A Voice from the New World

Shirahoshi sits on the ruined banquet floor looking worried while small sea creatures gather around her. A voice cries WHAAAAA AAAAAA!!I WE CAN REALLY HAVE ALL THAT TREASUREI! Crewmates cheer AWWW YEAH!! WE'RE GONNA BE THE RICHEST PIRATE CREW THERE EVER WAS!! Someone replies NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A GOOD SIGN! Shirahoshi asks OH, DON'T WORRY YOURSELF ABOUT THEM! while another voice wonders D... DO YOU THINK LUFFY-SAMA AND THE OTHERS WILL BE ALL RIGHT, NAMI-CHIN-SAMAI Nami answers YOU THINK SOI IN MY EXPERIENCE, THE ROCK'N'ROLL OF LIFE IS NEVER QUITE SO EASY... A fish-man notes I WOULDN'T IF I WERE YOU. I CHECKED THAT GUY OUT, AND HIS BOUNTY'S ACTUALLY OVER 200 MILLION. EHI! Nearby, someone suggests WE SHOULD GO AND HELP THEM LOOK! In another panel Luffy shouts I FOUND THE TREASURE!! THAT WAS PRETTY EASY!! Zoro and Sanji react while narration states MEANWHILE, LUFFY IS ALREADY ON HIS WAY TO THE MAIN ISLAND TO FIND CARIBOU...

Sanji stands beside a massive unconscious fish-man body as the crew wonders WAS HE STORING ALL THIS INSIDE HIS WEIRD MARSHY BODY...I OH, YEAH!! NOW WE CAN BUY SO MUCH MEAT!! IS THAT SHAGGY OLD KING REALLY GONNA JUST GIVE IT ALL TO USI! YOU SEEN HOW MUCH TREASURE THERE IS AROUND HEREI! A large sound effect BOOM shakes the scene. Elsewhere Luffy yells HNNNNNGHHHHH!! while being pulled back, shouting WE NEED A FLYING CARP OR TWO! HOW, EXACTLYI! RIGHT! BACK TO THE PALACE!! A fish-man official pleads WE DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR LITTLE DOMESTIC CONFLICTS! I AM, BUT PLEASE, I BEG YOU TO MAKE ALLOWANCES JUST THIS ONCE! WE HAVE JUST SUFFERED A MAJOR INCIDENT, AND THE FACTORY WAS TERRIBLY DAMAGED... ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME, MINISTERI! GRRRRRRHHH!!! Narration notes MEANWHILE, NEARBY AT THE SWEET FACTORY...

A giant lion mink named Pekoms towers over the scene in a black suit, pearl necklace, and heels, pointing a spiked mace. He growls YOU GIVE US THE SWEETS ON TIME ONCE A MONTH... AND OUR MAMA LENDS YOU HER NAME FOR PROTECTION!! I WAS HOPING FOR A COUPLA BITES MYSELF, SO I'M PRETTY DAMN HUNGRY RIGHT NOW!!! A smaller mink protests NOW, I DON'T LIKE TO SAY STUFF LIKE THIS TO FOLKS WHO WE'RE ON GOOD TERMS WITH... THAT'S HOW IT WORKS, AND DON'T YOU TELL ME YOU'VE FORGOTTEN!!! GRRRRRHHHH!!!...BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW HOW SCARY OUR MAMA CAN BE, YEAHI! IF YOU MAKE HER MAD... A close-up shows the giant lion mink's furious face as he declares YOU'RE DONE FOR!!! with a loud SQUEEZE sound effect. A box labels BIG MOM PIRATES Pekoms FIGHTER.

Luffy and his friends arrive at the Sweet Factory on Fish-Man Island. Luffy spots the building and shouts, "SWEET FACTORY, HERE I COME!!" Inside the bustling streets, someone notices, "THERE'S PEOPLE OVER THERE!!" while another voice remarks, "WHEN HE GLARES, HE LOOKS KIND OF...CUTE..." and warns, "SO YOU BETTER PAY UP WHAT YOU OWE, GRRRRHHHH!!!" Pappag explains, "THIS MUST BE WHERE ALL THOSE DELICIOUS SWEETS FROM BEFORE CAME FROM!" Luffy cheers, "OH HEY, THIS IS THE SWEET FACTORY!" as Pappag adds, "RIGHT, WELL, HERE'S HOPING IT HAS SOME FLYING FISH TO SPARE." After eating, Luffy laughs with joy, "THE MEAT WAS REALLY GOOD, BUT ALL THOSE TASTY FISH-MAN ISLAND SWEETS WERE EVEN BETTER!!" Someone groans, "MAN, I'M TOTALLY STUFFED!!" while others react in shock: "LUFFY-KUN... WHY ARE YOU HERE...I" "LUFFY-SAN!! IS THE BANQUET OVER ALREADYI" and "OHH!! IT'S STRAW HAT LUFFY!!"

