Even a reduced-power King's Fist was still tremendously powerful, so it definitely could not be used inside the palace.
Thus, Elizabello II led everyone to the foot of the treacherous mountain range separating the two nations—another major bulwark Pudding Kingdom relied upon against its powerful neighbor, Flanders Kingdom.
Flanders Kingdom was taking advantage of his youth to prepare to build a fortress at the mountain pass. This was the perfect chance to cause them some trouble. It would be even better if he could provoke them into fighting the BIG Pirates. Though Elizabello II looked rough and had a fiery temper, he was actually quite shrewd beneath that exterior!
What surprised the king, however, was that Charlotte Oven merely raised the BIG Pirates' flag, and the army of their longtime enemy was intimidated into not daring to make a move. Only then did Elizabello II realize that he truly had been a frog in a well.
Even Flanders Kingdom, which was clearly stronger than Pudding Kingdom, was this frightened. Perhaps Pudding Kingdom was simply too small and too poor to attract the attention of powerful forces, and over time, everyone—including himself—had lost their sense of proportion?
Originally, Elizabello II had planned to throw a casual punch first to test the waters. But now that he understood how powerful they were, he changed his mind. Only after honestly completing an hour of "warm-up" did he roar and punch at the Biscuit Soldier standing with its back to the cliff!
Cracker had been somewhat relaxed after seeing the king's comical warm-up routine, and had even laughed out loud at one point.
But the moment the latter threw his punch, Cracker's Observation Haki immediately sensed an astonishing aura nearly comparable to Mama's Ikoku Sovereignty. Startled, he hurriedly clapped his hands, transforming the Biscuit