Thanks to Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability, Queen mama charter returned to Whole Cake Island first.
The subordinate pirates of the Beast God Pirates followed behind, incidentally helping to transport the Giant tribe.
In the plaza of Whole Cake Island, the pirate ship descended from the sky, landing directly in the center of the square.
Caesar and others disembarked and, led by King, entered a building.
Upon entering, Caesar, Linlin, and the others saw Smoothie and Queen waiting in the room, along with Katakuri and Yamato lying unconscious on a large bed.
Seeing Caesar and the others enter, Smoothie and Queen quickly stood up.
"Is Katakuri still alive?" Caesar glanced at Smoothie.
Smoothie hurriedly replied respectfully: "Y-yes, I used my ability to create some life-force juice to sustain his life."
"Well done."
Caesar nodded, stepped forward without another word, pried open Katakuri's mouth, and split open his own palm.
Crimson blood immediately gushed out, pouring into Katakuri's mouth.
Then, Caesar walked over to Yamato, similarly prying open her mouth and pouring in a substantial amount of his essence blood.
How incredibly potent was the life force contained within Caesar's blood?
Even though Smoothie had drained life force from Gin, Moria, and others, she hadn't been able to revive Katakuri and Yamato.
But the moment Caesar's essence blood entered their bodies, it rapidly began healing their injuries.
On Yamato's body, damaged skin regenerated, old skin shed, and new skin grew as smooth and tender as a baby's.
The severed arm on Katakuri continuously extended bones, muscles, and blood vessels, regenerating an entirely new arm.
The massive wound on his chest, inflicted by the golden axe, also sprouted new flesh, continuously connecting and healing.
"Wake up now!"
Caesar narrowed his eyes, releasing a precisely measured burst of Conqueror's Haki that struck Katakuri and Yamato's minds.
Bam! Bam!
In the next moment, both Katakuri and Yamato reflexively opened their eyes and launched an attack at Caesar.
Caesar stood firm, unmoving, enduring their strikes head-on.
Only when they clearly saw their surroundings did Katakuri and Yamato fully regain consciousness.
Katakuri hurried forward, respectfully calling out.
"Father, Mother."
Caesar's expression remained cold as he stared at Katakuri for a long moment before speaking in a deep voice.
"Katakuri, you've disappointed me greatly."
A flush of shame appeared on Katakuri's face as he lowered his head.
Yamato couldn't stand watching this and stepped forward, looking up at Caesar as she said.
"Uncle! Please don't blame Katakuri, he's already fought desperately. It's just that the enemy was too strong..."
"Hmph!" Caesar snorted heavily, making Yamato shrink back in fear, not daring to continue defending Katakuri.
"The enemy won't accept your excuses! If they hadn't wanted to capture you alive to use as leverage against me, you'd already be corpses! If I hadn't left Blood Demon and Ice Demon on Donut Island, we'd now be negotiating terms with the World Government, or pulling off some prison break like the Whitebeard Pirates did."
Caesar's cold gaze made Katakuri and Yamato, even Smoothie and Queen, lower their heads, unable to meet his eyes.
"Remember this: only when you're strong enough can you face any dire situation. Never let your guard down at any time. Katakuri, you still have much room for growth. Don't waste energy on trivial matters - delegate those tasks to others as much as possible! Yamato, same goes for you!"
"Yes! Father! I'll remember!" Katakuri nodded heavily.
Seeing Caesar look over, Yamato hurriedly nodded like a chick pecking rice.
"I... I'll remember too."
Caesar turned to Smoothie and asked, "By the way, is Judge alright?"
Smoothie quickly replied, "Dad, he's fine, just some minor injuries. He's already started working on research matters."
Caesar nodded, then glanced at Queen, narrowing his eyes.
Queen shrank his neck and smiled awkwardly.
"Caesar-sama..."
"Queen, I've found some of your former colleagues for you - Caesar Clown, Indigo, and Judge. From now on, you'll stay on Candy Island and focus on research for me, understand?"
"Ah?" Queen's mouth fell open, his chubby face full of reluctance.
He stammered, "B-but... my lord, I'm a combatant! I... I think I'm more suited for fighting! I'll stay here and protect Whole Cake Island for you! With Queen here, I guarantee no one would dare cause trouble!"
"Is that so? Well, that works too." Caesar nodded.
Queen immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his fat face breaking into a lecherous grin.
"In a few days, we'll be going to war with Marine Headquarters. Since you're a combatant, you can lead a suicide squad charging at the front, helping us break through Marine Headquarters' gates. How does that sound?" Caesar said playfully.
The smile instantly froze on Queen's face.
Seeing Caesar's expression that didn't seem like a joke, Queen shuddered and quickly said:
"Ah, you see, my mind is full of research knowledge. This fighting and killing business isn't really suitable for someone as intelligent as me anymore. Caesar-sama! Don't worry, leave Candy Island's research base to me - I'll handle those research projects for you! When it comes to research, Judge and the others still can't compare. I must go supervise them!"
Caesar looked at him with an amused expression, watching until Queen felt his scalp tingle and his legs begin to tremble, before lightly chuckling.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Queen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly bowed and agreed.
Caesar turned and walked out the door, seeing everyone gathered in the square, watching the unbound Giant King Loki.
"What's going on?" Caesar approached, looking down at the six-meter-tall Giant King.
"This kid wants to see you," Kaido said with a laugh.
"Oh? Speak, what is it?"
Caesar's tone was quite impatient.
Ganzui's inexplicable disappearance, coupled with the Donut Island incident, had left him in a foul mood.
"Are you the king of all of them?" Loki hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and speaking.
"King? You could say that." Caesar neither confirmed nor denied it.
"In that case, as the king of the Giant tribe, I am willing to form an alliance with you. Let our two sides establish a treaty of alliance and become equal, mutually supportive allies. What do you think?"
Loki's words stunned everyone present, including Caesar himself.
Caesar remained silent for a moment before shaking his head.
"You're too weak. You're not qualified to negotiate with me. At best, you can only become a senior officer under my command."
Loki gritted his teeth, unwilling to accept this. "But I am the king of the Giant tribe! Any one of my subjects could hold the position of Vice Admiral in the Marine headquarters! I—"
"Silence!" Caesar's voice suddenly turned cold as he stared at Loki. "You have no subjects. Those giants are already my giant warriors. Loki, was it? I've run out of patience. Either submit or die. Choose one! Hurry up, don't waste my time!"
"I... I..."
Struggle showed on Loki's face—a mix of humiliation, resentment, and fear.
After a long internal conflict, Loki finally accepted his fate.
He sighed and knelt on one knee. "I choose to submit!"
"You'd better mean it, or there's only one outcome."
Caesar gave him a cold glance, considering whether to turn this giant king into a memoryless killing machine as well.
But after a moment's thought, Caesar gave up on the idea.
As Caesar grew stronger, he gradually realized that the Memory Fruit's memory alteration had its limits.
The stronger the target, the fewer memories could be altered.
Loki's strength and status weren't significant enough to tempt Caesar.
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