Celestial Dragon?

After boarding the ship, Werther did not treat his wounds immediately. Instead, he started the ship and sailed out to sea.

Only once he reached the open sea would Werther truly be safe. He trusted his ship's speed; those sailing vessels could never compare.

He went to the bedroom on the second floor, took out the medical kit, and began stitching up his wounds.

Werther's medical skills were nothing special, but when it came to suturing wounds, even ordinary doctors could not match him. He had honed that skill on his own body and his senior brother's body.

Whenever they were injured during missions in the past, they had to stitch the wounds first to stop the bleeding before seeing a doctor. If the hospital was too far away, they might survive the mission only to bleed to death afterward.

After a painful round of stitching, most of his wounds had been closed. The wound on his abdomen was more troublesome; he could only apply medicine and rely on his own recovery ability to heal slowly.

After bandaging himself, the pale-faced Werther slowly climbed onto his bed and pressed the emergency switch beside it.

After Werther pressed the switch, the ship stopped accelerating. Far away from Tutu Island, it automatically dropped anchor. Several short Seastone pillars extended from beneath the ship, locking the entire vessel down. Unless they were forcibly destroyed, none of the ship's doors could be opened.

After doing all that, Werther drifted into a half-conscious sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Werther was awakened by a pururururu sound.

When Werther woke, he felt somewhat dazed. Where am I? After a while, he slowly recovered his senses, then felt a wave of hunger and intense pain.

He looked at the ringing Den Den Mushi. It was the one that woman had given him. After thinking for a moment, he picked it up with a click.

"Who is this?" Although Werther had already guessed who it was, he still needed to confirm it.

"I am Saint Gabriel Ferdinand, a resident of Mary Geoise." Ferdinand introduced himself, then waited for Werther's response.

"A resident of Mary Geoise? Saint? A Celestial Dragon? I don't think I know any Celestial Dragons, sir. Hehehe, hehehe." Werther was quite surprised to hear that the person on the other end was actually a Celestial Dragon.

"Oh, perhaps you have forgotten, sir. We met on Tutu Island a few days ago." Ferdinand did not get angry at Werther's tone and continued chatting with him.

"A few days ago? Looks like I was unconscious for several days." Holding the Den Den Mushi, Werther first went to the bathroom, then entered the dining room. He found some food in the refrigerator and began eating.

"You were that noble that day? That can't be right. Don't you Celestial Dragons from Mary Geoise all wear things over your heads? Why didn't I see you wearing one?" Werther mockingly ridiculed the Celestial Dragon. After all, Celestial Dragons were a rare sight.

"That is not called a thing over the head. It is a bubble helmet. Wearing it makes it hard for me to breathe, and it feels strange. Besides, not every Celestial Dragon is one of those oval-shaped stupid pigs. That is only some of them. We have talked for so long, but I still do not know your name, sir."

"I'm Werther. You really are different from the Celestial Dragons I know. So, what do you want with me? As a Celestial Dragon, you shouldn't be afraid of me taking revenge, right? Hehehe, hehehe." Werther spoke indistinctly to Ferdinand while stuffing himself with food.

"Mr. Werther, I contacted you this time mainly to apologize for what happened before. I only ordered the siege because I had to give someone an explanation. As an apology, I can provide you with some information and rare items. We may also have opportunities to cooperate in the future." Ferdinand sounded very sincere.

And that was indeed the truth. If a Celestial Dragon truly wanted to kill Werther, he would not have sent such a group of small fry. He would have sent another strong fighter capable of threatening Werther. Even if Werther escaped, he would have paid a terrible price.

"Ferdinand, if you were merely a noble, I would never believe what you just said. But since you are a Celestial Dragon, I can reluctantly accept it. Still, I will not let the matter of you trying to kill me go so easily. You can look into what I did before. Even if the target is a Celestial Dragon, it is not as though I would not dare to assassinate him. So, how do you intend to compensate me?" Werther no longer spoke in that relaxed tone. He asked Ferdinand coldly.

