Conqueror's Haki Black Box, Donquixote-style Growth

"This really is bad..."

Drip—

A bead of cold sweat rolled down young Shanks's forehead, and a troubled look appeared in his eyes.

Not only had he failed to find them and secretly let them go before the Knights of God arrived, but Shamrock had spotted them first.

What made things worse was that, after hearing the commotion, the members of the Knights of God were gradually closing in.

The soul-infused Homies did their best to hold them back, but they were too weak to accomplish anything. In just a few moves, the Celestial Dragons of the Knights had beaten them into ruin.

"As expected of Shamrock..."

"You found them so quickly. This went even more smoothly than expected!!!"

"Kill them now!!! That sinful bloodline!!!"

Though they wore lavish and noble attire, their mouths spewed nothing but malicious clamor. The Celestial Dragons stared fixedly at the bedraggled grandfather and grandson sitting beside the tree stump.

How could they not hate them?

After all, these two had an irreconcilable blood feud with the Celestial Dragons.

More than twenty years ago, the man who bore the Black Spear had charged into the Holy Land alone and played a game there.

A hunting-and-slaughter game that only the Celestial Dragons had ever been allowed to play.

Other than the immortal members of the Knights of God and the Five Elders, nearly every Celestial Dragon who had a gun pointed at them died a horrifying death.

Even after all these years, tales of the Black Spear Demon still circulated among the Celestial Dragons of the Holy Land.

"Hey, Shamrock, hurry up and kill these two!!!"

"We can't let them off that easily. We need to torture them properly!!!"

"Yeah, yeah, how about burning them to death?? Hahahaha!!!!"

Violent, malicious words filled the area, as though