Tears Behind Bars

"What? Luffy's been captured?" Chopper exclaimed.

"Damn it, looks like we've been exposed?" Zoro took a deep breath, feeling a sense of impending doom.

"It seems we realized it too late, and the enemy has also discovered our secrets," Nami sighed.

"What should we do? Should we just storm the God's Temple?" Sanji, puffing on a cigarette, a strange sense of anticipation rising within him.

"Wait... wait a minute, Mr. Luffy just needs to pay a fine for being arrested. Although the amount is quite large, it's not worth attacking the God's Temple for such a small matter, is it?" Conis was completely bewildered. Were these people really that reckless? They were going to attack the God's Temple at the drop of a hat?

"Huh? Pay a fine?" Now it was Zoro and the others' turn to be dumbfounded. They were the kind of people who had directly confronted "God." In the laws of Sky Island, this should be the most serious act of blasphemy. Such a heinous act could be resolved by simply paying a fine. Isn't that too easy? Is blasphemy so cheap?

"Yes... yes, it's just a fight, there's no need to be so serious, right?" Conis whispered in defense, feeling that Mr. Zoro and the others' aura had suddenly become quite frightening.

"Fighting and brawling?" Everyone was completely baffled.

"Yes, speaking of which, you Qinghai people are really not united." Conis seemed to have found her confidence and put her hands on her hips to accuse, "You all come from the same sea below, yet you still fight amongst yourselves. Such behavior is despicable."

"Um... what exactly caused Luffy to get into a fight with someone?" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but were also secretly annoyed. This idiot captain really never lets anyone have a moment's peace.

"I don't know about that. You should ask him yourselves. Oh, and hurry up and pay the fine to redeem Mr. Luffy. Otherwise, the God's Guard will be off work at four o'clock this afternoon, and you'll have to wait until tomorrow to redeem him," Conis reminded her.

"Getting off work..." everyone sighed helplessly. "And this is really early!"

Near the God's Temple, everyone paced cautiously, glancing around every now and then.

Before this, they might have curiously looked around at their surroundings, but now that they knew the God's Temple was the enemy, the feeling of openly walking into the enemy's stronghold was just too exciting.

The God's Temple is surrounded by a ring of magnificent buildings, which surround the God's Temple like stars around the moon.

"Hey, you guys, stop right there!"

A fully armed guard, completely concealed within his armor, approached, instantly putting Zoro and the others on high alert, who secretly prepared for battle.

"That's God's Temple ahead, the domain of an all-knowing and all-powerful god. Do you lot intend to blaspheme against the gods?"

Nami stepped forward, giving him a flirtatious look, and said, "Excuse me, sir..."

"Be serious, and put away that disgusting expression. This is near God's Temple, a solemn and dignified place where no dirt can be tolerated."

Nami took a deep breath. Could this God Guardian be a transvestite? She was so angry that her breasts hurt. Even Sanji behind her almost lost his temper. This was the treatment he had always dreamed of, and he was being rejected.

"We're here to pay the fines to the troublemakers. Since it's our first time near the God's Temple, we were so overwhelmed by God's Temple grandeur that we momentarily forgot which way to go." The cunning Nami quickly figured out how to organize her words.

Sure enough, the divine guard nodded in satisfaction, revealing a "you're teachable" smile. "If you're overwhelmed by the grandeur of the God's Temple, then you can't be blamed. After all, this is the domain of an omniscient and omnipotent god. Anyone who comes here should maintain absolute awe. Follow me."

The group followed the divine guard to a nearby building. Although it paled in comparison to the God's Temple, it was still extremely magnificent in their eyes.

"Huh, Sky Island... Police Station? What a strange name!" Nami said, puzzled.

"It's just a name, don't worry about it, let's go in quickly," Vivi urged.

The group went inside and found Luffy sitting dejectedly behind the iron bars of the window, with several other people with bruised and swollen faces, shivering in Corner Bay.

"Zoro, Nami, did you come to rescue me?" Luffy excitedly rushed forward and grabbed the iron bars. "Ah!"

As if electrocuted, Luffy shuddered and quickly retreated.

"This is... Sea Stone?" Zoro took a deep breath, realizing for the first time what it meant to be rich and powerful.

"Wow... so rich! I really want to rob them!" Nami's eyes turned into Beli symbols again. If it weren't for the last bit of reason holding her back, she almost couldn't resist drawing Zoro's sword to get some Sea Stone to sell.

"Alright, someone has already paid your 100 billion Aegus Coin fine. You can go back now. Remember to repair the buildings you damaged, and don't fight again." A guard opened the cell door, and the pirates huddled in the corner immediately left, thanking him profusely. They didn't even dare to look at the person behind the iron bars with resentment.

"100 billion Aegus Coin, that's a huge number, I'm getting a little dizzy." Nami almost lost her balance, feeling as if a blizzard was falling on her heart.

"Don't worry, you're not paying 100 billion Aegus Coin." The guard inside glanced at them expressionlessly and said indifferently.

"Thank goodness! I knew it! They only need 100 billion Aegus Coin for a dozen of them, we definitely wouldn't need that much for just one person." Nami patted her large white breasts with a sigh of relief, making Sanji almost bleed to death.

"What you need to pay is one hundred million Aegus Coin," the guard continued, his face expressionless. But for some reason, Nami saw a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"What!" Nami unleashed a terrifying sonic attack at a decibel of 120. "Are you robbing us? Why did it only cost 100 billion for a dozen people just now, but now it's 100 million for us? Are you taking advantage of us because we're easy to bully?"

Shenwei picked at his ear again, expressionless, and let out a snorting sound of displeasure. "Hmph, you can ask that brat yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Luffy smugly scratched the back of his head, revealing his signature "D" smile. "Those guys were too weak. The damage they caused wasn't even a tenth of what I did. Also, the Kamui who was knocked away was all thanks to me!"

Nami's anger burned fiercely. What was there to be proud of in such a thing?

She finally understood why these guards had been giving them such a hard time; the culprit was right there. Honestly, she thought it was quite remarkable that these guards hadn't taken them all down.

"Excuse me." Nami composed herself and asked apologetically, "Excuse me, how many Beli is one hundred million Aegus Coin?"

"100 million Beli," the Divine Guard said without looking up.

Nami's expression froze for a moment, then she turned around decisively, "No money, can't afford it, goodbye!"