I Will Never Agree to This

The contents of the letter were shocking.

It detailed how the butler of a certain World Noble had instructed a human trafficking ring to capture female warriors from Kuja, especially young and beautiful girls, as "special collectibles" for his master.

Every line was filled with contempt for life and nauseating desire.

Smack!

Hancock slammed her hand onto the table, jolting even the hot pot broth into splashing out. Frost covered her pretty face, and fury burned in her eyes.

"World Nobles?! They... they're despicable! How dare they act so wantonly! Why do they dare do this?!"

Sandersonia and Marigold were equally indignant, their bodies trembling slightly with rage.

Adams's voice was calm, yet it carried a cold, piercing force as he revealed a corner of the darkness at the very top of the world to them.

"World Nobles pride themselves on being descendants of the Creator. Nominally, they are the masters of this world. They control unimaginable resources and supreme authority.

"In their eyes, aside from fellow World Nobles, everyone else is nothing more than ants and slaves, free for them to kill or exploit as they please."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the three young, furious faces.

"Simply put, every evil of human nature you can imagine—and even those you cannot—may be found in them. Brutality, greed, depravity, treating human lives as worthless... those are normal to them."

"Would they... waste food?"

Marigold asked softly. In her simple understanding, that was already a very bad thing to do.

"Would they bully little animals?"

Sandersonia asked as well, trying to understand the scale of "evil."

Adams nodded, his tone grave.

"They would. But that is merely the most trivial, even 'harmless,' form of entertainment in their lives."

He paused, his voice turning colder.

"When they are in a bad