"Sanji! Come over here!!!"
The angry roar came from none other than Vinsmoke Judge.
His presence at the Whole Cake Chateau was, of course, because of the planned marriage between the Germa 66 and Charlotte families. When the Straw Hat Pirates first showed up, Judge thought it was just a personal matter involving the Charlotte family. But when he saw Sanji among the intruders, he realized this was something bigger.
Judge didn't care whether Sanji lived or died. In fact, he had discarded Sanji as a failure long ago.
The reason he choose Sanji to be the groom, instead of his other son is because the did not want to loss any of his precious successful product.
So when he found that Sanji is still alive, he realize he can get his prize while also did not loss any of his resource.
But if this marriage, the critical alliance between Germa 66 and the Charlotte family, fell apart because of Sanji, that was something Judge could not tolerate.
Sanji turned his head at the sound of the furious voice and saw Judge standing amidst the chaos. His expression immediately soured. His once carefree and jovial attitude vanished, replaced with a cold, steely look. With his hands still in his pockets, Sanji stared at Judge as if the man didn't matter at all.
Stussy, watching Sanji's reaction with amusement, spoke up. "So, you're the groom of this wedding, huh?"
Sanji, who had been trying to maintain his cool composure, instantly lost his poise at Stussy's words. His face twisted in disgust. "Unfortunately, yeah..."
"Idiot!" Nami raised her fist, furious at his behavior. "She's our enemy, Sanji!" She swiftly brought it down on Sanji's head.
BAM!
"AHHHH!!!" Sanji yelped, clutching the large bump on his head, tears streaming down his face as he squatted on the ground.
Reiju, Sanji's sister, watched from a distance, gently placing a hand on her forehead and shaking her head. What happened to you, little brother? she thought. Sanji had changed so much from the timid boy who had fled from the Germa family.
Just as Sanji nursed his wounds, the doors to the massive hall burst open. A flood of new voices and footsteps echoed through the space.
"Mother!! We're here!!"
"Who dares to cause trouble here?"
The commanders of the Charlotte family had arrived: Charlotte Cracker, Charlotte Perospero, and with them, Oven, Daifuku, and several other heavy hitters. The hall was filled with powerful presences, each exuding an aura of menace.
"You came just in time!" Big Mom, still recovering from Logan's punch, growled in anger. "Kill these invaders for me!!!"
Big Mom's confidence returned. She knew the strength of her children, each with formidable devil fruit powers. No matter how strong the enemy might be, with so many powerful forces at her disposal, she was certain they could overwhelm the Straw Hat Pirates. The sheer variety of devil fruit abilities meant that no opponent could face them without suffering from lack of information or preparation.
"Understood, Mom!" Charlotte Daifuku said eagerly, wasting no time. He rubbed his belly, summoning his genie, which appeared in a burst of white mist. Daifuku roared, directing his genie into the fray.
Charlotte Oven wasn't far behind. His Naginata Blade ignited in flames, his Heat-Heat Fruit powers making the weapon glow red-hot. "Heat Hell!" he sneered as flames roared around him.
"Candy Maiden!" Perospero grinned, licking his lips. His Lick-Lick Fruit powers created candy iron maiden that can enclosed the Straw Hats, sharp points aimed directly at them, ready to pierce anyone who dared move.
"Yohohoho!" Brook's joyous laugh echoed through the hall. "Let me, the Soul King, handle this~!" Flames erupted around his skeletal frame as he twirled a long chain, flames dancing along it like the fires of hell itself.
With a smooth flick of his wrist, Brook sent the chain flying toward Perospero's candy iron maiden. The candy melted instantly upon contact with the searing heat of Brook's hellish chain, dissolving like sugar in hot water.
Perospero blinked in disbelief. "My candy! Impossible!" he shouted as his Candy Maiden disintegrated before his eyes.
"Deal with that skeleton!" Daifuku commanded his genie, sending the massive being flying toward Brook. But before the genie could even reach him, Brook's flaming chain coiled around the magical creature.
