Hearing Luffy's utterly unconcerned confirmation, the tengu samurai's reason shattered in an instant!
Overwhelming killing intent, grief, and fury erupted from him like a volcano!
Clang!
A piercing sword cry rang through the sky!
The tengu samurai drew the Famous Sword at his waist, its scabbard plain and weathered, its blade gleaming with an eerie, icy light.
Without a moment's hesitation, his eyes bloodshot, he surged forward like an enraged tiger charging down a mountain. He raised his katana high and brought it crashing down at Luffy's head, carrying enough terrifying sword pressure to cleave a boulder!
The savage gust from the blade made the straw hat on Luffy's head flap wildly.
Faced with this sudden, lethal blow, Luffy did not even blink.
There was no need for him to act.
"Leave it to me."
A low, cold voice, carrying an utterly oppressive weight, suddenly sounded inside the hut.
Katakuri, who had been standing silently in the corner like an iron tower, had stepped forward before anyone noticed, appearing in front of Luffy like a phantom.
Facing the eerie blade descending with overwhelming force, Katakuri neither dodged nor drew his trident.
He simply raised his broad, thick right hand slightly.
Vmmm!
With a resonant hum of violently compressed air, a layer of ink-black Armament Haki, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen, instantly coated Katakuri's entire right arm!
This was top-tier, high-density Armament Haki, refined to the utmost and exceeding the limits of ordinary Haki!
Crack!!!
The next instant, Katakuri caught the sharp katana's descending edge directly in his Haki-coated palm, his grip precise and overpowering!
"What?!"
The tengu samurai's pupils trembled, disbelief filling the face beneath his mask.
His furious strike could easily split a boulder in two, yet this towering man had caught it barehanded?!
Clang, clang, clang-
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