Rayleigh had been rescued.
More than a dozen islands in BIG.MOM's Whole Cake Island territory had been destroyed.
The pillars of BIG.MOM's forces, Katakuri and more than a dozen members of the Charlotte Family, had been defeated.
And—
They had obtained the Mirror-Mirror Fruit and the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit.
In this battle against the BIG.MOM Pirates...
Although they had yet to face Charlotte Linlin head-on, judging by the results, the Maud Pirates had undoubtedly achieved a resounding victory.
They had accomplished what they wanted to accomplish and obtained what they wanted to obtain.
Maud had no intention of prolonging the battle. Carrying the unconscious Cracker, he beat his wings and flew into the sky.
"Kuzan."
After flying into the air, Maud glanced at Aokiji below.
"Ahh, here I come..."
Aokiji smiled faintly. Carrying Brulee, who was likewise unconscious, he leaped into the air.
Just as his body was about to fall, a mass of ice condensed out of thin air beneath his feet.
Bang.
Aokiji stepped onto the ice, using it as a foothold to leap upward again. Soon, he met Maud in midair.
Although he could use the lightness of elementalization to achieve flight in midair,
that method of using his ability consumed a great deal of stamina.
If there was a better option, Aokiji naturally would not waste his strength for no reason.
As Aokiji drew closer through the air, a mass of shadow waves surfaced in Maud's palm. He then swung it backward toward Aokiji.
The shadow waves resembled a cluster of flames. They traced a graceful arc through the high sky before accurately clinging to Aokiji's back and transforming into a pair of black wings similar in style to Maud's.
Whoosh—
Under Maud's control, the black wings attached to Aokiji's back flapped several times, carrying him into