Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 289 The Arrival of Two Emperors!

Vongola?

Vongola Storm?

Katakuri glanced at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the sky out of the corner of his eye, and his gaze flickered slightly for a moment.

He had long heard of the great name of the White Dragon and knew very well that the other party was a powerful Shichibukai.

Katakuri is always composed and does not have the personality flaw of "underestimating the enemy". He takes every opponent seriously.

But it is precisely because of this personality trait that Katakuri is currently feeling very heavy-hearted.

After that brief exchange...

Katakuri was absolutely certain that the "Whitebeard III" before him was a terrifying enemy whose strength was no less than his own.

He knew about Bai Long's past achievements, but since he had never fought Bai Long personally, he could only roughly regard Bai Long as someone of similar skill level to himself...

Leaving aside the "blind fat man" who hasn't made a move yet.

Among White Dragon's group, there are at least two powerful individuals who can be compared to Katakuri.

This discovery must have weighed heavily on Katakuri's mind.

of course.

If Katakuri truly knew Storm's entire record, knew that he had not only defeated a Shichibukai, but also a Marine Admiral and a Pirate Emperor...

At this moment, Katakuri's mood was not "heavy", but almost "despairing"!

Here's a simplified version of the case.

Sometime in the future, Kaido of the Beasts, along with King the Wildfire and Queen the Plague, will land on Komugi Island to "challenge" Katakuri...

The scene was so beautiful it was unimaginable!

Katakuri took a deep breath and calmed himself down for the time being.

Although he didn't know why the white dragon in the sky didn't descend and join Whitebeard III in attacking him...

However, this "one-on-one situation" is undoubtedly very much in line with the needs of Katakuri, and even Totto Land.

As long as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon remains above Wheat Island, and the White Dragon and his party have not reached the other islands of Totto Land...

Katakuri has thus accomplished the important strategic objective of "delaying the enemy's actions"!

"If I can quickly deal with Whitebeard III... perhaps I can even intercept the White Dragon along with him!"

Katakuri's eyes were fixed on Weevil in front of him, his eyes flashing red light as he pushed his Observation Haki, which allowed him to "foresee the future," to its limit.

"Flowing glutinous rice balls!"

Katakuri slammed his left hand heavily onto the ground of Wheat Island. The mochi land, eroded and transformed by the awakened power of the Mochi Mochi Fruit, undulated like ocean waves.

The ever-flowing white glutinous rice resembled waves rising higher and higher, seemingly about to "submerge" Weibul, not far away, into the depths of the earth.

"As expected, he's an ability user of the same type as the Vongola!"

Weebull laughed again.

He had fought the Vongola many times before, and usually went toe-to-toe with them...

Weevil has witnessed this ability, which is similar to the Vongola's "flowing clay," far too many times!

Weevil, who had previously suffered from the awakening power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, has learned his lesson.

He bent his knees and leaped into the sky, avoiding direct contact with the ground below by jumping.

However, Katakuri's Observation Haki had already detected Weevil's battle choice.

Almost at the moment when Weebuhr was leaping high into the air.

Katakuri calmly activated the power of the Mochi Mochi Fruit, and several thick and sturdy mochi strips sprouted from the surrounding mochi ground. The long and dense mochi strips danced wildly in the air, bombarding Weevil with a speed like a storm.

"Wearing glutinous rice!"

Weevil's combat reflexes were anything but slow.

Not to mention he's experienced far too many "similar battles"!

Despite "jumping" into the air, Weevil could not find any foothold to change his position.

But he didn't need to change his position in the first place!

Weevil swiftly swung the enormous naginata in his hand, the massive weapon almost as tall as himself, creating a barrier of blade light that seemed impenetrable.

Katakuri's "Rain of Rice" struck Weevil's naginata barrier, but instead of knocking Weevil down from the sky as he had expected, it failed to do so.

Those seemingly tough and sturdy rice cake strips were instead cut straight through by the blade of Weevil's naginata, and pieces of rice cake fell downwards in a flurry.

The "Dropping Rice" offensive only slowed down Weevil's attack rhythm.

But Weevil wielded his naginata as if holding up a shield, continuing to use the momentum from his previous charge to approach Katakuri's location.

Katakuri frowned slightly, and white mochi donuts suddenly appeared on the ground behind him.

At the same time, Katakuri's own fists were also wrapped in glutinous rice. His original fists disappeared, replaced by two clumps of white glutinous rice that were gathering and dispersing.

The next instant.

In the central ring of the mochi donut closest to Katakuri, a gigantic, giant mochi fist suddenly emerged.

On the surface of this giant rice-fist, there was also a heavy, dark layer of Armament Haki.

"Peerless Donuts & Super-Strong Rice Cakes!"

