Seeing so many Celestial Dragons appear at once, everyone present revealed looks of shock.
"This is the first time I've ever seen so many Celestial Dragons appear together!"
"Exactly. A scene like this probably only exists in the Holy Land Mariejois."
"Have you heard that rumor?"
"What rumor?"
"You don't know? It's already spread everywhere. I heard that so many Celestial Dragons came today because they're planning to make trouble for the City of Nightless. They're preparing to seize it outright. A lot of the people here came just to watch the show!"
"No way. You have to know that behind the City of Nightless stands Rosinante. He's a sea emperor. Even the Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare do something like this, right?"
"Who knows? On the other side, there are nearly one third of all the Celestial Dragons gathered together. With their combined power, even Rosinante might have to back down."
"So today is going to be a real spectacle. On one side is a newly risen emperor of the seas. On the other is the World Nobles, the Celestial Dragons, who have ruled the world for eight hundred years. No one knows which side will win!"
Roswald led a large group of Celestial Dragons forward, their expressions incomparably arrogant, arriving beneath the high platform at the central plaza of the City of Nightless.
To host this grand opening ceremony, Doflamingo had arranged countless banquet tables beneath the platform.
Dishes from all over the world, fine wines, fruits, and desserts were already laid out on table after table, allowing guests to sit, rest, and enjoy themselves freely.
These foods and drinks were also destined to become signature features of the City of Nightless. Today, for promotional purposes, everything was being offered for free, with unlimited supply.
As a result, many visitors had already been enjoying delicacies from around the world since early morning.
However, once the Celestial Dragons appeared, those tourists who had been seated at the tables hurriedly stood up and retreated far away.
"You filthy commoner, how dare you sit at the same table as me!" a voice suddenly rang out.
One visitor, completely absorbed by the food on the table, had not noticed Roswald and the others approaching and failed to move away in time.
Seeing this, Roswald immediately raised the scepter-gun in his hand and pointed it at the visitor.
Gasps rang out from the surrounding crowd.
Bang!
Without any hesitation, and without caring that this was the City of Nightless or that today was its opening ceremony, Roswald openly fired his gun at the visitor in full public view.
Whoosh!
At that instant, a figure flashed into view.
The man extended his hand and caught the bullet with his bare fingers.
"This is the City of Nightless. Fighting is forbidden here."
The newcomer was dressed in the formal attire of a tailcoat butler. The bullet was firmly held in his hand.
The people around were already familiar with these tailcoat-clad butlers who appeared throughout the City of Nightless. They knew these men were elites from the Gray Nation, members of the BloodSworn Guard.
The Sabaody Archipelago was the final island before entering the New World. Pirates from all seven routes of the first half of the Grand Line gathered here, passing through to the Fish-Man Island in order to reach the New World.
Every day, countless pirate crews aiming for the New World arrived on this island to have their ships coated.
At the same time, it was the last major supply point before the New World and a famous tourist destination, so every pirate who came here would rest and enjoy themselves for a period of time.
The splendor of the City of Nightless naturally attracted enormous numbers of pirates.
Where there were pirates, there were inevitably fights.
Some pirates even attempted to rob the City of Nightless. Whenever such situations occurred, these tailcoat-wearing BloodSworn Guards would appear.
Anyone who refused to heed warnings would be ruthlessly suppressed.
But now, the one firing a gun with intent to kill was a Celestial Dragon.
For Celestial Dragons, shooting a common person dead was the most ordinary thing in the world.
Even many civilians themselves believed it was perfectly natural. The Celestial Dragons possessed such rights. They were the creators of the world. Killing anyone was permitted for them.
The people of this world had long been brainwashed into believing that there was nothing wrong with such actions.
Yet now, the BloodSworn Guard had actually stopped them.
"A mere filthy commoner dares to stand in my way? Dares to block me? Who do you think you are?" Roswald roared in fury when his actions were thwarted.
They had come today specifically to cause trouble and provoke an incident. The more chaos, the better. Naturally, they would not hold back.
Roswald raised his gun again, firing shot after shot.
The BloodSworn Guard member's expression turned extremely ugly as he waved his hand, catching each bullet one by one.
Yet he did not retaliate.
He was also deeply conflicted. The opponent was a World Noble, a Celestial Dragon. Even as a pirate, if he were to strike a Celestial Dragon, it would draw out an admiral-level monster, especially at this extremely sensitive moment.
Seeing the BloodSworn Guard's reaction, some pirates in the crowd and even some of the Celestial Dragons revealed looks of disdain.
The BloodSworn Guard, the Gray Nation, was nothing more than this after all. In the end, they still did not dare to resist the Celestial Dragons.
"Stop!"
At that moment, a voice rang out.