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During training, Rayleigh sets a brutal condition before Luffy: "If you're unable to dodge 100 times, you won't be allowed to eat." Luffy's stomach growls, and he protests, "But I'm hungryyyyy!! Rayleigh!" Rayleigh answers only, "Concentrate." He explains that an enemy will not care whether Luffy is hungry: "Every attack has an intent! Every attack has an aura!" Luffy smells Rayleigh's food instead of focusing, blurting, "Something smells delicious...!!" and then, "There it is!!" Rayleigh calmly warns, "That's my dinner. Don't pay any mind to it." Luffy lunges the wrong way, then changes direction with, "Or maybe it's over theeeere!!" Rayleigh's lesson is clear: Luffy cannot dodge by guessing or chasing his appetite. He has to read intent before the strike lands.

Rayleigh punishes Luffy's blind movement immediately, smashing him away as Luffy cries, "Gegh...!!" Rayleigh scolds him, "Don't just attack blindly, Luffy!!" The lesson continues through pain. Luffy senses something in the attack and says, "Somehow... I sense anger!! Rayleigh!! That hurt!!" Rayleigh confirms, "That's also haki." He makes Luffy try again: "Here, try to dodge this!!" Luffy answers, "I sense anger...!!" and yelps, "Owwwww!!" Later, night falls. Luffy lies exhausted beside the food and remembers the rule: "If you've got food, I don't want it. Rayleigh said that I can't eat... So I won't eat!!" Even when Rayleigh calls, "Go back... you guys...!!" and animals growl nearby, Luffy refuses to break the condition. The page turns the training into discipline: hunger, pain, and temptation are all part of learning Observation Haki.

Rayleigh explains what Luffy is naturally suited for. "You're more proficient in sensing the feelings of living things... You're probably unaware of that, though..." He says it is all part of the "Colour of Observation," then moves to the level Luffy is now trying to reach: "Among the most powerful people in the world, there are those who can see a small glimpse of the future...!!" Luffy reacts, "The future...!?" Rayleigh says that if someone has that ability, they should definitely be able to predict an opponent's movements. Luffy starts wondering about personality too: "Their personality?! That's what you care about? I've never considered that aspect." Rayleigh asks what Luffy will do if he meets one of those people after only two years of training. Luffy answers without hesitation, "Huh? Of course." Rayleigh laughs, "Waha haha! You're a strange guy," but warns him, "It's hard to think that you'll be able to reach that level... You'll have a rough time."

Back in the present, Luffy opens his eyes in the darkness of the mirror world, battered but focused. Katakuri studies him and says, "Fufufu... You seem to be having some trouble..." Luffy answers with resolve instead of fear: "Come!! I'll do my best to make you capable of it!" The memory of Rayleigh's lesson now becomes his plan against Katakuri. Instead of simply surviving, Luffy is trying to sharpen his own Observation Haki in the middle of the fight. Katakuri's mochi fists surge from every direction with a roaring "Whoosh!! Whoosh!!" as Luffy stands inside the storm, forcing himself to read each attack rather than flinch from it.

Katakuri presses the advantage with close-range strikes and hardened mochi blows. Luffy tries to stay in the rhythm Rayleigh described, but the attacks keep crashing into him before he can fully grasp their intent. He is hit from the side, then driven back again, grunting "Ugh!!" as the force tears across the broken mirror-world floor. Katakuri's arm stretches and hardens, his face fixed in grim concentration. Luffy answers with pain sounds rather than dialogue, "Geh!!" and "Gah!!" while one attack after another batters him. Katakuri calls out "Prickle prickle...!!" as the pressure continues. The page shows that Luffy has not suddenly mastered future sight; he is still being punished while he searches for the feeling.

