"Stelly!"
Just as the blond mushroom-haired man finished speaking, a gentle yet slightly cold voice came from inside the carriage.
All that could be heard was the woman's voice.
"Please do not refer to my people as 'commoners.' Doing so will not make you appear any more noble; on the contrary, it will bring shame upon the Outlook III family name."
As soon as he finished speaking, the princess in the carriage fell completely silent, while the man called Stelly wore a very obvious expression of displeasure on his face!
Stelly gently tapped on the carriage window frame, and although he looked displeased, he continued to speak enthusiastically.
"Oh, my princess, your compassion surprises me, and I am truly delighted and fortunate to have your kindness."
But I still want you to know that my referring to them as outcasts will not only not bring shame to the Outlook Family, but will actually make my father appreciate my stance even more.
We are born nobles, aren't we, my princess?
In that case, we can call them whatever the nobles want to call them, right?
After saying this, Stelly tapped the carriage lightly once more, then ignored the princess inside.
The Outlook Family, to which Outlook III belonged, controlled nearly 35 percent of the military power in the Goa Kingdom, and also possessed considerable autonomy and family wealth.
Therefore, it was already a widely accepted consensus throughout the Goa Kingdom that Outlook III's children would marry into the royal family.
As for the princess in the car, Sterry did need to be enthusiastic towards her, but that was only because Stelly didn't want any unexpected incidents to embarrass him at his wedding.
If the current princess were unwilling to marry him and instead ran away from the marriage, although the king would arrange another princess for him, such an act would bring shame upon Stelly and the Outlook Family!
As for that so-called term for "lowly people," heh...
Stelly knew perfectly well that referring to the people of Foosha Village in that way wouldn't embarrass him at all.
On the contrary, the more contempt he showed towards the lower classes, the clearer the nobles would understand his position and the more they would welcome him, the heir to Outlook III, who was willing to integrate into the noble community!
Meanwhile, inside the carriage, the princess showed no displeasure after hearing Stelly's words.
On the contrary, she showed no dissatisfaction; instead, she even revealed a hint of appreciation.
Beside the princess, one of her maids quietly peeked out the window through the gauze curtain. After confirming that Stelly had gone far enough to confront the villagers, the maid nodded silently.
Seeing this, the princess let out a soft breath, then forced a cold smile and said.
"He's not just a yes-man; while maintaining appropriate elegance towards me, he'd rather contradict some of my points than compromise the prestige of the Outlook Family."
Although he is not handsome, considering his status as the heir to Outlook III, he is qualified to be my husband.
Because whether he is good or bad, it doesn't matter to the Outlook Family, which is my future family.
All the family heir needs is a personality that isn't easily swayed by external information.
As soon as she finished speaking, the princess smiled gently, then lay back down on her small bed to rest comfortably.
As for what she said earlier... it wasn't particularly contemptuous of the lower classes...
That was simply something she had to do as a princess.
In the Goa Kingdom, male nobles can be cunning, cruel, foolish, or insane, but they cannot be kind, because kind nobles will become outcasts among the nobles, just like Sabo did back then!
And the female nobles of the Goa Kingdom, especially the unmarried female nobles.
Regardless of their true nature, they must maintain a gentle and kind persona in the public eye.
Because nobles understand better than anyone else what qualities a qualified man and a qualified woman need.
Just as the princess was pondering matters concerning Stelly himself arrived at the front of the villagers' procession.
He simply walked past the last guard standing in front of him, giving a disdainful look to the group of villagers led by Luffy.
The reason why the villagers led Luffy was that, firstly, Luffy's grandfather was Garp. Although the villagers were familiar with Garp, familiarity did not mean they disrespected Garp.
On the other hand...
After Sabo's death, Luffy, who trained relentlessly with Ace using unorthodox methods, developed astonishing strength despite not receiving effective guidance.
Even though Luffy can't even unleash Nano Nano no Gun Barrage right now, his bullet-like fists are no problem for Luffy.
Those who have ability deserve the respect due to any group, don't they?
In short, looking at the arrogant Stelly in front of him, Luffy clenched his teeth tightly.
