207 Tea Party, End of Cake Island War

"You did it!"

Big Mom's gaze locked on Tom, and without hesitation, she bent down like a giant, grabbed his tiny hand affectionately, and said sincerely, "Please, be my soup chef!"

Tom shook his head at Big Mom's offer and pulled a plaque from his tail fur: [I just want to be with the master.]

"That's it, but what should I do if I feel uncomfortable thinking about not having your soup anymore?" Big Mom seemed torn, clearly in a dilemma.

Katakuri's heart tightened at the sight, worried that Big Mom might fall ill again.

"Alright, then you're always welcome on Cake Island from now on," Big Mom said, suddenly cheerful.

For once, she didn't react angrily to rejection. Instead, she gently stroked Tom's little head like a kind old lady.

Perospero, Cracker, and the others watched in stunned silence.

When did their mother become so easygoing when it came to food? Was this really the same woman who could destroy an island over a meal?

Could she know about Tom's power?

That didn't make sense either. In her schizophrenic state, Big Mom had no memory.

"Ouch!"

"Ouch~ It hurts so much! Who hit me?!"

After enjoying the food and asking about more, Big Mom suddenly felt the pain in her body, a reminder of her love for food.

She might have felt it before, but the temptation of the delicious meal had made her forget the pain.

Now, as she covered her body—still bearing serious injuries from Garp and Kizaru—she shouted in agony.

How many years had it been since she'd been so badly hurt?

Many of her wounds were still bleeding, but she didn't seem to care, showing just how tough her body was.

"What? These injuries were caused by Garp and Kizaru? I'll kill those two old men!"

"Then what happened to my head? Why are there so many mace marks?"

"Kaido hit me?!"

"Kaido! Get over here, now!"

"Woorororo~ Linlin, I was trying to save you."

"Idiot! Do you want to fight?!"

"Come here! I'm not afraid of you!"

As the two prepared to clash again, Big Mom's children all sighed in frustration, fearing another fight between their mother and Kaido.

Didn't I mention that my mother and Kaido used to get along well when they were younger? Why do they fight every time they meet now, just a few sentences in?

"Mom, Kaido, let's handle the matters on Cake Island first. You can fight later," Katakuri said, bravely stepping in to stop the conflict.

The current situation wasn't the time for a fight.

There were still many people on Cake Island who needed detoxification and medical help. It would take Smoothie three days and nights to squeeze out the juice for each person.

Thankfully, most of the people who were poisoned would only lose their resistance and wouldn't face fatal harm.

The reconstruction of Cake Island also had to begin immediately. Nearly half of the buildings had collapsed, and the giant hole that Lynch had made needed to be filled.

Each of these tasks would keep him busy for at least a month.

And on top of everything, Longbeard was still missing. He could be dead, or he could be alive—either way, Katakuri needed to find him.

"Katakuri, you're starting to look more and more like me," 

Kaido said with a grin, reaching to pat Katakuri's head, but Katakuri quickly avoided it.

"Alright, this time I'll spare you and not fight Linlin."

"You old man, could you stop speaking so vaguely? People might think you're my father," 

Katakuri responded, holding back his frustration. "Thank you very much."

"I'm the one giving you face," Big Mom said, looking around in confusion. 

"Where are those Marine and World Government bastards?"

"It feels like the world changed when I woke up, and now the enemies are just... gone?"

"Mom, the ones who came to attack Cake Island have left. We won this time," Oven said, excitedly sharing the news.

"Did they escape? Well, well, well, look at all the CP corpses on the ground. This is what happens when they try to attack me," Big Mom said, eyeing the aftermath.

"That's right, Kaido!"

Suddenly, Big Mom remembered something important, the real reason she invited Kaido to the tea party.

"Since you're here, Kaido, why don't we—"

Before she could finish, Kaido quickly covered her mouth with a large hand, worried she might say something dangerous.

He leaned close to her ear and whispered softly.

Big Mom's expression changed as she looked at Tom Cat. First, there was contempt, then surprise, doubt, shock, and finally disbelief.

Kaido didn't need to lie about this—he wasn't the only one on the battlefield. His children had witnessed it too.

"Is that cat really that strong?" 

Big Mom thought, recalling Saint Saturn's fate. She quickly decided to abandon her plan.

No, she realized, she couldn't be forceful—she needed to approach this softly.

While Big Mom watched Tom Cat, Lynch was also observing the labels floating above everyone's heads.

The system had given Lynch a task: take something valuable worth at least five hundred point from Cake Island and return safely to West Blue.

Upon arriving at Cake Island, Lynch realized that people themselves were considered valuable.

Each person's head and every item had a price marked by the system.

Broken Tiles: Worth 0.

Five tons of boulders: Worth 0.

Trampled food: Worth 0.

Legs left behind by Tokikake: Worth 0.

Lynch quickly scanned the list of worthless items and changed his focus to the people.

Big Mom: Worth 150 points.

Kaido: Worth 150 points.

Katakuri: Worth 50 points.

Smoothie: Worth 43 points.

Perospero: Worth 38 points.

Unknown Pirate: Worth 0 points.

Unknown Pirate: Worth 0 points.

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Byrnndi World: Worth 50 points.

After kicking the World Destroyer, World—who had been beaten like a dead pig by Tom—Lynch was surprised to see it was worth 50 points. Tom was right to let him live.

However, collecting the 500 points needed to summon Jerry is tough. 

After all, Jerry is a conceptual god, so summoning him can't be easy.

It just shows that Tom is the best—he was summoned simply by shaving Sengoku's sheep wool. Cheap and effective.

Bringing the two powerful foes, Kaido and Big Mom, back to West Blue would only cost 300 points.

Lynch figured he might have to bring the entire Big Mom Pirates back to collect the 500 points. It seemed they would either need to outsmart the system or start collecting items.

Lynch gave Tom a light kick and said, "Go ahead and put World in the prison on our ship. 50 points is 50 points."

Tom grabbed World's collar with one hand and vanished into the sky at lightning speed.

After seeing Tom's speed, Big Mom finally believed what Kaido had said!

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TO BE CONTINUED

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