"Hey, stop right there!"
Machvise continued walking, and Doflamingo ahead was displeased.
As a Celestial Dragon, he had been perfectly influenced by the environment. In his perception, he was a god with the highest status, and commoners from the lower world should show him the utmost respect.
He possessed the power of life and death and had slaves to kill anyone he disliked.
Now, he saw a woman walking boldly, not even showing any gestures of goodwill towards him!
For a moment, he was somewhat doubtful, but they were about to pass each other, and the woman still didn't salute him.
In an instant, anger surged within Doflamingo, and he angrily exclaimed, "Why don't you kneel when you see the great me?!"
The woman was beautiful, but no matter how beautiful she was, she was just a slave, not a Celestial Dragon!
Machvise stopped walking. She turned her head and looked at Doflamingo beside her.
Upon his shout, his guards had already moved, even earlier than his angry yell because they were Celestial Dragon's guards!
They pointed their swords at Machvise, but she remained unfazed, just looking at Doflamingo.
Doflamingo, for the first time, saw a commoner daring to look directly at him. He was about to say something, but then he saw Machvise's eyes.
Like tree rings, looking at them was like being immersed in something. Through the glasses, he could see more clearly, and those eyes seemed to want to devour him.
He was stunned.
"Noble Celestial Dragon, may I ask if there is something that requires me to stop?"
Although she said "Noble Celestial Dragon," there was no respect in her tone, making the surrounding guards almost terrified. They wanted to kill Machvise, but they couldn't move.
It was as if something was suppressing their bodies, rendering them immobile!
Their eyes became frightened, unable to speak, maintaining their postures, seemingly fierce but surrounding Machvise in the center.
"What... are you doing?! Hurry up and kill this disrespectful woman!" Doflamingo, at this moment, suddenly felt a sense of fear he had never experienced before. He looked at Machvise, looked into her eyes, as if falling into a vortex!
Why, why weren't his loyal slaves moving?
Why, why did this woman dare to look at him with such eyes?
Didn't she know what disrespect to Celestial Dragons would lead to?
And why couldn't he move?
He couldn't even tremble or speak.
Machvise didn't say anything either. She just looked at Doflamingo, unfazed by the swords around her. She calmly folded her hands behind her back, a strange smile appearing on her face.
A half-smile, not the eerie one before, but a normal smile.
"Dofu?"
Fear accumulated deeper in Doflamingo's heart. What was happening? However, at this moment, a mature man's voice came from a distance, breaking all the fear.
"Father... "
Doflamingo realized he could move again. He turned his head and saw his father coming.
"Ho Ming Gu Sheng..." Machvise also saw someone arriving and softly called out his name.
Yes, it was Donquixote Homing, Doflamingo's father.
As one of the few Celestial Dragons who didn't like to keep slaves, he walked over without any guards.
"Ah, Admiral Machvise."
Seeing the situation, Ho Ming Gu Sheng knew it must be something Doflamingo caused. He quickly reprimanded the guards, "What are you doing? Step back!"
Although a Celestial Dragon who didn't like to abuse power, Ho Ming Gu Sheng was still a Celestial Dragon, and he had more authority than Doflamingo. The guards quickly stepped back.
"Sorry, it's Doflamingo causing you trouble."
As a Celestial Dragon, Ho Ming Gu Sheng surprisingly apologized to a human from the lower world. If other Celestial Dragons saw this, they would condemn him as fallen. But Machvise accepted his apology calmly.
Machvise smiled, not the eerie smile from before, but a genuine one.
"No problem. I just wanted to discuss some matters with the Five Elders."
Machvise glanced at Doflamingo and said casually, "Seems like I won't trouble you here. I'll be on my way."
"I see, then we won't bother you here. I'll make sure to discipline Doflamingo properly." Ho Ming Gu Sheng also didn't want to deal with Machvise. In Mariejois, all outstanding Celestial Dragons knew that getting involved with Machvise had a strange connection with the Five Elders' plans.
If you didn't want to participate in the Five Elders' plans, it was better not to have any relationship with Machvise.
He took Doflamingo away. Doflamingo, who had not spoken since Machvise arrived, did not say a word until they left. And only when they were almost at the end of the street did he finally turn his head, wanting to take one last look at Machvise's figure, wanting to etch her image into his heart forever.
Today, Machvise left a huge psychological shadow and shame on him, and he was determined to get it back in the future!
However, when he turned his head to look at Machvise, she was also looking at him.
Moreover, when he turned his head, he could see Machvise opening her mouth to say something.
Although he couldn't hear the voice, Doflamingo seemed to know what Machvise was saying.
'Bad child, you will be eaten by the 'D'.'
D!
This was a terrifying story passed down among Celestial Dragons, a sentence specially used to educate their children.
Bad children would be eaten by the 'D'!
And now, Machvise said this to Doflamingo. In an instant, he seemed to see Machvise turning into a giant demon, the demon opening its mouth, ready to devour him in the next moment!
Everything around, all the buildings, seemed to be distorted monsters and demons staring at him. Even the slaves beneath him turned into monsters roaring at him!
Doflamingo originally wanted to say something, but at this moment, he was trembling all over. It was as if the accumulated fear had erupted at this moment. He shivered and turned his body back.
"Dofu, what's wrong?"
Homing noticed Doflamingo's abnormality and couldn't help but ask.
"Ah?!"
However, in Doflamingo's eyes, his father had also turned into such a demon. He was roaring towards him, opening a blood basin to devour him!
But in the next moment, all this disappeared, and everything returned to normal.
"Nothing... Nothing at all."
Doflamingo breathed quickly. He looked forward, towards the direction opposite to Machvise, and dared not turn back again.