I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

A gust of wind blew by, and Lan Jiang drew her sword to block Dadan's axe, but was forcefully pushed back by Dadan.

"Dadan, what are you doing here!"

Luffy, who was lying on the ground, asked a question, and Dogula came over and picked him up.

"It was White Boy who told us you were in danger."

"White Luck..."

Ace and Luffy murmured at the same time, only then remembering that Bai Yun was still running a high fever.

Bai Yun: ......

"You bastard, you're the king of Mount Colbo, aren't you!"

Lanjiang stared at Dadan and asked.

Dadan's imposing manner was no less than his: "I am Dadan, a mountain bandit, who by a twist of fate became the foster mother of these little devils."

"So, next... let's make our escape!!"

Thinking there was some kind of big battle, Dadan glared fiercely at Lan Jiang, but the next second she turned and ran away.

The other underlings immediately followed suit, but one person was an exception.

"I...won't run away!"

Ace gripped the hose tightly, his eyes fixed on Blue-chan as he spoke.

Upon seeing this, Dogula immediately reminded Ace that Blue was not just a name; a child simply could not stand up to him.

But Luffy, who was in Ace's arms, struggled to get down and fight alongside Ace when he heard what Ace said.

“Yes, Ace, you can’t run away with your brother behind you, or you’ll lose the courage to protect your family and friends.”

Bai Yun's voice suddenly appeared, and then he slowly descended from the sky and stood next to Ace.

"But if your loved ones or partners sacrifice themselves to let you escape, what you should do is not let them down, not go back and say you'd live and die together—that's utterly foolish!"

Bai Yun's tone was tinged with anger. Although he was speaking to Ace, his eyes were fixed on Lan Jiang.

"You're the last of the four little devils..."

"Shh!"

Lan Jiang looked at Bai Yun descending from the sky and began to speak, but was interrupted halfway through by Bai Yun's shushing.

"I don't have time to chat with an ugly woman like you."

"Utterly stupid, trash that's been used and then discarded, only good at bullying children."

"Knowing that nobles look down on us commoners, we still foolishly believe that they will give you noble status."

"They're probably laughing their heads off behind my back after I hang up, thinking, 'Why is there such a stupid thing as you?'"

Bai Yun sprinkled salt onto Lan Jiang's wounds, handful by handful.

Lan Jiang knew she was already in a bad situation, and to be mocked by a brat made her furious. She grabbed her knife and slashed at him.

"You damned brat!"

"Wow!!"

"Bang!!!!"

Before he could take more than a few steps, a howling wind rang out, and a huge, spinning wind blade burst out from Bai Yun's palm, instantly colliding with Lan Jiang.

The wind blades carved a trench in the ground, and the flames were shaken apart by the wind pressure, forming a fireless band. Lan Jiang lay on the ground at the end, her life hanging in the balance, but she had clearly passed out. Even if she didn't die, she would be consumed by the flames sooner or later.

........

Instant kill.

Silence. Apart from the sound of the flames burning, the scene was completely silent.

Ace, Luffy, Dadan, and their crew stared at Bai Yun speechlessly, their faces filled with shock.

"Bai...Bai Yun."

Ace stammered.

Bai Yun withdrew his arm, turned around, and said with a smile.

"it's me."

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Then, Bai Yun flashed to the back, unleashed a wind pressure cannon from his palm, creating a fireless band, and led the way.

Dadan realized what was happening, picked up Ace as well, and started running after Bai Yun, shouting, "Hurry! Keep up with Bai Yun!!!"

........

At the mouth of another bay, the dragon's boat was moored on the shore.

Like Bai Yun, a wind pressure cannon exploded from his palm, creating a strip of fireless energy.

However, the wind pressure he emitted was much stronger than Bai Yun's, directly penetrating the entire garbage mountain.

"Hey! The explosion created a fireless zone! You can see ships, and at the end is the coast. Run that way!"

