Chapter 2

As the mermaid's pupils gradually dilated, they eventually lost all color.

Gao Wen took a deep breath and bent down slightly.

He wanted to touch the mermaid's face and tell her it was okay.

And to say... sorry!

But just as he bent down, a loud explosion rang in his ears.

At the same moment, someone appeared in front of Gao Wen at a speed faster than sound.

"Gao Wen Saint!"

This person was dressed in a black suit, with a bright red mohawk and two purplish-red scars on his face, looking fierce and dangerous.

But at this moment, he was kneeling before Gao Wen with utmost respect.

"It's all due to my negligence that such a dirty and foolish fishman dared to touch and harm your noble body. Please, Gao Wen Saint, punish me severely!"

As he spoke, his face was filled with fear and a hint of anger. He waited in fear for Gao Wen's punishment, while his anger was directed at the dead mermaid.

Just as he glanced at the mermaid, he noticed Gao Wen's intention to bend down and approach her.

So this person quickly stood up and darted between the mermaid's body and Gao Wen.

"Gao Wen Saint, I know you are angry, but with your great and noble status, you should not touch this despicable and lowly slave out of anger!"

Without waiting for Gao Wen's reaction, the man in the black suit kicked the mermaid's limp body away with great force!

Even as the mermaid's body flew over the distant forest, this person suddenly roared.

"Guards, go and scatter the bones of that despicable slave to the wind, so that this dirty thing does not pollute the eyes of the Great Dragon People!"

"Yes!" The armored guards responded hurriedly.

"Wait!" Gao Wen suddenly shouted to stop everyone!

Everything happened too quickly, really too quickly!

Gao Wen hadn't even seen the face of the man in the black suit when the mermaid's body was already kicked away!

All he could see was the long arc the mermaid drew in the sky...

Without time to think, Gao Wen's expression turned stern, and he pointed toward the distance, shouting angrily.

"Bring her back, bring her back to me, damn it!"

"This...?!"

The man in the black suit was stunned for a moment, but before his brain could process Gao Wen's command, his body instinctively obeyed and rushed out.

The man in the black suit turned into a black line, his feet stepping on the air as he sprinted to the sky, reaching the mermaid's body before it fell.

The mermaid's falling arc suddenly stopped, and in the next moment, the man in the black suit returned to Gao Wen with the mermaid in his arms.

He held the mermaid with both hands and knelt down with utmost respect.

Only after the man in the black suit returned did a series of explosions reach Gao Wen's ears.

Looking at the mermaid, who was no longer beautiful but rather terrifying due to the kick, and the guards and slaves around him who dared not make a sound, Gao Wen took a deep breath.

"Was that Moon Step?" he asked.

"Yes, my lord. As a member of the CP, protecting you and all the Great Dragon People, the Six Powers are the basic skills we must and should master!"

The man in the black suit answered nervously.

Hearing the man's words, Gao Wen closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose.

For a moment, he felt as if he had just woken up from a dream.

The mermaid's death, the CP member, Moon Step, and the Marine Six Powers.

He had really come to the world of One Piece...

With a sense of inevitable melancholy and sadness, Gao Wen took two steps forward and came directly in front of the man in the black suit.

His hand slowly rested on the man's shoulder.

"Tell me your name."

"I... I am named Walt!"

"Oh, then Walt..."

As Gao Wen spoke, he pressed his shoulder.

With the pressure, Walt trembled even more, feeling the pressure like a mountain and sea overwhelming him.

In Walt's eyes, Gao Wen's mere 1.83-meter-tall figure gradually grew tall, like a tower reaching the clouds, surrounded by untriggered thunderclouds!

Walt didn't even have the courage to look at Gao Wen.

Seeing Walt bow his head even more humbly, Gao Wen then patted Walt's shoulder.

"Remember."

Gao Wen said each word with emphasis.

"Do not make decisions for me!"

"Yes, I... I... I will obey, my lord!"

At this moment, Walt trembled even more, but unfortunately, Gao Wen didn't give him any chance to relieve the pressure.

Before Walt could catch his breath, Gao Wen patted his shoulder again and said,

"As my protector, you let me get hurt in front of you.

This is negligence.

Then, you made decisions for me before I could make them.

