The Celestial Dragon hosting the hunting competition stood atop a lavish stage.
He first displayed several rare Devil Fruits, drawing waves of astonished exclamations from the audience below.
Then—
He clapped his hands.
Shakky was brought onto the stage.
Slender and elegant, dressed in a cheongsam bearing the emblem of the Kuja Pirates—
The moment she appeared, she captured the attention of every Celestial Dragon present!
Young Shakky.
With a single gesture, she pressed her hand downward—
Silencing the howling crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen! This is the grand prize of this competition!"
The host spread his arms wide, smiling as he loudly announced:
"The winner will have the right to decide her fate—"
"Make her a slave… or a wife!"
The Celestial Dragons instantly erupted into frenzy.
"Incredible! What a beauty!"
"Somaz! Offer her to the Shepherd family!"
Somaz refused without hesitation.
"What a joke! If I win…"
His eyes were glued to Shakky.
"She'll be my personal slave!"
"She'll become my wife! Don't even dream of touching her, Somaz!" a young Figarland Garling scoffed.
Most of the audience consisted of members of the God's Knights.
The male Celestial Dragons stared greedily at Shakky.
A few—like Gunko and Maffi—showed little interest.
Once the cheers subsided slightly, the host spoke again, more mysteriously:
"Besides the Buccaneer brat, this year's competition also features another extremely rare 'hare'!"
He deliberately paused to build suspense.
"A member of the Davy Clan, appearing once again after eight hundred years!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
Guards dragged out young Teach, his mother Ellis, and other members of the Davy Clan.
They were filthy, ragged, and battered.
Ellis tightly shielded the frightened Teach.
Her body was covered in wounds—slashes from blades thrown by Celestial Dragons.
"Filthy Davy Clan!"
"Disgusting bloodline!"
The moment they appeared, the Celestial Dragons began hurling insults.
One even shouted:
"Aren't you Buccaneers too?!"
Some of the Davy Clan were large in stature, resembling the Buccaneer race.
The host quickly intervened.
"Stop! If the prizes die on stage, you will be punished."
After the display—
He began announcing the rules.
"Hunt 13 SR-class targets—each worth 10,000 points!"
"150 R-class targets—each with different point values!"
"In one hour…"
"The hunt… officially begins!"
Two hundred Celestial Dragons—
Against one hundred thousand "slaves."
Those marked as "prey" scattered in terror.
Naively believing—
That if they survived three weeks, they could live.
Transponder Snails broadcast everything live to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Announcements continuously reported each family's performance.
Meanwhile
After destroying Harald's ship, the Rocks Pirates broke through the Marine fleet—
And rapidly approached God Valley.
Leno, Hancock, and Domino blended into the pirate fleet trailing behind them.
"Listen up, boys!" Rocks stood at the bow and shouted.
"There's treasure here! Shakky! Devil Fruits!"
He swept his gaze across his crew.
"Infighting won't benefit us now. Let's cooperate for the time being!"
"When we return, we'll divide the spoils evenly. Deal?"
Babel roared in dissatisfaction:
"Then how are we splitting Shakky?!"
Golden Lion Shiki grinned.
"Simple—whoever contributes the most to saving her gets her!"
"Exactly! So all of you stay the hell away from me!"
Silver Axe grabbed Shiki's hair, afraid he'd fly ahead and gain an advantage.
"No! Shakky will belong to whoever gets the most treasure!" Captain John said, taking a swig of liquor.
Whitebeard Newgate rested Murakumogiri on his shoulder.
"Do whatever you want. I'm just rescuing her as a friend."
Then he added:
"Of course… if she falls in love with me, I won't mind."
The young Whitebeard received several looks of disdain.
Stussy frowned at him.
"Newgate, what do you mean by that?!"
Gloriosa ignored the argument.
Instead, she thought:
"If I save Shakky… Roger will thank me, right…?"
(…That's some serious simping.)
A still-in-her-prime Linlin rolled her eyes.
"A bunch of idiots."
"Even if the world ends tomorrow, Shakky wouldn't look at any of you."
A young Kaido stood like an elite soldier—
Completely uninterested in beauty.
"Linlin, are you really giving that Devil Fruit to me?!"
In Contrast
The Marines shouted in panic:
"The Rocks Pirates are here! Fire! Fire!"
"Stop them! Don't let them enter!!"
Seeing this, Rocks laughed.
"Useless, Marines!"
His ship charged straight onto the shore—
Unhindered.
Right behind them—
Leno's ship also landed nearby.
"So this is God Valley…" Leno looked at the island ahead.
Hancock and Domino observed silently.
Leno suddenly smiled.
"Want to meet the younger Gloriosa? That's her over there."
He pointed toward a woman in Kuja attire within the Rocks crew.
Hancock glanced briefly—
Then shook her head.
"Forget it. Let's focus on what we came here for."
She clenched her fist.
"Kill the Celestial Dragons… and save Shakky."
Chaos Erupts
The moment the Rocks Pirates landed—
The entire island fell into chaos.
"Damn it! Where are the Marines?!"
The Celestial Dragons panicked, blaming the Navy.
"Protect us! Retreat!"
The Marines scrambled to escort them toward the island's center.
At the same time—
The Roger Pirates arrived from the west coast.
"Go, boys! Grab the treasure! I'll save Shakky!!" Roger shouted, raising Ace high.
However—
"We're saving Shakky!"
"Don't underestimate our bond with her!"
Captain's orders?
What are those?
In front of Shakky—
They were completely irrelevant.
Rayleigh, Gaban, and the others stepped right over Roger—
And charged into battle.
Garling sighed.
"Damn it… the game is ruined."
"Marines—protect the Celestial Dragons."
"God's Knights—move out!"
Deeper in God Valley
Leno, Hancock, and Domino advanced deeper into the island.
All three fell silent.
Even though they had mentally prepared—
They were still shocked by the cruelty of the Celestial Dragons.
Corpses were everywhere.
No matter the age.
No matter how they begged—
No one was spared.
Parents were slaughtered within sight of their children.
The air reeked of blood.
"These beasts…" Hancock gritted her teeth.
Leno's gaze turned ice-cold.
"Let's begin."
Without another word—
They began eliminating every Celestial Dragon they encountered.
Leno waved his hand—
Several Celestial Dragons tormenting slaves were instantly torn apart.
"Disgusting creatures."
Hancock kicked forward—
Turning a Celestial Dragon and his guards to stone.
"Die for me!"
Domino's fist tremored—
Shattering both Celestial Dragons and Marines alike.
"I underestimated just how vile they are…"
During the purge—
They happened to see a young Dragon.
He was using tranquilizer bullets to shoot Celestial Dragons and rescue Ivankov and the others.
"Tranquilizers aren't reliable."
"There's a chance they'll recover."
Leno didn't even look carefully—
He casually struck, killing the Celestial Dragon outright.
Dragon turned in shock, seeing Leno's group.
Ivankov, Kuma, and Ginny were all stunned.
"Who are you…?" Dragon asked cautiously.
He searched his memory—
But couldn't recall any pirates this strong.
Leno didn't answer.
"None of your business."
Just because he wasn't bringing over past grudges—
Didn't mean he'd give Dragon a friendly face.
His gaze shifted to the only girl present.
Ginny.
"You're Ginny, right?"
"I came to save you—on your daughter's request."
Ginny: ????
✨ Bonus Chapter Goals ✨
10 Reviews = 1 Bonus Chapter
100 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter
◇ You can read 60+ chapter ahead on P@treon if you're interested: patreon.com/CanonBreaker