Inside the banquet hall.
The pirates who had been caught up in the chaos fled hastily, seeking to leave Happy Street as quickly as possible.
Low-level World Government intelligence operatives also evacuated urgently, leaving only the Gluttonous King and Linlin focused on their meal, the Happy Street Queen Emma, and the visibly present Terry.
“How… how is this happening?” Emma found it hard to believe what was unfolding outside the banquet hall.
Even if he was the world’s strongest, the Six Kings had ruled the seas for 15 years. Three of them together shouldn’t be reduced to such a state, and the relatively weaker Sniper King was nearly one-shot by a finger gun!
Is this a dream?
Beside her, Terry’s forehead was covered in sweat as he muttered, “I see, so this is Figo’s answer to the World Government.”
Emma: “What?”
“The World Government, the Five Elders, have been wondering why Figo suddenly broke their mutual understanding, refused to return to Marine Headquarters or Impel Down with Garp, and even set his sights on Linlin,” Terry said solemnly. “And brought her openly to Happy Street.”
“It turns out the reason is so simple that no one dared to think in that direction!”
“Twenty-five years ago, Figo faced Fleet Admiral Raul and the previous Five Elders’ Charles Saint together. Though he wasn’t defeated at the time, he was ultimately not victorious and chose to make a pact, being semi-imprisoned in Impel Down for 25 years. While he held the title of the world’s strongest as recognized internally by the World Government, that title always carried a slight tarnish.”
“This time, stepping out of Impel Down, Figo seems to be declaring to the world that what he couldn’t achieve 25 years ago, he can now! Regardless of the World Government’s plans, he will firmly hold onto the title of the strongest, potentially even changing it to the strongest in history!”
What he couldn’t achieve 25 years ago?
“How could that be?! There’s never been any mention of…” Emma’s words trailed off.
Listening to the sounds outside the banquet hall with her Observation Haki, she felt a chill and could say no more!
…
“So that’s it?” The Gluttonous King smiled as he continued to stuff cakes into his mouth.
“Looks like I really picked the wrong time to come here.” He glanced at Linlin beside him, then at the remaining desserts around them, eating even faster.
As he finished the pile of little cakes before him, Carlos was cuffed by Figo and knocked unconscious with a heavy punch, embedding him in the ground.
As Figo humorously cleaned Linlin’s face after pulling her out of an ice cream heap, he dodged a shot from the heavily injured Sniper King, breaking the latter’s arm and cuffing him before knocking him out.
After sharing a strawberry puff with Linlin, Figo cuffed one of the spider legs, breaking Spider Queen’s venomous fangs with an elbow, leaving her bleeding and whimpering, hoping it was a nightmare!
“It’s not easy being a king.”
Hearing Figo crush Pegasus King’s wings in mid-air, bringing him crashing to the ground before cuffing him, the Gluttonous King continued eating, more engrossed than ever.
With Linlin almost full, her eating slowed down, but the Gluttonous King’s pace didn’t waver.
Perhaps, this was his last meal.
…
A dozen minutes later, when Figo returned to the banquet hall, the Four Kings and most of their crew were piled together, handcuffed, forming a mountain of people.
The Gluttonous King smiled at him and continued cleaning up the remaining desserts.
Linlin, with much of the gray fog in her eyes dissipated, ate slowly, looking somewhat forced.
“When Linlin is completely full, she’ll probably fall asleep.” Figo then looked at the nervous Emma and Terry nearby and said, “Please take care of her for a while. I’ll come to pick her up after my business here is done.”
Let us take care of her? Emma was extremely surprised, but Terry nodded directly: “I understand.”
“We’re actually old friends. You were quite brash back then, but now you’ve gotten smarter. Looks like 42 years have passed, and there’s a lot we can catch up on.” Figo smiled. “Let’s talk when this is over?”
Terry smiled wryly: “Sure.”
Three minutes later, when Linlin, stuffed, let out a satisfied belch, eyes gleaming with contentment and happiness, she toppled over.
Terry used a shave to catch her, slung her over his back, nodded at Figo again, and, along with Emma, quickly disappeared from the banquet hall.
“Was it… this easy?” Emma signaled at Linlin, surprised after they left the banquet hall.
The mission to retrieve Linlin was accomplished?
Terry sighed: “Don’t overthink it. If Figo fails today, Linlin will naturally return to CP0. But if Figo succeeds, even if we take Linlin back to Mary Geoise, Figo will come to the Holy Land again to take her away!”
Emma finally understood, her face turning pale. She then asked Terry in a low voice: “He… is he going to fight the Gluttonous King? They seem to be getting along well, why…”
Terry countered: “One is the warden of Impel Down, the other is the most wanted pirate with a bounty of billions. Do they need a reason to fight if they meet?”
Yes, no reason needed!
The Gluttonous King had known of Figo’s presence through Observation Haki, yet he chose not to avoid it, continuing his seclusion. From the moment the Gluttonous King walked into the barbecue shop, this battle was destined to happen!
“Yesterday, I only said half of what I meant. You were right to want to be full, but those who starved or died because of your hunger were not wrong either,” Figo said to the Gluttonous King.
“Indeed,” the Gluttonous King nodded and laughed, “It’s a shame we didn’t meet earlier. Thank you for another satisfying meal and your barbecue.”
“You’re welcome,” Figo replied.
“Uh, can’t waste food.” The Gluttonous King’s eyes scanned the remaining desserts in the banquet hall, and his body suddenly swelled.
From five meters to ten meters, then thirty meters!
The Gluttonous King gradually turned into a real meat mountain, breaking through the banquet hall’s dome! Stones fell, and the Gluttonous King’s massive hand scooped up the remaining desserts, along with rubble and dirt, shoving them into his mouth!
Crunching and swallowing.
Then the Gluttonous King looked down at the tiny Figo and laughed, “I’m full!”
A giant fist smashed down!
Figo swung his fist to meet it!
After all the amiable conversations and yesterday’s peaceful encounter, this battle was their destiny.
Fighting was the pride and persistence of the strong!
Gluttonous King Massas Garulin, a Paramecia-type Bebi Bebi no Mi user, could enlarge parts of his body or his whole body!
The larger he grew, the more energy he consumed.
But the bigger he got, the stronger he became!
Once in a rage, he had shattered a small island with a single blow, possessing a higher bounty and greater power than Zebruth!
He was the pinnacle among all pirates of both the previous and current eras!
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