Chapter 19: Celestial Dragon Maid — One-Sword Style Grandmaster Swordsman Appears!
[Congratulations, Host! Together with the Straw Hat Pirates, you have triggered the world-shaking "Worst Incident in History" and completed the joint adventure sign-in quest!]
[Ding! Reward: SSS-Class Technology – Eternal Shackles received! (Collar-type. Anyone bound by the Eternal Shackles can never defy the Host's will for the rest of their life unless their strength surpasses the Host's. Otherwise, obedience until death.)]
[Ding! Reward: One-Sword Style Grandmaster-Level Swordsmanship received!]
[Ding! Reward: Skill – Petrification Immunity received!]
[Ding! Reward: 50 billion berries received!]
Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 1 Auction House
The entire venue had already turned into a battlefield between the Straw Hats and the Marines.
Just as Rok raised Undead to end Saint Shalria's life once and for all— the system notifications rang out.
All rewards, including the SSS-class Eternal Shackles, instantly appeared in his inventory.
He didn't know exactly what triggered the quest completion, but right now, he had a far more interesting idea than simply killing her.
What if… he put the Eternal Shackles on Shalria instead?
Do it.
Under Shalria's terrified gaze, Rok shattered her bubble helmet with a knife-hand strike, knocked her out cold, and locked the high-tech collar around her snow-white neck.
The system never disappointed.
Once equipped, the Eternal Shackles turned completely invisible—no trace of a collar remained.
And immediately, Rok felt it: a direct link to Shalria's hazy consciousness.
He could command her will itself.
Any order he gave, she would obey—even if it was to slit her own throat.
Truly worthy of SSS-class technology.
Killing her would've been too merciful. A single moment of death for a Celestial Dragon? Far too kind.
And while he didn't need slaves… having an absolutely obedient, top-tier Celestial Dragon maid? Heh heh heh…
Rok left the unconscious Shalria on the floor.
Keeping her identity and status intact would maximize the collar's value.
Once she returned to Mariejois— he would have an unconditionally loyal spy at the very heart of the World Nobles.
BOOM!
"Straw Hat Pirates—prepare to die! You've caused a catastrophe beyond forgiveness! The Admiral is already on his way!"
Under the command of a Rear Admiral, over ten thousand Marines from the Sabaody garrison had completely surrounded Luffy and the others.
Thousands of them were elite troops.
Virtually every Marine on the archipelago was here.
It couldn't be helped.
Beating a Celestial Dragon to death in public? This incident was beyond horrific.
"Damn it, there're more and more of them!"
"Hey, Luffy! We need to break out now, or we're done for!"
Sweat poured down Zoro's forehead. His bandaged wounds burned, and his sword hands trembled slightly.
He still hadn't recovered from his fight with Bartholomew Kuma.
Against this many Marines, even with Luffy and Sanji, they could only hold for so long.
And an Admiral was coming.
Rok, that lunatic, was even crazier than Luffy!
HUMMM—!!!
Just as Zoro urged Luffy to retreat— a crimson flash streaked past behind them.
A blood-red slash, radiant as a rainbow piercing the sun, soared over the Straw Hats and crashed into the Marine ranks.
"ARRRGHHH!!!"
Screams filled the air.
In a single strike, one-third of the ten thousand Marines collapsed—over three thousand elite soldiers instantly incapacitated.
RUMBLE—!!!
The slash carved the entire auction house in half, exposing everyone to the open sky.
The remaining Marines froze in horror.
The Straw Hats were strong, but they could at least be stalled.
That masked man just took out three thousand men with one swing?!
Every fallen Marine writhed in agony, clutching their heads as if their very souls had been sliced.
Terrifying.
After that single slash, the surviving Marines stumbled backward, fear overriding all orders.
"That swordsmanship…!"
"He's a demon straight from hell!"
"I heard he's the one who killed the Celestial Dragon!"
No one moved forward. Even the Rear Admiral's furious shouts fell on deaf ears.
Are you kidding?! He dropped three thousand elites in one hit— going up there just meant dying in two!
"Eh?! Rok, you're that strong?!"
"Waaah, my medicine is officially dead! Rok, you have to take responsibility for me!!"
"That swordsmanship…"
The Straw Hats were just as stunned.
Even Zoro, at his current level, couldn't fell three thousand Marines in one strike.
Luffy's eyes sparkled like a kid who just discovered a new dinosaur.
He knew Rok was strong— but this strong?!
If they could get him on the crew… hehehe!
Chopper was more depressed—his medical science had been murdered again.
But the most shaken was Zoro.
As a swordsman, he understood the terrifying weight behind that slash.
In pure swordsmanship alone… Rok was now leagues above him.
"A Grandmaster Swordsman…?"
Zoro stared at Rok, eyes burning with a complex mix of awe and rivalry.
Another mountain had just appeared on his path to becoming the world's greatest swordsman.
"Marines—disperse."
"We are beyond you."
Rok stepped forward, Undead still quivering with bloodlust on his shoulder, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Luffy.
His cold gaze swept over the terrified troops.
The system's One-Sword Style Grandmaster reward had truly elevated him to another realm.
And he could feel it— Undead was hungry. It craved souls.
As the Marines retreated in panic, Rok turned his Observation Haki toward the horizon.
One of the Navy's ultimate weapons— Admiral Kizaru— should be arriving any second now.
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