Jalmack's roar echoed across the plaza.
"Seize them all!!!"
The dozens of CP0 elites and Celestial Dragon guards, after a brief shock at Renzo and the Mermaid Princess appearing together, instantly regained their cold composure as the "Blades of God."
In their worldview, Celestial Dragons were absolute.
A Marine Admiral?
Just a dog.
And a dog that dared disobey its master had only one fate.
"Soru!"
Several CP0 agents vanished in an instant. Their target wasn't Renzo, it was the trembling premium mermaids behind him.
They understood Saint Jalmack's desires. If they secured the toys first, the so-called Admiral would be forced to hold back.
"Hmph."
Renzo didn't even turn around.
A visible gray aura began to seep from his gray eyes and body, something never seen before.
"Domain of Sloth"
His voice was light.
In an instant, that gray lethargic aura spread outward like a flowing membrane.
The CP0 elites charging in with Soru slammed straight into it.
And something bizarre happened.
Their speed dropped from lightning-fast to sloth-like in a split second, as if someone had hit extreme slow motion.
"Wha… is… this…?"
Even their shocked expressions stretched sluggishly. Their limbs moved in the air in agonizing slow arcs, completely powerless.
They struggled desperately to break free of the gray aura, but the energy seemed to be the nemesis of motion and will itself.
The more they resisted, the heavier the "laziness" became.
Gray currents swirled around them like miniature whirlpools, dragging both body and soul toward absolute stillness.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
In barely two seconds, the CP0 elites collapsed softly to the ground.
Not knocked out.
It was as if they had been forcibly powered down.
One move.
Without lifting a finger.
Just releasing that strange gray aura had instantly neutralized multiple CP0 elites.
"What?!"
On Jalmack's warship, the CP0 commander's face changed dramatically.
The remaining guards froze, staring in horror at the bare-chested man in a cloak.
"Monster…"
"So this is Haiiroyo's true power?!"
"Fools."
Renzo slowly lifted his gaze.
"I told you."
"Leave."
"Or die."
"Your master… chose death."
"Lord Renzo!!"
King Neptune nearly fainted in terror.
If a full battle broke out here, regardless of who won, the Ryugu Kingdom would be doomed!
He was about to plead,
"Well now… this is… rather scary, isn't it~?"
A drawl suddenly cut through the tension.
"Zzzzt!"
A blinding golden flash erupted.
Fast.
Incomprehensibly fast.
The light condensed between Renzo and Jalmack's warship into a tall figure.
Renzo raised an eyebrow slightly.
The man wore a yellow striped suit, Marine Admiral's justice coat, and his trademark tinted glasses.
Marine Headquarters' highest combat power, Admiral Kizaru.
"Admiral... Kizaru?"
Neptune and the princes were stunned.
"Kizaru. What are you doing?" Renzo's tone carried mild irritation.
"My, my… that's troublesome."
Kizaru put his hands in his pockets and lazily turned toward Jalmack's ship.
He had no intention of letting things escalate between Renzo and a Celestial Dragon.
"Saint Jalmack~"
He drawled.
Pointing at Renzo, he said:
"Renzo's temper… has never been very good~"
"He's on vacation. You barged into his vacation spot and tried to take his spoils…"
"That makes things… difficult~"
On the surface, Kizaru was mediating.
In truth, he was smoothing things over, offending neither side.
He was telling Jalmack that Renzo was a madman you couldn't mess with, so back off.
However, Jalmack, a man completely blinded by desire and rage, could never understand Kizaru's "workplace philosophy."
All he saw was-
Another "dog of the Marines" daring to stand between him and his "toys"!
"BORSALINO!!!"
Jalmack's shrill voice was completely distorted by rage!
"You old dog!! How dare you stand in my way?!"
"Huh~?" Kizaru's expression froze.
"Old... dog?"
"That's right!!"
Jalmack pointed at him and screamed, "You and that Haiiroyo are nothing but dogs raised by us World Nobles!"
"He's a mad dog that doesn't obey! And you're just an old dog wagging your tail!"
"I, a Celestial Dragon, command you!"
"Now! Immediately! Right this second! Get out of my way!!"
"Then, go! Capture that 'Haiiroyo' for me! And those six mermaids behind him! All of them!!"
"Otherwise! When I return to Mary Geoise, the first thing I'll do is have the Five Elders strip you of that dog skin you call a coat!!"
"..."
The square fell dead silent.
King Neptune and the princes didn't even dare to breathe.
The CP0 guards awkwardly lowered their heads, pretending they hadn't heard anything.
Publicly... insulting a Marine Admiral like this...
This...
A dangerous glint flashed behind Kizaru's tinted glasses.
His eternally sleazy smile also faded.
"…My, my."
He spoke slowly, emphasizing each word: "Saint Jalmack... you've truly... made this old man... so 'sad'..."
"Sad?! What right does a dog like you have to feel sad?!" Jalmack's abuse continued.
"Fuck your mother."
Suddenly, a roar even louder, cruder, and more spirited than Jalmack's screech crashed down like a thunderbolt from the clear sky!
BOOM
A barrel-thick bolt of blue lightning, carrying a nauseating "scorched smell," slammed violently into the bow of Jalmack's warship!
Although blocked by the ship's protective barrier, the terrifying momentum still made the entire vessel shudder violently!
BOOM!!!
A roar even louder and more vulgar than Jalmack's shriek exploded from above.
CRACK!!
A bucket-thick blue lightning bolt smashed into the bow of Jalmack's ship, releasing a nauseating burnt smell.
