Chapter 370: Taking Action, Predicting the Future with Observation Haki? (Two in One)
After the door of the treasure house slowly opened, the drunkenness on Cracker's face suddenly disappeared. He tilted his head to look at the passage he came from, felt a little relieved, and then walked into the treasure house.
Just after Cracker entered the treasury, a face reappeared on the door. After a pair of eyes as big as copper bells looked around, the door began to slowly close.
But just when the door was about to close completely, Katakuri's figure flashed out from the corridor and came to the treasure house.
"Lord Katakuri!"
The door spirit's attitude was slightly different from its attitude towards Cracker. When it saw Katakuri, it actually smiled and said hello. Then, without Katakuri saying anything, the door slowly opened.
Cracker, who had just entered the treasury, now walked over to the historical text stored in a corner of the treasury. Big Mom hadn't taken any protective measures for this massive stone tablet, leaving it in the treasury.
The stone tablet engraved with the historical text has the property of "never wearing out". Not to mention weathering and oxidation, even if you use a sharp tool to cut or chisel the stone tablet, it will not leave any traces on it.
Even if the current Tsugikoku Yoshiichi attacked the stone tablet with his famous sword, he probably wouldn't be able to "break through" the defense. This thing has gone beyond the scope of "hardness" and has become a "rule".
Cracker stood in front of the historical text, silent for a long time. Just as he was about to use his ability to "pull out" the rubbing cloth and ink he had prepared, he heard movement coming from the treasure house's door. Katakuri could hide himself from Cracker's sight, but he couldn't hide the sound of the treasure house door opening and closing.
Cracker, who heard the sound at the door, remained calm. He put his hands on his chest and just looked at the stone tablet in front of him quietly. His heart, which had been a little uneasy, was completely calm at this moment.
"Tada." The sound of footsteps sounded behind Cracker. Even without turning around, Cracker could tell the identity of the person.
"Cracker, why are you here if you're not going to drink with your brothers and sisters?"
"Why, are you interested in historical texts?"
Katakuri walked to Cracker's side, followed Cracker's line of sight, and looked at the stone tablet in front of him. There was no anger on his face, but he spoke calmly.
Katakuri didn't know what Cracker was going to do, but he knew that Cracker had his own little thoughts for some reason. He didn't want to play the "catch the thief and seize the stolen goods" game, because when that time came, Katakuri didn't know how he should face Cracker.
Even if his younger brother really wants to betray MAMA, Katakuri will try his best to stop him before he makes a big mistake. This is what an older brother should do.
Katakuri immediately followed Cracker into the treasury for this reason.
Katakuri had no intention of breaking that layer of window paper. He just wanted his brother to give up and not do anything that would embarrass him.
Of course, it would be great if Cracker came here just for "sightseeing".
“Hmm!”
"After drinking a little, my mind is bound to be full of random thoughts."
“Signposting the historical text.”
"Do you think One Piece really exists?"
His whereabouts had been discovered, and there was no way he could fulfill the agreement he had made with Tsugakuin Yoriichi. While Cracker was chatting with Katakuri, he had already thought about how to explain it to Tsugakuin Yoriichi.
No matter what, he would not let MAMA fall into danger.
“.”
Hearing Cracker's words, Katakuri didn't respond for a moment, but instead answered the question irrelevantly:
"If another Pirate King is to be born on this ocean, it must be MAMA."
Cracker understood what Katakuri meant, and his heart sank slightly. Then, a relaxed smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he asked:
"Do you know Tsugikoku Yoriichi?"
"He's the former admiral of the navy who captured the Pirate King Roger."
"Tell me, if that guy and MAMA were to face off, who would be stronger?"
"As sons, can we put MAMA in danger?"
After Cracker finished speaking, Katakuri's face froze when he heard this. He turned his head slightly and looked at his brother. His breathing became a little heavy at this moment, and his eyes were full of anger:
"Is that the guy?!"
With just one simple sentence, Katakuri accurately guessed the source of Cracker's unusual behavior today. Katakuri is Big Mom's most trusted son, not only because of his powerful fighting ability, but more importantly, because he is calm, wise, and cherishes his brothers and sisters.
There are many smart people in this world.
Cracker neither nodded nor shook his head, but simply stared at the stone tablet in front of him.
The treasure house fell into silence.
"Crack~"
At this moment, a shutter sound suddenly rang out in the quiet treasure house.
