The Celestial Dragons were descendants of the twenty kings who had established the World Government eight hundred years ago. They were world nobles who ruled from the holy land of Mary Geoise atop the Red Line, calling themselves "descendants of the Creators" and claiming to be gods.
They were protected by the Marines and CP0, enjoyed every privilege, acted with utter arrogance, and regarded people of other races as slaves.
Since the Sabaody Archipelago was adjacent to the Red Line, the Celestial Dragons living in Mary Geoise would occasionally visit the Sabaody Archipelago in the name of "descending to the lower world."
Their main purpose was to purchase slaves they found interesting.
Whenever a Celestial Dragon came to the Sabaody Archipelago, even the most vicious pirates would flee as far away as possible.
They neither wanted to kneel before a Celestial Dragon nor be hunted down by a Marine Admiral.
It could be said that the Celestial Dragons had absolute freedom of movement in the Sabaody Archipelago. No one was willing to provoke them.
There was a reason behind Udil's suggestion that Brook disguise himself.
After all, a moving, talking Skeleton Man was practically the rarest merchandise in the slave market.
If some interested Celestial Dragon took a fancy to him, then in Udil's opinion, even Maud—despite being rumored to be lawless, brutal, and cold-blooded—would have no choice but to obediently hand over the Skeleton Man.
That was not something Udil wanted to see.
It was not because he admired Maud or anything. Udil simply did not want to take meaningless risks.
Given his status, he felt he would be in grave danger even if a Celestial Dragon merely glanced at him.
That was the deterrent power of the Celestial Dragons.
Maud knew the Celestial Dragons inside and out. He