King Baum is doing what Nami says because of the Vivre Card with Mama's soul in it, not because of his feelings for the lady tree. The feelings for the lady tree motivates him to survive, and causes him to do his actions harder, but what's determining what actions he takes is the Vivre Card. Notice that Mama hasn't even attempted to give King Baum an order, and just attacked him from the get go, likely because she's in a frenzy right now.
Big Mom lived on Elbaf and that changed her life drastically, so.
Apart from the fact that she did technically give him an order because she told the seducing woods to stop them. King Baum then says, and I quote, "even I can't resist the queen's orders" , before immediately thinking of his girlfriend and resisting the orders. Don't see how Mamas Vivre card is supposed to be stronger than direct orders from mama herself.
I agree she's looked better these more recent chapters, angry BM is the best BM. I liked her evil aspect but this is a fighting moment I feel she needed. A curious thought came to me this chapter though; BM ate Mother Caramel then was able to use her soul soul fruit without having eaten the fruit(as known to us readers). Now this chapter she can use Giant attacks which we also know she ate. Now that could be explained simply by "she lived in Elbaf and could have picked it up there" but she had to leave at 5 or 6 so I doubt that. Maybe BM's body has an inherent ability to absorb/assimilate the skills or even strength of people she eats?
Remember when Dory and Broggy blew that fish open with their slash attacks? BM did the same with her sword swipe.
If Big mom is out of the equation with the cake it becomes Luffy Sanji Pedro Jimbe Chopper Brooke Nami and Carrot vs Katakuri. I really dont think Katakuri is going to win.
To the King Baum point I'm hoping Nami told Zeus to intercept the attack then if she can't keep him(which seems unlikely) it could be enough damage to take him out of the fight which would help them.
He definitely wouldn't, I feel it was implied Sanji would be able to contend if not beat him on his own plus we saw Jinbei can nullify his sticky-ness add those two to Luffy and Katakuri should have no real chance.
