The sky was extremely gloomy, and the dark clouds were as thick as iron.
The wind was howling, the wind was filled with a damp and salty smell, and a heavy rain was coming.
On the west coast of Nanook Island, which is dotted with huge banana rocks, there is a young man with blond hair lying in the shadow of the rocks, holding a tattered package in his arms.
Liquid, the legitimate heir to the throne from Serpiend, one of the most prosperous countries in the South China Sea, is about to die on the small island of Nanook, located in the "Paradise" of the Grand Line.
This handsome young man with blond hair looked to be in his early twenties. His luxurious clothes smelled bad and were tattered and stained with blood. He had an extremely horrific injury on his left shoulder, and you could even see the bones inside. And he
His feet were also ulcerated everywhere, and it was obvious that he could no longer walk.
Liquid's left eyeball has completely disappeared, and the left cheek is covered with cut scars. But the remaining blue pupil on his right side has a terrifying light.
【Why?】
From the moment he escaped from Serpiend Kingdom, Liquid asked himself this question all the time.
Why? Why can these eleven countries form a coalition to invade their own country so unscrupulously? They even blatantly hire pirate forces!
Why? The Kingdom of Serpiend has always pursued "friendly diplomacy". All these eleven countries have received favors from the Kingdom of Serpiend. When they encounter pirate invasions or famine, the Kingdom of Serpiend will always lend a helping hand as soon as possible.
.And they also gratefully declared that they would form an eternal alliance with the Serpiend Kingdom.
Why? The Kingdom of Serpiend provides an extremely large amount of "Heavenly Gold" to the World Government every year. Whenever the World Government has any needs, the Kingdom of Serpiend also tries its best to meet them. But among the coalition forces that invaded the kingdom, I saw it with my own eyes.
There are spies from the World Government among them!
Why…………why!!??
Liquid banged his head back against the hard stone wall in pain, and the pain in his heart seemed like thousands of knives cutting into his soul.
hatred!
hatred!
This prince, who has always been gentle and kind, has truly felt what "hate" is for the first time since he was born!
Liquid hated those eleven treacherous kingdoms! He hated the armies and pirates who invaded his homeland, burned, killed, and looted! He hated the world government that was secretly pushing it from behind! He hated... his naivety and stupidity for always believing in others' [Father King]
】!
He tried his best to lower his head and look at the package in his arms. The wrapper with the emblem of the Shizi family on the outside was already torn, and the dark secret box inside could be vaguely seen. This is the "national treasure" that the Shizi royal family has sworn to protect before escaping.
His father gave this thing to him with his own hands.
During the escape, Liquid tried to open the box, but the tight fit of the box at the interface prevented Liquid from finding any way to open the box, and the army of stalkers in hot pursuit did not give Liquid anything.
A breather.
It’s been three months and I really can’t escape.
In the early stages of his escape, he could still borrow some money brought from the palace in exchange for food and medical supplies, but the method of pursuing the army was very simple - anyone who dared to help Liquid would be killed without mercy! Anyone who provided Liquid's whereabouts or even helped catch him
Catch him and get a big reward!
Several families of well-meaning residents who had helped Liquid were slaughtered on their doorsteps, and their heads were put with notes and thrown at their doorsteps. Gradually, no one was willing to help Liquid anymore. On the contrary, his whereabouts were constantly reported.
, and even nearly got caught several times by bounty hunters disguised as enthusiastic residents.
The pursuing army didn't even bother to conceal its whereabouts and purpose, just to bring huge pressure to Liquid that he couldn't breathe.
Liquid also understood that their main goal was not him, the crippled remnant of the Sheets royal family, but the box in his arms, a [national treasure] guarded by the Sheets royal family for generations.
Of course, they must also be happy to be able to kill the last member of the Shitz royal family easily.
At this time, there was a gunshot! Then a huge bang occurred on the ground near Banana Rock!
"Hahaha!! Your Highness, stop hiding. Are you here?"
"Idiot! Stop firing randomly, what if [that thing] blows up!"
"Hey, Your Highness, come out quickly! We will give you a happy life!"
"Huh? It's raining? This kid is lucky. The fire gun is all wet, so we can only kill him with a knife. Hehe..."
Chaotic noises came from the coast, and the chasing army was approaching. They were like cats playing with mice, playing with Liquid's psychological defenses.
A total of 124 people pursued the army, which was obviously not something Liquid, who was exhausted and seriously injured, could contend with.
"...Is it about to end? That's fine, I'm too tired..."
Liquid slumped under the shadow of the huge banana rock, looking at the dark box in his arms, with a lonely smile on his dry and cracked mouth: "What a pity... I don't know what you are in the end..."
【revenge】
Liquid raised his head and looked around blankly. There was no one there, only the pursuing army gradually approaching the island.
【hatred】
"Yes, who is it?" Liquid gritted his teeth and propped himself up, leaning against the rock wall, but he still didn't notice who was speaking.
【strength】
"Who is talking!?" Liquid was so shocked by the huge voice that he had a splitting headache and screamed in pain: "What do you want!?"
【I want to...give you...power】
"What? What power?" Liquid's remaining right eye gradually turned blue, but he didn't know it.
[The power of revenge...the power of venting anger and hatred...I just ask you...do you need this power]
Spiral patterns began to climb on the surface of the pitch-black box.
"Yes... I need... I want revenge!" Tears filled with blue fluorescence flowed from the corner of his right eye, completely ignoring the chasing army that was about to surround the Banana Rock area, Liquid used his last strength to shout
: "Give it to me! Give me power!! No matter what price I have to pay, I don't care, as long as I can get revenge! I will make all the murderers pay with their blood!!"
[Then...the deal is concluded]
Liquid stared blankly at his arms. The tattered wrapping cloth had long since turned into fly ash. The dark box quietly opened on its own at some point, and inside lay a green pineapple covered with spiral patterns.
, the epidermis is like layers of feathers, gorgeous and weird.
[Eat it...you can get the most terrifying power in the world]
[But as a price...the rest of your life...belongs to me]