"That is..."
Sengoku's expression changed drastically, and Garp's face grew solemn.
In front of the crack, all the navy who didn't immediately pursue the pirates looked over, each breaking out in cold sweat.
Smoker's mouth unconsciously loosened, dropping the cigar he was biting.
Beside him, Tashigi covered her mouth, full of disbelief.
Anyone who could see, watching this side of the navy, none had a face unchanged.
"I will claim the reputation that belongs to me!"
Sage pulled out the flintlock gun from his waist, aimed at Rosward's head, and spoke grimly, "Broadcast to the world, carry out the execution!"
"Fuhfuhfuhfuhfuh! You really came, fantastic, Sage!"
Doflamingo burst into wild laughter, but his forehead revealed bulging veins, clearly showing anger beneath his pleased smile.
"Tsk! Really impressive work!"
Crocodile bit his cigar, his deep face also revealing a look of shock.
He exhaled smoke towards Mihawk opposite him, "No longer interested."
Mihawk lowered the Black Blade, glanced at the person on the giant wood, "Natural disaster... so many rumors lately, truly a madman."
He had just cut Daz Bonez, but Crocodile got involved; for non-swordsman types, Mihawk showed little interest.
Besides, they were somewhat acquaintances.
"Heeheeheehee! Doing it like this, Sage!"
Moriah spread his arms wide, showing a smile with a very wicked taste.
Executing a Heavenly Celestial Dragon? Something never imagined, a guy with guts this big?
Perhaps he really can stand shoulder to shoulder with Kaido, in terms of madness, they're somewhat similar.
Only such a person, having such grand courage, could possibly reach the pinnacle...
"Natural disaster? Will he really execute a Heavenly Celestial Dragon?!"
Boa Hancock perched a sleek white leg, eyes showing inexplicable surprise, beautiful eyes full of a different kind of brilliance.
The mere thought of the Heavenly Celestial Dragon's existence made her shiver sometimes.
The shadow from her girlhood, an unerasable nightmare, let alone now directly seeing a Heavenly Celestial Dragon!
But now...
The Heavenly Celestial Dragon wasn't in the high and mighty posture of her memory, but kneeling like a dog before that white-haired man.
This was a scene she could never have imagined, not even dreamt about.
This man... does he have such courage?!
Can compare with Lord Luffy!
The jailbreak was Boa Hancock sneaking Luffy inside.
Back when Lord Luffy flew to Kuja Island, he actively covered her sister's backover with that Heavenly Celestial Dragon's hoofprint, back then, Boa Hancock's feelings were already unusual.
Moreover, Lord Luffy could even ignore her powers, looking at her with pure eyes, without any evil thoughts or desires.
As an Ability User of the Love-Love Fruit, anyone with desire and wicked thoughts, or admiration and romantic feelings would surely petrify.
Only Lord Luffy did not.
When spending time together, she was already captivated.
Although she believed, given Lord Luffy's nature, he would definitely act against a Heavenly Celestial Dragon if encountered, but it ultimately didn't happen.
Moreover, there's a difference between hitting and killing...
This natural disaster now intends to execute a Heavenly Celestial Dragon!
Just watching this made Boa Hancock tremble all over.
Will it really kill?
Will it really execute?!
"Natural disaster! What do you want, release the Heavenly Celestial Dragon, we can negotiate anything!"
Sengoku clenched his fist and shouted.
"Too late."
Sage sneered, "I gave you four days, and got a perfunctory result, so I decided to settle it myself."
"What you're doing is defying the World Government!"
"As if I'm not already defying the World Government..."
Sage snorted, looking at the Radio Snail aiming at him, laughing:
"Now, world, watch as I, 'Natural Disaster' Norton Sage, execute a Heavenly Celestial Dragon live!"
"No, please don't!"
Rosward shook like a sieve, from his arrogant face days ago, to silent after being taught a lesson, until now, that face finally turned to pleading and despair.
"I was wrong, I really was wrong, I won't buy slaves anymore, I'll just stay in Mary Geoise, I won't go anywhere. I have money, lots of money, I'm the head of the family, I can help you do many things, the Navy won't arrest you, spare me, I beg you, spare me!"
Bam!
The trigger was pulled, smoke spewed from the muzzle, a lead bullet shot from the barrel, pierced Rosward's head, knocking him onto the wood surface, silencing him completely.
Blood flowed from his crown, staining the wood surface.
"Do I still need you to do things for me?"
Sage looked down at the corpse below, "The only thing you can do is help me make a name, just that simple."
The atmosphere on the battlefield fell into silence.
Knives weren't cutting, swords weren't stabbing, cannons weren't firing, everyone blankly watching this scene.
"Gulp—"
A navy instinctively swallowed with a sound that seemed very abrupt, his body swayed for a moment, and the weapon in his hand fell, dropping to the ground.
"He really, killed..."
Smoker's pupils contracted tightly, fists clenched hard at this moment.
That was a Heavenly Celestial Dragon!
The world's most noble existence of the Government!
To just kill so easily.
Yet...
Why was there a faint sense of satisfaction?
He was just incredulous that a Heavenly Celestial Dragon could be killed, but didn't feel anger or otherwise.
Even, he felt that perhaps this was also a form of justice.
Just like in Alabasta, where the Navy couldn't deal with the Seven Warlords due to rules, finally defeated by pirates.
Back then, Smoker was actually quite pleased.
Just like now...
The Heavenly Celestial Dragon indeed was evil, Smoker in the Navy mostly ignored, didn't think about such things.
But this was a fact, also why Smoker previously liked staying in the East Sea.
In the Four Seas, rarely did Heavenly Celestial Dragons go over, in places under his jurisdiction, this sort of thing didn't exist.
Only there could his justice be most realized!
"Natural disaster!!"
Sengoku's eyes bulged wide, "You scoundrel! You scoundrel! Do you realize what you've done!"
While saying this, it was really just words.
Sengoku didn't even have any intention to act, just watched with anger.
The Heavenly Celestial Dragon was dead...
Apart from losing face, it was nothing much, actually not much related to them as navy.
"Fuhfuhfuhfuhfuh! Truly daring! Hahaha! Sage! Sage!"
Doflamingo burst into laughter, "Sometimes I really want to kill you!"
The death of a Heavenly Celestial Dragon was indeed gratifying.
But as a former Heavenly Celestial Dragon, possessing noble lineage, he was still angry.
Because Sage trampled on dignity!
But it was incredibly satisfying.
Conflicted feelings in his heart like two little figures fighting.
"Gurururururu!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily at this time, "Interesting kid, that was a Heavenly Celestial Dragon! Just in this new era, there are people like you!"
Young people might be shocked, but for pirates starting from his generation, it's not so surprising.
Heavenly Celestial Dragons...
Weren't untouched kills.
In the Divine Valley incident, they fought against Heavenly Celestial Dragons, also killed them while sailing the seas.
Precisely because of their pirate existence, Heavenly Celestial Dragons wouldn't venture deep into the New World, nor 'hunt' as they claimed.
But their actions against Heavenly Celestial Dragons were mostly concealed, unlike this young man using broadcast to execute publicly worldwide.
This truly blew it up.
But just like it ends here.
According to his experience, however big the impact is, it's just killed one Heavenly Celestial Dragon, like decades ago.
Not enough to drive the World Government mad.
The following things will make the World Government seriously troubled.
By him, Whitebeard... wanting to say words to the world in this precarious era.