One Piece: Enslaving a Celestial Dragon and Kidnapping Nami and Robin

"That's none of your business!"

Hearing Sandersonia's retort, Sora raised an eyebrow.

Bang!

With a wave of his hand, a black iron ring clamped around Sandersonia's neck, pinning her face to the deck.

Then seven or eight more rings appeared, locking down her arms, legs, and torso—securing her tightly to the floor in a spread-eagle position.

It was the power of Hina's Cage-Cage Fruit.

Now staring at Sandersonia, restrained in a giant 'X' shape on the deck in front of him, Sora sat casually and patted her face.

"Seems like you don't quite understand your situation."

Sandersonia kept her eyes shut, enduring the humiliation silently.

Sora frowned, then stepped on her back and pressed his palm down firmly.

"N-No! Please, don't!!"

Feeling his movement, Sandersonia panicked and cried out in desperation.

Sora ignored her pleas. He tore open the back of her clothing, revealing the Celestial Dragon slave mark etched onto her skin.

"Aahhh!!!"

As the mark was exposed, Sandersonia shut her eyes and let out a heart-wrenching moan of pain and shame.

"It's just a slave brand. Just erase it already," Sora muttered, rolling his eyes at her overreaction.

Then, placing his palm on the mark, a faint glow appeared in his hand.

Purify.

With that, the slave mark on her back gradually faded, replaced by smooth, unmarred skin.

"There. It's gone."

Sora released the restraints, jumped off her back, and nudged her lightly with his foot.

Sandersonia blinked in shock and raised her tear-streaked face to look at him, completely dumbfounded.

"You can check yourself."

He shrugged and stepped aside as she transformed into her hybrid beast form, craning her neck to see her back.

It was gone. The mark was truly gone.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!"

Overcome with emotion, Sandersonia lunged and scooped Sora up in her massive arms, crying uncontrollably.

The Celestial Dragons' slave brand was created using special methods that made it impossible to remove through normal means. She never imagined that Sora would willingly remove it for her—let alone succeed.

Years of psychological trauma lifted in an instant.

Her heart swelled with gratitude.

Tch... is she taking advantage of me now?

As Sandersonia clutched him like a doll and rubbed her face against his body, Sora looked irritated.

If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to use her to build favor with her older sister Boa Hancock, he would've kicked her away already.

Sora was a man with refined taste—beautiful women were his weakness. And Boa Hancock's stunning looks, combined with her Love-Love Fruit, made her the perfect trap for someone like him.

She was, quite literally, his kryptonite.

That's why Sora planned to cast a long line and reel in the big fish.

By helping Sandersonia, he could improve his standing with Hancock and avoid getting turned to stone the moment they met.

Plus, erasing that slave mark would surely stir Hancock's heart—and open the door to more… intimate contact.

Just imagining the Pirate Empress made Sora's pulse quicken.

After crying herself out, Sandersonia finally calmed down. She released Sora and sat beside him, hugging her knees.

"Why did you know about the slave mark on my back?" she asked.

"Because I'm a clairvoyant prophet," Sora replied offhandedly.

"You knew about our past, didn't you? The three of us sisters?"

"I did," he nodded.

"Do you really want to know why Marigold and I look so different from our sister?" she asked.

"I'm genuinely curious."

"Then why did you take Aphelandra and not me?"

Sora glanced at her strangely, thinking, I only want beauties… er…

He suddenly fell silent.

It clicked.

He finally understood why Sandersonia looked the way she did—and why Marigold had grown so overweight.

It was trauma. A self-defense mechanism born from their time as slaves.

They had intentionally made themselves unattractive to protect themselves.

As if reading his thoughts, Sandersonia gritted her teeth and said:

"The Celestial Dragons like beautiful slaves. They take joy in torturing them..."

Sora's expression darkened. His thoughts drifted to the first time he met Shalria and Anna.

Back when Shalria was still a Celestial Dragon, she had been abusing Anna—the princess of the Kingdom of Kachinov.

If even royalty could be treated that way, it was easy to imagine how others fared.

Not wanting her to relive the pain, Sora quickly changed the subject.

"You came for the flying ship technology, right?"

"…Yes."

Sandersonia nodded, her eyes flickering to his handsome face. She hesitated for a moment, then spoke sincerely:

"A ship that can fly… it's an enormous strategic asset for any power."

She continued, "There are rumors that the Sea Emperors of the New World are already watching you. They're sending people to find out who you are. You should be careful."

Because Sora had helped her so much, she felt obligated to warn him.

Sora simply chuckled.

"Heh. I want them to come after me."

After all, Yamato, Ulti, Smoothie, Uta, Pudding, and Maria—those gorgeous women were all future targets for his harem.

If he feared a few Yonko, how could he ever achieve his dream?

He doesn't fear the Four Emperors…

A man worthy of wielding Conqueror's Haki indeed!

Watching the way Sora radiated a commanding aura as if he ruled the world, Sandersonia couldn't help but admire him.

Only those with that kind of presence could truly master the power of kings.

Then she spoke cautiously:

"Lord Sora, I didn't realize you were on that ship earlier. I hope you won't take offense to our mistake."

Sora waved it off.

At the time, the Divine Slave was disguised as a merchant vessel—not flying any pirate or trade flags. It was understandable that she didn't recognize it.

Seeing that he didn't mind, Sandersonia pressed forward:

"Lord Sora, would you be willing to trade the ship technology with us?"

Sora grinned, eyes glinting.

"I'll need to see just how sincere Amazon Lily really is."

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