The moment they entered Town, Perona was drawn to a stall selling candy dolls.
Lin MuMu stopped before a clothing store window, her eyes shining as she stared at the candy outfits on display.
Seeing the two of them too excited to move on, Kuina shook her head helplessly. She sat on a white candy chair beside a small fountain of syrup and watched them from a distance. Then she picked up a blade of grass and sniffed it. It really did smell faintly sweet.
Remembering Lin MuMu's claim that everything here was edible, Kuina hesitated, then put the grass to her lips and took a small bite.
Sweetness spread through her mouth.
"So sweet. It really is candy." Kuina was a little surprised.
Not wanting to waste it, Kuina kept eating the candy grass in her hand.
Outside Sugar Frost Town, a large biscuit carriage entered Town amid a crowd of pastry people, drawing everyone's attention.
Perona and Lin MuMu heard the commotion and instinctively looked over.
When they saw who was sitting inside the carriage, surprise flashed across both their faces.
Lin MuMu muttered with a helpless laugh, "Huh? Seriously? We just got here and we've already run into a boss-level character. How are we supposed to play this?"
Perona hurried over to Lin MuMu and whispered, "He looks familiar. I think he's someone dangerous."
Lin MuMu whispered back, "He's one of Big Mom's sons—Katakuri, the Mochi-Mochi Fruit user and the strongest of the Three Sweet Commanders!"
"Katakuri?" Perona asked. "Is he that strong? How strong? Could the three of us beat him?"
Lin MuMu clicked her tongue. "That's a tough one. If my brother were here, he could take on three of him. But one-on-one, I doubt any of us could beat him. If all three of