Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Tahir's Past
Totland.
Charlotte Linling looked at Pedro who was subdued below and Pokmous who was kneeling beside her begging for mercy.
"Well, you are very brave, you. Tell me, what is the price you are willing to pay?"
When Pokmus heard this, he was very anxious. If Pedro and Jepo had a lifespan of 100 years, they might not be able to bear it...
"Mom, please, please for my sake..."
"Shut up, Pokmus!"
Perospero stopped Pokumus, who was wearing sunglasses, and said, "I am considering your feelings by not killing him immediately. Do you want to damage the dignity of the Ten Thousand Nations?"
Sitting on the huge cake chair, Charlotte Lingling's eyes showed a terrifying light: "Yes, then deador..."
Just as the soul spell was about to be completed, Katakuri, who was standing beside him, frowned: "Wait a minute! Mom!!"
"Hah~~!?"
The aunt turned her head, very unhappy that her soul spell was interrupted.
Katakuri looked over and said, "Mom, I saw an incredible future. A terrible guy is coming soon!"
"Scary guy!?"
Except for Big Mom, everyone else also showed incredible expressions. There are only a handful of people in this ocean who can be called "scary guys" by Katakuri!
Who could have arrived in Totland!?
"Hey! Lingling." A slender figure stopped in the air, and the navy cloak behind him looked so dazzling.
"Well, it's you, Dark Dragon Dylan. Is it really okay for you to show up in the World?"
The aunt raised her head slightly and looked at the figure in the sky: "Since you are here, come down and have tea with us."
Dylan's body slowly fell down: "No need to drink tea, otherwise if the CP here is reported back to me, nothing good will happen to me."
Dylan smiled and looked at the aunt: "Let's get straight to the point, Lingling. I've been asked to take these two guys away."
Dylan raised his hand and pointed at Pedro and Jebo on the field.
Although people had rarely heard of the Dark Dragon taking action in the years after the "Flower Kingdom War", everyone present still held their breath.
No one can underestimate this man.
"Well, well, are you here for this? Of course, but what do you plan to exchange for it?" The aunt half lying in the chair, staring at Dylan.
"This one."
Dylan took out a devil fruit and threw it over, and Katakuri's arm turned into glutinous rice and wrapped the fruit.
"I got it by accident. It's a parahuman type - Butter Fruit. How is it?"
"Yes, he can be exempted from the crime of invading Torrant and stealing the 'historical text', but..." The old lady raised her hand and pointed at a guy with thin legs and a round body next to her: "He injured my cadres, and this account will be settled separately."
Dylan's originally lazy demeanor suddenly disappeared, and his eyes flashed with lightning.
"Is that how the bill is calculated, Lingling?"
call!!!
call!!!
The two domineering auras collided, and dozens of black thunders suddenly appeared in the air.
"Wha…what!??"
"You actually have the 'qualities of a king' and are as powerful as my mother?"
Except for the senior cadres, everyone else began to shake and then fainted in the clash of the two men's domineering colors.
Although Katakuri also possesses the Conqueror's Haki, he does not dare to directly participate if he releases it at this time.
I was afraid that the two domineering energies would instantly turn around and attack him together.
The wind was howling on Cake Island, and the invisible pressure slowly tore apart the various gourmet buildings.
The eyes of Dylan and the aunt also began to become fierce, as if they were about to draw their swords against each other in the next second.
"Please wait a moment!"
Pedro, who was tied in the center, shouted.
Dylan and the aunt exchanged glances and then restrained their breath.
After the pressure subsided, others finally understood why Katakuri, the leader of the "Three Sweet Generals", was so fearful.
Pedro took a breath and turned to look at Dylan: "Excuse me, who asked you to do this?"
Dylan looked at the jaguar trapped on the ground by the candy syrup and said calmly, "Tahir."
"Tahir!?"
Not only Pedro, but also Pokmus and Jepo beside him were surprised.
"That guy... is he still alive!?"
