Chapter 131: Cake Island and Reunion

Chapter 131: Cake Island and Reunion

__________ POV Narration__________

Perospero didn't quite know what to do about the situation.

Nothing was truly working out for him as of late.

At first, his idea of taking revenge on Enel for his impunity seemed like an intelligent thing to do. To prove that one couldn't just mess with the Big Mom Pirates and get away with it unscathed.

Then Enel had to go on and reveal himself as an actual Yonko-level figure.

It went from Persopero thinking that he'd be able to take care of things by himself, to wondering if he would even be able to react to Enel killing him.

So he had to scrap the idea of revenge altogether.

Spouts between Emperors always ended with destroyed islands, and since Enel had no territory, the most likely to be destroyed would be their Cake Island.

That in itself was frustrating, but Perospero was a grown man, he could forget about that without much trouble.

But it seemed that Big Mom had come out of her meeting with Enel as a different person altogether.

Whatever she had seen had shaken her to the point where she no longer ate any sweets, at least nowhere near as often, which led to her losing quite a bit of weight.

Her body was still just as strong as ever, but sometimes her mind wandered while in the middle of conversations as if she was thinking back to whatever she had seen back then.

She also started showing a bit more care towards her family. It was odd for Perospero as the big brother of the bunch to witness her slowly come out of her shell over time.

In the past, she had only bothered to show her appreciation to the children that stood out as they were useful tools to her.

Perospero was obviously aware of that, but now she was paying attention to her children equally. It was still far too early to tell if she still saw them as tools in the Big Brother's eyes, but only time could tell.

Still, one thing was pretty clear. Big Mom was mellowing out, and it was likely that the day of her retirement was getting closer and closer at a rapid speed.

This somewhat pleased Perospero, as he was the most respected among his siblings, and he was set to become the next captain and leader of Cake Island after Big Mom retired.

There were other problems besides that though...

Things were quickly shifting, and family dynamics were alongside them. A person that Perospero had deemed inconsequential in the past, now seemed to want to rise and take that spot from him. At least on the surface.

Oven, ever since returning to his home he had not rested a day. He was training like a man possessed, and had quickly grown stronger in both body and Haki.

He was now a force to be reckoned with, only Katakuri still being able to defeat him in a spar.

Though Persopero hadn't tried his hand, Smoothie had, and her loss was catastrophic, she had been taken down in under a minute.

The Big Mom Pirates spared no expense in rebuilding his limbs, buying him the most expensive and durable materials to rebuild his limbs, even going as far as to use Seastone to make his prosthetic hand.

More specifically, his palm was lined with seastone. Which made him a very effective close-range fighter against Devil Fruit users.

So effective in fact, that the second Oven managed to get close to Smoothie the fight was over.

Even when she tried to evade him, he took her by surprise, twisting his body in an odd way, making it look like paper, as his arm basically coiled around after her and still caught her.

His strong body covered in Armament Haki was also able to effectively block most of her attacks, so it was a decisive victory through and through.

These were the results of Oven's training. His hard work showed itself, as his muscles had become more and more well-defined, making him look absolutely shredded.

Katakuri was impressed by his brother's zeal and willpower, so he also started amping up his own training. This led to a competition between those two brothers.

'Who can make up the most masochistic training methods?'

Perospero walked out and spoke up with a threatening tone. Showcasing their lack of fear at facing him, no doubt emboldened by his current state.

'Revenge might be a possibility after all...' The eldest brother thought to himself as he licked his giant candy.

"Don't get any strange thoughts, and try to keep your tongue in your mouth." Enel frowned at the hostility the entire group was showing to him.

But it wasn't exactly outside of his expectations.

'I wasn't expecting a standing ovation, but this is a lot more extreme than I thought...'

"I am here to speak to Big Mom, nothing else. If I planned to harm any of you, I would not have landed on this island at all..." Enel said as he smiled a bit and narrowed his eyes at the crowd, his earlobes, as well as the empty sleeve, swayed in the wind as the situation was becoming tenser.

"Oh, so you think anyone can just come in and speak to Big Mom herself? Whatever it is, I'm sure you can speak to me about it, Perorin♪" Perospero tilted his head, as the First Mate, he didn't want Enel anywhere near his mother.

Especially not after the last time.

"I highly doubt you'll be able to help me... I need her specifically. A mere few moments of her time." Enel said as he waved his arm around a bit.

"... I wouldn't be the first to trust you around mother," Katakuri said as he looked at Enel, not bothering to hide his hostility.

'I guess he does care a lot about his mother... Even if she's an uncaring bitch, huh?' Enel's smile strained a bit.

"I am willing to vouch for him..." A voice came out from the crowd, and a large man walked forward.

Enel smiled when hearing that voice, turning around he clearly saw Oven making his way towards him.

At that point, everyone was silent, as Oven stared at Enel in shock. Even Perospero, whose rage silently boiled, as his authority was undermined right in front of their palace, in front of all of his peers.

"Though... I am a bit curious... Did you finally decide to cut off your earlobes? I can see that one of them is a bit shorter." Oven smiled widely as he slapped Enel on the back.

His siblings looked at him with wide eyes, as he openly interacted with the strange emperor in front of them.

"I see that mechanical arm is working well for you..." Enel smiled as he didn't react to the slap, though his injured body was screaming in pain.

He also decided not to comment much on the state of his body, seeing that, Oven decided not to press the issue.

"Heh, good as new!" Oven gave Enel the ok with his mechanical arm. It was made to look exactly like a human arm, making Oven more akin to a Cyborg than a metallic tin man.

"Really like the cannon though!" Oven's mechanical arm seemed to shift, his fingers bending strangely as a rather large cannon seemed to come out of his thick metallic wrist.

"Figured you'd like the addition. Doubt it'll do much against an Admiral, but it should at least take some people by surprise." Enel smiled as the two of them continued to talk, catching up like old friends would as they both seemed to ignore the somewhat strained atmosphere around them.

This managed to somewhat annoy Perospero even further. Who was about to walk up to them and say something, before Katakuri stopped him.

"... If Oven is willing to vouch for him, then I agree. But if anything happens to Big Mom he is to be held responsible." Katakuri said as his red eyes scanned the scene.

Oven nodded, and Enel seemed quite pleased.

'Good... Now all that's left is to convince her to help me... Why do I get the feeling that that's going to be easier said than done?'

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