NOVEL WEB Chapter 817 Dragon Takes Action.
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"The sky today is pitch black..."
The King of the Goa Kingdom gazed out the window.
The dark clouds looked heavy as if they were suffocating anyone who dared to look at them.
From time to time, flashes of lightning danced like dragons across the sky.
"It seems like a storm is brewing, Your Majesty."
"Shall I close the curtains for you?"
A servant, the same one who appeared in the manga hurried to close the curtains to shield the king from the disturbing sight of the burning gray terminal outside.
The king noticed this gesture but sank into deep thought.
"No... don't. I feel like the sky is angry with me. Leave the curtains open."The King of Goa moved from his place and stood by the window. The same was true for the other nobles in the elite district, even those who had shyly left the art store earlier.
They all shared a sense of dread, as the sudden shift in the weather felt unnatural.
Suddenly, strong winds began sweeping through the Goa Kingdom, much like the fierce gales that had once accompanied the Straw Hat Pirates' escape from Loguetown.
Nobles who didn't make it home in time were swept away by the wind, their fate unknown.
Amidst the unusual atmosphere, a man cloaked in green appeared in the alleyways of Goa.
"It's their fault they weren't born nobles like you... isn't it?"
Dragon spoke calmly as he looked down at the manga in his hands.
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Chapter's Events:
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"Father, tell me... why aren't the people living on the trash heap considered humans like us? Why do they have to be burned?"
In one noble's home, a little girl innocently asked her father this question.
"Well, my dear, they are only getting what they deserve," replied the father.
"Think of it this way: it's their own fault for not being born into noble families!"
"Oh, I see! They should have just been born nobles from the start! How silly of them!"
The girl quickly understood.
"Now, let us speak no more of such filthy things. You have a lot of work to do tomorrow, so why don't you head to bed?" suggested the father.
"Yes, Father!"
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Meanwhile, far from this cozy family scene, those considered "sub-human" by the nobles were suffering.
"That way's blocked!"
"The safe ground is shrinking by the minute!!"
"Waaaahhhh!! Daddy, it's so hot!!"
"I'm so sorry, darling! I'll make sure nothing happens to you! Just hang on, okay?!!"
The fire consumed everything in sight, including their last hope of survival.
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Marigoa, The Domain of Gods:
"Those wretches... do they really think they're nobles?! What makes them nobles, huh?!"
Inside the art store, one of the Celestial Dragons was furious at the arrogance of the Goa nobles, acting as if they were celestial dragons themselves.
"Ugh! I'm so angry too! I want to burn those scum along with their king! Who gave them the right to call themselves nobles?!"
Another Celestial Dragon exploded in rage, disapproving of the idea that these wretches could be classified as nobles.
"The only true nobles on this earth are us, the Celestial Dragons! The rest are nothing more than slaves, no better than the trash heap!" one shouted angrily.
"But these wretches have crossed the line! How dare they treat Luffy and Ace like trash?! This is intolerable!!"
A third Celestial Dragon expressed concern after seeing Ace and Luffy surrounded by flames from all sides.
"Father! Let's go to the Goa Kingdom! I want to teach those 'nobles' who the real nobles are!"
Not far away, a young man eagerly suggested a trip to Goa with his father.
"Ah, my son... we cannot go there. That part of the world belongs to the Hunters..."
The father replied with a sigh of tension.
"What?! Isn't the whole world ours?!"
"No, my son, the world has already been divided in two. One half is governed by the World Government, and the other is controlled by the Hunter Guild."
"So we can't teach the Goa nobles a lesson?!"
"I understand your anger, my son... but the mistakes of the Goa nobles are not even on the same level as ours, the Celestial Dragons..."
The father was one of those Celestial Dragons whose conscience had been awakened, much like Saint Mosjard after his incident on Fish-Man Island in the manga.
And strangely, there were many.
It wasn't just one or two... but dozens!
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"Heh~ This is the real world we've grown accustomed to."
"Such incidents have been happening for centuries since the fall of the ancient kingdom. Over time, humans lost even their sense of humanity."
"This is the main reason for the rise of pirates, class discrimination, and slavery among humans."
"Isn't this the world we've always known?"
"This was the world we were used to... until you, the author of this manga, came along."
Saint Figarland Garling gritted his teeth as he glared at the manga book on the table.
What he regretted most was not being able to fight this man during his rise. Now, he couldn't even dream of standing against him.
The regret in his heart was insurmountable.
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Ten Minutes Earlier in the Sorbet Kingdom:
"Where are you going, Dragon?"
Garp asked as he saw his son don his cloak and head toward Rob's personal area.
Dragon stopped and looked at his father. "I'm going to visit my homeland."
"Don't do anything stupid. Rob gave you the right to travel using the art store because he trusts you. Don't betray that trust," Garp warned.
"Don't worry," Dragon replied and continued on his way.
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Back in the Goa Kingdom, the people inside the Green Terminal art store had no clue what was happening outside.
They didn't even notice the Revolutionary Army leader, Dragon, leaving the store they were in.
The winds grew stronger, and lightning flashed even more violently.
It became unbearable for the King of Goa to look at the sky anymore, as the terror in his heart grew more intense.
Just as he was about to close the window and hide inside his palace, a lightning bolt struck from the sky, turning him into charred meat.
Countless bolts of lightning fell as if it were the end of the world, each one striking its target with precise accuracy.
On this day, the King of Goa and hundreds of nobles died by lightning strikes.
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"Now I have the power to change many things in my homeland."
"You won't have to see a sight like this again, Sabo... at least not in the Goa Kingdom."
With these words, Dragon disappeared into the alleyways of the elite district.
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Far away in Ohara, Rob looked in the direction of the Goa Kingdom with a smile on his face.
"In the manga, you remained inactive for so many years, never staging such a grand display..."
"But now you've made this big show and cut out the roots of corruption before they grew any further... Is it because you're young and eager, or is it that you no longer see the World Government as a threat... or did you do this just to send a message?"
Rob smiled as he said this. He knew what Dragon had just done because it was within the domain of the art store's influence.
In fact, he had helped disable one of the art store's features—' the life-saving feature for customers'—which would have instantly transported anyone holding an original manga volume and wearing the art store community bracelet to the nearest art store at the moment their life was in danger.
Hundreds of nobles held original One Piece volumes and wore the art store community bracelets, but by temporarily disabling this feature, Dragon had been able to carry out a seamless execution.
"I didn't like those nobles people either, haha!" Rob laughed as he looked toward the horizon.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 798: Ace Awakens the Conqueror's Haki!
Chapter 799: The Revolutionary Army!
Chapter 800: The Celestial Dragon Destroys Sabo's Ship!
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