Aiming for the top with the magnetic fruit in One Piece

Banaro Island, Grand Line

Vlad's ship landed silently in a hidden area of ​​the island, Enel was the first to get off the ship.

"Brother, is there any specific reason for coming to this island?"

Wearing his iconic headscarf, bare-chested, baggy patterned pants, and gold bracelets on each hand and earrings, Vlad had not been stingy with the jewelry and gold he acquired.

Looking at the little god of thunder beside him who was holding a golden staff, Vlad ran his gaze over Enel's back feeling that something was missing, the tomoe drums.

The current Enel had not yet put on the drums, but he still kept those long earlobes, according to Enel, his ears were always like that, something that took Vlad by surprise.

"We're just on our way, our goal is somewhere else, but Enel, I told you I was going to take you to enjoy the Grand Line, naturally we'll see the islands so you can expand your horizons."

Vlad, who always had a lollipop in his mouth, had a tight black t-shirt and white baggy pants of the same type that Enel wore but without patterns.

"I understand Big Brother, thanks" 

Enel trying not to be left behind by Vlad's long strides was quite comical to look at.

Vlad has no problem carrying him but Enel was someone who was proud so he could only quietly laugh at this little God of Thunder.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, on this island they have a candy festival every year and today just happens to be one of those days, so let's hurry up."

Vlad doesn't wait for Enel to answer and disappears straight from where he was, letting dust fill Enel's face.

Enel: ...

Enel, with veins on his forehead, transformed into a lightning bolt and headed off towards the village.

As soon as Enel arrived he found Vlad devouring the desserts at every stand he passed by.

He approached Vlad in a bad mood and said.

"Brother Vlad, did you really come here to feast on sweets and not to expand my worldview or not?"

Enel who was speaking while Vlad continued eating became more and more sure of his theory.

"Enel, what are you talking about? Why don't you go to where they sell candy apples?" Vlad who was talking saw Enel transform into a lightning bolt, appearing at the candy apple stand.

.....

"That Enel really is still obsessed with apples just like in the anime..."

Vlad stopped thinking about nonsense as he continued to enjoy the desserts, but it wasn't long before his attention was caught by a corner of the festival.

"That person..." Vlad noticed a huge 6 meter figure with horns, purple hair, pale skin and gothic clothing.

"Kishishishi"

"Captain Moria is invincible!!"

"Our captain is the best!"

"Kishishishi, no one can beat me!"

Indeed, it was him, Gecko Moria dancing and jumping with his crew, around him there was a large audience witnessing something resembling an arm wrestling contest.

Vlad thought of the Gecko Moria of the future, which bore a great parallel to the Moria he was observing right now.

One of the supernovas of this generation, the current Moria was in his physical prime, not having the fatty belly he would have a few years later.

Vlad remembered the stories he knew from the anime, this Moria really was a threat, something completely different from the Moria the Mugiwaras fought, this current Moria was at least 10 times stronger than the Moria Luffy faced.

According to the original plot, Moria was on equal terms with Kaido, obviously Kaido surpassed him at some point and even massacred his entire crew.

But the fact that Moria, being currently a young man, is equal to Kaido in his youth already speaks volumes about his strength.

The Moria of the future was a tragic character.

Moria was so traumatized by what Kaido did to his human crew that he decided to use zombies as his crew so he wouldn't feel attached to them, and since they were literally undead, they can't be "killed".

If Moria had continued training his physique, instead of being under Kaido's mental shadow, hidden in Thriller Bark, he would surely be a nightmare combined with his Shadow Fruit.

Vlad sighed and walked over to the crowd to see what this was all about.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our champion, Mr. Moria is on a winning streak, is there any man who has the confidence to defeat him?"

The host of the event shouted and spat saliva while trying to get everyone's attention.

Vlad was not very interested in participating in something like that, but the presenter's next words made him change his mind.

"Let me tell you, the prize for the winner is a cake the size of a grown man, the best dessert of the festival, costing a huge amount of Belly and exported exclusively from the New World!!"

