Super Card System

How is this guy here!?

When Ian first saw Caesar, he almost thought he was hallucinating. After all, in his mind, Caesar should still be at Punk Hazard, right?

But then it suddenly clicked for Ian—Caesar did have a connection with the Big Mom Pirates.

It was because Big Mom had been funding Caesar’s research into human gigantification!

From the information Ian had gathered so far, it seemed that human gigantification had been a research topic pursued by the World Government for centuries. They hoped that through this research, they could gain an immensely powerful fighting force. However, despite centuries of effort, there had been little progress—until the appearance of Vegapunk.

After Vegapunk was taken by the World Government, he took over the research facility at Punk Hazard, and naturally, the study of human gigantification became part of his work. With Vegapunk’s genius, the research finally made some breakthroughs.

As Vegapunk’s assistant, Caesar should have had access to some of the data related to human gigantification. However, it seemed he looked down on this kind of research and was more focused on his experiments with poisonous weapons. The result of these experiments led to the explosion that destroyed Punk Hazard. After that, Caesar was captured but eventually managed to escape.

Since he escaped, he naturally became a wanted man. In this situation, if he wanted to continue his research, he would need to find a new sponsor to fund him.

As it happened, Big Mom was not only one of the Yonko with plenty of money but also had a keen interest in human gigantification.

Due to her childhood experiences, Big Mom hoped that others could become gigantic like her so they could all play together happily. This bizarre wish had persisted throughout her life, making her an ideal target for Caesar.

Caesar likely claimed he could make people gigantic and might have even shown Big Mom some of Vegapunk’s old research on human gigantification, thus successfully convincing her to fund his work.

However, Caesar had never actually been in charge of the project. He only knew some basic information. So, even though he conducted human gigantification experiments at Punk Hazard, he could never achieve the results Big Mom desired.

More importantly, the vast amount of funding he swindled from Big Mom was mostly spent on his personal indulgences—very little of it was actually used for the research.

Now that he’s appeared here again, he’s probably planning to ask Big Mom for more money, isn’t he?

Sure enough, Baron Tamago also noticed Caesar and walked over to him.

“Why are you still here!?” Baron Tamago said irritably. “I’ve told you before, Mama didn’t invite you to this tea party. Although she’s allowed you to stay on the island, that doesn’t mean you can attend this tea party!”

“Shurororororo!” Caesar turned around, and when he saw it was Baron Tamago, he couldn’t help but laugh. “Ah, Baron Tamago! Don’t be like that. Big Mom’s tea parties are famous gatherings in the New World. Naturally, I’d love to experience it firsthand!”

Despite his words, Caesar had his own plans. The real reason he came to Cake Island this time was indeed to ask Big Mom for additional funding.

It had to be said, this was partly Ian’s fault. Since Ian drove Doflamingo out of Dressrosa, the artificial Devil Fruit project had collapsed. Without the help of the Tontatta Tribe, it was impossible to produce more artificial Devil Fruits.

Even though Caesar wasn’t directly affected at Punk Hazard, he had no choice but to stop producing SAD. Only after Doflamingo and Kaido worked out a better plan for manufacturing artificial fruits could he resume producing SAD.

As a result, Caesar’s value to Doflamingo diminished considerably, and naturally, the research funding Doflamingo provided to Caesar was also reduced.

With significantly less funding, Caesar still wanted to continue his research on his deadly weapons project, the “Land of the Dead.” So, he had to find other ways to secure funding. Fortunately for him, he still had his research on human gigantification, and Big Mom was generous when it came to money. That’s why he came here—to ask for more money.

However, although Big Mom was still generous this time, the amount was less than Caesar had anticipated, leaving him dissatisfied. During his stay on the island, he happened to hear that Big Mom’s upcoming tea party would announce the wedding of her daughter, Charlotte Chiffon, to the Supernova Firetank Pirates’ “Godfather” Capone Bege.

Big Mom marrying off her daughter was undoubtedly a joyous occasion, and she would certainly be in a good mood during the event. When Caesar learned of this, he immediately began scheming. He figured that if he could sneak into the tea party as a guest, he might be able to take advantage of Big Mom’s happiness and secure additional funding from her.

Now, with the tea party scheduled to start the next day, Big Mom’s invited guests were gradually arriving at Cake Island and being taken to the castle in the city to stay. If Caesar wanted to attend the tea party, he needed to sneak into the castle quickly. Otherwise, once the tea party began, the Big Mom Pirates would lock down Cake Island to prevent any disturbances, and the castle would be closed to any further entry or exit.

