#31 - Chapter 31 Castle and Jin'an
“Hello, it's nice to meet you!” Jin An extended his hand with a warm smile. “My name is Jin An, and I'm the person in charge of this island.”
Homing Holy reached out with both hands and firmly grasped Jin An's hand. “Nice to meet you, Colonel Jin An. I am Donquixote Homing Holy.”
Compared to the gentle and calm father figure he presented to his family, Homing Holy's tone could be described as that of a devoted fan.
“I have long admired Colonel Jin An from afar, and I feel truly honored to finally meet you today.”
Jin An waved his hand and chuckled. “You flatter me. I'm curious as to why you chose this island as your place to settle down.”
Homing Holy paused for a moment and then smiled. “The place where I spend the rest of my life naturally requires careful selection.”
“I learned from the newspapers that among the four seas, only the South Sea under Colonel Jin An's jurisdiction gives me peace of mind.”
“Haha, I can guarantee that. The South Sea will be the safest sea, now and forever.” Jin An directly stated his ambition, emphasizing that his actions were superior to those of the Marines in other seas.
“I feel ashamed of my former status as a Celestial Dragon. I cannot change the minds of other Celestial Dragons, so I can only move here myself.” Homing Holy sighed softly; people's ideas are indeed difficult to change.
“Celestial Dragon?” Fire Fist widened his mouth, his face filled with disbelief.
When did Celestial Dragons become so reasonable? Shouldn't they point a gun at someone's face upon meeting them and demand that they become their slave...
Homing Holy said with a smile, “Yes, former Celestial Dragon. Now I am just an ordinary human.”
“Would you like to come inside for a bit? Although it's also my first time going inside.”
“Haha, I haven't seen the inside of such a large castle before, it's the perfect opportunity to take a look.”
“Colonel Jin An, young gentlemen, let's go in together.”
Inside the castle.
Jin An looked at the interior of the castle and couldn't help but exclaim, “This is truly the home of the wealthy.”
“This place is so luxurious~” Kuzan and Fire Fist exclaimed together. They had always lived in dormitories, and they had never seen such a scene, even in their dreams.
“The difference between here and where I used to live is quite big.” Homing Holy murmured.
Jin An, Kuzan, and Fire Fist all rolled their eyes. Celestial Dragons never disappoint when it comes to enjoying life.
Mary Geoise is the home of the world's greatest wealth. To Celestial Dragons, gold and silver treasures are like ordinary stones, things that can be seen everywhere. Therefore, they cannot imagine the lives of ordinary people.
Ordinary people, of course, cannot imagine the lives of those nobles.
Homing Holy led the three into the living room and introduced them to his wife and children. “These three are my guests. Come and meet them.”
“This is my wife and two sons.” Homing Holy introduced them to Jin An and the others.
“Doflamingo, Rosinante, this is Colonel Jin An, whom I have been mentioning to you.”
Doflamingo, wearing sunglasses, stared at Jin An and the others expressionlessly, without reacting. Rosinante nervously grabbed his father's pant leg and hid behind him.
“I'm sorry, they're seeing strangers for the first time.” Homing Holy smiled gently, casting an apologetic glance at Jin An and the others.
Jin An waved his hand, not minding at all. “It's okay, it's normal for children to be shy.”
“Father, where are the slaves? Let the slaves do the cleaning and tidying. We were exhausted just bringing in the luggage...” Rosinante whispered from behind his father.
Kuzan and Fire Fist exchanged glances, their expressions changing.
Everyone present had a certain level of strength, so even though Rosinante spoke softly, his words were clearly heard.
“Sigh...” Homing Holy said softly, “Doflamingo, Rosinante, I have to start teaching you from scratch. We have to do these things ourselves from now on.”
“I don't want to. Slaves always do these things!” Doflamingo became agitated.
Homing Holy placed his hand on Doflamingo's head, carefully teaching him. “Doflamingo, we have to live as humans.”
Doflamingo looked up. “Humans?”
“That's right, our lives will be richer than they were in Mary Geoise.” Homing Holy nodded. “I'm not talking about material wealth, but wealth in our hearts.”
Doflamingo gritted his teeth, clearly not agreeing with his father's idea.
“I'm sorry, I've made you laugh.” Homing Holy sighed. He knew that changing his children's minds wouldn't happen overnight.
Fire Fist shook his head repeatedly. “No, no.”
Jin An beckoned to Homing Holy. “Come with me for a moment.”
Then, the two walked towards the courtyard.
“Children's ideas cannot be changed easily, you don't need to feel burdened.” Jin An comforted him.
“I understand, but Doflamingo's ideas are a bit extreme, I'm a little worried...”
Jin An stopped in front of a lush tree. “What you need to worry about first is your identity.”
“Identity?” Homing Holy was puzzled.
“Since you came from Mary Geoise, then I want to ask you, how did you treat slaves before?”
“I didn't have much need for slaves, usually just to have them clean and tidy things.”
Jin An was genuinely surprised at this moment. Could this Celestial Dragon in front of him be a fake?
“Then do you know what other Celestial Dragons are like?”
“Well... I've heard that they make the slaves compete against each other, and only leave the strongest one in the end...”
“In the eyes of ordinary people, you Celestial Dragons are executioners. Although I know you are a bit different, all the people in this world who have been hurt by Celestial Dragons won't think that way.”
“As long as they know you are a Celestial Dragon, they will do anything to kill you.”
Homing Holy involuntarily took two steps back, almost falling to the ground. “If that's the case, will my wife and children lose their lives because of my decision?”
“But the humans I expected were noble and great.”
Jin An shattered his illusion. “Humans are actually impulsive and irrational. Driven by anger, they can make decisions that are completely different from what they would normally do.”
“Then I...” Homing Holy could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.
“Do you want to join us? That way you can protect your family.” Jin An extended his hand to Homing Holy.
This was Jin An's purpose, to bring a former Celestial Dragon into his team, let him see the most real side of this world, and let him understand that the lives of ordinary people are not easy.
If it could develop into a former Celestial Dragon leading ordinary people to rebel against the Celestial Dragons, then it would mean that this world is still savable.
[Task Completed]
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“Buru Buru... Buru Buru...”
“Report! Monkey D. Dragon's warship has entered the port!”
“He came so quickly...” Jin An looked up at Doflamingo in the room. “It seems like I can take them to do something interesting...”
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