Rennk Plateau was dry and bitterly cold, the air thin, and thunderbolts occasionally fell from the sky. Such a landscape was rarely seen on the sea.
However, hardly anyone was paying attention to the surrounding scenery at this moment. Looking around, all they could see were powerful swordsmen wielding blades.
"Am I seeing things? Isn't that the Flying Frost Swordsman, who was supposedly killed many years ago?"
"This side too! That's Flame Sword Dila Xi'en, the Great Swordsman who retired twenty years ago!"
"The Big Shots who once dominated the Grand Line have appeared in droves! How exciting!"
"That goes without saying! As long as they're swordsmen, no one could possibly miss a duel of this level!"
The usually desolate and lonely plateau was now as noisy as boiling water. Every time a famous big shot appeared, the pirates would shout excitedly.
"The newcomer is Vista the Flower Sword, right? Although he can't compare to the main characters of this duel, he's still a renowned Great Swordsman!"
"Twenty years ago, Hawk Eyes and Apophis became famous across the sea after defeating him. What a shame. If he had been born in another era, perhaps he could have become the protagonist of his age too?"
"There was nothing he could do. The previous era was simply too dazzling! Of the three Great Swordsmen back then, one grew into the world's strongest Great Swordsman, while the other two shook the seas under the name of the Four Emperors!"
Hearing these idle remarks, the pirates under Vista glared fiercely at the gossips.
Vista himself didn't care much. He merely felt somewhat wistful. In the eyes of others, he could be considered a monster, but compared to those true monsters, he was still far behind.
Just then, a greeting came from behind him. "Captain