For Charlotte Linlin, eating was, at certain times, even more important than the title of Pirate King.
So after Sanji Meow spoke up, Big Mom immediately cast aside the thought of taking her anger out on her children.
The gloomy look on her face instantly turned into joy and anticipation. She then called over the Big Mom Pirate head chef,
ordering him to take Sanji Meow to the kitchen and make the almond cookies she was craving right now.
Off to the side, Katakuri let out a huge sigh of relief.
Although he had already foreseen all of this beforehand through Observation Haki, knowing his mother temperament as well as he did, he would still worry about his younger brothers and sisters until everything was truly settled.
And while Big Mom attention was diverted to food, he quickly instructed the nearby Homies to secretly carry away the few Charlotte family members who had passed out, so that BIG MOM wouldn't notice them again later because of some other matter.
Setting aside their respective positions, Katakuri was indeed an exceptionally good older brother.
However, Sherwin wasn't paying much attention to Katakuri side at the moment.
Instead, he was rather curiously looking at the short old man in front of him, whose height was even lower than that of some Felynes…
As Charlotte Linlin guide, and one of the only two people in the original story who had personally witnessed the truth behind Mother Carmel disappearance back then, Streusen had not "used" the still-immature Charlotte Linlin. Instead, he chose to nurture and assist her.
In this regard, he was very similar to Trebol, who had handed the String-String Fruit to the Heavenly Yaksha.
Was it because he knew his own abilities were insufficient to control this sea, so he chose to invest in the future instead?
After thinking it over, that was the only possibility Sherwin could come up with…
Although the people they invested in were all rather hard to describe, and at the time Big Mom and the Heavenly Yaksha were both under ten years old—something that sounded completely absurd—once placed in the world of pirates, it somehow felt exceptionally reasonable.
"Mr. Sherwin has been staring at me this whole time. Is there something you need?"
Perhaps because he had been stared at by Sherwin for a bit too long, Streusen couldn't help but take the initiative to ask.
"No, it nothing," Sherwin shook his head and casually made up a reason. "I just heard that your Devil Fruit ability can turn anything into food—the Cook-Cook Fruit—so I was a little curious."
Streusen didn't think much of it and smiled modestly. "Kukuku… compared to Logia-type fruits, my ability really isn't anything special."
After exchanging a few simple words with Sherwin, he turned his head toward Sanji Meow.
"Please follow me. Our kitchen will definitely be able to meet all of your needs."
Sanji Meow first glanced at Sherwin, and only after seeing him nod in agreement did he follow Streusen toward the kitchen.
Given Big Mom personality, it was almost impossible for her to cause trouble while Sanji Meow was cooking, so Sherwin was fairly at ease about his safety.
However, the cautious Hunter, just in case, still had Link Meow accompany Sanji Meow to the kitchen in the capacity of the second chef of the Felyne Mobile Restaurant.
"Then let talk about the other matter."
After Sanji Meow and the others left, Big Mom expression once again turned serious. She looked toward Nico Robin at the side and said, "You really don't plan on handing Nico Robin over?"
"Like I said before, if I really wanted to do that, I wouldn't have fought Kaido a while ago."
Sherwin spread his hands and once again refused Charlotte Linlin.
But before her expression could darken in anger, Sherwin continued, "Besides, the reason you want to take Robin is just to have her translate the Poneglyphs, right? Then we can help you translate them."
"Oh?" Big Mom was taken aback for a moment, looking at Sherwin with some suspicion. "You're willing to let her translate the Poneglyphs for me?"
"Why not?" Sherwin explained.
"I don't even want to be a pirate, let alone have any interest in becoming Pirate King.
Protecting Robin is only because she our companion. And Robin herself is very interested in the history recorded on them—being able to see more Poneglyphs would be something she couldn't ask for more.
Even if you obtain new Poneglyphs in the future, you can come to Robin again to have them translated."
This was also one of the solutions Sherwin had discussed with Robin and Huamei Meow before coming here, as well as one of the ways to gain access to the Poneglyphs collected by BIG MOM.
He had never even considered having Robin fabricate a fake translation like she did to deceive Crocodile, because he genuinely did not care who would reach Laugh Tale first.
Sherwin actually knew as well that, given the nature of these pirates, it was unlikely they would easily let go of Nico Robin, who knew the contents of the Road Poneglyphs in their possession and could potentially translate them for others.
But even if they did not propose such a method, would Big Mom and the other pirates vying for Laugh Tale really let them off so easily?
In any case, with their current strength, Sherwin and his group had more than enough confidence to deal with most contingencies, so they might as well take this opportunity to openly read through the few Road Poneglyphs in Big Mom hands.
As for how the World Government might react once this matter became known…
First of all, as long as Big Mom was not foolish, she would not spread this kind of thing everywhere.
Secondly, even if the omnipresent CP agents found out, it would merely mean facing future circumstances a bit earlier—the World Government had never truly intended to spare Robin anyway.
Regarding Sherwin proposal, Charlotte Linlin did not immediately agree.
After all, she still had a daughter with Three-Eye Tribe blood, so she was not particularly pressed about translating the Poneglyphs.
"Mother, I think we can give it a try, lick—"
At this moment, Charlotte Perospero suddenly leaned over to Big Mom ear. While licking his tongue, he whispered to her, seemingly suggesting that she agree to Sherwin proposal.
As the eldest son of the Charlotte Family and the strategist of the Big Mom Pirates, Perospero words carried considerable weight with her.
After listening to his murmured advice, the Big Mom who had been hesitating immediately burst into laughter.
"Ma ma ma ma! Fine, I agree! I'll have someone bring the rubbings of the Poneglyphs over in a moment. But before that…"
Big Mom licked her lips, her expression once again filling with anticipation. "Aren't the almond macarons ready yet? I can't wait to taste them!"
In stark contrast, the moment those words left her mouth, all of her children nearby looked as if they were facing a mortal enemy, terrified that Big Mom hunger pangs would flare up in the next second.
"Please wait just a little longer, Mother. Streusen and the others only left not long ago, and baking the macarons also takes time."
Perospero, the closest to her, hurriedly tried to placate her, to the point that he even forgot his habitual tongue-licking.
"How about having someone bring up some other sweets first?"
In his panic, Perospero offered a suggestion that was not particularly wise.
"No! Right now I only want to eat almond macarons!"
Instead of helping, those words had the opposite effect, making Big Mom emotions grow even more irritable.
Immediately after, Katakuri expression changed drastically as he shouted, "This is bad! Brother Perospero! Get out of the way!"
At the same time, Big Mom increasingly crazed roar rang out.
"Hurry and give me… almond macarons—!!!"