69 Chapter 69
Although at this moment, Luffy had become the center of attention.
However, he didn't care about it in the slightest.
He glanced irritably at the man piloting the flying fish and was about to start an argument with him.
But just as he was about to speak, something more important suddenly crossed his mind.
"Camie!"
Luffy whispered, his eyes scanning the area.
Soon, he spotted Camie on the stage, trapped inside a sealed glass sphere.
"Camie!!"
Without any hesitation, Luffy yelled and sprinted towards the stage, attracting astonished exclamations from the surrounding people.
"Hey, what's happening?!"
"What does he want to do?!"
"He's heading straight for the stage!"
Discussions broke out everywhere.
However, Luffy had eyes only for Camie. He was determined to save his friend, no matter what!
"Camie!! I finally found you, great!"
Hatchan, sensing something was amiss, quickly approached without uttering a word, chasing after Luffy.
"Wait! Wait a minute, Straw Hat, what are you doing?!!"
Hatchan grabbed Luffy's shoulder, attempting to halt his progress.
But to his surprise, Luffy carried on running, ignoring Hatchan's obstruction.
Annoyed by Hatchan's interference, Luffy couldn't help but complain as he ran.
"What are you doing? Camie is right ahead!"
Gritting his teeth, Hatchan explained, "Yes, she's there, but she's wearing an explosive collar now. We can't remove it! And she's involved with the Celestial Dragons..."
But Luffy paid no attention to Hatchan's words.
"What's the matter?! Camie!!"
Seeing that he couldn't stop Luffy from reaching Camie, Hatchan hastily revealed his hidden limbs and hands, tightly gripping Luffy.
"That's enough! Stop!"
This time, Luffy came to a halt, forced to do so by Hatchan.
However, the moment Hatchan revealed his identity as a Fish-Man, a sharp scream erupted from the crowd.
"Ah!!!"
"His...his hands...he's a Fish-Man!"
In that scream, Hatchan suddenly realized his true identity had been exposed.
Somewhat panicked, Hatchan released his grip on Luffy's hand, took a step back, and looked fearfully at the people around him.
"What a disaster!"
"Why are Fish-Men here?"
"This monster!"
Hatchan trembled under the scathing remarks and began retreating.
Meanwhile, Luffy, still shouting, made his way towards Camie.
"Camie!! I'm here to save you!"
On the stage, Disco waved his hand and shouted upon seeing Luffy's aggressive approach.
"Capture him for me!"
As soon as those words left his mouth, guards stationed nearby rushed in from all directions, surrounding Luffy.
Luffy, witnessing the scene, grew even more annoyed.
"You jerk!! Camie is not an object!"
At the same time, Hatchan, now exposed as a Fish-Man, became the target of public scorn.
People hurled objects at him and hurled insults.
"Why are Fish-Men on land?!"
"Disgusting! Don't come near me!"
"Just their presence is terrifying."
"Hey! Staff, catch him quickly!"
"Go back to the sea, you monster!"
"Leave the island!"
As the voices of admonishment and insults echoed, the world noble, Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos, slowly stood up, brandishing a short spear.
In the next second, a gunshot rang out.
"Boom!"
The muzzle of the short gun ignited, crimson blood spurted forth, and Hatchan crumpled to the ground.
"Thump!"
It was Saint Charlos's shot that felled Hatchan.
The chaotic and noisy venue fell into an instant silence!
Luffy, still intending to reach the stage, instinctively halted upon hearing the gunshot.
Before he could turn around, worried exclamations from Nami and the others reached his ears.
"Hatchan!!"
Startled, Luffy turned his head slowly.
But upon seeing Hatchan lying in a pool of blood, his mind went blank in an instant.
Meanwhile, the onlookers rejoiced upon witnessing Hatchan's fall.
"Ah~ It's good he's down!"
"We would have been in trouble if he had come closer. Who knows what diseases he carries."
"He must have ulterior motives. Even if he can walk on two legs, his head is still that of a fish."