Katakuri concentrated all his strength into this giant rice fist and slammed it towards Weevil's location with great speed and force, creating a gust of wind with its astonishing attack.

Seeing the "red-haired" opponent change his tactics, Weevil stopped spinning the naginata in his hand and instead gripped it firmly. A powerful surge of Armament Haki emanated from his body, turning the naginata's blade a jet-black color.

The giant glutinous rice fist formed by the "Super Strength Rice Cake" came crashing down.

Without dodging or evading, Weevil raised his naginata high and unleashed a simple, unadorned move—

Vertical slash!

boom--

Weevil's giant naginata and Katakuri's rice-fist collided heavily in mid-air, instantly unleashing a deafening roar on Komugi Island.

Centered on the location of the two, a powerful shockwave spread in all directions, instantly sweeping away all sorts of wheat island-specific debris, such as donut fragments and whole wheat bread.

above the sky.

Strom, seated atop the head of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, surveyed the battle unfolding on Wheat Island below and nodded slightly.

"As expected, they are evenly matched opponents..."

The four pirate emperors of the New World each have a corresponding second-in-command in their "Emperor Pirates".

Marco the Phoenix of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Ben Beckman of the Red-Haired Pirates.

King, the Wildfire of the Beasts Pirates.

Charlotte Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates.

If we include the future, there will also be—

Zoro, the Straw Hat Pirates' Three-Sword Style;

Aokiji Kuzan of the Blackbeard Pirates (?);

Pakistan Express's Gal Dino (???)...

On the high seas, these "second-in-commands of the Emperor's pirate crews" are often referred to as "Emperor's Vice-Captain".

Among the old and new Four Emperors and the seven vice-emperors.

If we ignore Aokiji...

Storm simply felt that Charlotte Katakuri was the only one with "real skills" who could be called a "first mate"!

Because Katakuri is the only one who is neither a Yonko nor an Admiral, yet possesses Observation Haki at the Admiral/Yonko level, which allows him to "foresee the future"!

Honestly.

When the Straw Hat crew sailed to Whole Cake Island in the future...

Straw Hat Luffy was able to "beat" Katakuri.

Even if it wasn't entirely due to the system being lenient, it was also partly due to the protagonist's halo.

As for the other "royal vice-presidents".

Storm was also willing to believe in their strength—after all, he was the second-in-command of the Emperor Pirates.

But none of these people have any particularly outstanding performances!

Like the future.

Even the "Shanghai Pirate King" and his "King's Wings" need to team up to defeat an unknown wildcat...

This is more than just shameful.

It's simply...

Pulling a millstone with your pants down—naked and spinning around in circles is humiliating!

"Weebull... pure as ever, exceptionally gifted."

Yi Xiao nodded silently to the side.

"As for that Charlotte Katakuri, his mastery of Observation Haki has indeed exceeded my expectations."

Both Storm and Issho possess the highest level of Observation Haki in the ocean.

The former relies on "intelligence," while the latter relies on "eyesight"—or rather, "eyesight."

Anyway, Ikko recognized Katakuri's level of Observation Haki.

"Leave this to Weevil!"

Storm watched the battle on Wheat Island below for a while longer and found that Weevil was indeed fighting Katakuri to a standstill, which put him at ease.

To be fair...

Storm was still a little worried that Weevil would be defeated by Katakuri's Awakened-level Mochi Mochi Fruit...

If he remembered correctly, Weevil was defeated by him with a single "flowing clay" attack.

Just as Yixiao said, Weevil is "pure as ever, and exceptionally gifted."

In plain terms—

No brains, but lots of strength.

But perhaps it's because of Storm's previous targeted training.

Weevil's combat intelligence has also increased significantly.

If Storm hadn't brought Weevil with him, Katakuri would definitely have been dealt with by him personally.

But since we're with Weevil...

Then let's leave this "Charlotte family's greatest masterpiece" to Weevil!

Storm just wants to meet the "Head of the Charlotte Family"!

Charlotte Linlin!

That's Storm's real goal!

Now there's also Kaido of the Beasts!

Just as Storm was about to ride the Blue-Eyes White Dragon away from Wheat Island and head to Whole Cake Island.

A blue dragon and a thundercloud flew rapidly from the direction of Whole Cake Island.

Charlotte Linlin, having received intelligence of an "invasion by foreign enemies," arrives at Komugi Island with Kaido of the Beasts!

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred.

Kaido of the Beasts spotted the blue-eyed white dragon in the waters near Komugi Island and, without hesitation, opened his gaping maw and spewed out a stream of scorching flames.

"Heat Breath!"

Meanwhile, Charlotte Linlin, still grumpy from waking up, swung her Emperor Sword Napoleon at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in front of her.

"The Spear of Elbaf - Mighty Nation!"

(End of this chapter)