Do good people have to be pointed at with a gun?!

"It's fine, this is all part of what we Marines should be doing..."

"Dealing with pirates running rampant on the seas is our duty as Marines!"

Hearing this, Garp crossed his arms and casually shook his head at the merchant ship's captain before him. He paid no mind to such empty titles.

"Damn Marines! Couldn't you have come any faster?"

"Do you know how much damage your delayed arrival caused our convoy? How are you going to compensate us for this loss?!"

However, just as Garp shook his head at the merchant ship's captain and prepared to leave...

A slightly discordant voice suddenly sounded from behind everyone.

"Uh..."

When the merchant ship's captain, who had been wearing a fawning smile towards Garp, heard the clearly discordant voice, his expression instantly changed...

Sweat beaded on his forehead, and a flicker of disgust seemed to flash in his eyes. It was clear that the person speaking and scolding Garp was not favored by the merchant ship's captain.

"Vice Admiral Garp, this is the young master of our merchant ship!"

"He's also a Marquis from the Kakapo Valley Kingdom, Sir Menrod Shien!"

"And he's also the highest authority on our merchant ship."

With a hint of panic in his expression, the captain softly introduced the true identity of the person who had just angrily berated Garp without understanding the situation to Vice Admiral Garp.

As the captain finished speaking, a short, stout man with a round belly, a face like a pig with large ears, pale skin lacking color, and unsteady feet that seemed like he could fall at any moment, arrogantly approached Garp. No one knew where he got the courage to be so full of pride as to unleash a torrent of scolding upon Garp, the Hero of the Marines, saying: "Useless Marines! Our Kakapo Valley Kingdom is a member nation of the World Government and is protected by your Marines. Yet, after our merchant fleet was attacked by pirates, you took a full hour to arrive! Is this low efficiency how you repay the Heavenly Gold our country pays to the World Government and the Celestial Dragons every year?!"

"Oh! You pay Heavenly Gold to the Celestial Dragons every year?"

"Well, that must have been really tough for you..."

After listening to the complaints of the man named Shien, Garp casually yawned. He scratched his messy hair and indifferently said, "So, do you need anything else? If not, I'll be leaving! I have other tasks to attend to!"

"Tasks? You still have the nerve to mention tasks?!"

"No matter what tasks you have, you must prioritize me!"

"Today, your Marines must take responsibility for the losses of our merchant ship's voyage!"

"Otherwise, I'll..."

The man named Shien was thoroughly angered by Garp's attitude. He glared at Garp, his words filled with threats.

"Otherwise, what will you do!?"

Just as Shien was about to finish speaking...

A voice filled with coldness suddenly sounded from behind Shien.

"Who dares interrupt my scolding of the Marines?!"

Hearing the voice that interrupted him, Shien's expression flashed with displeasure, and he immediately turned around with a contorted face.

However, when Shien clearly saw who had come from behind him, his face instantly changed, showing disbelief, followed by deep fear.

"How is this possible? You..."

"No, you, you are..."

As Shien looked at the red-haired youth approaching him, dressed in an outfit resembling a spacesuit and wearing a transparent bubble helmet, his face changed dramatically...

Then, with a 'thump,' Shien, who had been arrogantly overbearing moments before, immediately knelt at the red-haired youth's feet, not daring to utter another word.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

Concurrently, as Shien, a great noble of the South Blue's Kakapo Valley Kingdom, knelt before the newcomer, the sailors, wealthy merchants, and nobles from various countries traveling on the merchant ship dared not utter a word. They immediately followed Shien's example, bowing their heads and kneeling towards the direction of the red-haired youth.

"C-Celestial Dragons?!"

"The legendary World Nobles, how could they be here?"

"No! That's not right..."

"Could it be that the reason Hero of the Marines Garp appeared in our South Blue..."

"Is precisely because he is currently serving as a Celestial Dragon's escort, responsible for their safety?! So it's not that Garp came to the South Blue, but that a Celestial Dragon is coming to our South Blue?"

"Our encountering him here was actually just a coincidence?!"