In front of the stone tablet, Katakuri and Cracker heard the sound, their faces changed, and they turned their heads to look behind them.
In the open space a few meters away from the two brothers, there stood a young man wearing sunglasses and a long sword on his waist. He was holding a camera in his hand.
When Katakuri and Cracker turned around, the young man pressed the shutter button again. After the flash came on, it recorded the expressions of the Katakuri brothers and the stone tablet behind them.
"What's wrong with you?"
"when?!"
Cracker looked at the young man who suddenly appeared in the treasure house not far away, opened his mouth in astonishment, and let out a low cry of disbelief.
Beside him, Katakuri saw the person coming, a gloomy look flashed between his brows, and a powerful domineering aura was suddenly released.
"Buzz—"
The terrifying domineering aura surged out from Katakuri's body, instantly filling the entire treasure house and rushing towards the young man not far away.
However, under the pressure of Katakuri's domineering aura, the young man calmly put the lens cap on the camera and put it in his arms, while letting out a light laugh:
"If you want to ask when."
"When you two brothers entered here one after another, I came in with you."
"I have received the items myself."
"I will keep my promise and not take action against the Big Mom Pirates for the time being."
"Of course, the premise is that you can restrain your people and prevent them from appearing in places they shouldn't be or doing things they shouldn't do."
The young man who entered the treasure house at this time was none other than Yuichiro Tsugikuni. He had already obtained the main text of history, so at this point, he no longer needed to hide his identity.
As he spoke, Jiguo Yuanyi casually took off the pirate hat on his head, untied his tied red hair with one hand, and then reached out and smoothed it into a simple high ponytail. Then, Jiguo Yuanyi took off his sunglasses and put them into the inner pocket of his arms.
Seeing the young man in front of him reveal his true face, Katakuri's face became extremely ugly. With his intelligence, he could naturally understand what happened between Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Cracker.
I'm afraid that Yoshiichi Tsugakuni is using the safety of the BIG MOM Pirates as a threat to force Cracker to surrender.
To be able to make Cracker submit, the opponent must have demonstrated strength in front of Cracker before! And seeing how Tsugikoku Yoriichi was able to act so relaxed under the pressure of his Conqueror's Haki, the opponent's strength must be really strong.
but
So what?
"You are... Yuichiro Tsugikoku!"
"Are you the one who took advantage of my brother?!"
"Unforgivable!"
For Katakuri, family is a taboo that no one else can touch. If anyone touches his family, no matter who the opponent is, he will never let them go!
"Cracker, our Big Mom Pirates are not as weak as you think!"
As he spoke, Katakuri quickly pulled out a three-edged spear from his back, kicked the ground with his feet, and rushed directly towards Tsugikoku Yoshiichi.
The domineering Haki that filled the treasure house was withdrawn, and the strengthened armament Haki suddenly enveloped Katakuri's spear.
“?!”
The moment he attacked Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Katakuri's terrifying observation Haki revealed a glimpse of the future to him. The "future picture" in his mind made Katakuri stunned, and then his attack suddenly stopped.
After a sudden stop, Katakuri flew back, instantly creating a distance of several meters between him and Yoriichi Tsugakuin.
However, from the time Katakuri took the initiative to attack to the time he retreated and dodged, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni did not make any movement throughout the entire process.
Katakuri, who had distanced himself from Yoriichi Tsugakuni, looked up at Yoriichi Tsugakuni who was not far away, and cold sweat unconsciously flowed down his forehead.
"A very wise decision."
"Your Observation Haki has also reached that level. Can you 'see' it?"
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi glanced at Katakuri, whose reaction was somewhat beyond his expectations. It seemed that young Katakuri's Observation Haki had also reached that level.
Although Katakuri looks very young in the eyes of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he is actually 33 years old now. Although there are many "late bloomers" in this sea, Katakuri is not a "wild loner".
He is the son of BIG MOM. Both the education he received and the environment in which he grew up are incomparable to ordinary people. Coupled with his unparalleled talent, at his current age, Katakuri's personal strength has actually reached its peak.
His observation Haki has reached the level where he can foresee the future!
"also?"
Katakuri keenly grasped the key words in Tsugikokuen's words, murmured softly, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and had no intention of hiding his weakness, and directly used all his strength.
"drink!"
Katakuri let out a low growl, and at this moment, "water ripples" appeared on the ground beneath his feet, and these water ripples were rapidly spreading around. In the blink of an eye, the solid ground of the treasure house turned into liquid.