As a famous vice admiral, Pedro certainly knew Dylan, but he never thought that Tahir would actually choose such a path.
No wonder the boss Cat Viper said that guy was "dead".
After taking a look at this notorious man, Pedro turned to the aunt and said, "Then... I will pay you with my eyes!"
After saying that, Pedro raised his right hand and ejected his sharp claws.
"Hmm… uh…"
A bloody eyeball appeared in Pedro's palm. Pedro endured the severe pain and asked, "I wonder if it's enough!?"
The aunt just glanced at Pedro's palm and then looked away, looking at Dylan.
At this moment, Dylan's eyes were already cold. Even though there was no outbreak of domineering pressure, an even more palpitating and trembling aura was brewing in his body.
"Well, well… let's just leave it at that…"
Dylan walked up and kicked the candies wrapped around Pedro and Jebo, then picked them up and floated into the sky.
Before leaving, Dylan looked down at Cake Island, but in the end said nothing, just sneered disdainfully.
On Cake Island, Katakuri looked at the lightning going away in the sky and seemed to be thinking about something.
Looking back at Pokumus, whose face showed both loss and relief, Katakuri sighed inwardly.
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In mid-air, Dylan glanced at Pedro, whose left eye was bleeding, and asked, "Is your eyeball still there?"
"Not yet… not yet…"
"Cover yourself with your armament color and protect your important parts. The journey ahead may be a bit exciting."
Pedro and Jiebo, who were held on both sides by him, were stunned at first, then remembered the rumors about this man and quickly protected themselves with armed color.
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Pedro looked at his completely recovered eyes in disbelief.
Next to him, Jie Bo's eyes were full of joy.
"Brother Pedro, that's great!"
Tahir sat on the other side, looking at the two with a smile.
"Tahir..."
Pedro had a complicated expression. This childhood best friend was a friend full of courage, wisdom and talent.
He actually became a navy.
"Brother Pedro, there is no need to be like this. You and I are both pursuing our own 'hopes and stages'. There may be disagreements, but we are still close friends, right?"
Pedro was silent for a moment: "Boss Cat Viper..."
Tahir smiled bitterly: "Didn't he say I was dead?"
"Having said that…"
After a moment's hesitation, Pedro said, "Boss Cat Viper still misses you very much. He often stands alone at the edge of Zou, gazing at the sea. Everyone knows that he is waiting for you to come back."
Tahir clenched his fists.
When he was young, he was the most talented boy in Zou, and was therefore deeply loved by the owner Cat Viper.
Unlike other furries, Tahir loves reading.
He can always find many different ways of thinking from books.
One day, Tahir asked Cat Viper "Why can't Zou's people become navy?"
Cat Viper couldn't give an answer either, and only said, "This is Zou's tradition and agreement."
"There has to be a reason, right? Are pirates more noble than the navy? Or is it just for the so-called 'freedom'?"
Tahir had not seen Roger when he boarded the Zou, but Tahir believed that even if he had, he would not be impressed by his fame for no reason like Pedro.
This is romantic, but irrational.
After Zou had searched for answers in vain for three years, young Tahir decided to go out to sea alone to find the answers.
Even though in the four seas outside the Grand Line, others would regard him as a monster or a devil.
But he also encountered many things, which made his doubts deepen.
Why does Zou have such a 'tradition' and 'promise'? In this world, it is obvious that pirates bring more harm.
"Pirate King" Roger...maybe he can be considered a hero, but he is definitely not a hero!
Ten years ago, when the adult Tahir returned to Zou, he told the owner of Cat Viper what he had seen and heard, but what he got in return was rage and roars.
When he sought answers from Duke Inuarashi, whom he thought was calmer and wiser, all he got in response was silence and alienation.
"Come back with me!"
Pedro stared at Tahir and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, no matter what path we choose, as you said, aren't we still compatriots and close friends?"
"good·······"
Tahir smiled gently and looked at Pedro.
"Indeed."