Seeing Reno's firm attitude, Reiju could only comply.
Afterwards, Reno handed Sanji and Morgans over to Judge.
And instructed him to let them go once they woke up.
Reno had no hatred for Sanji, and besides, he was Reiju's brother.
As for Morgans, there was still a transaction between them, and he was a very important part of Reno's plan.
After everything was arranged, Reno left Totto Land with Galette, Flampe, Stussy, and Reiju.
Katakuri took the remaining few dozen Charlotte Family cadres to clean up the mess.
The entire Totto Land Kingdom was in mourning.
What awaited them in the future would be an even more terrifying darkness.
Ten thousand meters in the sky.
Looking out, there was nothing but a luxurious airship and a soft cloud bed suspended in the air.
A gentle breeze brushed through Stussy's and Reiju's hair, carrying a faint fragrance.
"Cap...Captain, do we really have to do this?"
Stussy's face was flushed, and she pleaded almost inaudibly.
Such a bold method made even her feel somewhat overwhelmed.
Recalling the reminders from the other women in her ear, Stussy subconsciously touched her round and full derriere.
Even though it hadn't started yet, she felt as if she was already experiencing it, even having the illusion of a faint pain.
The number "4" kept lingering in her mind.
A terrifying duration.
She had never even heard of it.
Stussy was in a daze, and as she moved her hands away, she completely forgot that she was naked.
For a moment, Reno had a feast for his eyes.
"Captain"
Reiju, like a blank sheet of paper, was even more shy.
She lowered her head, her gaze occasionally glancing at the nearby airship.
On the deck not far away.
Nami, Hancock, Vivi, and the other girls all leaned against the railing, chatting and laughing.
"The Queen of the Pleasure District?"
"963"
Hancock narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze aggressively sweeping over Stussy's graceful figure.
Although she felt a bit jealous, she had to admit that this type was indeed Reno's preference.
What a vixen.
"Hahahaha... don't worry about it. You're the charming pirate empress, are you really afraid she'll steal your thunder?!"
Nami, munching on melon seeds and sipping juice, teased with a smile.
She was the first woman to join the Reno Pirate Crew, but she had never had such concerns.
At least so far, she could genuinely feel Reno's favoritism towards her.
As the saying goes, those who are favored are always fearless.
"I'm afraid of her?" Hancock snorted lightly, pouting, "Just watch, next time I'll conquer Reno with my charm."
As she spoke, she struck her classic haughty lean-back pose again, making the other women's hearts flutter with delight.
"The eldest daughter of the Vinsmoke Family, a queen of the pleasure district... Reno's women are truly more distinguished than the last."
Kaya, resting her chin in her hands, remarked casually.
As a well-bred young lady from Syrup Village, she seemed a bit unremarkable by comparison.
"Is Reno going to play that kind of game again??"
The enormous Shirahoshi sat with her fish tail coiled, her delicate little face flushed even redder than Reiju's.
In the few days since she joined the Reno Pirate Crew, she had already experienced it many times.
She didn't know why, but every time she heard those strange sounds, her body would involuntarily react abnormally.
She had once asked Shyarly and Camie, but they only smiled meaningfully and said nothing more.
"Cough cough, Shirahoshi, don't be in a hurry. Once you successfully master the Navy Six Styles, you'll get to experience it."
Kalifa, dangling her jade-like legs from Shirahoshi's shoulder, said with a smile.
"I will definitely work hard."
Shirahoshi smiled brightly and nodded expectantly.
"Where did Galette and Flampe go? Why haven't I seen them?!"
Tashigi's gaze swept over the crowd, a bit puzzled.
According to custom, shouldn't the Captain and the newcomers be doing team-building together?!
"They're both in their rooms, not feeling well," Conis whispered beside her, reminding her.
Hearing this, Tashigi nodded, and the women didn't dwell on the topic any longer.
"Reno, it's time to get down to business."
Vivi cupped her hands like a megaphone, urging him towards the island cloud.
"Hahahahaha... Reno, hurry up!!"
"Reno, you can do it!!"
"Captain, we're all getting impatient!!"
"..."
No sooner had Vivi finished speaking than the other girls joined in the clamor.
"You all heard them, right?"
Reno looked at Stussy and Reiju in front of him with a mischievous grin.
As if making a momentous decision, Stussy took a deep breath.
The next second, she lowered her head and began to lick carefully.
Reiju's expression instantly froze.
Three days later.
A newspaper released by the World Economic News Publishing Company swept across the entire New World with overwhelming force.
After Morgans, who had been knocked out by Conqueror's Haki, woke up, he immediately contacted his subordinates to bring him back to the News Publishing Company headquarters.