WHOOSH!
The flames consumed the genie in a flash, causing it to shrink and wither like a balloon losing air.
"Yohohoho!" Brook cackled. "It seems you're not as invincible as you thought~!"
As Brook shouted, the fires around him roared even higher. The flames twisted into a massive shape as Brook summoned his Hell Chariot. Brook mounted the fiery chariot, driving it straight toward the gathered commanders of the Charlotte family.
Mondee, one of Big Mom's daughters and an accomplished swordswoman, stepped forward, her blade raised high. "I'll deal with you!" she yelled, slashing down toward Brook.
BOOM!
Before she even realized what had happened, her large body was sent flying through the air. The impact shattered the doors behind her as she tumbled into the courtyard, utterly defeated in one blow.
"Damn it! Get him!" Cracker yelled, fury in his voice. "Don't let him get away with this!"
The commanders rushed in to surround Brook, their weapons drawn. But Brook, riding his Hell Chariot, was a force of nature. His flaming chain lashed out like a whip, striking down anyone who came too close. The heat was unbearable, the flames too fierce to face directly. The Charlotte family members struggled to get within striking range.
"Yohohoho~!" Brook's laughter echoed once more. "Such weaklings~!"
With a flick of his wrist, he sent his flaming chain flying in wide arcs, knocking down the commanders one by one. Within moments, the once-proud cadre of the Charlotte family lay defeated, groaning in pain on the floor.
"These are supposed to be Big Mom's elites?" Brook mused, coming to a stop at the center of the battlefield, Hell Chariot roaring beneath him. "How disappointing~~!"
The commanders lay sprawled around him, some unconscious, others clutching their wounds and groaning. It was a sight none of them could have predicted.
"Unbelievable..." one pirate gasped, looking around at the devastation. "These... these are Big Mom's top fighters... how... how could this happen?"
Brook grinned widely, his skeletal jaw stretching in a victorious smile. "It seems my time has finally come. Who knew I'd be the one to beat the commanders of the Four Emperors~! Yohohoho!"
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"Amazing, Brook~~~," Logan said with a grin, turning his attention back to Big Mom. His voice was firm as he addressed her, "Now, can we sit down and have a proper talk?"
"Talk in hell, little bastard!!——" Big Mom roared, her voice echoing through the hall.
Logan's request for dialogue was met with nothing but fury. The Straw Hat Pirates had humiliated her children, and now Logan expected her to negotiate?
Do you really think I, Big Mom, enjoy talking?
Her massive hand gripped Napoleon tighter as Prometheus' flames and Zeus' lightning fused with the sword. A terrifying energy built up around it, condensing into a shining sword of raw power.
"Maser Cannon!!" Big Mom bellowed, slashing forward with all her might. The sword's tip unleashed a surge of flaming, crackling energy, and a colossal spectral woman appeared from the blast.
Her face was contorted with fury as she rushed toward the Straw Hat Pirates, her form twisting with the elements of fire and lightning.
"What the hell is that!?" Usopp exclaimed, his voice trembling with a mix of fear and disbelief.
"It's... Big Mom's sword energy?!" Franky added, equally taken aback. "But how is it moving like a living thing!?"
"That's the power of her Soul-Soul Fruit!" Robin explained. Even the underworld emperors watching from afar were stunned by the sight.
"Gomu Gomu no Kong Gun!!——————" Luffy's eyes lit up with excitement. Without hesitation, he charged forward, his fist covered in black Armament Haki, and launched a massive punch directly at the Maser Cannon.
Whoosh!!
His fist punched straight through the spectral woman, but it had no effect. Luffy blinked, tilting his head. "Eh? Didn't I hit it?"
The Maser's face twisted with malice as she lunged forward to attack Luffy.
"Get out of the way!" Logan's arm shot out, grabbing Luffy and pulling him back just in time.