A special superhuman ability, the ability after the awakening of the Mochi-Mochi Fruit. The user can turn all objects they touch into glutinous rice balls, and can also manipulate these glutinous rice balls and change their shape at will.
In just a few breaths, the treasure house turned into a battlefield exclusively for Katakuri.
"The power of an awakened Parahuman Devil Fruit."
"The glutinous fruit looks really interesting."
The ground under Ji Guoyuanyi's feet also turned into a glutinous rice ball. Under the influence of gravity, Ji Guoyuanyi's feet were slowly sinking into the glutinous rice ground.
As he spoke, Ji Guoyuan lifted his feet and pulled them out. The obvious obstruction caused by the glutinous rice ground made Ji Guoyuan feel even more curious.
As his strength grew, Ji Guoyuan's way of looking at things also changed quietly. The sticky rice ground, which was as dangerous as a swamp, could only be described as "interesting" in Ji Guoyuan's eyes.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!”
Suddenly, there were bursts of whistling sounds in the air. Ji Guoyuan looked up slightly and saw dense black fist shadows reflected in his pupils.
Katakuri launched an attack. In just a moment, he didn't know how many punches he had thrown, and he hit Tsugikuni Yoriichi hard.
"Nine-headed rice cake!"
Katakuri's attack had not yet reached Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, but his observation Haki had already given him a glimpse of the future. Feeling that his attack was not strong enough, Katakuri did not hesitate at all and let out another low growl.
Nine glutinous rice circles suddenly appeared above his head. Fists with powerful armed color domineering quickly grew out of the circles. The next moment, the fist wind whistled, and nine fists grew out of the glutinous rice circles and waved out fist shadows all over the sky, smashing towards Tsugikuni Yoshiichi.
Although the two rounds of attacks were carried out in sequence, in fact, the connection between Katakuri's two rounds of attacks was extremely fast. In the eyes of Cracker from a distance, he could only see that Jigoku Enishi was instantly enveloped by Katakuri's fist shadow.
Cracker's expression was lifted by his brother's powerful attack. If he could get rid of Jigoku Yoshiichi here,
That would be perfect for the BIG MOM Pirates!
Otherwise, Cracker would have to worry all the time whether Tsugakuin Yoshiichi would break the contract one day.
Cracker's punch was extremely fast, and the amount of blow he dealt to Yoriichi Tsugikuni in that instant was many times more than the amount of flesh that was shattered into pieces by Muzan in an instant.
If it was Yoriichi Tsugikuni who had just arrived in this world, let alone resisting head-on, he might not be able to escape even if he tried to hide.
but
Over the years, Jiguo Yuanyi has been reborn. In fact, even Jiguo Yuanyi himself is not very clear about how powerful he is now.
"Buzz--" A low buzzing sound rang out in the treasure house, and the space in front of Ji Guoyuan, which was filled with fist shadows, suddenly burst into a dark light.
The next moment, the terrifying slash instantly broke through the layers of fist shadows and flew directly towards Katakuri not far away.
Katakuri originally thought that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi would dodge his attack or swing his sword to try to resist, but the fact was that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi directly turned from defense to offense, breaking his attack and also launching a terrifying counterattack.
Do you think adding chopped green onions will solve the problem? But people don’t eat beef!
“!!!”
"Quick, quick!"
Cracker, who was standing by, realized something when he saw the black light flashing in the fist shadow, and hurriedly reminded his brother loudly.
But Katakuri actually didn't need his brother's reminder at all. His observation Haki had already told him what would happen next.
Before the black slash appeared, Katakuri dodged and left the spot. And just before he left the spot, the black slash plowed through the ground, leaving a long "gap" in the sticky ground, and then hit the wall in the distance.
The sword struck the glutinous wall without making any loud noise. Instead, it left a "hole" in the wall and then disappeared silently from everyone's sight.
At this moment, on the cliff facing the sea on the south side of Cake Island, a slash suddenly broke through the cliff from the inside, flew out rapidly along the sea surface, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Inside the treasure house of Cake Island.
After launching a slash, Kuniyoshi held his sword in front of him and looked at Katakuri, who was squatting on the ground not far away, with a slight smile on his face:
"If you want to fight me, be prepared!"
"The next cut will not go astray."
"Are you ready?"
(End of this chapter)
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