One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 155 I won double the reward!

At the very beginning of the game, Cracker eliminated two cars. Of the remaining five cars, four were competing against each other, while the last one was following behind Cracker's car and thus witnessed Cracker's strength.

Therefore, he didn't intend to make a move; instead, he followed closely behind, hoping to take advantage of the situation.

He didn't care about anything else, stepped on the gas and sped forward.

Compared to Cracker's use of the sword, the other fighters were much more ruthless.

One of the vehicles had been modified, with mechanical arms constantly extending from its front, each carrying a cannonball.

The shell was originally aimed at another vehicle, but because Cracker rushed up and got too close to the vehicle, it was also hit.

There were no injuries, but the black smoke from the explosion was so thick that it stung his eyes and obscured Cracker's vision.

The vehicle that fired the shell ignored it and, before the black smoke dissipated, stepped on the gas and sped forward.

The stands erupted in cheers; the more intense the competition on the track, the more interesting the race would be.

"That's your younger brother, isn't it?"

Katakuri frowned slightly as he heard a woman's voice beside him.

Katakuri ignored her, but continued speaking, "Aren't you worried that something might happen to him? Although there are rules in the competition, if an accident does occur, they won't investigate too deeply."

Katakuri scoffed. This was a trivial matter, not even a problem, and Cracker wasn't something to worry him about.

Moreover, Cracker is about to retaliate.

As if in response to Katakuri's idea, the black smoke on the track was split open and dispersed under its strong wind speed.

A sword blade flew out from the black smoke, chasing after the two vehicles that were firing cannons.

The blade carved a crack in the ground, but this did not slow it down; on the contrary, it made it appear even more powerful and unavoidable.

There were three people in the car in front: one was driving, one was controlling the shells, and the other was observing the surroundings.

The three were gloating when they heard a loud explosion behind them and froze. The observer turned around and saw a sword blade, like a charging wolf, lunging at them with its gaping maw.

"Aaaaaaah! Turn around!"

"No, no! There's no escaping it now!"

Originally there was only a vertical blade, but suddenly a horizontal blade appeared, which was more powerful and faster!

The speed is superimposed, and the range is huge; they can't dodge it no matter what!

"Damn it! Fire all the shells!"

If we're going to die, we'll die together!

But it was too late. The person who fired the shell was so nervous that he slowed down by two seconds, and the blade had already flown in and cleaved the car in two. They were lucky; the horizontal blade only cleaved the bottom and seat of the car and did not hit anyone directly.

Cracker drove his car out of the black smoke and drove forward without any hindrance.

Katakuri wasn't surprised at all; he had already seen it with his Observation Haki. Even without using Observation Haki, his brother's strength wasn't something to worry him about.

He thought the woman beside him would shut up and leave, but she spoke again, "Your family members are all very powerful."

"But Katakuri, don't you know who I am?"

Katakuri turned his head curiously upon hearing the sound, but froze the moment he saw the person.

"You're surprised to see me?" A playful glint flashed in the woman's eyes.

Katakuri had initially thought it was someone insignificant, but it turned out to be her. He regretted ignoring her earlier. "Did Yu invite you here?"

The woman shook her head. "She doesn't know I'm here. I have my own things to do." Her gaze glanced at Katakuri, seemingly casually, but it was unclear whether she was looking at him or something else.

"If you see Yu, just pretend this never happened and don't tell Yu."

Katakuri was puzzled, and when he met the woman's smile, a bad feeling flashed through his mind.

"Katakuri-san!"

Suddenly, Cracker's voice came from behind. Katakuri was momentarily distracted, and when he turned around, the person was gone.

"Brother, I won double the reward! Three million became thirty million!" Cracker excitedly waved the medal in his hand.

Katakuri's thoughts were still on the person from before, so he casually replied, "Mm."

Cracker saw Katakuri talking to someone, but he couldn't see who it was. "Brother, did that person want to talk to you?"

"Who is she? When did you meet her?"

Katakuri's intuition told him that seeing that person this time wouldn't be a good thing.

Her eyes looked different from the last time I saw her, and when she mentioned You, her tone didn't seem as gentle as before; there seemed to be some other emotion in her voice.

When I look at myself, the scrutiny I used to show is gone, and so is the appreciation. It feels very strange.

Katakuri couldn't understand what kind of unusual emotion it was, or why it was like this. Given her identity, Katakuri was unwilling to question it further.

"It's alright, let's keep playing." Katakuri skipped over the question to Cracker, not intending to discuss it further. "What are we going to play next?"

Seeing that his brother didn't want to talk, Cracker didn't press further. He was there to have fun! "Let's go gamble! Katakuri-san, you have to help me!"

"... "

Although he was unwilling in words and expressions, Katakuri still secretly helped Cracker cheat after Cracker lost five rounds in a row at the casino.

Cracker didn't realize his luck was so bad; he kept making the wrong bets. Eventually, some people around him noticed and started betting against him.

While others have won money and recouped their losses, he's almost giving it all away.

"Brother! Don't interfere, I want to win this round myself!"

As the saying goes, losing one or two games is no big deal, but losing three or more games is a problem.

Cracker is determined to win against this table; he's determined to win this time on his own!

"Big! I'll bet on big!"

Cracker threw in a hundred coins. This time he learned his lesson and chose the opposite of his first instinct!

Katakuri ignored him and walked away.

If he runs out of G-coins later, he'll come back on his own.

Outside the arcade, there was a fountain. The water in the fountain was also coated with gold powder. The gold powder sprayed out of the clear water, and the refraction of the water droplets made the fountain particularly shiny.

Directly behind the pool is the tallest building in the entire Grantesoro, where there are even more pirates than in the amusement area.

Moreover, those pirates are all of high status, and there are probably even Celestial Dragons among them.

But Katakuri wasn't interested in any of that.

The rest area that Bakara mentioned is inside, as is Yu's.

Katakuri walked around the pool and headed towards the tower, looking forward to seeing Yu, yet unsure of how to approach her.

If she is still wearing that outfit, then we can't call her You anymore; but if she comes out in her original identity, can we still talk to her?

Suddenly, I felt a pang of envy for Sweet. That wolf cub could run over so easily, unlike him, who didn't even have the courage to meet him.

A beam of blue light shot out from the chest area beneath the scarf, pointing towards the right side of the tower.

The step that was originally moving forward turned in the direction of the crystal finger before anyone could react.

Katakuri sighed inwardly and followed behind.

Grantesoro has a dedicated commercial district, which is in the direction Katakuri is heading now, exactly opposite to the gaming area.

The streets were just as crowded as the game area; on the contrary, the people here were dressed more appropriately, strolling around the neighborhood in pairs.

There are so many things, mostly diamonds and gold, but after seeing them all, they become just so-so.

Following the crystal's guidance, Katakuri arrived at a shop called Etsubo.

Judging from the name, it's hard to tell what they do.

Katakuri quickly found out what it was about.

Everyone who comes here is alone, but everyone who comes out is in pairs.

"Sir, if you're alone, would you like to come in and take a look? We don't sell anything here, we only rent dance partners, male or female."