Merienda

A colorful promotional illustration shows Monkey D. Luffy perched on a tiger-striped creature in a lush jungle with a waterfall, reaching out with a vine. Beside him stands a smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a pink hooded outfit. Credits list: CLEANED BY PROSTYLE, ZERO; REDRAWS BY ZERO, MANGO; TYPESETTING BY DYLAN, ZERO; TRANSLATED BY VOXANIMUS; PROVIDED BY FRIEDRICH. A notice box warns against rehosting and directs readers to official volumes.

Luffy activates his technique, declaring MUSCLE BALLOON! as his body inflates dramatically with FWOOM! and FULL POWER! He charges forward. In rapid panels the opponent is struck hard: GUUH!, GUH!, BUH!, JERK. The massive mochi-like body recoils violently. Luffy is sent flying backward with a huge WAAGH! as the giant arm swings and impact lines fill the page.

Katakuri speaks while gripping his weapon: IT'S ESSENTIAL TO JUST SHUT UP AND OBSERVE. AS I FIGHT YOU, I REMIND MYSELF WHY, WHEN FACED WITH AN OBVIOUS POWER-UP... Luffy retorts fiercely: I HAVEN'T UNDERESTIMATED YOU IN THE SLIGHTEST! KNOW THIS: OI, STRAW HAT LUFFY! The mochi battlefield warps and twists around them. Luffy yells WHA- MOCHII! as Katakuri commands GRIP and the environment shifts with GOING and FN GHH! effects.

Luffy panics as massive Mirror Mochi spheres rain down, shouting, "CRAP! IF I GET CRUSHED BY THAT AMOUNT OF MOCHI, I'LL BE BURIED ALIVE!" The mochi spheres slam into the ground with heavy impacts. Katakuri looms nearby, declaring, "YOU'LL SUFFOCATE!" and adding, "INDEED..." Luffy yells in pain amid the crushing mochi, "UWA-AAH!" The enormous Mirror Mochi mass engulfs the area. Katakuri stands atop the structure with his weapon, calmly stating, "SORRY FOR FINISHING THINGS UP LIKE THIS." Luffy's voice emerges from within, "I WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE PEEVED."

Katakuri explains, "I MISSED MY MERIENDA* TODAY BY 40 MINUTES. BECAUSE I WAS TIED UP DEALING WITH YOU." A note clarifies: *T/N: KANJI READ "SNACK TIME." A MERIENDA IS A SNACK-LIKE LIGHT MEAL ENJOYED IN SEVERAL SOUTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. Servants react in panic, one shouting, "YES, SIR!" while another calls out, "PATISSIER!" Katakuri warns a fleeing figure, "YOU'LL BE AT PEACE SOON." The servants bow and apologize profusely: "WE ARE SO VERY SORRY THAT YOU, LORD DOGTOOTH, BEING THE PERFECTIONIST YOU ARE, WERE FORCED TO RESCHEDULE THE MERIENDA YOU SO PUNCTILIOUSLY ENJOY AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY! WE'VE BEEN STANDING AT THE READY SINCE 3, BUT... WE WERE SO VERY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WAS TO COME OF OUR SNACK TIME TODAY!" One adds, "AND AS FOR THE BLACK TEA, WHAT WITH 40 MINUTES PASSING SINCE IT WAS PREPARED, IT'S GONE COMPLETELY COLD, AND..."

A servant announces, "TODAY'S MERIENDA IS CHOCOLATE AND WHIPPED CREAM DONUTS, LORD DOGTOOTH." Katakuri replies, "ICED TEA WILL DO, THEN." The servant praises, "HOW MAGNANIMOUS!" while others react with shock. Katakuri continues, "OF COURSE! WHO WOULD DARE DISTURB YOU!I PLEASE, TAKE YOUR TIME! I SHALL INTAKE THESE NUTRIENTS. NOT A SOUL IS TO ENTER MY SHRINE. SUGAR IS THE WELL-SPRING OF STRENGTH!" He is shown eating the massive donut in private. Narration notes, "HE MAKES EVEN THE TEA TIMES HE OUGHT TO SPEND IN THE CAREFREE COMPANY OF OTHERS... WHAT A DELICATE SOUL. A MEAL IS WHEN A MAN LETS DOWN THE WALLS AROUND HIMSELF. NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN LORD DOGTOOTH EAT."

Narration describes Katakuri: "SUCH IS THE MAN WHO HOLDS UP THE BIG MOM PIRATES THEMSELVES, THE 1 BILLION BOUNTY HIMSELF! INTO SOLITARY, STOIC, COMPOSED SUPPLEMENTATIONS OF NUTRIENTS." Servants react in shock as Luffy bursts from the mochi, yelling, "WHAAA-I! STRAW HATI! HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET OUT OF THAT HUGE MOUND OF MOCHII!" Katakuri is startled mid-bite with "CHOMP". Luffy shouts in rage, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ONI! WHAT'S WITH MY FIGHTS WITH THIS PIRATE CREWI! CAN I NOT WIN WITHOUT EATINGI! I FREAKING HATE EATING MOCHI!" while struggling free amid impact effects and "BAAA AAAH HHHH!"

