The enormous auction house was silent.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the blond youth sitting confidently with two beauties in his arms, exuding a warmth that contrasted sharply with the terror in the room.
Under countless gazes, Naruto put down his crossed leg, stood up, and walked toward the two Tenryuubito.
As Naruto approached, the two nobles trembled even more violently, lowering their heads, not even daring to meet his eyes.
The blond youth's footsteps stopped in front of them.
Their hearts filled with terror and uncertainty. Every second felt like an eternity.
Just as their nerves were about to collapse, they heard Naruto's voice:
"Over ten years have passed, and you Tenryuubito are still as arrogant as ever. Did you forget who I am?"
The two Tenryuubito turned deathly pale as they recalled that horrifying event.
The sky and earth had cracked, and the roar of a Bijuu echoed.
A crimson figure descended like a natural disaster, destroying buildings in the Holy Land and killing countless Tenryuubito on the spot…
"I-I'm sorry, Naruto-sama! We'll never act like that again! Please have mercy!"
Rosward-sei, his mental state the first to collapse, burst into tears and mucus as he knelt in front of Naruto, a pitiful sight.
Charlia, being a woman, was even more terrified. Her face white, she hesitantly began to loosen her clothing:
"Naruto-sama, please, I beg you… I'm willing to marry you and make you the most honored of all Tenryuubito..."
"tsk tsk..."
Naruto clicked his tongue.
"You two are really pathetic. Aren't you supposed to be Tenryuubito?"
Seeing that Naruto didn't intend to kill them, Charlia breathed a sigh of relief and crawled toward him like a dog, kissing his feet.
"Naruto-sama, I'm nothing before you. Just let me live and I'll contact the Gorōsei myself and have them revoke your bounty..."
"Your eyes," Naruto suddenly said.
Charlia paused.
Naruto pointed at her eyes. "You're saying all that, but the hatred in your eyes is practically tangible."
Charlia's face turned ghostly pale as she lowered her head in terror.
She had been harboring resentment, secretly hoping she could capture Naruto and turn him into her personal mount—ride him like a beast, just like she did to her slaves...
Many strong fighters present in the auction house looked at one another.
One pirate whispered to another, "Weren't you the one who said you were gonna help the Tenryuubito take down the Straw Hats? Why are you just standing there now?"
The other pirate shuddered and replied, "Are you nuts? That's the Demon Child! Not even the Admirals can take him down! You expect me to fight him!?"
In this oppressive atmosphere, Naruto chuckled.
"I don't care if you resent me. That's none of my concern."
As he said that, he brought his index finger to Charlia's lips.
Charlia hesitated at first but soon understood. Full of humiliation, she looked at the offered finger.
She had seen this sort of thing happen plenty of times in Mary Geoise—Tenryuubito humiliating their slave girls.
She never thought the same fate would one day befall her.
With eyes full of hatred, Charlia opened her lips and began licking Naruto's finger like a dog.
Meanwhile, Nami and Robin had successfully rescued the captured scholars.
Seeing one familiar face among them, Naruto smiled.
"My lady, every time I see you, you're in quite a mess."
The rescued scholar was none other than Robin's mother, Ohara archaeologist Olvia.
Though it had been more than a decade, her appearance hadn't changed much. Standing next to Robin, the two looked like a pair of beauties—one dark, one fair.
Olivia looked at Naruto with surprise and joy, about to speak—only to be stunned by the sight of the two Tenryuubito kneeling before him.
"Tenryuubito!!!"
Years of trauma triggered instinct—her legs gave out and she almost knelt.
But she quickly noticed something wasn't right.
"Naruto-kun, this is...?"
She looked at Naruto in a mix of panic and confusion.
She'd heard of the legend—how over ten years ago, Naruto had invaded the Holy Land and massacred numerous Tenryuubito.
But this was the first time she had seen them so utterly humiliated.
"This one?" Naruto withdrew his finger and patted Charlia's head like a pet, smiling as she trembled in humiliation.
"She's my spoils of war. I didn't know what to do with her, but now I do."
"She loves making others slaves so much—then she should taste what it's like to be one."
"Nami, Robin, Olivia. This woman is yours now. Use her as your personal slave."
Hearing her new fate, Charlia's eyes widened in disbelief. Her fear momentarily forgotten, she screamed:
"You want me to be a slave to these lowly commoners!?"
Naruto: "You have a problem with that?"
"Of course I do! I'm a Tenryuubito, a World Noble—the most exalted being in this world! How can I be a slave to these... these women—!?"
Charlia yelled, her voice full of rage.
But one cold glance from Naruto made her tremble and shut her mouth in fear.
She remembered just who she was talking to.
This was the Demon Child—the one who slaughtered Tenryuubito without mercy.
Compared to death, being a slave didn't seem so bad. At least it wasn't immediate death. And she'd only be a slave to three women...
Seeing her finally quiet down, Naruto nodded in satisfaction.
He placed his right hand on her forehead.
"Urgh—ah!!"
Charlia let out a scream of agony.
A black X-shaped mark appeared on her forehead.
"You... Uzumaki Naruto-sama... what did you do to me!?" she asked, trembling and holding back her fury.
Naruto didn't even look at her and instead turned to Robin with a smile.
"Robin, you've refined chakra before, right?"
Robin blinked in confusion but nodded. "I have, but I'm very slow at it. I barely have any now."
"That's fine."
Naruto walked over and quickly explained how to use the Cage of Birds cursed seal technique.
Robin, ever brilliant, understood after just one explanation. She formed the proper hand seal.
Suddenly, the cursed mark on Charlia's forehead activated.
"AAAGH!!"
She screamed like her soul was being ripped apart, thrashing on the ground in pain, even losing control of her bladder.
All dignity—gone.
"W-Wow..." Nami gasped, covering her mouth as she stared in shock at Charlia.
"Naruto-dono, what happened to her?"
Naruto's lips curled up in a smirk.
"I placed the Tori no Kago (Cage of Birds) seal on her. Once marked, she'll be like a caged bird—no longer free."
(End of Chapter)
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