One Piece: Starting by Rejecting Red-Hair's Invitation

With Kizaru's strength, if he had wanted to stop them, Enel and Kaku would never have gotten anywhere near that Celestial Dragon.

So, clearly, Kizaru had deliberately let the Celestial Dragon get captured.

As for why, half of it was probably his own resentment toward the Celestial Dragons. As for the other half, those who knew, knew.

Lin Mo had seized on that very point when he sent Enel and Kaku to capture the Celestial Dragon.

Of course, the Celestial Dragon was only a bargaining chip for now. They couldn't kill him yet, or Kizaru would be forced to act, which would be troublesome.

Lin Mo glanced back at Hancock, who was watching him as well.

He knew Hancock loathed the Celestial Dragons. So, to complete the progress involving her, he had to start with the Celestial Dragon before them, who was trying to take her back to Mary Geoise.

Hancock had no idea what Lin Mo was thinking.

When she saw him glance at her, something stirred in her heart despite herself.

Then, before everyone's eyes, Lin Mo walked up to the Celestial Dragon and stared at him impassively.

Kizaru had just taken half a step forward.

"Don't move, or I'll kill him," Lin Mo said flatly.

Kizaru immediately stopped and obediently stayed where he was.

"Hey, I'm a Celestial Dragon! Lay a hand on me, and you'll die a horrible death!" the Celestial Dragon shouted defiantly at Lin Mo.

Lin Mo sneered and, without another word, slapped him across the face, easily making him spit blood.

"You bastard! How dare you hit me!" the Celestial Dragon raged in humiliation.

Lin Mo slapped him again.

The Celestial Dragon's face swelled up, and two of his teeth fell out.

"Y-you... stop hitting me. I won't do it again..." the Celestial