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When the Celestial Dragons were attacked, Admiral Kizaru of Marine Headquarters was dispatched, plunging the entire Sabaody Archipelago into chaos. Marines were everywhere, and the eleven Supernovas who were fighting became their primary targets. However, against strange and peculiar abilities, ordinary military forces proved useless.
Island No. 1, Human Auction House
"Is it over?" Daichi arrived on the bridge leading to Island No. 1, looking towards the Human Auction House. Marines were everywhere, but no pirates were in sight. The battle seemed to have concluded. He had arrived quite quickly, but from the attack on the Celestial Dragons to the three captains escaping, the entire process probably hadn't exceeded ten minutes.
Kikara pointed to the bridge on the right. "Daichi-sama, Hajrudin is over there."
"Hmm." Daichi glanced. Hajrudin had come to rescue the giant slave, and it seemed to have gone smoothly, with a chubby giant following him.
"Woosh!" A flash beside him, and Who's-Who appeared.
"Daichi-sama."
"Who's-Who?" Daichi looked at Who's-Who, surprised. "Why are you here? Oh, I remember you were looking for Straw Hat Luffy? Where is he?"
"Straw Hat escaped to the east." Who's-Who was a bit embarrassed. He had originally intended to wait for Straw Hat to emerge and then eliminate him, but upon hearing that Straw Hat had beaten a Celestial Dragon, he immediately abandoned the idea. That guy was a lunatic! He didn't dare to provoke him! Who's-Who was nervous and whispered a reminder, "Daichi-sama, it's better if we leave here as soon as possible."
"Leave? Why?" Daichi frowned slightly, and soon found his answer.
"Get out of the way!" Marines surged towards him. In the center of the team were many doctors and two stretchers, seemingly transporting injured personnel. Given the previous incident and such high-level escort, the identity of the injured personnel was obvious: it was a Celestial Dragon!
Who's-Who's face changed, and he instinctively stepped back to shield Daichi. As a former World Government official, he knew better than anyone the authority and terror of the Celestial Dragons. To become their slave would be more terrifying than death. Kikara hid on Daichi's other side, clutching his clothes and trembling, her eyes filled with uncontrollable fear.
Daichi glanced at the two. How could they protect their boss by standing in front of him! So useless!
"Hurry up! If anything happens to Father and elder brother, I'll make all of you slaves!" The female Celestial Dragon, wearing an oxygen mask, angrily scolded the Marines, her emotions reaching an extreme. When she saw Daichi directly in front of her, she became even more furious. He didn't even kneel!
"Damn commoner!" Shalria fired her gun in anger, pulling the trigger at Daichi.
"Bang!" The bullet hit Daichi's arm, then bounced off.
"Hmm?" Daichi's gaze shifted slightly downward, looking at the impacted area. He was just passing by. If the other party hadn't caused trouble, he wouldn't have minded moving aside to let the Marines pass, but to shoot him directly?
At that moment, the Marine escort team had already ascended the bridge, and Shalria had also arrived in front of Daichi. Looking at Daichi, who seemed unaffected, she felt some doubt. Didn't hit him? Then shoot again! Shalria raised her gun again, and suddenly her vision went black.
"Slap!" The oxygen mask shattered, and a powerful slap landed on her right cheek with undiminished force, leaving a clear handprint.
"Eh?" Shalria was stunned by Daichi's slap.
"Saint Shalria was hit!" The accompanying Marines were overly shocked, staring blankly at this scene. All three Celestial Dragons were beaten!
Shalria clutched her right cheek, looking at Daichi in disbelief. "You dare to hit me?!"
"Slap!" Her left cheek also received a slap!
"Even my father has never hit me!"
"Slap!"
"I'll kill you!"
"Slap! Slap!"
"Waaah waaaah waaaah~~"
"Slap!" Daichi's slaps went back and forth, quickly disfiguring the female Celestial Dragon. Her face was bruised and swollen like a pig's head, and she couldn't even see her eyes. Dare to bare teeth at him!
"Thud!" Shalria staggered back several steps, fainting between the two stretchers. A whole family, neatly arranged.
Only then did the Marines recover from their shock. Just as they were about to arrest the culprit, the leading commodore held out a hand to stop them.
"Put down your guns, everyone. This man is Daichi the Destroyer, the Vice-Captain of the Beast Pirates. Without orders from above, we cannot act."
