Silver Theorem

"Ah, the silver ghost? What's going on, please tell me without reservation."

"Very well, you are very sensible."

Katakuri completely regained his rationality, and Mia also nodded to express his friendliness. The two of them seemed to quickly adjust their thinking to the same channel. It was really not like meeting for the second time. so urgent.

"You managed to escape yesterday, but today you ran to the door by yourself again."

"I didn't do anything wrong...and seeing you like that..."

"Forget it."

"Wait, I haven't finished yet, I mean seeing you like that, let me know that you have made up your mind, so I decided to join in, of course, on the premise of mutual benefit, you understand?"

The two of them didn't waste any time. On the way to the reception room, they made clear their positions, groping for each other's intentions. The surrounding subordinates didn't dare to intervene, so they could only watch them go away. As soon as they entered the reception room, they closed the door , there were only a few of Katakuri's cronies in the room.

"I will omit the investigation process and say it straightforwardly. This time the murderer is probably 'Demon Sword'." Mia naturally stood opposite Katakuri and said.

"Demon sword? How can we have such an ominous thing in myriad kingdoms?" The confidantes showed expressions of disbelief.

Mia clapped her hands to signify the end of the discussion: "Please cherish the time, I don't have time to reorganize the language for you, I will only say the following words once, this incident is not trivial, you all listen carefully."

As if shocked by her courage, the reception room fell silent, while Katakuri maintained his calm state.

"The demon knife is a knife that hosts evil spirits, and is usually sealed or controlled by dangerous elements. The demon knife that appeared on Wheat Island this time may have been secretly brought to the island from the outside world recently. Probably... it was placed on my island a week ago. The boat I 'borrowed' when I sneaked here, but I don't know about it. Therefore, the specific situation of the sword can only be asked by the original ship owner. Now we should pay attention to two situations, one is that someone holds a demon sword to kill people, and the other is This is the characteristic of your country..."

"No way, the demon knife has become Homiz?"

Mia spread her hands: "I can only pray that this is not the case, otherwise it will be more difficult."

"What is your basis?" Katakuri finally spoke.

"I have studied a lot of sword history for a while, and I can tell by the symptoms of the victims." Mia said confidently.

"Is it also your reason that no case happened last night?"

"It was just an experiment, but did you really not see that obvious commonality among the victims?"

"What is it?"

"All the victims were couples, husbands and wives...that is, men and women in relationships. I just made sure that no couples were out on the street last night, but it can only be used once."

The subordinates exclaimed: "Are you kidding, is it that simple?"

"How did you do it?" Katakuri asked.

"It's just spreading some harmless rumors~"

"...bring the guests, everyone present except me and the silver ghost leave." Katakuri ordered, he had a premonition that the fewer people who knew the truth, the better.

"Master Katakuri, why did you leave an outsider..."

"Shut up, do you still want to continue to expose your incompetence?" Katakuri rarely showed anger to his subordinates, and several cronies had to bow their heads and leave.

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With the perfect cooperation of Mia and Katakuri, the guest immediately gave up resistance.

"So, what kind of demon sword is that?"

"It's just a man who is obsessed with the sound of a knife piercing silk and satin, and then keeps killing women in brocade clothes. He has been pursuing this sound all his life. The knife possessed by the ghost after death has no special ability, just vaguely Make a strange sound of 'I want to stab, I want to stab', let it calm down when it hears the sound of tearing silk, I can draw its appearance... Here are a few spells with sealing power, pasted on the knife The handle can stop the demon knife from running wild."

"Wait, that's it? It doesn't sound like you have any skills." Mia looked disappointed, and then she whispered to herself: "I didn't expect it to be a demon sword, but luckily I guessed it right."

"Hey, what are you talking about..." Katakuri's mouth twitched.

"Compared to this~~" Mia quickly changed the subject: "Since it has nothing to do with couples, it can be concluded that someone got the demon knife, not Homiz. It's great. As long as the target is a person, it will be much easier to find."

"Why did you bring such a dangerous thing to the island?" Katakuri asked the guest instead, as it was meaningless to entangle Mia's little strategy.

The guest's head had fallen below his shoulders, and he said weakly: "Oh... I know BIGMOM likes strange things, so I bragged in front of her that there is a legend of a demon sword in my hometown. I was just looking for something to talk about, but I didn't expect her Interested, she actually asked me to find the demon knife and present it to her. What's more terrible, she actually told several other business partners about it, saying that she wanted to reduce the number of trading partners and let us compete. I will continue to do business with whoever brings the demon knife, and the remaining people will be out, so I do whatever it takes to get the demon knife before the competitors, and transport it to Flour Island in a sealed box, but when I rush I went to the boat and saw that the box was taken away by someone. If BIGMOM finds out that I brought the demon sword to her territory and lost it, I will die..."

