Gods did not exist in this world.
But there were beings like the Celestial Dragons, who proclaimed themselves gods.
Ironically, the Celestial Dragons truly possessed status and authority that towered over countless countries.
Whenever their dignity or lives were offended,
CP, the World Government's highest secret intelligence agency directly under its command and known as the Celestial Dragons' strongest shield, as well as the Marine Admirals, the Marines' top combat force, would mobilize to protect the majesty of the Celestial Dragons.
The Celestial Dragons even possessed the right to directly mobilize the Admirals.
Because of this, countless pirates across the seas secretly mocked the Marine Admirals as good dogs raised by the Celestial Dragons.
From their perspective, such a view was perfectly understandable.
But it had to be admitted that if they encountered a Celestial Dragon in the Sabaody Archipelago one day, they would still decisively kneel and pay their respects.
That was what the Celestial Dragons were like.
Protected by CP and the Marines, they were cursed by countless people while also being feared by countless others.
Therefore,
everyone on these seas understood one thing perfectly.
If anyone attacked a Celestial Dragon, it meant facing the World Government and the Marines' endless purge and pursuit.
That was also why the Celestial Dragons dared to wander through the lawless areas of the Sabaody Archipelago with only a small number of guards.
Even the arrogant pirates who loved kidnapping kings and nobles in exchange for astronomical ransoms would retreat three paces when they saw a Celestial Dragon delivered right to their mouths.
This was actually the part Maud found hardest to understand.
With the Celestial Dragons' arrogant and overbearing behavior, sooner or later, someone prepared to die should have gone all out and taken one of them down in a final