Chapter 45 Charlotte's Promise of Perfect Creation
Katakuri looked down at Violet and asked, "Who is this?"
The long bread quickly explained, "It's a new chef sent by Lord Perospero."
“A new chef,” Katakuri repeated coldly, “but Mom’s cravings have returned.”
He took two steps toward the longbread and Violet, the spurs on his boots gleaming coldly in the sunlight, and the trident in his hand sliced through the soil, severing the tender flowers in half.
"This is the second time this month."
Faced with this second strongest fighter in the Big Mom Pirates after Charlotte Linlin, Longbread was so intimidated that he dared not make any excuses.
"Yes, we've been trying our best to adjust the menu to suit Mom's tastes..."
“I didn’t ask you,” Katakuri interrupted the long bread, his gaze falling on Violet. “You tell me, new chef.”
Violet stepped forward and introduced herself: "I am the chef recommended by Lord Perospero, in charge of the 'New Product of the Day' for this week's family afternoon tea."
"What's the name of the chef who prepared the new dish of the day?"
"Vell".
“Vell,” Katakuri said, “as long as you can satisfy Mother, just tell me what materials you need.”
She already had some ideas, but the real difficulty lay in finding the right materials. Vera looked up and stared directly into Katakuri's eyes: "Any materials will do?"
What audacity! How dare you speak to Lord Katakuri/Brother like that!
This was the unanimous thought of everyone around Vera after hearing her question.
Longbread was also shocked. Are all the young people on the sea so brave and fearless these days? Katakuri is a terrifying pirate whose bounty is about to reach 1 billion!
Longbread swallowed hard and looked nervously at Katakuri.
Violet was personally brought by Lord Perospero as his chef. In any case, Lord Katakuri should give in out of respect for his brother...
To everyone's surprise, Katakuri, who was being questioned, did not show any displeasure at being offended.
He looked intently at Vera and promised, "As long as you can make a dessert that will satisfy Mom, I will find any ingredients you need."
He said "I" instead of Charlotte.
This man named Katakuri is quite confident in his strength and methods.
"Then I'll be waiting for you, Lord Katakuri."
Katakuri nodded silently, then turned and gripped his trident, walking towards the castle, which was now almost completely in ruins.
"call……"
Violet heard a rather exaggerated sigh of relief beside her, and she looked at the long bread covered in cold sweat with some surprise: "You're such a coward."
Long bread: "..."
Longbread retorted angrily, "Who is it that frightened me? How dare you speak to Lord Katakuri like that!"
"Huh?" Violet looked at Katakuri's back, which had shrunk to a tiny black dot, with a puzzled expression. "But I think Katakuri is very easy to talk to."
Even though it was our first meeting, I promised to help her find the materials.
Longbread stared speechlessly at the naive idiot in front of him. Was the promise of a pirate so easy to obtain?
To expect Katakuri's promise without paying several times the price upfront is pure fantasy. The only reason Katakuri would agree is that if Violet "disappoints" him, he will lose his life.
However, Violet, who was chosen as the chef for "Today's New Product," doesn't have many days left to live. Long Bread doesn't think that a little girl in her early teens can make any amazing desserts that can satisfy a mother who is so satisfied that even countless master chefs cannot.
It's only natural for people to desperately struggle and grasp at any straw before they die.
Thinking this through, Longbread decided not to argue with a dying man any longer, so he snorted and turned to leave.
Vera: "What a grumpy old man..."
Violet stood there waiting for Katakuri to deal with Big Mom's food cravings. Several hours passed, and the sun was almost setting before Big Mom, who had been wreaking havoc, finally disappeared from everyone's sight.
It's terrifying! In just a few hours, almost half of the buildings on Whole Cake Island have been destroyed, and this was all unintentional damage caused despite Charlotte's children's desperate attempts to stop them.
Just like a walking natural disaster, it's no wonder that it was given the title of Emperor of the Sea.
When Katakuri reappeared, he was still tall and imposing, but the wounds on his body and the tattered clothes proved that he had just gone through a very difficult battle.
Katakuri was silently calculating the damage his mother had caused today. The destroyed buildings and roads could be quickly rebuilt by Cracker and Perospero working together, and the residents of Whole Cake Island who had been urgently evacuated would be able to return soon.
The problem is that Mom's food cravings have been flaring up too frequently this month. Only her children, who are at the level of the Three Generals, can stop her when she has a food craving. The younger Charlotte can only provide support from the outside. Otherwise, if they enter Mom's attack range, even they themselves may be in mortal danger.
What's more troublesome is that, as the core of the Big Mom Pirates, if Kaido or Whitebeard finds out about her unusual condition, the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates will definitely not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will take a big bite out of Whole Cake Island.
Not enough, not enough. He needs to become stronger to protect the Kingdom of Ten Thousand and his younger brothers and sisters.
"Lord Katakuri?"
Just as Katakuri was secretly resolving to train even harder in the future, a cheerful voice rang out beside him.
To be honest, the cheerful voice was somewhat out of place, especially when Charlotte and her friends were exhausted and disheveled from trying to stop Big Mom.
Katakuri, with his keen senses, immediately felt several murderous gazes.
He raised his hand to signal them to calm down, then looked down in the direction the sound came from, only to see a furry head.
Katakuri: ?
Violet looked up, and Katakuri recognized her through her exceptionally dark eyes.
He called out the other person's name in a deep voice: "Vell".
"Are you talking about dessert ingredients? Come with me."
