Golden Lion

"He is not my father!" Richard screamed before Mark could say anything as he looked at the noisy boy standing behind him with a wrathful gaze.

Mark was taken aback when he heard Richard's furious outburst, so what if he was his father or not? Was there really a reason to act so forcefully and angrily and even scream at someone?

The boy standing behind Richard cried as he got scared of Richard's angry voice.

"Hey! No need to be so mean!" Mark said slowly towards Richard as he saw how the noisy boy was crying.

"Shut up! Your not my father!" Richard screamed again as he pointed at Mark hatefully.

"Wow, take it easy, I'm not your father okay?" Mark denied the accusations as he saw Richard getting more and more agitated. He wasn't really interested in quarreling with a little kid, he had to find out where he was so that he could regroup with his crew.

"See Richard, he is not your father, please don't be mad." The girl regretted agreeing with the noisy boy as she saw Richard's furious look.

"Hey, where is this place little girl?" Mark asked the little girl as he saw Richard's hatefully eyes which could almost kill if you starred enough at him.

"Don't tell him, Sara!" Richard screamed as he pointed at the little girl in a commanding tone.

"Haha! You're quite the commanding little boy aren't you?" Mark said with a laugh as he saw Richard's inflamed face.

"Yes! And you're just a liar pretending to be someone's father!" Richard answered with a displeased expression.

Mark's face turned embarrassed and awkward when he heard Richard's words, he never pretended to be his father it was his own friends who were spouting nonsense.

Even if I wanted to have a son I wouldn't want someone who was as rude as you! Mark thought inwardly, he would never say these words to Richard as he could clearly see he had some daddy issues.

"What are you kids doing over there!?" A guard could suddenly be seen rushing towards the kids' playground in an angry manner.

"It's the guards! Run!" The noisy boy screamed as he was about to run away.

But before he could run away a couple of more guards came out of nowhere as they surrendered Mark and the kids.

"This is a restricted area, no one is allowed here!" A guard yelled in an aloof manner as he pointed at Mark and the kids.

Mark was still sitting cross-legged as he looked at the commotion as if he was just a passerby.

"They just want to capture us and give us to the mad doctor, run!" Richard screamed as he punched the guard who just spoke arrogantly before in the face as he side kicked another guard in the stomach. The children immediately ran away when they heard Richard's words.

"What a little fighter!" Mark commented while he stroked his chin as he enjoyed Richard's performance.

"Don't just sit there! Runaway or you will be captured by the guards of the golden lion!" Richard's screamed furiously as he saw Mark's nonchalantly attitude.

"Golden lion?" Mark was surprised when heard the name, was this the infamous Shiki's base of operation? Shouldn't he have been defeated by the Strawhats already?

Richard kept fighting three people at the same time while a fourth pulled out a gun and pointed it at Richard.

The guards already captured the children who ran away before as they came back to Mark's position with all the kids tied up.

"Well, I can't let you do that." Mark stared at the fourth guard in a casual manner as he waved his hand at him.

"Arrgh!" The fourth guard's head suddenly began to distort as his head disappeared completely from his neck, the weirdest thing was that his legs still kept running around without its head. He looked like a chicken who just lost its head.

"What!?" The guards who were just standing around and enjoying the commotion in amusement were terrified as they saw their comrade lose his head in a mysterious manner. What people were most afraid of in this world was what they didn't understand.

Richard stood completely still as he stared at Mark with frightful eyes, was he really just arguing with someone who had the capabilities to kill someone just by wavering his hands? Was he a monster? All kinds of thoughts kept popping into Richard's head as his legs began to tremble.

"Hahaha! No need to be afraid, boy." Mark laughed when he saw Richard's scared expression.

The guards also stood completely still when they heard Mark's words. Who are you kidding!? This man could kill people by just waving his hands!

The children's eyes brightened up as they looked Mark with worshipping eyes.

"Your the strongest person I've ever seen, uncle!" The noisy brat screamed as he saw Mark actually defeat the fourth guard so easily. He was also disgusted by the blood all over the fourth guard's body but then again he clearly knew that if it wasn't for Mark he would probably be experimented on by the mad doctor of the golden lion.

Mark slowly got up from the ground as he dusted the gravel of his pants with his hands. The guards didn't say or do anything as they looked at Mark with a panic-stricken face. He could kill them anytime he wished which scared the living shit out of them.

"Now, who will lead me to this so-called golden lion?" Mark asked with a grin on his face as he saw the terrified and scared looks on the guards' faces, then he turned his face towards Richard as he winked at him with a proud smug look on his face. Anyone who saw this face would immediately feel the urge to punch him in the face.

Richard looked at Mark with disbelief. He was clearly showing off! Arrgh! This guy! But then again it wouldn't be so bad if he really was he father, what the hell am I thinking about! no way, I don't need any deadbeat father! Richard shook his head as if he was disappointed with his own chain of thoughts.