Silver Theorem

When Mia awoke again, she found herself lying on a surprisingly large bed in a room she knew, of course, as the fiery sunset outside the window revealed the present moment.

She probably didn't sleep for more than a day. It seems that I really lacked exercise during my time as the proprietress... Mia patted her face so that she could wake up as soon as possible.

As soon as she got out of bed, she heard a knock on the door, and then the owner of the room appeared in front of her.

"Wake up? I just wanted to find you."

"Well, thank you for letting me stay...what's the matter?"

Katakuri probably brought her into his room to hide himself as an "intruder", Mia thought.

"The matter has come to a successful conclusion. The antidote was made with the poison on that guy's knife, and the poisoned islanders have returned to normal."

"That would be wonderful. By the way... where's the knife?"

"The guest sank it to the bottom of the ocean."

"Well...he's quite courageous."

"So I guess it's time to pay."

"remuneration?"

Seeing Mia tilt her head, Katakuri said helplessly, "What is your purpose of coming here, you won't forget it?"

"Ah! Recipe!"

Mia suddenly woke up.

"I've found the best pastry chef in Wheat Island, get ready, and I'll take you to meet him."

"Yes~"

Seeing Mia suddenly full of energy, the corner of Katakuri's mouth hidden under the thick scarf raised an arc that no one noticed.

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After 2 days.

Katakuri stood with his back against the railing of the Wangcheng terrace, while Bree sat at the small round table and drank tea leisurely. She slowly picked up the white porcelain teacup and sniffed the tea, but she didn't drink it, but said :

"Brother Katakuri, if you shake your legs while leaning on the railing like this, the railing will be broken by you."

"Bure...why are you here..." Katakuri didn't respond directly to her.

"I heard from your subordinates that 'Recently Katakuri-sama always exudes a terrifying aura that strangers don't get close to'. I was worried that something happened to you, so I came to visit you specially."

"You peeped again..."

"Let's not talk about this first, what's the matter with you, what about the girl, hasn't she left yet?"

Katakuri stood up straight, the place he was leaning on just now had a little bit of lime shards...

"Ah, she's still...in the dim sum factory."

"Oh……"

Bree originally wanted to ask about Mia's situation, but it seemed that Katakuri had no intention of continuing, so he drank tea by himself.

Two days ago, after talking with the pastry chef, Mia said that she not only wanted to get the recipe, but also took this opportunity to thoroughly hone her skills and make the best desserts to thank Katakuri. Before that, she wanted to practice in seclusion. Do not accept any interruptions.

Katakuri leaned on the fence and looked at the white smoke coming out of the snack factory. He recalled the common battle that day. Ying was happy to relax, but why did she feel empty around her, and there was some inexplicable anxiety? Could it be that she was really looking forward to the "best dim sum" she said?But other than that, he couldn't find any other reason.

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Another 2 days passed.

Katakuri overheard the conversation among his subordinates:

"Miss Mia is so nice~"

"Yeah, you know a lot, and you are so kind, which helped me a lot."

"Me too, me too, last time..."

When these subordinates saw him, they immediately stopped talking and covered their mouths with exaggerated movements.

"What's the matter, keep talking."

The subordinates were all overwhelmed by the heavy aura he emitted.

"Yes, sorry, Katakuri-sama, we didn't say anything!"

"Don't run..."

"Yes! Don't run!"

Seeing the panic-stricken subordinates crashing into one another, Katakuri sighed and asked in a calm tone as much as possible: "Did you see that guy? What happened?"

"Just... that is, yesterday, Ms. Mia came to Wangcheng to pick up ingredients, that... she saw that I was worrying about the shape of the trees in the garden, so she gave me an idea, that was really a stroke of genius..."

"I encountered a bottleneck when planning new roads..."

"I'm……"

"I said you..." Katakuri interrupted them.

Originally, I wanted to say, "Why do you have such a good relationship with someone who might become an enemy?" The words came to my lips, and I swallowed them back.

"I'm sorry Katakuri-sama! We won't dare again!"

However, the subordinates were already frightened and knelt down to beg for mercy.

"I haven't said anything yet... Be careful not to leak the confidential matters of our country." After finishing speaking, Katakuri turned and left.

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Time continued to pass, and Katakuri hadn't had any contact with Mia since she went to the dessert factory, and a week passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, when he was patrolling the streets, he saw Bree, who emerged from the mirrors of various shops from time to time, happily shopping.

"Bribe...why are you in my place again..."

Katakuri is half-abandoned.

