Flower of Evil Soil (In High Spirits, Bonus Chapter!)

Even after Gawain led his men onto the landing ship, Rosward's men still didn't know what to do.

Seeing Saint Rosward faint from anger, his subordinates helplessly turned to Charlos was not far away.

At that moment, Charlos was drooling over Shirahoshi's retreating figure when one of his men suddenly whispered something to him.

"Saint Charlos, should we follow them?"

"Why?"

Charlos was taken aback, then he started gesturing wildly.

"Follow her, of course we should follow her! That enormous Merfolk is amazing, I'm going to buy her from Gawain!"

"Hurry up and catch up with them!!!"

In an instant, Charlos drove his slaves and followed Gawain onto the large ship.

Behind him, Rosward's men exchanged bewildered glances.

After a brief pause, one of the bolder subordinates quickly spoke up.

"Never mind, let's take the master up there. We can't let him return to Mary Geoise unconscious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people hurriedly carried Rosward onto Gawain's ship.

After everyone had boarded the ship, and the ship departed...

The docks were finally bustling with activity again.

They stood up from the ground, then looked at each other, their eyes filled with the excitement of having just learned something big.

"Gods above, Saint Gawain... he's very handsome!"

"And he and Saint Rosward... don't seem to get along very well."

"Haha, as long Saint Gawain and Saint Rosward's daughter Shalria, have a good relationship, that's enough!"

"But isn't that...?"

"Never mind all that, I'm rooting for Saint Gawain, he's so kind to us..."

"Gentle... just because he said something that wasn't so scary to us, he's gentle?"

"But Saint Gawain waved his hand, signaling Rayleigh to stop Saint Rosward from firing at us."

"Who knows if that was Saint Gawain's idea? When have the Celestial Dragon ever shown us any sympathy? If you ask me, it was Rayleigh's own decision. He truly lives up to his legendary status!"

"But why is Rayleigh standing behind Saint Gawain?"

"Wait a minute, let's do the math. Leaving aside everyone else, just considering the Pirate Empress, Tyrant Kuma, and Knight of the Sea Jinbe, that's already three Shichibukai, right?"

"Yes, Saint Gawain has many Shichibukai around him. Does that mean the Shichibukai have completely sided with the World Government?"

"Incredible!"

Amidst the murmurs of conversation, the reporters watched excitedly with their cameras.

What do you mean by "big news"?!

The photos they took today are absolutely the most breathtaking star anise photos in recent years!

They dare say that even the news of Shanks becoming the Four Emperors might not be as shocking as Cinnamon today!

Why?

Because Rayleigh appeared!

The right-hand man of the Pirate King, the vice-captain of Roger Pirates, he's actually made a comeback!

And that's not all; this is just the beginning of today's fragrant leaf.

The real bombshell is yet to come!

Dark King Rayleigh, has returned to the scene, and he's actually following a Celestial Dragon!

Those are the Celestial Dragon, feared and hated by all!

But Rayleigh wasn't alone. Behind the Celestial Dragon Saint Gawain stood Marine Admiral candidate, Momousagi, three Shichibukai, and an unknown person in a black military uniform with a fierce look on his face, constantly chewing on a cigar!

Never mind...

A group of reporters exchanged glances; they decided not to look up the names of the unknown individuals, but simply to take a picture.

But the others, the pirates and the navy stood together, and the vice-captain of the Pirate King stood together with the Marine Admiral candidate!

Just thinking about it made the reporters almost go crazy with excitement, and they quickly looked at their boss, Morgans.

Meanwhile, Morgans' eyes widened into heart shapes as he gazed dreamily at Shirahoshi's retreating figure.

The Shirahoshi, wearing a light blue knitted sweater and swaying her pink tail, had completely captured his heart!

The paparazzi around him kept yelling at him.

"Ahhh, the club president's fallen for her!"

"President, wake up! There's so much news here waiting for you to handle!"

At the urging of his underlings, Morgans jolted awake and then roared at them with unwavering resolve.

"Indeed, we cannot forget the important things we should be doing just because we see such beauty that should not have come to the mortal world!"

Collect all the photos quickly, then choose the best one!

We must take her identity as Mermaid Princess seriously, and then do a special feature on Princess Shirahoshi!

"Huh?!?!" ×64.

The underlings were taken aback by Morgans' decision. Was their boss leading the way in teaching them to prioritize the casket over the pearl?

Seeing the various amusing expressions on his underlings' faces, Morgans raised his wings, covered his mouth, and chuckled.

