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Chapter 297: Dimensional Strike! Bewildered Doflamingo, Katakuri Conquered by Genshin Cuisine!
The air inside the tavern became scorching hot due to the combined strike of the three brothers. The giant dragon woven from fire and wind dissipated the moment it was about to hit the ceiling.
Leaving only the crackling elemental aftershocks in the air, and the wonderfully varied expressions on the faces of the Red Hair Pirates officers.
Shanks slowly withdrew his gaze. He looked at the three high-spirited youths before him—especially Luffy, standing in the middle, grinning heartlessly.
It felt like watching a sapling that was destined to grow according to a set trajectory in this era suddenly get hit with the highest grade fertilizer by someone. Not only did it grow crooked, it grew into a towering tree, and even blossomed and bore fruit along the way.
"Elemental power, huh..."
Shanks murmured low, his fingers rubbing Gryphon at his waist.
As a top-tier non-ability user, he could clearly distinguish the essential difference between this power and Devil Fruits. There was no nauseating smell of the sea's curse.
Pure.
Violent.
Yet as natural as breathing.
"Looks like I owe that Boss another favor."
Shanks gave a bitter smile, then felt relieved.
Luffy becoming stronger, no matter the cause, was ultimately a good thing. Moreover, the dream named "King of Myriad Heavens Dungeons" sounded... grander, and more... interesting than just Pirate King.
"Luffy."
Shanks readjusted his straw hat, the corner of his mouth hooking into an arc.
"Since your goal has changed."
"Then the stakes of our agreement have to be raised."
Luffy pressed his straw hat, his eyes frighteningly bright.
"Of course!"
"When I clear all the dungeons, I'll go to the New World to find you!"
"When that time comes, I'll bring the best booze and drink you under the table!"
A burst of laughter erupted in the tavern.
Yasopp and Lucky Roux laughed until they slapped their thighs.
Drink Red Hair, the "Man of a Thousand Cups," under the table?
This ideal was indeed harder than becoming the Pirate King!
...
Meanwhile.
Outside the tavern, the street that originally only had a few households now presented an extremely magical scene.
Because of the "Absolute Defense" barrier, this place hadn't been destroyed by the aftershocks of the Emperor-level battle just now. Instead, due to the gathering of various forces, it had turned into a temporary large market.
Those Foosha Village residents who had hidden out of fear, seeing the situation stabilize... one by one, like cats smelling fish, actually plucked up the courage to set up simple stalls on both sides of the street!
They weren't selling local specialties.
It was all "Dungeon Products"!
This was thanks to Vice Admiral Garp treating this place as the Navy's back garden, plus many daring bounty hunters and revolutionaries secretly visiting in recent months—resulting in a mountain of low-level dungeon items circulating in the village.
And now.
The customers standing in front of these stalls were either officers of the Four Emperors famous in the New World, or Underworld Emperors ruling the underground.
"Hey hey hey, are you kidding me?"
Doflamingo, walking with his extremely arrogant splayed gait, stopped in front of a rickety wooden stall. His pink feather coat swayed coquettishly in the breeze.
The eyes behind the sunglasses stared dead at a stack of paper slips with strange red runes drawn on them on the stall.
"Old hag, you call this stuff a 'specialty'?"
The stall owner was an old granny with a wrinkled face. Facing the Warlord's questioning, the old lady didn't panic at all. She even waved her hand with a bit of disdain.
"Buy it or don't, stop blocking the people behind you."
"These are Explosive Tags brought out from the 'Naruto' beginner dungeon."
"Just inject a little bit of energy, whether it's Haki or stamina."
"One of these can blow up a two-story building."
A vein popped on Doflamingo's forehead.
But he was a man who knew his goods, and a mercenary arms dealer who sought profit above all else. He keenly smelled the terrifying business opportunity contained behind these few scraps of paper.
No complex gunpowder ratio needed.
No bulky launching device needed.
Just stick it on, and it explodes?
This was practically an artifact of war!
"Fufufufu..."
Doflamingo let out a creepy low laugh.
He casually picked up an Explosive Tag. Applying a slight force with his fingers, he injected a weak trace of Armament Haki.
Hum—
The runes on the paper instantly lit up with a blinding red light. An extremely unstable aura of destruction expanded frantically within this thin piece of paper.
BOOM!!!
Doflamingo flicked his hand, and the paper flew toward the distant coast.
Accompanied by a deafening loud noise, a water column over ten meters high exploded on the sea surface!
The surrounding pirates were dumbfounded.
This power and portability completely crushed ordinary cannonballs!
"How many do you have?"
Doflamingo turned his head, the look under his sunglasses filled with greed.
"I'll take them all."
"Also, if you can get the production method for this thing."
"Name your price."
The old granny rolled her eyes.
"The production method is a reward only available in intermediate dungeons."
"I only have finished products here."
"One hundred thousand Beri a piece, no credit."
One hundred thousand a piece?
Robbery!
But for Doflamingo, this was practically cabbage price.
He waved his hand, throwing down a box of Beri directly.
"Pack them up!"
At another stall not far away, the head of the Big Mom Pirates' Three Sweet Commanders, Katakuri, was wearing a scarf, squatting on the ground with a serious expression.
That look of facing a formidable enemy.
Anyone who didn't know would think he was defusing a time bomb.
But in reality.
His gaze was locked dead onto a steaming bamboo steamer.
"This is..."
Katakuri's voice was deep and magnetic.
The stall owner was a young girl, trembling with fear at this big pirate with a billion-berry bounty.
"Th... This is made from a recipe brought out from the 'Genshin Impact' dungeon..."
"It's... it's called 'Sweet Madame'."
"Although it's not a finished product dropped directly from the dungeon, and the effect is discounted."
"But... but it can still slightly restore stamina and injuries..."
Katakuri's Adam's apple bobbed.
He didn't care about restoring injuries.
He cared about that aroma drifting out, so sweet it made his soul tremble!
It was a taste of high-grade sugar never before smelled in this world!
For the Charlotte Family, who loved sweets as much as life, this was simply more tempting than the One Piece!
"I'll take it."
Katakuri wasted no words.
He slapped a stack of large-denomination bills directly on the chopping board.
"All of it."
"And that thing called 'Pile 'Em Up'."
"Pack it all up too."
With that, he couldn't even wait for it to be packed, grabbing a chicken leg directly and stuffing it under his scarf.
The next second.
This Katakuri known for his coldness.
His dead-fish eyes widened abruptly.
Pink little flowers seemed to bloom around him.
"Delicious!!!"
Although he didn't shout it out, Perospero and the others around him clearly felt the Haki on Katakuri soften!
"Quick! Go buy this stall!"
Perospero screamed, waving his candy cane.
"For Mama's Tea Party!"
"This is a new dessert that can make Mama happy!"
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