#42 - Chapter 42 Captain of the Golden Lion 6

“Am I seeing things?” Doflamingo rubbed his eyes. “How come that guy went out and came back with a woman in his arms?”

Dragon opened his mouth wide: “Could that be a mermaid?”

He had never seen a mermaid in his life. The first time he saw one, it was being held in Jin An's arms.

Mermaids are born very beautiful and are often targeted by traffickers. Fish-men are also favored by slave owners because of their strong bodies, which makes it difficult to reconcile the relationship between the mermaid race, the fish-man race, and humans.

This makes it difficult to see them in densely populated areas.

“A hero saves the beauty?” The two said in unison.

Dragon looked at Doflamingo and suddenly asked, “I heard that the Celestial Dragons have the wealth of the world, but how come you look like you've never seen a mermaid before?”

Doflamingo: “……”

“……”

The Celestial Dragon, who had stayed behind to watch the excitement, was about to leave, after all, the fun here was over, and there was no point in staying any longer.

“Mermaid... it's a mermaid!”

But just as he reached the exit, he happened to see the mermaid in Jin An's arms and immediately shouted.

Others didn't know, but his status naturally meant he knew what the most attractive slave at this auction was.

In order to make money, someone revealed that there would be a mermaid for sale at this auction, but he had forgotten about it while watching the excitement just now.

Now that he had seen his target, he naturally chose to snatch her away.

“You, go and bring that mermaid over to me!” Rosward Saint pointed his fat finger at the mermaid in Jin An's arms and ordered.

“Also, kill that man directly. I don't like garbage touching my possessions!”

Rosward Saint felt very uncomfortable seeing the man holding the mermaid. Coupled with the frustrating things he had encountered at the auction, he was now very angry.

To him, mermaids were his toys. How dare a lowly commoner reach out and touch the god's private property? This was disrespect to the gods!

“Damn it...”

Rosward Saint, with his blond hair, scolded imperiously.

CP2 naturally had no objections. They were originally tasked with absolute obedience to the Celestial Dragons. Upon hearing the order, they immediately rushed out.

“What are you looking at! All of you, get over there too!” Rosward Saint pointed at the noses of the guards beside him and cursed.

The guards hesitated. Their job was to protect the Celestial Dragon's safety even if it meant dying:

“But Lord Rosward Saint, if we all leave, what about your safety?”

Rosward Saint smiled confidently: “There are only us and those three lowly commoners here. They should be the ones worrying!”

“I am a world noble, a Celestial Dragon!”

In a bad mood, he kicked the guard in front of him to the ground and signaled the others to quickly do what he had ordered.

As subordinates of the Celestial Dragons, they were a group of cruel and ruthless people. In their eyes, there was only power and loyalty, and they didn't bother with nameless people like Jin An.

“Since it's your order, we will definitely obey!” These guards ultimately chose to obey the Celestial Dragon's order and immediately took action.

“……”

“The people near the Celestial Dragon seem to be attacking Jin An.” Dragon was a little anxious. The Celestial Dragons had control over the Navy, and he was worried that Jin An would be treated badly.

Doflamingo looked on with a gloating expression: “Looks like he's in trouble. Being targeted by those pigs is not a good thing.”

Now, in his eyes, the identity of the Celestial Dragons had no appeal. What he wanted was to surpass those pigs who only knew how to eat, drink, and play, to trample them under his feet, and to humiliate them wantonly.

Although Dragon didn't know Doflamingo's identity, he was still very curious about his attitude towards Jin An and the Celestial Dragons. Through this period of contact, he felt that this child seemed to have gone astray, acting like he feared nothing.

“Let's go and help Jin An.” Seeing Jin An surrounded by those people, he wanted to join in the fun.

Doflamingo reached out and stopped Dragon: “We are slaves now. Slaves don't dare to displease the Celestial Dragons.”

“Besides, don't you want to see Jin An's attitude towards the Celestial Dragons?”

Doflamingo's words echoed in Dragon's ears like the whispers of a demon. Did he want to know Jin An's attitude towards the Celestial Dragons? After thinking for a moment, Dragon concluded that he did!

After this period of understanding, he realized even more what kind of bizarre existence the Celestial Dragons were.

If he had to make a choice, he would definitely stand on the opposite side of the Celestial Dragons.

“……”

As Jin An and the others were surrounded by the Celestial Dragon's subordinates, Serena realized that her existence might bring more danger to the protagonist.

She knew that her beauty and race had always attracted the attention of the Celestial Dragons, so she decided to sacrifice herself to allow the protagonist to escape.

“Put me down and leave quickly!” Serena whispered in Jin An's ear, “They are only interested in me. Let go of me, and you can definitely escape.”

Jin An glanced at the mermaid in his arms: “In your eyes, am I someone who is greedy for life and afraid of death?”

“Of course not!” Serena retorted: “If you were that kind of person, I would still be in the prison waiting to be auctioned off.”

She glanced at the Celestial Dragon in the distance: “Then I will still fall into the hands of the Celestial Dragons in the end.”

“I just... just don't want you... to get hurt.”

“You are the best human I have ever met in my life, no, not just among humans, you are the best person in the world.”

“Since I dared to come here, I was naturally prepared for the worst.” Jin An smiled slightly, “With just these people, my safety won't be threatened. Just relax.”

“I always do what I say, so just wait for me to take you to the beach.”

Jin An's words were full of determination and firmness. He would definitely do what he decided to do. Even Jesus couldn't change his mind.

Serena felt the protagonist's firmness and warmth, and a warm current surged in her heart.

In this treacherous world, she had finally found someone who was truly willing to give everything for her. She silently closed her eyes and snuggled deeply into the protagonist's arms, feeling the sense of security and protection he gave her.

“I'll listen to you...”

Just then, Jin An suddenly roared, his voice spreading throughout the auction house:

“Do you know who I am?”

“I am the pirate with a bounty of 250 million Berries, Jack!”

“I am now the captain of the 6th ship of the Golden Lion's Flying Pirates!”

“Have you thought about the price of attacking me?”

Everyone in the auction house stopped in their tracks, looking at the man holding the mermaid and rampaging in all directions with shocked expressions.

Dragon and Doflamingo's jaws almost dropped to the ground. They had never seen such a brazen person as Jin An. The Golden Lion was sitting at home, and the pot was falling from the sky.

Serena cutely raised her head, blinked her watery eyes, and happened to see the mischievous smile on Jin An's lips.

“He's so bad... but it feels pretty good...”

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