After the sailors, wealthy merchants, and nobles had all knelt before the red-haired Celestial Dragon, the pirates captured by Garp also showed a look of sudden realization.

"Who did you say needed to take responsibility just now?"

"And who did you say Vice Admiral Garp should prioritize?"

"Vice Admiral Garp's current task is to protect this Saint!"

"Are you saying that your trivial matters are more important than this young master's life?!"

"Look at me, you mongrel of the South Blue!"

Before anyone else could speak further, Shaya, who had deliberately returned to the ship's cabin during Garp's fierce beating of the pirates to change into the unsightly, aesthetically displeasing, Celestial Dragon-exclusive attire...

Then swaggered over, making himself look more like an ordinary Celestial Dragon. He had arrived before the kneeling Shien and asked coldly.

"I, I, I..."

Sion couldn't even dare to breathe at this moment.

Sion dared to confront the Marines because the vast majority of them were kind and good people…

Good people should be the ones with guns pointed at them!

But now, the situation had completely reversed…

Compared to the Celestial Dragon before him, he, Sion, was the good person.

At this moment, Sion had only one thought in his heart: "It's over, I've become a good person!"

A good person who was unarmed and could be crushed to death at any moment.

"I'm a mixed-blood, I'm a son of a bitch…"

"Not only do I deserve to die! I truly deserve to die!"

"I really didn't know Vice Admiral Garp was responsible for protecting your safety. If I had known even a little, let alone asked Vice Admiral Garp to help us drive away pirates…"

"Even if it meant risking my old life, I would have fought those pirates who obstructed Your Highness the Celestial Dragon's voyage to the end! I would never let them hinder you even a little…"

Sion naturally didn't dare to look up at Shaya. He simply bowed his head low, pressing it tightly against the ground, and begged Shaya for mercy: "Great Your Highness the Celestial Dragon, I am still useful! The Heavenly Gold our Kakapo Valley Kingdom will submit next year will be doubled! I beg you to spare my life!"

"Heh."

After hearing Sion's words, Shaya merely let out a cold laugh and said nothing.

"Take all these pirates defeated by Garp to my warship, then notify the nearby Marine branches to clean up the area!"

"Those with bounties over one million, send them all to Mary Geoise, brand them with the mark of the 'Hoof of the Heavenly Dragon', and make them my exclusive slaves."

"As for those with bounties under one million, hehe…"

"Let the branches handle them as they see fit! Whether they are sent to Impel Down or held in the containment facilities of various branches, let them decide."

Shaya couldn't be bothered to look at the noble of the small country kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Shaya then looked directly at the pirates who had been defeated by Garp's iron fists and coldly issued orders to the surrounding Marines and World Government agents.

"We respectfully obey the orders of His Highness Saint Shaya!"

As Shaya's voice fell…

The surrounding Marines and agents immediately nodded respectfully in agreement.

Then, the pirates who had been easily defeated by Garp were immediately transported by the Marines and agents to Shaya's warship.

During this time, these kneeling nobles seemed to intend to say something…

After all, this was a rare opportunity to connect with a Celestial Dragon.

Let alone getting Shaya, a Celestial Dragon, to speak a word to them!

Even getting Shaya to glance at them more would be enough for them to brag about later.

However, due to Shaya's divine might, they still didn't have the courage to speak to Shaya and could only lower their heads silently, like frightened ostriches burying their heads deep in the ground…

"Damn it! My head is so dizzy?"

"Huh? Who are you people? Why are you near me?!"

"Damn it! Let me go quickly! Do you know who I am?!"

Just as those pirates defeated by Garp were about to be sent to Shaya's warship as slaves by the Marines and government agents under Shaya's command.

Roz, whose jaw had been shattered by Garp and had a bounty of seventy million, known as Iron Jaw, was gradually regaining consciousness. Clearly, Garp had held back.

He opened his 'dazed' eyes and looked at the Marines and government agents surrounding him with iron chains. After a flicker of confusion in his eyes, he immediately tried to resist.

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