[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse":3,"chapter-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-98":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Thunder Breathing to the Multiverse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1676232,2141,"Chapter 98 98: Big Mom","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>The blast of Haoshoku Haki slammed into Tachibana Kyūjō like a howling tempest—yet to him, it felt no more threatening than a passing breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō merely tilted his head with a look of mild disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Is that all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you're trying to protect your sister, Katakuri...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power like that won't even leave a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the very next instant, his awakened perception flickered—and something in his expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—No. It wasn't over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his Awakening, he suddenly sensed the entire landscape within several kilometers… start to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground itself turned sticky, elastic—like mochi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What… is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mochi Mochi no Mi… Awakening?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō blinked in surprise, his gaze sharpening in silent admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he had ever seen someone awaken their Devil Fruit power right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most ridiculous part?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was happening… because of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh… don't tell me I'm starting to sound like Kaido-sensei…\" he muttered internally, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No use thinking about that now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft, squishy terrain began trying to pull him down, like it wanted to swallow him into the earth itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the battlefield, Katakuri's expression had hardened—his gaze tense and unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wasn't an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only using his awakened powers to manipulate the mochi under Smoothie's feet, pushing her farther and farther away from the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smoothie, take Opera and Moscato. Leave the island—now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The farther you go, the better! Don't ever come back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Future Sight, Katakuri could see it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after pushing himself to this point...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still didn't stand a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō stomped down, breaking free from the mochi's grasp, then launched himself into the air with Geppo, hovering dozens of meters above the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't chase after Smoothie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply looked down at Katakuri, voice cold as steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop this now. You can see it, can't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…None of this is going to work on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cease the expansion of your Devil Fruit ability. I'll let them go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you keep pushing…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you… will die right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone dropped to absolute zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't showing mercy to Smoothie. No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still innocent civilians on this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Katakuri continued spreading his awakened power, even if Kyūjō won...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single innocent life would be spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To regular people, some Devil Fruit abilities were nothing less than a full-blown natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, Katakuri hadn't lost his sense of reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His duty to the siblings who were still alive outweighed his vengeance for the one who had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped expanding the mochi territory and maintained only what was already there, choosing not to attack further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his glare never dropped its guard—ready to strike if Kyūjō made a single move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he sensed Smoothie had left the range of his Kenbunshoku Haki...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he raise his arm and form another black trident from mochi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just about to lunge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Kyūjō raised a hand, palm open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait. There's no need to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to kill you. Let's wait… for Charlotte Linlin to arrive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri's brow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is he talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the Navy planning to start an all-out war with the Big Mom Pirates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were there other Admirals hidden nearby?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Kyūjō's strength was overwhelming…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Katakuri's eyes, his mother—Big Mom—still reigned supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't believe even someone like Kyūjō could defeat her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What do you mean?\" Katakuri asked in a low, dangerous tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō simply raised both hands casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly what I said. I don't want to kill you. But don't make me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better to wait for your mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And one more thing—starting today, this island is under Marine jurisdiction. If Totto Land wants to avoid war, move your borders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of your reasons, you are never to set foot on Malt Island again. Pass that message to your siblings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The blade in my hand doesn't care who your mother is—or your father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the day he was born, no one had ever spoken to Katakuri like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one… except for Big Mom herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, facing this man—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed his pride and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because to do otherwise…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would mean death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whole Cake Island – Big Mom's Headquarters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The home of Charlotte Linlin, one of the Three Emperors of the Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fantastical island, shaped like a massive layered cake, overflowed with surreal beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivers flowed with fruit juice and fizzy soda. The buildings were made of chocolate and shortbread. Even the rain that fell from the sky was made of candy—each drop a different color of the rainbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beneath the sugary wonderland...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was pure darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the grand castle at the island's heart, Big Mom was—shockingly—not hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat peacefully for once, cradling a tiny baby in her massive arms. One of her children—who knows which number by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte Perospero, her eldest son, burst into the room, face pale with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the sight of her cradling a child seemed to awaken a rare motherly instinct. She didn't lash out immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma~mamama…\" Big Mom chuckled lightly, turning to her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's got you in such a rush, Perospero?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candy-coated man nearly tripped over himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mama! Smoothie just called me through the Den Den Mushi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cracker… Cracker was killed! By that Marine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Katakuri… he's been captured!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Mama, you have to save Katakuri—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain-like woman stood up in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flung the baby in her arms toward Perospero like tossing away a pillow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her meaty eyes blazed red. Her towering body trembled with rage, an invisible storm of malice brewing around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jaw unhinged, wide enough to devour a full-grown man in one bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Where. Are. They?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Mom was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when she got angry…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the death of her son that made her rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because someone had tainted her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had defiled her reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte Linlin – BIG MOM\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain of the Big Mom Pirates\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Queen of Totto Land\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Three Yonko of the New World\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only female Yonko\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wielder of the Soru Soru no Mi (Paramecia – Soul-Soul Fruit)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feared as the Natural Calamity\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dubbed the \"Demon of Elbaf\" by the Giants\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her power was monstrous. Her fighting instinct—overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Mom was at the absolute peak of her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join my Patreon here:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🔗 patreon.com\u002FFaaanzKun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Enjoy 70+ chapters ahead of WebNovel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Get 2 new chapters every day exclusively on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Be the first to enjoy the new 3rd arc after One Piece before anyone else\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's keep this adventure alive, together chapter by chapter! 💖\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>",1169,"2026-06-06T13:14:24.000Z",1,"novelbin.me","d4fc85f8158bb6dc0510cdd68dfde8a34162ab35f70250fa6fdcea5bf4d30d83","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-99","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-97",389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-cover.jpg"]