"Didn't you hear me? You filthy... Ahhh!!! It's you! You bastard! It's you!" The Celestial Dragon on the deck of the battered ship, seeing that the pirate in front of him wasn't reacting, started to shout. Halfway through, he suddenly saw Aeridar's face and screamed, seemingly recognizing him.
"Oh, what a small world, Eanriel-sei. We meet again." Seeing that he had been recognized, Aeridar turned around and greeted him with a smile. That's right, this Celestial Dragon was the same Saint Eanriel that Aeridar had knocked out with his Conqueror's Haki back in the Sabaody Archipelago.
"You know him?!" Hancock looked at Aeridar, a flash of killing intent in her eyes.
"We have a history." Not caring about the killing intent, Aeridar kept his smile and explained softly.
"You damned, filthy, disgusting pirate! You made me lose all my face! I'm going to kill you!!!" Saint Eanriel was on the verge of going mad.
He had put pressure on the Marines, and an Admiral had been dispatched, but they had come back empty-handed. Unwilling to give up, he protested to Marine Headquarters, but Fleet Admiral Sengoku gave him the runaround.
Finally, even the Gorosei put pressure on him, telling him it was for the greater good and compensating him with some things.
The whole incident had spread throughout Mariejois, and many of the other Celestial Dragons were laughing at him.
But he was helpless. The guards of his family weren't necessarily a match for the pirate, and the Gorosei and the Marines wouldn't help him. In his frustration, he went on a trip to clear his head, but he ran into a huge storm and was swept into the Calm Belt. Luckily, his ship was lined with Seastone, so it wasn't targeted by any Sea Kings.
However, he was then hit by a mysterious tsunami, which damaged his already broken ship even more and caused heavy losses to his guards.
"A history?" A hint of confusion appeared in Hancock's eyes. He has a history with a World Noble, a Celestial Dragon? Is it true?
"In this world, strength is respected, and power is supreme!" Aeridar said with a meaningful tone, leaving the giant traveling snake's head where Hancock stood with furrowed brows.
With that, Aeridar flew toward the ship where Saint Eanriel was.
Thump~
Aeridar was fast, covering a distance of two to three hundred meters in a few seconds, landing on the bow deck of the World Government ship.
"Be careful! He's a Warlord of the Sea!"
"He's the monster they call him in the New World."
"A monster with catastrophic strength! Protect Eanriel-sei!"
"If we can get help from him, it seems we can leave this place."
Upon Aeridar's arrival, dozens of guardian knights and government agents on the ship rushed forward, nervously blocking Saint Eanriel. Some were even sweating profusely.
"You damned pirate! Get down on your knees and prostate yourself before me, then offer up your ship! I might consider forgiving you for offending me. Otherwise, you can wait for a Marine Admiral to come and destroy you!" Saint Eanriel's face was twisted and ferocious. He pushed away a man in a black suit who was protecting him and roared at Aeridar on the bow deck.
Hearing Saint Eanriel's words, the group of guardian knights and government agents nearly fainted, their heads spinning. Although they maintained a blank expression on the outside, they were cursing wildly on the inside.
Oh for the love of... This guy is a monster from the New World! If you say that, how can he possibly help you? Even if you're a Celestial Dragon, and he doesn't dare to kill you, he can still leave you here to be eaten by a Sea King or just let you die. It's not like he's the one killing you. If you die, even if the World Government finds out, they'll have no reason to hold him accountable. You'll just die for nothing. It's not like there haven't been Celestial Dragons who have been eaten by Sea Kings or died in bad weather before.
"Hey, hey, hey, esteemed Eanriel-sei, are you out of your goddamn mind?" Aeridar scratched his head, his eyes widening slightly as he spoke with a grim expression. "I'm a pirate! Saving people isn't my style! Shouldn't you be calling the Marines for help?"
"You bastard!" Saint Eanriel cursed angrily. "Are you an idiot? You damned scum! If the Den Den Mushi weren't all dead, I would have already left! Besides, it's an honor for you to give me your ship. If you keep talking, I'll have the Marines flatten your doghouse! You damn fool!"
As soon as Saint Eanriel finished speaking, a silver-haired man in a black suit behind him suddenly changed his expression.
"Hehehe, so that's it. The Den Den Mushi are all dead, hehehe..." Hearing this, Aeridar grinned, letting out a low, satisfied, and hearty laugh.
Similarly, Hancock, on the head of the giant traveling snake, heard Saint Eanriel's words, and her beautiful eyes instantly flared with intense killing intent. Even Oliver on the Chris felt a chill run down his spine and glanced at Hancock. That woman... her killing intent is massive! he thought to himself.
"W-what are you laughing at?" Saint Eanriel heard Aeridar's cold laughter and immediately felt a bad omen.
"Eanriel-sei, step back!" The silver-haired man in the black suit stepped out from behind Saint Eanriel to shield him.
"I'm laughing because you're the idiot!" Aeridar said, licking his lips with a bloodthirsty, sinister grin. "In the Calm Belt, with no way to contact the outside world, what makes you think you have the right to be so arrogant in front of me? Is it your status as a 'World Noble' and a 'Descendant of the Creators'? Hehehe... you're nothing but a piece of trash that thinks it's great."
BOOM!
Aeridar twisted his wrist and leaped off the bow, launching himself forward. The deck cracked, and the front half of the entire ship sank downwards, displacing the seawater on both sides.
"He's actually doing it!" A look of surprise flashed in Hancock's beautiful eyes.
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