Katakuri has her own place to live on Whole Cake Island, but unfortunately, the houses of her mother and children are mostly those closest to the castle, and they were among the first to be destroyed during her food cravings.
Violet struggled through the ruins of the building, which smelled of butter and candy. Katakuri had only taken a few steps when he realized there was no movement around him. He turned around and saw Violet struggling to move on all fours.
He was silent for a few seconds, then turned and walked to Vera's side.
White, rice-scented "waves" swept up Violet and lifted her to Katakuri's waist.
Violet: ?
Wrapped in these elastic and sticky substances, Violet struggled to lift her head and asked Katakuri in a questioning voice, "Lord Katakuri?"
Violet glanced uncertainly at Katakuri's head; there was no health bar lit up, and his name hadn't turned red.
Katakuri coughed lightly and buried his face in his scarf: "This will be faster."
Like his mother, Katakuri also has the habit of having afternoon tea, but today, in order to deal with his mother's food cravings, Katakuri had to interrupt his afternoon tea and rush to Cake Island.
Exhausted and hungry, Katakuri desperately needed donuts and black tea to soothe himself.
Compared to Katakuri, Violet's short legs are really too slow.
Violet: "...How amazing."
She quickly adjusted her posture, pulled off a small piece of the white object covering her, and examined it closely.
It's sticky, soft, and elastic, with a faint fragrance...
Katakuri: "It's glutinous rice."
Wow, no wonder it's an NPC from Tales of the World; its abilities are so interesting. I just wonder if it's edible.
Seeing Violet's serious expression and thoughtful look, Katakuri had a sudden inspiration: "It's edible."
Violet thought of the [candy] that Perospero had given her.
Vera: "Lord Katakuri, could you give me a piece of mochi?"
Katakuri: ?
"Lord Perospero gave me a piece of candy, and Lord Cracker gave me a cookie."
Although Cracker sent the cookies mainly in the hope that after Vera finished eating them, she would be able to make more delicious cookies according to his taste.
Katakuri didn't understand why Perospero and Cracker wanted to give Violet the creations of their own Devil Fruit powers, but since his older and younger brothers had given them to her, he had no reason to refuse.
Katakuri made a donut-shaped bracelet out of glutinous rice and put it on Violet's wrist.
You have obtained a "Delicious Donut Even with Holes"!
[Eat this item to increase satiety by 1, health by 1, and sanity by 1]
Vera: ...
Okay, it's still the same old useless collectibles.
Vera sat on the "seat" Katakuri made of glutinous rice and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Lord Katakuri."
"Um."
It seems that Vel's weight was nothing to Katakuri, because Katakuri's speed actually increased after carrying the weight of an extra person.
When they arrived at Katakuri's residence, they saw a group of people looking distressed as they surrounded the half-collapsed dilapidated house.
"Lord Katakuri!" Startled by Katakuri's sudden appearance, the man turned around instinctively, startled by the shadow falling over him. He hurriedly explained, "Please wait a moment, we are currently studying the repair plan..."
"No need," Katakuri said in a deep voice. He raised his hand, and clumps of glutinous rice rose from the ground, clinging to the ruins and quickly repairing the collapsed walls and beams.
"this……"
Everyone stared in astonishment at the completely renovated house before them. What would have taken more than a dozen people nearly a month to repair was completed in just a few seconds by Lord Katakuri.
This is unbelievable! Is this the same Katakuri-sama who has never been defeated since birth?!
As Violet watched the pirates swaying like seaweed, their eyes turning into glittering stars, and pink flowers blooming around them, she marveled at Katakuri's high charm as an NPC.
Katakuri: "You guys go and take care of things elsewhere."
"Yes, Lord Katakuri!"
Katakuri led Violet into the brand-new room filled with the aroma of glutinous rice, sat down on a chair decorated with donuts, and crossed his long legs: "What ingredients do you need?"
What a straightforward personality! He doesn't even need to do any of those tedious and lengthy prerequisite quests. Violet decides to manually increase her favorability towards Katakuri.
She recalled the two clues she had obtained today: [cake] and [food cravings].
So, as expected, at least one of those three desserts must have been one of them.
[Mushroom Cake]
[Crafting Materials: 1 Red Mushroom, 1 Green Mushroom, 1 Blue Mushroom, 1 Moon Mushroom]
[After consuming, satiety increases by 25, health increases by 0, and sanity increases by 10]
[Special Effect: Consuming mushroom cake removes all current mental debuffs and increases mental resistance for 30 seconds.]
It's both a cake and a way to relieve mental debuffs like "food cravings".
Violet looked up at Katakuri.
"Lord Katakuri, I need a kind of mushroom."
"……mushroom?"
"Yes, a special kind of mushroom that only grows in caves where there is no sunlight."
Violet has stock of red mushrooms that grow during the day, green mushrooms that grow at dusk, and blue mushrooms that grow at night. However, she has never seen the moon mushroom, which grows in damp, dark caves that never see sunlight and are filled with terrifying monsters.
Violet looked at Katakuri, who was deep in thought, and warned him, "They are moon mushrooms. The places where they grow are very dangerous. Lord Katakuri, you must be careful."
"Danger?" Katakuri said in a deep voice, "There will be no danger."
"You can get the materials you need within two days."
He looked at Vera and warned, "I hope you won't disappoint me, chef."
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Author's note: Kurumi's fashion sense is truly top-notch! [kissing emoji]
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