"Phew~"
Luffy took a deep breath and then slowly closed his eyes, calming himself down.
Seeing this, Katakuri's eyes narrowed, and he shouted loudly:
" Straw Hat Boy! You'll die if you keep treating this battle like this!"
However, Luffy did not answer him, and continued to close his eyes to adjust his state.
Seeing that Luffy remained unmoved, Katakuri gave up on trying to persuade him.
Since this is Straw Hat Boy's choice, he will naturally respect it and will not hold back because of it!
With this in mind, Katakuri increased the force in his hand even further.
" Mochi Thrust!"
The spinning, spiked mochi ball hurtled towards Luffy with tremendous force.
But Luffy remained unmoved, his eyes tightly shut.
The sharp, sticky substance was getting closer.
Two meters, one meter, half a meter...
At the critical moment, Luffy's body trembled.
A phantom human figure was outlined in the dark space of his mind.
He 'saw' it!
Luffy, shifting his body slightly to the side, and that slight movement caused Katakuri's attack to miss completely.
"!!!"
Katakuri narrowed slightly, his gaze filled with disbelief.
"See? You've got it!"
Luffy opened his eyes, looked at Katakuri and smiled, while simultaneously unleashing Armament Haki wrapped around his right fist towards Katakuri.
"Pfft!"
As expected, Luffy's attack passed right through Katakuri, just like before.
Without the slightest hesitation, Katakuri Luffy hard.
Compared to Luffy mastering Observation Haki to foresee the Future Sight in such a short time, he's more inclined to believe that what happened just now was merely a coincidence.
But to his surprise...
He kicked at thin air again.
Luffy dodged his attack once again.
Luffy leaped backward, creating some distance between himself and Katakuri, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
"See, I told you so!"
"I can actually see a glimpse of the future!"
Katakuri stood still, looking at Luffy ahead with a complicated expression, his heart filled with mixed feelings.
He hadn't expected Luffy to actually reach this level in such a short time.
It really surprised him!
"Alright, now that I've achieved my goal, it's about time this battle came to an end!"
My crew is still waiting for me on the ship!
Luffy said calmly, then wrapped his right hand in Armament Haki, put it to his mouth, and took a bite.
The right arm rapidly grew larger at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then transferred to the body.
A cluster of red lines appeared on Luffy's enlarged body, and at the same time, a large amount of steam was released.
Gear Fourth!
" Snakeman Form!"
"Now, I'm going to get serious!"
"Luffy said, and then his figure shot out towards Katakuri in a flash.
!!!
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After an unknown amount of time, the Mirror World was in ruins, with broken walls and floors everywhere.
Everything indicates that a fierce battle just broke out here!
In another place, a man lay quietly on the ground in a spread-eagle position.
"Tap tap tap!"
A series of footsteps slowly approached from afar.
A moment later, a woman with a horrible scar on her face and dark, loose skin slowly walked towards the man carrying a medical kit.
Before long, the woman arrived in front of the man.
Looking at the man's injuries, the woman couldn't help but sigh. She then knelt down and took out medical supplies from the first-aid kit.
Is it Brûlée?
The man lying on the ground suddenly spoke.
"It's me! Katakuri- san!"
The woman, Brûlée, replied.
The man lying down is Katakuri, so the outcome of his battle with Luffy is quite clear.
"I can't believe you lost, Katakuri!"
"You landed on your back on purpose, didn't you?"
Brûlée looked intently at Katakuri and asked.
Seeing this, Katakuri shook his head and replied:
"The claim that you never land on your back is a lie, we all know that!"
"A loss is a loss; landing on your back or front makes no difference!"
"Furthermore... I feel that Straw Hat Boy hasn't even used his full strength yet; his power is far greater than this!"
Katakuri said calmly.
"Is that monkey that strong?"
Hearing this, Brûlée became a little curious.
Brûlée was all too aware of her brother's strength.
Even in this New World teeming with powerful individuals, her brother is a name that can be heard of.
It's honestly a bit unbelievable that he's no match for a newcomer who's only been at sea for about a year!
After thinking for a while, Brûlée stopped dwelling on the issue and instead questioned Katakuri with a hint of anger:
"Brother! Didn't Mama say we shouldn't fight Straw Hat Boy and should let him go? Why are you still fighting him?"
Do you think I want to fight him?
Katakuri rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"It's because he wanted to fight me, hoping that the pressure I put on him would allow him to develop Observation Haki that allows him to foresee the Future Sight during the battle!"
"Um?!"
"Is that monkey an idiot? How can you master Observation Haki, which allows you to foresee the Future Sight, so easily in just one battle? You know, brother, you are..."
Katakuri: "He succeeded!"
Brûlée:...
Brûlée abruptly stopped mid-sentence, then fell silent, but her grip on Katakuri's injuries tightened considerably.
"Gently... gently! Brûlée!"
A short while later, Katakuri and Brûlée, having quickly treated their injuries, left the Mirror World and arrived at Big Mom's castle.
As I pushed open the door, countless eyes turned to me.
" Katakuri- san! You really got defeated by Straw Hat Boy?"
Cracker, one of the Three Sweet Commanders, asked Katakuri.
Since Luffy's target this time is different from that in the original work, Cracker did not encounter Luffy and therefore was not defeated by Luffy.
"That's right!"
Katakuri frankly admitted this, then looked at the huge figure sitting in front of him, bowed slightly, and said:
"I'm sorry, Mama, I've let you down!"
" Katakuri, I already told you not to fight Straw Hat Boy, why didn't you listen to me!"
"I'm sorry, Mama!"
Katakuri said it again.
Seeing this, Brûlée immediately ran forward a few steps and said anxiously:
" Mama, no! It's because of Katakuri, he..."
"I'm asking Katakuri, what right do you have to speak!"
The Big Mom roared, plucked a small ball of flame from Prometheus, and flicked it at Brûlée.
The flames moved incredibly fast, reaching Brûlée before anyone could react.
Katakuri was also caught off guard by Big Mom's sudden attack on Brûlée, so he didn't use his Observation Haki the Future Sight.
Upon seeing this, her face instantly turned utterly horrified. She conjured countless glutinous rice balls and sent them flying towards Brûlée, attempting to block the Big Mom's attack.
But by then it was too late; the flames were less than a meter away from Brûlée.
Brûlée looked at the flames that had already reached her and instinctively closed her eyes in fear.
At the critical moment.
"Boom!"