"Are you a Celestial Dragon too, Shinra?"
"...no, I am not." Shinra rubbed his temple and asked, "How can I be the Celestial Dragon?"
How could he be a Celestial Dragon?
After all, he knew himself that he didn't come from this world, and he just visited this place because he wanted to colonize, so why did he suddenly become the Celestial Dragon?
"Do you think I have a noble origin?"
On that question, Robin, Carina, and Baby 5 nodded. "Yes."
They had seen nobles who were snobbish and even lacked qualities that were described in the story. Instead of those people who follow the motto of "Noblesse Oblige," protecting those below them, they sucked the blood, tears, and everything of those who lived under them, like a greedy pig that wouldn't get satisfied no matter how much they had eaten.
Meanwhile, while Shinra was far from the description of someone who followed the "Noblesse Oblige," without a doubt, he was far nobler than those nobles.
Still, no matter what his origin was, Robin smiled and said, "But it's all good, isn't it? Now, you have become the owner of the Donquixote Family."
Yes, after the Five Elders made such an abrupt decision, they brought him to the Donquixote family, and naturally, everyone in the family welcomed him.
Why did they have such a reaction?
It was simple because Shinra had a power that matched the Four Emperors. He was like Shanks, who was, despite being a pirate, also a Celestial Dragon, and even if Shanks had such status, if he wanted to, he could return to become part of the World Noble.
As for Doflamingo, while he was also the Celestial Dragon, he couldn't return and could only live as a broker in the underworld.
What was the difference?
Naturally, a power.
As long as one had power, even if someone from the Celestial Dragon was thrown away and became a pirate, they could return at any moment.
At the same time, the World Nobles also weren't a monolithic group, and even if everyone was a noble, there was a hierarchy among them. In front of the mortals, the Donquixote Family would be worshipped, and everyone could only bow when they saw them, but in front of the Five Elders, all of them were as good as little mice in front of fierce, hungry cats.
So, when the Five Elders said that Shinra was a member of the Donquixote Family, they all agreed, and no one questioned their decision. Instead, they were happy that their family had a powerful individual among them.
After all, the position of the Donquixote Family had always been quite iffy, especially when one of their members, Doflamingo Homing, the father of Doflamingo, wanted to release his status as the World Noble and live among the mortals, as he thought that everyone was equal.
Yet, how could the family agree with that and not have the same problem happen once again? They gave Homing a cruel punishment, letting him die, and many tragedies happened to his family, leaving him killed by his eldest son, Doflamingo.
As for Doflamingo?
If Doflamingo could be as powerful as Shanks, then they would welcome him without hesitation!
Yet, without a doubt, no matter if Shinra was just a bastard child of their member, they all welcomed him since with him, the position of the Doflamingo Family was as stable as it could be.
Still, it was hard for them to maintain their polite attitude, and they wanted to discipline him, so he would follow all of their words faithfully, but all of them were directly hypnotized by him.
Anyway, they were all just weak nobles who had no power, and frankly, even if the Doflamingo Family was a royalty, at this moment, they were just one part of the World Nobles and the money that they could get was limited, as they had no industry, and only relied on the pocket money given from the Heavenly Tribute.
There was nothing valuable in this place, so Shinra didn't stay any longer and thought to go to the Marine, to make a report, and this was also what the Five Elders wished for him.
As for the Donquixote Family, if this family gave Shinra a hard time, then they would misunderstand him. Instead, they believed that he would control this family, and this was within their wish since his rise definitely worked to their advantage.
Still, as they left, Carina looked around the manor of the Donquixote Family boredly, as their value was less than she had imagined, but Robin took many books, records of the Donquixote Family, which were covered in dust in the library.
As for Baby 5, she had a complete belief in him and for him, she could do anything.
As for Doflamingo, who was he?
Baby 5 had already forgotten about Doflamingo!
"Say, Shinra, have you thought about why the original twenty kingdoms of the World Government overthrew the Big Kingdom in the past?" Robin asked curiously.
"Why?"
"Yes." Robin nodded. "There should be a reason, right? The Big Kingdom has existed for so long, so why should the Twenty Kingdom try to overthrow it?"
"Well, if there is a reason, then those Twenty Kingdoms feel that their rights are infringed."
"Are their rights being infringed?"
Shinra thought for a moment to answer Robin, who had become so curious. "In the beginning the Twenty Kingdoms were an alliance, followers, or even something lower, like subordinates of the Big Kingdom, but somehow, the decision of the king of the Big Kingdom made them angry, and because of that they decided to kill the king and take away the kingdom, and thus, the World Government was born."
"..." Carina and Robin.
While Baby 5's head was empty, thinking that Shinra, who was in deep thought, was as handsome as ever, Carina and Robin thought of his words seriously, and the more his words revolved in their minds, the stronger their agreement with his words.
"So, what was this big decision that made them so angry?"
"I don't know." Shinra looked at Robin and Carina helplessly and said, "What do you think I am?"
"...." 2x
"But I can guess."
"What is it?!" 2x
As expected of him, they thought.
"Well, probably, the king of the Big Kingdom wished to abolish slavery."
"Slavery..." 2x
Carina and Robin frowned. They had seen slaves many times, and those kingdoms that weren't part of the World Kingdoms had all become slaves, sold in many places, but somehow, they also understood why the original Twenty Kingdoms were angry at the King of the Big Kingdom, who wanted to abolish slavery.
After all, slaves were property; they were all obtained with money, blood, and tears.
If the King of the Big Kingdom wanted to liberate all of those slaves, would this king return all of their money?
With that laughing, silly face, would that king even think all of that?
Somehow, they understood why the King of the Big Kingdom was destroyed.
Yes, the King of the Big Kingdom's wish was noble, yet he was naive.
"He is a good guy, though."
"Yup, he is a good guy."
Still, as for his point of view toward slavery in this world, Shinra decided not to make a comment as it would take a long time to explain. Instead, he should focus on improving his power, since, instead of talking about ambitions and other things, if he had no power, then it would be impossible to change anything.
Even Luffy had to do two years of training to become the Pirate King, right?
Yet, regardless, as Shinra thought to have a peaceful journey to the Marines Headquarters, it seemed that it was hard, since—
"I am one of the Admirals of the Marines, Kuzan." An incredibly tall, slim, yet muscular man with an afro-like hair, stood as his gaze looked solemnly at the young man before him. "Nice to meet you, Uchiha Shinra."
"...." Everyone.