Chapter 68
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Chapter 68: Bigmom Tries to Get Married! Is She Dying?
Meanwhile, at the highest peak of Dressrosa Palace, Kaido sat with his fist under his chin, gazing indifferently at Doflamingo in front of him. "Looking for me?" he asked. Today Kaido had single-handedly overturned the Marines' top combat power, and Doflamingo, now more than ever, was careful not to annoy him. He humbly extended his hand, offering a phone bug to Kaido, saying, "Bigmom wants to talk to you."
Kaido looked at the pink phone worm in his hand. The old woman was awake. She had a useful intelligence network to know that he was in Dressrosa. But what did she want with him? "Put it down," Kaido motioned for the phone bug to be placed on the table.
"Understood," Doflamingo responded. He set the phone bug down carefully, then slowly left the hall and waited by the door. His doubled fear and awe of Kaido were obvious, especially following his own promotion by the World Government. After Akainu met the Five Elders and recommended that Virgo be the fourth Admiral, he happily submitted to Kaido.
Kaido, withdrawing his attention from Joker's retreating figure, spoke lightly into the phone bug, "Say what you need to quickly. I'm not your husband."
Then a weak, hoarse voice came from the phone bug. "Mama~ You didn't expect me to be alive, did you? You've been bold recently, Kaido~, even daring to put up your Beast Pirates' flag on my island? Do you realize what this means? Defeating me doesn't mean my Charlotte family is afraid of you! And let that fool Jack steal my treasure? You underestimate me too much! Return all the treasures within two days! Otherwise, it's war! Kaido!" Her voice grew louder and ended in a roar, leaving her gasping for breath.
Kaido sneered, unimpressed by Bigmom's loud threats. "If your men are defeated, don't come blustering to me, old woman. That treasure is a rightful reward for saving your family. Don't be greedy. Or wasn't the lesson I gave you last time enough? Oh yes, I seem to remember—none of your precious sons are left, eh?"
Since leaving Wanguo, he hadn't bothered with news about that place or the Bigmom Pirates. The last time, he had easily dealt with her top crew members—Perospero, Katakuri, Cracker, and Smoothie—and he hadn't cared to check on their fate.
"You dare bring that up," the aunt seethed, her voice surrounded by the sounds of something being crushed. "Cracker and Perospero are my precious sons! You'll pay for this!"
Amidst exclamations of concern and the noise of instruments and glass shattering, Kaido looked out the window, his gaze lost in the endless starry sky.
The old woman is probably still in the hospital. I wonder how long the doctors who stayed behind will survive under the wrath of the angry aunt. And from the sound of it, did Cracker and Perospero fail to kill him? She spoke indifferently, "Don't blame me; you were the one who sent them to their deaths." "And wasn't it two who survived?" "Be glad, old woman." "At least the two most valuable survived. Whether in bounty or strength, Katakuri and Smoothie are the big catches."
"Great value? I dare say..." Big Mom's eyebrows shot up, and her hair whipped about in fury. The Den Den Mushi in front of her vividly imitated her lioness-like demeanor. She then slowly calmed down like a volcano before the eruption, yet one could feel the horror building up.
"But since you all say they are valuable..." "Come and get married, Kaido!" "Just marry your daughter to my Charlotte family!" "This time, old lady, you won't be responsible for the past! The treasure and Pudding are yours!" "The two of us can still form an alliance! How does that sound?" She fell silent, waiting quietly for Kaido's response. The line was deathly quiet, as if everyone nearby was too shocked to breathe.
And outside the door, Doflamingo raised an eyebrow. Another big piece of news. Big Mom wants to form an alliance with Kaido? Is she just looking for a way to save face? Will Kaido agree? Does he even need it? This is getting interesting. Ever since Kaido came to Dressrosa...
Kaido himself frowned, looked at the Den Den Mushi with disdain and said, "You're starting to daydream too, old woman." "If you're insane, see a doctor. Don't bother me with your nonsense." "I wouldn't offer my daughter for such a thing."
However, Big Mom seemed to have anticipated this and continued, "Twenty years is the prime age. The old lady also..." "Shut up, crazy woman," Kaido interrupted coldly, his voice harsh. "If you mention it again, I'll destroy every nation." Looking for me to give away Yamato? The Charlotte family has dozens of men; which one is worthy? Which one deserves it? They are all worthless.
Even if Katakuri were twice as old, handsomer, and stronger to the point of being emperor-level, he would barely qualify for an interview at most. "Mama, let's try again..." Big Mom said, anger lacing her breath. For a while, the anger between the two seemed reignited, as if they were on the brink of another battle.
Just as Kaido was contemplating whether to confront Luffy, Big Mom said, "King, he's the last member of the Lunarian clan." Clearly, she had been planning this for a long time, shifting her target to Kaido's longest-serving and most loyal follower. She wanted King to leave Kaido and join her family. Kaido narrowed his eyes, "Haven't I told you to stop dreaming?" You never listen to reason."
He even seemed a bit eager to fight, his bones making a crisp sound, ready to teach her a lesson. "Smoothie marries!" Big Mom suddenly declared. "Huh?" Kaido paused, most of his anger dissolving. "Are you tired, old woman?"
Assuming King agrees, the Beasts Pirates would gain a strong man with a bounty of nearly a billion, and they would lose nothing. As for the Big Mom Pirates, it would seem a total loss, unless... Big Mom was trying to ensnare Kaido. "Let's be honest, old lady," Big Mom said, surprisingly calm now and dropping her ruse. "I can't live long, and I can't even control the lifespan within my own soul."