Small figures stand before a checkered shrine as voices call out in panic. "HE HAD SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS, AND..." "HE'S LEFT MIRROR WORLD!" "L-LORD DOGTOOTH HAS..." "WHERE'D HE GOI!" A man with wild black hair and a scar under his eye points toward the shrine, sweat flying. "CRAP! OBSERVATION HAKI! I CAN FEEL THE VOICE OF A STRONG PERSON FROM INSIDE THERE." Close-up, his eyes bulge with realization. Below, Lord Dogtooth sits cross-legged inside the shrine, hands clasped, muttering to himself. "LORD DOGTOOTH IS CONVERSING INSIDE THAT SHRINE WITH BOTH HIMSELF AND THE SPIRIT OF WAR ITSELF!" "DON'T BE SILLY!" "HE'S SITTIN' PRETTY ON HIS VICTORY, ISN'T HEI" "HE'S EATING DONUTS, ISN'T HEI" "SNIFF SNIFF" "THIS IS A SACRED RITUAL! NO ONE CAN INTERFERE!" "IS THAT HAKI TOOI!"

Luffy's eyes widen in shock. "HE'S BURNT OFF HIS FAT" "WHA-AA-AA-I!" "HAA-HAA-" "WAHAHAHA! YOU FOOL! I GUESS YOU'RE JUST THE MEASLY CAPTAIN OF A SECOND-RATE CREW!" "WHERE ARE YOU RUNNING OFF TOI!" Luffy charges forward, stretching his arm. "GOMU GOMU NO..." "NO!" "STOP! DO NOT APPROACH THE SHRINE!" "ALRIGHT! I'M READY TO GO!" "WAIT, DOES THE HUMAN BODY EVEN WORK THAT WAYI!" His fist enlarges massively. "WAA-AAAH!" "ELEPHANT GUN!" The giant fist smashes into the shrine area as onlookers scream, "LORD DOGTOOTH, I AM SO VERY SO-"

Lord Dogtooth looms above the battlefield. "HE LOOKS DOWN ON THE GROUND ITSELF!" "NEVER ONCE HAS HE EVER LAID DOWN!" "ALWAYS GALLANT." "OUR BROTHER DOGTOOTH IS!" "THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON..." "CALM-HEADED, AND POWERFUL." "EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM IS PERFECT." Inside the ruined shrine, Katakuri lounges on his side, scarf pulled down, happily eating donuts from a plate. "NOM NOM" "AAAAH! DONUTS! YUMMY YUMMY DONUTS!" "EVEN THE HOLES ARE YUMMY!" "EATIN' DONUTS WHILE LYIN' DOWN! FORBIDDEN! SINFUL! DONUTS DONUTS!" "THESE MOMENTS ARE TRUE BLISS. YUMMY DONUTS!"

Katakuri's eyes snap open, glaring. "MY MEALTIME SCENE..." "SO YOU SAW IT, DID YOU..." "GULP" He stands abruptly. Below, Luffy and allies react in alarm as the fight erupts again. "THIS FIGHT ISN'T OVER!" Katakuri lunges forward with trident in hand. "GYAA AAH!" The massive strike sends shockwaves and debris flying as enemies are hurled back.

A scarred face looms close, eyes blazing as the character snarls, "WHOSE MOUTH DID YOU JUST CALL TORNI!" Nearby terrified figures cower and beg, "WE WOULDN'T TELL A SOUL! EVEN IF OUR MOUTHS WERE TORN OPEN!" "WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING!" "PLEASE, MERCY, MY LORD..." In a blur of motion, the armored fighter unleashes a massive mochi strike, shouting "BLOCK MOCHI!" as the impact sends the opponent flying with sounds of "GYA!" "GSSHHT!" and "NO! PLEASE!!" The scene shifts to the downed fighter rising, declaring, "SO YOU'RE STILL ALIVE, HUHI MY APOLOGIES. IT SEEMS I DIDN'T SEE YOUR END THROUGH, AS I SHOULD HAVE. I SIMPLY COULDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER."

Luffy charges forward with a fierce punch, eyes locked on his foe. Katakuri counters with a powerful mochi strike that sends Luffy reeling amid heavy impact effects. The armored fighter presses the assault, declaring, "THERE ARE THINGS THAT SURPASS ARMAMENT. I CANNOT LET THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN MY TRUE FORM LIVE!" Luffy takes a direct hit, grunting "GUUH!" as Katakuri roars "UWAAH!" and "THOR THOR" while unleashing another barrage.

Katakuri's face twists in surprise with a "HMI" and "FYU-" as Luffy's rapid strikes land. Luffy is sent flying backward, arms raised defensively amid "FWOO OOO!" effects. Katakuri follows through with a crushing blow, the impact marked by "WIPE" and debris. Luffy reacts with shock, thinking "I EVEN GOT IN A KICK!" and "HE DIDN'T DODGE ITI" while Katakuri stares in disbelief.

Luffy stands amid swirling clouds and debris, facing Katakuri's massive mochi form. Katakuri taunts, "YOU DID. SO WHATI!" Luffy replies, "I GET IT NOW. YOUR POWER." Katakuri sneers, "BAH-" and questions "HUHI! WHAT DO YOU GETI" Luffy activates his transformation, shouting "GEAR FOURTH!" as a massive pillar erupts with the cry "RAINDROP MOCHI!" Katakuri reacts in alarm, "I'VE TOLD YOU TIME AND AGAIN. YOUR POWERS COULD NEVER HOPE TO DEFEAT MINE!"

Luffy glares fiercely and shouts, "BUT YOU'RE NOT IN-VINCIBLE!" as his opponent looms above. The foe replies, "YOU'RE DEFINITELY SUPER STRONG," while Luffy begins stretching his arm, muttering "GOMU GOMU NO... しゅっ!!" In a massive splash panel, Luffy launches forward with a powerful punch, yelling "KONG GUN!" The devastating blow connects with explosive force, sending the enemy reeling amid impact lines, debris, and the large Japanese SFX "ドカアーン!!!" A small box notes "A CHANCE AT VICTORY!" as the chapter number "CH.883" appears at the bottom.

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