The stale joke borrowed from Earth made even the rampaging Charlotte Linlin freeze for a moment. Xie Wen seized the opening to sweep his lance across the backs of her knees, successfully tripping her.
Until the buffs from Demon Blade: Rakshasa, the unbroken-combo stance, and Anchor Charge wore off, Xie Wen still had enough strength to go toe-to-toe with Big Mom.
"What are you standing around for?! Hold her down!"
Xie Wen shouted at Perospero and Katakuri, who were standing dumbly to one side.
He had already tested pretty much everything he wanted to test, so naturally, he had little interest in continuing to fight Big Mom.
Only then did the Charlotte Family's eldest and second sons snap out of it. They first gave Xie Wen a complicated look, then activated their respective Devil Fruit Abilities to pin Big Mom to the ground.
Except...
"Almond Petit Fours!!!"
Lying on the ground, Charlotte Linlin merely flailed a few times like a child throwing a tantrum, easily breaking free of the syrup and mochi wrapped around her.
To think that Mr. 3 had easily subdued Brogy, who was considered strong even among the Giant Tribe, with candle wax...
No wonder Charlotte Linlin had been able to defeat a Giant Tribe elder at the age of five.
So this was supposedly the strongest nation in the manga?
After his habitual sarcastic remark, Xie Wen began considering whether to go back in and land another combo on the Emperor or leave the battlefield to the Charlotte Family to sort out themselves.
Soon, however, he no longer needed to wrestle with the decision, because a group of chess-piece Homies hurried in from outside, pushing an enormous cart piled high with Almond Petit Fours.
"Mama! The Almond Petit Fours are here!" The Homies quickly pushed the