Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

"The World Government and Marineford say you are smart and ambitious, but I don't quite agree. Your efficiency is too poor, completely incomparable to Doflamingo's decisiveness!"

Kael's Armament Haki-coated hand grabbed Crocodile's neck, lifted him sharply, and then slammed him down. This created a large pit in the ground with cracks spreading rapidly like a spiderweb. The immense force caused Crocodile to bleed from his seven orifices, and his consciousness became blurry and dark.

In his last moment of consciousness, he was filled with anger at Kael's insult. He was inferior to Doflamingo? Just an intermediary in the underground world, he had never even taken a liking to that flamboyant man.

Kael looked at the completely unconscious Crocodile and threw his upper body onto the ground. "Doflamingo murdered his father; he is more ruthless than you. He usurped a country; he is more decisive than you."

"You've been dawdling in Alabasta for over a decade. I haven't seen any intelligence or an overlord's demeanor in you. No wonder you don't have Conqueror's Haki, and even your two-color Haki is a mess."

Kael returned his sword to its sheath, looking at Crocodile with disdain. In his eyes, this Crocodile was nothing more than an enhanced version of Kuro of a Hundred Plans, equally self-righteous. He thought he was smart, but he accomplished nothing. No wonder he became Straw Hat Luffy's first Warlord of the Sea experience pack.

Kael looked at Crocodile's half-body. He stroked his chin and released the exiled elemental body. Watching the elements slowly merge back into Crocodile's body, Kael's face showed a trace of contemplation.

Could Logia-type elemental bodies recover even like this? Then to what tragic extent did Akainu break Aokiji's leg? Presumably, even their Haki and stamina were completely exhausted.

Kael lifted Crocodile and successively released all the exiled elemental bodies. Even the small piece of shoulder exiled in the Royal Tomb flew over. Except for the severed golden hook, Crocodile's entire body had recovered.

"Is this the Logia-type's passive recovery?"

Kael pondered. It seemed he needed to try if his Time Slash and Blade of Exile could be imbued with Haki and directly damage the Logia-type's physical form.

'Kirin Lion, come over!'

Kael held the Seven Star Dragon Sword and summoned his mount. Wearing white gold gloves, he took out a Seastone collar and shackles, as well as a single handcuff, from the package on the Kirin Lion's back seat, fully equipping this Warlord of the Sea.

Kael threw the unconscious Crocodile onto the Kirin Lion's back and returned to the Royal Tomb. At this time, Princess Vivi and Pell the Falcon had already taken King Cobra back to the palace for treatment. Reiju and Baby5 were waiting for Kael's return at the entrance of the Royal Tomb.

Seeing Kael return riding the Kirin Lion, Reiju and the others all showed relieved smiles. Especially upon seeing Crocodile on the Kirin Lion's back, their admiration and adoration grew even stronger.

"Crocodile, who is as famous as the Young Master, was defeated by His Majesty just like that."

Baby5's eyes were full of stars. Kael defeating a Warlord of the Sea was probably more famous than suppressing the North Blue Overlord and the West Blue Twin Heroes. Under the World Government's propaganda, the Warlord of the Sea's notorious reputation was far more oppressive than those Allied Nations' powerful countries. After all, the World Government needed the Warlord of the Sea's infamy to deter new pirate crews and ambitious pirate crews.

"This is a Warlord of the Sea. I heard they possess the power to destroy nations."

"I didn't expect His Majesty to take him down so quickly."

Nami and Kaya had originally thought it would take Kael a considerable amount of time to defeat this Warlord of the Sea. But the result was faster than they had imagined.

"You all wait here for a moment and keep an eye on this Crocodile."

After Kael instructed the girls, he entered the Royal Tomb again. Reiju and the others each ran to the Kirin Lion's side, observing the unconscious Warlord of the Sea. Baby5 even took out a Den Den Mushi to take pictures of the defeated Crocodile.

"His Majesty said we could report some unimportant information back to the Donquixote Family."

"The news of His Majesty defeating Crocodile should not be a secret."

Baby5 sent Crocodile's miserable photos and the information of his defeat to the Donquixote Family via a Den Den Mushi. However, Doflamingo felt no relief at this news that Baby5 had proactively sent back; instead, he felt immense anger. He had thought Baby5 still remembered the Donquixote Family's kindness, but he didn't expect this was rubbing salt in his wounds.

The arms business in Wano Country had been interrupted and had not yet fully recovered. Now, Crocodile's large arms order was overturned by Kael again. Doflamingo felt as if Kael was specifically targeting him.

One should know that the arms Crocodile had purchased in recent years were more than Wano Country's, and now they were just gone. Kael also wanted to stop the rebellion in Alabasta. Wasn't this cutting off Doflamingo's business? This almost infuriated Doflamingo to death.

However, Doflamingo's apprehension towards Kael grew daily. If Kael could take down Crocodile today, he might be able to take him down tomorrow. It seemed he still needed to maintain a cooperative relationship with Kael. He could only find another big client to take over these arms orders from Crocodile. It seemed he would have to instigate a war between two more powerful Allied Nations.