Later that evening, everyone held a party in the Flower Capital, which also served as a farewell dinner for Makoto and his group as they prepared to set off again.
At the party, when Kaido heard that Makoto's first target was Big Mom, he fell into an uncharacteristic silence.
Back in the days of the Rocks Pirates, Linlin had been quite kind to him, and the two had even shared a relationship that went beyond friendship.
Now hearing that Makoto was going after Big Mom, Kaido-sensei's feelings were a bit complicated.
Seeing his father make such an expression, Yamato, the 'filial daughter', walked over with a smile.
"What's wrong, Dad? Feeling sentimental about your old flame? How about you go help her? That would be perfect… Ai-chan can extract your Devil Fruit, and afterwards I'll bury you two together."
Kaido looked like he had seen a ghost.
This 'filial daughter' was getting more and more out of line. After latching onto Makoto, she had become increasingly disrespectful toward him.
Makoto glanced at the father-daughter pair but said nothing.
To be honest, he had once considered extracting Kaido-sensei's Fish-Fish Fruit to give to Chika or another girl skilled in close combat.
However, over the years, Kaido-sensei had played the obedient role quite well, making it hard for Makoto to make a move.
Moreover, Yamato hadn't been possessed by Oden and was bound to end up with Makoto eventually.
Kaido-sensei was practically a father-in-law now, so making a move on him wouldn't be appropriate. Makoto abandoned that idea.
Queen said worriedly, "If I ever make them angry in the future, they wouldn't extract my ability too, would they?"
Upon hearing this, King said disdainfully, "Who would want your useless fruit?"
Queen was indignant and retorted on the spot, "Is your fruit ability any better?"
The next day after waking up.
Makoto soon heard noises coming from the kitchen. He walked in and found not Erina nor Alice, but the little secretary Hisako.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Hisako turned and said, "It'll be ready soon, just wait a moment, Makoto-sama."
Makoto walked over, embraced and kissed her for a while, then asked, "Is there any Devil Fruit ability you want?"
This touched Hisako deeply. In her view, she was just a 'dowry maid' who Makoto could have simply slept with and ignored. She hadn't expected him to treat her quite well.
Hisako shook her head, saying she didn't need one. She felt that with her talents, it was enough to honestly work in logistics.
Makoto thought for a moment and felt that Big Mom's right-hand man, Streusen's Cook-Cook Fruit, would be perfect for Hisako.
Although his two wives, Erina and Alice, were both chefs, neither was interested in the Cook-Cook Fruit... both wanted a top-tier Devil Fruit like the Soul-Soul Fruit.
But rather than saying they wanted a top-tier Devil Fruit, it was more accurate to say they simply wanted to compete with each other.
Thus, Hisako became the most suitable person for the Cook-Cook Fruit.
After breakfast, Otherworlder-Go set off, heading toward Big Mom's stronghold… Totto Land.
Upon learning that Makoto's ship was approaching her territory, Big Mom went into a full rabies-mode rage.
After all, on the journey from the East Blue back to the new Amazon Lily, Makoto's group had captured many pirates, such as Foxy the Silver Fox, and extracted quite a few Devil Fruit abilities.
Although not every extracted fruit was eaten, Ai had become famous worldwide under the nickname [Devil Fruit Ability Plunderer].
At this point, everyone could guess what Makoto's crew was planning to do in Totto Land.
Halfway through the journey, Morgans, that chaos-monger, personally visited Makoto, expressing his desire to document this 'world-class' battle.
Upon hearing this, Yu said disdainfully, "What top-tier battle? This is pure domination."
…
Half a month later.
Otherworlder-Go gradually entered Totto Land, the territory of Whole Cake Island.
Seeing the islands that appeared to be constructed from sweets, the foodie Itsuki's eyes widened as she kept swallowing her saliva.
"Those... are all edible?"
Makoto explained with a smile, "They're basically edible. Most of Big Mom's children are Devil Fruit users with abilities related to food, and those buildings on the islands were mostly constructed using their powers."
Then Makoto gave Itsuki a lesson about the abilities of Linlin's children.
For example, the eldest son Perospero's Lick-Lick Fruit, the second son Katakuri's Mochi-Mochi Fruit, and one of the lead Sweet Commanders, Smoothie's Wring-Wring Fruit ability.
Listening to these fruit abilities, Itsuki kept swallowing saliva, feeling that these people's Devil Fruit abilities all seemed 'delicious'.
Ichika playfully tapped her little sister's head: "All you think about is eating."
