After handing Katakuri over to Luo, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Ryan slept soundly. Not only had he mastered and unleashed the godlike sword technique One Sword Opens Heaven's Gate in that battle, he had also gained a huge number of Attribute Points.
Now that was what he called hitting the jackpot!
Ryan hadn't felt this good in a long time.
But the speed of Big Mom's defeat had a lot to do with her hunger fit. In her normal state, she would never have left such a glaring opening. Without that opening, Ryan wouldn't have had his chance, and One Sword Opens Heaven's Gate would have been far less devastating. Big Mom's soul wouldn't have been damaged, and Nun wouldn't have emerged.
Call it fate. Ryan had arrived just in time to interrupt Big Mom's meal, making her hunger worsen faster.
Ryan was delighted. The Big Mom Pirates hiding in the Mirror World were anything but. They waited anxiously for Katakuri to return.
So much time passed without a word from him that they could all but assume he was dead.
All except one!
"I believe Brother Katakuri is still alive!" Even when everyone else had given up hope, Brûlée kept waiting for her brother.
She desperately wanted to go outside and check, but she couldn't. If their enemies were still there, stepping out would reveal their location.
The next morning.
"I'm still alive?"
The first rays of dawn woke Katakuri from his stupor. He stared at his unfamiliar surroundings in confusion.
"Is this heaven?" he wondered aloud.
Then he looked out the window and froze.
Beyond the clouds, a fiery red sun climbed visibly into the sky. Where sea met sky, a few little fish leaped and tumbled in play.
It was as though the