"But you didn't escape immediately, so you came to remind us."

"This is my last confidant... By the way, why have I never seen this girl... What, you are the guy who snatched my boat!! You are the one who caused me such misery! What the hell am I #￥%&&*!! "

Using the tip of his shoe to stop the guest who was about to rush up to find Mia desperately, Katakuri asked someone to take the guest to rest, and said to him: "I will not waste your kindness, and I will make the matter come to a successful conclusion."

The guest still looked concerned, but he also knew that he might not be of any use, so he could only leave sadly.

"That is to say, the demon sword, which likes to hear the sound of silk cracking, was taken by someone who for some reason focused on targeting lovers, and then committed a series of crimes."

"That's it. Although I still feel a little bit uneasy, but this way the goal will be clear." Mia held her chin thoughtfully.

"Then it's your problem." Katakuri didn't intend to let the intruder go: "What are you doing on the island?"

"Huh? Um...that's right, I want a recipe."

"Huh?" Katakuri thought he had heard wrong.

"It's recipes. I'm running a coffee shop, but Chambord is a tourist attraction after all, and customers have high requirements. I just want to find some new recipes. Isn't there a lot of great pastry chefs in BIGMOM's territory? The technology is strictly not to be passed on, so I just want to learn it.”

"Just... for this, you broke into the territory of the Four Emperors alone..." Katakuri thought to himself, what kind of shit is this, I am afraid that he has encountered some bad luck recently.

"What are you talking about, how can you understand the bitterness of female entrepreneurs!"

No, this low-level conversation can no longer continue.Katakuri was about to look away when Mia suddenly approached him and asked expectantly:

"So, how does it taste?"

Her eyes were clear and firm. It turned out that she was also serious. She didn’t come to the territory of the enemy pirates with a playful mood, but knew the danger and still risked her life to achieve her goal. Thinking, where did she get the confidence to know that he would accept her, or did she still choose to come forward because she had no idea in her heart?

"It's delicious." Can't understand Mia's thoughts, but Katakuri thinks that her words and deeds are sincere at least at this stage. He has seen too many people of all kinds, and he can still judge whether they are kind or malicious, so he decided Answer honestly.

"That's good~" Mia smiled, and Katakuri suddenly felt his heart tighten against his will. What is this, is there a mutual understanding between the pastry chef and the diner?

"Katakuri Nissan~~~~~~~"

A dry but passionate voice came from far and near, the door of the reception room was pushed open, and a tall but extremely thin woman appeared at the door.

"Brother Katakuri, I just overheard your subordinate's conversation through the mirror, why didn't you tell me! Such a big thing happened, are you going to solve it alone!?"

"Bribe...you are too old, don't do things like peeping anymore."

"Now is not the time to talk about such things, why don't you deal with this intruder quickly, if your mother finds out, you will lose your life!"

"Calm down, Bree." Katakuri remained motionless, just watching Bree calmly: "This is none of your business, you should go back quickly."

"Your sister?" Mia unceremoniously intervened in the conversation between the two.

"My sister... Bree, you will complicate things, go back quickly."

"Wait, you are a capable person? You just said that you can do it through a mirror, how did you do it?" Mia waved at Katakuri, as if to tell him to shut up.

"How dare you treat Brother Katakuri with such an attitude? What are you pretending to be in your mind!!" Bree almost roared.

"Why are you interested in her abilities!" Katakuri stood up.

"Maybe it will come in handy, we don't have much time left!"

"Don't bring my sister into this!"

"What's the matter, isn't it a family member, I will help you keep it secret..."

Bu Lei looked at the rare scene in front of him, and the corners of his mouth twitched, thinking that he and Katakuri had a fight, this "silver ghost" probably really lost his mind...

"Anyway, Bree, go back..."

"No! Stay!"

"you……"

Bree raised her hand to stop the quarrel between the two: "I want to stay and help you, Brother Katakuri, that's why I ran out of the mirror."

Hearing these words, Mia almost jumped for joy. She walked up to Bu Lei, raised her head and pointed at Katakuri: "This is an excellent opportunity, there can be no more sacrifices, tonight It must be resolved, and the number of insiders must be kept to a minimum, who else is more suitable than a family member who is capable and sincerely wants to help you?"

He is quite arrogant, and he can still listen to his words. — thought Bree.

"...Does that mean that it depends on me and Bree to solve it..." Katakuri reluctantly compromised and sat down again.

"What are you talking about, the 'Demon Knife' is such a rare thing, of course I must be included." Mia pouted.

"Don't say stupid things, this is not something that you, an outsider, can participate in. We are not here to play." Katakuri sternly refused.

