Bang! Katakuri once again used the trident Earth Dragon in his hand to block Doflamingo's Narikitsune, a faintly confident look appearing on his face.
Under Doflamingo's immense pressure—especially his unique Intangibility ability that ignored defenses—Katakuri had been under enormous strain. Yet that pressure had spurred the growth of his Observation Haki, making his Future Sight increasingly clear.
However, Doflamingo did not care in the slightest. During his exchanges with Katakuri, he had vaguely sensed that his own Observation Haki seemed to be undergoing a transformation as well.
He recalled that Straw Hat Luffy had seemingly mastered this ability to see the future after fighting a great battle against Katakuri.
At that moment, Doflamingo's original intention of simply killing Katakuri immediately diminished by more than half. He instead focused more of his attention on fighting Katakuri.
In the midst of their fierce battle, it was as though a flash of inspiration had struck him. Doflamingo seemed to see the path of Katakuri's swinging mochi fist. With a slight tilt of his body, he dodged it, and Narikitsune flashed in his hand, severing that arm.
Yet no blood flowed from the severed arm. Instead, it shrank into a ball and turned into an arm-shaped lump of mochi.
"What!?" Katakuri's expression changed. "The future I saw has changed!? Could it be..."
"A fine ability, but now it's mine." A smile appeared on Doflamingo's face. Once he had broken through that final barrier, Doflamingo's nearly monstrous Observation Haki allowed him, in an instant, to push his Future Sight beyond Katakuri's level.
"Damn it, how is that possible?" Katakuri's eyes widened. Within the future scenes perceived by his Observation Haki, no matter what he did, the final outcome was always his defeat.
Attack? Defense? Evasion? No matter how he struggled, his opponent seemed able to