Super Card System

After being shot through the chest, Katakuri did not die immediately; his strong physique still allowed him to breathe laboriously.

When he was surrounded by his brothers and sisters, they hurriedly and clumsily tried to plug the hole in his chest.

This was purely an instinctive action, but none of their Devil Fruit abilities were related to healing, so they were essentially just making things worse.

Cracker wanted to create biscuits to plug Katakuri’s wound, Charlotte Oven wanted to use his Heat-Heat Fruit to cauterize it, and Charlotte Opera thought of using cream…

If they had actually done any of that, Katakuri would have been killed on the spot by their efforts!

They couldn’t help it; it was the first time they had seen Katakuri so seriously injured, and for a moment, they all lost the ability to think clearly.

Fortunately, although Katakuri was coughing up blood, he was still the calmest among them. He raised his hand to stop Oven and the others from their impulsive actions and gasped, “Mon… Mondor…”

Although he managed to speak, his mouth was filled with blood flowing back up, so his words were not clear.

The eighteenth daughter, Charlotte Galette, was rather impatient. Since she didn’t hear him clearly, she instinctively reached out to pull off Katakuri’s scarf. This fluffy scarf was now stained red with the blood gushing from his mouth and was getting in the way.

Katakuri was extremely weak at this moment and hadn’t expected Galette to do such a thing. As a result, when his scarf was pulled off, his huge mouth full of sharp fangs was immediately exposed!

At that moment, Big Mom’s children suddenly froze, and the air became eerily silent.

All along, in the hearts of his brothers and sisters, Katakuri was an incredibly handsome man. Ever since they could remember, their brother’s chin and lips had always been hidden under his scarf, and because they could see some stitched scars on both sides of his face, they all thought that perhaps his jaw had been injured, so he hid his scars.

Katakuri never ate with them; every time he ate, he did so alone and wouldn’t allow anyone to disturb him. As a result, although they speculated about what kind of injury he might have suffered, they had never actually seen his chin.

Galette’s action caught everyone off guard. When they saw Katakuri’s beast-like mouth full of sharp fangs, Big Mom’s children were completely stunned!

“So scary!” That was their first thought. This blood-covered mouth looked like that of a monster!

In that instant, the perfect image of their brother Katakuri collapsed in their hearts!

It felt as if their entire worldview had been shattered!

Especially the twenty-ninth daughter, Charlotte Joscarpone, and the thirty-fourth son, Charlotte Mascarpone—the two Longneck Tribe children—who, being timid, were so frightened by Katakuri’s appearance that they screamed and stepped back.

These screams alerted Katakuri. Feeling the cool air on his exposed chin, he immediately realized that his true appearance had been seen!

In an instant, murderous intent surged from Katakuri, and his fierce gaze locked onto Galette, who had pulled off his scarf!

Being stared at by her most revered brother with such a terrifying look, Galette fell to the ground in fear, trembling all over.

She realized that she might have caused big trouble…

This mouth, different from that of normal humans, was Katakuri’s eternal shame. The reason he always kept it tightly covered was that he didn’t want others to see it. However, due to Galette’s impulsive action, it was exposed in front of everyone. How could Katakuri not be filled with killing intent?

According to Katakuri’s temperament, at this moment, to cover up this matter, he might have killed everyone present. However, he also knew that the current situation didn’t allow him to do so. He could feel his life force rapidly draining away; if he continued to dwell on this issue, he would truly die!

So he couldn’t care about that anymore and said, “Mon… Mondor! Use your Devil Fruit ability…”

This time, everyone finally heard what Katakuri said, and Mondor realized that he wanted him to use his Book-Book Fruit ability to store the severely injured Katakuri inside a book!

Charlotte Mondor’s Devil Fruit is the Book-Book Fruit, which allows him to create a world inside a book. Any living being stored in the book not only can survive indefinitely but also will never age!

This principle isn’t related to time manipulation but means that in Mondor’s book world, the moment the living being is stored is like a photograph, completely preserving their current state. This is based on the characteristic that “the content of a book is the same every time it’s opened.”

Katakuri knew that if he continued to stay “outside,” with the passage of time, he would definitely die. Ian’s laser-like attack had pierced his chest; although it hadn’t damaged his heart, his thoracic cavity was destroyed. With such a severe injury, no one could survive. Now, while he still had a breath left, he needed to enter Mondor’s book world and preserve his current state so that he wouldn’t die immediately.

Then, as long as they could find something or someone capable of healing his injuries, they could release him and quickly treat him, and perhaps he could still save his life.

In other words, Katakuri thought he could still be saved.

After Mondor realized this, he hurriedly spread his hands. With a slight “pop,” he manifested a thick book from his hands. He quickly flipped to a blank page and prepared to use it on Katakuri.

However, just as he raised the book in his hand, a black flame flew straight over, hitting the book. In the next second, the book in Mondor’s hand ignited and instantly burned into a pile of scattered ashes.

Big Mom’s children stared blankly at the disappearing book in Mondor’s hand, then turned dumbfoundedly to look in the direction from which the flame had come.

It was, of course, Ian who had just used “Flickering Finger Bullet” to shoot out that black flame. With a gesture like flicking away something trivial and wearing a peculiar expression, Ian said, “Hey, are you acting like I don’t exist?”

To be honest, Ian hadn’t expected that Katakuri would think of having Mondor store him in the book. He had thought that Katakuri was beyond saving, and he wouldn’t have minded generously letting him have a heartfelt scene with his siblings, which would make Ian seem more humane.

However, things didn’t develop as Ian had melodramatically expected. First, Katakuri’s monstrous mouth was revealed, making him look as if he wanted to kill his own siblings, and then he struggled to save himself by asking Mondor to take out the book.

So Ian wouldn’t have it. He directly intervened, destroying Mondor’s book, letting them fully experience the presence of their enemy.

Since he had already acted, Ian naturally had no way back. If he wanted to take down the Big Mom Pirates, he had to eliminate all the main members. After all, a Yonko pirate crew was not comparable to small pirate crews.

For Ian, even if he could ultimately defeat Big Mom, as long as her powerful and highly rewarded children escaped, he would face endless troubles in the future.

Although Ian was not afraid of retaliation, it would still be a nuisance, wouldn’t it?

So, to eliminate future problems once and for all, Ian naturally intended to root them out completely. How could he watch Katakuri being saved? Since they had become enemies, they had to have this awareness.

Similarly, Big Mom’s children also realized this. Gritting their teeth, they all charged at Ian!

They already knew that Ian intended to kill them. In this situation, they had no choice but to fight back with all their might!

As for Mondor, taking advantage of the others attacking Ian to hold him off, he hurriedly summoned another book, intending to store Katakuri.

But this time, he still didn’t succeed. Two hands suddenly “grew” from his wrists, grabbing the book and forcefully tearing it apart! With a ripping sound, the book was destroyed as well!

This time, it was Robin who acted.

At the same time, Enel and Crocodile, along with the Dragon Hunter Pirates, charged out from Ian’s sides, engaging in battle with Big Mom’s children.