206 Tea Party, Tom is All You Need

The heat vision disappeared, and two wisps of white smoke floated out of Tom's eyes.

Deep within the earth, Saint Saturn lay unconscious, his massive form reduced to a fraction of its former size. 

Only half of Gyūki's tall body, measuring dozens of meters, remained visible.

The mythical beast, once thought to be Immune to Death, faced a true challenge for the first time.

Saint Saturn, gravely injured, began shrinking rapidly from his colossal height to that of a normal human. 

While the reduction in size miraculously healed some of his wounds, the damage was far from fully repaired. One hand, one foot, and half of his chest were permanently lost.

"Saturn Saint!"

"Lord Saint Saturn!"

Seeing that Saint Saturn couldn't even withstand a blow from Tom Cat, everyone present felt bad.

Kizaru, Akainu, Garp, and all the Vice Admirals stood frozen, their pupils narrowing in shock. 

If even Saint Saturn, the most resilient among them, was defeated so easily, what hope did they have?

"Withdraw!"

"Retreat immediately!"

"Bring Lord Saturn! We might still be able to save him!"

"And don't forget Tokikake! His remains must be laid to rest at Marine Headquarters!"

Without hesitation, the World Government and Marine forces began a hurried retreat, carrying their wounded and fallen as they fled.

With Tom Cat around, capturing Cake Island was nothing but a delusion.

This cat was terrifying! 

Even without him, Lord Saturn was already unconscious. Once Big Mom woke up and joined forces with Kaido, their entire force could end up trapped here.

In no time, all the enemies on Cake Island dissapeared, leaving behind only a trail of CP corpses.

Katakuri and the others gave chase but stopped after a few steps, realizing they couldn't catch up. Instead, they chose to stay and protect their mother.

They are afraid that if they step too late, they will be left here by Tom Cat forever.

Tom Cat wanted to chase him, but unfortunately the three-time Superman Tom experience card had been used up. He could only rely on his steel body to defend, but could not attack.

Lynch glanced at Kaido, who was having a great time beating Big Mom, and gave up on trying to stand out.

The external chaos has been resolved, but there seems to be a big internal threat waiting for Lynch to solve.

"Woorororo Linlin, why won't you wake up!" 

Kaido shouted, swinging his mace like he was playing whack-a-mole, repeatedly striking Big Mom on the head. Judging by the grin on his face, he seemed to be enjoying it.

Aside from Lynch, only Kaido could manage Big Mom during her schizophrenic episodes.

"Kaido, just restrain Mom and hit her gently!" 

Katakuri pleaded, his heart tightening as he watched Kaido's rough methods.

If Katakuri didn't know Kaido was trying to help, he might have led his brothers and sisters into an all-out attack on Kaido.

"My mother can only recover from this eating disorder if she eats the food she wants," 

Smoothie said, a hint of bitterness on her otherwise beautiful face. "But given the state of Cake Island, how can we possibly prepare something that would satisfy her?"

The food prepared for the tea party had been destroyed during the earlier battle.

Katakuri, equally distressed, suddenly noticed Superman Tom nearby. It was as if he'd found a lifeline.

Clinging to the hope of a solution, Katakuri approached Tom and even lit a cigar for him personally. "Brother Cat, do you have any ideas?" 

Tom Cat's incredible power had left an unforgettable impression on everyone present. It seemed as though he could do anything.

Tom took the cigar from Katakuri, giving him a long look that seemed to say: You've got good judgment. Mr. Cat is pleased.

After taking a deep puff, Tom exhaled a cloud of smoke that formed large characters in the air: [I can give it a try.]

"Is that even possible?" Owen, a veteran smoker, was dumbfounded.

From that day onward, he tried tirelessly to blow words out of cigar smoke like Tom Cat, but no matter how hard he practiced, he never succeeded.

Meanwhile, Tom Cat floated in midair, casually pulling bottles and jars from the fur on his tail.

Everyone watched in stunned silence as the number of jars grew from one to a hundred.

"Wait a minute! Is there a warehouse in your tail? How can you pull out so many things?" Brule and Cracker exclaimed in shock.

Garrett, however, was unfazed, having already grown accustomed to Tom Cat's absurd antics. With Tom, nothing seemed impossible.

After all, who else had ever seen a cat step on its left foot and use its right foot to launch itself into the sky?

Have you ever seen a cat play the piano?

Or a cat conjure six hands to clean a house?

By sheer coincidence, Garrett had witnessed all of this.

Now, Tom Cat began his next act, pulling out a large vat and adding milk, honey, and oats into it. So far, everything seemed normal.

But then, the items he took out made Katakuri's expression increasingly uneasy.

A mysterious potion that exploded when dropped, countless black balls, white gravel-like particles—Tom kept adding strange ingredients to the mix.

No one knew how many peculiar items had gone into this vat of "milk."

When Tom stirred the concoction with a half-meter-long metal spoon, the spoon came out completely corroded.

Staring at the bubbling, green, fizzy liquid, Katakuri frowned deeply.

"This... can really cure Mom's eating disorder?" he asked, his voice full of doubt.

Even with Tom confidently patting his chest and making promises, Katakuri couldn't shake his doubts.

What if this green "milk" poisons my mother?

Suddenly, a large hand reached out and patted Katakuri on the shoulder. It was Lynch.

"Just give it a try. How will you know if you don't?" Lynch said casually. 

"With your mother's strong physique, are you really worried about poisoning her?"

Katakuri hesitated but realized Lynch had a point. He picked up a jar of the green "milk" and cautiously approached Big Mom.

The moment he got within 50 meters, her nose twitched as though she'd caught the scent. Instantly, the murderous intent in her eyes vanished.

Ignoring Kaido entirely, Big Mom rushed toward Katakuri, pushed him aside, and flopped down beside the vat. 

Without hesitation, she began greedily drinking the strange liquid.

"Puff~Gulf~Puff~Gulf~"

The last time Lynch heard sounds like this was at his grandmother's pigpen. He vaguely remembered a pink pig...

Big Mom had regained consciousness halfway through drinking, but she didn't stop. She continued to drink the "milk" greedily.

When she finished, she refused to let go of the vat, licking it clean with her tongue.

"Ha! This tastes great ! This is the best thing I've ever had in my life!" 

After pulling her head out of the tank and savoring the food she had never tasted before, Big Mom was in an excellent mood.

"Who made this? Step forward and you'll be rewarded!"

"Mom, Mr. Tom made... a soup," Katakuri said, his eyes wide with confusion.

That strange concoction, barely even a soup, had cured his mother's thinking disorder and got her praise?

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