Hand-to-Hand Combat

"Prometheus!" Big Mom shouted.

"Right here, Mama!"

A golden cloud immediately flew over.

"How dare you hurt Mama? I'll burn you to death!"

"Stolen Fire!"

Prometheus attacked on its own, charging fiercely at Bullet and forming a massive pillar of fire that tore through him.

"Ha ha, you'd make a pretty good hand warmer!"

Bullet's entire body was covered in Haki. His Armament Haki was so powerful that Prometheus could not hurt him at all.

"Who are you calling a hand warmer?!" Prometheus roared.

Its clouds shifted from golden yellow to crimson.

"T-Bullet!" Bullet formed a T-shape with his fingers.

A powerful wave of black energy then surged forward.

"Heavenly Fire!" Prometheus shouted, charging headfirst.

It spewed flames from its mouth. The fire grew with the wind, becoming a small volcano that crashed down.

Boom!

The blast was as loud as muffled summer thunder.

Bullet truly deserved his reputation as a pirate whose strength rivaled Roger's. His T-Bullet was only stalled for a moment before smashing through the flames without obstruction.

"Not bad. Your little pet is pretty impressive," Bullet praised with a click of his tongue.

But Big Mom had no interest in trading words with him. She grabbed one of her sons and asked, "Where's Katakuri?"

"Mother, did you forget? He was badly injured when he attacked the Swain Pirates."

She seized her son by the throat and threatened, "Hurry! Tell him to come reinforce me!"

Her son's eardrums trembled beneath her piercing voice, and blood streamed from his eyes and nose.

"O-okay," he answered tremblingly.

"Bullet-Head Brat, prepare to die by my hand!" Big Mom snarled furiously.

Bullet-Head Brat referred to Bullet. He had joined Roger when he was still a teenager.

Back then, Charlotte Linlin was still aboard the Rocks Pirates. They often clashed, so she