The group reacts with surprise at the newcomers. A voice asks, "TASTY SWEETS, HE SAYS...I" while another wonders, "WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE...I!I!" Someone yells, "OH, LOOK! OLD DROOPY'S HERE TOO!" and warns, "COULD YOU KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWNI!" A fish-man pirate growls, "UH, YEAH - ABOUT THAT, STRAW HAT-SAN..." Pekoms confronts them: "WHO'RE YOUI YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A FISH-MAN! ARE YOU HERE TO BUY SOME SWEETSI" Luffy replies, "I JUST HAD A TON OF THEM MYSELF, YOU KNOW! THEY'RE GREAT!!" Pekoms continues, "LISTEN, MR. PEKOMS, I CAN EXPLAIN - YOU THERE, KID! WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT TASTY SWEETSI!" A lion-like figure growls, "I DO BELIEVE THIS MUST BE STRAW HAT LUFFY..." and questions, "WHAT'S A FAMOUS PIRATE LIKE HIM DOING THESE PARTS...I" Pekoms shouts, "PEKOMS!! I HARDLY THINK GLARING AT THESE PEOPLE IS GOING TO HELP US OBTAIN THE SWEETS WE HAVE COME FOR!!!" The lion roars, "HUHI! IT'S A TALKING LION!!...WELL, I GUESS THAT'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM CHOPPER..." and demands, "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THISI! THIS BOY CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN EATING YOUR SWEETS!"

Luffy stares in surprise at the tall figure. "WHOA, IT'S ANOTHER WEIRD GUY... WHO'RE YOUI" The man in the top hat and monocle replies calmly, "AS LONG AS WE TAKE OUR LEAVE BY TOMORROW MORNING, WE CAN STILL MAKE IT IN TIME." He adds, "LET US SETTLE THIS IN A PEACEABLE MANNER, N'EST-CE PASI" and notes, "THE TEA PARTY IS NOT FOR ANOTHER FOUR DAYS." With a clink of his cup, he continues, "A VERY BONJOUR TO YOU, MY SOFT-BOILED PIRATE FRIENDS..." He introduces himself with a flourish: "ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I AM THE BARON TAMAGO!!" A sign beside him reads "BIG MOM PIRATES Baron Tamago FIGHTER (LONGLEG TRIBE)".

Baron Tamago continues speaking to Luffy. Luffy grins, "YEAH, I HAVE! IF THERE'S ANY MORE AROUND, I'D BE UP FOR SECONDS!" Tamago muses, "...THE FRUITS OF THIS WONDERFUL SWEET FACTORY'S LABOURI" and warns, "IT IS A NAME I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO REMEMBER, S'IL-VOUS-PLAÎT." He points to a flag bearing a skull with a crown and mustache, declaring, "THAT IS THE FLAG OF OUR BOSS, THE GREAT PIRATE CHARLOTTE LINLIN. IT INDICATES THAT THIS ISLAND IS A PART OF THE TERRITORY OF THE YONKOU KNOWN AS 'BIG MOM'." Tamago explains the arrangement: "FISH-MAN ISLAND PROVIDES BIG MOM WITH TEN TONS OF SWEETS EACH MONTH. IN RETURN, SHE GRANTS THE ISLAND HER PROTECTION." He adds, "BUT ALAS, THERE IS NO MORE. AND THAT, MES AMIS, IS WHERE OUR PROBLEM LIES." A fish-man reacts, "TEN TONSI!" while Tamago inquires, "DO YOU SEE THAT LARGE MARK, HIGH UPON THE FACTORY WALLSI" and asks, "DO YOU SEE THAT LARGE MARK, HIGH UPON THE FACTORY WALLSI" Luffy reacts with shock, "BIG MOM, HUHI"

Somewhere in the New World, Wholecake Island rises from the sea under stormy skies. A massive laugh echoes across the waves: "HAAAAAAA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAH..." A voice calls out, "YOU SURE SEEM HAPPY, MAMA!!" Big Mom sits enthroned amid her chaotic domain, her pirate flag waving. She declares with glee, "I'M SO EXCITED MY STOMACH ACID IS OVERFLOWING LIKE MAD!...I'LL BE ABLE TO SAVOUR THOSE DELICIOUS TREATS FROM FISHMAN ISLAND AGAIN... IN FOUR DAYS' TIME... 'COURSE I AM. THE TEA PARTY'S ONLY FOUR DAYS AWAY!" Her underlings react in panic as she continues, "SO EXCITED! JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR FISHMAN ISLAND SWEETS!!" Close-ups show her massive mouth roaring "WHAAAAI!I PLEASE DON'T DO THAT, MAMA!! STOO OOOOO OOOOP!!" and an enormous eye glaring while someone screams "AAAAA ARGH HHHH!!!"

