"Don't move! Put down your weapons! You're under arrest by the Holy Church. Resisting the Holy Church Enforcers is a serious crime!"
Krieg looked at the white-armored warriors surrounding him and Gin. One of them raised his Knight Sword and shouted the warning.
"Heh, since when did the Holy Church call the shots in the East Blue? If anyone's going to arrest us, it'll be the Navy." Krieg's eyes flickered as he taunted them.
"Hmph! Why do you think the Navy withdrew from the East Blue? Let me tell you-the Holy Church calls the shots throughout the East Blue now!" the Holy Light Cleric Squad Leader retorted in a powerful voice.
"And what if we refuse to put down our weapons?" Krieg narrowed his eyes at the cleric in the middle.
"Then you'll find out just how sharp our swords are!" the Holy Light Cleric Captain said disdainfully.
"Damn you! Who do you think you are? Even when the Navy was here, they steered clear of my captain!" Gin swung his iron-headed tonfa at a nearby cleric as soon as he finished speaking.
But the clerics were no pushovers, either. They had always been especially fond of enemies who preferred to settle things with violence.
Without another word, golden light flashed, and a massive golden shield unfurled before slamming toward the charging Gin.
Gin wore a look of disdain, only to feel his iron tonfa strike an arm as hard as steel. Before he could react in horror, golden light flashed, and a massive shield hurtled toward his face.
Bang! Pain exploded in Gin's head. Dazed and dizzy, he was pinned firmly to the deck beneath the massive golden shield.
Four or five teeth fell straight out of his mouth, and thin trickles of blood seeped out.
"A punk like