"The moment Arlo stepped onto the grove of Sabaody, the performance began, and it was a vile one.
He walked with a swaggering, entitled gait, the very picture of Celestial Dragon degeneracy. His ten sex slaves trailed behind him, dressed in sensual clothes that accentuated their perfect curves.
The citizens found it sad, but in truth, they couldn't take their eyes off the spectacle. Actually, it even caused a fight to break out among some couples, as the wives got mad at their husbands ogling the girls.
But how could they not look when Arlo was groping Lyra's enormous breasts like it was nothing in public?
Arlo wanted to seem as much of a useless pervert as possible, so he actively molested them in full view of the public. His hand, encased in a fine leather glove, snaked out and groped a woman's buttock, squeezing hard enough to make her flinch. Then he pulled another close, nuzzling her neck with a wet, slobbering kiss before laughing at her stiffened posture.
"Such fine assets I have collected," he declared to no one in particular, his voice a nasally drawl. He then reached for a third, his hand fondling her breast openly.
The girls wanted to resist, but his touch was so good that they ended up moaning in the middle of the street. Actually, Lyra even had an orgasm.
Anyway, Arlo's path of degradation led directly to Marine Headquarters at Sabaody. He stormed in as if he owned the very walls, his harem in tow, causing clerks and junior officers to freeze in terror.
The commotion drew the attention of Admiral Kizaru, who appeared with his characteristic lazy speed, a faint look of bored curiosity on his face.
"My, my… to what do we owe this unexpected visit, sir?" he drawled, his eyes briefly flicking over the trembling women before settling on Arlo.
Arlo puffed out his chest. "I, Saint Varnel, have decided to take a tour to the North Blue! I require a marine escort. The finest!"
Kizaru's eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly. "The North Blue? A long journey. We can assign a capable…"
"I have already chosen the commander of my escort!" Arlo interrupted, his voice shrill. "I want that woman… Captain Hina! Yes, the one they call the Black Cage. She will be personally responsible for my safety."
An exaggerated pervert smile played on Arlo's lips as part of his act. Of course, this was useless, as a mask concealed his face.
A beat of stunned silence followed. Kizaru's languid expression finally cracked with genuine surprise. "Hina? You… know the name of a specific Marine Captain, gosh~ sir? How… unusual."
The eyes of Arlo brightened with a perversion as his eyes fell on one of the sex slaves that were close by. He gave her a slap on the butt for no reason; he just felt like it.
"How could I not notice such a flower among the drab weeds of your ranks? I saw her during the last summit. Such stern beauty... such fire in her eyes. Such huge breasts..." He grabbed Lyra's huge tits.
"I imagine she would be very… stimulating company on a long voyage." He let out a low, creepy chuckle, his meaning unmistakably vulgar.
Kizaru observed him for a long moment, his hands in his pockets. "I see…" he said, his tone unreadable, but Arlo noticed the faint disdain in his eyes. "That is a… specific request. I will have to consult with Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
Arlo's face immediately contorted into petulant rage. "Sengoku?! Why must I be inconvenienced by your bureaucratic nonsense! I am a Celestial Dragon! My word is law!"
"Even for a Celestial Dragon, the reassignment of a Marine officer requires the Fleet Admiral's approval," Kizaru replied, his voice infuriatingly calm. "It will take some time, sir."
"Useless! Absolutely useless!" Arlo shrieked, stomping his foot like a child. He turned sharply, his robe flaring.
"Fine! Waste your time with your papers! I am going to the auction. Perhaps I will find a new toy to replace the one you are denying me! But you better do your job well, I will not wait more than a day! Come, my pets!"
He stormed out of the Marine HQ, his hand once again finding its place on the hip of the nearest woman, groping her flesh as he led his girls.
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"What a problem, huh…" Kizaru let out a long, weary sigh.
He was normally the one to remain unflappable, but as it was about a Celestial Dragon, it demanded immediate attention.
His body dissolved into a shower of golden light, reforming an instant later in the office of Fleet Admiral Sengoku. The sudden intrusion sent a stack of papers fluttering from a breeze that shouldn't exist.
Sengoku looked up from his desk, his stern expression melting into one of surprise. "Kizaru? What is it? This is unlike you."
"It's about a Celestial Dragon…. Varnel, I think? He just paid us a visit," Kizaru began, slouching into a chair without being invited. "My, my… what a dis~gusting man, sir."
He recounted the scene in vivid, lazy detail: the provocatively dressed slaves, the public groping, the shrill demands. When he reached the specific request for Captain Hina, Sengoku's eyebrows shot up.
"He knew her name?" Sengoku interrupted, his voice sharp with suspicion. "That is the first red flag. A Celestial Dragon doesn't bother to learn the names of Marines. And a sudden, whimsical desire to travel to the North Blue? Why there?"
Celestial Dragons mostly just remained at their mansions, or at most, they visited Sabaody. Sengoku decided it would be better to report it to the Gorosei. If possible, he wanted to force Varnel to stay on the island until he got an answer from them.
Kizaru waved a dismissive hand. "With all due respect, Fleet Admiral, I think you're overcomplicating it. The man is a simple, if exceptionally vulgar, pervert. He saw a beautiful woman, and has now concocted a flimsy pretext to have her all to himself on a long voyage. His eyes… they were full of nothing but base desire."
Sengoku stroked his beard, a deep frown etched on his face. He knew Kizaru was likely right about the motive, but the inconsistency nagged at him.
"Whether he's a fool or not, he is a World Noble. We cannot refuse a direct request for escort, especially one framed as a security concern."
"Then we give him what he wants," Kizaru said with a shrug. "And we watch him."
"Precisely," Sengoku agreed. "We will assign Captain Hina as the primary escort for his 'tour.' However, we will also deploy a secondary vessel at a discreet distance, under the command of a Vice-Admiral. If this is merely a noble's debauched holiday, they will observe nothing. But if there is something more to this, we will be prepared."
He picked up a Den Den Mushi. "Inform Captain Hina she has a new, high-priority assignment. And get me Vice-Admiral Strawberry. It seems he's going on a cruise."