Chapter 29: Encountering World Nobles
Deciding his next course of action, Blaize settled the bill and set off from the restaurant.
Sabaody's a splendid Island, it had sunny weather, excellent landscapes with a fresh and cool breeze. The atmosphere itself revigorated his spirit.
Relishing the scenery, Blaize wandered the groves and walked towards Grove 27. His travel wasn't pleasant as he bumped into a slave trading group at Grove 23.
What happened next? It's obvious, he burned every one of them and freed the slaves. They ruined his happy mood. To make the matter worst, he came across a world noble within the next few minutes of a walk.
Blaize cursed his bad luck!
He noticed two world nobles and recognized one: Saint Mjosgard. And the other one seems to be his family as he shared some of the latter's facial features.
Like in the original work, they wore a white robe that resembles a spacesuit and resin bubbles over their heads to prevent them from breathing the air of the common people.
There were two guards and a world government agent dressed in a black suit accompanied them. The people in the vicinity were all in a kneeling position with their heads bowed.
Just looking at them incited Blaize. 'Tsk!' Annoyed, he decided to take a different route. He's afraid he would kill them if remain here for another minute.
But, who knows the trouble would follow him. As soon as he turned his head, a voice came from behind him.
"You...why aren't kneeling?" It wasn't the world noble who uttered those words but the world government agent beside him. His words attracted everyone's attention, including the two celestial dragons.
"Don't provoke me, I am already in a bad mood." Turning his head, Blaize coldly uttered and started walking. They want him to bow down? Impossible!
His actions scared the surrounding residents so much that their hearts nearly leaped out of their chests.
"Stop! Hare dare a commoner like you refuse to bow before me!" Saint Mjosgard spoke and his modified bubble carriage operated by a servant drove towards him.
Blaize stopped in his track and sighed. 'Why couldn't they just leave me alone?'
Dressed in an open-styled long collar brown shirt with a grey t-shirt and black pants, Blaize looked like a vagabond who hunts some low-level pirates for a living. His common clothing further enraged Mjosgard.
Arriving before him, Mjosgard spat: "Kneel or die!"
The people in the surrounding gazed at Blaize, urging him to bow with their eyes. They don't want to be implicated by his stupidity.
As for Blaize, he stood there with the same nonchalant look as if he hadn't heard the words. But his actions angered the bodyguard in a black suit.
With a quick dash, he appeared before Blaize and punched at his face. He was quite fast and his movement was similar to the 'soru' martial style.
Blaize effortlessly caught the fist with his left hand while his right hand grasped the person's neck and lifted him high in the air.
Before he could crush his neck, his 'Heat-sense' perceived the attack of Saint Mjosgard, and the next second, gunshots sounded.
The World noble fired three shots at Blaize but none penetrated his body as they were all stopped by a protective heatshield and melted in seconds.
Dropping the black suit guy, Blaize's cold eyes gazed at the World nobles. The surrounding temperature instantly rose, shocking everyone including the two World Nobles.
"...that brat is a devil fruit user? did he want to kill the world noble?" A sturdy resident wondered while perspirations drenched his body.
Not just him, the rise in temperature turned everyone's face red and nearly scalded their skin. As for the two world nobles, they screamed in terror.
"Ahhh! It's burning, it's burning....my skin is burning." Their bubble exploded while the guns in their hands melted.
The two guards who accompanied the nobles unsheathed their swords and pointed at Blaize. "Stop what you're doing. Do you know who you are attacking?"
As soon as they finished their words with a trembling tone, a scary breath enveloped the whole area chilling everyone in their tracks. An irresistible, formless pressure overwhelmed their spirit.
The two world nobles knees weakened, they plopped to the ground scared out of their wits. Since their mental will is weak, they couldn't remain standing before him.
Unknowingly the temperature returned to normal but none of the people in the vicinity felt it as they were all frightened by the overwhelming breath.
"I won't show mercy if this happens again." Leaving behind those cold words, Blaize's walked away. None stopped him as they were all shocked by his momentum.
Only after Blaize's figure disappeared from their view, they regained their wits. The World Nobles aren't any different.
But as soon as they recovered, Mjosgard yelled at the two guards. "Where is he? I want him alive. I want to make him my slave, how dare a lowly commoner attack me?
Call the Marine Admirals. I want him captured as soon as possible. Do you hear me?"
"Yes," A guard stuttered and responded.
Panic spread the area as the residents scattered in all directions, dreading the world noble will take out his anger on them.
"A man attacked the celestial dragon!" This word soon spread to the entire sabaody shocking the pirates, bounty hunters, marines, and local residents alike.
A hidden marine team who were in charge of monitoring the World nobles in the sabaody reported the entire incident to Marine Headquarters.