One Piece : Bounty Hunter King! Chapter 275: Gathering at Whole Cake Island!

Cyrus returned to the Rose Hunter and looked down at the kneeling Katakuri.

"You really want to defeat Charlotte Linlin, don't you?"

As Cyrus spoke, Robin and the other two were startled and looked at Katakuri in surprise.

Katakuri himself was taken aback before shaking his head.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

As he spoke, he stood up and gripped Mogura in his hand while fixing his gaze on Cyrus.

"Won't admit it? That's fine. If your mother were to fail, could you take control of the Totto Land waters?" Cyrus didn't intend to continue fighting because it served little purpose.

Katakuri's strength was respectable on the seas: powerful Observation Haki, decent Conqueror's and Armant Haki, along with good developnt of his Devil Fruit ability.

But at his age, his potential had been fully realized, so he couldn't compare to the true monsters of the seas.

His ability to foresee the imdiate future with Observation Haki was interesting, but if the speed was sufficient, he couldn't mount an effective response even if he could foresee the future.

This was a gap in actual combat capability.

Still, with his current strength, he could temporarily manage a branch territory without much problem.

Though, it seed Cyrus himself lacked the charisma that would make others bow at his command.

Cyrus felt sowhat emotional internally, but achieving the objective was enough.

"What are you trying to do?" Hearing Cyrus suggest he take control of the Totto Land waters, Katakuri was bewildered.

'Though you're quite strong, Mother is still here. You talk about controlling Totto Land's waters as if it's already decided, aren't you being too dismissive of Mother?'

"Robin, set sail!" Cyrus glanced at Katakuri but didn't answer him, instead turning to give Robin an instruction since nothing said now would hold much significance.

As for Katakuri, once matters on Whole Cake Island were settled, he would beco very obedient for the sake of his younger siblings.

Thinking this, Cyrus stroked his chin.

'Hmm, this approach seems sowhat underhanded, but when dealing with pirates, there is no need to insist on honor, and after all, this is rely a temporary asure before the exam.'

Katakuri remained aboard the Rose Hunter.

Cyrus and his three companions almost ignored him, imposing no restrictions on him either.

Katakuri felt uneasy about this situation, yet there was nothing he could do since he couldn't defeat Cyrus.

However, observing the relationships among the four on the ship along with their conversations and actions, Katakuri felt that Cyrus seed different from the person he had learned about in intelligence reports.

Cyrus had taken Katakuri away.

When those who had fallen unconscious from the impact of their Conqueror's Haki awoke, they saw the severely damaged Dessert Pirate Ship but found no trace of Katakuri, so the first pirates to regain consciousness reported what had happened.

...

On Whole Cake Island, Perospero received the news and reported it to Charlotte Linlin.

Hearing that Katakuri had disappeared after clashing with Cyrus made Charlotte Linlin fly into a rage, because although she treated her children as tools, Katakuri was her best tools.

"Investigate Cyrus along with his ship, because I want to know what happened to Katakuri." Charlotte Linlin glared fiercely at Perospero.

"Mama, should we make preparations in advance? Since they attacked Katakuri, they're clearly hostile," Perospero suggested.

'Preparations?' Charlotte Linlin glared at her eldest son and waved her hand, sending a powerful gust that blew Perospero away.

What preparations?

Her presence here was the best preparation possible, so could she possibly drag Kaido back here?

But Kaido provoking Cyrus might be related to Cyrus coming here, and thinking this, Charlotte Linlin grew increasingly displeased with Kaido.

...

On Whole Cake Island, several underworld emperors has gathered together.

"Stussy, it seems you've succeeded? How's the situation? If possible, we'd like to get involved too."

These individuals had learned about Stussy establishing connections with the Hunter Guild, and now they all wanted to make early investnts.

Actually, they had all sent people to contact the Hunter Guild and provided so support.

Of course, this support wasn't substantial or obvious because the situation remained unclear.

But now Stussy had made her move and succeeded.

As long as Cyrus remained, the Hunter Guild's developnt wouldn't be poor and it might even beco a powerful force rivaling the World Governnt in the future.

If that were the case, establishing early friendly relations would yield significant benefits.

Hearing their words, Stussy smiled.

"Of course you can!" Stussy chuckled as she scanned the group. "But you don't need to contact the Hunter Guild directly, and you've been inford about Big Mom's invitation, right? Cyrus will be coming here."

"Heh, she's probably just talking. Although that person has entered Totto Land's waters, who can say what he'll do? And you haven't forgotten his epithet, have you? One of them is 'Pirate Hunter'."

Upon hearing this, Stussy didn't respond, rely offering a faint smile to the others.

Though they were all major figures in the underworld, their relationship couldn't be described as good; at best, it was tangled in interests.

Nearby, Morgans the bird-man watched the others coldly without uttering a word, and an inexplicable sense of superiority rose within him.

'You're all still figuring out how to approach Cyrus, but I'm already friends with him.'

This alone made Morgans feel these people were no longer fit to sit at the sa table with him, except for Stussy!

Morgans possessed considerable intelligence and remained wary of Stussy's situation, because the Queen of the Pleasure District was no simple character.

While everyone present was formidable, this woman concealed far more than the others.

The others failed to reach any conclusion, so the group parted on unfriendly terms.

Shortly after Morgans left, he heard footsteps behind him, and turning around, he saw Stussy catching up in her high heels.

"I thought you wouldn't dare show up, because the World Governnt has been looking for you lately," Stussy said with a smile as she drew alongside Morgans.

"Do you think I care about the World Governnt?" Morgans retorted, his tone sharp but clearly blustering.

"If you didn't care, you wouldn't have needed to relocate your headquarters," Stussy countered.

"After all, I have my share of intelligence too."

Though their sources differed, both Morgans and Stussy possessed vast networks of information.

"What do you want, woman?"

"You're in contact with Cyrus, aren't you? Seems like you're on good terms," Stussy cut straight to the point.

"So what?" Morgans didn't deny it.

"When he actually arrives, I hope you can introduce ."

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