After Katakuri gave his assurance, quite a few people began walking over to stand behind him.
Seeing that, even more followed.
Perospero's expression clearly turned ugly at the sight.
But he knew his own limits.
Although he was the eldest, in terms of strength, there was a considerable gap between him and several of his younger brothers and sisters.
Otherwise, there was no way the Sweet Commanders would not have included him.
Smoothie and Cracker exchanged a glance, then said nothing more.
It was not that the Charlotte Family lacked children who were loyal to Big Mom, but right now, there was clearly no room for them to speak.
"I still have things to handle. The Mirror-World is safe. You can stay here for now and co out after I've finished dealing with everything."
After saying that, Katakuri turned and left.
Brûlée quickly followed after him.
Of course, many others who had already made up their minds also followed him.
"To think Mama really lost."
After Katakuri left, Cracker sat down heavily on the ground, his tone sowhat dispirited.
"That man is strong. He was already strong from the mont we first received news about him, and the speed at which he grows stronger is terrifying! You should all know very well what happened at Sabaody Archipelago.
And you should have seen the newspapers about the crack in the Red Line too."
Smoothie kept one hand on the hilt of her sword, her voice low.
Hearing this, the expressions of the other family mbers all sank.
Under Big Mom's leadership, the Charlotte Family had dominated the New World for many years.
And now, with Mama's defeat, that had co to an abrupt end.
"Mama isn't dead yet. Maybe we can find a chance…"
Perospero sounded unwilling to accept this.
Before this, his position had been sowhat similar to that of a strategist for the Big Mom Pirates.
He helped Mama handle complicated matters.
In this situation, he was clearly unwilling to give up and wanted to win over these younger siblings.
"Big Brother, even if Mama isn't dead, even if you find a way to rescue her, then what? Do you really think Mama can defeat that man?"
Smoothie looked at Perospero and spoke seriously.
Putting aside whether they could find a way to rescue Mama, even if they truly succeeded, what then?
That was the key.
And this ti, Mama had not been alone.
There had also been three other extrely famous great pirates, all of whom had once been her crewmates.
In this battle, the four of them must have fought together.
But what was the result?
What Katakuri had just said already made everything clear.
The mbers of the Charlotte Family also understood the rules of the sea very well, because Totto Land had followed those exact sa rules before.
The victor owned everything, and the loser was ruled by the victor.
After hearing Smoothie's words, Perospero glanced at his other brothers and sisters, then said nothing more.
Judging by his expression, however, he was clearly still unwilling to accept it.
…
The Rose Hunter was approaching Whole Cake Island.
Heavy rain poured down, and the surrounding temperature was dropping rapidly.
Although this temperature would still be unbearable for ordinary people, no one aboard the ship was ordinary.
Fire flashed, and Cyrus appeared on the deck.
"It's over?"
Cyrus's sudden appearance did not surprise the three people on the ship.
Robin looked him over a few tis before speaking calmly.
"Mm. It's over."
Cyrus smiled and nodded.
"You seem rather happy," Robin said curiously, watching his expression.
"Mm. I gained quite a bit."
Cyrus did not deny it.
This battle had allowed him to understand more clearly what he was capable of, as well as the standard of his current combat strength.
Compared with those two things, absorbing the forces of Totto Land had actually beco secondary.
"You didn't use your full strength this ti, did you?"
Issho turned his head back and imdiately voiced his guess.
"That's right. I still held back a portion of my ability."
Cyrus did not hide it.
This had been his full strength aside from Undying Will, but Cyrus still regarded Undying Will as an important part of his overall power.
Since he had not used Undying Will, then naturally, he had held back a great deal.
"It seems you've grown stronger again, and at a very fast rate."
Issho's voice was filled with emotion.
After hearing Cyrus confirm it, Issho actually felt sowhat depressed, though more than that, he was simply filled with amazent.
"At your level, can you still maintain this speed of growth? Just how far will you go from here?" Issho asked again.
He truly was curious.
He had a very clear understanding of his own strength and knew that, with his own talent, he had already reached his limit.
The only remaining variable was how far he could develop his Devil Fruit ability.
But Cyrus was different.
Leaving aside his use of his Devil Fruit ability, his Haki and physique were also growing stronger at the sa ti.
"Who knows? Maybe I'll just keep getting stronger. At least for now, I still haven't seen my limit."
Cyrus himself was curious about that as well.
He had crossed into this world with his original body. Even if eating a Devil Fruit had changed him, there should have been a limit.
But after everything beca digitized, Cyrus was no longer so certain.
If this was a ga without a level cap, then perhaps he was still wandering around the beginner village.
Of course, it was also possible that this ga did have a level cap, and he simply had not seen it yet.
"I'll only know how far I can go once I keep walking forward."
Hearing Cyrus's words, Robin covered her mouth and laughed softly.
"In that case, you'll probably be walking for a very long ti. You're still very young. Even for an ordinary human, soone your age would still be far from their pri."
"Robin is right."
Cyrus was clearly pleased by Robin's words.
Issho rolled his eyes and turned around to face Whole Cake Island.
Forget it.
Right. He was blind anyway.
"What do we do next?"
Issho, having turned his head away, spoke again and directly changed the subject.
"We'll stay here for a while. This ti, only Whole Cake Island was damaged. The rest of Totto Land is still operating as usual. Katakuri should understand what he needs to do.
"The Hunter Guild here also needs to be established."
"The Hunter Guild is supposed to catch pirates," Issho reminded him.
Recruiting a group of pirates into the Hunter Guild to catch other pirates sounded strange no matter how one thought about it.
If it were only one or two people, that would be one thing.
But now, judging from Cyrus's plan, he intended to absorb the entire Big Mom Pirates.
"The Hunter Guild isn't only ant to catch pirates, though at the mont, that is indeed its main purpose."
Hearing Issho's words, Cyrus walked to the bow and stood side by side with him.
"So compromises have to be made. If not here, then sowhere else. I know very well that there must be many vicious pirates within the Charlotte Family, but right now, recruiting them will greatly help the Hunter Guild's developnt."
"At least, that's true here in the New World."
"I hope you understand what you're doing."
Issho nodded after hearing that.
After saying this, he fell silent.
"Don't worry. I'm not treating this world like a ga. Otherwise, I could head straight to Mary Geoise right now and fight that person.
"After one battle, everything would be decided."
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