Bu Lei thought, what brother said is right, even if this girl was once the central figure in the shadow of the "Four Emperors" Whitebeard Pirates, who was as famous as her mother, since just now, she has been completely disregarding people. Attitude, it's time to discipline her. It's best to lock her up immediately and settle the account after the matter is over.

Who would have thought that Mia didn't push back immediately, but took a deep breath, and suddenly lowered her head to Katakuri and Bu Lei:

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have sneaked in without saying hello, and objectively speaking, I was the one who brought the demon sword to the island. I want to take responsibility, so let me join in!"

The sudden serious dialogue stunned both brothers and sisters.

For some reason, Bree felt like she had lost something to this little girl.

Katakuri looked down at Mia, it seemed that she didn't intend to raise her head until he let go, the time was still passing by, maybe it's okay to trust her once, after all, it's all up to her to get it back by herself. initiative in this event.

"Hmph, you're pretty good at talking. Do you have any countermeasures?"

"Yes," Mia raised her head with a very confident expression: "Of course I pretend to be a couple to seduce the knife-wielding man. After last night, I can confirm that his goal is very clear, and he won't even show up if there is no couple. .”

"I agree with your plan, but I will be the bait." Katakuri said.

"No, at this stage, there is still a lack of information on the knife-wielder, and the ability to respond quickly is needed. I should come!"

"Don't talk nonsense, how can you handle that demon sword, let me do it."

……

Seeing the two of them confronting each other again, facing the rare Katakuri who was getting serious with a little girl, Bu Lei resisted the urge to continue watching the excitement, and interrupted them:

"Let me tell you... let's not talk about this girl, brother Katakuri, you are too recognizable as a bait, what idiot in this country will see that it is you and attack me foolishly?"

"Hmm... I guess that's fine, because he can get smaller..."

Before Mia could finish speaking, Katakuri suddenly held her head, a big hand almost wrapped her head inside: "Hey... don't talk nonsense, come here..."

After speaking, he carried Mia to the wall, bent down and whispered something to her.

This situation must not be seen by Katakuri fans... Bree is very sure of this.

After a while, Mia suddenly yelled:

"What's there to be shy about! You...is this the time to worry about this!?"

"You..." Katakuri held his forehead, it seemed that his biggest failure was that he let Mia see him disguised and searched on the street that day, and he really shouldn't let people who saw his weaknesses live.

"Listen to me, Bree..."

"Wait a minute!"

Mia dexterously got out of the gap between Katakuri's arms, quickly ran to Bu Lei, and told Katakuri's most embarrassing things.

"You...what did you say..." Bree covered her mouth in surprise.

This is great, my image in my sister's heart is completely ruined. When Katakuri was desperate, Bree showed an expression almost sad and indignant:

"Brother Katakuri, you actually made such a big sacrifice... why didn't you tell me earlier, I can use my ability to search for you, so you don't have to work so hard."

"Bure..." Katakuri discovered for the first time that his sister was much more reliable than he had imagined.

"Let me tell you, she won't care." Mia gestured victory to Katakuri.

Looking at the two women in front of him, Katakuri unconsciously relaxed his tense nerves. Perhaps, he already had the strongest helper before he knew it.

"I know, I can cross-dress, so let me do it."

"I've said it all, your straightforward character is very worrying, let me go!"

But it seems that the problem has not been resolved.

"That..." Bree raised her hand again: "How do you understand the word 'couple'?"

"what!"

Katakuri and Mia were awakened by the words, looked at each other, and then shouted at Bree at the same time:

"Absolutely not!"

"Absolutely not!"

jingle--

A piercing bell rang suddenly.

Katakuri took out his pocket watch and glanced at it: "It's already this time, let's discuss the rest later, I still have something to do."

"Huh? What's the matter with you? You haven't said anything important yet!"

"Anyway, I won't pretend to be a couple with this guy, Bree, just find me a cat or a dog or something and just project it."

"I don't think so good Katakuri-san, if it gets exposed..."

"I'll trouble you about the projection, Bree. I don't want to be with this guy. It seems that he has zero emotional experience."

Mia crossed her arms and said dissatisfied.

"I have a wife..."

Bree seemed to vaguely see a vein popping out of Katakuri's head.

"I have a boyfriend too!"

Mia is not to be outdone.

Bree sighed: "Brother Katakuri, isn't it 'time', you go first, I'll talk to this guy later."

"Well, please." After saying that, Kataku walked out the door without looking back.

The author has something to say:

A word of thought about the original work of Big Mom ②:

It is the first time to try a narrative method that almost completely separates "adventure" and "battle", and the distribution of characters is also more targeted.