Chapter 326

Eating meat by the ton?

Long Bread glanced at Luffy, then looked toward BIG? OM.

This...

"Make it for him!" BIG? OM agreed.

Long Bread was surprised again; even someone not seated at the main table was treated with such tolerance?

Was this the BIG? OM he knew?

Unwittingly,

he felt a bit curious about the identities of Sima Di and Luffy.

Watching Long Bread depart,

Sima Di recalled this person,

a Food-Food Fruit user capable of turning any object into food; yet the food created by this ability, while filling, was not delicious.

In the original story,

when the Cake Castle collapsed and the BIG? OM Pirates were on the verge of total annihilation, it was this little old man who stabbed his sword into the venue, turning the falling top of the Cake Castle into soft cake, saving the BIG? OM Pirates.

Only his own luck was not so good; he was not cushioned by the cake for a hard landing and nearly died on the spot.

"Mama mama mama—don't worry, Long Bread's cooking is quite good." BIG? OM laughed loudly: "Although he is best at desserts, he makes other foods very well too!"

Sima Di smiled and nodded, not taking it seriously.

Could it possibly be better than what Sanji makes?

The facts proved...

Ginger is spicier when old!

"Oh ho! This roasted meat! It's no worse than Sanji's!"

Sima Di activated the Golden Right Hand and found the taste of the roasted meat in his hand had hardly changed; this was the manifestation of having cooked all flavors to their absolute peak.

Unwittingly, he repeatedly gave Long Bread a thumbs-up!

Not far away,

Luffy buried himself directly in the mountain of meat, "slaughtering" with gusto, proving the deliciousness of the roasted meat through his actions.

Around them,

the members of the BIG? OM Pirates watched the two devouring meat in huge mouthfuls, then looked at their own sickeningly sweet desserts...

for a moment, they actually felt a bit craving!

61. Everyone is acting! Only Luffy is truly fighting!

"What are you saying? Isn't our plan..."

Before Luffy could finish speaking,

Franky suddenly punched Usopp!

"You bastard with the long nose! You stole my Pop-Pop Fruit last time and only compensated me with 100 million Berries! The more I think about it, the angrier I get!"

"Aaaah—"

"I'll hit you!!!"

Franky's sudden "act of violence" left Luffy stunned.

Speaking of which...

When did Usopp ever steal Franky's Pop-Pop Fruit?

Wasn't that something he stripped from that person himself?

And...

Usopp stealing something from Franky?

Just look at Usopp getting beaten up right now; on what grounds could he do that?

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't fight!" Luffy said angrily: "No matter what! As comrades, we cannot have internal strife!"

While Luffy and Franky grappled, Zoro went over to "take sides."

Temporarily restraining Luffy's big mouth.

Sima Di, along with Robin and others, stood before a floor-to-ceiling mirror, continuing to discuss the matter of the "alliance."

"BIG? OM has shown us much consideration today; it seems she truly intends to form an alliance." Sima Di said.

"Hmph! Although the fact that she actually lusted after your body makes me very unhappy, her attitude later was quite good, so it is acceptable." Robin said with hands on hips.

"In my opinion, forming an alliance with BIG? OM is the most suitable." Jinbe said in a deep voice: "BIG? OM has a good relationship with Kaido; adding our current relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, only the Red Hair Pirates remain... taking them down is just right!"

"Indeed." Crocus agreed: "Although Shanks was once my comrade, his performance at the Summit War means he is no longer a member of the Roger Pirates. As a Yonko crew that also follows the elite soldier route, replacing them is the best option."

"Heh, if they hadn't come to take sides during the Summit War... where would the Navy dare to oppose me now?" Sima Di said displeased: "This time, we are targeting the Red Hair Pirates! After allying with BIG? OM, three of the four Yonko will not help him; let's see how he dies this time!"

The conversation of the few,

inside the "World in the Mirror" within the floor-to-ceiling mirror, was being recorded word for word by a woman.

She looked like an old witch; she had a large, red, hooked nose, a scar on her face, long light-purple hair, and long fingernails, wearing purple lipstick and nail polish.

It was Xia Luote?

In the original story, the Mirror-Mirror Fruit user treated as an "escape route," who could open a passage into the World in the Mirror by touching a mirror, just as the Door-Door Fruit allows free travel through any number of mirrors.

At this moment,

she was acting as a "monitor," coming to check whether the Straw Hat Pirates' approach to BIG? OM to form an alliance was truly sincere.

Judging by the current intelligence...

the Straw Hat Pirates are indeed very sincere!

Suddenly!

Sima Di frowned and said, "Strange, I don't know why, but I always have this feeling of being watched... Usopp! Are you using Observation Haki with the X-ray trait again?"

X-ray trait?

Brûlée didn't know if this Observation Haki could see her, but out of caution, she decisively retreated from this mirror...

Then she wiped a layer of sweat.

"Truly a powerhouse even Mother had to compromise with. Just glancing at us through the mirror with peripheral vision, and he could still detect it..."

"But I must quickly deliver this intelligence to Brother Crocus."

Brûlée left.

In the real world,

Sima Di confirmed there was no spiritual energy in the floor mirror before nodding to everyone.

It was he who had just detected the spiritual energy in the floor mirror. Familiar with the many ability users of the Big Mom Pirates, he immediately guessed it was Brûlée eavesdropping.

So he used a mental link to remind Usopp to change the subject.

The subsequent abrupt actions were all acting for Brûlée's benefit.

It seems the effect was quite good now.

But for safety's sake,

Sima Di still used the mental link to chat.

Sima Di: 【"This is within Big Mom's territory. Regarding the true plan, everyone should not mention too much; a slight slip could expose us."】

Nami: 【"It's all because of that guy Usopp, what was he saying with his big mouth 0.9!"】

Usopp: 【"Stop talking about that for now! Luffy and Franky are really fighting! This guy has no idea we're acting!"】

Everyone: 【"..."】

Good lord!

Truly you, Luffy!

Everyone else is acting, only you, Luffy, are fighting for real!

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62. The perfect match of cold-bloodedness and the ice beauty! Brûlée will be beaten to death sooner or later!

In Katakuri's room, Perospero was there too.

"Katakuri, do you think the Straw Hat Pirates truly intend to form an alliance?" Perospero asked.