In a lavish Palace in Mary Geoise.
A huge Screen stood along one wall. Before it sat a group of nobles in white robes trimmed with gold.
They were world nobles—the Dragon People.
"Huh? I think I've seen that Thunder Swordsman somewhere. Dad, how about we catch him and make him a slave?"
The fat Dragon Person had a runny nose and a vacant grin. Strangely, his chubby face was crooked, as though someone had punched him hard.
A closer look would reveal why he seemed so familiar: he was the one Luffy had once knocked down with a single punch.
"Saint Charlos, don't talk nonsense. If you want slaves, buy them at the Sabaody Archipelago. That man's a lunatic. I met him once. Damn him! If I'd had my bodyguards with me, I would've killed him, Shichibukai or not."
A short figure rose among the Dragon People. Both the figure's clothes and hairstyle were markedly different from the others'.
"Saint Charlos, what did you just say? Who were you going to catch and make a slave? I'll give you one chance. Get out of my sight now, or you'll die here today."
Anita's golden hair stirred though there was no wind. Her emerald eyes turned crimson, like two miniature suns.
Saint Charlos trembled before her. The terrifying heat of her Devil Fruit power had even begun to curl his hair.
"Lady Anita, what are you doing? I... I didn't say anything."
Saint Charlos shook like a leaf. He could barely speak, and his usual arrogance had vanished.
Anita was still young, but she was notorious throughout Mary Geoise. They called her the Sun Queen, and she really would kill a Dragon Person. One unfortunate soul had already died at her hands.
"That's the man I'm going to marry. I'll