Plans never kept up with change!
Chaos and his crew had arrived quickly and left just as fast.
They'd done the unexpected, running off before they'd even finished firing their cannonballs.
All they left behind was a mushroom cloud and utter devastation. The entire Cake Castle had been destroyed, leaving only a crater and a canyon.
However you looked at it, Big Mom's side had suffered the heavier losses.
"Boss, why'd we suddenly retreat?"
A thousand meters in the air, a cloud sped away from the waters of Totto Land. Crocodile and the others all watched Chaos, who looked thoroughly battered.
"Old Bear, give me a hand."
Chaos didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Kuma.
Kuma looked exactly as he had before they set out, without a single sign that he'd been in a fight. The others were more or less battered, so the battle must have been pretty intense.
"Pop!"
Kuma pressed his right hand against Chaos's chest. As he used the Paw-Paw Fruit, a transparent, blood-red paw-shaped mass appeared behind him. When it left Chaos's body, Chaos's face immediately regained its color.
"Old Wan, give me another shot."
"Hee-haw!"
Ivankov's fingernails grew longer, and he jabbed Chaos in the kidneys.
"Phew..."
Chaos felt refreshed from head to toe.
With a casual wave, Shakyamuni extended a golden platform from the cloud. It transformed into a dining table, and food appeared on it by itself.
Chaos took the seat of honor and started eating without hesitation. They were all high-energy foods prepared in advance—in other words, Sea King meat. Life Return would help speed up his recovery.
The others were a little annoyed, but they still took their seats in the golden chairs.
"That was a little too rash!"
Chaos spoke as he ate. He'd severely underestimated Big Mom's strength.