What the hell just happened?!
Everyone present stood in stunned silence. The distance between them and the Whole Cake Chateau was several kilometers.
Unless he possessed a very specific Devil Fruit ability, there was no way—no matter how powerful he was—that someone could teleport that far in an instant.
"Just… how did he do that?"
Katakuri also frowned, completely unable to comprehend.
But there was no time to ponder.
But there was no time to think too much, because the moment Big Mom saw Nao, she was already stepping on Zeus, flying furiously towards Whole Cake Chateau.
"Follow him, surround that guy!"
He gave a harsh order without hesitation, then gripped his trident. Along with several other high-ranking Charlotte Family executives, he sped after Big Mom.
...
Whole Cake Chateau
"Perfect timing."
Nao floated in the sky, looking at the Charlotte Family members rapidly approaching from a distance. He scoffed, "Their reactions are quite fast…"
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. With a flick of both thumbs, the twin Yone Swords snapped into his hands. He raised them overhead, blades crossed.
"This guy…"
Katakuri, who was rushing at full speed, saw this and his pupils contracted, his face changing drastically. "He wouldn't be thinking of…"
"Destroying my Whole Cake Chateau?"
Big Mom also realized this, her rage instantly intensifying. She roared savagely, "You dare! You brat, Nao!"
With a thought, her captain's hat instantly transformed into the long, narrow Napoleon, flying into her hand.
Then she let out a roar, gripping the sword hilt with both hands simultaneously, and violently unleashed her full power, slashing forward! "Elbaf Spear… Hakoku!"
Whoosh!
The sword slash unleashed an astonishing might. A massive, milky-white arc of energy—over a hundred meters long—howled forward, the air itself trembling in its path.
If one looked from below, it was as if the entire sky had been split in two by the sword energy!
"A secret technique stolen from the Giants?"
Nao glanced at it, then averted his gaze, scoffing, "Impressive power, but unfortunately, you're still a step too slow."
As he spoke, the energy around his entire body surged violently toward the sword tips. A dreadful aura, sharp as a razor's edge, condensed at the twin blade tips, turning them pitch black.
And in the very next instant—
He struck.
Two-Sword Style: Jade Slash!
BOOM!
A shockwave like a storm of divine fury exploded from the sky.
The massive wave of sword energy roared downward like a colossal white serpent, forming a massive hurricane of destruction aimed straight at the Whole Cake Chateau below.
The sheer pressure…
Even a structure as tall and solid as the Whole Cake Chateau couldn't hold.
Its walls buckled instantly.
In seconds, it began to crumble, collapsing under the weight of Nao's attack.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
A series of dull thuds rang out, one after another, shaking almost the entire island.
In just a few seconds.
Under the stunned gazes of all the Charlotte Family members, and even the guests attending the wedding.
The towering Whole Cake Chateau was utterly annihilated. A pile of smoldering rubble remained where once stood Big Mom's pride and joy.
"That chateau took Mama over six months to build… She poured her heart into every brick…"
"And that guy… he actually dared…"
The entire wedding venue erupted in an uproar.
Not just the ordinary guests, but even the underworld bosses who had come with their own agendas were now filled with shock.
"This news is too big, too big! Far beyond my expectations!"
Morgans, hiding behind a large rock, was now in a state of near frenzy. While frantically taking pictures from every angle with his Camera Den Den Mushi, he laughed like a madman:
"This! THIS is what I came for! This sea has been far too quiet lately—get ready, world! Let the hype begin!"
Meanwhile—
On the other side, the surging sword energy unleashed by Napoleon had only just reached the rubble.
"Perfect timing!"
Nao laughed, striking out with both swords, using a countering slash to neutralize most of the impact.
He had no intention of blocking the subsequent aftershocks. Instead, he endured them with his body, using the force of the impact to propel himself away with Geppo, soaring into the distance!
"Nao, you little SHIT!!"
