Celestial Dragons, slaves, human trafficking shops...
This archipelago is buried under things that are not revealed, absolutely not as glamorous as the amusement park facade it presents.
Just like the lawless zones that are tacitly allowed to exist on this island... Compared to the desire-driven methods of the greedy rulers, the villains of the world seem somewhat more humane.
It is precisely because the Celestial Dragons control the world that a batch of scum has been created, and even the pirates who roam the seas, in a certain sense, can be considered almost adorable compared to this...
Area 1, the venue for the human auction
After Fang Mingjing sliced a few leading human traffickers into pieces, before he even entered the venue, he heard a loud "boom!" as the main door of the venue exploded open, and countless well-dressed people fled for their lives.
"Run!"
"Damn pirates! Do they even have brains? How dare they attack the Celestial Dragons—!"
"Get out of the way! The Navy Admiral and warships are coming soon!"
Oh? It's already started?
A smile appeared on Fang Mingjing's face as he deftly moved against the tide of people, quickly entering the auction.
The auction was in chaos at that moment.
The Straw Hat Pirates, the supernova Trafalgar Law and his crew, as well as the Kid Pirates, along with a large number of auction house guards and three Celestial Dragons.
One of the Celestial Dragons lay on the ground, his swollen face knocked out, while the other Celestial Dragon, a father and daughter, were furiously shouting for the guards to capture the culprit and summon the Navy Admiral.
"Wow, what a lively scene."
Just as everyone in the venue was in a standoff, with only the two Celestial Dragons continuously shouting in anger, Fang Mingjing walked in.
"A child?"
"...Tch, another troublesome guy has arrived."
Eustass Kid scoffed.
No one present would think that an ordinary child would dare to approach in such a situation, especially one with a cheerful expression... However, they didn't pay much attention, after all, he was just a little brat.
Fang Mingjing walked lightly down the aisle in the middle of the audience.
On the aisle lay the Celestial Dragon who had just been knocked out by the Straw Hat kid.
Logically, the auction house guards should have stopped him from approaching the esteemed Celestial Dragon immediately, but Fang Mingjing's demeanor was so relaxed that they just stood there dumbfounded.
Fang Mingjing gently kicked the other’s bloated body.
"..."
Silence...
The entire auction venue fell silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
After all, the Straw Hat kid's punch had a reason behind it, which others could understand... But Fang Mingjing's actions seemed purely suicidal in everyone's eyes.
"Stop, stop it!"
In the end, it was Nami who couldn't help but speak up to stop him, seemingly unable to bear the thought of such a young child being resented by a Celestial Dragon.
However, it was already too late.
As soon as Fang Mingjing's actions caught the eye of the Celestial Dragon Rosward, this self-important world noble was already trembling with rage, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Damn... damn it!"
"You lowly peasants! How dare you disrespect a world noble! I will capture you as specimens! Subject you to the extreme punishment of starving slaves!!!"
He shouted angrily, raising his gun decorated with gold and diamonds, continuously pulling the trigger at Fang Mingjing.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bullets in the gun were fired off in one breath, yet Fang Mingjing didn't even bother to dodge, after all, the other's aim was questionable.
Fang Mingjing began to walk towards him.
This time, the auction house guards dared not just watch; seemingly eager to please the Celestial Dragon, over a dozen of them brandished long knives and spears, shouting as they charged at Fang Mingjing.
But as Fang Mingjing took another step, he suddenly appeared behind the rushing guards.
That speed startled the pirates present, and the "Captain" Eustass Kid, "Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law, and Zoro all suddenly had their pupils shrink to the size of pinheads...
"...Dead?"
In the next second, the dozen guards that had been frozen in place suddenly turned into bloody pieces.
"What do you want!"
"Stop! Don't come any closer!!!"
As if finally feeling fear, Rosward shouted in a stern voice, but his instinctive tone was still commanding.
Next to the Celestial Dragon was a water tank filled with water, inside which was a mermaid wearing a slave collar.
Fang Mingjing reached for the water tank, and after breaking the glass and releasing the mermaid, the slave collar around the mermaid's neck was somehow already in his hand.
"Thank..."
The mermaid, Camie, instinctively wanted to thank him, but at that moment,
Click.
The sound of the slave collar locking echoed around Rosward's neck, causing this arrogant Celestial Dragon to freeze in shock.
"Good, from today onwards, you are a slave."
With a cute smile on his youthful face, Fang Mingjing declared.
"You... what did you say?"
Rosward looked at him in disbelief.
Slave?
Me? A Celestial Dragon?
"You unwilling?"
Fang Mingjing countered.
In his small hand, he held a remote control, looking ready to press it... In an instant, Rosward's facial muscles twitched in fear, as he recognized what it was.
That was the detonator for the slave collar...
In the past, whenever a slave displeased him, he would angrily press this button, causing the explosives in the collar to blow off the slave's neck along with their head.
And now, he was wearing one of those collars himself.
"No, no!! Don't press it!!!"
Rosward screamed, tears streaming down his face, driven by fear, his ugly face, though still hideous, somehow appeared more pleasing to the eye.