Deathly silence.
A scene of complete silence.
On the vast, empty grassland, for a moment, the quiet was so profound that even the sound of a pin drop could be heard, broken only by the murmur of resin bubbles forming and slowly rising into the air.
The Navy members were dumbfounded, the agents in black were drenched in sweat, and the onlookers from afar covered their mouths tightly for fear of screaming out loud.
Looking back at the several hundred years of Chronology of One Piece.
This scene...
Has never happened before!
No one has ever dared to imagine such a scene happening!
——World Nobility, descendants of the Creator, who regard themselves as the "gods", the Heavenly Celestial Dragons, were kneeling to mere mortals in the Lower Realm in front of everyone's eyes!
How absurd! How insane!
Yet here it is, happening so tangibly before our eyes!
"Hey, hey, hey..."
A young Marine turned pale, his legs weak, "Am I dreaming?"
"No, it's not a dream."
The elderly Marine beside him snapped out of his shock, reacting completely oppositely; he kept his eyes fixed on the two Heavenly Celestial Dragons, his breath becoming rapid:
"It's not a dream! Hey, you all, look carefully! That World's No.1 Sword Master Shano... that man really made the Heavenly Celestial Dragons kneel!"
If they were true gods, would they kneel so simply, would they surrender so easily?
What gods.
What descendants of the Creator...
All nonsense!
These folks with bubble-shaped headgear, who feel ashamed to share even a breath of air with us, are no different from us, just mere flesh!
"It's over, all over..."
Elsewhere, the agents in black felt frozen, trembling all over.
As members of the CP institutions, they knew better than anyone what this humiliation of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons entailed, and understood the fate that awaited them when they returned as their personal bodyguards...
"Ugh, ugh..."
The two Heavenly Celestial Dragons kneeling on the ground stared blankly at their knees, their lips trembling, their expressions already at an extreme point of shame and anger, trying to shout out but unable to form any complete syllable due to the oppressive Supreme King.
"Going this far is a bit too much."
Kizaru rubbed his brow in conflict for a long time, finally sighing as he stepped forward, lowering his voice:
"It's about time to stop, Lord Shano, there's got to be a limit to teaching people a lesson, leave the World Nobility some dignity, or today's events will be hard to conclude."
To be honest, his plan was simple.
Having interacted with Shano multiple times, Kizaru knew Shano's character was arrogant, unstoppable once his temper flared.
So, when the Heavenly Celestial Dragons cursed and humiliated Shano, he realized these two Heavenly Celestial Dragons would inevitably be beaten today.
Could he stop it?
Very difficult...
Just a single Navy Grand Admiral, how could he hold back a Sea Emperor and his top officers?
The Five Elders understood this very well too, so even if it meant arguing up to Mary Geoise, it didn't matter, as long as the Heavenly Celestial Dragons weren't dead, he wasn't derelict.
But he hadn't expected Shano would go this far.
Making the Heavenly Celestial Dragons kneel...
This was an act of lawlessness, destroying the World Government's authority in front of countless eyes, if he remained indifferent now, he might as well draft his resignation letter when he returns.
"Hm? What?"
Shano looked at him with some surprise, his voice suddenly rising a pitch, "Did I hear you wrong? Kizaru, are you saying you want to experience this feeling too?"
"That's simple enough!"
He grinned, raising his right hand and with a slight turn!
Buzz!
The oppressive force of the Supreme King instantly shifted direction, rolling the two Heavenly Celestial Dragons on the ground in embarrassment, before forcing them back into a kneeling posture again.
Only this time...
The one they knelt to was Kizaru.
Charulia Palace and Saint Pulminge, barely lifting their heads in a daze, saw Kizaru's face and were first stunned, then their eyes widened, showing resentment and hatred.
"Hey!"
Kizaru's usual calm and assured demeanor finally cracked, his expression changed as his form turned into light, moving several meters to the side, sweat seeping from his forehead, "This kind of joke is intolerable!"
Isn't this putting him on the spot?
The so-called youngest Sea Emperor, compared to Whitebeard, was out of tune, things shouldn't be done this way!
"Shano!"
Kizaru took a deep breath, speaking in a solemn tone:
"You've vented enough! Let's talk, what did you come here for? Money? Fruit? Or you want the Navy Headquarters to do something for you... it's just for humiliating the Heavenly Celestial Dragons for fun!"
Previously, his judgment was wrong.
He thought Shano wanted to recruit those Super Rookies eager to follow Endgame here, but now it seems Shano's ambition is far greater!
"Or just tell me directly, anything within my power is yours for the taking!"
"Is that so?"
Shano chuckled lightly, "Unfortunately, I really just came for the Heavenly Celestial Dragons, involving those guys, there's nothing you can decide, Kizaru."
"But, what I'm looking for isn't these lower-tier trash among the Heavenly Celestial Dragons, but the group even the Five Elders cannot command, those who surpass ordinary Heavenly Celestial Dragons."
"You mean..." Kizaru's gaze focused, "The Divine Knight Order?"
"Of course, those folks have been stirring up quite a mess in my territory recently."