A gentle breeze blows, and the moon in the sky illuminates the ancient palace. For the first time, Cobra felt the surge of vitality in this place.
His proud son was reviewing documents while sitting on the throne, Nami was also diligently working on creating a sea chart, and Robin, serving as a diplomat, traveled to the Goa Kingdom in the East Blue, hoping they would agree to allow Alabasta to sell mobile phones there, as it was the only location in the East Blue unwilling to accept them for sale.
Cobra sat to the side, drinking tea, smiling, and playing dice against the blind warrior.
"So, this time, even or odd?" Fujitora asked slowly.
Cobra glanced at the dice. He chose even, while the blind warrior chose odd.
"Even," he said.
"Again, you're lying to me," Fujitora replied with a smile. "I can see right through you, Your Majesty."
"How can I lie to you? I'm a former King, and you're blind, how can you see?" Cobra laughed.
"But you've won more than a dozen times in a row, it's like mocking a blind man," Fujitora said very seriously.
For the first time, Fujitora regretted blinding his own eyes.
"I'm not lying," Cobra defended.
"But Your Majesty," Fujitora touched his completely empty wallet.
Cobra finally felt awkward and coughed, saying:
"I might have made a slight mistake."
Then he counted several coins from his wallet and with a smile handed them to Fujitora...
"You gave me Berries, didn't you? But I was paying with the new currency," he smiled.
Nami looked at them disdainfully.
At that moment, a guard entered the palace from outside. His expression was somewhat confused, and Will was distracted from his work.
"Your Majesty, envoys from the Charlotte Family, led by one of the Four Emperors, want to see you!"
In an instant, silence fell over the entire hall.
Fujitora slowly stood and approached Ezekiel
Ezekiel groaned and then stood up. He wasn't about to let any pirate from the Four Emperors' crews enter the palace of Alabasta.
"I'll go out," he said.
In front of the palace, there were already many soldiers, and three pirates stood arrogantly in the middle of the street, making no attempt to hide.
A crowd had gathered, but a large number of soldiers arrived and pushed the crowd back a bit. Ezekiel and Nami came out.
"Your Majesty!" the people exclaimed.
Among these three individuals, one was short, with a bushy lion's mane, dressed in a formal pink suit, with a sword at his waist and sunglasses. The other was dressed almost the same, but he was from the Longleg Tribe, with his pair of long legs almost twice as long as those of ordinary people, and he had an egg-shaped body.
The last was a woman with long purple hair. She looked like an old woman, with a long scar on her face, a long nose, and wearing a white dress. Such a repulsive appearance is hard to encounter among ordinary people.
These three strangely looking individuals surprised Nami.
"Is that a lion? How can that guy have such long legs?"
Hearing Nami's voice, Pekoms wanted to retort loudly. But Baron Tamago spoke first, bowing to Ezekiel
"Allow me to introduce myself, Baron Tamago and Pekoms, Your Majesty, and this is the eighth daughter of the Charlotte Family, Charlotte Brûlée, daughter of Charlotte Linlin!"
After that battle, Ezekiel became known across the seas as a powerful King. And Charlotte Linlin was contemplating a marriage for her daughter and eventually decided to wed her to Ezekiel Nefertari. And even if Ezekiel defeated Kaido, in her opinion, he is still vulnerable to the Charlotte Family!
He will be compelled.
Our Mom is the strongest!
No one can refuse Mom's request!
"Your Majesty, you are invited to a tea party for Charlotte Linlin's birthday this month," Pekoms hesitated for a moment and didn't mention Brûlée yet. He just took out the invitation, but Ezekiel did not accept it, which slightly annoyed Baron Tamago.
Ezekiel looked at Brûlée, his eyes flashing: did this woman arrive here by sea thanks to her ability?
Reflective Fruit Ability!
"Are you refusing our Mom's invitation?" Baron Tamago frowned.
"A birthday party? - Cobra frowned. - Wasn't there a tea party for her birthday this year already?
Our Mom celebrates her birthday whenever she wishes. To show you how much Mom appreciates you, she will use the mobile phone you created to speak with you personally. Mom really likes this thing. I hope you will bring a gift for Mom's birthday and come, - said Baron Tamago, then took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. There was a ringing sound, and it seemed a connection was established.
Ezekiel frowned, smiled, and muttered:
The Emperor's subordinates come to Alabasta as if they own the place!
But Pekoms heard what she said, immediately drew a knife, and yelled at Nami:
You woman! I've tolerated you for so long! That's how you treat our Mom's invitation, do you want me to kill you?!
Nami was stunned; after all, she was still a child, not even eighteen yet, facing representatives of one of the Four Emperors.
Don't be afraid, - Ezekiel smiled, gently pulled her back, and shielded Nami with his body. He looked at Baron Tamago and Pekoms.
A birthday party for the Emperor! - Nami whispered quietly into Ezekiel's ear, immediately sensing an unusual plot. - I think you'd better not go!So you won't agree? Mom is about to answer the callBefore the pirates had a chance to rejoice, they were suddenly struck by a horrifying gravitational force!
"Fierce Tiger!"
Boom! - the dreadful power instantly engulfed their bodies, creating a massive, terrible hole in the ground. They couldn't even speak.
Charlotte Brûlée trembled all over, so terrified that she just wanted to tuck her legs in and run away. Ezekiel looked at them coldly. Pekoms was pinned to the ground and managed to raise a hand with great effort:
"Don't kill me!"
Fujitora crouched down and turned to face Pekoms and Baron Tamago. His blade was half-drawn from its sheath, and blue veins appeared on his forehead.
"Do you realize whom you are speaking to?"
Silence reigned around them.
"Alabasta fears no one, not even the Four Emperors. Didn't the battle at Erume clearly demonstrate that?"
"Hey?" - at that moment, Big Mom's voice came from the phone that had fallen next to Baron Tamago.
Ezekiel walked past the two people subdued by gravity, with Fujitora following him. The silent understanding between them had reached a certain level. Fujitora knew exactly what Ezekiel intended to do.
Only Nami was a bit shocked, not understanding anything.
"Charlotte Linlin," said Ezekiel into the phone lying on the ground, "I heard you're inviting me to your birthday?"
There was a momentary silence on the other end, followed by Big Mom's strange laughter. Just hearing that sound sent a small shiver across the scalp!
This was one of the Four Emperors!
Even though Ezekiel had defeated the Watch and Kaido, it didn't mean Alabasta could ignore the Emperors