I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The Sun Knight smiled kindly and spoke in a gentle and relaxed tone, which made people subconsciously lower their guard.

Katakuri hesitated for a moment.

He wasn't surprised that the Sun Knight had revealed his name... Katakuri was so famous that it would be unusual if someone had never heard of him.

He has always played the role of a perfect older brother, and is known as the Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece and the most reliable man in the entire Big Mom Pirates.

He never spoke of what was on his mind to the outside world.

But this might be an opportunity. Solar the Sun Knight has a good reputation, and the giants who come to him to confide in him have excellent reputations. Perhaps they can really answer the questions in his heart?

Katakuri hesitated for a long time without saying a word.

Unbeknownst to him, Violet saw the inner turmoil he was experiencing, and through the bald man's words, Sieg was able to fully understand it.

“You come from a large, mixed family. Let me guess, is the problem that has been bothering you related to your family?” Sieg asked softly, playing the role of a priest.

Katakuri was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

Although he nodded, his hesitation persisted; he was unsure whether he should confide in this stranger.

"Katakuri is more guarded than others; he keeps everything to himself, so a conversation can't even begin."

Sig had already heard Katakuri's thoughts and knew about Katakuri's past.

“You have two scars on your cheeks. Are they related to your troubles?” Sieg asked.

He had read Katakuri's script and already knew about Katakuri's past.

Katakuri has two long, narrow old scars on either side of his mouth, extending towards his ears. These scars were there before Brulee was slashed on the face in his childhood.

This indicates that Katakuri had already been slashed on the face long before Brulee.

It's likely that Brulee wasn't the only one bullied by thugs; Katakuri was the same when he was young.

“You have a powerful family. With the power of the Charlotte family, protecting young children from being bullied would be a piece of cake…” Sig was trying to sow discord.

"Stop talking, that's not my problem." Katakuri's expression brightened slightly, but he firmly denied it.

Although he denied it, Katakuri still didn't reveal his true feelings... However, Sigurd had already completely understood Katakuri's thoughts through Violet.

"So it was because of Lola's marriage? Katakuri felt uneasy about his sister Lola being used as a tool in a marriage alliance, and began to question the existence of the Charlotte family."

"Moreover, Brulee's childhood experiences also caused him to harbor resentment towards Big Mom."

"This matter has troubled him for a long time, but it is indeed not appropriate to talk about it with outsiders."

Sig roughly understood Katakuri's concerns.

He glanced at Katakuri and said deeply:

"Since you have something on your mind and are unwilling to speak, why don't you listen to me first?"

"Among the Four Emperors who are on par with Big Mom, there is also Whitebeard, who is also known for his huge family."

Unlike ordinary families, Whitebeard's large family is not held together by blood ties...

The Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates are almost complete opposites.

One is a harmonious extended family with no blood ties, and the other is a large clan ruled by an iron-fisted aunt with little warmth.

Whitebeard was an old acquaintance, and Higuma knew him very well. He used the Whitebeard Pirates as a benchmark for his family, subtly comparing them to the Big Mom Pirates.

Katakuri listened quietly to the Whitebeard Pirates' heartwarming story and suddenly felt a sense of longing.

Sometimes, he was quite envious of the Whitebeard Pirates; the warmth he felt was something he had never experienced in Charlotte's family.

"No...that's not right!" Katakuri's thoughts flashed through his mind.

He hadn't said anything yet, but Sieg seemed to have read his mind and said some very pleasing things.

It's like when you're about to doze off and a stranger hands you a pillow.

Katakuri instantly became alert; he hadn't forgotten that his visit was to test Sigurd's true strength.

"Could this ability be... the same as mine—the ability to foresee the future?"

Katakuri had already honed his Observation Haki to the point of being able to foresee the future, so he subconsciously thought in that direction.

"Has this man, like me, honed his Observation Haki to the point of being able to foresee the future?"

"In the future he foresaw, perhaps I hesitated before revealing my true feelings to him, which is why he can now offer targeted guidance in advance."

"There are very few people on the entire ocean who have cultivated their Observation Haki to the point of being able to foresee the future. Who exactly is he?"

Chapter 1192 A Bleak Future (4k)

Only a handful of powerful individuals on the high seas can cultivate Observation Haki to the point of being able to foresee the future, and Katakuri is well aware of those few.

However... the Sun Knight Solal before them was an unknown nobody, and was likely using a false identity.

"It seems we underestimated him. Is this person using his ability to foresee the future to solve problems for the giants in an attempt to build a closer relationship?"

