Chapter 287

After all...

The core of the BIG MOM Pirates is BIG MOM. Now BIG MOM has been driven into the earth by him. Just now, Lord Lord Sima Di took a look and found that it actually led to the magma deep underground.

Even in her prime, it would be difficult for BIG MOM to survive in a river of magma.

Let alone after taking a full-power ultimate from Lord Lord Sima Di...

So...

"Sanji, you decide," Lord Lord Sima Di smiled. "Today, you are the protagonist."

It could be said that he gave Sanji plenty of face.

"Yeah, Sanji, you're the protagonist today," Luffy agreed.

"Wearing a white suit, you're still quite handsome," Facing Facing Nami praised.

"Sanji! Really handsome!" Chopper gave a thumbs up.

Lord Lord Sima Di and Luffy had both spoken, and the three of Sakazuki couldn't say much more.

However...

"Vinsmoke boy, don't say I didn't warn you!" Sakazuki said in a deep voice. "Your Vice-Captain Lord Lord Sima Di is plotting for the whole world. Are you sure you want to let these people who know the truth go, and wait for them to make a comeback one day in the future? You've killed quite a few of their brothers and sisters."

"I can feel the scent of hatred," Issho said in a scholarly tone.

"Yo—looking at their eyes, they all wish they could kill me," Borsalino teased.

That's right!

Just Usopp's God Arrow earlier had killed their eldest brother Perospero, and there were countless other BIG MOM family members.

Hatred...

Had already been forged.

But...

Sanji looked at Pudding's pitiful appearance. Could he, who once swore to protect her, really have the heart to refuse his princess's request?

No, he couldn't.

So...

"Sigh..."

Sanji let out a heavy sigh, as if he had made some decision.

Just as he was about to speak...

Katakuri suddenly said, "We can join your New Marines and become combatants to fight for the new world!"

—Regarding the alliance and goals of Lord Lord Sima Di and the others, it had already been made known to everyone during the customary trash-talking in the battle.

Obviously...

This Katakuri had used his precognitive Observation Haki to know what Sanji was about to say, and what kind of tragedy would have occurred...

To protect his younger brothers and sisters, he could only tearfully choose this path of survival.

One has to say,

The combat power of the BIG MOM family members is still quite considerable, and for a moment, Borsalino was actually somewhat moved...

But Issho and Sakazuki were quite frowning.

After all...

As a former Four Emperors crew, they were the kings among pirates!

Really...

Can they be willing to become ordinary soldiers and charge into battle?

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10. I Killed Your Mother, and You Don't Hate Me?

As a former Four Emperors crew, they were the kings among pirates!

Can Katakuri and the others really...

Be willing to become Marine soldiers and charge into battle?

Lord Lord Sima Di was skeptical about this.

But!

One has to say,

Katakuri and the others were indeed high-end combat power that was not bad. If they could be added to the New Marines, it would still be a considerable force.

Therefore...

Lord Lord Sima Di looked at the three of Sakazuki and shrugged, saying, "The three Marines, do you want to accept them?"

Sakazuki was about to refuse directly. After all, as someone who hates evil, how could he accept such "stains" in the New Marines?

But Issho was the first to say, "I can see these people. Their emotions are filled with panic and sadness, but there is no anger... Can you tell me why?"

No anger?

Their own mother was slaughtered right in front of them, and they aren't angry?

This sounds inexplicably bizarre.

But Lord Lord Sima Di nodded in understanding.

After all...

BIG MOM's cruelty is notorious; she didn't have much tolerance even for her own children.

Or rather...

Her children were just tools for her to achieve her desires.

Whose marriage was free?

BIG MOM's two mentors in life, Mother Carmel and Streusen, adopted indulgent and doting ways of discipline for the evil deeds Charlotte Charlotte Linlin committed out of kindness when she was young.

This is the source of BIG MOM's life tragedy.

If you look back at the further plot,

BIG MOM's parents also indulged her gluttonous behavior.

A child raised by being doted on is a pitiful child.

Whitebeard is the most famous father in the pirate world, and he lives up to the name.

BIG MOM is the most famous mother in the pirate world, but she does not live up to the name.

BIG MOM is not a qualified mother, but a vicious, spoiled giant baby.

Whitebeard is not a father but better than a father; Big Mom is a mother but not a mother.

The opposition between Whitebeard and Big Mom, and the opposition between Big Mom's own name and her way of acting—this dual opposition relationship is exactly what Oda carefully constructed.

And resolving the opposition into unity and focusing it on Big Mom's ending, I think this is what Oda is doing.

The term Big Mom will definitely be reshaped, from the Four Emperors who imply tyranny and power, to the most simple, most universal, and most noble meaning—a qualified mother.

This is BIG MOM's best ending, and also the only ending it should have.

So...

The Totto Land arc is about human nature!

The name Big Mom comes from the United States. Due to the lack of vocabulary for young children in the United States, they can only use "big mom" to describe the fear of a mother's angry appearance.

In addition,

This term also describes the image of the shrew Big Mom, which comes from the legend of the ghost witch, and the skills also refer to the legend of the ghost witch Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Linlin.

Charlotte is a French aristocratic name, which cannot be taken by non-aristocrats, meaning "the person loved by God"!

I couldn't find any citations for the meaning of Charlotte Charlotte Linlin!

Therefore,

The Totto Land arc is about human nature!

12. The Oath of Vow! Generously Facing Death!

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