Chapter 183: Chapter 183
Ken was sitting on his throne when he spoke out.
"Haoshoku Haki."
In an instant, everyone from the Azure Pirates felt a crushing pressure that almost sent them through their bed.
"I'll give all of you 1 minute to appear before me."
It didn't even take 30 seconds before everyone was gathered in the throne room, but they were still wearing their pajamas.
"Yawn. What is all of this about, Captain?" asked Robert.
"When I woke up to get a late-night snack, I suddenly ran into a little girl. But of course, if that was just any random girl, I wouldn't care much, but when she introduced herself as a Celestial Dragon, it changes things."
Everyone in this room suddenly felt the gravity of this situation and completely woke up from their drowsy state. Sabo suddenly walked forward and stood in front of Ken.
"I was the one who brought her here."
"Of course, you were the one behind this. After all, Devon and Laffitte wouldn't listen to anyone except the two of us."
"It was a foolish idea to try and fool you, huh."
"Well, if you could just keep your eye on that brat, I would have probably fallen for your schemes. So how about you inform us about what's really going on."
Sabo nodded and started telling everyone about everything that happened since Deuce left.
"Hm. That sounds troublesome. But thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?"
"You were just doing your job as Vice-Captain and trying to not make me worried. I can't get mad at that. But I would have appreciated it if you had told me what you were up to. And you, Laffitte, I thought that you'd be the last person to keep a secret from me."
"I'm really sorry, Captain! Sabo had threatened me to help him! And I wasn't strong enough to say no. I know that it's my fault, but please forgive me, Captain. Next time I won't let him threaten me like that again, even if it costs me my life!"
"What did you just say, you bastard! I never threatened you to do anything. Just wait till we're done here!" screamed Sabo.
"Hahaha! Well, you guys can kill each other or whatever, but I'll be expecting the 4 of you on the training ground tomorrow. I need some training partners before I get rusty, and I'm sure that you guys would love to help me out, right?"
The four of them froze. It was at this moment that they knew they fucked up.
"Oh yeah, Robin. When they left my room after we spoke about Deuce, I sensed that you were following them. Am I right to assume that you knew everything?"
"Of course not, Ken. I would have told you right away otherwise. I would never hide something like this from you."
"Hahaha, of course, you wouldn't. Since you're so honest, I'll leave taking care of the brat to you."
"But."
"What? You don't want to help your dear boyfriend take care of his problems?"
"I understand. I'll take care of her till she can go back home."
"That's more like it. You can pick her up from my room, and the rest of you may go back to sleep or guard duty. Except for you four, of course."
"But you said that we will be sparing tomorrow. Don't tell me that you want to spar right now!" asked Ace.
"Sparing? No, no, I think that you've misunderstood me. This won't be a sparing session; it's your execution!"
"Flame Flash!"
A bright flash temporarily blinded Ken and the rest of the Azure Pirates, but when the flash disappeared, the four people on death row had disappeared.
"Mura, get my sword."
"Yes, Captain."
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It was the next day. Deuce is sitting together with his family in Mary Geoise, eating breakfast. He was sitting next to his little sister when she 'accidentally' knocked over the hot coffee over Deuce's crotch area. But Deuce just gritted his teeth and disappeared from the table to not make his little sister feel too bad.
'You're such a good big brother, Deuce. It's just too bad that you're doing it for a little sister that isn't here.'
A little bit later, Deuce had cleaned himself and put on new pants. He left his room and was about to head back to his family when his path suddenly got blocked by someone.
"Who are you? I thought that Lucas was the only CP-0 agent allowed here."
"Lucas seemed to have mysteriously disappeared, so I'll be taking his place."
"Whatever, as long as you don't come close to my little sister or me, I don't care."
"You know that you can't order me around, right? After all, you're just a pitiful hostage."
In an instant, the CP-0 agent got punched in the face and smashed into the ground, creating cracks all over the hallway, and destroying his mask, showing that he is unconscious. Deuce looked at the maids and butlers that witnessed the CP-0 agent's defeat.
"Throw him out of this house. Make sure to warn the next idiot that thinks I'm in the mood to care about permissions." After saying that, Deuce made his way back to his family.
"Lewis, what was that explosion?" asked his father.
"It was just a rat that I took care of."
"But wasn't that a little over the top for a rat? You've probably destroyed the entire hallway."
"It wasn't that bad, but what's the problem? Can't you afford it?"
"Of course I can, but please be more careful in the future. Some things in this house are one of a kind, so even if I have money, I wouldn't be able to buy a new one."
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Oh yeah, the Levely will be soon. I wonder what those low-class nobles will talk about this time," said Deuce's mother.
"It will probably be a waste of time again. All they can do is scream at each other and get nothing done."
"That's true, but it can be entertaining sometimes. I heard that the Ryugu Kingdom will participate this year. People say that the princess is really beautiful, should we give her to you as a present, Lewis?"
"Sure, if you want to lose your head."
"How dare you threaten your mother like that!"
"I wasn't threatening her; I was just warning her of the consequences of touching a certain guy's friends. Shirahoshi is his friend, and if he comes after you, I won't be able to guarantee your safety."
"Who are you talking about?" asked his father.
"No one important. Just stay away from her. I also don't need any slaves. I'd like to keep the last bit of humanity I have left."
"Sigh, you've really changed since you disappeared."
"Really? I thought that I was always like this, but I guess you wouldn't have noticed with your head stuck up your arse. But I guess you Celestial Bastards couldn't care less about anyone's feelings."
"Lewis!" Deuce's father smashed his fist on the table with anger clearly written on his face.
"I'm done eating. I'll be going back to my room." Deuce stood up, completely ignoring his father's outburst. He started walking back to his room.
"Lewis! Come back this instant!" But Deuce didn't turn around and kept walking.
'Damn you, old man! Can't you take any hints? Stop being such an idiot before it's too late!'
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Dad Jokes:
"I'm afraid for the calendar. Its days are numbered."
"Why do fathers take an extra pair of socks when they go golfing?" "In case they get a hole in one!"
"Why do seagulls fly over the ocean?" "Because if they flew over the bay, we'd call them bagels."
"I only know 25 letters of the alphabet. I don't know y."
"I asked my dog what's two minus two. He said nothing."
"What's the best thing about Switzerland?" "I don't know, but the flag is a big plus."
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