Sig was also helpless; he admitted that there had been an element of gambling involved...
Katakuri's Observation Haki already possessed the ability to "Future Sight," something Sig had known for a long time.
However, Sig took a gamble, betting that it was a psychological ability—specifically, Observation Haki —that allowed him to sense the enemy's thoughts and thus "see" the future after the enemy had already made their move.
If that's the case, then as a "Hypnotist," Sig has reason to believe that he can completely ignore this psychological ability.
However, Sig clearly made the wrong bet; this guy's ability wasn't psychological, but rather a genuine "insight that transcends time."
Night Demon Swoop--
Devil's Blood Whip--
Katakuri then noticed that in the distance, under the moonlight, Vampire was frantically whipping a Giant Warrior!
Taking on a single Giant Race Warrior wouldn't be considered weak, but...
When applied to "Vladimir," Katakuri concluded that he was hiding his true abilities!
What further illustrates this point is Siegfried, the Sea King —Vladimir initially pretended to challenge Sea King, but once Vladimir revealed his true strength, Vladimir immediately went to fight the Giant Race soldiers...
Of course, Katakuri only concluded that this guy was hiding his true abilities; he hadn't thought much more about it yet.
Indeed, before him stood Siegfried, the Sea King, and in the distance, Vladimir. Katakuri had no imagination to believe that "the two were the same person."
Little did they know that the current "Vladimir" wasn't exactly hiding his true abilities; even if he really gave it his all, this was all he could achieve!
Enel used the Copy-Copy Fruit to even imitate Sig's Lineage Factor, allowing him to wear a Vampire suit. However... he did not possess any abilities beyond his physical body.
In other words, Enel can utilize Sig's immense physical strength and the abilities of the Vampire Suit, but he cannot perform other abilities that require Sig 'Enel cooperation.
For example, Enel cannot blend into the shadows or transform into bats to disperse—otherwise, the only result would be that the outfit "disappears," while Enel's true form remains in the same spot!
"Tch!" Katakuri planned to settle the score with this Vampire later.
First, he dodged Sig's "Thunderclap Guillotine"—after leaping high into the air, he slashed down at the enemy with one leg, the Water Power forming a huge guillotine blade, while lightning coiled around it.
This move is called "Thunderclap Guillotine" or "Righteous Thunderous Wrathful Axe," Sig has never heard of it before.
At this moment, Sig was completely enveloped in lightning, not for the added paralyzing effect, but to stimulate all the muscles in his body with the lightning, increasing his strength, defense, and explosive power!
It can also be seen that Sig is actually a size bigger than before...
Although he's not quite as good as Katakuri, he's already a head taller and stronger than Aokiji and Momousagi.
Normally, Sig is only "Admiral- level height" in his Fish-Man form, but now Sig has expanded slightly by using the Water Power to fully stimulate his physical strength—a simulation of the "Juice-Juice Fruit" effect that enhances him.
With the addition of Armament Haki hardening, Sig is no more than Katakuri in terms of physical attack and defense.
Of course, this state is actually quite "cumbersome." If it were to move as lightning, the "water" used to expand the body would fail to Elementalization and would fall to the ground...
Just like Smoker couldn't fully control her expanded power.
However, Katakuri possesses Observation Haki that allows him to "Future Sight," rendering speed meaningless to him. Sig then ignored this weakness and focused on maximizing his offense and defense.
While Katakuri is undoubtedly much stronger Smoker, if they were to actually fight, Smoker could at least hold her own for a short while. She wouldn't be completely helpless against Sig, getting slammed into the ground with Hulk throws until she was soaking wet...
However, Sig, who could easily defeat Smoker, was at a disadvantage when facing Katakuri —because Sig's Fish-Man Karate countered the Juice-Juice Fruit, while Katakuri's Future Sight countered Magnetic Teleportation!
Upon seeing how powerful this Fish-Man was, Fárbauti was also taken aback—he had previously thought he was one of the weaker members of the Red-Hair Pirates ...
At the same time, Fárbauti's Warrior complex prevented him from fighting two against one.
"Big Beard! Go check on the other big guys, no one else is allowed to interfere here!" Sig yelled directly at Fárbauti.
"Big... big beard?" Fárbauti paused upon hearing this.
Was this Fish-Man this rude before?
However, knowing that this was not the time to think about such things, Fárbauti quickly tapped his sword and shield to go and reinforce his other companions.
"It's been a long time since I've had such an exciting opponent!" Sig said, stretching his shoulders and joints, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty fighting spirit.
Katakuri got the feeling that "this guy is a battle maniac"...
Well, if this kind of guy could be tamed, at least the threshold for betrayal would be much higher, much better than that Vampire!
Katakuri is already considering which sister would be more suitable—given Sea King's power, it would be too impolite to just randomly choose a useless sister. But as for Smoker... he wonders if their Mom would agree?
What? A Vampire? Ha, he's dreaming.
Of course, no matter how much you "envision" something, you have to teach the other party a lesson first; this is the key to subduing such a war fanatic.
A burr-like ball thrusts!
Katakuri's arm had completely transformed into an inflated ball of dough, with his trident "Earth Dragon" coiled within it and imbued with Armament Haki. The arm stretched out and thrust towards Sig.
Thunderclap Slash!
The lightning crackling around Sig's right arm grew increasingly fierce and menacing, transforming into a blade shape along his palm as he delivered a chop to the Earth Dragon.
A powerful and massive aftershock of the collision immediately spread out from the point where the two clashed, plowing the ground in a circle.
The next moment, the two simultaneously withdrew their strength and launched another attack!
Raging Thunderous Waves!
Sig threw a series of punches, his speed amplified by the lightning, making him appear as if he had multiple arms, launching a multi-directional attack on Katakuri.
Willow Cake!
Katakuri raised his leg, and several "glutinous rice tentacles" split off from his knee. At the end of each "tentacle" was a calf hardened with Armament Haki, which stretched and extended like rain as it kicked towards Sig.
Katakuri is slower than Sig, both in movement and attack speed, compared to Sig under the influence of lightning.
But Katakuri could actually extend many arms or legs!
Of course, this number is not unlimited. In addition to the development of Devil Fruit ability, the mastery of Life Return and Armament Haki also determines the upper limit of doing so.
Armament Haki needs no further explanation. If it's not strong enough to cover all limbs, ordinary mochi-like limbs are just a burden in battles of the same level. The strength of the Mochi Mochi Fruit lies in its malleability; in terms of absolute offense and defense, Katakuri relies on his own Armament Haki to enhance it. As for Life Return...
Dongdong: The names of the Red Regiment's officers, besides Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roo, have been revealed...
The dragon tattoo's "Snake" was actually guessed correctly; Oda probably used a pun on the English word for snake...
However, the rest are definitely nonsensical, so I won't change them here, since it's already over three hundred chapters long...
Anyway, the story after Wano Country will definitely be different from the original work. I hope Oda- sensei can take a break and release some major new settings after I finish the story...