Though blocked by the ship's shield, the impact shook the entire vessel.
"Who?! Who dares strike my ship?!"
"The one shocking you is exactly your mother-fucking bastard!!"
BOOM!
A fat man, still smoking, holding half a grilled Sea King squid leg in his hand, landed heavily in the center of the square.
It was Rehn.
"Whew...whew... damn it."
The moment he landed, Ren first took a big bite of the squid leg in his hand, mumbling indistinctly.
"Lord Renzo! I was dealing with those slave traders in Sabaody, just finished roasting squid, when I sensed your rage spiking! Scared me half to death, I flew right over!"
He scanned the area, saw Renzo, saw Kizaru, saw the trembling royal family, and finally...
His gaze fixed on the bow of the warship, on that figure with a fishbowl helmet, his face full of anger and greed, Jalmack.
Rehn's eyes lit up.
It was the excitement of a predator spotting prey.
"Oho?"
Ren grinned widely, revealing an extremely benevolent smile.
"Lord Renzo, Admiral Kizaru… you two are facing off… over this thing?"
"This thing?!"
Jalmack sputtered.
"Rehn. Shut up. This isn't your business," Renzo said flatly.
"Don't say that, Lord Renzo!"
Rehn heard this and got anxious. "Did this moron just curse at you? Did he curse at Admiral Kizaru?"
He suddenly pointed at Jalmack.
"FUCK WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?!"
At this moment, Ren unleashed his full power
"You mongrel! Wearing a broken glass dome on your head, afraid that your pig brain, stuffed with shit, might leak out?!"
"Huh?!"
Jalmack's roar was choked back by Ren's next words.
"Look at your pathetic face!"
Ren used the squid leg as a pointer, gesturing emphatically:
"Snot hanging from your nose, drool dripping from your mouth! When your mother gave birth to you, did she soak you in a shit pit for three days and nights?! How did you end up looking so uniquely disgusting?! So universally abhorred?!"
"You... you... you lower-class fat pig!!"
Jalmack trembled with rage; in his entire life... had he ever heard such vulgar language!
"Fat pig?!"
Ren acted as if his own tail had been stepped on. "I'm BUILT! idiot, what do you know?"
Rehn looked Jalmack up and down.
"And even if I'm fat, I'm ten thousand times better than an inbred freak like you!"
"Pfft!"
Someone in the crowd couldn't hold it in.
"In...inbred?!"
Prince Manboshi's mouth hung open.
"Look at that scrawny frame of yours!"
The more Ren cursed, the more excited he got, spittle flying everywhere:
"Stubby limbs! Crooked features! Were you the masterpiece of your dad and your aunt? No... your dad and your grandma?!"
"WOW!"
This time, even Prince Ryuboshi couldn't hold back. He abruptly turned his head, his shoulders shaking violently.
Absolutely savage.
This fat man... his insults were hitting right where it hurts!
"Oh my... this..."
Kizaru raised his hand to cover his mouth; behind the glasses, he was practically smiling.
He found... he might actually like this vulgar fat man.
"You... shut up!!"
Jalmack's face turned liver-red; those words struck a cord.
This was an unspoken taboo among Celestial Dragons, never to be mentioned by lower life forms!
"Shut up?!"
Ren flicked the leftover squid bone "Biu" onto Jalmack's glass dome, making a crisp "Ding" sound.
"I'm not done yet!"
Ren planted his hands on his hips.
"That guard of yours, Barricade or whatever? Iron Wall? Pah!"
"One jolt from me, and he was kneeling, singing surrender! Didn't even leave a complete corpse! His ashes would not even qualify as a fertilizer!"
"The dogs you raise are more fragile than paper-mâché!!"
"And you dared call Admiral Kizaru an old dog?!"
Rehn suddenly pointed at Kizaru, then gestured to himself and Renzo:
"You look carefully, damn it! Right here! Stand THREE of the Marines' Highest Combat Powers!
"You, a useless piece of shit who can't even walk without panting! Who gave you the guts... to come and provoke us?!"
"You... you..."
Jalmack stuttered, unable to form a complete sentence.
He was stunned by the cursing.
His arrogant, diseased brain, hit by Ren's combo attack, had completely crashed!
"And another thing!"
Rehn glanced at Jalmack's greedy eyes and instantly understood what he was after.
"Look at your pathetic face! Your eyes are practically falling out of your head! What's the matter? Got your eye on our Princess Shirahoshi?"
"FUCK! You, a toad lusting after a swan? No, you're not even a toad. You're a maggot!"
"That little thing of yours... is it even as thick as a toothpick?!"
"And you want to take the princess back? Take her back for what? To use her as a bottle opener?!"
"Let me tell you! A useless piece of trash like you, who can't even last three seconds, isn't even qualified to wash the princess's feet!!"
"Pfft-AHEM AHEM AHEM!!!"
This time, even King Neptune, who had been maintaining his dignity, couldn't hold back!
He coughed violently, his old face flushed bright red!
'Toothpick? Bottle opener? Three seconds?!'
'This fat man... he... how dare he!!'
The entire square was engulfed in an extremely bizarre atmosphere.
On one side, there was the potential nation-destroying war brought by the Celestial Dragon, about to erupt.
On the other side, there was Ren, like a machine gun, unleashing an extremely vulgar yet... inexplicably satisfying tirade.
Those fish-man guards who had been scared half to death, those trembling CP0...
At this moment, they all lowered their heads, their shoulders... shaking violently.
They were holding back.
Holding back... with great difficulty!
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