King Baum

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Chapter 874 is titled "King Baum." Big Mom is already all the way over the Straw Hats, chasing them through the Seducing Woods on Zeus while the note beside her says, "HER TREE TARGET IS IN HER GRASP!" Nami sees the danger and says, "NO WAY..." while someone else realizes, "MAMA'S ON THE FRONT LINES!" Another says, "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH HER FOR SURE!" Big Mom's mind is fixed on one thing only. She screams, "WEDDING CAKE!" and then, staring at King Baum, attacks with "EAT THIS! ELBAF SPEAR!" Luffy reacts with "!!?" as Big Mom's craving turns the escape path into a direct battlefield and King Baum becomes the object in front of her wrath.

The Straw Hats barely have time to respond before Big Mom's attack comes down. Someone shouts, "SOMETHING'S COMIN' THIS WAY!" and Nami orders, "DODGE IT, KING BAUM!" King Baum twists through the woods, carrying the crew while Big Mom's strike tears past them. The attack is named again as "FOREIGN THREAT!" and the force cuts a circular scar through the forest, leaving a huge path and a distant crash marked "ZAAZAZA" and "ZWOOM." The page emphasizes the scale: King Baum is not merely running from a pursuer, he is dodging an emperor's giant-country technique while carrying the entire group. The escape survives only because the tree homie moves before the blow lands.

Everyone is stunned by the scope of Big Mom's attack. Luffy stares and says, "THAT... THAT WAS LIKE THE GIANTS' MOVE, WASN'T IT?!" The others can only answer with silence and shock. Big Mom continues after them, shouting through the woods, "KIIIIING BIAAAA-AAAHM!" King Baum pleads as he runs, "MAMA! FORGIVE ME-JU! THEY THREATENED ME-JU!" Nami warns, "WAIT! KING BAUM!" while one of the Straw Hats says, "THIS IS BAD! SHE'S GONNA SEND OUT ANOTHER ONE!" and another says, "WE NEEDA GET DOWN AND FIGHT HER!" At the edge of the chaos, King Baum notices "LADY TREE!" and cries, "MY FIANCEE!" Nami asks, "WHO WAS THAT WOMAN BACK THERE? YOUR GIRLFRIEND?" as the escape collides with King Baum's own personal ties inside the forest.

Nami uses King Baum's attachment to force his choice. She begins, "THEN," and tells him, "YOU NEED TO LIVE!" King Baum, moved by the mention of Lady Tree and the danger to himself, answers, "YOU'RE RIGHT-JU... I CAN'T DIE HERE!" He charges on while Big Mom bears down behind him. Nami shouts, "RUN, KING BAUM!" and King Baum cries, "WOOO AAAGG GHHH!" The crew understands that even this may not be enough. Someone says, "SHE MUST BE SOME SORT OF DEMON..." and another warns, "IT'S NO USE! WE WON'T BE ABLE TO FULLY DODGE THE NEXT ONE!" Luffy starts to move, but Nami stops him: "STOP, LUFFY! I'VE GOT A PLAN!" Luffy asks, "WHAT'RE YOU DOIN'?!" while Big Mom keeps repeating, "WED-DING..."

Nami's plan is aimed at Zeus rather than Big Mom. She launches "BLACK BALL!" from her Clima-Tact, sending small thunderclouds into the air. Zeus notices them with "HM?" while Nami explains, "THUNDER LIKES THUNDER!" Big Mom tries to keep attacking, calling again, "FOREIGN THREAT!" but Zeus is distracted. The thundercloud homie lunges toward the Black Balls with a huge "CHOMP," eating the bait while Big Mom is carried off balance. The crew cries out as the attack fails to land cleanly, and Zeus happily devours the thunder instead of serving as Big Mom's perfect mount. Nami turns the homie's appetite into a tactical opening, buying the crew space without directly overpowering Big Mom.

Zeus keeps eating the Black Balls, murmuring "YUUUU-MMMY!" and "YUM YUM!" as the small thunderclouds draw him away from the chase. Big Mom falls behind enough for King Baum to open a path. The homies of the Seducing Woods recognize him: "AFTER ALL, IT'S KING BAUM!" and "IS THE LORD OF THE FOREST!" They call, "MAKE WAY FOR HIM!" as the route clears. Luffy spots the objective ahead and says, "OOOH! LOOK! THE SUNNY!" Sanji asks, "A STRAIGHT SHOT TO THE COAST, EH?!" while Brook praises the tactic: "NAMI, YOUR PLAN WAS SO COOL." Chopper adds, "YOU'RE AMAZING, NAMI♡" Nami explains the risk precisely: "IF BIG MOM ISN'T RIDING ZEUS, WE CAN ACTUALLY SHAKE HER."