Makoto said he didn't mind... he even thought Itsuki was cute like that.
Upon hearing this, Itsuki's eyes lit up, then she gave Makoto a slightly reproachful look, thinking, 'Then why haven't you, you jerk, made any move all these years?'
But Itsuki didn't know that Makoto rarely actively showed interest in new girls anymore.
Before returning from the Chainsaw Man World, Makoto would try to get his hands on any new girl he saw.
But since returning from the Chainsaw Man World, he basically just waited for the girls to come to him.
Take Moeha, that little fangirl… she actively pounced on him as soon as she came of age, even dragging her best friend into the mix.
It couldn't be helped... he had too many women and simply didn't have the energy.
Makoto then said to Itsuki, "Later, if you see a Devil Fruit you like, just say the word, and we'll have Ai extract it for you."
For a little foodie like Itsuki, the abilities of the Big Mom Pirates suited her well.
Actually, Itsuki had mentioned before that she thought the Cook-Cook Fruit was interesting.
But the food produced by the Cook-Cook Fruit depended on cooking skills. Although she loved eating, she disliked cooking, so the Cook-Cook Fruit wasn't suitable for Itsuki.
As Otherworlder-Go officially entered the borders of Totto Land, suddenly, the sea began to churn, lifting Otherworlder-Go into the air.
Everyone looked down and saw that the once blue sea had somehow turned into deep purple syrup with eyes growing on it.
"What is this thing?"
Shirogane Miyuki was startled.
Ichika recognized it first: "Could it be the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit?"
Back when they were being taught by the Rocks Pirates, they had witnessed Big Mom's abilities.
Big Mom would infuse souls into ingredients, giving them self-awareness and causing them to grow human-like facial features.
The sea beneath their ship was now the same, growing human eyes.
Makoto said with a smile, "It looks like this entire sea area has been infused with soul power by that crazy old woman Big Mom. Whenever there are intruders, it will launch a counterattack."
As he spoke, the syrupy sea raised towering waves, attempting to capsize Otherworlder-Go.
"Non-Samurai Ice Fang!"
Yamato was the first to enter her beast form, transforming into the mythical beast Okuchi no Makami, breathing icy breath that froze the churning syrupy sea, just like Aokiji had done at the Battle of Marineford.
Just as everyone was about to praise Yamato, the distant islands seemingly constructed from bread and candy began shelling them.
It was clear they already knew who had arrived and were fighting back desperately.
Guruguru—
Yotsuba's arms turned into magma and elementally transformed. She raised her arms high and shouted, "Meteor Volcano!"
Instantly, countless magma projectiles shot from Yotsuba's elementalized arms, soaring into the sky.
Seconds later, massive fist-shaped magma meteors crashed down, ruthlessly crushing the incoming shells and bombarding those islands.
Some stray shells flew toward them. Chika stepped forward, raising her hand to release lightning. With a wave of her hand, she chanted softly, "10 Million Volt - Bird!"
Instantly, countless birds forged from lightning charged out, obliterating the shells mid-air...
Seeing those exquisitely delicious-looking islands evaporate and shatter under the Meteor Volcano's attack, Itsuki looked regretful.
She hadn't even gotten to eat them yet!
Watching this from the rear, Kalifa sighed inwardly: 'Even without Nishikawa Makoto making a move, this team possessed power not inferior to an Emperor crew.'
Moreover, Kalifa noticed another issue… Yu, Four Gay Bros, Beam, and others who were Makoto's core subordinates, hadn't even lifted a finger yet.
Makoto said to his girlfriends, "You all go ahead. If there's a problem, I'll step in."
Then, Makoto said to Erina and Alice, "Just as we agreed before. Whoever lands the final blow on Big Mom gets the Soul-Soul Fruit."
These two cousins glared at each other, then took Saeko and Reze by their hands, jumped off Otherworlder-Go, and headed toward the center of Totto Land… Whole Cake Island.
During this time, although they hadn't been competing for affection like before, they had been preparing to compete for the Soul-Soul Fruit, each recruiting allies.
Erina had enlisted Saeko's help, and Alice had enlisted Reze.
These two were among the top-tier combatants among Makoto's women.
"This looks so fun. Let's go play too."
Chika said.
Even if Makoto didn't make a move, Chika was full of confidence in her current group of friends and wasn't afraid of the Big Mom Pirates at all.
Moeha said she wasn't the combat type.
Chika brandished her kanabo and said, "Don't worry, I'll protect you. And isn't Makoto-kun here too?"
Moeha saw Makoto nod and finally agreed.