[Host, you find a special check-in location, do you want to sign in?]

"Sign in."

[Sign-in successful. Reward: Strength Increase [x2], Devil Fruit Side Effects Eliminated.]

After successfully signing in, as the new information appeared in his mind, Elior finally understood the purpose of the latest reward.

The so-called double strength increase meant that Elior's current power could be doubled instantly, similar to how Luffy activates Gear Second.

With this power boost, the destructive force of all Elior's abilities could now be multiplied by two.

This was the terrifying thing about strength boosts. Compared to simply acquiring new abilities, raw power amplification was clearly much more valuable.

After all, this was what truly made him stronger!

And the side effects of Devil Fruits were now gone.

Of course, Elior wouldn't eat just any Devil Fruit himself. But if he came across powerful ones in the future, he wouldn't hesitate to give them to his women after removing the side effects.

You have to remember — people like Aokiji, Blackbeard, Whitebeard, and Ace were now dead, which meant their Devil Fruits had naturally been reborn.

If Elior could obtain them, he would definitely give these powers to his women.

After all, as his women, it was Elior's requirement for them to become stronger too — even if only for self-defense.

In this world, the fastest and most direct path to power was through Devil Fruits. Yes, swordsmanship and martial arts required years of training, but Devil Fruits could grant overwhelming strength almost instantly, especially the most powerful ones.

And now, with the ability to eliminate the side effects of Devil Fruits, things had become even more broken.

No more weakness to seawater or Seastone. This ability alone made Elior nearly unstoppable.

Of course, not every Devil Fruit was suitable. A power like the Tremor-Tremor Fruit might not be ideal for his women…

The problem was — no one knew where these fruits had reincarnated.

The World Government had probably been hunting for them for a long time. There's no way they would let such powerful Devil Fruits slip away.

After all, in the original story, Doflamingo managed to get the Flame-Flame Fruit and used it as a prize in the Corrida Colosseum tournament.

"The sign-in rewards from Big Mom's territory turned out to be pretty good," Elior said with a smile.

Leaving the conference room, Elior walked out into the hallway where everyone was waiting.

Naturally, they were curious about what he and Big Mom had just discussed. Of course, neither Elior nor Big Mom planned to reveal anything.

Still, Elior did share one thing with the assembled pirates:

"As planned, one month from now, we'll launch an assault to annihilate the Red-Haired Pirates."

The members of the Elior Pirates already knew about this, so they weren't surprised.

But the Big Mom Pirates were left in shock. They had overheard some of the earlier discussion, but hearing it confirmed made their jaws drop.

An alliance… to kill Red-Hair Shanks.

It was insane then, and it was just as insane now.

Katakuri spoke seriously: "I need to ask… have you truly formed an alliance with our mama?"

Smoothie and the others were equally stunned. After all, an alliance between two Yonko was already unheard of.

Let alone three.

"Yes" Elior replied plainly. "Including Kaido."

Katakuri and the others froze.

Elior, Big Mom, and Kaido — joining forces… and aiming to kill Red-Hair in a month's time.

The entire New World would tremble if this news got out.

This wouldn't just be a war. It would be the beginning of something far worse.

Marineford had shaken the world, but this… this would change it. The power balance of the New World, maybe even the whole world, would be rewritten overnight.

No one could even imagine what three Yonko working together would look like.

Since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, no pirate had ever seen such a terrifying alliance.

Katakuri and the others exchanged nervous glances.

The waves of chaos were already rising.

Shortly after the meeting…

Whole Cake Chateau began preparing a massive banquet for the Elior Pirates.

Of course, the banquet wouldn't start until tomorrow, since it was already late at night, but preparations were underway.

This left Stussy — the Queen of the Pleasure District and an undercover CP0 agent — completely shaken.

Big Mom hosting a banquet?

And for the Elior Pirates, of all people?

Stussy couldn't understand what was happening. Neither could anyone else.

But one thing was certain: there was no conflict between the Elior Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.

Otherwise, how could there be a banquet?

This alone was terrifying.

The Yonko were always at each other's throats. Even temporary peace was rare enough… but now, this?

No one in the world would believe it if they weren't here to see it.

Stussy felt uneasy.

She had infiltrated Whole Cake Island on orders from the Gorosei, and just this morning she had gained Big Mom's trust — so much so that she was allowed to call her "Linlin" directly.

In fact, the only person besides her on Whole Cake Island who could call Big Mom by her real name was the head chef himself.

Who else?

Kaido?

Clearly, Big Mom trusted her.

But this banquet… this alliance… it was all too unexpected.

Late at night, Stussy contacted the Gorosei again.

Standing in a deserted alley, she didn't notice the figure watching her from the rooftop above.

It was Elior.