Chapter 48 - 47 Sugar and Eggs
Before heading to Egg head King had to accompany Big Mom to Toto land. She was very much the unreasonable woman and since King could not yet defeat her head on he was here with her.
The sea winds of Totto Land smelled of strange sweets and subtle danger.
King stood upon the balcony of the massive tower that housed Whole Cake Chateau, the heart of Big Mom’s empire. His wings flared slightly as his fire traced the air behind him, a restless signal. His mind was clouded—not with uncertainty, but urgency. The wedding in Wano would have to wait. He had a race to rebuild, a technology to unlock, and time was already working against him.
Behind him, the ornate double doors of the guest chamber creaked open.
"Still brooding, Lord King?" came the voice of Charlotte Galette, smooth as cream and twice as rich with confidence. Her high-waisted uniform clung tightly to her figure, crimson hair cascading down in thick waves. Her twin, Charlotte Poire beautiful even with her mouth full of shark teeth, stepped in beside her, more reserved in presence, but her amber eyes gleaming with keen curiosity.
King turned. The two daughters of Big Mom were formidable in their own right—Galette with her Butter Butter Fruit, a skilled combatant and tactician, and Poire a master of internal Totto Land logistics and operations.
"Your mother’s terms are clear," King said, voice low. "And I will fulfill them. But time is limited."
Galette chuckled, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "You are a really hardcore man arent you, not a moment of rest.....you really are intense."
Poire stepped closer, hands folded in front of her. "We are not here to waste your time, King. We understand what’s at stake—for both our families."
Galette gestured toward the velvet cushions surrounding the chamber’s tea table, where fresh cake and tea steamed gently.
"Tonight is not for war," she said. "It’s for trust."
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