Although Mousse could not produce any concrete evidence for the Halberd Spirit, he trusted his own judgment, and his conviction naturally remained firm. To an extraordinary existence like the Halberd Spirit, that was even more persuasive than irrefutable proof.
Before they knew it, the formerly restless Demon Halberd gradually returned to its usual calm.
Katakuri and Kaido then resumed their battle. Although the Demon Halberd had calmed down and was no longer recklessly exerting force, who knew whether it would suddenly erupt again?
Moreover, Katakuri had received the final fragments of memories left behind by that Martial God, including quite a few scenes of battles against powerful enemies. Even at his current level, they were far from useless.
This time, Kaido did not dare slack off. From the very start, he brought out his real strength, even using the hybrid form he rarely employed. This thrilled Mousse, who had always deeply regretted that the One Piece manga had too few battle scenes, and that many of them were comedic enough to ruin the atmosphere.
But that excitement did not last long, because the battle that followed was actually rather boring:
Katakuri fully exploited his advantage in evasion. Kaido's direct attacks simply could not touch him;
Although the Conqueror's Haki-infused Khanda-Nalaka covered a huge area and attacked from above, making it difficult to evade, Katakuri was only affected slightly at the edges. He could block it with Armament Haki alone, consuming far less Haki than Kaido did.
On the other hand, Katakuri had a much higher success rate when attacking Kaido. But because Kaido was faster, it was difficult for him to find opportunities to fully unleash his strength. He could basically only rely on Haki to inflict damage, and without the Demon Halberd assisting him, he had to depend entirely