As the forest opens under King Baum's authority, the Straw Hats see a straight path to the Thousand Sunny. The homies continue making way for him because he is the lord of the forest, and Luffy points ahead: "OOOH! LOOK! THE SUNNY!" The crew keeps moving while Nami confirms the nature of Zeus. She asks, "THAT THING'S CALLED ZEUS?" and Jinbe answers, "YES. THAT CLOUD IS MADE FROM MAMA'S SOUL..." Zeus, still floating nearby, cheerfully says, "YEP! I'M ZEUS!" Big Mom calls, "ZEUS!" and someone warns, "BE CAREFUL! HE'S A TOUGH ONE!" The page makes the threat clearer: Zeus is not just a cloud to trick but one of Big Mom's living soul creations, and the escape now depends on keeping him separated from her.

Zeus becomes fascinated with Nami's thunderclouds. She asks, "HUH? BLACK BALL? THEY WERE THAT GOOD?" and Zeus says, "GIMME MORE!" He asks, "SAY, SAY! YOU KNOW THOSE LITTLE THUNDER-CLOUDS?" and explains, "I'VE NEVER EATEN SUCH RICH, SILKY THUNDERCLOUDS BEFORE!" Nami tests him: "DO YA HAVE MORE?" Zeus asks, "DO YA?" Luffy cuts in, "OI, CLOUD! FORGET ABOUT ALL THAT! LET ME RIDE YOU!" but Zeus refuses: "NO CAN DO. ONLY MAMA, WHO GAVE ME HER SOUL, CAN RIDE ME!" Luffy realizes, "AW! SO YOU'RE JUST A CLOUD?" and accepts, "ZEUS... OKAY." Nami makes a different offer: "BUT WILL YOU BECOME MY SERVANT IN EXCHANGE?" Zeus blurts, "I WILL!" while Luffy notes, "SHE'S NOT ASKING YOU."

Nami tempts Zeus with status and food. She promises, "IF YOU DO, I'LL LET YOU EAT BLACK BALLS EVERYDAY." Zeus panics happily, "WHAAAAT?! REALLY?! OH NO, WHAT SHOULD I DO?!" and worries, "NO LOYALTY TO YOUR BOSS, EH?" Nami praises him instead: "I MEAN, YOU CAN BECOME SUCH A BIG CLOUD! YOU CAN EVEN COVER THE WHOLE SKY!" Zeus melts at the compliment: "HYAAA! REALLY?! NO ONE'S EVER COMPLIMENTED ME LIKE THAT!" Nami says, "THAT WAS SO COOL." Then Big Mom's rage catches up. Zeus says, "THIS IS BAD. MAMA'S REALLY MAD." Big Mom orders the Seducing Woods against them, and the forest homies turn back into their mischievous selves. Sanji and Luffy react, "UWAAAAH! THE TREES TURNED BACK INTO THEIR MISCHIEVOUS SELVES!" and Nami answers, "THEN LET'S JUST BLAST 'EM OUT OF OUR WAY AS WE GO!"

The Seducing Woods obeys Big Mom again. Zeus warns, "MAMA'S REALLY MAD," and the trees, flowers, and ground come alive around the path. Sanji shouts, "UWAAAAH! THE TREES TURNED BACK INTO THEIR MISCHIEVOUS SELVES!" Nami's first answer is force: "THEN LET'S JUST BLAST 'EM OUT OF OUR WAY AS WE GO!" But King Baum corrects her. He says, "THAT WON'T WORK! AS WE TRY TO CLEAR A PATH, WE'LL GET LOST! THAT'S THE SORT OF FOREST THIS IS!" Even he cannot completely overcome Big Mom's command: "YES... THAT FOREST PLAYS HAVOC WITH YOU! EVEN I AM POWERLESS AGAINST AN ORDER FROM THE QUEEN!" A silent "BUT..." marks his decision to continue anyway despite the forest turning against him.

King Baum refuses to give up his own life for Big Mom's command. As trees and homies block the way, he cries, "I WON'T SIT AROUND AND LET MYSELF DIE HERE-JU!" The crew reacts, "WHY, KING BAUM?!" and "GYAAH!" as he forces a path. Big Mom looms behind them and calls him out: "OI, KING BAUM. YOU BETRAYED MAMA, DIDN'T YOU?!" King Baum freezes at the accusation, and the air shifts as another presence approaches. He stammers, "P... PROME-THEUS!" Nami sees it too and shouts, "CRAP! RUN!" Prometheus descends like a burning sun over the path, turning King Baum's act of defiance into an immediate death sentence if the crew cannot get away.

