A clear liquid seeped from Werther and floated around him. After a moment, it slowly returned to his body.
Clearly, Big Mom had failed to take even a second of Werther's life. He felt no fear of her whatsoever.
If anything, his killing intent was surging. How could he be afraid?
"Not bad, kid. You actually withstood Big Mom's Devil Fruit power. You're qualified to work with me."
Kaido roared with laughter and charged at Big Mom.
With a world-class shield like Kaido taking the brunt of her attacks, Werther wasn't about to miss his chance to strike.
"This is bad! Mama, snap out of it!"
"Oh no. Mama can't hear us at all!"
The speakers were two peculiar creatures: a thundercloud and a fireball that looked like a sun.
They were the result of Big Mom infusing souls into thunderclouds and Flame.
Thundercloud Zeus and Prometheus the Sun.
Both strange creatures were alive and had minds of their own, so they immediately recognized the danger Big Mom was in.
"Ice Cream Egg Tart~."
Big Mom's furious roar was her only answer. If they hadn't been made from her own soul, she might already have attacked them.
No one was going to fetch Big Mom an Ice Cream Egg Tart now. This wasn't Totto Land. What awaited her instead was Kaido's vicious Spiked Club.
Once Kaido engaged Big Mom head-on, Werther darted behind her and swung his sword.
"My, what a spectacle. The three of you fighting? No wonder there was such a commotion. How frightening."
A voice came from nearby, slow and oddly affected.
"Kizaru, you shouldn't be here."
The moment Werther saw Kizaru, he sensed something was wrong. Anita had said neither the Marines nor the World Government would take part in this war. Yet Kizaru had appeared