Is there a war going on here?
"No, even if she's old, she's still the only female among the Emperors of the Sea. The World Government's attitude towards pirates has always been ambiguous."
Pirates wouldn't dare venture this far; the current situation can only be described as internal strife.
Without approval and permission, no one can arbitrarily wage war against the Emperor of the Sea; this order has already been issued to the navy.
The World Government intends to maintain the existence of pirates, and it will have to pay a price to completely eliminate the Emperors of the Sea, since they can also escape.
If there is no reasonable reason for these people to fight to the death, the consequences would be even worse if they were allowed to escape.
With the World Government inactive, the Navy restricted, and the pirates unable to prevail, the Emperors' territories were essentially secured.
The emperors of the sea also maintained a certain degree of restraint. None of them were confident that they could take down the other's leader in a short period of time. If a full-scale war were to break out and drag into a protracted conflict, other observing pirates would take advantage of the situation.
Even if we win, the resulting losses will be incalculable.
Small-scale skirmishes and one-on-one battles between strong individuals are the main modes of combat.
Besides the three current Sea Emperors, there are also weaker leaders and various pirate alliances that are still holding on.
However, once they reach the level of "sea emperors," although they are still called pirates, their nature has become that of warlords.
Whitebeard's territory is generally peaceful, with the biggest threats being Kaido when he's drunk and acting crazy, and Charlotte Linlin when she's suffering from food cravings.
"That's how this sea is; whether a country or an island is stable depends on its respective king."
When Sister Lingling is in good health, she can still protect this island, so those people are willing to give up their lifespan to stay on Cake Island.
However, according to the rules of the world, once you choose to become a citizen here, leaving isn't an easy task.
Leriana briefly explained the situation to Sanji, and then led him towards the center of Whole Cake Island.
This wasn't her first time here, and even if no one greeted her, Leriana could still find her way around.
"Are we just going to go there like that?"
"Don't worry, the Big Mom Pirates are experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, they can handle it themselves."
And although this illness is troublesome, you'll actually recover once you can eat what you want.
According to Leliana's Observation Haki, the battle in the center of the island had ended.
Indeed, that was the case. When she brought Sanji to the top of the mountain, Katakuri and his other siblings were sitting to the side wiping their sweat, while Charlotte Linlin was sitting on the ground, eating an unknown dessert with gusto.
As time goes by, the marks left on Charlotte Linlin are particularly evident; her youth has long since vanished.
Or, from another perspective, her current appearance is closer to what Charlotte Linlin looked like when she was young.
"Oh, it seems you've taken care of things. You don't need my help anymore."
"Princess Leliana? I'm so sorry I couldn't greet you, but you know about my situation, it's something beyond my control."
While Leriana's earlier arrival would certainly have made the situation easier to handle, Katakuri knew very well that they couldn't rely on outsiders for this kind of thing; they needed to have sufficient contingency plans of their own.
"It's alright, I understand. The tea party hasn't started yet, has it? This is fortunate amidst misfortune; at least no serious damage has occurred."
"Yes, it would be troublesome if something happened on the day of the tea party again. It will take a while for Mom to fully recover. Smoothie! Take Princess Lyliana to find a place to rest!"
Charlotte Linlin's tea party was held at irregular times, but it always avoided clashing with the World Conference. After all, Morgans was one of the invitees to the tea party, and he would inevitably be at the World Conference to take photos and conduct interviews.
Charlotte Linlin wasn't entirely ruthless; she would still give a little leeway when dealing with people who had some influence in the underworld.
The World Conference just ended a few days ago, and Morgans will need some time to move on to the next venue, so the tea party hasn't started yet; they've only just begun inviting guests.
After calling out to Smoothie, Katakuri leaned back against the wall.
Charlotte Linlin is ruthless when she goes berserk, and Katakuri would have to put in a lot of effort to keep her in check.
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