1 Lost in Sea

The waves kept rolling, and the sea was not calm. The sky was gloomy, and there was no clear scene before.

This was also natural. The sea here was not peaceful like the four seas. This was a new world, the second half of the Grandline, the grave of the pirates, and this was the sea region dominated by the Four Emperors.

A ship was floating on the sea, and the ship was riddled with scars and seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Two men were confronting each other above.

An extremely tall man was holding a trident in his hand, and his other hand looked like it had melted, showing a strange state.

The man had a scarf wrapped around his shoulder, covering the lower half of his face tightly.

The man looked at his injured opponent in front of him and said coldly, "I never thought that your strength would reach such a level! No wonder Charlotte Snack was defeated by you."

The man in front of him was much shorter than him, but he was still about two meters tall. Although he was indeed much shorter than those monsters, he was still considered tall among ordinary people.

The man looked to be around twenty years old. His bright black short hair stood on end, and his handsome face carried a defiant smile. Even though he was covered in wounds, his left hand was unnaturally twisted. Even in the face of an invincible enemy, he still smiled fearlessly.

"There are still many things you don't know!"

The man showed eight neat teeth, "Your vision and smell have indeed reached a terrifying realm, but in the end, you are not an omniscient god."

"Ha!" The tall man laughed disdainfully. "Your mouth is still as good as ever."

"Why? Vlad?" The man asked.

"What do you mean why?" The relatively short man, Vlad, was puzzled.

"Why? Why are you not willing to show it when you have such strength? With your strength, you could easily join the ranks of Four Sweet Commanders!

"Why? Ha!"

There was an incredible feeling in Vlad's voice. "Why ask such a simple question? Brother Katakuri!"

The tall man was the second son of Big mom Charlotte Lingling, the head of the four generals of Sweets, the terrifying powerhouse of the new world, the pillar of the Big Mom pirate group, Charlotte Katakuri.

His face revealed a gloomy color. He had cultivated to an extremely terrifying realm, so he could foresee the future. Although it was only a short moment, it was still extremely terrifying. He had already foreseen the reason of Vlad, which was an answer that made him extremely angry.

"Reason?"

Vlad had a savage smile on his face. "Of course, of course, it's because I don't want to bear the name Charlotte!"

"Vlad!!"

Katakuri's eyes were filled with anger. For him, Charlotte's name could not be insulted, even if this person was his younger brother.

"Hahahaha! brother Katakuri, you will never understand if you follow that crazy woman!"

Vlad stood straight with a strange look in his eyes. "This sea is incomparably vast, this sea is incomparably free! I, Vlad, am also free! Only freedom can not be confined by anyone!"

"What I want is not to be attached to the Four Emperors, Brother Katakuri," Vlad smiled, "I want to be the king! I want to be the pirate king!"

"Vlad! I don't care what ambition you have, but you better respect your mother!"

"Mom?" Vlad had a mocking smile on his face.

Katakuri's expression changed slightly. He had already foreseen what Vlad was going to say next.

"When I saw my father being eaten by that crazy woman, I no longer have any mother!" Vlad's tone was filled with bone-deep hatred.

"Vlad..." Seeing his angry brother, Katakuri was speechless.

"Admit it, Brother Katakuri, that is a crazy woman!" Vlad laughed wildly, "Are there still many brothers and sisters who died in her hands?"

Katakuri was speechless. It was common knowledge that the Yonkou, Charlotte Lingling, was an extremely dangerous person. She was a monster that could conquer a country for the sake of dessert. This point was also established in the same way. Many of her own children had died in her hands.

"Phew..."

Katakuri let out a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "I'll make it short. Where is Miss Perona?"

"Huh? You're asking me about that disgusting woman? I don't know."

Katakuri widened his eyes in anger.

"I don't know where she has been floating for a long time!" Vlad said in a relaxed manner.

"You killed her?" Katakuri said in a deep voice.

"Of course!" Vlad shrugged, "Come on, don't you know what kind of person she is?"

"Vlad! You should know that the marriage between you and Miss Perona is a big matter for all of us!" Katakuri's voice was very cold.

"Of course I know!" Vlad also looked a little helpless. "I don't want to either. I plan to leave three years later!"

"After all, it's still a little early!" Vlad said with a deeper meaning, "It's just that that woman is too disgusting. Not only is she ugly, she even showed off her collection in front of me. I almost died of hatred."

"In that case, Vlad, come back with me. Let mom decide your life and death!" Katakuri raised his trident.

"Aiya!" Vlad felt a headache coming on as he looked at the body of the ship that had turned into a glutinous rice ball. "Awakening is really hard to deal with!"

"Vlad, you should understand!" Katakuri gently raised his hand, and the glutinous rice balls around him began to stir, "With your strength, it is impossible for you to defeat me!"

"I understand!" Vlad nodded, "Of course I understand. Brother Katakuri, your strength is only below that crazy old woman in the Charlotte Family! I am still a distance away from you."

"Since you know, then just surrender!" Katakuri said. Suddenly, his expression changed. He had already foreseen what Vlad would say next.

"But I refuse!" Vlad stretched out his right hand and raised his index finger. "One of the things that I, Vlad, like to do the most is to say to those self-righteous guys, NO!"

"Vlad!"

Katakuri could no longer hold back the trident in his hand and fiercely stabbed at Vlad!

"I should have done it long ago!"

Vlad lowered his body and dodged Katakuri's attack. His right hand clenched into a fist and the black colored Busoshoku Haki covered it. A purple luster flashed on it.

"Great Dragon Fist!"

Vlad threw a punch at Katakuri's chest.

"Hmph!" Katakuri had already anticipated Vlad's counterattack, but he had no intention of dodging. Vlad punched Katakuri's chest.

A strange scene appeared. Katakuri's body was like air as Vlad's fist pierced through it.

"Damn it!" Vlad gritted his teeth.

"Hmph!" Katakuri didn't let go of this opportunity, his long legs wrapped around Busoshoku and fiercely kicked Vlad in the stomach.

"Blergh..."

Vlad flew backwards and heavily crashed into the ship cabin. He was bound by Katakuri's glutinous rice wall.

"I will ask you one last time, Vlad. Do you want to die here, or do you want to go back with me to receive your mother's trial?" Katakuri pointed his trident at Vlad's neck as he questioned him.

"Hahahaha! Katakuri, do you want me to answer the question once if you know the answer?"

Vlad, who was in a desperate situation, laughed, "What else is there to choose? I already said that I am free. There is nothing that can bind me, not even death! Not to mention that crazy woman!"

Katakuri was silent for a long time before he withdrew his trident and the glutinous rice wall returned to its original appearance.

Katakuri turned his back and after a long time, he shouted, "Get lost! Vlad Ferdinand! Get lost! Go to the sea!"

Ferdinand was originally the surname of Vlad's father.