Chapter 649: SFDI - 649
Katakuri looked at the group of people on the shore, a serious expression appearing on his face.
His Kenbunshoku Haki had seen Smoothie cleave the lightning arrow, so he hadn’t intervened.
He also recognized the power of the lightning arrow, but what surprised him even more was that the person who launched that attack was just a child, and the ability to summon an energy giant was also unfamiliar.
Among the Four Emperor Pirates, one of the BIG MOM Pirates’ greatest advantages was their superior intelligence gathering.
However, the information Katakuri possessed indicated that Drake and Stella had always acted as a pair, and even during major events like the Marineford War, their other companions had never been seen.
But this time, they were accompanied by more than a dozen comrades. Although they all looked like overly young brats, Katakuri sensed that they were all strong individuals.
He had thought that their opponents were only two people, and that they could use their numerical advantage to achieve victory, but now it seemed that they were in for a difficult battle!
However, Katakuri wasn’t shaken by this. Bearing the title of Sea Emperor, they all had pride and confidence.
"Bring the ship closer. We’re going to war!"
Although Katakuri was the second son of the Charlotte Family, everyone knew that he was the true pillar of the BIG MOM Pirates. Even BIG MOM herself wasn’t as respected as her son.
After Katakuri gave the order, everyone responded with spirited shouts.
The cannons on the pirate ship began to roar, launching a barrage of spherical cannonballs.
For some reason, even though everyone knew that cannons were nothing more than toys to the top-tier powerhouses on the sea, they always fired a few shots at the start of a battle.
Perhaps just like how the sky always splits when two Emperors meet, greeting each other with cannon fire was a pirate tradition.
But as expected, not a single cannonball managed to cross the shoreline, as they were all destroyed by various magical attacks in mid-air.
At the same time, the BIG MOM Pirates began to land.
Fairy Tail didn’t intend to stop them, instead leaving them plenty of space to land.
And so, the two groups faced each other on the beach.
Drake looked directly at Katakuri, who was at the head of the group, and said, "Long time no see, Katakuri. We’re having a banquet. If we weren’t fighting, I’d really like to have a drink with you."
Katakuri also had a look of reminiscence in his eyes. Before the conflict on Cake Island, the two of them had actually gotten along quite well.
Both of them were the family heads who were trusted and relied upon by their families, and had always fought for their families.
And after the conflict, Katakuri had tried to persuade BIG MOM not to escalate the conflict.
But a common trait among the strong in the pirate world was that they did things their own way, which ultimately led to the two of them becoming enemies.
Katakuri summoned his trident, "Mogura", and pointed it at Drake, saying, "We can talk about drinks after you apologize to Mama!"
Drake smiled and said, "That’s hard to say. Maybe I’ll defeat BIG MOM first!"
"What an arrogant fellow!"
Perospero interjected, "Let us show you the power of the BIG MOM Pirates!"
With that, the members of the Charlotte Family roared and began to charge!
"I’m all fired up!"
The Fairy Tail group also moved, charging towards the pirates. Natsu took the lead, unleashing a torrent of flames.
But the spreading flames were then split apart, and Smoothie, wielding her sword, stood in the center of the path that had been created.
Kagura had been keeping an eye on this female swordsman, so she directly went to meet her, launching a iaijutsu strike.
The two blades, one large and one small, collided, creating a string of sparks.
Smoothie possessed the immense physical strength common among the strong in this world, while Kagura’s sword was imbued with gravity magic. Their clash was a true battle of equals.
"Don’t get too cocky!"
Charlotte Daifuku rubbed the special pattern on his belt as he ran, and smoke emerged from it, forming a Genie wielding a naginata.
The Genie swung its naginata in a horizontal sweep, and a huge slash flew towards the Fairy Tail battle line.
Just then, Susanoo’s giant ninja sword came down, directly shattering the slash.
Oven made a big jump, slamming down with a fist heated to a crimson state.
The ice shield created by Gray was hit, but instead of shattering, a large hole was melted through it.
Natsu swung his fist, and his flame-covered fist collided with the heat-infused fist.
Compared to other mages, the strongest point of Dragon Slayers was their bodies, which had been strengthened by Dragon Force.
Aside from those powerful mages whose magic power far exceeded Natsu’s, this was the first time he had encountered someone who could match him in sheer arm strength.
Gajeel was the same. His Iron Dragon Sword was blocked by Snack’s greatsword, and the two had begun to grapple.
Perospero, holding his candy cane, looked at Stella with a grim expression and said, "You damned woman, today I’ll make you pay for what you did!"
Stella tilted her head and said, "Who are you? Have we met?"
What was more unbearable than being despised by someone you had always hated was the fact that they didn’t even remember who you were!
Perospero snapped, reaching out and pulling down his collar to reveal a large area of scars, and said: "Damn woman, the wounds you left me still hurt! And you say you forgot me?!"
Stella didn’t do it on purpose, because it was a chaotic mess on Cake Island, she was surrounded by a large number of Charlotte Family members, so how could she remember everyone.
But Perospero, who was driven crazy, didn’t care about that, and slammed his lollipop cane heavily into the ground.
The ground instantly turned into candy with a sweet scent, surging and swirling towards Stella.
Perospero had a reason to seek revenge on Stella.
He was a Paramecia-type Pero Pero no Mi (Lick-Lick Fruit) user, and could turn anything he touched into candy and manipulate it.
Combined with his Haki, he could make his candy creations as strong as steel.
But these types of Devil Fruit users had a common weakness, which was that the substances they created would have the weaknesses of the substances themselves.
For example, Cracker’s biscuit soldiers would soften when soaked in water, and Perospero’s candy would melt in high temperatures.
But the development of Devil Fruit abilities was all about "what if," and as long as you had enough imagination, you could develop all sorts of exaggerated effects.
In order to get revenge on Stella, Perospero had developed candy that didn’t melt easily. Although it couldn’t last too long, it wouldn’t be defeated with a single blow.
Stella’s Dragon Queen’s Bellow actually met resistance from the candy sea, although the candy on the surface was already starting to boil, but the flames were eventually pushed back by the candy sea.
Stella also became serious, and violently cleaved through the candy sea with her torch-like Dragon Queen’s Sin Sword.
A large number of future images flashed through Katakuri’s mind, and then he looked at the red-haired female knight in front of him.
"What an interesting ability. Let me experience it!"
Katakuri gripped the trident in his hand, the future he had foreseen telling him that this was definitely a formidable enemy.
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