"I'm going to the dim sum factory to have afternoon tea with Mia, hehehe~"

"..."

——What a closed door this guy is!He wanted to get angry, but when he saw Bree's rare relaxed smile, he took his anger back.

"Recently, we drink tea and chat together every day, that's a joy~"

"Every day...you don't have to worry about your own territory?"

"It's okay to just have a cup of tea... Ah, by the way, brother, you don't know yet..."

Bree stepped out of the mirror, straightened her skirt, approached Katakuri, and whispered to him:

"Mia has actually been to Wan Guo several times before, and she also came to Wheat Island...Of course they sneaked in in disguise, and they didn't let the 'family' find out, but there are quite a few people in the country who agree with her. She's on good terms."

"Why are you saying it's none of your business, you don't know what she's here for?" Katakuri lowered his voice.

"What's the matter? It's all in the past~" Bree said fearlessly.

How could this be? Was my sister brainwashed by her?Katakuri became more and more annoyed, why could she, in the name of secluded practice, go beyond him, the lord, to "bluff and deceive" everywhere, and still be happy in his territory...

"Brother Katakuri, don't always hold such a strong sense of hostility. Mia is still in a state of 'no belonging'. She is no longer a member of Whitebeard's crew, although there are rumors that she will join the red-haired pirate. group, but there is no formal decision yet, and it is said that she has not entered the new world for more than a year."

"Where did you hear all this?"

"I also have my contacts... Besides, it wasn't my brother who allowed Mia to learn recipes. You should know best that pastry chefs are valuable resources for our pirates, and my mother never easily allows outsiders to learn our cooking. Technology, you have to be honest with yourself occasionally... let’s not talk about it, the tea party is going to be late.”

After speaking, Bree got into the mirror again.

What is that guy thinking...

Katakuri stood where he was, he knew that as a lord, he should not let her go, but he couldn't make up his mind to take the initiative to meet her, because it would make things troublesome in his capacity, and it would be very difficult to call her out alone. It's strange, it's not impossible to contact with a phone bug, but I feel that my sincerity is not enough...

It's really strange, could it be that he is protecting her now?Obviously there is no reason to do so.It was already an unforgivable mistake for Katakuri to have such a contradiction between actual actions and what should be done.

——Leave now, and don't come again.

Sincerely looking forward to it, a fleeting thought flashed through his mind: But it would be nice to have a delicious donut before she left.

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As a result, Katakuri gradually began to think about Mia even during the "sacred afternoon tea time". He began to think about how to scold her severely next time he met, and ate the sweets she made. What to say after the circle, and how to say goodbye to her... At first, he just thought it was to pass the time, and then he realized that it was the first time he cared so much about an "outsider", and people around him would talk about her from time to time This made Katakuri feel a wonderful sense of pulsation in his heart, and he wanted to abandon this feeling and return to peace. Although he had always been alone to relieve the pressure, this was the first time he felt so uncomfortable that he could not confide in others.

More than half a month passed like this. Katakuri had just finished a combat meeting when he received a call from Mia. This was the first time they had a conversation in the past ten days.Mia said that it is expected that the donuts she made will be delivered in time for today's tea time, and if not, she will make sure to make them within today.

As a result, she didn't catch up, causing Katakuri to lose his taste during the entire afternoon tea...

—Is that guy trying to ruin my tea time on purpose?he thought angrily.

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It wasn't until the bright moon was in the sky and most of the wheat island fell asleep that Mia pushed a cart taller than her body to Katakuri's bedroom.

"It's too late." Katakuri closed the book in his hand.

"I'm sorry, it's a bit difficult to choose the decoration materials..." Mia scratched her head.

"It turned out there was only one?" There was just one giant chocolate fruit donut all alone on the trolley.

"'Master' was so angry that he said that if I sent it so late, if I made everyone's favorite Katakuri-sama gain weight, I would apologize to the 1000 million fans across the country...so I can only choose one..."

"... "

Katakuri had nothing to say, so he changed the subject while Mia was pouring tea:

"Why did it take so long?"

"Well... the technical aspect is quickly hitting the ceiling, but the ingredients used in your recipes are too high-end, and there is no way to apply them to the products of ordinary coffee shops, so most of the time is spent studying how to use civilians. The ingredients reproduce the taste in the recipe. But it really doesn’t work...it can only restore 70% at most, I always feel a little regretful.” Mia replied: “I’m really happy to study desserts during this time, but It's time for me to go back, I plan to leave tomorrow. Thank you for taking care of me these days."

