"Are you Big Mom's strongest son?"
Bullet caught Katakuri's thrusting trident with one hand. The sheer force made Katakuri seem like a child facing an adult — and he was that child in this clash.
"So strong…"
Katakuri, of course, knew exactly who Bullet was — a man whose power could rival his mother's.
He didn't respond, his expression tightening. Taking three steps back, Katakuri lunged again, this time with even more force.
Bullet met the strike with a bare fist, no armament haki, and still smashed the trident aside.
BOOM!
In the same instant, Bullet stepped forward, the ground beneath his foot shattering, and vanished from sight — only to reappear right in front of Katakuri's face.
Punch!
"Too fast!"
Katakuri's eyes widened, but he didn't panic. Using his observation haki to glimpse the future, he prepared his counter.
"Huh?"
Bullet's fist, aimed squarely for Katakuri's torso, passed clean through a hole that had suddenly appeared in Katakuri's body.
Special Paramecia: Mochi-Mochi Fruit!
By combining his mochi powers with Future Sight, Katakuri could make openings in his own body in advance, slipping away from attacks as if he were a Logia.
Katakuri's mastery was beyond doubt — his powers had even awakened.
"Interesting…" Bullet grinned, withdrawing his fist.
Katakuri's long leg whipped forward, the strike so fast and strong that it sent a shockwave through the air.
BOOM!
Bullet casually caught the kick.
"Let's warm up."
"As you wish." Katakuri charged again.
...
On another part of the battlefield, Smoothie was clashing with Shiryu. The Sweet Commander used her sword skills alongside her Wring-Wring Fruit powers.
But Shiryu's strike knocked her back over ten meters.
"This woman's interesting…" Shiryu muttered around the cigar in his mouth, gripping his cursed blade as lightning crackled across the battlefield.
"Damn it!"
Smoothie swung her massive sword, meeting Shiryu's blade in a collision that sent out a violent gust of wind.
...
"Room… Amputate!"
Law activated his powers, his long sword slicing through a squad of Big Mom's subordinates in an instant.
...
"Desert Spada!"
Elsewhere, Crocodile was already tearing into the crowd, his massive sand blade cleaving through the frozen ground toward Charlotte Oven.
"Crocodile!"
Oven, with his Heat-Heat Fruit powers, unleashed a scorching whirlwind that clashed against the incoming sand slash.
BOOM!
The collision exploded in mid-air.
...
"Huh… someone actually plays with cookies? That's new."
Facing dozens of Biscuit Soldiers from Cracker, World didn't even flinch. He gripped a long blade —his strength and speed multiplied a hundredfold by his More-More Fruit powers.
Boom…
One strike shattered a Biscuit Soldier instantly.
"Soldiers like yours are boring to me."
In the original events, these soldiers had given the Giant Pirates trouble two years later—but to Byrnndi, they were nothing.
"Damn you!"
Cracker grimaced, still feeling the impact of the blow World had landed on his stomach moments earlier—a hit so strong it nearly made him cough blood.
...
"Hey, hey… even kids go to war these days?"
"She can't be with Elior's crew!"
A group of Big Mom's underlings jeered at Sugar — until they couldn't.
In an instant, she extended her hand, turning over a dozen men into toys. Those nearby froze in shock.
"Don't underestimate me. I'm not a child!"
Her voice was calm but furious. And that meant trouble.
"That ability's terrifying…"
Urouge couldn't help but recall that Sugar had turned him into a toy just days earlier.
Now, he was trading blows with Charlotte Cavarette, a nimble yet powerful fighter, who was pounding away at him relentlessly.
Of course, this was exactly what Urouge wanted — his Devil Fruit let him convert damage taken into physical strength.
Cavarette, unnerved, felt like he was dealing with some kind of battle masochist—especially since Urouge smiled through every blow.
"This is karma!" Urouge declared, unleashing a shockwave from his palm that sent Cavarette flying. Without hesitation, he charged after him.
...
Nearby, Reiju was engaged with Galette, one of Big Mom's daughters.
Both women fought fiercely, but Reiju — trained under Elior — was stronger than in the original timeline. Galette was steadily forced back, her confidence crumbling.
Bonney, on the other hand, was terrifying the Big Mom Pirates even more. With a single touch, she could transform a man into a balding middle-aged wreck or a woman into a wrinkled old crone.
The effect, so similar to Big Mom's own Soul-Soul Fruit, kept her enemies at bay.
...
Yamato swung her kanabo, unleashing a standard Thunder Bagua that swept through the battlefield. While not as powerful as the All-Stars, Kaido's daughter still fought at a level equal to the Tobiroppo — more than enough to wreak havoc among Big Mom's forces.
Baby 5 wasn't far behind, transforming parts of her body into heavy weapons and blasting through the enemy lines.
None of Elior's women were weak—each one more ruthless than the last.
...
In less than twenty minutes, the two sides had clashed violently.
But in the skies above, the most fearsome battle of all was raging — Big Mom versus Elior.