"You wouldn't believe me just because I, the president, say that, would you?"

Hurry up and put the photo of Saint Gawain and his men standing together on the front page!

As for the headline of the next edition of the newspaper.

Why did Dark King Rayleigh, reappear, only to serve under the Celestial Dragon?

Why are there only three of the Shichibukai, and why do they also serve under the Celestial Dragon?

Why would a candidate for Marine Admiral turn to thievery and serve under Celestial Dragon?

Who exactly is this Celestial Dragon?!

After Gawain boarded the small boat, he sat down on the sofa to rest, and the others around him also found places to rest.

Now that they are Gawain's men, and with Gawain backing them up, they no longer bother to maintain any superficial respect for the other Celestial Dragon as they used to.

Shalria, still a little dazed, followed Gawain onto the ship. Seeing Gawain sit down, she rushed to sit on the sofa opposite Gawain, gazing at Gawain with tender affection.

But her gentle gaze couldn't last two seconds before it completely crumbled.

Just as Shirahoshi was comfortably relaxing in the pool on the small boat, Charlos rushed towards Shirahoshi in a flurry of activity.

He beckoned to his men.

"Quickly, tie this Merfolk up!"

He also turned around and shouted to Gawain.

"Gawain, I won't attend any banquets. How much is this Merfolk? I..."

Smack!

With a sharp crack, Charlos's hood shattered instantly, and he spun backward for fifteen or sixteen meters before crashing into the side of the ship.

After swatting Charlos away, Gawain coldly glanced at the guards who were actually rushing towards Shirahoshi, but then panicked and stopped a moment later.

Looking at them, Gawain's eyes were like those of someone staring at dead people.

Gawain let out a soft cry.

"Shiryu."

"I'm here, sir!"

Shiryu stepped out of the crowd. As he spoke, he puffed out his chest, displaying the badge, worth six billion a year, in the sunlight.

At the same time, Gawain asked solemnly.

Who just moved?

"My lord, Saint Charlos has a total of eighty-two men, sixteen of whom acted upon receiving orders!"

"Alright, take them to the stern. They're in your hands now."

Gawain waved his hand, Shiryu sprang into action.

While Gawain was Shiryu his move, Gawain made his way to Charlos had been knocked unconscious.

Gawain bent down slightly, grabbed the hem of Charlos's long shirt, and pulled him to the side of the swimming pool.

Gawain shoved Charlos's head directly into the swimming pool. Charlos struggled frantically, but Gawain waited until he was too exhausted to struggle before pulling Charlos had swallowed a bellyful of water, out and throwing him aside.

"You got lucky, you actually got to drink our Shirahoshi's bathwater, humph."

After a light rebuke, Gawain turned around and saw that Shiryu, who had acted with lightning speed, had already knocked out sixteen people and tied them together, dragging them towards the stern of the ship.

Gawain then waved to Charlos's remaining guards.

"There's a cabin over there. Let me take you adults inside to change your clothes."

That's really indecent.

Hearing Gawain's words, Charlos's men were trembling uncontrollably, as were Rosward's men behind them.

They quietly took two steps back, then kept reminding themselves to listen more and do less, and observe more and speak less!

Seeing that Charlos's men were trembling and unresponsive, Gawain gently raised his left hand.

In that instant, Charlos's men rushed towards Charlos before Gawain could Gawain, and quickly carried the adults into the cabin to change their clothes.

Taking advantage of this moment, Gawain returned to his seat and let out a soft sigh.

"Charlos is not a good person at all. Even if the Virgin Mary were to come into the world, she would probably not be willing to grant him forgiveness and pardon."

Ironically, neither he himself nor the things he did were his fault...

At this point, Gawain smiled politely at Shalria on the opposite sofa.

"Shalria is Charlos your father is your father. My attitude toward them has nothing to do with you."

"You... I'm very grateful to you. I'll have lunch with you later."

After comforting Shalria, who was feeling uneasy again after witnessing her brother being humiliated and beaten.

Gawain picked up the beer that was placed on the table next to the sofa.

After taking a sip, Gawain picked up the cup and continued to laugh.

"Let's get back to Charlos. He's a truly wicked man. Even the reason I Awakening Conqueror's Haki was partly due to Charlos igniting my anger."

But let's examine his life closely. He was born in Mary Geoise, and his parents, as well as all the elders he came into contact with, were exactly like him now.

When the elders he grew up with and the education he received told him to become the kind of person he is today, it is not a mistake for him to become who he is today.

