"So, Rosinante, you were captured by human traffickers because you were trying to save that little girl?"
At the Marine Base, Leon entrusted the rescued slaves to the Marines stationed there. Rosinante told him what had happened after Leon left.
"That's right, that's right!"
Rosinante nodded repeatedly and said with lingering fear, "I never expected human traffickers to infiltrate Sabaody Park..."
"I had just gotten on the Bubble Bumper Car when I saw a strange-looking person covering a little girl's mouth and running toward a dark corner."
"I became suspicious and followed them, and then..."
Leon tactfully added, "Then you got yourself caught too?"
"Heh heh."
Rosinante simply grinned foolishly. Looking at him, Leon suddenly understood a little how those exasperated parents he had seen in his previous life felt when worrying over their hopeless children...
"Rosinante... With your strength, you should have been able to hold off a few human traffickers for a while, right?"
"They threatened me with the hostage..."
"Then why didn't you retreat for the time being and report it to the Marines, or wait for me to come back?"
"Uh... I forgot..."
Leon scrutinized the heedless Rosinante.
Is this guy really a Celestial Dragon?
The Celestial Dragon who had been saved by Queen Otohime and reformed his ways had seemed to share the Donquixote surname too.
There must be something special about your family.
"Leon, did I mess up again..."
Seeing that Leon had fallen silent, Rosinante slowly wiped the smile from his face and hid his prominent teeth.
"How could you have? Young Rosinante is a brave and fearless Marine warrior!"
"Hahaha, Leon, don't say that. I still have a long way to go..."
Rosinante clearly failed to catch Leon's sarcasm and began humbly pretending to be modest.
"You... Oh, forget it..."
"Are we