"Suspected?"
Sage looked at the special agent, "What do you mean?"
"The newspaper isn't sure either. After all, what you've done... it's not exactly suitable for disclosure, and you weren't involved in the robbery. It was all your subordinates' doing, so we can only report this much."
The agent said, "Natural disaster, we've done our part too. Once the war is over, there will definitely be other news about your jailbreak. For now, can you..."
"What was my request?" Sage stared at him and slowly asked.
The agent, intimidated by his gaze, instinctively stepped back, "It... it was to see it in the papers."
"To reclaim my reputation!"
Sage stood up, walked towards the gangway, grabbed the chain tying up Rosward, and dragged him forward, "Reputation! It's not just about seeing it in the paper, or any so-called suspicion. The World Government wants to save face, but shouldn't I, Norton Sage, also care about my own? You all are... so indecisive in what you do. Unlike me, I'm very straightforward in what I do."
"As for passing through Mary Geoise, we still have things to discuss. But for this, forget it. Go back and tell your superiors that the newspaper matter is nullified. As for this... since you can't handle it, I'll do it my way."
"What do you intend to do? That's Saint Rosward!" The agent tried to stop him urgently.
They had already evaluated that, no matter how dangerous Sage was, he would only use the Celestial Dragons as leverage to coerce them. He wouldn't actually dare to do anything to the Celestial Dragons.
These are Celestial Dragons we're talking about, such a thing has never...
"Death?"
Slash!
Lily swung her sword and beheaded the agent, the slender blade drawing a line in the dirt, sending a chilling gleam like thunderbolt darting towards the hidden presences.
Sage glanced at the corpse, his smile growing more unbridled, "Seems like you've really forgotten, or perhaps you're just a small grasshopper, jumping around but never reaching the higher-ups. How could Celestial Dragons never have died? It's just been concealed or forgotten..."
He looked at Rosward being dragged on the ground, baring a sinister, white grin, "Isn't that right?"
"What do you want to do? I am a Celestial Dragon! You've already humiliated me to the extreme, what do you want to do?! You can't kill me, you can't! You lowly commoner, I am the descendant of the Creator, I am the noblest of all, the Navy won't let you go, the World Government won't let you go!"
Rosward's eyes widened as a chilling terror coursed through his body, his voice trembling.
He felt it...
The threat of death!
"Relax, not now."
Sage pulled the chain upward, sat back on the sofa, resting a foot on Rosward's head to keep him quiet.
"This execution platform is for executing criminals, right? Pirates are criminals, so are Celestial Dragons criminals? Hey, what do you all say?" Sage looked at his subordinates.
"They are!"
The first to speak were the subordinates from the East Sea Bridge Kingdom.
They were slaves, slaves of Pirates and non-adhering countries, and just because they belonged to non-adhering countries, they had no human rights and were wantonly captured.
And the ultimate culprits of all this, aren't they these World Nobles!
"They are!"
Bella and Pasia said excitedly, they too had been slaves and knew the cruelty and malice of the Celestial Dragons, their lawless conduct. Given all the crimes they've committed, how could they not be criminals?
It's because of their existence that slavery exists.
"They are!"
This time, it was several Pirate subordinates speaking.
Not everyone becomes a Pirate for the thrill and the so-called OnePiece, they became Pirates because they couldn't afford the Heavenly Tribute, the taxes were too heavy, so they had no choice but to go to the sea.
And this is also related to the Celestial Dragons!
"Of course."
Hawkins said calmly, "I really don't like them."
He was born a minor noble, otherwise, where would he have the time to engage in divination or interior design? That was a privilege only the nobles had, but because of that, he also knew very well the nature of the Celestial Dragons.
"I am one of the Sky Island People, but having arrived at the Blue Sea, I have heard of the Celestial Dragons' reputation."
Urouge chuckled bizarrely, "They are not benevolent people."
Lucci said nothing, but his excited expression showed he was very supportive.
Dark justice is to eliminate all threats to justice.
In the past, he didn't consider the Celestial Dragons, because the World Government's legitimacy derived from them, but now...
If he had a chance to witness it, he'd really like to see it!
"Of course."
Marika, who had just come down from the ship holding a tray with morning tea, now had a frozen smile, cold eyes open, "Celestial Dragons, they made us go hungry."
The so-called Shallow Sand Kingdom's birth, isn't it also partly due to the Heavenly Tribute?
"Hmph!"
Renedia glared at Rosward, "Bad people!"
She didn't have many thoughts about it, being still young, she hadn't encountered the Celestial Dragons' darkness yet, but she stood with Sage. Whatever Sage said, it had to be right!
"Criminals!"
Lastly, Lily, carrying her white thunder stained with fresh blood, slowly came over, "Oppressive criminals!"
Celestial Dragons... are the greatest oppressors!
"Heh heh heh, considering everyone on my side, you're a criminal, aren't you?"
Sage chuckled quietly, "So there's no problem with borrowing the execution platform, is there? Although I'm a Pirate... given that I'm a Pirate, I do what I want! Let's execute! For my reputation, for his crime, let's execute to the world!"
"Oh!!"
The nearly nine-hundred-strong Pirates crew shouted in unison.
Plan B!
Broadcast the execution of a Celestial Dragon to the world, boost reputation, and while they're at it, prove his current strength to the world...