Super Card System

“What… what is this about?”

Big Mom stared in shock at Caesar, who had been brought before her, and asked in a daze.

“Mama, when you were asleep last night, and we didn’t want to disturb you,” Katakuri explained. “But the matter is serious, and we had to inform you—someone broke into the treasure room last night and stole a rubbing of the Poneglyph.”

“What!?”

A terrifying aura immediately spread across the wedding venue. Many of the weaker guests instantly fainted, foam bubbling from their mouths!

Big Mom was furious. Her face twisted into a terrifying expression. The Poneglyph in her treasure room was one of her most prized possessions, and now she had just been told that someone had again stolen a rubbing of it. Her rage was palpable!

Back when the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, had stolen a rubbing of her Poneglyph and later claimed the title of Pirate King, Big Mom had been full of regret ever since. And now, this situation was happening again!?

“Caesar! How dare you!” Big Mom snarled viciously, her face contorted as she glared at Caesar.

Under the overwhelming pressure of Big Mom’s powerful Conqueror’s Haki, Caesar was so scared he nearly lost his mind. Tears and snot flowed uncontrollably as he screamed in terror, “Mama, please listen to me… it wasn’t me! I was framed! The real culprits are someone else! They kidnapped me and forced me to make the sleeping gas bombs…”

“Oh, really!?” Big Mom turned her gaze toward Perospero and Brûlée, who stood behind Caesar.

Faced with Big Mom’s fury, Perospero and the others were equally terrified. Forcing themselves to stay composed, they replied, “Y-Yes, Mama! We caught Caesar in the Mirror World, and when we found him, he was already wearing these Seastone handcuffs. He’s probably not lying…”

Caesar nodded furiously, crying desperately in agreement.

Watching the scene unfold from behind, Ian was speechless. Now, he finally understood what had happened the previous night, but he never imagined that Caesar would end up involved.

Just how unlucky can you be, Caesar?

“Even if you were kidnapped, you should at least know who did it, right!?” Big Mom’s gaze bore down on Caesar. The sheer force of her intimidating presence made him feel as though he would be eaten alive any second!

Terrified, Caesar didn’t dare hold back and spilled everything he knew. “There were two of them! One tall, one short! I… I didn’t see their faces clearly because they were both wearing masks, but I know for sure—they were with the World Government! I could tell by that distinct aura! There’s no way I could be mistaken!”

A loud uproar swept through the venue at Caesar’s words.

This was Whole Cake Island! How could World Government agents have infiltrated it!? What was going on!?

Immediately, every member of the Big Mom Pirates drew their weapons, their eyes scanning the guests with suspicion.

Even Big Mom and Katakuri’s expressions hardened. The members of the Big Mom Pirates were all trusted people, so if there were agents from the World Government among them, it had to be someone from this group of guests.

Ian stood shoulder to shoulder with Reiju, maintaining a calm expression, but his peripheral vision was fixed on Stussy.

He was well aware of Stussy’s true identity. If what Caesar said was accurate, then one of the kidnappers had to be her! But Caesar mentioned two people, which meant Stussy must have had an accomplice.

Who could it be? Ian glanced over in the direction of Arest.

Meanwhile, Big Mom had already lashed out, grabbing one of the prominent figures standing beside her—the president of the World Economic News, “Big News” Morgans. This guy was essentially a giant bird from the Mink Tribe, and when Big Mom grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the ground, she furiously spat, “Morgans, was it you!?”

“It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me, Mama!” Morgans flailed in panic, feathers flying everywhere as he struggled. “I may publish news for the World Government, but I am definitely not one of them! Mama, you have to believe me!”

Big Mom casually tossed Morgans to the ground, then immediately snatched up the Sea Transport King, Umit, and interrogated him just as fiercely.

At that moment, Stussy suddenly stepped forward, speaking in a teasing tone, “Calm down, Linlin. I know you’re angry, but don’t lose your cool. We’ve all been your friends for many years now. How could any of us be part of the World Government?”

She then turned to look at Caesar and said, “Besides, who knows if this guy is telling the truth? If I recall correctly, he wasn’t even on the guest list for this tea party, was he? Who brought him in?”

As a trained intelligence officer for the World Government, Stussy knew how to handle herself under pressure. Despite her inner anxiety, she didn’t show a hint of panic, instead smoothly redirecting the blame towards Caesar.

This immediately made Big Mom turn her gaze to Ian, as she too realized that it was Ian who had brought Caesar along.

However, Ian simply looked bewildered, shrugging his shoulders with a helpless expression, as if to say, “This is awkward…”

Capone Bege, standing behind, let out a cold laugh. Though he didn’t yet know who had broken into the treasure room, he knew that Stussy’s attempt to shift the blame onto Ian was bound to fail.

Sure enough, before Big Mom could speak, Smoothie suddenly stepped forward and quietly said to her, “Mama, it couldn’t have been Ian. Did you forget the mission you gave to Pudding yesterday?”

That’s right! Big Mom immediately realized the truth—Ian’s memory had been altered by Pudding. If Ian had been the one to break into the treasure room, there’s no way Pudding wouldn’t have seen it in his memories.

With that, Big Mom quickly eliminated Ian as a suspect.

So, who was the culprit? Big Mom’s eyes swept across the crowd before finally landing on Judge and the Vinsmoke family!