A furious roar echoed high in the sky.
Big Mom stood atop the thundercloud, chasing him at full speed, raining down Prometheus' fireballs in a barrage from above.
"Running?!"
Her face was distorted with rage. "Zeus's speed is something you can't compare to, brat! I'd like to see where you can run!"
Nao ducked and weaved midair, effortlessly avoiding the burning strikes. He glanced back and grinned.
"Hahahaha! No need to get so angry. That sword swing? A little wedding gift, from me to you, Charlotte Linlin!"
He laughed loudly, then turned back. In a few leaps, he reached the edge of Whole Cake Island.
And then—
SPLASH!
He dove straight into the sea.
Zeus came to a screeching halt at the coast.
Big Mom's screams rang out as she swung her sword again and again into the waves, trying to tear him back out.
Water spouted skyward, thunder echoed across the sea—but it was all in vain.
Nao had vanished beneath the surface, like he'd been swallowed by the abyss itself.
Gone.
By the time Katakuri and the others finally caught up, they found Big Mom staring at the sea, her face twisted beyond recognition, her teeth grinding so hard they looked ready to shatter.
"Hey, Perospero…"
She didn't even turn around. Her voice was venomous, like a demon whispering from the deepest pits of hell.
The eldest son nearly pissed himself. He thought she was about to kill him on the spot.
But he forced himself to step forward, voice trembling:
"I—I'm here, Mama…"
"Immediately issue orders! All ships, all personnel, move out! Surround the Totto Land sea with the outer island chain, making it an iron barrel! All sea slugs and Fish-Men, search underwater!"
"That brat was poisoned. The poison will activate the day after tomorrow. Even if he hides deep, he'll have to surface eventually.
"And if even a single bird escapes this place before then—"
Big Mom finally turned.
Her bloodshot eyes gleamed like a beast from the underworld.
Her voice was cold, terrifying:
"You'll never see the sun rise again. You hear me?!"
...
Ten thousand meters beneath the sea.
In the pitch-black darkness, amidst schools of vibrant fish, a figure glided leisurely.
This was a forbidden zone unreachable by ordinary humans, but for Nao, water pressure and lack of oxygen seemed to be nonexistent.
"Hmm, it's like soaking in my own swimming pool…"
Nao switched to a backstroke, his gaze moving upwards, as if he could penetrate the darkness and see the scene above the sea.
"I bet the sea slugs have all scattered, searching everywhere for me now, right?"
The Sea Slugs, a species that swarmed the seafloor of Totto Land, numbered in the tens of thousands.
They could transmit various signals, obeyed Big Mom, and carried out important tasks in Totto Land such as message delivery and preventing enemy invasions.
Too bad.
Ten thousand meters deep in the ocean was not a place these fragile little creatures could reach.
"When Big Mom realizes later that I haven't been poisoned, and have even broken out of Totto Land, she'll probably faint from anger on the spot, won't she?"
Recalling Big Mom's twisted, almost insane expression when he destroyed Whole Cake Chateau earlier, Nao couldn't help but feel a surge of exhilaration.
It felt so good.
What could be more satisfying than slapping a Four Emperor's face in front of countless people, then laughing as you escape, leaving her to rage helplessly?
There's nothing else like it, is there?
Nao shrugged and temporarily stopped swimming. He casually opened his inventory and began to hesitate whether to use a Vivre Card.
But after glancing at the message log, he suddenly froze, his expression gradually becoming somewhat strange: "Wait, it seems there really is…"
At this moment, a large section of recently refreshed notification messages stood out clearly in the log:
[Side Quest: Conquer the World's Strongest Woman, Completed]
[Quest Rewards: 600,000 Points, 1x S-Rank Gift Box, 1x Shop 80% Off Coupon — Delivered]
[Note: Incredible completion speed! Young man, your courage is truly commendable. Heavy tank driving? Perhaps learning another skill isn't a bad thing…]