Leo walked along the commercial street, rubbing his head. That crazy woman Shachi was merciless, truly ruthless. Yet, beneath her cold exterior, there was warmth, and her cooking skills were genuinely impressive. He decided he must find time to visit her shop again.
Lost in thought, Leo didn't notice he had wandered to the Human Auction House. The auction had just ended, and many "nobles" adorned in jewels and gems were leaving with their purchases.
Leo lurked in a nearby alley, half-hiding his face, staring at them coldly. Some nobles compared their slaves as if judging animals; others beat and kicked them relentlessly until blood flowed, showing no mercy.
Suddenly, the crowd parted, creating a path. A Celestial Dragon, wearing a bubble helmet, rode past on a slave, and all the nobles who had just been arrogant fell to their knees. Indeed, in the presence of the world's greatest parasite, these nobles were nothing.
Oh no. Leo had run into a Celestial Dragon. He neither wanted to kneel nor to provoke conflict, so he retreated further into the alley. If he couldn't confront them, at least he could hide. Better not meet them as a king.
"Saint Charlmaco, the slaves you purchased have been delivered. Please give your orders."
"We're tired from today. Take the slaves back to Mariejois," the Celestial Dragon answered lethargically.
Saint Charlmaco suddenly kicked a slave to stop him, then looked at a girl kneeling at the roadside and pointed:"Take her back. She will be my fifteenth wife. Then expel wives one through five from the Holy Land."
A bearded noble standing nearby protested:"Your Majesty, she is the princess of the Cocoyashi Kingdom. She's accompanying her king on a diplomatic visit. Please—"
Bang! The bearded man fell, and the girl beside him gasped, covering her mouth as tears streamed down her face.
"Who do you think you are, speaking to me? A princess? Serving the descendants of the gods is her greatest honor. Guards, take her and the other slaves with you. Today's luck is ours; we might even capture slaves along the way."
The girl's fear gradually turned into despair. When the guards fastened a slave collar around her neck, she didn't resist, joining the Celestial Dragon's entourage like a walking corpse.
Leo watched coldly. What was this? Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp? Nobles who trample on others' dignity were nothing more than ants in the eyes of the Celestial Dragons.
In that case, I won't hold back. I forgot to deal with the villains' corpses before; now I can reclaim them from these nobles. Once the farce ends, Leo quietly followed a hurried noble.
Passing through the crowd, he overheard fearful whispers:"Those damn people from the Cocoyashi Kingdom are really going to cause us trouble.""Haha, that slut is dressed so revealingly, no wonder the Celestial Dragon noticed. She's in for a real treat this time, hahaha."
Once the danger passed, the nobles regained their arrogance, even taking pleasure in teasing the chosen victims, as if forgetting they were among the abducted themselves.
Leo thought: What a bunch of scum, profiting from others' pain. But soon, all your money will be mine. He decided to act only after following the nobles out to sea.
"This 100 million Berries is worth it! My little beauty, you smell divine. I'll cherish you," said a fat noble, sniffing a girl dressed as a dancer. Girls like her could sell for 50–100 million Berries at the auction house.
The auction claimed she was high-quality. Only sixteen, her big bright eyes were filled with tears. She wore a sheer top that barely covered her chest, cropped pants, and a bell on her left ankle. Her pitiful appearance and revealing clothes made her seem even more delicate. The piggish noble could no longer restrain himself, and soon the room was filled with the sound of tearing fabric and the girl's cries.
Underwater, Leo found a massive sea serpent and lured it toward the nobles' ship to test the guards' strength. The serpent attacked immediately, wrapping its body around the vessel, violently shaking it, and snapping at the panicked guards.
When the moment seemed right, Leo unleashed his ability, triggering a shipwreck. A massive whirlpool swallowed the noble's ship and the surrounding waters. Anyone witnessing the scene faced disaster. The unfortunate noble and his treasure sank to the seabed.
Since creating the whirlpool, Leo no longer cared. The ship's occupants' fates depended on luck. Meanwhile, Leo acted like a diligent scavenger, piloting his submarine with a net bag, retrieving the coins that sank with the ship.
For Leo, sinking a ship was trivial. However, he did not notice a naked girl slowly sinking into the cold water—perhaps already dead before the wreck. To him, she was no different from an object, a soulless thing. In this world, silent cries are always ignored.
Returning to Pier 25 with his spoils, Leo counted two large chests of coins, satisfied."After all that work, I'm starving. Haha, I can visit Shachi's shop for dinner again."
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