Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

After Aramaki captured the fake king, Mr. 2 (Bentham), he originally intended to seek out Crocodile, one of the Warlords of the Sea. However, he soon saw Princess Vivi appear with the true king and received news that Kael was personally pursuing Crocodile. Aramaki did not hesitate to go and protect Kael, to prevent any accidents from befalling His Majesty.

When he went to find Kael, Kael had already returned, leading a group of women, with Crocodile as a captive.

"I knew that a Warlord of the Sea couldn't stump His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I'm going to help Issho."

Seeing no place for himself to shine, Aramaki left the captive Mr. 2 and immediately flew towards the battlefield. How could such a large-scale war, with forces reaching 1 to 2 million, not have his legend etched into it? He couldn't let Issho hog all the glory. Issho had his Meteorite Shower, and he, Aramaki, had his Myriad Vine Piercing.

Aramaki, accompanied by Karasuke, quickly joined the other side of the battlefield to suppress the Rebel Army. Meanwhile, Cobra and Princess Vivi were also directing the Royal Army to cease hostilities. The appearance of Issho and Aramaki greatly diminished the morale of the Rebel Army.

They constantly wailed in grief and indignation, asking why the Goa Empire was helping Cobra, the tyrannical king who had stolen the rain. The Goa Empire wasn't anything good either. Most of the insurgents laid down their weapons and surrendered in despair. However, some unyielding insurgents still swore to fight to the death.

Cobra and Princess Vivi looked at the corpses strewn everywhere, and they felt terrible; these were all citizens who had been deceived by Crocodile. Under the protection of the Royal Army, including Pell the Falcon and Chaka the Jackal, the two began to persuade and explain everything to the Rebel Army.

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At the location of the Exile Emperor, a group of elites from the Goa Empire were successively returning with captives. Besides the fastest Aramaki, Lafitte, Bege, and Van Augur also had excellent speed. Following them were Erick and Sanji; if Sanji hadn't delayed, Erick's speed in completing his mission would have been just as fast.

Finally, there were White-haired Saga and Zoro. As expected, these two guys returned covered in wounds once again. Why does this guy always get injured every time he fights? However, these two swordsmen were also the ones who made the fastest progress. Zoro had completely comprehended Iron Cutting this time, and even mastered Flying Slash. Now, Zoro could truly be called a Sword Master.

White-haired Saga, a formidable swordsman, also possessed formidable talent; he mastered Iron Cutting, severely wounding the 35,000,000 Berries bounty Miss Doublefinger, a Spike-Spike Fruit user, to the brink of death. Kaya and the 10 doctors from Drum Kingdom immediately began treating the severely wounded.

Meanwhile, the other Hereditary Titles who easily dealt with their opponents were all pointing and commenting on Crocodile, the Warlord of the Sea.

"His Majesty dealt with this Warlord of the Sea alone, with such speed, and without getting injured. He is truly too strong."

"His Majesty's strength is unfathomable."

"I wonder which great pirate will take the position of Warlord of the Sea after Crocodile steps down."

Lafitte, Bege, and Van Augur were all conversing, not paying much attention to the masked newcomer, Nico Robin.

"Your Majesty, do all these captives need to wear slave collars?"

Erick actively reported the situation to Kael, even bringing his captive, Miss Valentine, before Kael, awaiting Kael's praise. However, the faint gazes of the two empresses scared him into decisively shrinking behind Sanji.

"After treatment, confine them all for now."

Kael glanced at Robin; after all, these Baroque Works members would all work for Kael in the future. It wouldn't be bad to have them scour for funds and gather intelligence in the first half of the Grand Line. Baroque Works, which Crocodile had spent over a decade building, was now entirely taken over by Kael. He enjoyed this feeling of usurpation, of a cuckoo taking over a magpie's nest.

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Crocodile and the Baroque Works captives were all escorted onto the Exile Emperor. Kael had Robin summon some of the executive commanders back. Kael still wanted to join the battlefield to help Cobra, Issho, and Aramaki quickly quell the war.

However, Kael's exclusive Transponder Snail rang urgently. Kael jumped onto the Exile Emperor and returned to his bedroom before answering it.

"Kael, you have unilaterally attacked a Warlord of the Sea under the World Government; you are challenging the World Government's authority! Didn't the World Government already issue an order to you not to interfere with Alabasta and Crocodile's matters!"

A voice filled with authority and anger came through the Transponder Snail.

"Is that Gorosei-sama?"

"First, let me clarify, I did not unilaterally attack a Warlord of the Sea. It was Crocodile who first attacked my future father-in-law and fiancée. I merely, at my fiancée's request, expelled an ambitious pirate."

"This truly wasn't me actively interfering with Alabasta and Crocodile's matters."

Hearing the voice of this Gorosei, Kael roughly guessed that this old man should be Satan Saint.

"Hmph, you forcibly took Crocodile's Rain Dinners Casino; do you truly think we don't know that!"

Satan Saint snorted coldly, allowing one to clearly feel the anger and coldness in his tone.

"I legally won their casino, Gorosei, don't wrongly accuse me."

Kael continued to casually 'argue'.

"You know that the news of you defeating Crocodile has already spread throughout the underground dark world; this is a severe blow to the Warlord of the Sea system."

"You must take responsibility for this."

Satan Saint's voice remained icy.

"Heh, he's just a useless pirate; he can't even beat me. Does the World Government still expect them to deal with the Four Emperors?"

Kael's tone slowly lost its 'respectful' attitude towards Satan Saint's aggressive demeanor.

"Kael, mind your attitude!"

Satan Saint's tone grew even colder.

"Gorosei-sama, why do you persecute a peaceful nation that honestly pays celestial tribute? Doflamingo said that he knows a great secret that can shock the world, which is why you indulge him so much. I also seem to know an extraordinary secret."

"Gorosei-sama, you wouldn't want the entire world to fall into chaos, would you?"

Kael spoke slowly, with an indifferent tone, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

"What do you know?"

Satan Saint's voice suddenly regained its calm, completely devoid of its previous condescension and aggressiveness.

"What I know isn't important; what's important is whether Your Excellency needs me to keep quiet."

Kael directly spoke ambiguously, leaving the World Government to guess, investigate, and weigh the implications themselves. If Kael had explicitly stated the matter of Pluton, then these old men might try even harder to eliminate Kael.

"I hope you are as smart as Doflamingo!"

Kael's ambiguity made Satan Saint a little hesitant. Could Alabasta truly possess detailed information about Pluton? If Kael were to spread information about Pluton across the seas, it would indeed cause turmoil in the world situation.

Doflamingo had once blackmailed the World Government by threatening to expose the secret of the 'national treasure'. However, this Celestial Dragon outcast is still under the control of the World Government and continues to bring them benefits. The World Government needs this underground intermediary emperor to purchase some things they need.

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