Not only the spectators, even Saint Charlos celebrated his triumph.
However, Luffy's face below was filled with darkness and terrifying rage!
Slowly turning around, he fixed his gaze upon Saint Charlos.
Taking a step forward, Luffy approached Saint Charlos with a grim expression.
He would never forgive anyone who dared to harm his friend!!!
Yet, as Luffy passed by the fallen Hatchan, the Fish-Man struggled and reached out, grabbing Luffy once more.
Instinctively, Luffy looked back, witnessing Hatchan's struggle and hearing his hoarse voice.
"Wait, wait! Straw Hat!"
Hatchan gasped heavily, enduring the pain from his wounds, and spoke with difficulty.
"No...you can't get angry. I messed up..."
"No matter who they are, even if they are killed right before your eyes, you must never attack the Celestial Dragons. Remember our promise!"
"After all, I am a pirate too. This is the punishment for my wrong doings."
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to turn out like this..."
"Indeed...I've always messed things up no matter what... I'm a worthless piece of garbage..."
"In the end, I only bring trouble to everyone..."
"Sorry..."
"I'm so sorry..."
Hatchan tearfully apologized.
And Luffy slowly pried open Hatchan's hand, bent down, and gently released himself.
Listening to Hatchan's ramblings, he realized that the Celestial Dragons were still there.
He saw the veins bulging on Saint Charlos's forehead and the fury in his eyes.
"Die Fish-Man! It's irritating to be shot by me and still babble nonsense!"
Enraged, Saint Charlos raised his gun, once again aiming at Hatchan.
Luffy swiftly positioned himself in front of Hatchan, his eyes coldly fixed on Saint Charlos.
And Luffy's chilling gaze only served to further enrage Saint Charlos.
"What do you mean by that look?!" The veins on Saint Charlos's forehead throbbed.
Luffy remained silent, maintaining his stare at Saint Charlos. He stood tall and slowly advanced towards him.
"Can't you see me?! You untouchable!"
Saint Charlos aimed his gun at the approaching Luffy.
Spectators around them wore expressions of surprise at Luffy's resolute actions.
"What is this kid... planning?!"
Even Kid, another pirate, found himself slightly taken aback by Luffy's behavior.
"Is this guy... serious?!"
"You scoundrel, you've made me angry too!" Facing Luffy's determined approach, Saint Charlos shouted furiously, squeezing the trigger.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Bullets were fired, but Luffy effortlessly dodged them all.
In the next second, Luffy stood before Saint Charlos, clenched his fists tightly, took a step forward, and delivered a powerful punch to Saint Charlos's face!
"Take this!!"
"Boom!"
"Ugh!!"
With a dull thud, Luffy's punch struck Saint Charlos's face, sending him hurtling backward.
The force of Luffy's blow caused Saint Charlos's body to crash into a sturdy wall.
"Boom! Boom!"
At that moment, the entire venue descended into a deathly silence once more.
Everyone stared at Luffy in utter disbelief.
Because of this guy, he had struck a Celestial Dragon!
Luffy, after delivering his beating, adjusted the brim of his hat and grinned at his companions.
"Sorry, guys."
"I heard that assaulting this guy will attract Marine Admirals and warships."
Upon hearing this, Zoro, who had already unsheathed his sword, responded calmly.
"If beating him up gets us into trouble, then I'll just cut him down!"
Meanwhile, Saint Charlos's father, Saint Rosward, rose angrily from his seat and glared at Luffy.
"You insolent brat! How dare you strike my son!"
Having said that, Saint Rosward raised his gun and fired several shots at Luffy.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As the sound of gunshots rang out from Saint Rosward, people finally snapped out of their stupor and began fleeing through the exits.
"The Celestial Dragons are furious!"
"Run! Get out of here!"
"Don't push! Move!"
Simultaneously, hordes of Celestial Dragon guards poured in from all directions, attacking Luffy.
The entire venue descended into chaos, the sounds of fighting filling the air.
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