Celestial Dragon Maid

"The captain's reputation doesn't seem very good."

Vivi rose onto her toes and looked into the distance.

The entire Gold City had hidden itself the moment it learned Ye Zhuo had appeared.

Not a soul could be seen on the streets.

It was deathly quiet, frighteningly so.

"It's all that idiot bird Morgans's fault, slandering me all day long.

Making me sound like I've done every evil imaginable in those newspapers.

And now, after finally finding a city that never sleeps, they've all gone off work."

Ye Zhuo was in a terrible mood.

He could have gone to find Momousagi, but the atmosphere in the Gold City had completely ruined his interest.

"Tesoro!"

The moment Ye Zhuo called out those three words,

the golden paving stones on the street immediately melted, forming a staircase.

A man in a pink suit emerged from within.

He wore nine golden diamond rings across his ten fingers, with only his left ring finger bare.

Smiling at Ye Zhuo, he even gave him a bow.

"Lord Demon King, welcome to the Gold City!

Upon hearing of your arrival, the Gold City specially cleared every guest from the streets!

Today, the Gold City serves Lord Demon King alone!"

Gild Tesoro looked completely different from the man he had once been.

Sure enough, people eventually became the very thing they hated most.

As for dragon slayers becoming evil dragons, that was nothing but a fool's fantasy.

"Today? I'm booking the Gold City for three days!"

Ye Zhuo knew the Golden Emperor had said that deliberately.

But he really did want to have fun here for three days. Since the Golden Emperor claimed he had done this for him,

then he might as well take it all the way!

If they were going to have fun, they would see it through to the end!

"Yes, yes, Lord Demon King is right!"

Tesoro grinned from ear to ear.

Yet his heart was bleeding. Three days—how much would that cost him?

He had more gold Beli than he could ever spend, but he couldn't just burn it away like this.

No matter how painful it was, he had to endure it. Otherwise, if Ye Zhuo became unhappy, the entire Gold City might sink on the spot.

"Lord Demon King, a ship is trying to escape."

Violet, standing lookout, reported immediately.

Tashigi and Rebecca instantly appeared at Ye Zhuo's sides to guard him.

The Empress and Kalifa scanned the surroundings, confirming the situation.

Baby 5 was even more extreme, directly preparing to transform into a cannon.

The Golden Emperor's face had already gone deathly pale.

Only then did he notice Violet standing before Ye Zhuo, using the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Wasn't she the boss's wife?

Donquixote Doflamingo was truly miserable. Even lying in Impel Down, he was still glowing from above.

"Tesoro, what's going on with that warship?"

Ye Zhuo's words pulled Gild Tesoro back to reality.

Tesoro followed Ye Zhuo's gaze.

Three warships were out at sea, protecting the foremost vessel as it fled.

"They seem to be Marines. They must be afraid of Lord Demon King's arrival!"

The Golden Emperor was just about to laugh it off,

when Violet turned around and confirmed,

"I spotted the person they're escorting. He's wearing an oxygen mask—it's a Celestial Dragon!"

It was over!

Tesoro's face turned ashen.

Before the Demon King arrived at the Gold City, he had already informed everyone to hide as quickly as possible and not show themselves.

Under normal circumstances,

Celestial Dragons would not care about such news at all.

They would not even bother responding, since Admirals would handle anything that came up.

And when necessary, the Holy Knights would take action.

Yet the moment they heard Ye Zhuo was coming, the Celestial Dragons' faces went pale.

They vanished on the spot.

The Golden Emperor had originally thought the Celestial Dragons had hidden because they were terrified by Ye Zhuo's past atrocities.

He had never expected them to flee immediately.

They were plainly running at the sight of Ye Zhuo.

And they even had three warships escorting them. Wasn't that just drawing Ye Zhuo's attention?

"How many Celestial Dragons are there?"

Ye Zhuo was too lazy to use Ultra-Long Distance Observation Haki.

"Three. Two men, one old and one young, and one young woman."

Violet reported swiftly.

"What do they look like?"

That single question left the Golden Emperor utterly stunned.

He had long known of Ye Zhuo's twisted tastes.

Before Demon King Ye Zhuo, men, women, old people, and children would all hide upon hearing that Celestial Dragons were coming.

After Ye Zhuo appeared, beautiful women no longer dared leave their homes upon hearing his name.

"She... she's all right."

Violet did not understand what Ye Zhuo meant.

"Baby 5, from now on, as head maid, you'll have your first maid under you.

Sadi, once that thing is brought back, train her properly.

Robin, give the newcomer a hard time!"

The three women nodded, and Sadi even flicked her whip.

"Stop!"

Ye Zhuo shouted.

With one arm extended, Water Demon Aura surged forth.

The seawater transformed into a towering giant hand, directly blocking the warship's path.

"Come here!"

Splash!

The seawater transformed into a massive reverse-flowing wave, sailing back toward the Gold City.

Before long, it appeared near the harbor.

"Take care of them."

Ye Zhuo waved his hand.

The Empress directly turned the old and young Celestial Dragons into stone statues.

Only the female Celestial Dragon remained standing there, frozen in shock.

"All right, take her away."

At Ye Zhuo's casual command, Sadi swung her whip.

Near the harbor,

Gild Tesoro, who had witnessed the scene with his own eyes, had a trace of memory flicker in his gaze.

The Celestial Dragon who had become a maid was trembling in terror.

Who could have imagined that these lofty people would one day tremble in fear as well?

"Lord Demon King, doing this will bring Marine Admirals and a Buster Call.

It would be best to proceed cautiously. Let the Gold City entertain you properly!"

The Golden Emperor did not dare act rashly, but inwardly, he was secretly thrilled.

If he had possessed Ye Zhuo's strength back then,

could he have saved the person he loved?

"Marine Admirals? Let them come. I'll be waiting."

Ye Zhuo walked onward.

"Don't the shops and food stalls on these streets do business?

Make it livelier. Do you really think I take in just anyone?

Don't worry. Anyone less attractive than or equal in attractiveness to that Celestial Dragon can only become a servant."

Ye Zhuo's words left the Golden Emperor silent with fear.

He clapped his hands, and shop owners emerged one after another from their stores.

They forced smiles onto their faces and began doing business.

"Free!

For these three days, every expense of Lord Demon King's crew

will be paid by me, Tesoro!"

The Golden Emperor greeted them enthusiastically.

The pirates who usually bullied the weak and feared the strong did not dare make a single move.

The moment they saw the Celestial Dragon maid following behind Ye Zhuo, their hearts trembled with fear.

Would a Marine Admiral come?

Would the Gold City sink by then?

"Crew, we'll stay here for a while before setting sail again!"

Ye Zhuo raised his wine cup in celebration, unable to stop himself from smiling.

His eyes glanced toward an alley in the distance.

After bidding farewell to everyone, including Tesoro, he quietly made his way there.

A tall, beautiful figure was reporting the situation to her superior.

"Demon King Ye Zhuo killed two Celestial Dragons and enslaved the remaining one as a maid.

I need reinforcements now. Send support as soon as possible!

At least two Admirals are needed to take down a being like him!"

Before Momousagi could finish speaking,

Ye Zhuo, who had concealed his presence with Conqueror's Haki's "Observation Killing," appeared before her.

The Den Den Mushi began to speak from the other side.

"Momousagi, conceal your identity. We will not dispatch any Admirals.

The situation is special now, and the Five Elders have confirmed it.

There will be a time to deal with him, but not now."

Momousagi raised her head and looked at Ye Zhuo before her.

"I don't think I can hide anymore."

Her gaze flickered as she gripped her long sword and drew it.