The Lesser 'Arthur' / King of Knights vs. Katakuri ...

"Don't be discouraged. He's still a man, a man who dared to enter the New World facing the danger of being the enemy of the whole world. Even your mother has to admit his courage." Charlotte Katakuri offered words of comfort, her calm and composed eyes gleaming with intense fighting spirit. She said in a deep voice, "I will deal with him alone. None of you are allowed to interfere!"

'Boom... Sizzle!!'

The moment he finished speaking, an equally domineering aura suddenly erupted from Charlotte Katakuri.

The two powerful forces collided, creating streaks of dark red Inazuma in the air.

'Call--'

A powerful gust of wind howled up, causing Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker's clothes to flutter wildly.

Charlotte Perospero, in particular, reached up and pressed her top hat down, looking at Charlotte Katakuri with a hint of envy in her eyes.

As expected of the family's greatest masterpiece, this talent, just like her mother's, is truly enviable.

"Stop, King of Knights!!"

The Haki clash continued for a while. Charlotte Katakuri, holding down her scarf which had almost been blown away, spoke with an arrogant look in her eyes.

"Hiss..."

The sound of horses neighing rose into the sky, and the beam of light that shot towards them stopped above the coast of Whole Cake Island, revealing the figure of White Horse rider.

"Rumor has it that Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece possesses extremely powerful Observation Haki, even reaching a level where he can see a short portion of the future." Arthur, gripping the reins, watched Charlotte Katakuri with great interest and said, "Do you know what I'm about to say?"

"You're not qualified to challenge Mother, King of Knights!" Charlotte Katakuri said, her expression unchanged.

"Clap clap... Impressive indeed." Arthur couldn't help but clap his hands and said with a smile, "It must have been very difficult to cultivate Observation Haki to this level, right?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Charlotte Katakuri frowned slightly.

His Intuition told him that the King of Knights's tone contained no envy or admiration, but rather sounded like a joke.

Yes--

Just as Charlotte Katakuri Intuition, Arthur's tone was indeed teasing.

This is when the importance of talent becomes fully apparent.

Inheriting the template of 'Arthur Pendragon', although Arthur has to start from scratch, the inherent skills of this body satirize Charlotte Katakuri's efforts.

Charlotte Katakuri painstakingly trained in Observation Haki, only to be able to glimpse a brief glimpse of the future.

Arthur's Instinct (A), however, allows him to do this easily.

Because of this inherent skill, Arthur also automatically Awakening the Sea-type Haki – Observation Haki.

After consuming the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Holy Lance achieved (A++) Observation Haki without any prior training.

That's the difference!

Thinking of this, Arthur subconsciously looked at Charlotte Katakuri with the gaze of someone in a superior position.

"Sorry, I don't intend to waste my time on you." Arthur said with a smile. Nami's miniature Image Bird was already following behind Arthur, and they were about to arrive at Whole Cake Island.

"That's not up to you..." Charlotte Katakuri's eyes narrowed slightly. His powerful Observation Haki had already foreseen the future scene. He reached into his pocket and took out a candy bean, aiming his finger at Arthur and King's Horse in the sky.

"You..."

However, as soon as Charlotte Katakuri aimed her attack at Arthur, her expression changed slightly, and a bead of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Wow... did you see that?" Arthur, noticing his expression, said with slight interest.

To be honest, Charlotte Katakuri looks like a carbon copy of myself right now.

They fight in the same way I do, but they don't have the same mindset.

Perhaps his perspective couldn't compare to Arthur's, nor did he possess the overconfidence that comes from a transmigrator's familiarity with the plot.

He's basically a low-budget version of Arthur.

However, since it was his first time fighting someone who could also Future Sight, Arthur couldn't resist teasing this masterpiece of the Charlotte Family.

Arthur took a coin from his pocket, tossed it overhead, and calmly said, looking down at Charlotte Katakuri, whose expression had suddenly changed drastically, "... A Certain Scientific Railgun!!"

'Sizzle sizzle...'

'Whoosh!'

"Get out of the way!" Sparks flew through the air as Charlotte Katakuri dropped the candy he was holding and, along with Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker, used 'Shave' to vanish from the spot.

'Whoosh-- Boom!'

Just 0.5 seconds before he vanished, an orange beam of light suddenly fell from the sky, exploding with a loud bang on the shore of Whole Cake Island.

A small mushroom cloud rose into the air.

"What's happening over there? Who's fighting?"

What was that just now? A bomb?

"Intruders?"

"..."

The commotion on the coast caused a stir on Whole Cake Island.

"This guy..."

Outside the mushroom cloud, Charlotte Katakuri appeared there with her older brother and younger brother (Qian Lihao).

Gazing at the 'King of Knights' White Horse a white horse in the sky, Charlotte Katakuri spoke in a low voice, making no attempt to hide the fear on her face, offering the same assessment as those who had fought Arthur before. "Hiding it a bit too much, isn't it?!"

"The Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit...?" Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker, who were standing nearby, also reacted, their eyes widening in shock as they exclaimed, "Could it be that the rumors are true?"

Logically speaking, being able to control lightning doesn't necessarily mean one possesses the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Their mother, 'BIG-MON' Charlotte Linlin, has the ability to create thunderclouds and also to unleash lightning.

Some swordsmen can also unleash lightning-infused slashes, such as "Thunder Lord" McGuy, one of the subordinate sea warriors under Whitebeard Pirates's command.

Chapter 224 King of Knights vs. Katakuri

Besides being able to unleash lightning-infused slashes, its other abilities also incorporate branching abilities from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Even the clash of Conqueror's Haki can produce dark red lightning.

Just because 'King of Knights' flashed an orange beam of lightning doesn't mean he's a Logia Fruit user with the Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit Devil Fruit User.

