"Don't mention it, I get it, Bonney."
Nami's mouth was stuffed, her eyes tearing up, "So awesome, really so awesome, damn, if only Uncle Zeff could make this many desserts for every meal."
"Hey, are you looking to get smacked, you brat!"
Zeff raged, "This old man is just one person, while there are at least a hundred chefs here who've been busy for days! How could I possibly compare!"
Hmm? Zeff...
BIGMOM heard the name and instinctively looked over.
It's definitely that Zeff, she had heard of this name long ago, captain of the Chef Pirates, culinary skills famous across the Four Seas.
She had once planned to send someone to bring him to Ten Thousand Nations as a deputy head chef, but unfortunately, he never reached the New World, seemingly unable to continue on, and withdrew from the Grand Line...
And now he's just the cook for the Endgame?
What a pity, can't just seize him now.
While lamenting, BIGMOM suddenly noticed something, her eyes lit up:
"Oh! That old loaf, seriously... I told him he didn't need to make this especially for me, and yet he still did! Can't handle him at all!"
She looked at the giant food cart just brought out.
——A towering strawberry cake, seven or eight meters high, with its aroma wafting far, sweet and enticing.
This is the specialty of Ten Thousand Nations' head chef, Streusen, using an exclusive secret recipe, one of BIGMOM's most cherished desserts.
"Mama mama! Oh no, smelling this aroma, I can't help myself!"
BIGMOM grabbed her cutlery, drooling, "Quickly bring it over, this cake is mine alone, none of you can snatch it!"
"Eh, how could you?"
Bonney stood up, hands on her hips, puffed up, "Don't be so stingy, Lingling! I'm just a tiny thing, how much food can I snatch from you? Even just a bite is fine!"
"Don't be too impolite, Bonney." Kuma frowned.
"It's alright."
Smoothie casually put a fruit tart into her mouth, lazily responding, "Don't worry, Mr. Kuma, probably considering childhood playmates... Mom has always been generous with children below ten."
Really?
Kuma looked at BIGMOM with surprise.
Sure enough, BIGMOM wasn't angry at all, rather she was amused, laughing and reaching out to rub Bonney's little head:
"No rush, little one, I only said this strawberry cake is mine, but there isn't only this one, your portion will come later."
She shouted toward the kitchen, "Hey! Perospero, did you hear that, is Mr. Streusen making a second cake!"
"Are you trying to kill this old bone of mine, Lingling!!!"
A frustrated elderly voice echoed back, followed by a helpless sigh, "Alright, I can see you're in a good mood today, so I'll go the extra mile again."
"Mama mama! Did you hear that, Little Bonney, your slice will be here soon!"
BIGMOM giggled, raising her fork towards the cake, "Don't be anxious, just wait a bit longer, as for me, I'll dig in first..."
Exactly, just like this.
Eat, eat it all, quickly, Lingling.
Stussy's peripheral vision was fixed here, growing impatient waiting, seeing this scene, finally the corners of her lips slightly curled.
She elegantly picked up her tea, sipping lightly.
Before the tea party started, she had secretly infiltrated the kitchen, injecting the special agent into this massive strawberry cake.
As a clone, she had all Miss Buckingham's memories from the Rocks Ship, knowing Streusen and Lingling too well.
No need to think, knowing this cake was specially made for Lingling by Streusen, reserved for Lingling alone.
——As for what's in the agent...
It's the CP Department's research unit's special-developed "Super Fragrance Enhancer."
Can make already tasty food several times more enjoyable for the taste buds.
Seems useless but it's a secret weapon specifically for Lingling.
Eating the spiked cake won't satisfy Lingling, instead her appetite will skyrocket;
But Streusen's second cake lacks the enhancer, unable to provide the same enjoyment for Lingling.
Wanting to eat something yet unable to replicate it in the back kitchen.
Fulfilling these two conditions could almost guarantee a 100% outbreak of Lingling's eating disorder, completely eliminating the chance of calming her down by feeding.
Thus.
Cake Island would suffer a catastrophe, and the Endgame gang would be caught in it, possibly some nearby—like those little girls, being eaten by Lingling...
Hmph, a Four Emperor, an emperor-like existence, these two want to ally?
With her, CP0's ace agent, no way they succeed!
Fight, fight!
Stussy almost envisioned an all-out war between the sides, if not for the crowded situation, she would revel in laughter...
"Delicious!"
Just then, a satisfied compliment rang out.
Hmm? Not Lingling...
Stussy frowned, turning, seeing BIGMOM's fork frozen mid-air, shocked at—
Bonney had climbed the food cart, her little face buried in cream, devouring the cake.
"Bonney!" Kuma's face changed, rushing to pull her down.
But too late.
"Burp~"
Bonney burped loudly, patting her round belly, contentedly lying on the empty table, "Delicious! Super delicious! Lingling, thank you, I declare, this is the best cake I've ever had!!!"
Boom!
Like a thunderclap overhead, Stussy stood dumbfounded.
Realizing, her face twisted into Miss Buckingham's, gritting teeth.
That damned brat!
——You ruined my plan!!!
"Eh? How could it end like this?"
BIGMOM finally snapped out, staring dazedly at Bonney, "My, my cake..."
Katakuri and others slightly changed color, instinctively sitting straight.
"It's okay, Lingling, don't panic, the kitchen still has more! I'll help urge them!"
Stussy quickly stood, comforting as a best friend, patting Lingling's shoulder, then hurriedly opened the door, rushing to the kitchen.
Calm down, Stussy, there's still a chance!
She walked faster, breathing deeply, reaching into her handbag.
The CP Department contact prepared three agents for her, initially she dismissed them, almost tossing the extras.
——How could she fail?
Luckily, she wasn't impulsive then, offering her a way to mend...
Hmm?
Hmm???!
Stussy halted, stiffly fumbled twice more, eyes wide, lifting the handbag, emptied it…
——Inside empty like her face.
Seriously, where the heck is my agent!!!