"Yes, yes, Sister, although we haven't seen you in person, Mother always emphasized to us that you were the kindest person in the world, and the establishment of the Tottoland was Mother fulfilling your wish, wanting to build a dream kingdom where everyone could live in harmony…"
"Listening to that really makes me want to cry."
The Sister sighed softly, looking at Perospero, "Poor Linlin, she's been through a lot, and yet she still remembers those words from back then."
She then turned to Perospero and said gently, "Come here, Linlin's child, stand behind me. As long as I'm here today, no one can harm you."
"Yes, Sister."
Perospero was overjoyed. He had been waiting for Sister Caramel to say those words. After Big Mom fell, Sister Caramel, who showed such strength, was undoubtedly a great support.
"What an obedient child, just like Linlin."
Seeing Perospero's demeanor as if he were a good little baby, the Sister smiled with tenderness and reached out to him, seemingly wanting to show affection.
At that moment, in the distance, Katakuri, who had been frowning as he watched the battlefield, suddenly changed his expression and shouted loudly to Perospero:
"Perospero nii-san, watch out!"
Hearing Katakuri's shout from afar, Perospero couldn't help but pause, but before he could react, he felt 'Charlotte Linlin's' hand pressing on his head, a tremendous suction force coming from above, as if his soul wanted to leave his body and was being forcibly pulled upward.
"No!"
Feeling the fatal threat, Perospero finally reacted at this critical moment, letting out a scream, struggling in fear, trying to break free from Caramel's grasp.
However...
It was too late. Perospero's soul, in front of Caramel, was inconsequential. In just a few seconds, a soul identical to Perospero's appearance was directly pulled out of his body by Sister Caramel and then stuffed into her gaping mouth.
Perospero's soul seemed to still have some consciousness, struggling constantly, trying to break free from 'Charlotte Linlin's' mouth, but obviously, in front of a Devil Fruit ability user like Caramel, such struggles were futile.
With a sucking sound, Perospero's soul was completely swallowed by 'Charlotte Linlin's' mouth.
And with the loss of Perospero's soul, his body suddenly stiffened, then Caramel released her grip, and he fell straight to the ground.
"Mm, the soul of such a strong fellow is really delicious."
Swallowing Perospero's soul, Sister Caramel patted her belly, showing a satisfied expression. "I feel much better. Such a soul is simply the best healing medicine in the world…"
As Sister Caramel's words fell, the wound on her chest, caused by Nicholas' slash, began to visibly heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"What are you..."
Seeing this scene, Nicholas couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. After all, even with Brook's wandering soul returning from the Underworld, it was through the power of the Yomi Yomi no Mi. Although Sister Caramel was also a Devil Fruit user with the soul-soul ability, how could Charlotte Linlin use the same ability?
"What kind of monster are you?"
Hearing Nicholas' question, 'Charlotte Linlin' smiled with a terrifying grin on her wrinkled and aged face:
"Didn't you already know!?"
Before the words fell, 'Charlotte Linlin's' body emitted a terrifying strange sound, manifesting sound waves that spread out in circles over the entire Cake Island's sky, like stones thrown into a lake, causing huge ripples across the entire island.
With 'Charlotte Linlin's' strange cry, the massive rock giant and the tsunami that surrounded Cake Island also began to move.
Accompanied by the whistling sound, the giant hand hundreds of meters in size directly slammed towards Nicholas.
And within the range affected by Charlotte Linlin's strange cry, the remnants of Big Mom's pirate crew suddenly changed color in shock.
They all felt a terrifying suction force invading their souls from above, as if their souls wanted to be torn out of their bodies forcibly!
"What's going on!?"
"What happened!?"
"I... I can't feel my body!"
…
For a moment, panicked voices echoed from all corners of Cake Island, with souls being sucked out of their bodies, and those who hadn't been sucked out yet showed horror in their eyes.
Many people also realized that this scene was similar to those who had their lifespans taken away by Mother.
And those souls sucked out of their bodies, like birds flocking to the forest, converged towards 'Charlotte Linlin' in the sky.
With the increase in the number of absorbed souls, the shriveled body of Charlotte Linlin began to plump up visibly, even expanding several times in size in the blink of an eye, becoming a true giant.
"Power, power keeps pouring out!"
Feeling the continuously flowing power in her body, mad laughter echoed from Sister Caramel, her laughter filled with an indescribable madness.
"What an arrogant fellow!"
Seeing this scene, Nicholas couldn't help but feel a little displeased. After all, even Whitebeard, Roger, Kaido, and others didn't dare to be so arrogant during their battles with him.
Then, Nicholas raised his empty left hand abruptly.
"With this treasure, I summon the power of heaven and earth! Lightning, come forth!"
"Boom!"
Accompanying Nicholas' words, thunder roared in the sky, lightning flashing, thunder resounding deafeningly, the sound of thunder shocking the heavens.
With Nicholas' left hand guiding.
A massive thunderbolt spewed forth from the thunderclouds, crashing directly into the giant hand that was reaching towards Nicholas.
"Crackle!"
Under the flashing of lightning, a huge bolt of lightning sliced off from the elbow of the rock giant Chronos. Its range extended for thousands of meters, and under the assault of purple electric arcs, the giant's arm broke off and plummeted to the ground.
"Roar!"
The pain of losing his arm caused Chronos to emit a roar of pain.
However, Nicholas didn't have time to look at Chronos.
Because at this moment, he was staring at a white, fluffy thing with wide eyes.
Under Nicholas's gaze, Zeus, the cloud homie, showed a shy expression and giggled, trying to play innocent to escape from trouble.