Katakuri immediately became wary, and he secretly gripped the trident hidden behind his back with his right hand, the idea of ​​testing the waters arising in his mind.

You can't guess the identity of the Sun Knight just by guessing...

Suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply as he glimpsed a brief glimpse of the future.

.....................

Katakuri's body beneath his robes subtly twisted, transforming into sticky glutinous rice.

He is a special Paramecia-type Mochi Mochi Fruit user. Although he is a Paramecia-type user, he can achieve elemental transformation similar to a Logia-type user, possessing a fluid body.

Just like Caribou, the Logia-type Swamp-Swamp Fruit user, Katakuri is also able to hide his trident inside his body.

"Mr. Solar, who exactly are you...?"

Katakuri's right hand suddenly transformed into sticky rice, stretching and elongating forward as it charged straight at the Sun Knight. The sharp blade of the trident was subtly revealed in the rice-like arm, its cold gleam gleaming.

Although this attack was just a probe, it was incredibly fast.

If the Sun Knight in front of him performs poorly, Katakuri can turn a feint into a full-scale attack at any time.

But the next moment.

The Sun Knight's figure suddenly tilted to the side, his body seemingly turning into a boneless puddle of soft mud, managing to stand still and avoid the sudden attack.

Katakuri's pupils suddenly contracted.

A giant cross, larger than a door panel and nearly three meters long, rapidly enlarged before his eyes, accompanied by a whistling sound!

As the Sun Knight dodged his attack, he actually took off the nearly three-meter-long metal cross from his waist, gripped it with both hands, and his arms under the loose robe suddenly swelled up a lot, the full muscles almost tearing the robe apart!

This sudden change startled even Katakuri.

Snapped!

A giant cross, nearly three meters long, slammed into his face, sending him flying backward.

Huff... Huff...

Katakuri's pupils dilated violently. He stood there and took several deep breaths before he came to his senses.

"What's wrong?" the priest asked softly, his voice gentle and soothing, a stark contrast to the burly man waving a cross he had just seen.

But a chill ran through Katakuri's heart.

Just now, when the thought of testing the Sun Knight arose in his mind, his Observation Haki foresaw a brief future.

His probing attack missed its mark; instead, the Sun Knight swung his cross and sent him flying.

Katakuri's gaze involuntarily fell on the cross on the back of the Sun Knight, and he unconsciously took a half step back.

"That big cross... it's actually a weapon used to smash people?"

"This man is definitely not a priest! The cross on his back is just a lie. I've never heard of a priest hitting someone with a cross!"

"Could it be that he foresaw my future attack on him, which is why he was able to evade my attack and retaliate?"

Katakuri's expression changed slightly.

From the future he foresaw, one can already conclude that this man is more dangerous than he imagined, and also possesses the ability to foresee the future. Taking action rashly may very well result in failure!

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Father." Katakuri nodded in gratitude, then made an excuse to leave.

Katakuri's ability to foresee the future gives him a significant advantage when facing weaker opponents or enemies of similar strength.

However, the advantage is not obvious when facing a stronger opponent or an enemy who also has the ability to foresee the future.

"Is that all?" Sig was a little puzzled, but didn't say anything.

After Katakuri left, Violet spoke up and revealed Katakuri's thoughts.

"Does he think I have the ability to see the future?" Sig was taken aback.

“Boss Sig, Katakuri has obviously realized that our identities are fake. Shouldn’t we take action against Katakuri before he gets too far?” the bald man asked from the side.

Sig thought for a moment.

People like Katakuri, who have the ability to foresee the future, are quite troublesome.

If they were to pursue him, Katakuri would foresee this future and sense their hostility...

.......................

As soon as Katakuri stepped out, he quickly ran towards the royal city.

He was still thinking about what had just happened.

"An unknown nobody who can foresee the future and whose strength may surpass mine?"

After a moment's thought, Katakuri immediately thought of a candidate.

"It's most likely Sig."

"He has the ability to change faces, is an excellent actor, and is very cunning. Not only can he play a priest to win the trust of the giants, but he can even have his clone play the role of a naval admiral!"

Recalling that more than a month ago, Caesar's Punk Hazard laboratory was completely emptied, and even a layer of the ground was scraped away, Katakuri came to a conclusion.

"It seems that the person who attacked Caesar earlier was very likely Sieg!"

"Sig is a cunning and elusive man, quite mysterious. He hasn't caused any trouble for a whole year, so why is he suddenly making a move against Caesar?"

"Taking action against Caesar is undoubtedly just a pretext. A mere Caesar wouldn't warrant the bandit king personally taking action, so Sig is likely to have ulterior motives."