"Yes, Lord Roswald! We'll capture more pirate captains to entertain you!"
Guernika, the masked CP0 agent, bowed low, his voice trembling. Even as he retreated, fear etched itself across his face.
Another masked man in a white suit hurried up.
"Guernika, what did Lord Roswald say?"
With a weary sigh, Guernika glanced at him—Joseph.
"He's displeased. Four pirate captains aren't enough for him."
Joseph's face darkened as he turned toward the black-suited agents standing silently behind them.
They were CP operatives too, from CP1 through CP8, all assembled for this mission. Their orders were twofold:
First, protect Saint Roswald's life at all costs.
Second, indulge his perverse whims—capturing pirate captains to break as slaves.
It was exhausting work. Even agents of the World Government felt the strain.
Just then, the helmsman's alarmed voice rang out:
"Lord Roswald! A pirate ship has appeared ahead, anchored near Sabaody Archipelago!"
Roswald's eyes lit up with excitement. Snatching a spyglass, he scanned the waves until the ship came into focus. His lips curled into a cruel grin.
"Bring me their captain! I want him as my new slave!"
But as the ships drew closer, Guernika and Joseph blanched. Their blood ran cold.
"L-Lord Roswald… that's the Oro Jackson! It belongs to the Roger Pirates—the strongest crew on the seas! To attack them would be—"
"Silence, worms!" Roswald snapped, his voice shrill with arrogance. "I am a Celestial Dragon—the ruler of this world! Whoever they are, they will kneel and serve me as slaves!"
Joseph staggered back, cold sweat soaking his back.
"It's over… If we provoke them, it'll be a catastrophe."
Guernika bit his lip, hand shaking as he seized a Den Den Mushi. "I must warn the Gorosei!"
Meanwhile, aboard the Oro Jackson, the crew was already fired up.
Roger unsheathed Ace, his eyes blazing with resolve.
"Brothers! Let's strip that ship bare—treasures and all!"
"OOOOH!" the crew roared, voices thundering across the sea.
Weapons in hand, they surged forward, leaping from the deck toward the Celestial Dragon's floating palace.
Guernika's frantic orders reached the Marine escorts. Cannons thundered, the sea shuddered with explosions, smoke and flame engulfing the waters.
But to the Roger Pirates, this was nothing.
Shiro's palms glowed—the Paw-Paw Fruit's power sending cannonballs rebounding in perfect arcs. The projectiles exploded against their own fleet, ripping two Marine warships apart in bursts of fire and splintered wood.
"Protect Lord Roswald!" Joseph screamed, rallying CP operatives into a defensive circle.
Bullet landed on deck like a beast unleashed. His fists crashed into the agents, each punch sending bodies flying like broken dolls.
Guernika and Joseph lunged to intercept him—only to be cut off by Oden and Shiro.
Steel clashed. Sparks flew. Though the CP0 duo were famed as the "Sword and Shield of the Celestial Dragons," their strength barely rivaled Marine Vice Admirals.
Shiro drove his sword forward, unleashing a devastating Divine Departure. The blast hurled Guernika across the deck, leaving him broken and unmoving.
Oden followed with Paradise Totsuka, his twin blades cleaving through Joseph's defense and dropping him in a heap.
Roger frowned, watching from afar.
"Oi, oi… you brats finished the fight without me?"
With a grin, he raised his blade. One swing—another Divine Departure—and a Marine warship split clean in half, its sailors screaming as they leapt into the sea.
Jabba's axes carved another vessel apart, explosions lighting up the horizon.
The once-proud Roswald Saint was now a quivering wreck. His legs buckled, teeth chattering as he scrambled backward, shrieking.
"Save me! Someone—save me!"
But no savior came. His guards lay defeated, his Marines scattered.
Shiro appeared before him in a flash, sword leveled against the trembling noble's chest.
His eyes were cold, voice dripping with disdain.
Roswald could only stare, frozen with terror, as the steel point pressed against his heart.
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