Big Mom devours mountains of sweets with thunderous sounds: "MUNCH MUNCH!!", "GYAAA", "CHOMP CHOMP", "GRIND GRIND!!", "CRUNCH!!! CRUNCH!!!" Bobbin reports nervously, "EXCELLENT NEWS... I ALWAYS DID ADORE THAT COUNTRY'S BAKED CONFECTIONS... PERFECT! IT ALL WENT UP IN FLAMES!! GOOD, GOOD... HOW DID IT GO, BOBBINI I JUST GOT BACK, BOYOYOYO YING!! MAMAA AAAAA!!!" Big Mom continues, "I CAN IMAGINE THE WONDERFUL SCENTS OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY BEING BAKED THROUGH... A SHAME THOUGH IT MAY BE. AND I CAN'T STAND PEOPLE WHO PROMISE ME SWEETS AND THEN FAIL TO DELIVER. THEY'RE AS TERRIBLE AS BITTER CONFECTIONS. PEOPLE WHO WON'T GIVE ME THEIR SWEETS DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE. BUT IT CAN'T BE HELPED. THEY FAILED TO BAKE THE CONFECTIONS THEY PROMISED ME." She leans forward with a wide grin, asking, "GOT ANY SNACKSI" while noting, "OH, COME TO THINK OF IT... I HEARD THAT THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANY SWEETS COMING FROM FISHMAN ISLAND THIS MONTH EITHER..."

Big Mom's colossal face fills the panel with shock, eyes bulging as she bellows "WHATI!" A sign identifies her as "YONKOU GREAT PIRATE 'Big Mom' Charlotte Linlin". News arrives: "NO SWEETS FROM FISHMAN ISLANDI!!" A small subordinate reports, "WORD CAME IN FROM PEKOMS JUST NOW. SHALL WE BURN FISHMAN ISLAND TOOI" Big Mom's fury erupts further as she orders, "BRING ME A DEN-DEN MUSHI AT ONCE!!!" The island trembles beneath her massive form while smaller figures react in terror.

Inside the Fish-Man Island Sweet Factory, workers scramble amid damaged machinery. Baron Tamago explains, "IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET THEM BACK IN WORKING CONDITION... IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE US TWO WEEKS...! BUT, BARON TAMAGO, AS I HAVE JUST EXPLAINED... THE MACHINES IN THE FACTORY THAT PRODUCE OUR CONFECTIONS ARE ALL BADLY DAMAGED! AS SUCH, WE ARE WILLING TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. FISHMAN ISLAND'S SWEETS ARE OUR MAMA'S MOST BELOVED OF ALL." A poster of Big Mom declares her love of sweets. Nearby, a woman with hearts around her says, "BIG MOM AND I LOVE A GUY WHO CAN MAKE SWEETS!! I JUST LOVE SWEETS" while a blond man with curly eyebrows sweats. A mustached man growls, "I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT OUR 'BOSS' IS A WOMAN, S'IL-VOUS-PLAIT! THIS BOSS OF YOURS MUST BE A PRETTY SMALL-MINDED BASTARD! AND HE CALLS HIMSELF A YONKOU...I!" Sanji shouts back, "HEY, EGG-MAN!!! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST GIVE THE GUY A BREAKI!!" A close-up shows a scarred face vowing, "...WILL COME TO THIS ISLAND AND DESTROY IT ONCE AND FOR ALL!!! THEN OUR ARRANGEMENT WILL BE OVER! THE WARRIORS OF THE BIG MOM PIRATES..."

Luffy stands furious, cape billowing, shouting at the top of his lungs, "WHAT ARE YOU, STUPID!! YOU CAN'T DESTROY A COUNTRY OVER A FEW SWEETS!! NOT RIGHT AFTER WE JUST SAVED IT ONCE!!! YOU'RE GONNA DESTROY FISHMAN ISLANDI!!" Pekoms, the lion-like mink, growls while holding a Den Den Mushi, "THAT'LL BE HER NOW. I SENT HER A REPORT OF THE SITUATION." Tamago stands nearby as the snail rings loudly with "ポルルルル..." Luffy snatches the receiver, yelling "HEY!! HELLOI" Pekoms snaps back, "YOU ANSWER IT!! I DON'T LIKE GETTING YELLED AT!!" Tamago urges, "GO ON THEN, PEKOMS..." A terrified crew member stammers, "A..... A CALL FROM B-BIG MOM HERSELF...I!" while others react in shock with "Zッ...!!"

