Battle of Long-Held Dreams (2)

Floating Fortress.

Rumble...!

Just as Rayleigh's fighting spirit faded, Shakky's ninth arrow destroyed the eighth. The newly layered force solidified the triangular wind-pressure arrowhead completely... From the outside, it looked like a transparent feathered arrow, radiating a rainbow halo beneath the gradually setting sun.

The circular passage formed by Hakoku's sword energy was effortlessly sliced apart the moment this rainbow arrow was born. Before the wide-eyed Big Mom could fly into a rage, her expression froze. She even forgot to raise her hand in defense, allowing the shrieking arrow to slam her deep into the ground.

"No, impossible... Lei Dianzi, how could you be here?!"

Only halfway through the impact brought by Shakky's nine consecutive arrows, Napoleon, the giant sword embedded in the ground, cleaved the follow-up attacks into nothingness. Big Mom clutched her head with both hands, roaring in utter disbelief, nearly hysterical.

"Oh... Your Majesty the Queen, of course it's because your old lover is dead."

Reg, who had arrived alongside Colin, did not speak loudly, yet his voice reached Big Mom's ears at just the right volume... Under normal circumstances, Big Mom would certainly have rewarded him with a blazing punch.

But after enduring the Floating Fortress's descending Mamaragan, losing more than half her fleet, being held back by that hateful woman Shakky, and now hearing the terrible news of Kaido's death, Big Mom's rage exploded outright... She stood there dazed and motionless, as though she had forgotten even how to breathe.

"Wow... Little Reg, you're really cruel."

"Big Mom's been stunned senseless by rage. She doesn't even know which thing she should be angry about anymore..."

The expressions of Shakky and Rayleigh, reunited at last, were rather subtle. Colin, who had not said a word since stepping onto the battlefield, gave them both a slight nod