After finishing all this, Katakuri flicked his trident, shaking the blood off it.
The Big Mom Pirates were all somewhat startled at the sight.
They had never expected Katakuri to still possess such strength. This was Katakuri at his peak, with no trace of injury to be seen.
For a moment, hope rekindled in everyone's eyes.
Katakuri turned to look at them, naturally reading their thoughts from their eyes.
But he still said the same thing. "Pull back on all fronts. Everyone is to retreat to Whole Cake Island."
"Big Brother Katakuri, why?"
Charlotte Camilla scratched her head in confusion. Since Big Brother Katakuri had fully recovered,
with his strength, there was no need to retreat anymore.
Couldn't he just defeat those invaders one by one? Why did they have to keep swallowing their anger and giving ground?
The other members of the Big Mom Pirates also looked puzzled. Clearly, like Camilla, they hoped Katakuri would strike back.
As members of an Emperor's pirate crew who had long thrown their weight around, they naturally refused to cower in a corner.
How could they stand such humiliation?
"Yeah, why?"
"Big Brother Katakuri, why? Haven't you recovered already?"
Katakuri's eyes dimmed at their words. He had never experienced anything like this either.
He was strong, and he had never wanted to accept humiliation for the sake of survival. Otherwise, he would never have awakened Conqueror's Haki.
But now, as the head of the Big Mom Pirates' family, he had to consider the lives and safety of his younger brothers and sisters.
"Since I'm the acting captain now, my first order is to pull back on all fronts. Every last one of you is to return to Whole Cake Island."
His tone was resolute, leaving no room for refusal.
Faced with Katakuri's stern