Prometheus lands in the Seducing Woods with a blinding, burning impact. The crew screams "GYAAAAAAH!" as the fire cracks through the forest with "CRACKLE CRACKLE." Luffy cries, "TREE!!!" while King Baum, engulfed in flames, roars in agony. The huge tree homie burns as the Straw Hats are thrown from his path. Big Mom watches from behind with her eyes still spiraling from hunger, repeating "CAAAA-AKE!" and "WED-DING." The page turns King Baum's escape into sacrifice: he carried the crew almost to the coast, but Big Mom's homie Prometheus punishes his betrayal by setting him ablaze in front of them.

Back in Sweet City, the damage becomes a military crisis. The report is urgent: "THE SEDUCING WOODS ARE ABLAZE!" and someone worries, "MAMA MIGHT BE FIGHTING THEM OVER THERE!" Another asks, "WHERE'S BEGE?" and a commander says, "WE'LL CATCH UP TO THEM EVENTUALLY." In the Mirror World, Brulee relays orders: "REPORTING FROM THE MIRROR WORLD! BROTHER MONT-D'OR! THESE 10000 SOLDIERS ARE READY AND WAITING." Mont-d'Or answers, "DEPLOYED ANYWHERE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE!" and promises, "GOT IT! I'LL GET BACK TO YOU SOON." He sends the net across Totland: "TELL ALL BATTLESHIPS ON EACH ISLAND TO CLOSELY WATCH THE SOUTH-WESTERN COAST! DON'T LET THE STRAW HATS SET OFF!" He orders sea slugs to signal and tart ships to wait in harbor, declaring, "YOUR SIEGE NET WILL BE OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE!"

At the southwestern coast, the Thousand Sunny sits near the burning, chaotic forest. One observer says, "THE FOREST SURE IS GETTING HECTIC." Another agrees, "INDEED." Inside the Sunny, Katakuri and Perospero wait in ambush. Perospero says, "MAMA WILL BE CHASING THEM HERSELF, SO... THEIR CHANCE OF REACHING HERE IS OF COURSE ALREADY 0." Katakuri answers, "I WOULD ASSUME SO." Perospero asks, "BUT THEN WHY WOULD YOU LIE IN WAIT HERE?" Katakuri gives the only answer he needs: "JUST IN CASE." The page reveals that even if the Straw Hats outrun Big Mom and the forest, their ship is already occupied by the enemy's strongest countermeasure.

The Charlotte forces begin using their tart tanks, firing with "FIRE!" and "BANG! BANG!" as they chase Bege's group. One soldier shouts, "THEY'RE USING THEIR TART TANKS, EH?!" but another laughs, "BUT WE'RE ALMOST TO THE COAST! THEY'LL NEVER CATCH UP WITH US! WAHaha!" Bege's side is still moving, but Pudding interrupts the chase by appearing near him. Someone cries, "BROTHER BEGE!" and Bege yells, "WOOAAAAH! YOU SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME!" He threatens, "MISS PUD- I MEAN, PUDDING! YOU MAY BE A LITTLE GIRL, BUT I WON'T SHOW YOU ANY MERCY!" Pudding ignores the threat and says, "PLEASE, BRING HER OUT HERE! I NEED TO SPEAK WITH CHIFFON!"

Inside Bege, Pudding confronts Chiffon directly. Chiffon asks, "PUDDING! WHY ARE YOU HERE?!" and Bege realizes the reason immediately: "IS MAMA HAVING ANOTHER OF HER EATING FITS?! I TAKE IT YOU NEED MY CHIFFON CAKE, THEN." Pudding says, "BUT I'M SORRY, PUDDING. I JUST, LIKE LOLA BEFORE ME, AM GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE WHILE I STILL CAN." Bege supports her: "YEP! GOT IT, PUDDING? GET LOST! I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO MAMA OR THIS COUNTRY ANYMORE." Chiffon begins to justify it, "WHAT I'M REALLY AFTER... ISN'T SOMETHING FOR MAMA OR FOR THIS COUNTRY. IF WE DON'T STOP MAMA AS SOON AS WE CAN..." Pudding's eye reveals the truth: "HER EYES TELL THE TRUTH." She cries, "HE AND HIS FRIENDS ARE GOING TO BE KILLED!" The chapter ends on the revelation that Pudding's plea is really about saving Sanji and the Straw Hats.

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