After more than five years of absence, Cake Island is still the same as before, with various confectionery and pastry buildings lined up in rows, full of joyful colors.
The familiar streets have not been changed much. Ji Xing can still find familiar shops and eat familiar ‘dark cuisine’.
“Uncle Gleason, let’s have a chocolate burger, 30% pure.”
“Hey.” The middle-aged stall owner looked at Ji Xing strangely while packing his bags.
Ji Xing smiled and said, "Sammy didn't help?"
"Oh, that boy, he joined the Burning Legion a year ago." The stall owner said proudly, and then added: "You don't even know this. It's been a long time since you came to buy anything from me. No wonder there are some It was unfamiliar and I didn’t recognize it.”
"How can you be so confident? You have been busy recently and you forgot about your old customers when they were not here. Is this reasonable?" Ji Xing asked.
“Ah…ah ha ha…”
Ji Xing picked up his burger and left. While eating, he browsed nearby shops. Soon he had ice cream, fruit, chicken drumsticks and other food in his hand.
Not far away, a lion-fur tribe wearing a pink suit and sunglasses was carefully watching him from a distance. Someone next to him suddenly greeted him: "Lord Pokmus! What are you..."
The lion's hair exploded in an instant, and Pokomus raised his fingers in fear, feeling that his heart was about to stop. After a few seconds, he saw that Ji Xing did not look this way, and his heart dropped in his throat.
“Go, go, go away!”
Shooting away his subordinates who did not understand the situation, Pokmus continued to stare carefully for two minutes. He was relieved when the person he was waiting for finally arrived.
"Lord Katakuri." He reported in a low voice: "It is indeed that guy. The pattern, style, and appearance of the knife all match, and I always feel like I am about to be cut into pieces just by staring at him. It's like it's broken into pieces...
He had been buying food just now, and he also took the opportunity to chat with several shopkeepers. He might be trying to find out about his mother. Sorry, I didn't dare to get close, nor did I dare to observe the shape of his mouth head-on. "
Katakuri nodded slightly and moved his eyes towards Ji Xing. He had met Ji Xing once on the red-haired ship in the waters off Wano four years ago. At that time, he only regarded him as a red-haired subordinate. He never expected that this man would treat him like that. The method made him remember the name Holo, and he never expected to encounter his arrival during the worst period of change in the world.
No matter what his purpose is, it will probably make things worse for all the countries now.
But the moment he imprisoned his mother, Katakuri was ready to take on everything.
So he walked out directly and said: "Holo, why did you come to Cake Island?"
Ji Xing took a sip of ice cream and said, "Long time no see, Katakuri. I heard some rumors from the redhead. How is Bigmom?"
Katakuri was silent.
Phocmus looked at the two men looking at each other and felt sweat dripping from his forehead, almost changing from a lion to a sea lion.
"Of course Mom is not feeling well when I heard about your arrival." Katakuri said slowly: "She is waiting for you in the castle hall. Come with me."
Ji Xing smiled: "Okay."
Katakuri nodded and led the way, with a heavy look in his eyes. Facing this guy, my sense of knowledge was completely useless... It wasn't that I couldn't foresee the future, but that there were no traces of his actions in the foreseeable future. This was the first time.
The guy who defeated Mom and Kaido one against two is indeed the biggest monster in the world.
He silently led Ji Xing towards the castle.
It was a first time for him.
This is the second time for Ji Xing.
…
Go through the long corridor displaying various chess soldiers and arrive in front of the main hall of the castle.
When he opened the door, a mountain of meat suddenly appeared in Ji Xing's sight. He saw Bigmom sitting on the throne with a fierce look on his face, and there were also powerful pirates such as generals gathered around him. In terms of overall momentum, they were all Watching with eager eyes!
Obviously, they were hostile and wary of Ji Xing's arrival.
Especially the one in the center, Bigmom, seemed to be trembling with anger, and said in a trembling voice: "Mom, mom, Holo! How dare you come to my territory?!"
Ji Xing looked at 'her', then at the people who were trying to suppress him from their aura, and smiled again, turning to Katakuri and said: "Is this his first time performing? It's his first time pretending to be Bigmom. Is it a little embarrassing to perform in front of me?"
The whole place fell silent for an instant.
Perospero tilted his head and stuck out his tongue as if he was about to die. Was he seen through in an instant? !
Owen, Smoothie and others were shocked.
Bigmom in the center shook, making Ji Xing feel dizzy. Katakuri remained silent for a while, then shook his head to signal for him to change back.