He had barely finished speaking when suddenly a tall figure with blue-black hair appeared on the scene.

"I'm Vlad, let me join in." Vlad came out of nowhere and sat directly in front of Moria, putting his arm on the table.

Moria frowned but the presenter was pleased.

Moria's eyes met Vlad's eyes directly, without saying a word, he had a feeling that this new adversary was different from the rest...

They both shook hands and prepared for the duel, although the scene was a little strange due to the difference in size, Moria was a giant after all, but somehow they had managed to accommodate both of their arms so that the duel could take place.

"Alright! Lord Moria against the new challenger, Vlad!"

"BEGIN"

The words had barely finished when the stone table shook, and Vlad began his silent duel with Moria.

Both of their arm muscles were bulging with veins, but as time passed, Vlad felt that he was losing ground very quickly, it seemed that Moria's physical strength was superior.

Although Vlad trained his physique.

He barely had the strength equivalent to a Water Seven Luffy, this, for an opponent like Moria who was at his peak and was comparable to Kaido himself, was somewhat insufficient...

"Capital is succeeding, it will win again!"

Moria's tribulation continued to cheer in the distance.

Not far away in the crowd, Enel had also arrived to see the scene, he was surprised to see Moria who seemed to be giving his older brother Vlad a hard time.

"What is Brother Vlad doing? He can't really lose, can he? Brother Vlad is invincible, he can't lose!"

Enel had his eyes wide open watching the duel.

Meanwhile, under Moria's mocking laughter, blue flashes appeared around Vlad.

"Well, let's see if your arm can handle this, Mr. Moria."

Laughing, Vlad activated the magnetic force on Moria's arm, causing him to yelp in surprise.

"WHAT?"

Moria didn't know what was happening but his arm was suddenly losing ground with an enormous repulsive force pushing him.

The stone table that was supporting this monster duel could no longer hold on, lines of cracks appeared and in the next moment when Moria's arm fell down with force, the stone table completely shattered.

"It just can't be..."

"Captain Moria... Lost!??"

The crew of Moria were open-mouthed at the scene.

Moria, who had a dark face, stood in front of Vlad, one of 6 meters, and another of 2 meters.

Moria stared at Vlad and a hand extended into Vlad's sight.

"Good duel, who exactly are you?"

Vlad was a little surprised by Moria's temper and shook her hand back.

"I'm Vlad, nice to meet you."

Vlad, who had already deactivated his magnetic power, looked at Moria and his approaching crew, analyzing them.

Enel, who had arrived who knows when, was already standing next to Vlad, coldly looking at Moria's crew.

A tension spread throughout the audience...

"Wait... Vlad? I think I've heard that name before, yes I remember now!"

One of the Moria pirates pointed at Vlad and said.

"You're a famous bounty hunter, Vlad the famous metal falcon with a historic kill record! You were supposed to have disappeared out of nowhere, you were thought to be dead..."

When the others heard that he was a bounty hunter, they took out their weapons and pointed them at Vlad without hesitation, they thought that Vlad was here to hunt them down.

"Ah yes, although I no longer dedicate myself to that profession, now I am a pirate" Vlad did not care about the reactions and spoke lightly.

Moria, who had been frowning, relaxed upon hearing this and a smile formed on her big face.

"Interesting, Vlad are you interested in joining my crew? You have a curious ability." Moria still remembered that force that pushed his arm and planned to investigate more about Vlad later.

Vlad shook his head and politely declined.

"I'm sorry but no, I just formed my own pirate band and I have no interest in disbanding it"

 Vlad wondered if Moria would be angry at being rejected but then his doubts disappeared.

Moria blinked slightly upon hearing "Kishishishi, alright then, that's all, we'll meet as enemies at sea next time, bye." 

Watching Moria and her crew walk away, Enel, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.

"Who were those?" Enel, who was still holding his golden staff and had prepared for a fight, felt disappointed.

"Put away those fighting intentions Enel, that Moria is no simpleton" Vlad turned around without thinking much about what happened and began to devour the prize cake, splashing some on Enel's face causing him to curse Vlad 100 times.