"Mr. Werther, in my view, everything has value. You have your value, and I have mine. I can offer you compensation for this matter. As for your former profession, I investigated it thoroughly. I contacted you precisely because you are an assassin. Cooperating with a Celestial Dragon is always better than offending one, is it not, Mr. Werther?" Ferdinand's smile vanished as well. It seemed he had truly encountered a difficult matter and wanted Werther's help.

"Since you put it that way, what compensation are you planning to give me, and what troublesome matter do you want me to help with? Tell me. If I am satisfied, we can cooperate. If I am not satisfied, then wait for me to come find you." Werther was also curious about this Celestial Dragon who had once tried to kill him. What could make such a Celestial Dragon seek out a former assassin like him?

"It is like this. Before the merchant association was established, there were three major forces on the island. One was the Furious Lion Pirates, another was the local Marines, and the last was a noble.

"In the end, through mediation by the World Government, the Marines were naturally the easiest to deal with. That noble also knew what was good for him; he took a sum of money and withdrew on his own. The troublesome ones were the Furious Lion Pirates.

"The Furious Lion Pirates were a special case. They were the largest pirate crew entrenched on Tutu Island at the time. Their captain was Gat, the man you killed. If there had only been Gat, the Furious Lion Pirates would not have been qualified to cooperate with us. The key was their vice-captain, Gat's younger brother, Garde.

"Garde was not originally Gat's younger brother. He might not even have originally been called Garde. It all began when the Furious Lion Pirates went out to sea and rescued a heavily injured man from the ocean. For some reason, Gat, who had always been greedy and arrogant, actually rescued that unknown man and had the ship's doctor treat him.

"Afterward, Gat discovered that the man was very strong. More importantly, he had no memories. He only remembered fighting a very powerful enemy and losing. He had even forgotten his own name.

"Gat firmly seized that opportunity bestowed upon him by fate. He was extremely generous to the man he had rescued by chance, and to show their closeness, he even gave him a name: Garde. He announced to all the pirates under him that Garde would be his younger brother from then on. To offend him was the same as offending Gat himself.

"With Garde's formidable strength, the Furious Lion Pirates eventually rose to prominence on Tutu Island. Gat became a great pirate with a bounty of seventy million Beli, while Garde was wanted by the Marines

"for one hundred and twenty million Beli." Ferdinand introduced the Furious Lion Pirates to Werther in one breath, then took a sip of tea and continued.

"Originally, I had intended to leave you at the dock that day. But after seeing your strength, I decided to spare you and cooperate with you.

"Because if Garde returns, I have no idea what he might do. His brain injury often makes him act erratically. If he goes wild and destroys the years of work I have put into Tutu Island, the losses would outweigh the gains. So I decided to cooperate with you and kill Garde." After explaining the full situation to Werther, Ferdinand waited for his answer.

"Oh? So this Garde is very strong? If he is truly as strong as you say, I may not be able to beat him. Tell me his specific abilities. Also, if you lose the Furious Lion Pirates, how will you conduct your business in the Underworld afterward? Don't treat me like a three-year-old and try to fool me. I may not like using schemes, but that does not mean I am stupid, Mr. Celestial Dragon." Werther seemed interested in Ferdinand's proposal, but he had never believed that the Celestial Dragon before him was any good.

"Werther, believe me, I am very sincere in seeking you out. As for Gat's abilities, as far as I know, he can use Armament Haki and possesses powerful physical skills. He has no Devil Fruit ability.

"Once, when Garde had an episode, I personally saw him jump into the sea and fight Sea Kings. That much is certain.

"As for the smuggling business in the Underworld, I have already found a better partner: the Sea Rogue, Donquixote Doflamingo. He and I are 'one of us,' and we have already discussed the details of our cooperation. His condition is that he will only partner with me and no one else." Ferdinand seemed pleased when he saw that Werther was interested. The Furious Lion Pirates had always been a thorn in his side. Although Donquixote Doflamingo was not easy to handle either, he was at least a normal person, unlike a lunatic like Garde, who was sometimes completely impossible to communicate with.

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