It was a somewhat funny man in a swan suit. After returning to his original appearance, he stood in front of Bigmom's throne and looked extremely small, with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Katakuri, I really can't imitate your mother. ah!"
This guy's name is Ben Sam. He once joined Baroque Studio as Mr. 2 Von Clay. He is a person with imitation fruit abilities. As long as his right hand touches the other person, he can completely transform into the other person's appearance.
After the collapse of Baroque Studio, he was discovered by Katakuri by chance, which led to the current farce.
Katakuri waved his hand, indicating that he could go down, and turned around and said: "Holo, what is your purpose in coming to Wan Guo? Now Wan Guo... we can make the decision."
Since the disguise has been seen through, there is no point in hiding his mother's situation. He admitted the change of ownership of Wan Guo in disguise.
"Is that so..." Ji Xing looked at the group of people, thought about it, and said with a smile, "I want to marry you."
“…marriage?!”
Ji Xing said humbly: "I have a disciple named Abe. He is almost 25 years old this year and has never been married. It just so happens that the business of the Holo Merchant Group is preparing to expand to the new world. I remember that your Bigmom Pirates Group likes to pass through Marriage makes allies, so let’s see if we can help Abe find a companion.”
Everyone was greatly surprised.
real or fake? Is there such a thing?
What kind of good thing is there? !
Perospero's heart suddenly pounded. This guy is the strongest monster in the world, much more powerful than his mother! If we can make friends with him through marriage, then our crisis now...
No, don’t talk about a crisis!
It's easy to keep the name of the Three Emperors Pirates and even advance further!
Katakuri thought about it and said in a deep voice: "Then please bring him here. After I consult the sisters of the right age, if you want to get married, let them get along with each other for a while and give it a try."
“It’s still so troublesome?” Ji Xing frowned.
“The necessary process.” Katakuri said.
“The Bigmom Pirates were not like this before, right?”
“I am the one in charge now.”
As the two asked and answered questions, a chill seemed to spread outwards. Owen took half a step forward on guard. Perospero yelled in his heart, Katakuri, are you crazy? Please agree first!
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more solemn, Ji Xing smiled again and said: "In addition to Abe, I also have a female apprentice who is very beautiful. Katakuri, you are not married yet, why don't you do it directly? My disciple-in-law, establish a closer alliance?" Katakuri looked surprised: "You..."
"how?"
“…Okay.” Katakuri nodded.
"If my apprentice marries your sister, you have to get along first. But if you marry my female apprentice, you directly agree. How can this be true?" Ji Xing asked funnyly.
It’s bad, I’ve been educated. Ji Xing shook his head and said: "Everything is too much and too much is too much. People are easy to break. You don't have the capital to resist me. You should compromise first. No matter what the request is, agree to it first and then look for opportunities."
The grumpy Owen took a few steps forward after hearing this: "Are you really here to cause trouble? This is a country, even if you are the strongest in the world..."
Katakuri raised his hand to stop Owen from continuing, and faced Ji Xing and said: "Sometimes, inner perseverance is more important than death. This is what a guy with the same last name as you taught me five years ago. "
“Ah, I know, Holo Ji Xing?”
"Um."
“You may have learned it wrong.” Ji Xing said with a smile.
Katakuri frowned, and at the same time, the hostility falling on Ji Xing in the castle hall seemed to be even heavier!
"If you haven't seen it, don't judge Ji Xing casually, Holo!" Irving shouted: "That guy is a real strong man and a born king. If he hadn't died five years ago, this era would never let you be beautiful. In front!"
"Oh?" The corner of Ji Xing's mouth curled up: "I suddenly want to hear more of his story and why you admire him... Well, let's listen to it while eating, I'm a little hungry. I remember Katakuri, you are A person with Nuo Nuo fruit ability? Come and try some glutinous rice balls?"
Want to hear Ji Xing’s story?
What does it mean?
Katakuri felt that the topic had changed very abruptly and strangely, but he didn't think it would mean anything. He was silent for two seconds and made glutinous rice balls.
Ji Xing grabbed the glutinous rice ball in his hand and walked towards Perospero: "Help attach a layer of sour candy to the glutinous rice ball? It's delicious."
“?!”
Perospero, who looked a little unnatural and timid, did as he was told, but did not notice Katakuri's shrinking pupils and drastic change in expression.
Ji Xing took the glutinous rice ball with sugar juice and walked towards Owen again: "Heat it and let the sugar juice soak in. It will taste better."
