"Your subordinate wouldn't dare!"
Before Ian even finished speaking, Colonel Nezumi felt an invisible pressure overwhelm him. The next second, he was on his knees before Ian, trembling uncontrollably.
As a Colonel of the Marine 16th Branch in the East Blue, he had once had the good fortune to escort a Celestial Dragon on a mission to the East Blue, and thus had seen the legendary Celestial Dragons who enjoyed all privileges. But compared to the Celestial Dragon he had once seen, the current Saint Ian, whether in aura or innate noble temperament, was incomparable to the arrogant Celestial Dragon he had seen, who wore a bubble mask!
He had even discovered that the so-called descendants of the Creators were not only obese but also had snot running down their noses, making them truly unsightly and making it difficult for him to acknowledge these lofty gods, the Celestial Dragons.
However, now, he had to acknowledge the noble status and position of the Celestial Dragons as descendants of the Creators.
Because Saint Ian, not only exuded immense pressure, but also displayed the aura of a superior to the fullest with every gesture.
Glancing at Nezumi, who was kneeling, Ian suddenly turned his head to Nami, "I'm leaving this person to you. Don't disappoint This Young Master!"
"Ah?"
She didn't expect Ian to hand Nezumi over to her. For years, she had been under the oppressive rule of Arlong's Gang, and although she hated Arlong's Gang and Colonel Nezumi, who colluded with Arlong's Gang to oppress civilians, she had never once thought that she could deal with Colonel Nezumi. At most, she had only thought about how to escape from Arlong's Gang!
"Ah what ah? You are now the Young Master's woman. Do whatever the Young Master tells you to do!"
Seeing Nami's reaction, Gunko immediately stepped forward and threw the knife that had previously disemboweled the Sea King in front of Nami. Although she truly disliked Nami, a woman of humble origin, as Ian's personal maid, her primary task was to unconditionally protect the Young Master, and anyone or anything the Young Master valued.
"Saint Ian, spare me! Your subordinate will never dare again!"
Before Nami could pick up the knife, Nezumi suddenly looked up and said excitedly, "For the sake of your subordinate maintaining peace in the East Blue all these years, could you spare this humble one's life? This woman, she... she will definitely kill me!"
Ian blinked, surprised, and asked, "Oh? How do you know she will definitely kill you?"
After a slight pause, Ian turned his gaze back to Nami, "Will you kill him? Don't forget, he is a Colonel of the Marine 16th Branch in the East Blue. If you kill him, the Marine will definitely consider you a criminal!"
"I..."
Nami glanced at the knife Gunko had thrown in front of her. She was inexplicably scared because she didn't understand what Ian wanted to do, and she stammered, "I just want him to receive the punishment he deserves. I never thought of dealing with him myself."
"Hmm?"
As soon as Nami finished speaking, Gunko's aura suddenly surged. She simultaneously stepped forward and stood in front of Nami, saying coldly, "Are you worried that the Marine will trouble you? Or rather, do you think the Marine is above the Young Master? Foolish woman, if the Young Master hadn't taken a liking to you, you wouldn't even have the right to speak in front of This Palace!"
"No, no, no, that's not what I mean!" Nami panicked. She was just a small villager from Cocoyasi Village, how did she get involved with the most noble Celestial Dragon!
Seeing this, Gunko didn't bother with further words. She turned to Ian and knelt on one knee: "Young Master, this woman is not even as good as Kaya from Syrup Village. Let's just execute her along with these Marines!"
"Puff--"
Before Ian could react, a faint unusual sound suddenly emerged.
Immediately after, Colonel Nezumi, who was kneeling, instinctively raised his hand to cover his throat, his pupils wide open as he stared at Nami, who had suddenly grabbed the knife and decisively slit his throat.
The sudden scene made the Marine of the 16th Branch who had followed Nezumi widen their eyes, each of them trembling uncontrollably due to excessive tension. However, under the cover of Ian's identity and the oppressive aura of a superior emanating from him, even if they were terrified to the extreme, they dared not make a sound, all of them enduring their fear-accelerated heartbeats and standing still, silent as cicadas in winter.
"Clang--"
Nami, who had suddenly raised the knife and swung it at Colonel Nezumi in a moment of urgency, clearly hadn't expected to cut his throat with one strike. The moment she saw blood gushing from between Nezumi's fingers, she suddenly woke up, then, as if struck by lightning, she threw the knife to the ground, and then her body uncontrollably took two steps back.
"You actually dared to kill him!"
Seeing Nami's reaction, Ian revealed a sly smile, "Killing a Marine Branch Colonel, you're done for, little cat burglar!"
"I... I... I'm not afraid!"
Surprisingly, although Nami had killed Colonel Nezumi in a moment of urgency, she not only didn't collapse to the ground in fear as expected, but also gathered her courage, turned, and looked up at Ian, feigning composure, "I am the Young Master's woman. Even if an Admiral comes, they wouldn't dare to take me away from the Young Master!"
Ian smiled and shook his head: "You're not yet entirely This Young Master's woman. Tonight, you will attend to me. Whether you can receive my protection depends on your performance!"
"Attend... attend to you?"
Nami's beautiful eyes widened, casting aside the courage and fear from just slaying Nezumi. She instinctively wanted to roar, but she swallowed her words just in time, revealing a shy expression towards Ian, and bowed her head, saying, "Yes, Young Master!"
Ian nodded with satisfaction and said to Princess Anna, who was sitting by, watching the show, "Anna, take Nami to the going merry to get dressed up, and teach her some experience while you're at it. Also, check her body. If she's no longer clean, don't waste time getting dressed up; just sink her in the sea!"
"Eh?"
Nami blinked blankly, then turned to Anna, asking cautiously, "What does 'not clean' mean?"
Anna didn't answer, but smiled, "Come with me!"
"Oh~" Nami stuck out her tongue, following Anna with trepidation.
Soon, the two boarded the deck of the going merry.
Looking left and right, and seeing no one else on the deck, Nami again lowered her voice, nervously asking, "Miss Anna, what exactly does the Young Master mean by 'not clean'?"
"It means, before the Young Master, have you been with another man!"
Anna didn't hide anything, saying bluntly, "The Young Master is a germaphobe. If your body is already unclean, let alone a commoner like you, even a royal princess or a noble lady would be thrown into the sea! Half a year ago, a princess from an affiliated country in the Grand Line wanted to climb into the Young Master's bed, but Lady Gunko discovered that she was no longer a virgin, and immediately ordered her to be thrown from the Holy Land. Her body has not been found to this day; she was likely eaten by Sea Kings!"
After a slight pause, Anna suddenly turned and stared into Nami's eyes, asking a soul-searching question: "So, Nami-chan, are you clean?"
---