Chapter 165: Setting Sail: The Island in Crisis

This was a small island, not very large in size.

Just as Enel had mentioned earlier on the ship, there were only about 300 people on this island.

Even though the population was small, all the necessary commercial buildings were present.

What particularly caught the attention of Enel and Kaku, who had come to purchase supplies, was a large factory located in the center of the island.

"Do you smell that?" Kaku sniffed the air and asked.

Enel looked towards the factory. There was a faint sweet fragrance in the air, seemingly coming from the factory.

"The smell of cream and jam… is it a dessert factory?" Enel asked curiously.

"Probably," Kaku laughed. "Hahaha, perfect! Let's buy some to take back. Eating sweets puts people in a good mood."

"Whatever," Enel said indifferently.

The two soon reached the circular street built around the factory.

Even though it wasn't yet noon, the street was unusually empty, with only a few shops still open, most of them run by the elderly or children.

"This island seems strange," Kaku said, looking around.

Enel, however, scoffed, "So what? What does it have to do with us?"

"Hahaha, true." Kaku laughed, scratching his nose. "Let's hurry and buy what we need."

They entered a shop selling fruits and vegetables, but as soon as they stepped inside, the smell almost made them turn around and leave.

Glancing at the shelves filled with rotting produce that had clearly been there for a long time, Kaku looked at the old man sitting inside reading a newspaper and said, speechless, "Boss, why don't you throw out these spoiled fruits and vegetables?"

The old man glanced up from his newspaper at Kaku and Enel, his face emotionless, "Buy it if you want. If not, get lost."

Kaku: "…"

Enel frowned slightly, sparks of lightning flashing around him.

Kaku, smiling wryly, said, "He's just a regular person. Killing him won't do us any good. Let's avoid trouble and find another store."

"Hmph!" Enel snorted. "What, you think you can tell me what to do?"

"That's not what I meant," Kaku said helplessly. "I just think it's unnecessary. You're the god of thunder, aren't you? Killing powerless ordinary people lowers your dignity as a god. Let's go find another store."

Enel was silent for a moment. Strangely, that reasoning made sense to him, so the lightning around him dissipated.

"Hmph! Consider yourself lucky," Enel sneered at the old man before leaving the store without another word.

Seeing that Enel had calmed down, Kaku breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Kaku was about to follow Enel out, the old man put down his newspaper and spoke in a calm tone, "No need to go. The other stores are the same. This island no longer has enough resources to sell to outsiders. If you don't want to get caught up in this, if you don't want to die, you still have time to leave the island."

Kaku froze mid-step and turned back to the old man, his expression darkening. "What do you mean by that?"

The old man chuckled lightly and continued, "This afternoon, someone is coming to collect ten tons of desserts. We were supposed to have them ready by now, but two days ago, the warehouse where we stored the desserts was robbed, and more than half of them disappeared. To make sure we could deliver the ten tons of desserts today, every young person on the island has been working non-stop for the past two days in the factory."

He took a sip from a cup of cold tea sitting on the small table next to him. "But it doesn't matter. Two of the dessert-making machines in the factory broke down. No matter how hard they work, they won't make it in time. This island is doomed to be destroyed today."

Kaku was momentarily stunned, and a name immediately popped into his mind.

"Here to collect desserts… Could it be Big Mom's people?" Kaku asked in surprise.

The old man set down his tea cup, a faint smile on his face as though he had long accepted his fate. "That's right. Since you know about Big Mom, you should understand her terror. This island's fate is sealed. You'd better take that big guy from earlier and leave quickly."

After leaving the old man's shop, Enel wandered the small street for a bit. In just a few minutes, he had already walked through the entire area.

"What a useless island. Absolutely pathetic," Enel scoffed, continuing forward.

In the distance, two strange-looking figures suddenly appeared.

One was a minkman wearing a pink suit, with a sword at his waist, sunglasses on, and a lion-like appearance that made him look quite fierce. This was Pekoms, a member of the Mink Tribe.

The other was a tall figure, even taller than Enel, also wearing sunglasses, dressed in pink, with egg-shaped pants and a cane in hand. His appearance resembled a French gentleman with a handlebar mustache. This was Baron Tamago of the Longleg Tribe.

Pekoms and Baron Tamago were both combatants under Big Mom.

Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin, was one of the Four Emperors of the New World, a powerful figure who had a terrifying obsession with sweets. She was known to go so far as to mobilize an army to conquer a country just for dessert.

Enel didn't even bother to glance at the two of them and continued walking forward.

"Hey, move aside! Don't block the way!" Pekoms shouted at Enel with an annoyed tone.

"Move for me? Hmph, how foolish. I'm a god. If you don't want to die, get out of my way!" Enel sneered, showing no fear.

Pekoms lifted his sunglasses, revealing his beady eyes, his expression turning fierce. "You bastard, are you looking down on me?"

Most people, when seeing Pekoms' small, beady eyes, either thought he looked cute or found him amusing.

But Enel, staring at Pekoms' eyes, had his face partially covered by shadow as he growled, "What's wrong with your eyes? You think you can look down on me? Hmph, interesting. Now die!"

With that, Enel turned into lightning. Before Pekoms could even react, Enel pointed his finger at Pekoms' forehead, and in an instant, a blinding flash of electricity surged.

Pekoms didn't even have time to scream before his body started emitting black smoke, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed on the ground.

"Hey, Pekoms, are you okay?" Baron Tamago's expression changed drastically.

Enel turned to look at Baron Tamago. "Hmph, what, you want to die too?"

"Who are you?" Baron Tamago asked, now calm.

Just as Enel was about to arrogantly introduce himself, Kaku caught up.

"Wait a minute!" Kaku leapt forward, landing steadily in front of Enel. He glanced at the electrocuted Pekoms on the ground, suddenly feeling that things were taking a turn for the worse. Taking a deep breath, Kaku looked at Baron Tamago and asked, "Are you with Big Mom?"

Baron Tamago smirked, "Since you know we're Mama's people, you must be quite brave to attack us!"

Enel, lazily picking at his ear, asked, "Big Mom? Who's that?"