XX-level Hokage

"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered someone I know. I'll go out for a walk first." With that, the man put down his wine glass and turned to leave.

“Don’t forget to make some money,” the woman reminded him. “Okay.”

Chapter 181: The Straw Hat Crew and the Celestial Dragons

The Sabaody Archipelago is an archipelago located in the middle of the Grand Line, ahead of Mary Geoise.

The island is made up of many large trees, and the ground is made up of tree roots that sprout into air fortresses made of branches.

The island is composed of 79 of the world's largest mangrove trees, the Yarchman Mangrove Forest. The branches of the trees themselves, along with the breath of the roots, create a unique bubble culture on the island.

Each tree on the island corresponds to a town and facilities, and the islands are connected by bridges, so remembering the numbers will prevent you from getting lost.

The SS Sunny docked at Island 41, and the Straw Hat Pirates were thrilled as soon as the ship came ashore. It was indeed an interesting little island.

However, an octopus-like fish-man on the ship frowned and warned the other crew members not to clash with the world nobles after entering the city. He also warned them not to pay any attention to anyone who was killed in front of them and to pretend that nothing had happened.

Subsequently, the Straw Hat Pirates captain Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, led by Hachi, went to find the coating master.

Sniper Usopp and cook Sanji stayed behind to watch the ship, leaving only combatant Zoro with nothing to do. Zoro said he wanted to go for a walk, but Usopp and Sanji quickly stopped him.

Sanji said, "Forget it, you're such a terrible navigator, it's a real hassle to find you." Zoro retorted, "There are numbers on the trees, even kids shouldn't get lost."

“You’ve used all your intelligence on naming your techniques; you’re bound to get lost,” Sanji continued. “Shuru-sai!”

After saying that, Zoro jumped off the ship.

Sabaody Archipelago was like a transit point, a melting pot of merchants, pirates, and marines, but it also had its share of interesting occurrences. Amidst the laughter and playful banter, a commotion erupted, and a man wearing a collar, his face filled with panic, cried out for help.

"Help me, help me remove the collar, I want to go home." The people around could tell at a glance that he was a slave who had been sold, a slave of the Celestial Dragons, a world noble family, and they knew that he had no chance of escaping, so they all kept their distance.

The ticking sound grew faster and faster until the collar exploded, and the man collapsed to the ground, limp and lifeless.

Then, what came into view was a fat dog wearing a mask. The island's residents knelt down one after another, and the dog walked to the man's body and actually urinated on him.

Immediately afterwards, two world nobles wearing oxygen masks arrived. In their eyes, human slaves were worse than dogs. They then fired several more shots at the body before leaving in a huff.

This is the world's nobles, the Celestial Dragons' holy land that all of humanity fears and dreads. It is precisely because of their actions that people from all over the world have decided to support Mashiro.

At this time, Luffy and his friends arrived at the amusement park and tried all the rides, including the roller coaster, carousel, pirate ship, Ferris wheel, and bumper cars.

Not far away, a Celestial Dragon riding a human slave, followed by bodyguards and maids, and other people kneeling on the ground, walked towards the slave auction house.

It was precisely because of their actions that people from all over the world decided to support Mashiro.

At that moment, a stretcher was carrying a critically ill patient toward the hospital, while a nurse was nervously performing first aid nearby.

When faced with a Celestial Dragon in a bad mood, this behavior is simply picking a fight. The Celestial Dragon got up from his slave mount and kicked the seriously ill patient on the stretcher.

Then, with his eyes fixed on the beautiful nurse and snot running down his face, he said, "You, be my wife."

Upon receiving the order, the attendant hurriedly said, "Immediately process the formalities for welcoming the 13th wife."

"As for numbers 1 through 5, they've had their fun. Let's just banish them," the Celestial Dragon continued, looking utterly clueless. Hearing this, the nurse's face fell in despair.

Just as the nurse's fiancé was about to step forward, the Celestial Dragon fired without hesitation. Blood stained his robes, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up. The beautiful nurse cried out for help, but not only ordinary people, but even the so-called "supernovas" hiding all around dared not utter a word, not even daring to look up.

Just then, a green-haired figure strolled over and wandered into the middle of the road where the people were kneeling, until he reached the Celestial Dragon's side. The Celestial Dragon was shocked, unable to believe that anyone would dare to be so disrespectful.

Zoro, completely bewildered, looked at Guan Longren's expression and said impatiently, "What? Want to ask for directions?" Guan Longren raised his spear to face Zoro, his Observation Haki appearing, and he was about to cut down the Celestial Dragon in front of him.

