The man hailed as the Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece, whose strength was so formidable that he had never once tasted defeat, and who was an absolute pillar of the pirate crew—Katakuri.
Yet he had actually been taken down by Bagard Maud in such a short time...
"How is this possible!"
Perospero's face turned deathly pale. His momentary distraction nearly caused him to be struck by Aokiji's wave of cold air.
"Even if Katakuri's strength is inferior to Bagard Maud's, his Observation Haki can briefly glimpse the future. He should have had no trouble keeping him occupied for a while. But why did it happen so quickly...?"
Driven back by Aokiji's attack, Perospero glanced from the corner of his eye at the sobbing Brulee in the distance. His slightly feral eyes were filled with shock and incomprehension.
The confident air he had worn at the beginning had completely vanished.
"What... exactly happened?! Why did things turn out like this...? Damn you, Bagard Maud...!!!"
The expression on Perospero's face grew increasingly ferocious.
To deal with the threat from the rear, almost all of the pirate crew's main forces, apart from Mama, had immediately returned to Cake Island.
When they saw that the enemy attacking their rear headquarters was the former Marine Admiral Aokiji, they were not the least bit flustered. In fact, they had been somewhat calm.
After all, this was the center of Whole Cake Island. Dozens of islands surrounded the nearby seas, along with countless mass-produced soldiers!
Before the combined might of their entire crew, anyone who dared to charge in alone would ultimately have to leave their life behind.
Even if that person was an admiral.
Given the situation at the time, Perospero had been completely confident that they could wear Aokiji down to death.
However, Maud, who had