He was even a good son, because he truly became the person his father wanted him to be. When he berated, beat, and murdered others, Rosward could only feel proud of him, right?

Besides that, there's another thing, which is that even disregarding everything else, just considering Charlos's current behavior...

Haha, he still hasn't made a single mistake.

Why? Because he's Celestial Dragon, and Celestial Dragon are always right, no matter what they do!

Snort!"

After saying this, Gawain downed his beer in a big gulp, then smirked and smiled at the people around him who were deep in thought.

"Isn't it interesting? He's clearly a person with many problems, but from any angle, we can't prove him wrong."

Because his education and the laws he followed both tell him he was right!

Look how ridiculous this is!

"But, sir!"

Jinbe suddenly spoke up.

"You are also Celestial Dragon, yet you are completely different from Saint Charlos. From this perspective, there must be a reason why he became like this!"

Hearing Jinbe's words, Gawain shook his head slightly, then spoke softly to Jinbe and the others.

"That's not his own fault, Jinbe."

Because when we bury a flower seed in barren, nutrient-poor soil, we have no right to expect that flower to bloom before our eyes.

Because the flower seeds simply don't have the right environment to grow!

Charlos may be disgusting now, but he was once an innocent child, a seed of life surrounded by barren soil!

In an environment where flowers shouldn't grow, their withering is not their own fault, but rather a problem with the environment.

When the environment is insufficient to provide the necessary conditions for a person to turn to good, then even if that person becomes worse, we have no right to blame them for not being good enough!

While listening to Gawain's words, Kuma quickly took notes.

Lately, he's been feeling like he doesn't have enough writing skills.

As for Jinbe, the chubby fishman sea warrior rubbed his head.

"I understand, sir. You are the miracle flower that grew from that barren land!"

"My God, Jinbe, you must have said that to Spandam, haha!"

Gawain smiled and drank a glass of wine.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. I think we'll be arriving at the Dark Bird Ship soon."

"Quickly, wake Chief Rosward! Kuma, he's in your hands now."

"Yes, sir!"

Kuma nodded as he took his notebook and went to the front of Saint Rosward.

After a gentle tap, Saint Rosward suddenly opened his eyes.

When he first saw the Kuma, for some reason, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Next, he completely forgot about his unconsciousness, and pointed at the Kuma, looking at Gawain with shining eyes.

"Gawain, I just realized that this slave's figure is absolutely amazing, absolutely perfect!"

Tell me, how much money does he have? No matter how much, it's all mine!!!

As soon as Saint Rosward finished speaking, everyone around seemed to see a recurring flashback.

This... this... we really are a family! The elders were absolutely right!

Saint Charlos's appearance just now was exactly what Saint Rosward is like now.

They all turned to look at Gawain, wondering if the adult would also slap Rosward.

Seeing the way everyone was looking at him, Gawain silently flicked his right hand.

With just one glance, Gawain put his right hand into his pocket.

"Chief Rosward, you penniless wretch, you think you can buy people from me? Dream on!"

"With your pathetic appearance, you'd better just accept this grand ship's hospitality I'm giving you out of respect for Shalria!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain strode confidently toward the elevator. Behind him, Rosward, who had just woken up, was provoked and immediately turned his gaze away from the Kuma and toward Gawain's ship.

The next second, Rosward, who was standing in front of the Dark Bird Ship and couldn't even see its full size by tilting his head up ninety degrees, opened his mouth wide and desperately inhaled a large breath of cold air.

"Hiss...!!!"

After taking a breath, he suddenly jogged forward, and then with a loud thud, he slammed his entire body onto the hull of the Dark Bird Ship.

"This... this... it looks big from a distance, but up close it's so majestic! It's even taller than Pangea Castle!"

Chief Gawain!

Where did you buy this boat? Tell me quickly, I must own a boat this big too!

When my ship arrives, haha, I'll invite you to our family's ship luncheon!

Such a magnificent ship, as grand as a mountain range, is truly breathtaking!

Standing on such a tall ship, I can almost grasp the sun!!!

On the elevator, listening to Rosward's excited roar, Gawain spoke softly to Kuma and the others.

"See? This is indeed a big client. We can't call them for now."

Kuma, I'll settle this score for you when I have time later.

As for when I'll be available, let's wait until he pays us the boat fare..."

The comments and discussion system for this chapter has been restored, so everyone can speak freely now.

Furthermore, the book "Celestial Dragon" has already earned the Badge of Habitual Burst!

What do you guys think? Should I keep trying to get over 10,000 badges a day, even though I'm practically dead?