"Hm? The Holy Land has suddenly gotten a lot quieter. I don't see any Marines patrolling the streets, either."
It didn't take Ye Chen long to notice something strange about the street outside the window.
"I'll go take a look."
Lucci called out to Ye Chen, opened the window, and leaped out. In moments, he vanished like a gust of wind. A dozen minutes later, he returned. Ye Chen had barely opened the window when Lucci flipped inside. His polished black boots touched the floor without making a sound.
"Well?"
Ye Chen hurried to ask. Nami and the others turned to look at Lucci too.
Lucci pumped his fist. "You'll never guess. The Marines have called off their search for us. In fact, we're completely free now. We can even go out on the streets!"
Everyone was stunned, Lucci included. It felt like a dream. Every Celestial Dragon in the Holy Land hated Ye Chen with a passion, yet they had ordered the Marines to stop hunting him.
"Really? Then I can go shopping!"
Nami said excitedly, her lively eyes sparkling with gemstone-like brilliance. A wanted Pirate shopping in the Holy Land—just thinking about it gave Nami a sense of accomplishment.
"Of course." Lucci nodded.
"So if I see a Celestial Dragon on the street and don't like his face, I can go over and give him a good beating, and the Marines won't do a thing?" Gin asked with a grin.
Lucci snorted. "Why ask anyone else? Go out and try it. Then you'll know."
Kuro had remained silent. After a moment, he adjusted his glasses out of habit. "As long as we don't provoke the Celestial Dragons again, we can do as we please in the Holy Land. I imagine they want to see some good faith from