"Stop!" Perospero practically roared himself hoarse at Uchiha Hiko. He had never expected that hundreds of people would be utterly incapable of even delaying him.
"Hm? Are you that timid?" After blasting away all the Pirates blocking his path, Hiko strolled toward Perospero with a smile. The vigor in his eyes utterly crushed Perospero's courage. "Such cowardice doesn't seem like the behavior expected of a core officer of a Four Emperors crew!"
"Candy Jet!"
Overwhelmed by terror, Perospero forced himself to his feet and leaped up from the ground. Throwing both hands high, he unleashed torrents of thick syrup that formed into a massive jar and came crashing down over Hiko's head. Clouds of fragrant sweetness billowed from the mouth of the jar, blanketing all the surrounding air.
"Buzz!"
With a casual turn of his palm, Hiko easily formed a hand seal. Flames rose from his hand, and the scorching heat waves instantly melted all the surrounding syrup. More than half of the jar Perospero had created was burned away in an instant.
"!!!"
Perospero's shock, rage, fear, and hatred reached an indescribable level. Yet the other Pirates of the BIGMOM Pirates were still some distance away from reaching him, while the hundreds of men on the deck had already all been taken down. For now, he could only fight Uchiha Hiko one-on-one. But his ability was completely countered—how was he supposed to fight this man?
"Whoosh!"
While Perospero frantically searched his mind for a solution, Hiko had already flicked his finger and broken his move. Then, pointing with two fingers, he sent a streak of light piercing through the dense fragrant mist, striking Perospero directly.
"Urgh!" Perospero did not even have time to react before Hiko sent him flying.
Hiko swept his gaze across the scene. After he had