This is disrespect!

Go and properly dispose of the mermaid's body, then leave Mariejois.

If you fail to do this, and I see you again,

Then, you will die."

"Wait, damn it, stop!!!"

Just as Gao Wen finished speaking, a panting and particularly anxious voice came from the distance.

Interrupted, Gao Wen calmly turned to look at the source of the voice.

In the distance, a figure was running through countless kneeling people toward Gao Wen.

As he ran, the person continued to shout.

"Do not harm that poor fishman, stop, stop!

Damn Charlos, you... you...?"

As he spoke, the person stopped in front of Gao Wen, panting heavily.

He looked at the mermaid's body held by the CP member with shock and sorrow.

"Damn, I'm too late, who did this, was it you, Gao Wen!"

As he shouted, the person rushed to the front of the mermaid's body and fell to his knees with a thud!

"Saint Musagara?!"

Seeing the person kneeling before him, the already terrified Walt shouted, almost jumping in fright.

But before he could react, the Great Dragon Person named Musagara had already taken the mermaid from his arms.

"I am sorry, Queen Otohime!

Damn it, I'm too late, I couldn't save your fellow!!"

Holding the mermaid's body, Musagara was overwhelmed with grief. He wiped the blood from the mermaid's face with his white sleeve and said with great sorrow,

"She belongs to me now, I will send her back to Fishman Island and personally apologize to the husband of the late Queen Otohime!"

As he spoke, Musagara stood up with the mermaid's body and walked away dejectedly.

As he passed Gao Wen, Musagara suddenly looked up and glanced at him.

"Young man!"

He suddenly said.

"I know you, Shalulia's child always calls you the last hope for the beauty of the Great Dragon People, the brightest star in Mariejois!

I hope that beneath your beautiful appearance, you do not have a heart as dirty and ugly as Charlos and the other Great Dragon People!"

Having said that, Musagara didn't expect any positive response.

Since being saved by Queen Otohime five years ago, the kindness that had emerged in Musagara's heart had already made him an outcast among the other Great Dragon People!

He was in a hurry to leave because he didn't want to hear the confused curses he thought Gao Wen would direct at him.

Just like the other Great Dragon People had cursed him when he tried to persuade them to be kind.

But to his surprise, as he finished speaking, Gao Wen not only didn't curse but also sighed softly.

"Musagara, your appearance has finally made me feel a bit of identity as a Great Dragon Person."

"What?"

Musagara was shocked and quickly turned to look at Gao Wen.

Meeting Musagara's expectant gaze, Gao Wen nodded lightly.

Then, Gao Wen leaned in close to the nervous and delighted Musagara and whispered,

"Don't be surprised, you are not alone, Musagara.

She was such a beautiful mermaid girl, humble and kind, she should have lived a happy and long life, right."

As he spoke, Gao Wen raised his hand and patted Musagara's shoulder.

"I will visit your home later, and I hope to accompany you in returning the mermaid's body.

But before that, I have a score to settle!"

As he spoke, Gao Wen released Musagara's shoulder and turned to look at Saint Charlos, who was staring with wide, fat eyes.

Gao Wen knew that as a newcomer, he shouldn't reveal his stance and create conflicts with the locals.

But recalling the mermaid's last words, her apology amidst her pain,

And the gentle, bloody beauty of her last moments, Gao Wen no longer wanted to control his emotions!

Between Gao Wen and Charlos, the CP member Walt hurriedly fled, not wanting to appear in Gao Wen's sight again.

That would really mean death!

And Charlos.

Under Gao Wen's cold gaze, he was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands.

"Gao... Gao Wen, you wouldn't... believe that old fool Musagara, right!

We are Great Dragon People, that damn fishman is just a slave, we..."

"Shut up!" Gao Wen shouted. "Who are you to speak for me!"

As he spoke, Gao Wen took a step forward.

"Since you don't acknowledge my accusation of your reckless killing, I'll speak to you in a way you can understand!"

With that, Gao Wen came to Charlos and grabbed his collar.

Looking at Charlos's foolish, snot-nosed face, Gao Wen pulled him close and said with a dark expression,

"You know the status of the Great Dragon People, do you think a slave's life can make up for this?

This debt can only be repaid by you!

You damn fool!"