With Saint Rosward's order, the navy immediately stopped searching. They all pointed their guns at Jotaro, movements swift as the wind, and in an instant the encirclement was complete.
"They're still children… do we really have to strike at them?"
A small number of marines still had some conscience. They looked at each other, hesitation flashing in their eyes.
"What children! To harm a Celestial Dragon is a capital crime! Whether adult or child, it's all the same!"
The majority of marines, thinking of their own futures, showed little moral concern.
The squad's commander turned his head and asked, "Honorable Saint Charlos, how should we deal with these people?"
Saint Charlos pointed at Jotaro, his eyes bloodshot, roaring, "I don't know why he turned small, but he is that lowborn! Even if he turned to ashes, I would recognize him!"
Gnashing his teeth as if to swallow Jotaro alive, he spat out, "Seize him and that woman! I'll vent my anger on them slowly, then kill them cruelly!"
"Yes!" The commander saluted, then looked toward Bonney, asking, "And… this woman next to them?"
"Kill her on the spot!" Charlos said coldly. "Who told her to stand in the way!"
Bonney stared blankly at him.
'What does that mean?'
She had just been watching from the side, and suddenly she was sentenced to death?
The marines raised their rifles, aiming at Bonney, preparing to execute her on the spot.
"My Haki's not strong enough yet… I can't block this many bullets." Bonney's expression changed, and she hurriedly hid behind Jotaro. "I'll turn you back, and you protect me!"
Jotaro's eyes narrowed, his voice calm enough to chill the bone.
"No need. I've already figured out how to recover."
The moment the words fell, Jotaro's Haki surged. Muscles and bones crackled with sharp pops as they rapidly restored.
In a blink, his tall, imposing figure once again stood firm before them all.
"You already figured out how to nullify my fruit's ability this fast?" Bonney gasped in shock.
As the user of the Age-Age Fruit, she alone knew how broken this power was.
Plenty of pirates with bounties over a hundred million, if unlucky enough to be hit, could only be toyed with at her mercy.
Yet Jotaro had unraveled her power in less than two minutes.
What he said about completely mastering this body wasn't bragging, it was the truth.
Even without changing back, just in that child's body, he had already adapted to using Haki with shocking speed.
That's the value of being able to beat up grown men since childhood.
When Jotaro returned to normal, the marines fell into dead silence, pupils shrinking.
"K-K-Kujo.... Jotaro!!"
These weren't the Celestial Dragons who only knew how to enjoy pleasure, who rarely paid attention to outside news.
Jotaro now carried a bounty of forty billion, a Supernova who hadn't even entered the New World yet, but whose bounty was already at Emperor-level, a miracle in pirate history that no one could ever surpass.
And that wasn't the slightest exaggeration.
A pirate's growth depended on environment. The New World and Paradise were two completely different seas.
In Paradise, there were almost no real powerhouses. It lacked the soil to foster mighty pirates.
Most pirates struggled here for years. Forget Emperor level, even reaching the threshold of the Warlords was impossible.
Plus, most resources in the New World were controlled by a handful of people.
Almost every great pirate who ruled a sea had massive backgrounds.
Grassroots success stories were rare.
Even pirates who had been to the New World would return here only to bully the weak.
It was clear, even in a place filled with powerhouses, growth was extremely difficult.
But Jotaro was like a towering tree growing alone in a barren desert.
It broke all perception, created history, and was nearly impossible to replicate.
Recognizing Jotaro, the marines' hands holding their guns began trembling so visibly it could be seen with the naked eye.
This was currently the most vicious and dangerous pirate.
He had gravely injured the former admiral Akainu in the Paramount War, indirectly leading to his death, and later escaped safely from the encirclement of the current admirals.
Facing such an enemy, how could they have any chance of victory?
If only they had called in sick yesterday and not come to work.
"What are you all doing! Take him down already!" Saint Rosward roared in fury.
Behind them was his rage, before them was icy dread, the marine commander trembled all over, caught between advancing and retreating.
His eyes darted.
He had an idea.
"Ahhh!! As expected of a pirate worth over forty billion! Such powerful Conqueror's Haki! I can't hold on, I'm going to faint…"
The commander suddenly staggered, collapsed to the ground, eyes rolling back, playing dead.
"Even the commander couldn't withstand it, I won't resist either…"
A quick-witted marine immediately followed suit.
Then one after another, the remaining soldiers fell without hesitation.
Who doesn't know how to play dead?
Jotaro hadn't done anything.
The navy had self-destructed on their own.
Rosward and Charlos' eyes went wide, "…"
Jotaro never spared the strong who bullied the weak, nor would he spare the Celestial Dragons, who were even worse.
Face frosty, he walked forward step by step.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Rosward, terrified, fired wildly.
Unfortunately, Star Platinum caught every single bullet.
"W-what kind of monster is this! Someone in this world can actually catch bullets?!"
Rosward gasped sharply, then turned to flee.
"Father, don't leave me!!" Charlos wet himself again, clutching Rosward's calf in terror.
"Let go! You useless trash, do you want to get your father killed?!" Rosward cursed, stomping on Charlos' hands.
"How ugly…"
Jotaro closed his eyes. He couldn't even bear to watch.
The Celestial Dragons were pure selfishness, with not the slightest trace of virtue.
He returned the bullets to them.
Rosward's body stiffened, collapsing to the ground. At the same time, a Den Den Mushi hidden on his body rolled out.
This small Den Den Mushi was exclusive to the nobility, allowing them to summon admirals at any time.
Earlier, overwhelmed by Jotaro's oppressive aura, Rosward had completely forgotten about it.
Now, with intense pain and blood pouring out, fear no longer occupied his mind.
"Ahahaha…" He grabbed the Den Den Mushi, laughing triumphantly. "I'll summon an admiral! You'll be made into a specimen!"
"Moshi moshi…" From the Den Den Mushi came Kizaru's lazy voice. "Oh? So it's the noble Celestial Dragon…"
"Enough nonsense!" Rosward cut him off impatiently. "On Sabaody Archipelago, someone has threatened a Celestial Dragon's safety. Get here and take care of him now!"
"Hm. If the World Nobles are endangered, of course we can't stand by. I'll set out immediately…"
Suddenly, another voice faintly came through the Den Den Mushi.
"Admiral… according to the spies we placed in Sabaody, it's confirmed that Jotaro has already landed on the island."
"And there's even more important news to report, Kujo Jotaro has attacked a World Noble, the Celestial Dragons!"
The Den Den Mushi went silent for a few seconds. Then Kizaru cautiously asked, "Your Excellency, the one who attacked you, his description is…"
Rosward clenched his teeth, eyes filled with hatred, and nodded fiercely.
"That's right! It was him! He injured not only me, but also my two children!"
"Moshi moshi… moshi moshi…" Kizaru's voice grew fainter and fainter. "Strange… seems the signal's getting bad. Your Excellency, I can't hear you clearly."
"In any case, let's talk later."
Three admirals together couldn't deal with him, what could he do alone?
That would just be throwing his life away.
After all, Jotaro's speed was no slower than his own.
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