A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

After all, Roger was the 'Pirate King,' a powerful figure on the same level as the 'Four Emperors,' or even higher. He should be compared to their mother, not their brother Katakuri.

It's like if the Big Mom Pirates and the Kaido Pirates went to war, and Kaido defeated Katakuri, that would be considered unsportsmanlike and bullying the weak.

They may be sad and regretful, but they will not blame Katakuri for his defeat.

Perhaps because they had lost once, adding a blemish to their 'absolutely powerful' resume, these people didn't utter arrogant words like 'never landing on their backs' or 'never having suffered a defeat'.

Katakuri responded to his younger siblings' support with action, his tall frame slightly shifting to the side, effortlessly dodging Laxus's punch.

His Observation Haki had reached the point of being able to foresee the future, so he could see all of Laxus's attack routes clearly and it wouldn't be difficult for him to dodge in advance.

Laxus was not surprised when his attack missed. He paused in mid-air, about to raise his fist to attack again, but Katakuri's attack came first.

"Glutinous Rice Ball Thrust!!" Katakuri attacked ruthlessly, showing no mercy.

He drew a trident hidden in his robes and used the power of the Mochi Mochi Fruit to create a shaft. A large amount of mochi balls enveloped his arm, and he imbued it with Armament Haki, transforming it into a massive, jet-black weapon. Using its rotation to increase its penetrating and destructive power, he thrust it downwards towards Laxus!

"They're using weapons right away? Katakuri-nii-san..."

"He's probably angry because Brûlée was captured by the enemy, right?"

Its height of over five meters contains enormous energy, and when it is fully charged, its attack power is incredibly strong.

boom!!

The halberd pierced the air with a tremendous explosion, and the attack crashed to the ground, sending rubble flying and dust billowing across the arena. By the time the dust settled, a circular crater, more than a meter in diameter and extending two or three meters into the ground, had been left on the ground.

"What a terrifying attack!!"

"If I get stabbed, I'll die, won't I..."

The mages sitting in the audience were all holding their breath for Laxus. "That's ruthless! This guy's attack was too brutal! But..."

"Did you dodge it?" Katakuri asked in a low voice from beneath his scarf.

Just then, a thunderclap suddenly appeared!

A loud shout rang out from behind Katakuri: "Thunder Dragon's Crushing Fist!!"

Laxus transformed into golden light and suddenly appeared in the air, a piercing crackling sound emanating from his entire body. His fist, imbued with immense power, slammed down less than half a meter from Katakuri's head!

Thump!

The violent lightning blasted most of Katakuri's body into mochi bits, sending large amounts of pale yellow mochi flying into the air!

"Eh?!?!?!"

"That guy got blasted into a glutinous rice cake?!"

"Idiot! Open your eyes and look carefully! It was dodged! Did you even read the intelligence before?!"

The mages had already read through the information Kira had given them about Katakuri, and knew that he was using Observation Haki to dodge attacks in advance.

Laxus landed back on the ground, looking at the tall figure repairing itself with amusement: "You dodged it in advance? I clearly only applied 'Haki' a split second before attacking! So, you even foresaw that? But I heard that this ability requires a calm mind to use, right?"

"How much intelligence have you managed to gather?" Katakuri asked grimly.

If someone can see that you used Observation Haki to dodge the attack, you can assume that the other person has the eyesight of a master. But to say something like, "I've heard that you need to maintain a calm mind to use the ability to foresee the future," means that the person in front of you is very familiar with your ability, or rather, with the ability to "foresee the future," and that you obtained it through intelligence gathering.

So from whom can the other party gather information about themselves?

In this situation, Katakuri could only think of Brulee.

"What did you do to my sister?!"

Laxus grinned mischievously: "Who knows..."

asshole! !

In his confusion and momentary rage, Katakuri launched a fierce attack: "Mighty Mochi!!"

With a loud shout, the Mochi Mochi Fruit created dozens of fists in the air, each imbued with Armament Haki, and then attacked Laxus simultaneously!

Katakuri's rice fists, combined with his unparalleled strength, made his relentless attacks incredibly powerful, both in quantity and strength.

"You think you can win with this kind of attack?" Laxus smiled contemptuously, raised his left hand, and lightning crackled, instantly shooting out countless lightning orbs from his palm.

"Lightning Bolt!!"

The ball of light shot out like a cannonball, possessing both speed and power. It collided and bombarded the falling glutinous rice fist in mid-air, producing a violent explosion. A strong wind blew in all directions, shocking all the spectators present.

"What a spectacular scene...!!"

"As expected of Laxus! The Horde is completely at a disadvantage!!!"

"Did I hear that right? They just mentioned something about 'sister'..."

"Don't worry about those little things, just keep watching!"

"But Laxus looked like a bad guy just now..."

"Well, actually I think we're the bad guys right now."

Suddenly, the air in the audience seats for the mages fell silent.

Many people belatedly realized, "Oh right, in fact, we were the ones who took their land in the first place, so it's not right to argue with that."

"But they're pirates, pirates! Is there a problem with stealing from pirates? No!"