What Caesar hadn’t expected, though, was to be denied the opportunity to board a pig carriage!

Caesar had come to Cake Island on his own and was not among the invited guests. This irritated Baron Tamago, who felt that Caesar was being unreasonable.

Although Baron Tamago could have kicked Caesar out, considering that Big Mom currently trusted Caesar, he didn’t want to escalate things and create conflict. As a result, the two of them began loudly arguing.

“Damn it!” Caesar was furious. He thought, “Big Mom didn’t stop me, so why are these small fries going out of their way to block me?” The great genius scientist was being denied entry, and he couldn’t tolerate that. Pointing at Baron Tamago, Caesar shouted, “Then tell me, what do I have to do to get in!?”

Baron Tamago snorted coldly and replied, “I told you, without an invitation, you cannot enter the castle! Unless one of the invited guests is willing to bring you inside, it would be best for you to obediently leave Cake Island!”

When Caesar heard this, he froze for a moment, then quickly looked toward the pig carriage where Ian and the others were.

Because the carriage door was in the way, he couldn’t see who the passengers were. He turned to Baron Tamago and said, “If the guests in that carriage are willing to take me inside, then you can’t stop me, right?”

Without waiting for a reply, Caesar’s body turned into a gaseous form, and he flew toward Ian’s pig carriage.

However, as he arrived in front of the carriage and was about to speak, he suddenly froze!

Because staring back at him, with a faint smile, was Ian…

The moment Caesar saw Ian’s face, he was dumbfounded, his eyes almost popping out of his head!

“You… what are you doing here…?” Caesar stammered, trembling as he pointed at Ian, his voice filled with terror.

How could Caesar not know who Ian was? It was Ian who had ruined his collaborative plan with Doflamingo, even forcing Doflamingo to flee Dressrosa in disgrace, which directly led to Caesar’s funding being cut. Naturally, Caesar harbored a deep resentment toward Ian.

But he also knew that any thoughts of revenge were nothing but fantasies. He would never dare actually seek revenge against Ian!

What a joke! Caesar had watched the New Edd War, and he knew that Ian was someone capable of going toe-to-toe with Kaido. How could Caesar ever hope to defeat someone like that?

Still… he never imagined that Ian would be invited to Big Mom’s tea party as well!

If he had known this earlier, he would have fled as far as possible, doing anything to avoid a confrontation with Ian…

“Oh? You know me?” Ian asked with a smile, looking at Caesar.

Caesar finally snapped back to reality and quickly waved his hands. “No, no! I don’t know you. Sorry, I mistook you for someone else!”

As soon as he said that, Caesar tried to turn around and flee, hoping to leave Cake Island before Ian figured out who he was.

However, just as he turned to escape, a hand covered in Armament Haki suddenly reached out, slammed down on his shoulder, and forcefully pinned him in place.

The hand, of course, belonged to Ian. He pulled Caesar back with a smile and said, “Since you want to attend the tea party, I can take you in. There’s no need to make a scene here with the Big Mom Pirates, right? Don’t you agree?”

“Y-yes, that’s right!” Caesar forced a strained smile, nearly on the verge of tears. His snot almost dripped down as he stammered, “But, if it’s inconvenient, it’s fine. I don’t have to go…”

Ian, still looking friendly, replied, “No problem at all! I’m always happy to help others. It’s no trouble! Please, go ahead!”

With that, Ian stepped aside, gesturing for Caesar to board the carriage first.

Reiju, already inside the carriage, didn’t know what Ian was planning but played along with a smile. She waved to Caesar and said, “Come in, sir!”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Caesar glanced desperately at Baron Tamago, hoping he would intervene, but after Ian gave him a look, Baron Tamago wisely kept his mouth shut and silently agreed to the arrangement.

Seeing Baron Tamago’s silence, Caesar was on the verge of tears. Whether it was his imagination or not, he felt like Ian’s hand on his shoulder was getting heavier.

In the end, with a face full of misery, Caesar had no choice but to enter the carriage.

Ian followed him in, shutting the door with a snap. He sat beside Reiju, while Caesar sat nervously across from them.

The carriage jolted as the pig began moving. Caesar forced a smile, trying to say something to Ian, but quickly noticed that both Ian and Reiju had their arms crossed, staring at him intently.

As the scenery outside the window sped by, Caesar felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles. Inside, he was already crying in despair.

He wanted nothing more than to lean out the window and shout: “Let me off this carriage! This isn’t the ride to preschool!”

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