Luffy yanks the receiver while others try to stop him, shouting "HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT!!!" A fish-man crewmate yells "ARE YOU BIG MOMI!!" Luffy roars into the phone, "I'M MONKEY D LUFFY!! THE MAN WHO'S GONNA BE PIRATE KING!!!" Nearby voices question, "TO WHOM AM I SPEAKINGI THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE TAMAGO'S VOICE, OR PEKOMS', EITHER..." In the background, a wide shot shows the palace square as shocked onlookers react. One figure exclaims, "THERE AREN'T ANY SWEETS HERE!!!" Another realizes, "YOU MUST BE GARP'S GRANDSON... I REMEMBER NOW..." while others whisper "STRAW HAT-SAN...!!!" and "MONKEY... D...I!"

Luffy's face fills the panel as he bellows with wild eyes, "THEN IT'S TRUEI! THERE ARE NO SWEETS FOR MEI! THERE OUGHT TO BE TEN TONS!! I ATE ALL TEN TONS OF 'EM!!! 'CAUSE I ATE THEM ALL!!!" Pekoms and Tamago react in horror, "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING...I!!" Onlookers cry out, "STRAW HAT-SAN...!!! YOU DON'T HAVE TO...!!!" Luffy continues defensively, "I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE MEANT FOR YOU!! I WAS JUST HUNGRY!!" The palace square erupts in panic as the Den Den Mushi call continues, with the crowd realizing the full scale of the missing sweets meant for Big Mom.

Big Mom's furious voice booms from the Den Den Mushi, "AND WHAT AM I MEANT TO DO WITH THATI!! I CAN'T EAT TREASURE I WANT, BOY!!!" Luffy and the crew offer desperately, "YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!!! THAT SHOULD MAKE UP FOR THE SWEETS!!! WE'VE GOT TONS OF TREASURE WITH US RIGHT HERE!!" Tamago tries to calm her, "MAMA!! THIS IS TAMAGO. IF YOU COULD JUST CALM DOWN FOR A MOMENT..." The crew discusses past damages from Kid and the need for cash or sweets as compensation. Tamago continues negotiating, "NATURALLY, ON THE WAY BACK, I WILL PROCURE THE SWEETEST AND MOST DELECTABLE SWEETS THAT I CAN FIND TO TIDE YOU OVER!...THEN YOU WOULD STILL GET YOUR SWEETS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME, AND WE COULD MAKE UP FOR ALL THE DAMAGES WE HAVE SUFFERED!!" while Luffy listens tensely.

Tamago leans in with a sly grin, declaring, "SO HERE'S WHAT I'LL DO. SINCE YOU WANT TO PROTECT THEM SO MUCH, I'LL DO JUST AS YOU WISH... AND CHANGE MY TARGET FROM FISHMAN ISLAND TO YOUR LITTLE CREW!!!" A close-up shows his toothy smile as he continues, "ALTHOUGH... HAHAHAH... I DO FIND MYSELF QUITE INTRIGUED BY THIS BOY WHO DEFIES ME." He suddenly rages, "WHAT KIND OF WORTHLESS PIRATE WOULD COMPROMISE ON THE TREASURE HE DESIRESI!" and "SHUT YOUR DAMN FACE, TAMAGO, YOU SWINE!!!! HOW DARE YOU EVEN SUGGEST SUCH A THINGI!" Tamago cowers, sweating, "M-MY APOLOGIES!! PARDONNEZ-MOI!!" while a small panel shows a shocked face with "!!I" and "GRINNN..." In the next wide scene, the speaker asserts, "I CAN'T LEAVE THIS ISLAND IN THE HANDS OF SOMEONE LIKE YOU. IT'S NOT SAFE! SO I'M GONNA FIND YOU IN THE NEW WORLD, BEAT YOU UP..." A determined voice replies, "DAMN RIGHT I WILL!! I'VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU TOO!!" Another balloon shouts, "MONKEY D LUFFY...!! I WON'T FORGET YOUR NAME... SO COME AND MEET ME IN THE NEW WORLD!!!" The page ends on a massive close-up of the enraged fish-man whose eyes bulge and forehead veins pop as he roars, "...AND MAKE FISHMAN ISLAND INTO MY OWN TERRITORY!!!" with motion lines and impact effects emphasizing the declaration. A small "TWITCH!!" reaction appears near a wide-eyed observer.

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