Upon hearing Luffy's brand-new title, everyone, including Luffy himself, brightened their eyes.
"Supernova Emperor! That title sounds good!"
"Is it a new title specially created because of Luffy?!"
"Are we also being called the supernova Pirate Crew?! It seems we're quite famous now!"
Some were slightly pleased with their two new titles, while others were more nervous and worried.
"This is bad! This island is a gathering place for pirates, so there must be many powerful bounty hunters here too!"
"We won't be hunted down as soon as we land, will we?!"
"No, Luffy! I suddenly got a disease that makes me die if I land on an island!"
…
After Dibaruo told the Straw Hat about the supernova, they went ahead to Sabaody Archipelago to look for Bonney.
Meanwhile, Luffy and the others continued their journey on the Sunny, guided by Kaimi and Pappagu.
After sailing for some distance, they finally saw an island formed by dozens of towering giant trees gathered together.
Countless bubbles floated above the island, radiating colorful light under the sunlight.
Making the entire island appear dreamlike, very beautiful and strange.
Such a sight immediately made the Straw Hat crew exclaim in admiration.
"Wow! What a beautiful place!"
"Is this Sabaody Archipelago? It's like a fantasy!"
"What are those flying things? Soap bubbles?"
"These strange bubbles keep flying out of the ground!"
"Will there be a problem with our Log Pose here?!"
Nami suddenly thought of the Log Pose issue and asked.
Kaimi replied upon hearing this.
"Don't worry!"
"Sabaody Archipelago is an island formed by mangroves, so it has no magnetic force."
"There are currently 79 trees on this island."
"Each tree has an independent area and number."
"Our current location is GR 44!"
"This is a residential area, let's drive the ship a little further in!"
At Kaimi's suggestion, the Sunny was finally driven to the entrance of GR 41.
After parking the ship nearby, Pappagu suddenly spoke.
"Kaimi told me you want to go to Fish-Man Island."
"To go to Fish-Man Island, you must coat your ship with a layer of resin."
"Just like those bubbles, it will wrap your ship."
"This is the only way for you to go to Fish-Man Island!"
"But if you encounter a clumsy craftsman, both the ship and the people will be severely damaged and ruined in the sea."
"However, I know a trustworthy craftsman."
"I'll take you to see him!"
Luffy thought for a moment upon hearing this.
Although they didn't plan to go to Fish-Man Island for now.
However, they would still need to coat the ship later.
And since they had entrusted the search for Bonney to the Flying Fish Riders, they truly had nothing else to do at the moment.
So, Luffy nodded and agreed.
But before Luffy could even say thank you, Pappagu suddenly became serious and said to the Straw Hat crew.
"When you land on this island later, you might see Celestial Dragons, World Nobles, walking in the streets of the town."
"You must remember…"
"No matter what happens in town, you must never lay a hand on a Celestial Dragon."
"Even if someone is killed in front of you, you must pretend not to see it."
As Pappagu said this warning, sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes held endless fear.
Those who knew what Celestial Dragons were, like Vivi and Robin, had solemn expressions and frowned secretly.
Those who were unaware, however, looked puzzled and asked doubtfully.
"Why?"
"Who are they?"
Pappagu replied.
"This world was originally founded by 20 kings."
"The Celestial Dragons are the descendants of those 20 kings."
"They enjoy supreme power."
"Once someone lays a hand on a Celestial Dragon, an Admiral will be dispatched."
With that explanation, the Straw Hat crew instantly understood the importance of the Celestial Dragons.
An Admiral, that represents the highest combat power of the Marine.
To be able to mobilize someone of that level was enough to prove the status of the Celestial Dragons.
…
After landing on the island, Luffy let everyone go their separate ways.
Ace's execution date had not yet been announced, so they didn't need to plan anything for now.
In the end, Franky and Usopp chose to stay on the Sunny.
The ship had sustained some minor damage while passing through those harsh currents earlier, and they planned to repair it.
Zoro, wanting to become stronger, stayed on the ship to train.
He had originally heard that there were many powerful bounty hunters and pirates here and wanted to go to the island to find these targets.
But Pappagu stopped him.
This place was too close to Marineford, and if they caused too much of a commotion, it was possible to alarm Marineford.
Sanji asked Pappagu about places on the island with ingredients and chose to go procure ingredients for the ship.
The other girls were pulled by Nami to go shopping at GR 30, which Kaimi had introduced.
Meanwhile, Luffy and the remaining people, led by Pappagu and Kaimi, headed towards GR 13, where the craftsman Pappagu spoke of was located.
