Facing Chaos's question, Toki didn't answer. She just stared straight at him.
A mother was strongest when protecting her children!
No matter how many emotions churned inside her, she had to stay strong.
Toki wore a cool expression, but Chaos was anything but calm inside.
This woman seemed utterly unafraid!
To be frank, he was starting to feel wary.
Her aura was weak, but the key was her ability. It was just like the Hobby-Hobby Fruit or the Hollow-Hollow Fruit—one hit, and it was over.
Chaos was already feeling guilty over his impulsive actions. Now Toki's calm, unruffled demeanor had his heart pounding.
Should he attack?
Or hold back?
The problem was that he still hadn't figured out how to strip someone of a Devil Fruit with absolute certainty, or how to eat a second Devil Fruit. It wasn't the right time.
But—
Who was Chaos? He was a man destined to become the most audacious in the world.
His nerves lasted only a moment before he recovered.
There was no way he could back down in fear. That would be completely out of character.
Everyone knew that he, Gaia, feared nothing and no one.
Whoosh!
He vanished from the pirate ship and reappeared in midair. He swung his leg, sending a hundred-meter Tempest Kick plunging down at Toki without the slightest mercy.
Even now, Toki stood firm without retreating a single step.
She knew she wouldn't be in danger.
A slender figure appeared, gripping a long spear and firmly deflecting the Tempest Kick skyward. It cleaved a hole in the heavy black clouds.
It was Yamato.
Her unruly hair whipped wildly as she glared at Chaos, her gaze as cold and sharp as lightning.
In the distance, Langarum, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi were holding off the Navy. With Yamato, their