Ian rubbed his chin while watching Enel with interest.
Seems this guy came prepared, so he dared to challenge an Emperor of the Sea.
However…
"This is still far from enough!"
With Ian's words, Enel, now fully in battle form, had already reached the Big Mom pirate ship's side.
He eyed the people aboard while shouting arrogantly: "Who's the Emperor of the Sea? Step out and fight me!"
However, just as everyone anticipated a response from the Big Mom Pirates' Captain.
Bang!
A huge cleaver struck the arrogant Enel.
With a scream, Enel was instantly thrown back.
Ace: "..."
Gini: "..."
Ian: "..."
After a moment of silence, Ian turned to Ace with a smile. "Your turn!"
Hearing this, Ace pouted, waved his hand, chuckled, and said: "Alright, alright. I'm not her match yet, Mr. Ian. Please handle this."
He only wanted to train, not commit suicide!
But someday… Ace clenched his fist with determination while looking at the pirate ship. "I will definitely defeat them!"
…
"Ahhh!"
A flustered, exasperated voice immediately drew everyone's attention.
Ian and Ace also turned their heads toward the direction Enel had gone, instantly seeing the previously struck-away Enel charge back, appearing once again beside the Big Mom Pirates' ship.
However, this time, Enel didn't arrogantly stand on the ship's railing as before.
He floated in midair, a scowl on his face, lightning crackling around him, still maintaining the stance of the God of Thunder as he looked down at the Big Mom Pirates. "Bastards! How dare you try a sneak attack?"
As Enel's words fell, a distinct laugh sounded.
"Mama-hahaha, you're the subordinate of the so-called God of Sun, the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit? You still have the courage to come back here?"
Then her eyes gleamed with interest. "I heard you're from Skypiea. I still don't have a Skypiean husband. Do you want to become my husband?"
"I'm not that guy's subordinate!"
Enel said impatiently, then looked down from the air at Big Mom, who sat on the ship's throne.
Especially facing Charlotte Linlin's proposal, he showed a hint of disdain.
"And are you joking? I don't like fat women like you. You, a fat woman, are their captain? Were you the one who just launched a sneak attack on me?"
"Fat woman? How dare you call me a fat woman? Insolent wretch!"
Hearing Enel's words, Charlotte Linlin, who had been interested in Enel, instantly had a dark expression, then she showed a terrifying grin.
"Mama-hahaha, but I forgive you. I have decided... to take you back and have you help me create a child!"
Enel: "...?"
This damn person is insane!
Do people from the sea always ask others to bear children upon meeting?!
However, just as Enel was about to plug his ear and speak impatiently again…
"Katakuri, capture that guy!"
Charlotte Linlin said, with a dark expression, as she addressed her second son, Charlotte Katakuri, who was one of the Four Sweet Commanders.
"I can't wait to have a child with Skypiea's blood!"
"Yes, Mama."
Hearing his mother's words, Katakuri, wearing a white scarf, did not hesitate.
He looked up at Enel in the sky, raised his trident, and charged with a cold expression: "Do not reject Mama's proposal. I don't want to hurt my future stepfather!"
"You bastard! Who's your stepfather?!"
Enel shouted, flustered by Katakuri's words. "Are you all out of your mind? I said I don't like such ugly fat women!"
With that, lightning crackling over his body, he charged forward.
"20,000,000 Volt: Discharge!"
"Even if you're going to be our stepfather, you cannot insult Mama like this!"
Facing his future stepfather, Katakuri didn't hesitate either, and he swung his trident. "Surrender obediently! Mochi Spear!"
In an instant, lightning and the trident wrapped in mochi surged toward each other with terrifying momentum.
However, just as they were about to collide, both seemed to sense the direction of the attack at the same time.
Then they smirked mockingly and sidestepped simultaneously.
Katakuri: "…"
But just as Katakuri watched in astonishment that this guy could predict his attack…
Suddenly, Enel's lips curled into a sneer, which caused Katakuri to furrow his brows.
Without hesitation, he enveloped himself in a wall of mochi.
Sure enough, the lightning originally aimed at the side twisted at the last moment and struck Katakuri, but the mochi absorbed it, guiding the lightning harmlessly into the sea.
"Hahaha."
Watching the somewhat disheveled Katakuri emerge from the wall of mochi, Enel burst into arrogant laughter. "Interesting! I didn't expect someone in the sea to have such an ability... to foresee the future?"
Grinning, he looked down at Katakuri with disdain and said, "But your future vision didn't seem to anticipate my attack from behind!"
Katakuri: "..."
Hearing Enel's words, Katakuri raised an eyebrow while silently observing Enel. "Special Observation Haki?"
As someone with the same special Observation Haki, he immediately guessed Enel's ability, which seemed somewhat similar to his own.
Katakuri gripped his trident tightly and spoke seriously: "I acknowledge you. You do indeed have the qualifications to become our stepfather!"
"Bastard! Who wants to be your stepfather?!"
Enel's laughter instantly turned dark again, shouting: "Die! 30,000,000 Volt: Hino Bird Zap!"
The golden staff in his right hand struck the drum on his right shoulder, releasing a deadly high-voltage current, forming a giant eagle that charged toward Katakuri.
Katakuri furrowed his brow, and just by swinging his trident, a wall of mochi infused with Armament Haki appeared in front of him, directly blocking Enel's attack.
"Peerless Mochi Barrage!"
At the same moment, his right hand transformed into a machine gun, firing countless mochi bullets covered with Armament Haki at Enel.
They exchanged blows, dozens of times, in the blink of an eye.
Over the sea, Enel's advantage became more apparent, especially as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, he's able to transform into lightning and appear anywhere freely.
Katakuri could only rely on the massive ship and his Devil Fruit abilities for brief hovering.
Yet Katakuri remained calm and maintained his battle rhythm.
Meanwhile, the continuous exertion of his God of Thunder Form and high-intensity combat began to tire Enel.
At this moment, he roughly understood his own strength.
"Damn it! I can't even defeat a guy like this? This is the strength of an Emperor crew?"
The prolonged stalemate made Enel increasingly irritated, and without hesitation, he unleashed his current strongest attack.
"200,000,000 Volt: Amaru!"