Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

On the calm sea, three warships of the Goa Empire were steadily advancing. Emperor Kael and Zoro, these young people, were cultivating, while Issho and Aramaki, two powerful Imperial Marquis, were giving guidance. Their strength had become difficult to improve through ordinary cultivation. Only through life-and-death battles was there a possibility of progress. After all, Issho was already 50 years old, and Aramaki was in his late 30s, almost 40. The rapid growth stage had long passed.

"Your Majesty, there's a flying ability user with white wings chasing us from behind," Van Augur, at the top of the mast, suddenly shouted to Emperor Kael, who was cultivating on the deck. His super vision scope had already spotted this human waving white wings.

"A flying ability user?" Emperor Kael was cultivating Haki and several Rokushiki, and also practicing the Impact Fist he got from Lao G and the regular Impact Fist he obtained from Sai. Although he hadn't obtained the profound martial arts of Eight Impact Fist, the Impact Fist, a shockwave technique, indeed had some merits. If Rokushiki's Tempest Kick was about concentrating power to unleash sharp slashing waves, then Impact Fist was about dispersing power to unleash widespread shockwaves.

"Is it an enemy?" Aramaki excitedly grew rotating flowers and flew into the air, looking at the sea behind them.

"How could an enemy come alone?"

"Didn't you put out a conscription advertisement for the Goa Empire in the newspaper?"

"Maybe this is someone coming to join the Goa Empire." Emperor Kael stopped his cultivation after blasting out an air explosion with a punch and sat waiting for the flying ability user to arrive.

"Hehe, then Your Majesty will have to thank me properly." Aramaki grinned, his fighting intent disappearing, but his interest remained undiminished. After all, this might be the first strong person he recruited for the Goa Empire. He hoped their strength wouldn't be too weak, or it would make him lose face. He wasn't willing to recruit mere cannon fodder for Emperor Kael.

"Did it really work?"

"It seems our Goa Empire's conscription advertisement's authority is almost catching up to Marineford's recruitment advertisements; this is the prestige established by Your Majesty and the two Imperial Marquis."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and walked to the stern to see what kind of person would voluntarily join the Goa Empire. As for the possibility of someone attacking them alone, it likely didn't exist. Even if it were a Four Emperors, they weren't afraid. Moreover, among the Four Emperors, there were no flying ability users with wings.

...

Soon after, a pale man with white wings flapping had flown near the three warships. Seeing that the opponent's sniper hadn't fired and the strong individuals showed no hostility, the man flew directly down.

"Finally caught up."

"Esteemed Emperor Kael, Laffitte, the West Blue security officer, greets you." The pale man landed on the deck, his white wings instantly retracted, and he took off his black top hat with his right hand, bowing to Emperor Kael in an elegant noble's salute.

"West Blue security officer?"

"I think I've heard that name before?"

"This wouldn't be that brutal security officer expelled by the four countries, would it?"

"That Devil Sheriff?" Issho and Bege, both from West Blue, and Tashigi, a Marine Captain, all spoke up.

Although Laffitte hadn't officially become a pirate yet, with a bounty of 42.2 million Berries on his head, he was already infamous and notorious.

"Devil Sheriff? Very strong? I don't feel it." Aramaki, a high-ranking police officer from Taya Kingdom, stared at Laffitte, this pale, lanky man. Did this guy really deserve the name 'Devil'?

...

Hearing everyone's discussion and Aramaki's evaluation, cold sweat broke out on Laffitte's forehead. He seemed to have come to the wrong place. This was probably another place that wouldn't tolerate him. However, he had to admit, these people were very strong, making him tremble with fear. If he suddenly spread his wings and tried to escape now, he would most likely not succeed.

"I am probably the brutal security officer and Devil Sheriff you speak of. However, I merely used a little too much violence on pirates and prisoners."

"If Your Majesty and everyone here don't wish to see me, then I shall take my leave." Laffitte gave a dry laugh and slowly spoke, looking nervously at Emperor Kael. If Emperor Kael looked down on him and told him to leave, he would then resolve to become a pirate and set off for the Grand Line.

After all, West Blue could no longer tolerate him, and this ambitious East Blue Overlord also looked down on him. However, wasn't it said that Aramaki and Issho were both criminals? Emperor Kael had spent 1 billion Berries to redeem them. Now both had become Imperial Marquis. How could he possibly look down on him? Logically, Emperor Kael should be an emperor who valued strength above all else. Could his judgment be wrong?

"Since you're here, then stay!"

"As long as you show your worth, the Goa Empire's peerage is yours for the taking." Emperor Kael looked at the nervous Laffitte, waved his hand to quiet the discussions, and spoke calmly. Since Laffitte hadn't become a pirate yet, it saved Emperor Kael the step of applying to Marineford to revoke his bounty.

"Yes, great Emperor Kael!" Laffitte, who had thought there was no hope, felt an unexpected pleasant surprise, a 'light at the end of the tunnel,' upon hearing Emperor Kael's words. He immediately knelt on one knee, pledging his loyalty. A hegemonic nation where peerages are granted for military merits and strength is supreme, I have arrived! As long as they were enemies of the Goa Empire, he could kill them at will. There would no longer be those hypocritical kings and nobles to accuse and expel him.

"Perform well. It's not so easy to gain my recognition now."

"The title of Baron in the Goa Empire is not that cheap!" Emperor Kael spoke calmly. As the Goa Empire completely made a name for itself on Onigashima Island, the initial startup phase was completely over. Even the standard for a Baron title needed to be raised; one would at least need to defeat a wanted criminal with a bounty of 50 million Berries. Of course, the most important thing was still to gain Emperor Kael's approval. Emperor Kael held the ultimate right of interpretation; his every word and action were authority and standard.

"I will definitely gain Your Majesty's recognition." Laffitte's pale face showed a confident smile; he was quite confident in his Devil Fruit ability and strength. He liked such challenging things. He could at least get a Baron title for a while.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on gaining an excellent subordinate. Surely, more and more strong individuals will follow Your Majesty in the future." Eric congratulated loudly, easing the atmosphere among the others. He felt a familiar shadow on Laffitte; he himself was once the same, ruthless towards pirates, not even caring about the Marine, and a guy who killed without batting an eye.

"His strength is a bit weak, but it's a good start. Come on, let's get hyped up." Aramaki suddenly laughed. This guy, after all, was someone he 'recruited,' and it didn't matter if his reputation wasn't good. Infamy was fine too, as long as he could serve His Majesty well. Now, Aramaki's title of Piercing Marquis wasn't exactly a good nickname either. The people this Devil Sheriff killed might not even be a fraction of those killed by him and His Majesty. One must know that a single move by Emperor Kael on the Onigashima Island battlefield instantly killed countless Wano Country pirates. He also drained many Wano Country samurai and Kano Country navy. If Laffitte was a devil, then Emperor Kael and Aramaki were a Devil Emperor and a Devil King.