Although they were already accustod to their mother's whims, Charlotte Linlin's words left Katakuri and Perospero sowhat bewildered, and the two exchanged glances before looking back at their mother.
"You an, invite Cyrus to our tea party?" Perospero asked.
"Was I not clear enough?" Charlotte Linlin looked down at her eldest son with an unfriendly tone.
"Understood, Mom!" Perospero nodded when he saw Charlotte Linlin's expression.
"Since you understand, get to it. Don't provoke any unnecessary conflicts." Charlotte Linlin shooed them away before grabbing a large piece of cake and stuffing it into her mouth to chew loudly.
The two brothers left in silence, and only after they were outside did Perospero furrow his brows to look at Katakuri.
Due to Katakuri's strength and prestige within the family, Perospero had always resented him as the eldest, but he knew very well that Katakuri was the true second-in-command.
"Katakuri!"
"No need to say more, because what Mom said is the best course of action right now," Katakuri said, cutting his elder brother off since he knew what he was about to say.
"No one can stop him, so doing anything else is pointless. If war is inevitable, gathering all our forces here is a good move, and if war doesn't break out, that would be the best outco."
With that, Katakuri walked away.
Perospero stared blankly as Katakuri left because his younger brother seed to have changed a lot recently.
'What exactly is he thinking?'
Perospero could never guess what Katakuri was thinking, or perhaps he didn't dare to, because Katakuri was contemplating rebelling against their capricious mother.
As for the other mbers of the Charlotte family, they didn't dare entertain such thoughts.
For Katakuri, the current situation presented an excellent opportunity since no one understood their mother's strength better than him.
Even though he had reached his peak, he still couldn't suppress his trembling fear when facing his mother.
'Can I take advantage of this opportunity?' he wondered.
But he wouldn't proceed if it ant endangering his younger siblings, and this dilemma tornted him.
"Brother Katakuri!" Charlotte Brulee called out when she saw Katakuri walking past her, seemingly lost in thought.
Hearing Brulee's voice made Katakuri stop and turn to look at his sister, who had been disfigured because of him during their childhood.
"Brulee, I need you to do sothing for ," Katakuri said seriously as he approached her.
"Yes, Brother Katakuri!" Charlotte Brulee nodded without asking what he wanted her to do.
"Cyrus is coming to Whole Cake Island, and he might wage war against Mother."
"Cyrus? The one who attacked Mary Geoise?" Brulee's eyes widened and her voice trembled.
"Yes, that man, and if war breaks out..." Katakuri's tone was low as if burdened by heavy thoughts.
"Are we gathering everyone to hide using my ability and then ambush him?" Brulee asked.
"No, use your ability to evacuate our younger siblings if war breaks out, because this isn't a fight you can intervene in." Katakuri shook his head.
"Not even Mother can handle him?" Brulee's eyes widened in shock at her brother's words.
"Perhaps, but if a battle does occur, you'd better stay far away since even being caught in the crossfire would be dangerous."
"I understand," Brulee nodded to show her understanding when she saw the look in Katakuri's eyes.
"I'm counting on you!" Katakuri raised his hand and patted Brulee's shoulder before turning to leave.
Brulee watched his retreating figure with a worried expression, because even in the unique environnt of the Charlotte family, familial bonds still existed.
With her Paracia-type Mira Mira no Mi, Brulee was the person Katakuri thought could protect their younger siblings.
She could create a mirror world and achieve rapid movent through mirrors, and while inside this mirror world, nothing happening outside would affect it since they were two separate spaces.
...
The Rose Hunter continued its voyage.
There was no need to search for pointers on other islands anymore.
Pinecone Island regularly transported pinecones to Whole Cake Island since they were the island's specialty and were offered as tribute, which was essentially Totto Land's taxes or protection fees.
Frequent visits required having an Eternal Pose pointing to Whole Cake Island, because Totto Land's sea territory was vast and without pointers, there was a high risk of getting lost or entering dangerous waters within their domain.
On the ship, Robin looked at Cyrus. "Are we going to recruit the mbers of the Charlotte family?"
As she spoke, she furrowed her brow. "These people don't have the best reputation, so if possible, recruiting Whitebeard's n would be better than taking in the Charlotte family."
"You seem to know them quite well?" Cyrus looked at Robin with so surprise.
"Of course, and since my strength isn't enough, I should at least help you in other matters," Robin said as she lifted her head proudly.
But then her expression fell and her cheeks puffed out slightly.
"It's just that my strength is growing too slowly, and the gap between us keeps widening." Robin's tone was full of helplessness.
"That's enough for now, as we entered the New World too fast with almost no stops in between," Cyrus said with a dismissive wave of his hand.
On these seas, engaging in nurous battles was the best way to grow stronger, because those who survived frequent fights tended to improve at a remarkable pace.
However, staying by Cyrus's side ant Robin rarely got opportunities to fight, and even when they encountered enemies, Cyrus and Issho could defeat them easily to leave Robin with no chance at all.
Cyrus didn't have a good solution for this situation because he wouldn't put Robin in dangerous battles just to help her grow stronger.
If that were the case, it would be better to keep her as a secretary handling administrative tasks, which was a role Robin could perform well.
But judging by Robin's current state, she seed very concerned about her strength, so he needed to think about how to help her improve.
Although Issho's gravity training thod could help Robin beco stronger, it would take a long ti.
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