However, if it weren't for the rumors that circulated a year and a half later, Charlotte Katakuri and his brothers wouldn't have considered that possibility.

But what's interesting is that it wasn't just Charlotte Katakuri who knew about this rumor; countless people throughout the New World and even the entire ocean, except for a few very remote places, had heard it.

Furthermore, there are many people who either suspect that the 'King of Knights' is Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit; or expect the 'King of Knights' to be a 'hero' who killed the Celestial Dragons; or remain skeptical and doubtful about all the rumors.

However, as Arthur, in order to enhance his reputation and capture that sense of the level of Great Swordsman, repeatedly sent the battle recordings to 'Big News Morgans' Morgans then released them to the world, these people's doubts gradually disappeared.

Even now, if someone were to reveal in public that the "King of Knights" is Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, they might be ridiculed for being outdated.

Blackbeard's goal was to create a deception that was genuine, while Arthur used a counter-strategy to create a deception that was genuine.

This not only thwarted Blackbeard's plan but also planted a time bomb for his own reputation.

When Arthur revealed the full power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to the world, he was finally able to do so.

That will be a huge shock.

"Nice expression..." Arthur rode his King's Horse slowly down to the shore, looking at the expressions of Charlotte's three brothers not far away, and teased them with a smile.

"What is your purpose in coming here, King of Knights!" Charlotte Katakuri stood in front of his elder brother and younger brother, staring coldly at Arthur, and asked in a deep voice from beneath his scarf.

As the World's Greatest Swordsman and the World's Greatest Bounty Hunter, no matter how arrogant he is, he couldn't possibly be here just to challenge his mother, could he?

This guy is definitely hiding some ulterior motive!

(bhbj) "Didn't you already 'see' it? Why ask such a redundant question?!" Arthur reached out and grabbed at the air, and the golden light quickly condensed into a slender, silvery-white Holy Lance.

With the gun pointed at Charlotte Katakuri, Arthur's face curved into a handsome smile as he chuckled, "Since you're not going to let me pass just like that, then let me witness the power of the Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece."

Faced with a low-budget version of himself, Arthur's initial idea of directly approaching "BIG-MOM" Charlotte Linlin wavered slightly. After some thought, he decided to play along.

After all, this might be the first and last time I fight someone who can also Future Sight.

"Very well..." Charlotte Katakuri slightly, as if gazing into the future, then suddenly opened them, his eyes filled with intense fighting spirit, and his domineering aura involuntarily spread out. He calmly repeated, "Perospero, Cracker, I'll handle 'King of Knights' by myself. You all stay out of it."

His words were full of the air of a strong person, and it was also clear that he had a very strong sense of self-respect.

"Hey... watch your step!" Charlotte Cracker took a few steps back and warned him.

As the younger brother, he knew his elder brother's character very well. He was upright and honest, and would never do anything dishonest. Bullying the weak would never be an option for him.

Even if I wanted to help, I would definitely be severely reprimanded.

Therefore, he readily gave up the stage.

"Then it's up to you, Katakuri." Charlotte Perospero echoed, sticking out her long tongue and laughing self-deprecatingly, "Hehe~ Ah~ As the older brother, it's truly shameful that my strength is inferior to my younger brother's!"

"Don't worry about it, Perospero, that's just the difference in talent," Charlotte Cracker laughed.

"You saying that makes my heart ache even more." Charlotte Perospero's body turned pale instantly, and she said weakly.

"6000 Volts Thunder Dragon!!"

Perhaps as a test, Arthur, from several hundred meters away, thrust his Holy Lance towards Charlotte Katakuri and the other two.

'Roar...'

With a low growl, a lightning Thunder Dragon appeared out of thin air and roared toward the three Charlotte brothers.

"To create such an exaggerated lightning creation so easily without the help of thunderclouds, there's no doubt it's Logia - Rumble-Rumble Fruit." Charlotte Perospero adjusted her top hat as the Thunder Dragon, accompanied by the crackling sound of electricity, approached, and said in a low voice.

"What a Monster! I remember reading on the news that this guy has only been in the industry for less than three years, yet he's already been called the 'Red the Aloof' of the last era," Charlotte Cracker said with a grave expression.

Although the Thunder Dragon in front of him was nothing in his eyes.

However, in this environment, the fact that such a massive Thunder Dragon could be created without even needing to charge up its power suggests that it was merely a casual strike from the opponent.

If a casual strike can unleash such a wide-range attack, what a spectacular sight it would be if it went all out?

The higher an element ranks in nature, the greater its destructive potential.

Lightning is known as the most destructive force, which goes without saying!

"Shave--"

Seeing the oncoming Thunder Dragon, Charlotte Katakuri slightly, and his right hand began to wriggle.

In the next instant, his figure vanished from the spot, leaving only a blur.

An indistinct blur collided with the Thunder Dragon, easily shattering the menacing Thunder Dragon into a shower of lightning, and continued its relentless advance towards Arthur.

'Clang--!'

A metallic clang rang out, sparks flying!

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'Call--'

A gust of wind spread out, revealing two figures locked in a struggle.

The slender, silvery-white Holy Lance, its sharp tip wedged in the gap of the trident, trembled slightly, as if trying to break free from the binding force, and pierced right through Charlotte Katakuri in front of it.

Charlotte Katakuri, on the other hand, gripped the trident in one hand, her arm forming a ball that enveloped the trident, forcefully suppressing the spear in front of her.

"Mochi Thrust!"

The contest of strength didn't last long. Charlotte Katakuri's glutinous arm tightly wrapped around the trident and suddenly began to spin. The trident's sharp blade at the tip of the trident rapidly sparked against the shaft of the Holy Lance.