Seeing the cold look on Big Mom’s face, Judge was utterly bewildered. He had never expected to get dragged into this mess while doing absolutely nothing!

Panicked, Judge waved his hands and quickly said, “Mama, it can’t possibly be us! You know the reason I came to Cake Island!”

However, Big Mom wasn’t interested in hearing his excuses. Pointing directly at him, she sneered and said, “Hmph! Your purpose? Who knows what your Vinsmoke family’s true purpose is? Who can guarantee that you’re not using the excuse of collaborating with the Big Mom Pirates to steal from me? After all, isn’t the Vinsmoke family part of the World Government’s allied nations!?”

Hearing this, Judge nearly spat out blood. A wave of frustration surged within him, feeling like he’d been unjustly wronged. He was aware of the disturbance on Cake Island last night, but wanting to avoid trouble, he pretended not to notice it and forbade Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji from getting involved. Yet, here he was, caught up in the mess today. The worst part? He had no reasonable excuse to counter the claim about being allied with the World Government.

“I… I…” Just as Judge was racking his brain for a way to defend himself, his youngest and hot-headed son, Yonji, suddenly spoke up, “What the hell! Accusing guests without any proof—is this how the Big Mom Pirates operate!?”

As soon as those words left his mouth, chaos erupted. Big Mom immediately flew into a rage!

Who was she? She was Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, the queen of the New World! Even if these people were her guests, if she wanted to interrogate them, who would dare defy her? And now, a mere brat had the audacity to talk back to her!?

When a son causes trouble, the father naturally takes the blame. And since Judge was standing right next to her, Big Mom didn’t hesitate and threw a punch directly at him!

“Father!?”

How powerful was Big Mom’s punch? Only those who had experienced it would know, but Reiju was well aware that her father probably couldn’t withstand it. She let out a shocked cry, intending to rush forward.

However, Ian moved even faster than Reiju. He grabbed her hand and pulled her back, while he himself charged forward.

Clang!!!

A massive sound echoed as Big Mom’s punch was blocked by Ian, who had used the scabbard of his sword, Senbonzakura, to intercept it!

The immense force transferred through Ian’s arm, causing the ground beneath him to instantly fracture with countless cracks.

“You… you…” Judge looked at Ian’s back, which was so close, unable to find the words to speak.

But Ian had no time to pay attention to him. Gritting his teeth, he exerted all his strength and managed to deflect Big Mom’s fist.

“Ian!!!” Big Mom was furious, shouting at him in rage, “How dare you stop me!?”

Katakuri and the others were shocked as they watched Ian. They seemed astonished that Ian had dared to block Big Mom’s punch. Even though they knew she hadn’t used her full strength, the fact that Ian appeared completely unscathed was enough to make anyone uneasy.

As for Smoothie, she looked at Ian with both admiration and concern.

Ian, however, just smiled in response to Big Mom’s anger and said, “Speaking of guests, besides the Vinsmoke family, isn’t there one other person here?”

After speaking, Ian’s gaze shifted towards Arest, who was standing expressionless at a distance.

Big Mom and the others were momentarily stunned. Following Ian’s gaze, they looked at Arest too. That’s right! Arest was also a guest here on Cake Island.

Though Katakuri and the others knew Arest was a friend of Big Mom, they actually knew very little about him.

With everyone now staring at him, Arest, instead of panicking, smiled gently and shook his head. “Linlin, I am indeed a guest, but don’t forget, it was you who asked me to stay and serve as the officiant for the wedding…”

Hearing Arest’s words, Big Mom was momentarily stunned.

She looked around, feeling suspicious of everyone, yet unable to determine exactly who might be responsible.

At that moment, Arest continued, “Although I don’t know what exactly was stolen, all the guests are gathered here. Whatever is missing must be hidden somewhere. Why not have your people search for it?”

“Yes! Search the place!” Judge immediately echoed. “That’s a great idea!”

He was eager to clear himself of suspicion and didn’t care much about anything else now.

“…” Reiju glanced at Arest, surprised. She had initially thought it would be Stussy who suggested the search.

“It’s already being done! Cracker and the others are searching everyone’s rooms right now!” Katakuri, with his arms crossed, informed Big Mom.

“Alright! Let’s wait for the search results!” Big Mom roared. “No one is allowed to leave until the results are in!”

With this disruption, Big Mom’s mood to eat cake was temporarily ruined. Capone Bege hadn’t expected things to escalate like this. Of all the times for Caesar to be caught, it had to be right before the cake was about to be served…

Nervously, everyone sat back down. As Ian took his seat, he noticed Stussy casting a glance his way.

Interesting! Is she blaming me for exposing her accomplice? Ian thought.

At this point, Ian still didn’t realize that Stussy and Arest were actually targeting him, thinking instead that they were both government agents trying to steal Big Mom’s Poneglyph.

Meanwhile, Stussy and Arest were secretly pleased. So what if Caesar was caught? He couldn’t point the finger at anyone. Once the copy of the Poneglyph was found in Ian’s room, there would be no way for him to clear his name.

As for Reiju, she discreetly pressed her chest to ensure the copy of the Poneglyph was securely hidden…

With different thoughts running through everyone’s minds, they all sat waiting. Before long, Cracker and the search team returned…

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