New world, Totto land
In a castle made up of sweets and candies sat an obese woman with a towering height
Wearing a pick dress and hat stretching the size of houses was one of the four Emperor's of the sea, Charlotte Linlin!
" Mamamama~ "
A laugh that sounded amusing, instead brought chills to those who know it
Charlotte Linlin grabbed a large piece of cake served to her, her gaze fixed in the golden list above
" That brat Takumi really got stronger since the last time I saw him "
Charlotte Linlin laughed while looking at the golden list, she stuffed the slice of cake, 3 meters wide, into her large mouth with little effort
Chewing joyfully as saliva dripped from her massive mouth, her eyes curled in delight
She turned her head to the side, gaze landing on the beautiful women standing a few metres away from her
The women was a part of the long legged tribe and had beautiful waist length silver white hair
She had her sword on her back while she drank a glass of what could be thought to be wine
This was the person ranked in the golden list, Charlotte Smoothie!
Smoothie took a sip when she felt her mother's gaze on her
Recalling her mother's words, she carefully thought of a response
Taking a sip, she opened her mouth and commented , " Indeed...
While one and half year is enough for ordinary people to grow from weak to strong... "
Smoothie took another sip of her drink, her eyes narrowing in contemplation as she continued
" The time it took Takumi-kun to grow is simply too short!
Considering he was as strong as brother Katakuri back then, his level of strength should not have improved to this level "
Smoothie narrowed her eyes in confusion
She admitted that Takumi was indeed talented
But talent needed time to grow into strength!
No matter who it was, no person was born with overwhelming power, while some had more advantageous no one started with overwhelming power
Whether it be Roger or Whitebeard
Garp or even her mother!
None of the powerhouses of this world could claim to have been strong from the beginning
Her mother, Charlotte Linlin, was born with a strong steel balloon defence, gained the soul soul fruit at a young age and yet she still had to dedicate years of time and experience to grow her current extent
Smoothie looked at her mother, who's figure went from one of the most beautiful to one of the most obese
....maybe not that dedicated to gaining strength but he point stood
No person in this world was born strong
And no person, no matter the advantages the had, grew this fast
Takumi if she remembered was even in his late twenties, yet he already had the strength to kill an Emperor
Regardless of the method, this achievement was something that one might not reach even if they trained for their whole life!
Yet
Takumi achieved it in less than 30 years
Less than the total time she had been born!?
She remembered how she first noticed him 2 years ago
Back then he had caused a stir in the world by opposing the World government's Authority
Though not a formal marine for unknown reasons, he had been indeed working with the marines at the time
His task had been to escort two female Celestial Dragons, Saint Felicity and Saint Theresa back to Marie Geoise
However...an incident happened that caused him to part with the marines for good
From what she remembered from the reports their information network had brought back
Takumi had the unfortunate fate of catching the eye of not one but both the Celestial dragons interest
So much that they had demanded that he go with them to Marie Geoise
Takumi, who is well known to despise people who force their desires on others, had seemingly lost all patience with the two Celestial Dragons
Right there and then, he had spit on the ground in front of the two Celestial Dragons, cursed the two, and turned to leave
The Celestial Dragons were stunned for a short time before they got furious, shouting at the guards to catch Takumi
Gion, the marine who was also on the golden list, had been present at the time, trying and failing to de-escalate the situation
The Cp agents, who were the loyal lapdogs of the celestial Dragons had wasted no time jumping into the combat
The outcome was predictable
Takumi beat the CP agents and severed ties with the Navy and the world government
He had also taken the slaves bought by the two Celestial Dragons, Saint Felicity and Saint Theresa were found unconscious and both their faces swollen like pigs and Vice Admiral Gion was found critically injured
Charlotte smoothie remembers laughing at the news when she heard it especially when seeing pictures of the two Celestial Dragons swollen faces
Takumi had been wanted from then though strangely enough, no wanted poster had been released
At her mother's orders she and her sisters had been sent to invite him to one of her mother's tea parties
....
He had refused to even listen to her
The moment she said, " my mother wishes you to- " was the moment he shut her down
" I refuse! "
She had looked at him in a daze, not comprehending what she was hearing
After that a battle took place where she and her companions met a had defeat
He had left after taking her favourite scarf as a souvenir
She had reported the event to her mother expecting to be scolded but met only laughter before she explained
Her mother had seemingly expected the outcome, she hadn't been trying to get Smoothie to take him by force but had wanted to see his stance
And she hadn't been suprised by the outcome
After all Takumi was the man who slapped 2 celestial dragons, gave them Stockholm's Syndrome
Such a man was naturally willful
She licked her lips
It just happens to be
She liked that type too
In the Golden list the discussions were heating up
[ Vista: Tch, I guess that this Takumi really has the capital to back up his words]
[Roronoa Zoro: That's just great, the stronger the opponent's, the better I'll feel when they've met defeat at my hands]
[ Mihawk: someone like you who has the courage to face the strong is rare among the waves of this sea. Roronoa Zoro, I'll be looking at you]
[ Random swordsman A: huh isn't this just the 100th place? First beat me before aiming for the monsters ahead kid]
[Random swordsman B: A frog in a well, the golden list slows down the fight so that everyone can keep up, someone like Roronoa Zoro still doesn't understand how vast the power these monsters possess ]
[Golden lion Shiki:Jiehahaha, lacking the courage to even try is even worse than that swordsman named Zoro]
[Takumi: Indeed, atleast in my eyes, that swordsman possess the potential to reach the peak ]
[ Ain: If Takumi-sama says so then it must be true! ]
[Alpha: Sigh, Ain please stop acting like this in public, Takumi-sama is great but if you keep saying it, others will get annoyed]
[ Ain: Huh I'm just saying my thoughts? Didn't Takumi-sama always display the ability to identify talented individuals? ]
[Kalifla: While her head may be filled with thoughts of sexual harassment most of the time, this time she indeed has a point ]
[ Rayleigh: I'm curious about why nobody is questioning how Takumi managed to find these girls and how he managed to win them over ]
[ Shanks: You noticed it too huh Vice-captain. Tsk tsk this Takumi is really something ]
[ Takumi: Red hair, Dark King, cant you discuss something else. Why do you always revolve things around me]
[ Mihawk: Takumi, why are you acting so timid all of a sudden? ]
[ Takumi:...]
[ Shanks: Hehehe from what I can see, this guy named Takumi can't be called timid. He doesn't fear anything as he claims but generally dislikes troublesome matters]
[Golden lion Shiki: A powerhouse that behaves? Ridiculous! ]
[Rayleigh: It's actually an accurate way of putting it Shiki, this Takumi hasn't been causing trouble for these years. Before the golden list most people didn't even know him ]
[Rayleigh: But on another note, I'm surprised neither the marines nor the world government have started screaming about bringing you to justice Shiki ]
[ Shanks: Indeed, he is a stain to impel downs's zero escapie reputation]
[Golden lion Shiki: Jiehahaha they can do so if they dare, I'm waiting 10 000 meters above]
Takumi looked at the sky and shook his head
"Troublesome times indeed"
End of chapter 4