Boom!
Meteor after meteor filled the sky like fireworks bursting into bloom, streaking across the heavens as they directly blanketed the entirety of Cocoyasi Island.
They came so fast that it was hard to take them all in. By the time everyone reacted—
the attacks had already rapidly enlarged in their pupils. The piercing shrieks of tearing air rang without end, jolting the stunned crowd awake.
"Good, very good! What an arrogant bastard! You dare attack the territory of the Big Mom Pirates? You're declaring war on us!" Perospero was the first to roar.
He clenched his candy cane staff and slammed it heavily into the ground.
"Candy Curtain!"
Bang!
The Devil Fruit power lying dormant within Perospero's body erupted.
Viscous syrup surged wildly out from within him.
Centered on him, enormous waves of syrup rose up, covering the sky for five to six hundred meters around them.
They shielded the Big Mom Pirates overhead.
Watching him unleash such an imposing defensive move from the very start—
everyone was shocked by Perospero's strength, but their expressions changed even more drastically.
Because Perospero had promptly used his Devil Fruit power to defend himself.
Yet the people he protected had completely excluded them.
It was just as despicable as how he had been the first to launch an attack, failed, and then turned around to accuse the other party!
"Scatter! Run, now! Otherwise, we'll get caught in the attack!"
"They're all insane! Why did they start fighting just because of a disagreement?"
"Haha, this is huge news! I thought we'd have to wait a while before boarding, but I didn't expect the show to start so soon!"
The scene instantly descended into chaos. Anyone with even a little strength frantically made their own moves to protect themselves.
As they watched the several-hundred-meter