Super Card System

Ian gazed at Capone Bege, deep in thought.

He didn’t doubt Capone Bege’s words, because in the original timeline, Capone Bege had indeed planned an assassination attempt on Big Mom. From what Ian knew, even if Capone Bege hadn’t encountered Luffy and his crew, he and his Fire Tank Pirates would still have gone through with their plan.

In terms of being bold and audacious, Capone Bege was no less daring than Ian.

Now, with Ian’s appearance, he was clearly a far stronger ally than the Straw Hat Pirates, so it wasn’t surprising that Capone Bege had made this plan early on.

“So, how do you plan to do it?” Ian asked him.

“Before you arrived on the island, I wasn’t entirely sure how to deal with Big Mom,” Capone Bege admitted, spreading his hands. “But my Fire Tank Pirates are experts in artillery and explosives! I have several bombs with immense destructive power, so I thought we could try something along those lines. However, Big Mom has skin as tough as steel. Simply setting off those bombs probably wouldn’t hurt her much. That’s why I’m thinking… what if we make her eat them?”

“You mean… in the wedding cake?” Ian asked, a bit surprised.

“Exactly!” Capone Bege sneered. “We could rig the bombs with a remote detonator and place them inside the cake. Big Mom has been eagerly anticipating the wedding cake, so she’ll eat it without hesitation. As soon as she swallows, we trigger the bombs. Even if the explosion doesn’t kill her outright, it’ll weaken her considerably. But… there is one problem.”

“Katakuri?” Ian asked directly.

“Yes, him!” Capone Bege nodded. “It seems you’re aware—Katakuri is the strongest person on Cake Island aside from Big Mom. His Observation Haki is extraordinary, allowing him to see short glimpses of the future. If he foresees the bomb exploding, then…”

“So, we need to find a way to disrupt Katakuri first, right?” Ian rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “You’re asking me to handle that?”

“Exactly. As long as you can keep him distracted before the bombs go off, it should be enough!” Capone Bege said, puffing on his cigar. “That shouldn’t be too difficult for you, right?”

Ian thought it over and realized that distracting Katakuri for a short period shouldn’t be too difficult. He nodded in agreement, signaling his approval of the plan.

However, he pointed to the unconscious Charlotte Pudding lying on the floor and asked, “What about her? If she was sent to alter my memories, she’ll definitely report back to Big Mom. If she doesn’t, Big Mom will know something went wrong, and then…”

Capone Bege waved his hand dismissively and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll hide her for now. At least until the wedding, she won’t be showing up!”

As he said this, Capone Bege grabbed Pudding’s body and tossed her backward into his own body!

A strange scene unfolded. Pudding’s body shrank down to a miniature size, and a door opened on Capone Bege’s chest. Pudding’s tiny form was thrown inside through that door!

This was the power of Capone Bege’s Castle-Castle Fruit. Those he allowed could shrink and be stored inside his body. Ian even caught a glimpse of a few of Bege’s Fire Tank Pirates crewmembers inside that door. Once Pudding was thrown in, they quickly tied her up with ropes.

After closing the door on his chest, Capone Bege said, “See? My men will keep an eye on her, making sure she doesn’t escape.”

“But won’t this mean she’s gone missing?” Ian frowned and asked, “Wouldn’t Big Mom become suspicious?”

“No… she won’t,” Capone Bege replied. “I’ll have Chiffon go to Big Mom and report that, on the night before the wedding, Pudding is staying with her to keep her company. Chiffon is the bride, and on the island, the person Pudding is closest to is Chiffon. Big Mom will likely agree. As long as we get through the night, there won’t be any problems. Tomorrow’s wedding will be chaotic, and if you play along, acting like your memory has been altered, everything will go smoothly!”

Ian’s eyelid twitched as he asked, “W-what do you mean? What kind of performance would that involve?”

“You’ll probably need to act like you’re deeply infatuated with Smoothie!” Capone Bege explained. “At the very least, you shouldn’t show any resistance to Big Mom’s proposed marriage. I suspect that besides making you forget the unpleasantness from today, Pudding’s task was also to push you into agreeing to the marriage with Smoothie.”