He raised his finger, pointed at Stelly's closed mouth, and roared.
"You actually... you actually called my favorite neighbors 'lowly people'!"
You damn bastard!!!
"Oh?"
Hearing Luffy's words, Stelly chuckled and twisted his lips. He had to admit that his smirk was even more contemptuous and lewd than Borsalino's.
With that expression on his face, Stelly said with a cold laugh.
"So it's you, the Sun Tzu of that old bastard Garp, and Sabo's... friend... hahahaha!!!"
At this point, Stelly burst into laughter, gesturing to the guards behind him as he spoke.
"I still can't understand how Sabo could be on such good terms with something like that!"
Even if he is Garp's Sun Tzu, Garp is just a lowly commoner with some fame. What right does he have to be Sabo's friend!
Like a lustful bastard who mates with a goat, the way Sabo and he act like brothers is as outrageous and disgusting as seeing Sabo having sex with a goat!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Stelly abruptly raised his hand and gave an order to his men.
"Hey, you guys, kill this stupid brat!"
Seeing his face makes me so disgusted I can't eat!
As soon as he finished speaking, Stelly waited expectantly, meeting Luffy's wide eyes.
He really wanted to see this little brat in front of him die!
However, Stelly waited for a full five seconds, but the guards behind him did not move.
Among them, the head of the guards stepped out from the crowd and whispered something in Stelly's ear.
"Stelly, he's Garp's Sun Tzu. As for Garp..."
That guy even beat up the king from two previous reigns...
In short, are you sure you want to kill him? You know, even when Garp beat up the former king of the Goa Kingdom, Garp didn't receive the slightest punishment!
After saying this, the captain of the guard returned to his own ranks without waiting for Stelly's reply.
And Stelly?
He suddenly opened his mouth wide, then roared with an expression of utter disbelief.
"What?!?"
Staring wide-eyed, Stelly remained frozen in surprise for a long time.
Finally, he shut his mouth and let out a deep breath.
"Forget it, why should someone as noble as me bother with the life or death of a dog?"
Kid, I'll spare you this time!
As for now, hehe, someone come here!
"Let those lowly people in Foosha Village see what I prepared for them!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Stelly snapped his fingers, and immediately four guards carried out a huge box.
They carried the black wooden crates to the villagers, then, without even opening the lids, simply pushed the crates to the ground.
With a jingling sound, gold coins and countless gold jewelry rolled down like flowing water, instantly covering a nearby area!
Meanwhile, Stelly snapped his fingers again, and a new box was brought up.
Soon after, four such boxes were overturned in front of the villagers.
Pointing his finger at the treasure, Stelly said disdainfully to the villagers.
"This money is enough to buy all your houses, haha!"
Now, take the reward I've given you lowly people and go to a corner to listen to the clinking of gold coins!
In short, listen to me, all of you get out of this village!
Because the Celestial Dragon will arrive here in less than half a month!
That's the highest of all... the noblest of nobles, the king among kings!
Those are the incomparably holy Celestial Dragon!
Although I don't know why someone as noble as him would rather not grace the clean and beautiful palace of the Goa Kingdom than settle on this desolate land of yours.
But once he arrives, we, the elite nobles, must show the Celestial Dragon the best of the Goa Kingdom!!!
Before the villagers and Luffy could even speak, Stelly suddenly raised his right hand.
As he moved, hundreds of guards behind him simultaneously pointed their guns at the villagers.
Looking at the villagers, whose eyes held a mixture of fear and sadness, yet also a general hint of greed, Stelly continued.
"Do you see that, you lowly people? I have mercifully given you the opportunity to choose!"
Right now, gold or bullets? Give me an answer!!!
If you love gold, then take your money and get out there and divide it up!
Go to the nearby forests, go to the distant foothills, even spend the night in the deer dens in the mountains, but do not disturb the arrival of the Celestial Dragon!
"But if it's about loving bullets, hehe, everyone listen up!!!"
As Stelly finished speaking, he suddenly pointed his raised right hand at the thick crowd.
At the same time, his guards all loaded their guns.
After hearing the satisfying, crisp sound of guns being cocked, Stelly smiled contentedly.
