Super Card System

Later that day, Katakuri and Perospero indeed failed to find Caesar in his room.

It was clear that Caesar had been involved in the theft of the treasure room, and now that he was missing, the most likely explanation was that he had either escaped or been silenced.

Given the witness reports from the guards and the lack of other leads, although Katakuri had his doubts, he couldn’t help but deepen his suspicion of Ian.

However, when he ran into Capone Bege near the cake workshop warehouse, the situation suddenly changed.

Capone Bege had just finished his task of planting the bomb in the wedding cake, and not long after leaving, he ran into Katakuri. Despite this encounter, Bege didn’t panic at all. With a cigar in his mouth, he adjusted the collar of his suit and casually asked, “What’s all the commotion about? Why’s it so noisy?”

“Did you just come out of your room?” Katakuri asked him.

Since Bege was set to marry his sister Chiffon the next day, making Katakuri his future brother-in-law, Katakuri’s tone was rather polite toward him.

Bege, however, shook his head and replied, “No, I just came from Chiffon’s place!”

“So late at night, what were you doing at Chiffon’s?” Katakuri asked, frowning.

Capone Bege shrugged and spread his hands, replying, “Couldn’t help it, Chiffon seemed a bit down. Luckily, I ran into Pudding on my way out and had her stay to keep Chiffon company.”

“Pudding?” Katakuri was surprised and quickly asked, “She’s with Chiffon?”

“Yeah! Why? What’s the matter?” Capone Bege acted as if he knew nothing, then added, “Oh right, Pudding said she stayed to keep Chiffon company, but it was too late to disturb Mama, so she asked me to pass along a message to you. She said her task is done… Did Mama ask her to do something?”

Hearing this, Katakuri let out a sigh of relief. However, he had no intention of revealing Pudding’s mission to Capone Bege, so he coldly responded, “That’s none of your business. You should get some rest—tomorrow is your wedding with Chiffon!”

“Alright, if you don’t need my help, I’ll stay out of it,” Capone Bege shrugged again and turned to head back toward the castle.

Not a single flaw in his act…

Watching Capone Bege leave, Katakuri began to think deeply. Since Pudding had returned and completed her mission, it was certain that Ian was not the real culprit, as he didn’t have the time to commit the crime.

Pudding’s Memory-Memory Fruit ability, once modifying someone’s memory, leaves the person in a brief state of unconsciousness. At this moment, Ian should still be lying unconscious in his room. This confirmed Katakuri’s suspicion: the person who broke into the treasure room was an imposter, aiming to frame Ian and stir up conflict between the Big Mom Pirates and him.

“Too bad! The hidden culprits would have never guessed that Mama happened to send Pudding to Ian’s room tonight, would they?” Katakuri sneered.

But who could it be? One by one, the guests who had come to Cake Island today flashed through Katakuri’s mind as he recalled their every action.

Because this incident had consumed much of Katakuri’s focus, it never even crossed his mind that Capone Bege might have lied to him!

This wasn’t just because of Capone Bege’s excellent acting, but also because Katakuri had always been caring towards his younger siblings. He had never considered suspecting his own family, so when Capone Bege said that Pudding was with Chiffon, Katakuri hadn’t even thought to verify whether it was true or not…

Thus, Capone Bege successfully filled the most crucial gap in his plan with Ian. Katakuri, who had already suspected that Ian wasn’t the culprit, was now completely convinced by Capone Bege’s testimony.

As a result, the Big Mom Pirates continued their search for Caesar, but no one went to bother Ian…

Meanwhile, Arest and Stussy, unaware that they had been duped, were sitting in their respective rooms, puzzled as to why the Big Mom Pirates hadn’t yet gone after Ian.

As time passed and daylight began to break, Perospero rejoined Katakuri.

“We’ve searched the entire island and couldn’t find Caesar!” Perospero told Katakuri. “According to reports from the ‘watchers’ on the island, no one has been seen leaving.”