In the critical moment, a pink-haired girl threw herself on Zoro and collapsed to the ground, crying out, "Brother, you have offended the Celestial Dragons, you deserve to die!"

Then he whispered in Zoro's ear, "Lie still and don't move."

Seeing this, the Celestial Dragon looked regretful. "Did you manage to kill him? It seems you didn't completely defeat him. Since he's dead, so be it." With that, he rode away on the slave.

After the Celestial Dragons left, Zoro got up from the ground and said angrily, "Who are you? Why are you bothering me?" Bonney didn't answer; she just didn't want to call the Marine Admirals because of Zoro.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved satisfactorily, the other Supernovas who had witnessed everything breathed a sigh of relief. If a Marine Admiral had actually come, it would have been a real challenge.

But Zoro didn't care about any of that. He picked up his injured nurse fiancé and headed towards the hospital.

On the SS Sunny, Sanji and his two companions were leisurely sipping tea when the tranquil atmosphere was suddenly broken by the ringing of a Den Den Mushi. "GruGruGru..."

Immediately afterward, Chopper's urgent cry came through the Den Den Mushi: "Something terrible has happened! Camie has been kidnapped! He'll be sold! There are so many slave shops on the island, we don't know where he'll be taken! Everyone, come out and search for him!"

Upon hearing this, although extremely anxious, Sanji calmly began to analyze the situation.

Ultimately, he decided it was better to seek help from the Flying Fish Pirates, since there was strength in numbers, and Duval, as the local bigwig, was quite familiar with the area. At this time, they were on Island 1.

The slave auction house is bustling with activity as preparations are underway for the auction.

Camie, the fishman from the Straw Hat Pirates, was brought here.

As the slave auction began, the Celestial Dragons also arrived at the venue.

As the Celestial Dragons entered the venue, Kid, one of the Supernovas, couldn't help but mock them to his crew.

Ha, compared to the greedy and power-hungry rulers who pursue their desires, the villains in this world seem a little more humane. It is this group of scum who control the world and create batch after batch of scum.

In short, if we see something interesting, we'll buy it.

The auction on Sabaody Archipelago Island No. 1 was bustling with people. Slaves, treated as commodities, had no dignity here. People looked at them like livestock, commenting on them and bidding against each other.

After much searching, the Straw Hat Pirates finally received news of Camie and assembled to head towards Auction House #1. Shortly after the Straw Hat Pirates arrived...

Camille was brought out, and the entire auction house erupted in excitement upon seeing the mermaid. The Straw Hat Pirates' navigator, Zina, was preparing to bid 5 million, but the Celestial Dragons immediately offered 5 million, instantly shattering their last hope. That's the difference in power.

Instantly, the entire hall fell silent.

Just then, a clear female voice rang out again. "10 billion."

Instantly, the auction house was once again ablaze.

Chapter 182: The Protagonist

Upon hearing that someone was trying to steal his mermaid, the obese male among the three Celestial Dragons instantly flew into a rage, shouting, "Who is it? Who dares to try and steal my mermaid? I'll kill you!" Hearing the Celestial Dragon's threatening words, the female voice seemed completely unfazed, calmly replying, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be..."

Saint Andros, then these two must be your two children, Charlos and Charllia.

"That's typical. The woman is clever and quick-witted, yet she's incredibly stupid. It just goes to show that the Roswald family isn't a traditional Celestial Dragon family." Charlos Saint remained unresponsive upon hearing this, but Roswald Saint's expression became extremely serious.

Saint Rozwald's full name was Andros Rozwald. He adopted the name Saint Rozwald from Andros Saint because he succeeded as the head of the Rozwald family.

But this is something only the Celestial Dragons know! "Who are you?" Saint Roswald asked.

"You still know to ask, so you're not completely stupid. No wonder you became the head of the Roswald family. I just wonder what happens after you die."

"Can Saint Charles hold out? Or are you going to reserve a spot specifically for the Charlotten Palace?" The female voice didn't answer directly, but instead spoke sarcastically.

Roswald was instantly enraged.

"Alright, shall we announce the results? I'm just here for tourism, I don't want to do anything," the woman said lightly.

Upon hearing this, the auctioneer hurriedly nodded, "Yes, sir!" Although he didn't know who the speaker was, judging from her attitude towards the Celestial Dragons, she was definitely someone he couldn't afford to offend.

Just as the auctioneer brought down the gavel, Monkey D. Luffy, captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, crashed in on a flying fish with Hachi, the octopus fishman.

Upon seeing the mermaid Camie in the center of the stage, Luffy immediately rushed forward to rescue her, but Hachi quickly pulled him back. "Calm down! Calm down! Camie is still wearing her collar, and the Celestial Dragons are here too. Don't be impulsive."

