"I'll go first!"
"I'm second!"
"I'm th—"
"Hey! No cutting in line! Do you have any manners?!"
"I'm a pirate. My rules are my fists—get to the back!"
"Fine, I'll go..."
Before long, a winding, twisting line had formed, stretching farther than the eye could see.
The pirates who couldn't get in line had no choice but to turn, disgruntled, toward Saint Donahue on the other side.
"Tsk... This guy really stinks."
A pirate pinched his nose and looked at Saint Donahue with disgust.
"That's fine. We can just rinse him off."
Another pirate grinned, picked up a bucket of seawater, and doused him with it.
"Splash—"
The cold water jolted Saint Donahue awake. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was forced to the ground.
Beehive Island had never lacked "creative" villains, and the Celestial Dragon's status brought out their greatest sadistic urges.
A dedicated photographer followed the whole scene, documenting every humiliating and disgraceful moment the Celestial Dragon suffered.
Every photograph was shocking. Each one pushed the limits of human imagination.
Through Rocks's vast intelligence network, the photos were copied by the thousands, packed into waterproof envelopes, and sent through covert channels to every corner of the world.
They were slipped into the bedchambers of royal palaces, delivered to Marine Branch offices, scattered across the streets of bustling towns, and even sent to the gates of Mary Geoise, the Holy Land.
And so—
The entire world was utterly shaken.
It was an unprecedented upheaval that swept through every corner of the world.
Everyone who saw those photographs felt their scalps tingle and a chill run down their spines.
"Th-this... Is this real?"
"The Celestial Dragons... were treated like this?"
"The Rocks Pirates... How dare they?!"
"They're insane... They've all gone mad..."
The ordinary people were