Chapter 99

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Chapter 99: St. Charles Rose: I Want To Marry That White-Haired Woman!

"Keep going, Gusel." Without waiting for Tesoro to reply, Saint Rozwald raised the rope in his hand and spoke to the mount beneath him. He saw Tesoro's silence and realized that Tesoro, like the CPO, did not support them.

To maintain some relationship, allowing him to enjoy Tesoro's tribute, Rozwald decided not to inquire further. However, when he wanted to leave, their mount, Gusel, turned his head towards Tesoro's gold and stared at it intently.

"Stupid, that's fake, not real gold," Charlulia scolded the mount, then stomped her feet fiercely. "A lowly race, even the ability to bear fruit can be wrong. It's a pity we spent so much money on the treasure hunt fruit," Saint Charlos added, looking displeased.

"Let's go!" Rozwald shook the rope in his hand with his teeth, causing several waves to form. The rope, attached to the slave's neck collar, seemed to turn into a long whip. The slave's numb expression did not change as the rope flung against his face until his skin and flesh started to rot.

"Damn slave!" Charlulia became irritable and aimed her revolver at Gusel's head. "Don't shoot! Do you want us to walk over?" Saint Rozwald yelled at his daughter. "Ah! I'm sorry! Daddy!" Charlulia was startled and hurriedly put away the pistol. No one in the family could resist their father.

"Damn! It's really useless! We need to change our mount to Kaido!" Saint Charlos said, pouting and with snot flowing from his nose. "Indeed," Saint Rozwald nodded, then looked at Tesoro. "Tesoro, cancel the awakening first. My slave won't leave when he sees gold!"

Tesoro frowned instantly. The awakening was a ruse for these fools. In truth, he had melted and transformed real gold with nine golden rings. What's more, it hid the person Kaido wanted. He couldn't let fools like Saint Charlos see someone so precious.

"Please wait a moment, Saint Rozwald," Tesoro said with a smile, then grabbed the curls of the slave Gusel directly with one hand. Under the numb, unchanged gaze, he brought his mouth close to the slave's ear and said with a grim expression and tone that the others couldn't hear, "Get out of here!"

Tesoro saw that the slave still showed no emotion. He had to say again, "I will buy you later to save you from them! Now, obey their orders and leave!" But Gusel's expression remained numb, acting purely by instinct.

Tesoro realized this slave was completely broken, having lost all ability to think and desire as a human. His face changed slightly when he heard Charlulia say, "What are you doing, Tesoro?"

"Sorry, I was trying to help, but this slave seems broken," Tesoro said, taking a deep breath and glaring at the slave, who remained unchanged with dark pupils. He looked up, smiled, and said, "I'll remove the gold."

Tesoro raised his arm, and a large piece of gold floated leisurely, ready to take all the people inside. Gusel's head turned with the gold, and this time even his body changed direction, making the Celestial Dragons more irritable.

Seeing the change, Saint Rozwald said with some displeasure, "Cancel the awakening, Tesoro! That's an order!" Tesoro paused, forced himself to calm down, and still wearing a kind mask, said, "I will awaken and remove it..."

"Are you trying to disobey our orders?" Rozwald pointed his finger at Tesoro's head.

"It's not going to work, Tesoro," Charlulia said, squinting slightly.

As Celestial Dragons, sheltered by the World Government and wielding unlimited power, they despised anyone who didn't follow their orders. Even if you are the wealthiest man in the world, Gilder Tesoro, you are still considered a low-class race in their eyes and must not resist them.

Tesoro's expression changed under his sunglasses as he quickly thought about how to handle the situation. At that moment, a figure jumped down from the distant sky, dressed in white formal clothes and a cape, with a white top hat, a purple orchid on his chest, long slightly curly hair, a distinctive beard, and a white dove on his shoulder.

His Moonwalk was extremely fast, almost beyond the average CPO, and he landed beside them in a few steps.

"Saint Rozwald, Saint Charlos, Charlulia," the man first showed respect to the Celestial Dragons before standing up straight and saying, "The Five Elders ask you to return to Mariejois."

"Huh? Those nosy old men again," Saint Charlos said with annoyance.

"Then there is no choice. Please go and get Kaido for us, Lucci," Charlulia added, still thinking of Kaido's strong body.

"Please don't joke. I don't have that ability," Rob Lucci admitted indifferently.

"Wait, Rob Lucci, I have things to deal with," Saint Rozwald said, not even looking at him, still pressuring Tesoro.

At this moment, his desire for control was rising. He wouldn't give up without seeing Tesoro's obedience. "Cancel the awakening, Tesoro."

Rob Lucci's indifferent eyes naturally looked over, clearly saying, "Hurry up and get the Celestial Dragons home."

Tesoro's heart sank; the situation was unfavorable. He originally wanted to deceive them with money, hoping his lies like "I'll pay more, don't trouble me" would let him escape safely. But with the CPO present, he knew his predicament. If he tried to bribe them, it would likely be exposed, completely tearing apart any façade.

Suddenly, Rob Lucci moved with lightning speed, appearing beside Tesoro's gold. Using both armed color and six styles together, he directly inserted his hand into the gold without additional armed color.

Oops!

Tesoro turned slightly, glaring at Rob Lucci with angry eyes. But it was too late.

Hiss...

An invisible tearing sound seemed to echo in their heads. A large piece of gold was torn apart, revealing four of them plus the Mera-mera Fruit.

"This is not an awakening, Saint Rozwald. It's real gold," Rob Lucci said directly, withdrawing his hand.

Then he looked down and saw Robin, Nami, and Zoro in a coma, the culprits who had destroyed Enies Lobby and added the darkest chapter to his career. Moreover, the devil's child, Nico Robin!

Lucci's eyes filled with murderous intent, his hand immediately covered in armed color and ready to strike!

The Celestial Dragons' expressions changed slightly. Tesoro actually dared to deceive them?

Saint Rozwald and Charlulia felt a bit incredulous and thought Tesoro was too stingy about his gold. However, Saint Charlos immediately looked pig-like, his eyes wide, leaning forward with saliva dripping from his mouth, completely mesmerized by Yamato's beauty.

With an ecstatic look, he said, "That big woman with white hair and long horns! I'm going to marry her! I want her to be my next wife!"