“Deeply… infatuated?” Ian’s face turned green. The mere thought of having to act lovestruck toward Smoothie, who was nearly twice his size, made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

His first impression of her wasn’t great, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt mentally resistant.

“Isn’t there any other way to do this?” Ian asked, feeling a headache coming on.

“Well… it’s not impossible!” Capone Bege replied. “But you should think it through. If you don’t act according to Big Mom’s expectations, she will definitely hold Pudding responsible. Once she starts looking for Pudding and realizes she’s missing, our whole plan could be exposed!”

“If it gets exposed, it gets exposed! We’ll just fight our way out!” Ian rolled his eyes and said, “Even if your plan works and the bomb goes off, we’ll still end up fighting, right? Don’t tell me you haven’t thought of that.”

“Well… okay, you’re right!” Capone Bege shrugged. “But have you considered that if we’re exposed too early, how will you still manage to extract the information about Kaido from Big Mom?”

“Is that even real?” Ian asked skeptically. “Does Big Mom really know something about Kaido? You’ve been on Cake Island for a while now, right? Don’t you know anything about it?”

“Unfortunately, I really don’t,” Capone Bege replied. “But based on what I’ve gathered, out of all the Yonko, Big Mom has had the most dealings with Kaido. That guy Kaido is a complete lunatic. Whenever he meets with Red-Haired Shanks or Whitebeard, it always ends in a fight—no exceptions. But Big Mom seems to have cooperated with him at least once, so she likely knows some hidden details about him.”

Hearing this, Ian furrowed his brow and remained silent, gently tapping the armrest of his chair as he began to ponder.

Ian’s current situation was, in many ways, like that of other pirates entering the New World. You either challenge the Yonko or submit to them.

But unlike the average pirate, the Yonko probably didn’t care much about most, even the Supernovas. However, when it came to Ian, they were highly cautious.

This wasn’t just due to the formidable strength Ian and his Dragon Hunter Pirates had shown, but also because the territories and influence of the Yonko had long been clearly defined. Their forces maintained a delicate balance. Ian’s arrival was like a rolling ball on a tipping scale—wherever he moved, the balance would shift. In short, he was the one capable of disrupting the status quo.

Unless Ian stays completely inactive, any slight move he makes will be seen as a challenge to the existing balance of power among the Yonko.

And since it’s impossible for Ian to remain entirely passive, a conflict with one of the Yonko is inevitable.

Given Ian’s good relationships with Whitebeard and Red-Haired Shanks, the most likely conflict would be with either the Big Mom Pirates or the Beasts Pirates.

Passively waiting to be attacked has never been Ian’s style. Since taking on Kaido or Big Mom would lead to the same result, now that Ian has figured out Big Mom’s true goal of recruiting him and his Dragon Hunter Pirates, he has no choice but to prepare for a fight.

In the end, whether or not he manages to extract information about Kaido from Big Mom doesn’t really matter. Taking down Big Mom would still put him on the throne of a Yonko.

However, if Capone Bege’s plan succeeds, Ian could save a lot of effort. After all, fighting a fully-powered Big Mom is very different from facing an injured one.

At the same time, with the situation in Wano, Ian might need to head there soon. If he can gather some useful intel on Kaido, it would be helpful in dealing with that troublesome lunatic.

“Fine, let’s give it a shot!” Ian finally decided.

“Deal!” Capone Bege was thrilled, and said, “Tomorrow, after the plan succeeds, my crew will secure the castle entrance to prevent reinforcements from rushing in. We’ll also hold off Katakuri and the others for a while. You just need to find a way to kill Big Mom in the shortest time possible. Can you handle that?”

“Yes! My pirate crew will also arrive tomorrow!” Ian nodded.

Hearing Ian’s response, Capone Bege became even more confident. “Good. I’ll go and make the arrangements. Remember, the moment the bomb explodes in Big Mom’s mouth, that’s the signal to start the fight!”

After finishing their discussion, Capone Bege was about to leave. However, just then, they both heard a commotion coming from outside the castle.

“Hmm? What’s going on!?” Both men looked at each other in confusion and then hurried to the window to see what was happening outside…

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