Although Luffy knew that Rayleigh was most likely not there now, it would be a good opportunity to sightsee Sabaody Archipelago.
On the way to GR 13.
Pappagu introduced various features of the island along the way to Luffy and the others.
For example, under Pappagu's introduction, they were now riding a bubble car that looked like a bicycle but could fly in the sky.
They rode the bubble car while eating delicious food they encountered along the way and visiting new and interesting things.
Just as they were passing a certain street.
They suddenly noticed a commotion ahead.
They saw a man standing in the middle of the street, frantically shouting for help to anyone he saw on the street.
"Anyone will do~…!"
"Please take this off!"
"I don't want to die!"
"Quickly lend me an axe or a saw or something, help me take this collar off!"
"I won't harm you!"
"My wife and children are still in my hometown!"
"I'm not being a pirate anymore!"
"I want to go back!"
"Please, I beg you!"
The man spoke frantically while desperately trying to tear off a collar on his neck.
However, facing his pleas for help, everyone around him looked nervous and fearful, keeping their distance, afraid of getting involved with him.
Pappagu was also particularly nervous at this moment and said to Luffy and the others.
"Don't get involved!"
"That guy was most likely caught by human traffickers, then sold and became a slave."
"He should have escaped after being brought to this island by his buyer."
As soon as Pappagu finished speaking.
They saw the man suddenly glance behind him, and instantly, as if he had seen a ghost, he ran frantically forward.
However, just as he ran a few steps.
They heard a "boom" of an explosion.
Everyone saw the collar on the man's neck suddenly explode, and the man immediately fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Pappagu immediately frowned and said to Luffy and the others.
"Slaves are usually chained."
"If the chain is broken and they escape, the collar will automatically explode!"
Just then, the crowd suddenly became extremely panicked and chaotic.
Everyone ran frantically away from the man, shouting in alarm.
"Waaahhh… That guy is a runaway slave of the Celestial Dragons!"
"Get away! Don't get involved with that guy, or you'll be dead!"
As these panicked shouts echoed, Luffy and the others saw a group of people walking unhurriedly and arrogantly behind the slave.
The moment they saw these people, Pappagu and Kaimi's expressions changed drastically.
Kaimi asked in panic and worry.
"Pappagu! It's the Celestial Dragons! What should we do?!"
Hatchan immediately got out of the bubble car, knelt on the ground, and said,
"Don't worry!"
"As long as we don't offend them, nothing will happen!"
"You guys hurry up and kneel too, and don't make eye contact with the Celestial Dragons."
As Hatchan said this to Luffy and the others, everyone around them immediately knelt down in unison.
They all bowed their heads, not daring to look directly at the few people who had appeared in the middle of the street.
In the center of the street, two Celestial Dragons, accompanied by a slave and a group of guards, slowly walked up to the runaway slave.
"How annoying, Father, another one is broken!"
"Buy me a new one!"
Shalulia looked at the slave lying on the ground with a disgusted expression, complaining.
Saint Roswald, who was standing by, sighed upon hearing this and said,
"Really! You're terrible at training them!"
"You've broken one Captain after another from my collection!"
Upon hearing this, Shalulia angrily stepped forward and kicked the slave, while kicking him, she said contemptuously,
"This guy is too useless!"
"He's a grown man, yet he's crying and muttering about family."
"Hmph! He's just a lowly human!"
"How annoying!"
With that, she suddenly pulled out a pistol from her person.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and the man's life was completely ended.
This scene terrified everyone around, filling their eyes with horror and fear, not daring to make a sound.
Kaimi had the same expression, and tears even welled up in her eyes.
Hatchan gritted his teeth and turned to Luffy behind him, saying,
"You absolutely must not act, Straw Hat!"
"Once you act, it'll all be over…"
Mid-sentence, Hatchan's voice suddenly cut off, and his pupils widened abruptly.
His eyes instantly filled with endless terror, and cold sweat immediately swept over his entire body.
At this moment, Luffy was still standing behind him.
Among this crowd of kneeling people, he stood out remarkably.
Seeing this, Hatchan immediately cried out in a panicked whisper,
"Kneel down quickly, Straw Hat!"
"They'll see you!"
"If they see that you haven't knelt, they'll definitely kill you."
Luffy, upon hearing this, replied with a cold expression,
"What are you talking about?"
"It's already good enough that I'm not killing them!"
"And you want me to kneel to them?"
Just as Luffy was replying to Hatchan.