Upon returning to his base, Morgans wasted no time.
He dispatched people to develop photos, write articles, and ensured all News Coos were in place.
The entire process flowed smoothly, completed in one go.
All work proceeded systematically.
His only regret was that he hadn't managed to take photos of what happened afterward.
However, during this period, he proactively contacted Reno once, inquiring about some subsequent events.
Reno selectively informed Morgans.
After seeking Reno's opinion, Morgans printed the prepared manuscript overnight.
The next day, countless News Coos carried the freshly printed newspapers, departing from the News Publishing Company and flying across the world.
Following a series of major moves by the Marine, another bombshell news item ignited the entire sea.
When the public saw the prominent headlines in the newspaper, everyone's jaws dropped.
[Shocking! Reno forcefully kills Big Mom!]
[Following Emperor Whitebeard, the ruler of Totto Land, the Sea Emperor Big Mom falls!]
[The Big Mom Pirates exist in name only, what will become of them?!]
[Two Four Emperors' Crewss successively destroyed, has a new era truly arrived?]
[What exactly is Reno's ultimate goal?!]
[How should the Beasts Pirates and Shanks' Pirate Crew respond?]
[Does the Marine and the World Government already have a countermeasure against Reno's threat?!]
[...]
Headline after headline stunned the public.
Countless citizens felt a surging tide in their hearts.
Originally, they thought Reno was only opposing the Marine and the World Government; now it seemed he was challenging the entire sea.
The Marine, the World Government, the Yonko, the Revolutionary Army—Reno had offended almost all the behemoths of the sea.
While horrified by Reno's rapid rise, the public secretly rejoiced.
Although they didn't know why Reno attacked Big Mom, provoking so many forces at once was undoubtedly playing with fire.
Even the Sea Overlord Rocks, as powerful as he was in his time, facing only the Roger Pirates, the Marine, and the World Government, ended up as a pile of dust, becoming a laughingstock and fodder for countless people's post-meal conversations.
What about Reno?
Already surrounded by wolves, he was now attacked from both front and back.
There was no longer any place for him on the sea!
What awaited him would be the retaliation of the entire sea!
What pleased the public most was that even if Reno emerged unscathed from destroying the Big Mom Pirates this time,
it was still beneficial to them.
It was well known that Big Mom was brutal and murderous, treating human lives as dirt.
Most of her children inherited her temperament, causing chaos everywhere.
Now that Big Mom was killed and the Big Mom Pirates had disintegrated, countless people would be spared suffering.
At the same time.
Forces that had previously had grievances with Big Mom had already rushed to the sea area where the Big Mom Pirates were located at the first news, to gather information.
Once the news was confirmed, they would settle scores with the Big Mom Pirates.
Before, with Big Mom alive, they indeed dared not act rashly.
But with only Katakuri's Pirate Crew remaining, were they still qualified to be one of the Four Emperors' Crewss?
Did he think he could monopolize so many territories and seize so many resources alone?!
They would have to ask if the swords in their hands agreed first!
After understanding the pros and cons, countless citizens rushed to spread the word, sharing this good news with their relatives and friends.
For a time, laughter and joy could be heard everywhere across the entire sea.
New World.
Wano Country, Onigashima.
"Uororororo... Linlin is dead, that Old Woman is dead!!!"
Loud, hearty laughter filled the entire Onigashima main hall.
After learning of Big Mom's death, Kaido began chugging sake.
In a short while, he had emptied a third of the warehouse's stock.
Even so, he showed no sign of stopping.
"Hahahahaha... Boss, Big Mom's death is truly a joyous occasion."
A Pirate Crew subordinate echoed Kaido's words, his voice extremely fawning.
King the Conflagration, the head of the Three Disasters, stood by with a cold face, saying nothing.
"Uororororo... What did you just say?!"
Kaido's movements paused, and he looked at the subordinate who had just spoken.
The subordinate was stunned, then said with a chuckle:
"Lord Kaido, I said Big Mom's death is a joy—"
Bang!!
Before he could finish, his body exploded into a mist of blood.
An almost tangible killing intent instantly swept through the entire Skull Dome.
In an instant, the members of the Beasts Pirates shivered uncontrollably as if plunged into an ice cellar.
Everyone immediately fell silent, not even daring to breathe loudly.
King coldly glanced at the remains on the ground, secretly cursing the man as an idiot.
"Linlin is dead, Linlin is dead!!!"
"Reno, you actually killed Linlin!!!"
An angry roar filled with killing intent echoed throughout the great hall.
With a smash, Kaido shattered the entire sake barrel, liquor splattering everywhere.
At this moment, the fury in his heart was more turbulent than a volcano about to erupt.
