138. Big Mom Reacts

New World, Totto Land, Whole Cake Island.

This is the headquarters of one the Yonko, Big Mom!

Currently Big Mom was listening to a report with a cold smile on her face.

"A marine dares to capture my daughter?"

She spoke slowly but everyone listening to her felt their scalps tingle.

"Cracker, take a fleet and bring back Smoothie."

Laying on her comfortable couch Big Mom said loudly.

A man with a tank body walked out among the people there. He held a long sword and wore an armour around his body.

"Yes, mama."

...

Leo was checking the devil-devil Fruit. According to the encyclopedia this fruit was a special paramecia.

It's user will be endowed with the body of a devil. Superior regeneration, speed and strength are also a part of it's benefits.

However most importantly it allows a transformation. To turn completely into a devil!

He thought for a while and called out Mace and threw the devil-devil fruit to him.

Mace was stunned.

"Eat it. As of right now you are weak, your kenbunshoku haki and busoshoku haki are barely satisfactory. That fruit should upgrade your strength by a level."

Mace was grateful that Leo gave such a valuable fruit to him.

He immediately took a bite, suddenly his face turned ugly. He struggled and swallowed that bit in his mouth.

Bleh...

Mace started to barf his gut out. After several minutes he calmed down and apologized to Leo before checking his body.

Visibility he looked no different from before however Leo sensed his body become firmer and more resilient than before.

"Not bad. Try to transform, let me see how special this paramecia is."

Mace nodded and focused. His skin started to wiggle turned into a tan colour. Two small horns grew out his forehead. Strange marking appeared all over his body. And his hair grew longer and turned blood red.

Ooh!

Leo was startled. He did expected Mace to get an upgrade in strength, after all he is a marine with solid foundation in Marine Rokushiki and Haki. However this was beyond his imagination.

This transformation increased his strength by atleast two times!

"It's a special paramecia alright. No wonder those two fought over it."

If this fruit was given to a vice admiral level marine he would immediately become an admiral level powerhouse.

Such a convenient way to get stronger.

Leo mumbled inside. Just as they were checking out Mace's new powers the ship rocked.

"Captain, emergency! We are being surrounded by Big Mom's fleet!"

Leo stood up and walked outside. Shinobu was already on the deck watching the hubub.

He walked to her side and saw ten ships surrounding them. In the leading ship was a man with a tank body, he wore an armour and held a long sword.

Mace identified that man and said, "That's one of the four sweet commanders, Charlotte Cracker!"

Cracker saw Leo and glared at him, "Marine, bring out Smoothie."

Leo said in response, "She ignored the consequences and fought in a public place. Destroying a small town and killing many innocents."

Cracker pointed his sword in Leo's direction, "I don't want to hear your excuses."

Leo smiled, "Don't be so smug, I wasn't finding excuses. I was just stating a fact. For her crimes she will be spending her time in Impel Down. If you try to take her away, well... you aren't a good one either so I will be forced to kill you. So surrender like a good boy."

Cracker couldn't help but laugh when he heard Leo, his eyes turned sharp and cold the next instant, "Fire!"

Volleys of shots flew immediately towards Leo's ship.

If this was before Leo would have found it straining to protect the ship and take care of the enemy but not anymore.

"Mace, Shinobu, I leave the ship to you."

Swish!

Leo disappeared after saying that.

Shinobu smiled and fluttered like a butterfly as he flickered away the incoming volleys. Needles coated with busoshoku haki danced around her, at the end of every needles there was a faint thread connecting to her finger tips.

Mace immediately used his fruit ability and transformed into a devil. He blocked the attacks as well. He used Geppo and Soru to move around the ship and block stray volleys Shinobu missed.

"Fire at will!"

Mace suddenly yelled.

Ooh!!

The crew got pumped up. They returned fire. For a moment it looked like Leo's ship was covered in flames but none of it touched the ship's body.

Leo kicked the air with incredible speed as he flashed towards a ship. He drew out his sword, it turned blackish red as he sliced it down.

Crack!

A long wisp of sword ray flashed past with incredible speed. The ship was split in two. Leo turned around and flew towards another ship. He swung his sword again and split it apart.

Crackers face turned ugly. He wasn't proficient in air battle so he was powerless to stop Leo.

"Focus fire on that bastard!"

Immediately the remaining ships focused their canons on Leo.

Facing that many canons Leo looked calm and cold.

Boom! Boom!

Volleys flew past him and blew up.

Leo advanced forward and struck again. Another ship joined the seabed.

Because firing was focused on Leo Mace and crew got a breather and took down one of the ship nearer to them.

Shit! This can't go on!

Cracker realised the severity of the situation. He ordered the ship to close the distance between each other. That way even if Leo found got near to one of them he would be able to stop him.

The ships were in a close formation now. Cracker could jump from one ship to another and reach Leo should he try to sink any of them.

However he underestimated Leo's battle prowess.

Leo was still some distance from them when he suddenly took a stance and swung his sword.

Sword rays condensed to form a white tiger, it leaped out as he slammed his sword down. It clashed head first into the crowd of ships and broke them to pieces.

Shit!

Cracker cursed inside his mind and used his ability. Shields appeared out of nowhere and covered their entire ship.

Boom!

The white tiger slammed into the shields and shook them. Cracks started to form on the shields.