Saint Roswald suddenly noticed the particularly conspicuous figure standing in the crowd ahead.
Immediately, he frowned and let out a soft exclamation.
"Hmm?!"
Shalulia, hearing her father's voice, looked at him in confusion.
And upon noticing her father looking in a certain direction, she also looked over.
With just one glance, her brows also furrowed.
"You commoner, why aren't you kneeling when you see us?"
"Are you trying to die?"
Shalulia cursed at Luffy, then walked over with her gun.
Her curse immediately drew the attention of everyone present.
People looked in the direction she was walking.
When they saw that Luffy was audacious enough to stand there, everyone's bodies trembled with fright, and gasps of surprise broke out.
"~ Is that guy crazy? He actually dares not to kneel!"
"Hurry up and kneel! That idiot! He'll be killed!"
"It's too late! He's already been discovered by the Celestial Dragons! Even if he kneels now, the Celestial Dragons definitely won't spare him!"
"That guy is too stupid! He actually dares to stand in front of a Celestial Dragon! Who exactly is he? Doesn't he know that disobeying the will of a Celestial Dragon will lead to death?"
Someone lamented Luffy's foolishness, wondering where this idiot came from.
And just after he finished asking, a gasp suddenly rang out from the crowd.
"No… no way?!"
Hearing this gasp, the people around immediately looked over curiously.
And in that instant, they saw that the person who spoke had eyes full of terror, looking as if they were too shocked to control themselves.
Seeing his shocked and panicked reaction, others quickly asked,
"What's wrong?"
"Why are you so scared?"
The person still maintained an expression of endless panic, looking at Luffy's figure, and stammered,
"That… that person…"
"He… he is…"
"Supernova Emperor, Straw Hat Luffy!!!"
Boom!
As soon as these words came out.
The crowd instantly erupted.
Everyone's eyes were instantly filled with endless shock and fear.
This island was a gathering place for pirates.
So everyone would have heard the names of the influential pirates who had recently appeared on the island.
And in recent days, what they had heard most about on the island was this newly born title, and the great name of Straw Hat.
Because of the Enies Lobby incident that shook the world a few days ago, everyone knew that the Straw Hat was about to arrive on this island.
In the past few days, discussions about the Straw Hat and Straw Hat had become even more intense.
You could hear this name almost everywhere you went.
And now, they actually saw the real person here!
In an instant, the crowd became completely silent.
Besides astonishment and panic, there was no other expression on anyone's face.
The Supernova Emperor with a bounty of 3 billion Berries, facing an enraged Celestial Dragon.
They no longer dared to imagine what terrible things would happen.
(Okay, Zhao) So at this moment, they were just like puppets, staring blankly in Luffy's direction.
On Luffy's side.
Hatchan immediately panicked when he saw that the Celestial Dragons had discovered Luffy.
And when he heard that Celestial Dragon insulting Luffy, he was instantly struck as if by lightning.
He looked at Luffy in a panic.
When he saw the anger and coldness in Luffy's eyes, Hatchan immediately pleaded frantically,
"You absolutely must not act, Straw Hat!"
"It will attract an Admiral!"
Kaimi also said worriedly from the side,
"Luffy, just listen to Hatchan!"
"If an Admiral is drawn here, you guys will be in danger!"
Luffy frowned upon hearing this.
Being insulted like this, he really wanted to vent his anger right now.
However, Bonney had not been found yet, and the Straw Hat had also scattered.
If an Admiral was drawn here, the others might be in danger.
So Luffy decided to temporarily swallow his anger.
After finding Bonney and gathering the Straw Hat, he would come back to settle the score with the Celestial Dragons.
Just as Luffy was thinking, Shalulia had already walked over.
She raised her gun, pointed it at Luffy, looked at him with a disdainful gaze, and cursed angrily,
"You commoner, why aren't you kneeling down for me?"
"You're just a lowly human, yet you dare to stand at the same height as us great Celestial Dragons."
"Commoners are only fit to bow their heads in front of us, to be trampled under our feet!"
"I command you now, kneel down for me quickly."
"That way I will let you die a quick death."
"Otherwise…"
"I will capture you and make you a slave, torment you every day, abuse you, and make your life worse than death!"
As Shalulia spoke the last words, a hint of playful and sinister amusement appeared in her eyes.
She had already decided in her heart that even if Luffy knelt, she would still take him back and torture and humiliate him severely.
Only then could her anger be appeased.
And Hatchan, upon hearing these words, his worry instantly intensified.
He knew that at this point, it was impossible to resolve this matter perfectly.