Then, he continued with a disdainful tone.
"I'll count to three. If there's still no answer after three counts, then I guarantee that everyone except for that old bastard Garp's Sun Tzu will die here!"
Come on, answer me quickly, I'm going to start counting!
Three...!"
"Stop counting, you bastard!!!"
Just as Sterry counted to three, Luffy became completely enraged. He charged towards Stelly, intending to grab Stelly's collar.
There's no way around it; Luffy has always been reckless towards everyone, from childhood to adulthood.
However, the villagers beside him didn't want Luffy to do anything foolish.
Before Luffy could even take two steps, countless villagers had already grabbed Luffy and held him tightly.
Especially Andrew, whose house had just been demolished, not only did he not try to pull Luffy away, but he also simply threw himself headfirst into the pile of treasure!
"I made all the bricks myself when I built this house, and I didn't even use 60,000 Beli!"
As it turns out, any one of these items costs more than 60,000 Beli!
You... you really gave them to us?
"Yes, these... these are all ours?"
"We don't want to die! Luffy, don't be impulsive!"
"We're leaving now, right away, right now!!!"
Just a dozen seconds after Luffy was held in the arms, more than half of the villagers rushed onto the pile of treasure, fighting desperately for it.
The scene before him Luffy stunned and disappointed, while also giving Sterry a smug grin!
Hahahaha... Ahahahaha!
That's it, that's how it should be!
This is what you lowly people should be like, haha, go ahead and rob as much as you want, like stray dogs fighting over food!
This is a demolition compensation that's dozens of times higher than the value of your house, haha!
You lowly people truly live up to your name; all you want is the scraps that slip through our fingers!
Hahahaha!!!
That evening, in the distant mountains of Foosha Village, countless villagers were undergoing relocation work.
Luffy lay listlessly on the cart, which was being pulled along by Adi from the blacksmith shop.
As they walked, Adi spoke to Luffy.
"Hey, Luffy, don't look so listless."
Why can't I be listless?
Upon hearing Adi's words, Luffy slumped dejectedly on the car, his voice trembling with tears.
"You're allowed to so easily abandon our homes, abandon the village where we've lived for so long, to exchange for that damned treasure?"
That guy, Stelly, he stood in front of you and cursed for over ten minutes, and you didn't even throw a single punch at him, not even let me punch him away!
So when it comes to me, you even care about my listlessness?!
As soon as he finished speaking, the anger in Luffy's eyes grew stronger and stronger. He vowed that he would never forget Stelly's ugly face for the rest of his life!
As soon as Luffy finished speaking, all the villagers who had heard his words suddenly gathered around Luffy.
At the same time, Uncle Adi decisively stopped the cart.
As the cart came to a stop, a man stepped out from the crowd. This man was none other than Andrew had been the first to scramble for the treasure.
Just moments ago, he adored those treasures like a living dog, but now, he actually threw the treasures he was carrying onto the ground!
Then, Andrew gave Luffy a kind smile and said...
"Kid, we just let those nobles see what they wanted to see."
After all, we are just ordinary people, or what the nobles call the lower classes and the lowest of the low.
And isn't this desperate measure the way we so-called lowly people protect ourselves in the face of danger?
As soon as he finished speaking, Andrew turned around, pursed his lips, and looked at the villagers behind him.
At the same time, almost every one of the villagers behind him raised the treasures they were carrying!
Seeing that a large group of villagers were about to angrily throw down their treasure, Woop Slap finally panicked.
He quickly shouted at the villagers and Luffy.
"Hey, you old folks, don't just leave all your treasure behind!"
"After the Celestial Dragon leave and those nobles go back to their capitals, we still need this money to rebuild the village!!!"
Just as Woop Slap was stopping the villagers, Miss Nojiko was not far from Luffy, approached him with a Luffy.
"Luffy- kun, have you forgotten Shanks from before?"
Even he didn't do anything to the bandit king who smashed him with a bottle.
Are today's events no different from those of yesterday?
Those so-called nobles were nothing more than the bandit king in Shanks' eyes!
After all, they're all stupid.