Chapter 208: Swords Drawn and Bows Bent

Conversely, after taking a few bites, Shanks's expression became troubled.

If nothing went wrong, it was likely too sweet—cloyingly sweet.

A normal person generally couldn't stand it, which was why Big Mom didn't grow to be so fat.

While enjoying the desserts, the atmosphere was "peaceful," even harmonious, but when Big Mom finished eating all the chocolate almond cake...

The temperature began to drop. If Karl hadn't known Aokiji wasn't there, he definitely would have thought someone was secretly blasting cold air.

"Shanks, how is it here?"

Shanks's mouth curled upward slightly, and he exaggerated, "The air is sweet, and there is delicious food everywhere; it's just like heaven."

"Ma-ma-ma-ma~"

Hearing Shanks say this, Big Mom couldn't help but laugh, but it stopped abruptly, and she stared at Shanks with eyes the size of basketballs.

"Hey, since you like it here so much, why not join us, BIG MOM? With your addition, we, BIG MOM, will definitely become the only overlord of the sea!"

"Heh~" Shanks chuckled lightly and casually picked up a napkin to wipe the stain from the corner of his mouth.

"Big Mom, thanks for the kind offer, but I'm used to being free and unfettered, so it's better not to join."

Bang!

Big Mom slammed the table and said with a ferocious face, "Do you think I'm joking with you? Today you only have two choices: join the BIG MOM Pirates OR die here!"

"Hahahaha~ I actually think there is a third choice!"

As soon as the words fell, Shanks stood up from his seat and turned to leave.

Big Mom's gaze turned cold, and she shouted loudly, "Stop them!"

The few sons beside her immediately took action, each showing their own unique skills.

"Candy Wall!"

A pink candy wall blocked the Red Hair Pirates, cutting off their escape route.

"Mochi Rain!" Countless mochi balls fell from the sky, attempting to trap Shanks and the others, but they wouldn't sit still and wait for death.

Click~

Shanks gripped his sword hilt, drew it suddenly, and unleashed several sharp flying slashes, shattering all the mochi balls.

"Big Mom, are you sure you want to go to war with me?"

"Ma-ma-ma-ma~ War? Don't forget, you brat are on my turf! Capture them!"

"Yes, Mama!"

At the same time, the tea party scene had already descended into chaos. The guests fled in all directions to avoid being caught in the crossfire—not that they were panicked, as they were accustomed to it.

Stussy slipped away at the first opportunity; she didn't care that she couldn't see Karl, or rather, it suited her perfectly.

Now she just needed to leave Totto Land, and whatever happened afterward would have nothing to do with her.

As for Karl, well, he had already perfectly integrated into the Red Hair Pirates' ranks, holding a gun with a serious face and pointing it at Big Mom's people.

"It really started a war!"

Karl whispered, "Why, are you afraid?"

"Afraid of what? Life and death are indifferent, if you're not convinced, just fight! With Shanks here, who wins and who loses is not yet certain!"

"Hey, I haven't seen you before, who are you?"

Karl's expression changed. Seeing the incoming attack, he pushed the Red Hair pirate grunt who was "indifferent to life and death" toward it.

"Ah~"

Now he was truly indifferent to life and death.

Not far away, seeing that her children couldn't take down the Red Hair Pirates for a long time, Big Mom grew impatient. She took the pirate hat off her head, held it in her hand, and unleashed a blow of "miraculous strength."

"Get out of the way! Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!"

With a wave of her hand came a giant sword-qi shockwave, with a wide range and extreme speed. Seeing it was about to hit the Red Hair Pirates, Shanks launched himself forward and slashed horizontally.

It was also a sword-qi slash; although not as large as Big Mom's, it was more persistent. After a stalemate with the Ikoku sword-qi, they canceled each other out.

"Ma-ma-ma-ma~ Red Hair brat, you have indeed grown a lot over these years. Mama really appreciates you more and more!"

"Enough talk, let's see what you're really made of!"

Then the two began to fight, and the remaining officers also had their own opponents.

After "laboriously" hacking a Big Mom officer to death, Karl observed the battlefield silently, then shook his head, feeling the fight wasn't intense enough.

It was time to add some fuel to the fire!

Shave!

After a few flashes, Karl arrived at the main seat of the tea party, right next to Mother Carmel's photo.

Katakuri, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease, immediately looked toward Karl's direction. Seeing Karl take down Mother Carmel's photo, his pupils shrank to a point.

"No! Stop that guy!"

"What?"