"Ahhh~?" Luffy whined, disappointed that his fun was cut short. "I wanted to fight her!"
Logan chuckled. "Give Zoro a chance to perform."
Zoro, who had been waiting for the moment, unsheathed Wado Ichimonji with a sharp clang. His aura shifted as spiritual energy from the Soul Society surged through him, causing the entire hall to grow cold. The temperature dropped drastically, sending shivers down the spines of everyone present.
"What's happening? Why does it feel like I've fallen into an ice hole?" one pirate stammered.
"My body... it's trembling on its own!" another gasped.
Zoro's Reiryoku—the spiritual pressure that connects the realms of the living and the dead—continued to intensify, gathering on his sword like a storm. The spiritual energy couldn't be seen, but its overwhelming presence was undeniable. The entire hall seemed to bend under the weight of it.
"One Sword Style: Reiatsu Crush!!——————" Zoro slashed forward, his blade cutting through the air with a terrifying force.
The Maser Cannon, infused with the soul energy of Big Mom, suddenly recoiled in fear. Her spectral form trembled as she faced the raw spiritual pressure radiating from Zoro. As a creation of Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit, the Maser was, at her core, a spirit. Against Zoro's spiritual power, she was utterly powerless.
In an instant, the Maser knelt before Zoro, her defiance crumbling into terror.
"Damned kids!!!" Big Mom screamed, her fury reaching new heights as she watched her creation cower before Zoro. But before she could intervene, Zoro's sword slashed down with devastating power.
Boom!!
The sheer force of the spiritual pressure from Zoro's blade crushed the Maser Cannon into oblivion. Her scream echoed through the hall before fading into nothingness, leaving only the remnants of her once-terrifying form behind.
The pirates in the hall were thrown off their feet by the shockwave of spiritual energy that followed the strike, tossed about like ragdolls.
"You damned kids!!!" Big Mom's voice quivered with rage as she saw the ease with which the Straw Hat Pirates were handling her attacks. First Logan, then Luffy, and now Zoro—one after the other, they showed they could challenge even her.
She charged toward them, her massive body shaking the very ground as she moved. "I'll fight you all myself!!!"
"Why...?" Logan muttered with a sigh, his face showing disappointment. "Why can't we just have a civil conversation?"
He shook his head, realizing that there was no room for negotiation. "Fine, then. Straw Hats, come together! Let's show Big Mom our power!"
"Ah?" Sanji's eyes widened in disbelief. "Wait, are you suggesting we all gang up on an old woman? Isn't that... inhumane?"
Sanji, ever the gentleman, couldn't imagine raising a hand against a woman, no matter who she was. Even if it was Big Mom herself.
"Inhumane?" Logan smirked, remembering a classic response. "It doesn't matter! For pirate scum like her, we have to fight fire with fire! Everyone, come together!"
The Straw Hats didn't hesitate after Logan's words.
"Okay!!" they shouted in unison.
Luffy, Zoro, and Logan charged at Big Mom in close combat, their fists and blades clashing against her overwhelming strength. Nami unleashed her Clow Cards, casting elemental attacks , while Robin's hands crossed in preparation for her devastating techniques.
Meanwhile, Brook's Hell Chain provided invaluable support, weaving in and out of the battlefield, tripping Big Mom's movements and weakening her with its spiritual energy.
Bang! Crash! Boom!
The sound of battle echoed throughout the castle as Big Mom was battered from every side. She swung Napoleon wildly, trying to defend herself, but the combined might of the Straw Hat Pirates was too much for even her to handle.
After an intense flurry of attacks, Big Mom's gigantic form finally collapsed with a deafening thud, the ground shaking beneath her weight.
Logan dusted off his hands, satisfied. "Well, that's done. Now..." he turned to Nami and Robin with a grin. "Let's go check out Big Mom's treasure room."
"Yeah!!" Nami's eyes lit up, immediately turning into gleaming Berry symbols as the thought of treasure flooded her mind.
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