As Hachi struggled, his tentacles, hidden in his clothes, were exposed. His fish-man identity sparked discrimination, hatred, and ridicule from the crowd, making Hachi feel fearful and uneasy.

Just then, a gunshot rang out, and Xiao Ba was shot down by Saint Charlos. "Look, I caught a fishman!" Saint Charlos exclaimed excitedly. Saint Roswald merely nodded slightly in response.

Unlike his carefree eldest son, Roswald Saint was preoccupied with the woman's voice from earlier and was already planning to use a Den Den Mushi to notify the World Government and the Navy to come over.

They were in a private box above the audience seating area.

Mashiro, Shirahoshi, Yamato, Shirley, and York were sitting among them.

"Ah! Lord Mashiro, someone's injured!" Shirahoshi exclaimed upon seeing Hachiko shot.

Shirley, who was standing to the side, also turned to look at Mashiro. Unlike Shirahoshi, she knew Hachiko, since Hachiko was her silly brother's subordinate.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine." Mashiro said softly, gently stroking Shirahoshi's head. Yesterday, Mashiro and the others had arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago in their Seastone warship.

Based on information obtained from Morgans, Mashiro learned that one of the "Supernovas," Jewelry Bonney, would be coming to the Sabaody Archipelago, so she decided to wait and see her.

After accompanying Shirahoshi to the amusement park yesterday and shopping for clothes with Tenwa and Shirley this morning, Mashiro finally found Bonnie's trail this afternoon. Following the trail, Mashiro arrived at the slave auction house on Bubble Tree No. 1.

The auction houses in the Sabaody Archipelago were basically owned by Doflamingo, but at this time Doflamingo had been defeated by her and was being imprisoned reading newspapers. Therefore, all his properties naturally went to Mashiro.

So, after Zhen Shiro found the auction house owner and revealed his identity, the owner, feeling extremely apprehensive, found Zhen Shiro a private room.

Originally, Mashiro had no interest in participating in this kind of auction; she wasn't exactly a kind-hearted person. For some slaves, even if they were released, they would only have one path left: to become slaves again.

However, because Camie was an old acquaintance of Mashiro, Mashiro still offered to save her.

At this moment in the auction house, after shooting down Hachi, Charles Saint still didn't hesitate to provoke the fish-man and the mermaid.

This indicates that fish-men and mermaids are treated as commodities and slaves, wantonly hunted and sold. Seeing this, Luffy silently walked towards the Celestial Dragons.

But Hachi stopped him again, "Luffy, don't get angry, please don't lay a hand on the Celestial Dragons, didn't you promise me? I'm sorry, I didn't mean for this to happen. You saved me, and I really wanted to help you, but I'm such a useless person, I can't do anything right and I just cause you trouble. I'm sorry."

As they talked, Hachi started to blame himself. Luffy gently comforted Hachi.

Charlos Saint remained extremely arrogant and continued to act aggressively, wanting someone to take Xiao Ba away.

Finally, Luffy lost control and walked step by step toward Saint Charlos. He clenched his fist, roared, and punched Saint Charlos hard in the face, sending him flying. Even the snot on Saint Charlos's face flew off.

Upon seeing this, the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates couldn't help but cover their faces.

This is a really big mess! Luffy punched Guan Longren so hard he broke through the barrier. You know, no one dares to defy a World Noble. Instantly, the surrounding crowd was stunned.

Luffy turned around and said calmly to his crew, "I'm sorry, I heard he's going to attract the attention of a Marine Admiral."

Upon hearing this, Zoro restrained himself and said, "If you don't make a move, I'll cut this bastard down." The Straw Hat crew stood ready for battle.

Hidden in the crowd, Luo and Kid chuckled coldly, a hint of admiration in their eyes. Meanwhile, Saint Roswald and Princess Charlia were enraged, firing several shots, but to no avail.

Inside the private room, Mashiro was quietly observing everything when her expression suddenly became somewhat strange. "Hmm?"

[Name: Monkey D. Luffy]

Gender: Male Age: 17

Race: Human; Faction: Pirate

Three types of Haki: Armament Haki (not yet mastered), Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki (not yet mastered).

Devil Fruit: Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nikka Mode (Unawakened) Weapon: None

Height: 174cm Luck Value: 100 Approval Rating: 10

[Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nika Form: The power possessed by the legendary liberation warrior "Sun God Nika," a fruit bearing the name of a god.]

It can extend and rebound any part of the body, including internal organs, skin, and teeth, according to its own will, making seemingly ordinary blows more powerful.