Encountering a Celestial Dragon

Either way, these pirates are idiots! A Marine Admiral is the top combat force of the Marines—even among pirates, they're the kind who could rule a region.

And these people, for the gold on Haku's ship, were willing to kill him based on just a few words from that Dom! Even Rayleigh, not far away, silently mourned for them for a few seconds.

Boom!

Above the Shipyard, the sky had already darkened with clouds without warning.

"God's Judgment!"

Countless sparks of lightning churned endlessly. Haku released a massive, high-voltage electric current from his wrist, striking the group of pirates. It formed a pillar of lightning that spread outward, causing a massive explosion.

!!!

All the shipyard workers and the pirates hidden in the shadows stared with their mouths agape at this devastating strike.

Even Rayleigh, upon seeing this attack, wore a grave expression.

In his mind, he had already categorized Haku as one of the most troublesome types.

Then, without making a sound, he stood up, intending to slip away while everyone's attention was on Haku.

But Haku wasn't about to let him succeed.

With a flash, Haku appeared right in front of Rayleigh.

Rayleigh looked at Haku before him and inwardly knew this was bad.

Still, he forced a smile and said to Haku, "Is there something you need, young Marine?"

Haku stared at him with a hostile gaze and said, "Silvers Rayleigh, I didn't expect to run into you on this island so soon."

Rayleigh rubbed his nose and replied, "Rayleigh? Who's that? I'm just a retired old man."

Haku rolled his eyes and said, "Cut the act! Your bounty poster is still hanging in my grandfather Garp's room."

Rayleigh's expression froze for a moment, then he slowly said to Haku, "So, young Marine, are you planning to take this old man back to the Marines?"

Since it was getting late and Haku still had to deal with the gold on the Ark, he took some gold from the System Space into his hands. Then, right in front of Rayleigh, he used Lightning Metallurgy to turn the gold into coins, bagged them, and tossed the bag to him.

As Rayleigh looked at him in confusion, Haku said, "Watch my ship for me. That's your payment. Once I'm done with my business, we'll talk about other things."

Though Rayleigh took the gold coins from Haku, his expression showed he wanted to refuse.

Before Rayleigh could speak, Haku said first, "I think the surname Portgas is familiar to you, isn't it?"

Hearing that surname, Rayleigh's expression flickered slightly, clearly recalling something.

But Haku had already left Rayleigh's side and was walking toward another part of Sabaody Archipelago.

Watching Haku walk away, Rayleigh shook his head helplessly and muttered, "These youngsters..."

Still, Haku's surname had indeed piqued Rayleigh's interest, so he ended up staying at the Shipyard, keeping an eye on the Ark Maxim for Haku.

Haku quickly found the largest Celestial Dragon Bank on Sabaody Archipelago, which was also the biggest bank in the pirate world. It was said that the bank's headquarters were in Holy Land Marijoa, and its owner was likely one of the Five Elders.

Using his position, Haku swiftly converted all the gold from the System into Belly and stored it in his System Space.

Of course, he didn't plan to exchange the gold on the Ark's deck for Belly. So after finishing his business, Haku quickly started heading back to the 50–59 Shipyard.

As he passed through the 40–49 Sightseeing District and Specialty District, Haku had the misfortune of running into the people he least wanted to see.

Ahead of him, many people were kneeling and bowing their heads.

In the middle of the crowd, a pair of arrogant figures walked forward.

Haku looked at the Celestial Dragon before him—curly, upward-sweeping black hair, thick lips, a runny nose, wearing the distinctive Celestial Dragon attire, and a resin bubble over his head.

He recognized him as Saint Charlos from the Roswald family.

Because Haku was standing in their path, he stood out conspicuously.

When Saint Charlos saw Haku, he said in confusion, "Huh? Why isn't this person kneeling?"

That didn't stop him from pulling out his pistol and aiming at Haku.

Saint Charlos pulled the trigger and fired at Haku.

But the moment the gunshot rang out, Haku's figure vanished.

Saint Charlos was stunned. He had clearly aimed at Haku's head. Where did he go?

Then Haku appeared right beside Saint Charlos, pinching the bullet Saint Charlos had just fired between his fingers.

Saint Charlos saw Haku appear and laughed, "Good, good, good! Looks like you'll make a fine slave. Someone! Put a collar on this man!"

Haku's temples bulged with veins. He had seen idiots before, but he never thought he'd encounter something this stupid.

And the Celestial Dragon's Guard Squad actually brought out a collar, trying to put it around Haku's neck.

"Lightning Punishment!"

Haku's body erupted with countless bolts of lightning, striking down the blind Guard Squad around Saint Charlos.

Then, Haku turned his murderous gaze onto Saint Charlos.

Saint Charlos's face twisted in terror, and he stammered, "What are you trying to do? I'm a Celestial Dragon! You lowly commoner, do you dare lay a hand on me?"

"This is very close to Marine Headquarters—aren't you afraid of attracting a Marine Admiral?"

Hearing this, Haku's veins bulged from his temples up to his forehead in displeasure.

Then, grinning at Saint Charlos, he said, "Don't you know the person you just shot is a Marine Admiral? You fat pig!"

"I'm a Celestial Dragon! Who are you calling a fat pig?" Saint Charlos's focus was oddly skewed—at a life-or-death moment like this, he could still get angry over the word "pig"?

After saying that, he raised his gun again and fired several bullets at Haku!

I want to kill this thing!

At that moment, only that thought remained in Haku's mind!

Over at the Shipyard, the pirates trying to sneak onto the ark were suddenly struck by a barrage of violent lightning. In an instant, at least a hundred of them were dead!

Clearly, these people had become Haku's punching bags!

Watching the ship for Haku, Rayleigh murmured, "What a hot-tempered little brother."

As for Haku, after Saint Charlos emptied his gun, he pulled out his own Den Den Mushi and directly called Sengoku!