"What's wrong with you, woman? Didn't Linlin beat you half to death last time? Get lost, I'm not in the mood for this nonsense."
Caesar waved his hand impatiently.
To his surprise, at these words, Hancock—who was leaning against his leg—began trembling, her eyes instantly reddening.
Plop, plop.
Large teardrops fell from her beautiful eyes, splashing onto Caesar's massive feet.
"What now?" Caesar was baffled, wondering if this woman had some kind of problem.
He was letting her go, yet she wasn't running away.
Was she planning to stick around for the holidays?
Hancock acted as if she had been deeply wronged, tears streaming down her face as she desperately clutched Caesar's pant leg, hugging his pillar-like thigh while she cried.
"My country is gone, my pirate crew is gone, I have nothing left, and now you want to drive me away too... I... I might as well be dead."
Hancock cried while secretly stealing glances at Caesar.
Caesar's mouth twitched.
Could this woman's crying be any more fake?
"Women's minds are truly incomprehensible."
Caesar shook his head and ignored her, turning his gaze to the golden platform.
Watching the two Celestial Dragons slowly fighting as if playing a game, a surge of rage rose in his heart.
Caesar immediately rose from his golden throne, leaving a bewildered Hancock behind, and strode directly onto the golden arena.
Saint Roswald was gripping Saint Charlos' neck with one large hand while pounding his forehead with the other.
Meanwhile, Saint Charlos exploited a tricky angle, targeting the injuries Saint Roswald had sustained on the Golden Ship, cutting off his old father's source of happiness at its root... no, crushing it outright.
The pain twisted Saint Roswald's aged face even more grotesquely, making him redouble his efforts as he choked his beloved son until tears and mucus streamed down his face, gasping for breath.
When Caesar's terrifying figure cast a shadow over them, Saint Roswald thought night had fallen.
The moment he looked up, he was utterly petrified.
Without waiting for either of them to scream or protest, Caesar extended two massive hands and lifted them like chicks.
Facing the surrounding Image Den Den Mushi, he suddenly felt a wave of disinterest.
"They're just two stupid pigs. I've made too big of a deal about this."
Caesar chuckled lightly, then violently hurled Saint Charlos from his right hand hundreds of meters into the air.
He turned toward the Den Den Mushi that Morgans was aiming at him and revealed a grim smile.
"From today onward, Celestial Dragons are no longer gods. You fools in Mary Geoise, listen up! You'd better leave your comfortable nest soon, because I'm coming for you. I'll crush every last one of you. Like this..."
As he spoke, Caesar violently threw the utterly terrified Saint Roswald, sending him crashing into Saint Charlos who was falling from the sky!
How immense was Caesar's strength?
This throw compressed the air, allowing Saint Roswald to experience breaking the sound barrier and surpassing the speed of sound for the first time.
In less than a second, under the stunned and silent gaze of people worldwide, the two figures collided like meteors!
BOOM!!
Hundreds of meters above the golden arena, a brilliant crimson firework bloomed in the sky.
Saint Roswald and his beloved son Saint Charlos, without uttering a single last word, exploded into countless pieces, becoming a shower of blood rain.
BANG!
...
In Holy Land Mary Geoise, Nusjuro, holding the Shodai Kitetsu, drew his long sword and shattered the projection Den Den Mushi before him, cleaving the doors of the Power Hall into countless fragments.
"Send the Army Admirals to Marine Headquarters to assist Sakazuki! Tell him to bring us Caesar's head!!"
...
At Sabaody Archipelago, the massive projection screen clearly displayed that magnificent flesh-and-blood firework for all to see.
The scene fell into an immediate silence, growing unbearably oppressive and dead still.
After a long, long time, a pirate captain suddenly erupted with boundless fervor in his eyes, raising his arm and shouting.
"Long live Captain Caesar!"
With that sudden cry, the entire Sabaody Archipelago instantly became a boiling ocean.
Countless people hysterically raised their arms and cheered wildly, laughing and jumping with each other—whether they knew one another or not.
Outside Shakky's Rip-off Bar, Rayleigh in his flip-flops drank his liquor, watching the noisy, chaotic crowd.
"What a maddening scene this is, mortals executing a god! It reminds me of many years ago, a similarly clamorous spectacle when the Marines executed Roger before the entire world."
"Caesar is truly audacious. However, his pirate crew has genuinely grown formidable—ten legions, ten top-tier combatants. Even that brat Bullett has joined his ranks. This scale has already surpassed the old Rocks Pirates, hasn't it?"
Beside Rayleigh, Gaban sighed.
Compared to ten days ago, over a dozen more figures now stood with them.
Each was advanced in years yet exuded profound presence and formidable strength.
"So this time, taking advantage of Magellan being transferred from Impel Down and the Marines Headquarters being busy fighting the Beast God Pirates, we'll launch a surprise attack on Impel Down to rescue the Kuja Pirates and the people of Amazon Lily?"
A towering giant rumbled in his deep voice.
"Correct. We'll also see if there are any other powerful individuals inside the prison and bring them out too. We'll go through the sea—I've contacted several whale sharks. We'll coat the ships and hide them inside the whale sharks' bellies, swimming directly through the ocean!"
The Fish-Man Sunbell gripped his trident as he spoke.
"Shakky, why don't you stay here and wait for our news?" Rayleigh called out toward the bar.
Bam!
A bottle of whiskey smashed squarely against his forehead, shattering into glittering shards and spilling its contents across the floor.
A cold woman's voice came from inside.
"What? Rayleigh! Are you looking down on me? I was the captain of the Kuja Pirates two generations ago and the former ruler of Amazon Lily! Although I've long retired, now that something has happened to Amazon Lily and even Gloriosa has been captured, how can I just stand by and do nothing?"
Rayleigh wiped the whiskey from his face with a bitter smile.
"Shakky, don't get worked up. I know you're worried about them. Fine, you can come along. What a waste of this whiskey though..."
...
At Whole Cake Island in Tottoland, amidst the fervent and reverent gazes of the crowd, Caesar led a few people away.
"Doflamingo, I'll leave the upcoming martial contest in your hands. I need to make a quick trip to Fish-Man Island to bring back that Shirahoshi you mentioned."
On the way, Caesar instructed Doflamingo.
"Leave it to me!" Doflamingo nodded and stopped walking.
"I... I'll go to Fish-Man Island with you."
Hancock looked at Caesar with unease.
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