"I didn't expect you to be such a righteous man. I misjudged you before," Zephyr said calmly as he looked at Ye Chen. His words were genuine.
He had thought Ye Chen was just like any other pirate, but this encounter had shown him otherwise.
"Don't," Ye Chen waved his hand. "Justice doesn't suit me. Zephyr, you say you stand for justice—then let me ask you: if the Celestial Dragons themselves are evil, would you dare to arrest them?"
As he spoke, Ye Chen's gaze sharpened, locking onto Zephyr with intense focus.
Zephyr fell silent. He had no answer.
After a long pause, Ye Chen shook his head in disappointment. "You've let me down. Your so-called justice feels worthless. A hypocrite's illusion."
"Let's go, Osiris—Sabaody Archipelago."
"Roarrrrr!"
Osiris's body expanded instantly, bursting into a red streak of light as it carried Ye Chen through the sky toward the Sabaody Archipelago.
Not long after Ye Chen left, the unconscious Marines aboard the warship slowly began to wake up.
"Teacher, where's that pirate?" Ain asked as she approached Zephyr.
"He's gone," Zephyr sighed heavily.
Without another word, he turned and walked back toward the cabin.
Ain watched his retreating back and felt, for the first time, that her teacher Zephyr seemed... older than ever.
Sabaody Archipelago – Island 10
Suddenly, a blazing streak of light shot across the sky like a meteor, crashing down toward Island 10.
BOOM!
A violent explosion rang out, smoke billowing in every direction.
"What the hell was that?!"
"What is that?!"
The crowd stared ahead in stunned silence.
As the smoke cleared, Ye Chen slowly stepped forward from within it.
"Didn't think I'd be back this soon," he muttered to himself.
"It's him—it's Ye Chen!"
"What's that monster doing here?!"
Ye Chen had made waves across the world recently. His name was everywhere. People would've had to live under a rock not to know who he was.
As soon as they saw him, they recognized him instantly.
Ye Chen didn't pay them much attention and started walking deeper into the island.
Not long after, someone in the crowd quietly pulled out a Transponder Snail and contacted Marine Headquarters.
Marine Headquarters
"What did you just say? Ye Chen is at Sabaody Archipelago?" Sengoku's eyes narrowed.
"Yes, Fleet Admiral Sengoku," came the reply.
"Understood."
After ending the call, Sengoku turned to Garp with a heavy expression. "You heard that—Ye Chen is there, right now."
"I'll go," Garp said seriously.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I should go too," Kizaru added. "That beast next to Ye Chen… its power isn't beneath mine."
Sengoku paused for a moment, then nodded. "Fine. You go as well."
Back on Island 10 – Inside a Luxurious Room
"Fufufufu... you've finally arrived, Dragon Knight Ye Chen," Doflamingo laughed.
He wore flamboyant attire—golden hair, purple sunglasses, a bright pink feathered coat. He looked more like a circus clown than a crime lord.
"I'm here. Where are they?" Ye Chen said coldly, staring him down.
"Don't worry, we always keep our word," Doflamingo chuckled as he clapped his hands.
Soon, the doors opened, and Lisa, along with warriors from the Daughter Country, walked in under escort.
"Lord Ye Chen," Lisa called softly.
"Come to me," Ye Chen said.
As if clinging to a lifeline, Lisa and the others rushed toward him without hesitation.
Seeing that they were unharmed, Ye Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
He then turned back and stared coldly at Doflamingo. "I'm curious—how did you know I was in the Daughter Country?"
"Fufufufu... that bankyou took—wasn't it from No.76 Auction House?"
"So that's it."
At that moment, Ye Chen finally understood how Doflamingo had tracked him. It was the bank
"That bankhad the Celestial Dragons' mark on it, didn't it?"
Doflamingo's smile faded, his tone lowering. "How did you know that?"
"It wasn't hard to guess. When those people revealed their identities, they gave me that bank It having the Celestial Dragons' mark would make sense—for easy recognition. What I didn't expect was that Lisa would bring it to you... the true owner of that mark—a former Celestial Dragon."
Doflamingo could no longer keep his composure. He stood up abruptly, eyes locked on Ye Chen. "How did you know that?!"
His identity as a Celestial Dragon was an extremely well-kept secret. Few outside the Celestial Dragons themselves even had a clue.
Those who did know could be counted on one hand.
"There's no wall in this world that doesn't leak a little wind," Ye Chen said with a faint smile. "Now then—tell me. What was the real reason you went through all this trouble to find me?"
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