"But, Captain!" The Marines looked at Shalria. Indeed, they couldn't attack a Yonko's subordinate without orders, but a Celestial Dragon had been attacked. If they did nothing, they would definitely be punished.
"Don't talk!" The captain scolded with a dark face. With their limited forces, they couldn't even deal with the Supernovas, let alone defeat the great pirate in front of them. Moreover, protecting the lives of the three Celestial Dragons was the most important thing. At this time, they absolutely could not provoke the other party again.
"Immediately contact Headquarters!"
"Yes!" The Marines watched Daichi and his group swagger away, not daring to say a word, their hearts filled with resentment.
Kikara tugged at Daichi's collar and timidly asked, "Daichi-sama, is it really okay that you hit a Celestial Dragon?"
"These pigs, don't worry." Daichi shook his head and smiled. He would eventually encounter Celestial Dragons. If it wasn't that female Celestial Dragon today, other Celestial Dragons would provoke him in the future.
Those idiots wouldn't understand manners. Could he possibly be expected to kneel and bow when he met a Celestial Dragon? Even the Five Elders wouldn't dare to demand that of him! Moreover, he also wanted to test the World Government's attitude.
He was acquiring properties in Sabaody Archipelago, planning to expand his company's business into World Government territory, not only the first half of the Grand Line but also the other three seas. If the Five Elders didn't want to provoke him, what happened just now would at most be a lot of bark and little bite, and the company's expansion could be more aggressive in the future.
Even if the Five Elders didn't buy it, there wouldn't be too much loss. At worst, they'd fight again. At this point in time, wanting to fight him would require dispatching the God's Knights, and the Five Elders probably didn't have the courage to go all out.
Daichi smiled and looked at Kikara. "How did it feel just now?"
"Happy!" Kikara's eyes sparkled, and most of her fear of Celestial Dragons dissipated. For the first time, she felt that Celestial Dragons weren't so terrifying after all. She also wanted to beat those hateful Celestial Dragons!
"Haha, that's good." Daichi smiled and looked at the nervous Who's-Who beside him. Heh, not as promising as the little girl.
"Who's-Who."
"Here!" Who's-Who flinched, like a startled bird, fearing that an Admiral from Headquarters would suddenly appear. Daichi wasn't afraid, but he was!
Daichi narrowed his eyes: "I just received intelligence that Enies Lobby fell a few days ago, and CP9 is being hunted by the Marines. Do you know where they would escape to?"
"CP Lucci!" Who's-Who reacted instantly. CP9 being hunted by the Marines sounded very strange, but as a former World Government official, he knew the darkness within. Clearly, the responsibility for the fall of Enies Lobby was placed on CP9.
Those useless officials only knew how to shirk responsibility. This experience was very similar to his own. The Gum-Gum Fruit he escorted was stolen by Red-Hair Shanks, and all the blame fell on him. If he hadn't desperately broken out of prison, he would have been eliminated long ago.
"They will definitely go there!" Who's-Who recalled his childhood experiences. Each generation of CP9 consisted of orphans carefully selected by the World Government, undergoing rigorous training on a certain island from childhood. That place could be considered their hometown. And returning home in distress is a biological instinct! Therefore, Rob Lucci would definitely go to that island.
"Heart of the River Island!" Who's-Who asked, "Daichi-sama, are you looking for Rob Lucci?"
"That's right." Daichi nodded. His Hoenn Government lacked everything, especially an intelligence department. Having existing CP9 members to recruit was more cost-effective than slowly training his own. And Rob Lucci was indeed a rare genius.
Daichi ordered, "Who's-Who, go find Rob Lucci first. Don't let him escape. I'll come find you after this war is over."
"Yes!" Who's-Who grinned. Finally, he could compete with Rob Lucci!
At this time, on the Sea Train route, St. Poplar Island.
Inside the hospital, Lucci was covered in bandages, having just undergone emergency surgery, and was still unconscious. The other members were performing on the streets. CP9 Zoo officially opened for business.
"Kids, come play! Giraffe slide!"
"Woof! Big bad wolf jumping through hoops!"
"Do you need cleaning services?"
Everyone worked hard to attract business. Although they could rob money or force doctors to treat Lucci, they had no such robber-like thoughts.
Instead, they endured the rain and earned money through hard performances. In the ruins of Enies Lobby, they overheard Spandam shifting the blame to them, which led to them being wanted and having nowhere to go.
In other words, they were now criminals. But no matter what they would do in the future, they had to wait for Lucci to wake up before making a decision. What they needed to do now was to raise medical expenses!