The Final Battle (I)

New World, Calm Belt.

Moo, roar, croak—!!

The furious cries of all kinds of massive Sea Kings sounded so pale and powerless beneath the raging waves and sand filling the sky... It was no wonder; these two sudden invaders were simply too overwhelming.

"Waaah... you big villain, give Mommy back to me!!"

Big Mom, whom Colin had lured all the way from the Orange Juice Sea with the "Soul-Soul Fruit," had seen her pink hair turn white along the way. Her powerful body had also been drained by fighting thousands upon thousands of massive Sea Kings, leaving her as gaunt and frail as an old woman on the verge of death.

"That's enough..."

Having watched it all unfold, Colin took the initiative to withdraw the sand that had stirred up the Sea Kings' nest. He looked at Big Mom with an indescribably complicated gaze as she rampaged wildly through the encircling Sea Kings like a witch, without any semblance of order.

He had imagined countless times what it would be like to personally kill his enemy one day. He had also thought of all kinds of cruel methods to vent the rage and resentment in his heart... But now that the moment had come, he was no longer so fixated on it.

He could not let go of this hatred, but he could choose to skip this process that would be cruel to both of them and pursue the result directly... Experiencing the "process" was better reserved for beautiful things.

"Here, take it back..."

"Mommy, Mommy!!"

Breaking through the layers of Sea Kings surrounding her, Big Mom saw nothing else. With longing and delight in her eyes, she caught the flying Soul-Soul Fruit in her arms... Splat!

The pain that followed made torrents of murky tears stream down Big Mom's