Chapter 895

Luffy switches into Gear 4: Snakeman, a build that barely swells his limbs yet makes him far quicker. His opening punch seems to whiff before curving back to crack Katakuri across the face. A follow-up bends toward the Sweet Commander's flank; he reads it but cannot fully guard, and the hit flings him aside. Katakuri evades the next strike only to discover Luffy's fist keeps redirecting and accelerating in mid-flight, and a clean blow drives him into a wall.

Recovering fast, Katakuri shapes himself into a donut and rolls forward, then swings a mochi arm sheathed in flaming Armament Haki and bristling with spikes, ramming Luffy with Zan Giri Mochi. The clinging mochi traps Luffy as Katakuri whips him around and slams him through the Mirro-World floor, gouging a small chasm. Luffy springs back up, the two exchange rapid punches, and after Katakuri foresees and counters one strike, Luffy answers with Gomu Gomu no Black Mamba, hurling blows from every angle. Katakuri gracefully slips them, kicks Luffy away, and bends into a circle to roll in again, declaring the end has come. Luffy inflates his forearm and fires Gomu Gomu no King Cobra straight into Katakuri's Zan Giri Mochi, igniting a massive collision.

Snakeman lets Luffy match Katakuri far more evenly by trading raw power for blistering speed. The cover opens a Hajrudin Arc feature, showing his group quitting Buggy's Delivery as Buggy rages over the resignations of his top five earners.