“So, the only place left to search is the guest rooms in the castle?” Katakuri gazed at the Cake Island castle, a sharp gleam in his eyes.

“Should we search them directly?” Perospero asked, licking his candy cane staff.

“No, they’re still Mama’s invited guests. It would be too rude to search their rooms directly! If we don’t have solid evidence, Mama will blame us!” Katakuri crossed his arms and said, “The wedding is about to begin. They’ll leave their rooms soon enough. Perospero, notify Brûlée. Once the guests are gathered, she can bring in some people through the mirror world and search the rooms. As long as Caesar is still alive, we’ll find him…”

“That’s the best we can do!” Perospero nodded. “Let’s prepare for the wedding in the meantime…”

In fact, every guest room in the castle had a mirror in the bathroom, and Brûlée’s Mirror-Mirror Fruit allowed her to access all mirrors within the castle via the mirror world.

However, because Brûlée’s reflection could be seen in the real world whenever she stood in front of a mirror, she was cautious about entering the guest rooms through their mirrors. But now, in order to find Caesar, Katakuri had no choice but to send her in.

Katakuri and Perospero went their separate ways to carry out their tasks…

The sun rose, and it was a beautiful day.

Inside the castle, in the room known as the “Queen’s Chamber,” Big Mom finished her deep sleep, stretching lazily as she woke up comfortably.

“Good morning, Mama!”

“Good morning, Mama!”

All around the room, various strange objects imbued with souls greeted Big Mom.

“Maaamaaa maaamaaa!” Big Mom laughed heartily. “Who can tell me, what delightful things await today?”

“Mama, today is the wedding party!” the soul-infused objects chimed in.

Though Big Mom already knew about the event, being reminded of it by the lively objects made her even happier. She clasped her hands under her chin, her face filled with anticipation. “So, is the delicious wedding cake ready?”

“It was completed three days ago!” the soul-infused objects answered in a sing-song tone, reflecting Big Mom’s joyful mood. “It’s the most delicious wedding cake in the world!”

“Haha, then let’s get started quickly!” Big Mom, now wearing her captain’s hat, Napoleon, with Zeus and Prometheus floating above her, finished dressing up and left the Queen’s Chamber.

At the same time, the castle was bustling with activity. The Big Mom Pirates were busy preparing for the imminent wedding party.

The invited guests had their doors knocked on, including Ian, as everyone was notified that the wedding party was about to begin.

Ian sat up in bed, stretched, and went to the bathroom to freshen up. Soon, he felt fully awake and energized. However, as he looked up, he noticed the mirror hanging on the wall. He froze for a moment before breaking into a cold sweat.

Yesterday, when he was discussing plans with Capone Bege in his room, he had completely forgotten that the old witch-like Brûlée was a Mirror-Mirror Fruit user! Luckily, there had been no sign of Brûlée at the time. If she had secretly overheard their conversation, things could have gone terribly wrong…

Ian reached out, trying to see if his hand could pass through the mirror, but found that it was blocked by the surface. He was certain that Brûlée’s mirror world existed, but he didn’t know the conditions for entering it.

“Forget it. As long as Brûlée didn’t show up last night, it’s fine,” Ian thought, leaving the bathroom and heading out of his room.

At the same time, Arest and Stussy were also notified by a servant knocking at their door, summoning them to the wedding venue.

Stussy’s expression was uncertain. After Alrest had stolen the historical Poneglyph rubbings from the treasure room the previous night, they were surprised to find that Ian hadn’t been bothered because of it. Stussy was now unsure of what had happened, and as she absentmindedly ran her fingers over the Poneglyph rubbings in her hands, she hesitated.

In truth, if Arest’s blood puppet had successfully provoked the Big Mom Pirates into searching Ian’s room, Stussy had no plans to sneak the rubbings back into Ian’s room.

As a CP0 agent, Stussy knew that the World Government would also be very interested in these Poneglyph rubbings…

But now, it seemed she would have no choice but to find a way to place them back in Ian’s room after all…

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