What? Owen, Dafu, and Smoothie's breathing became disrupted at the same moment!
This scene is so familiar that they have not forgotten that the man five years ago proposed to his mother to reject the marriage after begging for a glutinous rice ball to eat!
In the end, he was determined to die!
Why? coincide?
Can it be such a coincidence?
"you…"
“Heat it up.” Ji Xing repeated.
Tone, action, demeanor.
Nearly exactly the same!
But Ji Xing is obviously dead, and he is still buried in the soil, and the two of them look completely different!
Irving used his ability in confusion to soak the sugar juice into the glutinous rice balls. Ji Xing smiled, took a bite, chewed and said, "Well, come on, who can tell me the story of Holo Ji Xing?"
No one said anything.
Perospero also reacted, and everyone looked at each other with ghostly expressions.
Katakuri's heart surged and he quickly gave a negative judgment! No, no, Ji Xing is indeed dead, I collected the body!
Seeing and hearing domineering? What level of knowledge? When Ji Xing was mentioned just now, did this image flash through someone's mind and make him completely recognize it?
“You bastard... you’re just pretending to be a ghost!” Irving also made a similar judgment and punched angrily.
The Rere Fruit was activated with all its strength, and a punch emitting astonishing heat hit Ji Xing's shoulder from behind, but of course it only hit the afterimage.
Owen's strength was exhausted and his body was shaking, but Ji Xing, who had disappeared, appeared next to him.
Everyone was shocked. Katakuri had already prepared and acted as quickly as possible. Nuomi condensed into a pillar of steel under the influence of the armed color, and hit Ji Xing's chest, trying to force Ji Xing away, but the next moment, he was stopped. It's on Ji Xing's chest, and he can't get even an inch inside!
A black-red finger pointed forward, like an indestructible barrier, blocking Katakuri's attack. Ji Xing turned around and smiled: "You didn't even listen to what Ji Xing said, Owen. It's not a teacher. But what you lack is that you always punch with all your strength, just like this one, without Katakuri's help, I could have kicked your **** three times."
Owen's fierceness was frozen on his face. He was shocked not only by the finger blocking Katakuri, but also by the words coming out of Ji Xing's mouth.
This kind of thing...except for those who were present that day, no one will know about this kind of thing!
Is this also seeing, hearing, and color?
Smoothie, who was about to take action, also released his hand from the handle of the knife: "You...are you really?!"
“What happened to the princess who was captured to squeeze juice, Smoothie.”
“...let it go.” Smoothie whispered.
Trance, astonishment, doubt about life.
Ji Xing nodded and said, "Let it go...it seems no one is going to tell me Ji Xing's story?"
say what?
Glutinous rice **** with sugar juice, the fighting skills taught to Owen, and the juicing princess, Ji Xing’s three simple sentences made four men and one woman lose their minds for him!
Have you witnessed someone who has been dead for a long time come back to life and stand in front of you again with a new look?
Moreover, the other party is already famous as the strongest person in the world! The reputation is like thunder!
This is a dream-like experience!
As if Owen and others were in their dreams, they heard Ji Xing continue: "If you don't want to talk, then I will do it. There are indeed people who are willing to die for the sake of their hearts, but they are very rare. As for people, they would rather be alive. living.
Holo Ji Xing is not that willing to die. He chooses to die just because his death is not a real death and he can survive by paying some price. "
Katakuri said in a serious voice: "Is it... some kind of devil fruit? You..."
“You guy…”
"Really are…"
“Is it really Ji Xing?!”
Ji Xing smiled: "How is that girl Flanpei? Are she still so naughty? The 10 siblings are already 16 years old, and they must be even more spectacular standing together now. My appetite is average now, and it should be more than But Kante and his brothers are still so strong, right? And Mukulu, she seems to be no longer on the Cake Island and has become a 'minister'? I miss the taste of walnuts..."
A series of words hit everyone's hearts like a violent storm, leaving a few people with no doubts, but...what is this?
Do you know how much your death has changed? ! Do you know how much your death has affected us? !
Five years, five years!
We even imprisoned my mother, and you showed up again and said you were not dead?
Who will pay for what we touch? !
Ji Xing looked around and said with a smile: "By the way, who can take me to my cemetery?"
It may not be available tomorrow. I plan to go to the hospital for a quick check. I don’t know if it will take long. I heard there are a lot of people. If nothing unexpected happens, we will start updating on the 3rd and get back on track.