“That’s right… By the way, it was Eileen who started it!”

"What do you mean? Are you looking for death?!"

Amidst a flurry of banter, the mages munched on their snacks while enjoying the battle in the arena.

Laxus and Katakuri exchanged attacks, but neither could land a hit.

Lightning is fast and powerful, its attacks are straightforward and domineering; glutinous rice, on the other hand, exhibits amazing extensibility and malleability, and with the support of domineering energy, it forms weapons whose shape and size can be changed at will.

Chapter 936 The Vanished Future

Laxus and Katakuri are both mid-to-close range fighters. They can stand still and unleash powerful attacks, or they can get close to their enemies and fight with their fists. However, Laxus's fighting style mainly revolves around lightning, while Katakuri's fighting style revolves around mochi and Haki.

Perhaps due to their height difference, they both tacitly chose to fight at mid-range, which is a fighting style of standing still and unleashing powerful attacks.

This is understandable. For Laxus, Katakuri's powerful Observation Haki and physical characteristics mean that his punches are unlikely to cause real damage. Rather than working himself to death, he would rather use a full-range attack that leaves the opponent with no way to avoid it.

As he predicted, even though Katakuri could change his form, he couldn't escape the bombardment of lightning.

For Katakuri, Laxus is too small and too fast, making it difficult to achieve full success in close combat. Therefore, creating Mochi Fists to fight is the best way to fight.

But soon, the situation changed!

Katakuri can use mochi as a weapon in various forms, but its essence is still mochi!

After the magic and Armament Haki canceled each other out, the mochi lost its steel-like hardness. Meanwhile, the high temperature and violent energy of the lightning itself began to damage the internal structure of the mochi from a microscopic level, destroying its flexibility and extensibility.

Laxus then began to gain the upper hand!

A large amount of lightning began to gather above the arena. The dark lightning clouds, with their muffled roars, seemed to strike the hearts of the audience like bells and drums, stirring their emotions.

A tense and ominous atmosphere filled the entire arena.

"What are you doing, Katakuri?! Get this guy out of here!!"

Seeing that Katakuri was unable to break through her defenses, the old woman became impatient. In her opinion, Katakuri was her most beloved son, while the other party was just a young man in his early twenties. He shouldn't have been unable to win for so long.

Few people, whether on or off the field, knew that Katakuri was temporarily unable to use his 'foresight' ability because he was worried about Brulee's safety, so he was indeed out of sorts.

Now, urged on by the old lady, Katakuri's eyes became serious. He was momentarily distracted, and his movements once again showed a flaw.

"Thunder Strike!!"

Laxus seized the opening, gathered lightning in his right palm once more, and shot out a thick pillar of lightning that would take several people to encircle.

The lightning bolt is incredibly fast and possesses destructive power thirty times greater than the lightning bolt. Its power is enough to destroy a castle-level building in an instant. Laxus once used this move to cause over a hundred million insignificant damage.

"It's huge!!"

"So fast!!"

"Wow, that's incredible!!"

The pirates trapped in the stands had forgotten their predicament, gaping in astonishment as the dazzling lightning in the arena shone brightly in their eyes.

Rumble!!!

The thunder exploded, creating a huge golden ball of lightning in the arena. The terrifyingly high temperature energy seemed to want to obliterate everything within it.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, a low, suppressed groan could be faintly heard.

Before long, the smoke and dust dissipated.

Everyone looked up and saw that in the smoke and dust, a black glutinous rice shield protected Katakuri's entire body, with tiny crackling electric currents flickering on it.

Katakuri's body was mostly damaged, and the pale yellow glutinous rice was flowing to repair his body. However, his clothes and the scarf covering his hideous mouth had been visibly charred, and bright red blood was slowly flowing down his head, chest, back, and arms.

He gasped for air, seemingly having used all his strength to block the attack, yet he still suffered considerable injuries.

"What...what is that??"

"So this is what your face looks like under that scarf?! Katakuri-nii-san..."

"That appearance was truly ugly!"

"So disappointed! So very disappointed! It's like the disillusionment of a perfect man being shattered..."

Some members of the Big Mom Pirates started shouting, including their younger siblings who had always been taken care of by Katakuri. In front of everyone, including many big shots in the live stream, they demonstrated the excellent upbringing of the Charlotte family.

"Shut up, all of you! Don't forget who he's fighting for right now!!" The eldest son, Perospero, roared, silencing his spoiled younger siblings.

"What's wrong? Your movements seem sluggish!"

Laxus glanced at the voices coming from the pirate audience area, but did not mock Katakuri. Instead, he paused his attack, seemingly about to unleash his ancestral persuasive magic: "Are you hesitant to attack because you're worried about the consequences of losing the duel?"

Worried about the consequences of losing?

Katakuri asked himself the question and answered in his heart: 'No! I'm never worried about losing. There's only one thing I worry about, and that's not being able to protect my family!'

A strong sense of responsibility began to compel him to settle down.

"Are you kidding me?! Katakuri-nii-san will never lose!!"

"Exactly...you short, blond guy, don't be so arrogant!!"