It was rumored that Kaido and Big Mom had a terrible relationship, never speaking to each other.
Even occasional phone calls were filled with flowery insults.
Both sides constantly threatened to kill each other.
But in reality, Kaido and Big Mom had an unusually good relationship.
During the Rocks era, the Sea Overlord Rocks dominated the entire sea.
At that time, Big Mom was a Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates, while Kaido was just an unknown subordinate.
But Big Mom treated him like her own younger brother.
Later, during the Battle of God Valley, Big Mom unexpectedly obtained the Mythical Zoan Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon form.
Without any hesitation, she selflessly gave this powerful Devil Fruit to Kaido.
Thus, the strongest creature in the world was born!
What kind of bond was that?
Besides that, there was their combined technique, Sea Overlord.
Currently, in the One Piece World, only two pairs of combinations can unleash powerful combined techniques.
One is the combat technique Hakoku, jointly performed by the Giant Captain Brogy and Dorry.
The other is the combined technique Sea Overlord, used by Kaido and Big Mom.
Only those who truly have a tacit understanding and trust each other can achieve this.
This also directly proves that their relationship is not bad; on the contrary, it is surprisingly good.
So, the moment he saw Big Mom killed, Kaido truly became enraged!
An unprecedented fury!
He had immediately used his network to contact Katakuri and learned the truth from him.
It turned out that Reyno took advantage of Big Mom's eating disorder, seizing the opportunity to defeat her without a fight, and that was how he killed Big Mom.
"Worororororo… Reyno, you did a really good job!!"
Kaido laughed maniacally towards the sky, but anyone could hear the undisguised killing intent in his laughter.
"Linlin, I haven't even repaid your favor from back then, how could you just die!!!"
"Lord Kaido, Reyno has already entered the New World. Do we need to send people to find him??"
King the Conflagration stepped forward, saying in a deep voice.
Having followed Kaido for so many years, he had long forgotten when Kaido was last this angry.
Clearly, Big Mom's death had a profound impact on him.
"Everyone listen to me!!!"
Kaido waved his large hand, his laughter abruptly stopping, his smile completely vanished, replaced by an extreme chill.
"Mobilize all the power of the Beasts Pirates and find Reyno at any cost. I will kill him with my own hands!!!"
"Yes, Lord Kaido!!"
"Yes, Lord Kaido!!"
"..."
Including the Three Disasters, the Tobiroppo, the Tobi Roppo, the Gifters, and countless members of the Beasts Pirates, all responded loudly in unison.
For a time, the entire Beasts Pirates began to operate frantically like a machine, searching everywhere for Reyno's movements.
New World.
Red Hair Pirates' base.
"He killed Big Mom for the sake of just two women?!"
"Is Reyno crazy?!"
Lucky Roux's face was grim, and a surging aura emanated from his corpulent body.
Each Four Emperors' Crews has its own intelligence network, and they are no exception.
Although Morgans did not report this matter, they had already used their own intelligence network to learn Reyno's true purpose in going to Totto Land.
"Hehehehe… Even Rocks back then wasn't as crazy as Reyno."
The sniper Yasopp chuckled and shook his head.
To destroy a Yonko for women was simply unheard of, and it made him feel even more incredulous.
With Reyno's strength and influence, what woman couldn't he get?
"Captain, what do you think about this matter??"
After a brief moment of surprise, everyone's gaze turned to Shanks simultaneously.
Although some headlines in the newspapers had elements of exaggeration, it was undeniable that Whitebeard and Big Mom had indeed died at Reyno's hands.
What if Reyno decided to target the Red Hair Pirates? They had to be prepared.
Shanks, uncharacteristically, put away his playful mood and pondered with a cold expression.
Since Reyno set sail, wherever he went, earth-shattering events were bound to occur.
The death of Crocodile, the destruction of Judicial Island, the Celestial Dragons incident, the Impel Down incident.
During the Summit War, he killed Garp, killed Kizaru, and killed Whitebeard.
Now he had also killed the Yonko Big Mom.
One by one, Shanks became more and more alarmed the more he thought about it.
"What's your opinion on Reyno?"
After a while, Shanks turned his head to look at Benn Beckman, who had been silent.
Although he had already made up his mind, for any important matter, he would always consult Benn Beckman's opinion.
Benn Beckman calmly exhaled a smoke ring, and a faint voice emerged from the swirling smoke:
"Shanks, prepare in advance."
"Reyno's actions are always swift and decisive; we must be prepared for anything."
Reyno's madness caught even him off guard.
Shanks nodded, then suddenly stood up, gazing in the direction of the Holy Land, and said in a deep voice, "It's time to talk to the Five Elders."
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