Katakuri transforms the exchange into a barrage of named strikes. A huge mochi limb drops with "Bam!" and he drives forward with "Mochi!!!" Luffy twists away but remains under constant threat. Katakuri swells another arm and launches "Grilled..." as Luffy braces with a strained, wide-eyed look. The blow connects hard enough for Luffy to cry, "Ugh!!!" The battlefield erupts with fragments and dust as both fighters move between warped mirrors and shattered blocks. Even with his resolve, Luffy is being forced backward step by step. The page's action is mostly impact and motion, but the story point is precise: Katakuri's offense remains overwhelming, and Luffy's attempt to read the future is still incomplete.

Katakuri pauses only long enough for mochi to slide and reform around his arm. Luffy watches closely, breathing hard and trying to catch the next intention before it becomes a hit. Katakuri sends more projectiles and shattered debris through the mirror world. Luffy dodges through the flying pieces, then plants himself and answers with his own Haki-coated fists. He is still bloodied and unsteady, but the exchange shifts from one-sided punishment into a clash. The page ends with Luffy driving forward through the impact marks, his teeth clenched and his expression sharpened. There is no long speech here, only the sound of movement and collision, but the sequence shows Luffy beginning to turn Rayleigh's lesson into real combat instinct.

At 10:10 PM, the scene shifts to the ship carrying Sanji's completed wedding cake. Perospero licks his candy and declares, "Fufu... Now that the cake is in our hands... They won't be able to recklessly attack us!!" The repaired paddle ship cuts through the sea while the crew celebrates. Someone reports, "We'll arrive at Liqueur Island soon!" and Perospero praises them: "Thank goodness we were able to repair our paddles and make it in time! Good job, everyone!!" The crew answers, "Yes, sir!! Thank you for your praise!!" Bege notes, "Ha ha ha! That wasn't so terrible after all!" Chiffon asks whether they will throw the cake onto Liqueur Island and begin their "great escape-rero." Perospero judges the situation around Big Mom, saying that because of Prometheus's current size, he is moving sluggishly, and agrees, "Yeah, that's probably the best plan...!!"

Chiffon stops the plan before they can dump the cake at Liqueur Island. Bege asks, "...What's the matter, Chiffon?" She answers, "...No, not yet." Looking over the map, she insists, "Liqueur Island isn't far enough...!! We're going to have to lure them to Puffs Island." Bege snaps, "Hey!! Are you out of your mind, Chiffon?!" but Chiffon points to the danger: "She'll still have enough time to catch up to Nami and the others!!" Bege argues, "So what? Haven't we done enough already?! We'll lose our lives!" Chiffon does not move. If Big Mom returns to normal after eating the cake at Liqueur Island, the Sunny still will not be safe. Big Mom looms behind them, monstrous with hunger: "Mama's just getting hungrier and hungrier!! Look at her!!" Chiffon decides, "Let's keep going until we reach Puffs Island!!" Bege can only answer, "Okay," while someone protests, "Wait a second, Chiffon!! Were you even listening!?"

At 10:50 PM, the Sunny is still fleeing through the sea while Katakuri pounds Luffy in the mirror world above the scene transition. On deck, Nami sees another attack coming and shouts, "It's coming again!! Swerve to the left, Jinbe!!!" Brook, Chopper, and Carrot brace themselves as the ship tilts violently. Jinbe steers hard, and the Sunny narrowly twists away from a huge wave or strike that cuts across the water. The crew screams, "Waaa ahh!!" and "Kyaaa ahh!!!" as the vessel is thrown sideways, but the ship remains moving. This page keeps the pressure on the escape: while Chiffon's group tries to pull Big Mom farther away, Nami's group is already under immediate danger and depends on Jinbe's helmsmanship to survive each new impact.