"...I see."

Ordinary polite words, but Katakuri seemed a little trembling when he heard her ending.

"Ready~" Mia stretched out her arms: "This is the result of my retreat, please taste it... By the way, you have to eat alone, I will go out first..."

"No, you stay." Katakusu said, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

He felt that if he didn't take the initiative to do something, he would definitely leave regrets.

Mia felt that the atmosphere was a bit dignified. It seemed that Katakuri was not preparing to enjoy the food, but was going to perform some kind of ceremony.He turned off the lights in the room, and slowly took off the scarf that covered half of his face.With the faint moonlight, Mia saw the stitch marks on the corner of his mouth and the sharp fangs.

Katakuri ate the donut naturally, as if she wasn't there.He opened his big mouth that was cracked all the way to his ears, tearing the food in his hands with his fangs that didn't look like humans. Even for him, a donut that was half the size of a human disappeared in an instant like being sucked into a black hole.Anyone who witnessed this scene for the first time would be speechless in fright.

Why show it to her?How capricious I am, what kind of answer do I hope to get from her, is it an expected disappointment, or...even if she gives a positive reaction, can I accept it? ——After taking a sip of black tea and swallowing the food completely, Katakuri thought so.

"delicious."

Although it can't be compared with the high-end donuts he usually eats, it is indeed a very novel seasoning method, and the overall taste is not bad, so this is his true feeling.But when he looked at Mia, he didn't see any of the expressions he expected.

Her expression was very calm, even a little lost.

"Do I look terrible?" he asked.

Mia shook her head heavily.

"Is that dissatisfied with my reaction? I already said it was delicious."

"No, it's weird, I've always wanted Katakuri to eat delicious donuts, and now it's clearly achieved...whether you let me see your hidden side, or you said 'good Eat', I should be happy, but why can't I laugh...I always feel that it's not enough...what's missing..."

"is it?"

She made herself so anxious, but she was still not satisfied. ——Katakuri smiled bitterly.

"No...it's because I haven't done enough... These days, I've thought a lot!" Mia suddenly became excited: "I also want to do better, so..."

She had saved a lot of words, she could deal with all kinds of situations gracefully, she could say goodbye to him without losing the wind, but now they are all useless, how should she express it to him...maybe she can’t understand it herself , why she just wanted to remove all disguises in front of him, why at this moment she was troubled by an unspeakable feeling of warmth and loneliness intertwined.

Seeing her flustered look, Katakuri felt that a certain part of his soul seemed to be connected to her for an instant, as if a taboo door in his heart had been quietly opened.

"I'm really...strange?" Mia seemed to be asking herself.

"...No, I'm not satisfied either."

"But, no longer..."

She wanted to say that there was only one donut, but Katakuri said:

"Isn't this still there?"

Following his line of sight, Mia saw that her hands were stained with cream and icing sugar from carrying the donuts just now. Before she could react, her field of vision was suddenly covered by a shadow.

Katakuri hugged her involuntarily, because of the difference in size, it looked like he was hugging a pet.He let her sit in the crook of his arms like this, and with the other hand, he took her hands and brought them to his mouth...

"Wait... what are you doing?"

Ignoring Mia's question, Katakuri started licking her hands.He did not use the tip of his tongue, but exaggeratedly licked with the whole tongue. The warm and thick dark red tongue was much bigger than Mia's hand, but it was surprisingly dexterous. Mia felt like her hands were wrapped by some kind of mollusk Similarly, even the icing between the fingers was licked clean.

Looking at his monster-like fangs and mouth up close, Mia's heartbeat was constantly accelerating. Every time he moved, she felt numb all over, as if she was getting an electric shock. Was it nervousness, fear, or... She was panting a little. Not angry.

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——One day, at the girls' tea party.

"Why don't you contact Katakuri-san?"

"Eh? There's no need for that, I'm in retreat."

"...Say these self-deceiving words again, do you really want to talk to him?"

"No, no, if you make him unhappy because you want to get to know him better..."

"But you and I can chat casually... I can't bear it, you both care too much about each other... Could it be, you are the kind of people who hide your weaknesses from others..."

"Huh? Bree, what did you just say?"

"There's nothing~... Keep building high walls for yourself and others, how can you communicate with people like this... But, if you suppress it for too long, it will explode."

The author has something to say:

A word of thought about the original aunt article 5:

The role of the Big Mom chapter on the entire plot is mainly to finish the story of Sanji, and it is not even as good as the Zou chapter from the perspective of the main line.