Pure Maternal Love, Confirmed by Observation Haki, and the Former Empress Who Bowed to Ronan!

"Oh! Pudding! My darling daughter!"

BIG MOM called out with delight. There was no scolding or disgust in her voice anymore, only a mother's pure joy at seeing her beloved child.

She reached out with her enormous hands, moving almost cautiously, as though afraid she might frighten Pudding.

Then her gaze swept over Perospero, Daifuku, and Oven, who stood frozen in shock, and Katakuri, who was braced for a fight.

"Hahahaha! Perospero, Daifuku, Oven, and my proudest son, Katakuri!"

BIG MOM laughed heartily. The chilling pressure on their souls was gone from her laughter, replaced by a warmth that belonged in a family home.

"My precious sons and daughters, what are you all doing here?"

"Seeing you all safe and gathered around me... I'm so happy!"

Clatter!

Someone's weapon fell onto the rocks.

The entire shoreline went silent. Only the waves could be heard striking the reefs.

The Charlotte Family's children stared at the "monster" before them and her loving smile, as if they had all been struck by lightning.

A storm was raging behind Katakuri's sharp eyes.

He had kept his Observation Haki trained on BIG MOM the entire time.

He could sense the faintest shifts in human emotion. No one pretending could escape his notice.

But... she wasn't pretending.

It was real!

Katakuri was so stunned that the hand gripping his trident trembled.

The love BIG MOM now radiated toward her children, that happiness she felt from the depths of her heart, was utterly pure!

She truly held them dear instead of treating them as tools she could use up whenever she pleased!

While everyone was still reeling from the collapse of everything they thought they knew, BIG MOM's gaze finally turned to the man standing a short distance away, spear in hand.

The moment her eyes met