Smoothie watches Big Mom swell even larger and warns, "The ship is going to sink..." Another voice cries, "Smoothie...!!" and someone else adds, "If you get any bigger than this!!" The Charlotte forces are shocked by how tenacious the Straw Hats remain: "...They're so tenacious...!!" Jinbe's skill is clearly frustrating them. Smoothie spits, "That damn Jinbe...!!" while another officer fumes, "Don't let your guard down yet! I believe in your navigational command!!" On the Sunny, the crew keeps trusting Sanji and Luffy from afar. Nami says, "Sanji-san will contact us if anything happens!" Brook wonders whether Nekomamushi and Inuarashi can transform like Chopper, Chopper wonders if Sanji has arrived yet and apologizes for sleeping so long, Carrot wonders if Luffy has won yet, and someone imagines a giant woman. Nami takes responsibility aloud: "It'll be okay!! I'm taking responsibility for this!!"

Inside the mirror world, Katakuri lands another heavy strike, driving Luffy through broken surfaces as both fighters remain covered in blood and dust. The chapter then cuts to 11:08 PM on the sea. Pudding's flying carpet carries Sanji away from the cake ship, and Sanji orders, "Move over!! Move over to Zat side, Sanji-" only to be interrupted by Pudding's lovestruck panic. She cries, "Stop itttttt!!" while thinking, "Thank you, Pudding-chan. You were a great help to us until the very end." Overwhelmed, she imagines Sanji saying "San..." with a heart and declares, "Everybody will think that we're a married couple!!" Sanji stays focused on the mission: "Luffy is going to appear right in the middle of multiple squads and fleets..!!" Someone asks, "Who exactly are you imitating...?" Pudding blushes and pants, while Sanji's face hardens as he vows, "I will definitely save my captain!!!"

At 11:36 PM, Cacao Island is packed with Charlotte forces waiting for Luffy's return through the mirrors. The soldiers complain, "I can't believe that so many of the siblings are gathered here on Cacao Island," and, "Just how wary of Straw Hat Luffy are they!?" Someone shouts from the town, "Where are all your mirrors?" and the answer comes back, "We've thrown them all away!!" With the telekinetic sea slugs unavailable, the officers admit, "This is quite troublesome without the help of the telekinetic sea slugs..." Charlotte Yuen, Raisin, the Decuplets, Snack, Joconde, and Brownie are among the family members present. One says, "This seems like it's going to be fun! Kyaha haha!" while another tells Oven, "Big brother Oven, are you serious about this?" Oven answers that they have nothing better to do than follow the plan and says they will disband in an hour and a half. Brownie warns, "Wake me up if something happens!!" Oven is shocked by how few enemies may actually appear: "We've arrived! How many tens of thousands of people does the enemy have!?" The answer is, "Less than 10 people are expected." Even as the island waits, the page keeps cutting back to Katakuri and Luffy continuing their brutal duel.

At 12:05 AM, Cacao Island is now approximately one hour from the meeting time, while the mirror world looks wrecked beyond recognition. Luffy and Katakuri breathe heavily amid collapsed walls and floating shards, the air filled with "wheeze" and "huff." Katakuri watches Luffy and demands, "What's the matter, Straw Hat!? Are you..." Luffy, bloodied and hunched, understands the question before it is finished: "Ah... That's right..." Katakuri bares his teeth and shouts, "Finished already!?" Luffy lowers himself and answers with raw resolve: "I'm going to end this...!!" Katakuri's eye narrows as he tells him, "Yes... Endure it and stand back up." The exchange is not a surrender. Luffy is preparing his final escalation, while Katakuri recognizes that the fight will continue only if Luffy can force his body to rise again.

Luffy finishes the thought Katakuri had already guessed. "...With this, if you..." Katakuri answers, "...I've already answered you." Luffy stands in the destroyed mirror world and says, "This is the end..." Katakuri accepts it with a firm, "Yeah." Luffy pulls air into his body with a sharp "Fsssh...!!" and calls, "Gear Fourth..." Katakuri reacts immediately: "That form is...!?" Luffy's eye tightens, his battered face framed by the pressure of the transformation, and he declares the new form: "Snake Man!!!" The chapter ends at that instant. Luffy is not merely using Gear Fourth again; he is choosing a form suited to speed, pressure, and the future-sight duel he has been trying to survive since Rayleigh's lesson.

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