"Nani?"
Mont-d'Or and the others looked at Katakuri in astonishment.
Only Perospero, after a moment of surprise, realized what was happening.
Aeridar also looked at Katakuri with surprise and couldn't help but tease, "Tsk tsk~ You've got quite the nerve, Katakuri. Aren't you afraid I'll take this chance to kill your mother?"
"You bastard! You piece of trash!"
Mont-d'Or was furious. Cracker and Galette also looked at Aeridar with hostility.
"Then you must be the truly brave one, perorin!" Perospero sneered.
If Big Mom could be defeated while she was in the throes of her 'Craving Sickness,' she would have died long ago. Although she wasn't as strong as she was when calm, a Mama in a wild frenzy was far more dangerous.
Katakuri did not speak, merely made a 'come on' gesture, while simultaneously pulling a long trident from his left wrist.
"Special Paramecia: Mochi-Mochi Fruit!"
Aeridar slightly narrowed his eyes at the sight of Katakuri's wrist transforming into sticky mochi.
Then, looking at Charlotte Linlin, who was nearby, shouting for soufflé in a state of madness, Aeridar thought to himself: 'This is a great chance for a test.'
"Just lure her out of the city and stall her, right, Katakuri? Don't blame me if I accidentally wound your beloved mother!" A bloodthirsty smile curled on Aeridar's lips.
"Hmph. Those words are for you!" Katakuri swung the trident, Mole, in his hand and coldly snorted.
"Bastard! I'll pick up your corpse if you die!" Mont-d'Or yelled.
Aeridar glanced at Mont-d'Or, but didn't say anything, though the slight indifference in his expression instantly made Mont-d'Or see red.
Aeridar shot into the air, rocketing upward. In the blink of an eye, he was hovering right in front of Big Mom.
To be honest, compared to Big Mom's enormous body, Aeridar's height of less than two meters made him seem tiny, like a small human child.
"GET OUT!"
Seeing Aeridar floating in front of her, Charlotte Linlin didn't say a word and threw a punch straight at him.
Rumble!
The heavy fist carried a whistling gale, smashing cleanly through a twenty-meter-tall pastry spire behind Aeridar. The upper half of the spire toppled and was demolished, kicking up a cloud of smoke.
"Want a soufflé? Follow me!"
Aeridar grinned, gesturing with his hand in a provocative manner as he looked at Big Mom.
"Hmm! Soufflé! Where is it?" Charlotte Linlin stared with bloodshot eyes, demanding an answer from Aeridar. Her raging aura swept out like a fierce, surging tide.
"Come with me!"
Aeridar beckoned and flew toward the outskirts of Sweet City.
"Stop! Bring the soufflé here!"
Seeing Aeridar suddenly fly away, Charlotte Linlin roared in fury and chased after him like a maniac.
In a race of escape and pursuit, Aeridar and Big Mom quickly left the city center. Aeridar deliberately flew along the route Big Mom had taken to enter, aiming to minimize the damage to Sweet City.
"Tch, that guy actually has some common sense."
Mont-d'Or pouted.
"Follow them!"
Katakuri gave Mont-d'Or a flat look and was the first to charge out.
"Let's go! Galette, you stay here and keep in touch with Baron Tamago's side!"
Perospero instructed his sister Galette before following Katakuri along with Mont-d'Or.
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Sweet City.
Seeing that she couldn't catch her target, Charlotte Linlin became utterly enraged. Her massive body leaped upwards, and she angrily shouted, "Zeus!"
"Got it, Mama!"
The cute white cloud beside Charlotte Linlin, which wore a striped baseball cap, suddenly enlarged, transforming into a sinister, grinning black cloud. The cloud was infused with powerful lightning and instantly lifted her, carrying her through the air to pursue Aeridar at an incredible speed.
"Holy crap! A Flying Nimbus?! A Lightning Nimbus?!"
Aeridar looked back in curiosity, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. He almost stumbled and fell from the sky. Back when Aeridar was transmigrated, the anime was only airing the arc where Luffy fought Fujitora, and the manga was still revealing the details of Big Mom's abilities.
He had always heard that Big Mom was a Paramecia user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, and that the intelligence reports showed she could manipulate souls, steal lifespans, and even conquer the weather.
But Aeridar had never truly witnessed her power. Seeing it now, she'd actually produced a 'Flying Nimbus'! That was too damn bizarre!
Due to Aeridar's surprise, his flight speed unintentionally slowed down, and Big Mom quickly closed the distance behind him.
"Prometheus!"
Charlotte Linlin roared.
"As you command, Mama!"
In an instant, the small sun beside her instantly burst into flames, forming a searing ball of fire floating in the air. The surrounding temperature noticeably spiked.
Whoosh~
The flame Homie, named Prometheus, wore a vicious expression and spat out a large torrent of scorching fire, aimed right at Aeridar.
"This is bad!"
Feeling the intense heat wave rushing at him, Aeridar was startled. His speed instantly doubled, and he immediately broke free from the path of the flames.
"Prometheus-sama! Please stop!"
"Have mercy!"
"Help! We're going to be burned alive!"
The flames missed Aeridar but ignited the city below. Several dessert houses caught fire. The houses, built entirely of sweets, seemed like living things as they screamed in the high-temperature flames, gradually melting and emitting a tempting, pungent fragrance.
"SOUFFLÉ!"
Charlotte Linlin roared violently. The thundercloud Zeus beneath her feet flew forward like the wind, chasing Aeridar relentlessly.
Soon, the chase led them above the Seducing Woods.
"Hey, I'm sorry, Big Mom, but there's no soufflé here! But if you wait just a little bit, your children will bring it to you!" Aeridar stopped in the air, turned around, and spoke to the pursuing Big Mom in a mocking tone.
"No soufflé?"
Charlotte Linlin was momentarily stunned, then flew into a rage: "You little brat, you dare to lie to me!"
A terrifying aura erupted like a volcanic explosion. Dark clouds immediately churned in the sky, a fierce wind howled across the land, and rolling thunder echoed from within the clouds. Bolts of lightning snaked through the cloud layer.
"DIE!"
Charlotte Linlin launched herself forward. Her colossal body was surprisingly agile and incredibly fast, instantly closing the distance to Aeridar.
Her giant fist smashed toward him, engulfing Aeridar's entire body. The intense headwind whipped past, making it feel like his face was being sliced by blades.
"A Yonko!"
Aeridar's eyes widened sharply. Facing Big Mom's attack, his expression also turned somewhat wild. He actually met the attack with a punch of his own.
BOOM!
The large and small fists slammed together with a deafening crash. The resulting terrifying power was released, and the shocking wave of kinetic energy violently rattled the air. A circle of visible white air shockwaves immediately spread outward, kicking up a fierce gale that swept across most of the Seducing Woods, bending the large trees below nearly in half.