"Although I don't know what happened, thank God."

The homeless people fleeing the garbage heap with their belongings discovered this fireless trail and immediately ran towards it; it was a lifeline.

When they reached the end, what awaited them was the dragon's ship.

On the ship, Ivankov, wearing a black cloak, looked at the surging vagrants and spoke to the dragon.

"I never expected you would interfere even in a border country like the East China Sea."

Is there anything you're particularly concerned about?

The dragon took a few steps forward and stood at the bow of the ship.

"This country is a microcosm of the world."

"In this world where only the fittest survive, happiness will never come."

“Even children are saying those things. If this continues, the whole world will stink.”

"I will change all of this. One day I will change the world."

Ivankov's explanation was both an explanation and not quite an explanation.

The dragon then raised his right hand and shouted loudly and passionately.

"Those who are willing to fight for freedom, board this ship!!"

.......

Finally, the boat slowly sailed away from the shore and headed into the distance, and all the surviving homeless people boarded the boat.

In retrospect, ten years later, these homeless people are all veteran members of the Revolutionary Army, and they even know Sabo, who has been living on the garbage mountain for a long time. That's actually a good thing.

Chapter 25 Familiar and Strange

The fire burned all night, until all the garbage on the mountain, including the homeless people who couldn't escape in time, turned to ashes, and only then did it gradually die down after there was nothing left to burn.

Time will take everything away.

The events included the burning of the uncertain final destination and the clandestine revolutionary uprising.

Bai Yun, Luffy, and Ace's lives returned to normal.

........

The next day at noon was the day the Celestial Dragons arrived in the Goa Kingdom. To welcome the ships into port, a grand ceremony was prepared at the dock at the main gate of the kingdom.

While buying burn medicine for everyone, Bai Yunlai also stayed behind to watch the excitement.

Let's take a look at these Celestial Dragons who indirectly caused countless people to perish in flames; they will be one of the strongest enemies he will face in the future.

"The government ship is here!"

Someone in the crowd shouted out.

Bai Yun looked up and saw a massive World Noble ship, so large it resembled a castle at sea, come into view.

The symbol at the bow of the ship is a shield with a lion's head.

The sails are painted with the totem of the World Government, five black spheres connected to form a cross, one in the center and one on each of the four sides.

The moment the people on the dock saw the ship, they cheered, feeling that they could die happy just to witness the splendor of true world nobility.

Bai Yun smiled, walked away from the crowd to the entrance to Mount Colbo, and decided to keep watch from the shadows. Who knew if the Celestial Dragon would suddenly go berserk and bite someone?

.......

The boat docked, and a ladder was attached to the shore. Two men in suits came down and laid a red carpet over the ladder.

The king of the Kingdom of Gol approached with a fawning expression and respectfully addressed the Celestial Dragons on the ship.

"With the highest respect, we welcome Saint Germark, a nobleman from the world, to visit the Kingdom of Goa."

Then came another round of cheers.

Amid cheers, Saint Jermac slowly disembarked from the ship atop the back of a tall slave, with two slaves protecting him from behind.

If he falls, none of us here will survive.

Seeing this, Bai Yun looked down at the people below, eager to know how the nobles would react to seeing the world's nobles using slaves as mounts.

"Sit down, slave?"

"What style! Is this how the world's aristocracy behaves?"

"Worth learning from, worth learning from!!"

Bai Yun was stunned, a wave of nausea washing over him. He was certain that this kingdom was doomed.

Just as Bai Yun was feeling nauseous, a gaze suddenly shot over – it was the gaze of a CP0 member wearing a mask who was following behind Germak Saint.

When a gaze came at him, Bai Yun immediately bristled without even meeting his eyes, but quickly composed himself, looking at Jermark Saint, suppressing his disgust, and putting on a smiling and clapping expression.

Only then did their gaze slowly shift away.

The next second, Bai Yun turned around and ran away.