Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

Kuma watched as Dragon was manipulated by Kael's words, almost losing the calm demeanor of a leader. This made Kuma, who was observing the battle, feel extremely anxious. Dragon should have left earlier; now he wouldn't be surrounded and threatened by Kael.

Kuma suddenly felt that Kael, this Goa Emperor, was terrifying, even more so than Saint Saturn of the Five Elders. It made him break out in a cold sweat. It was as if everything was under Kael's control. When he was threatened by Kael just now, he felt a chill. Kael didn't seem to be lying. He had a feeling that if he dared to intervene, both he and Bonney would definitely be in trouble. As Kael used one secret after another to threaten and toy with Dragon, Kuma was greatly alarmed. Could Kael truly foresee the future, know their past and future, and know all their secrets?

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"What exactly is your ambition?"

Dragon was drenched in cold sweat. He felt that everything had deviated from his expectations. Even if he could leave now, the secret of the Revolutionary Army's headquarters made him dare not truly leave. If Kael reported it to the World Government, his years of effort would be ruined in an instant. Kael's threat made him tremble with fear. This time, upon returning to Baltigo, the White Clay Island, he had to quickly relocate the headquarters. Otherwise, he would constantly be threatened by Kael.

"Be serious. I just want to learn Haoshoku Haki Infusion!"

Kael's expression was stern, his eyes filled with menace, using the card of the Revolutionary Army's headquarters in exchange for Haoshoku Haki Infusion. Kael felt it was a worthwhile trade. After all, the Revolutionary Army was not Kael's primary target. He just needed to extract the maximum benefit.

However, if Dragon moved the Revolutionary Army headquarters from Baltigo, the White Clay Island, to Kamabakka Kingdom, the Okama Island, then the card of the Revolutionary Army headquarters would still return to Kael's hand. Kael wanted to exploit this secret again.

"I can teach you! If you dare to cause heavy losses to the Revolutionary Army or lay a hand on my son, I will make the Goa Empire suffer the same losses."

Dragon gritted his teeth and accepted Kael's threat. He knew he was in for a huge loss today. His secrets were as transparent as glass in Kael's eyes. This filled him with unease and helplessness.

"Anyway, I'm quite happy to see you overthrow those tyrannical kings. Or, should I recommend some kingdoms to you?"

Kael grinned, not caring about Dragon's threat. His objective had already been achieved. Meat must be eaten bite by bite. He had to stay within Dragon's tolerable limit, lest this Revolutionary Army leader recklessly explode in desperation. Once Kael learned Haoshoku Haki Infusion, future exploitation and threats could be discussed later. As long as Straw Hat Luffy hadn't set sail, Kael would have cards to play against Dragon. Even if Straw Hat Luffy set sail, he wouldn't be able to escape Kael's grasp, because Kael's Baroque Works had officially begun to take over the 7 routes of the Grand Line. Future pirate crews would not be able to escape Kael's control. He wanted to snatch fresh blood from the Four Emperors of the New World, so that the World Government, which fostered bandits to maintain its importance, would have no pirate threats against the Allied Nations.

"Your ambition is to replace the Celestial Dragons and become the new King of the World, isn't it?"

Dragon, having calmed down, suddenly had a flash of insight, as if he had seen through Kael, and revealed a meaningful smile. Kael, this Emperor of an Allied Nation, madly strengthened himself, expanded his influence everywhere, and knew so many secrets. He even dared to cooperate with the Revolutionary Army to target some Allied Nations. And he hadn't exposed Genzo or the Revolutionary Army headquarters. With this analysis, Dragon knew that Kael definitely had grand ambitions.

"Is climbing up not human instinct? And I also want to create a peaceful and stable world."

Kael neither admitted nor denied it. He indeed wanted to usurp control of this world. Like most Haoshoku awakeners, he firmly believed that he was the true protagonist. He firmly believed he could do it!

"In that case, perhaps we do have room for cooperation."

Dragon became increasingly calm, his cold sweat evaporating, and he regained the demeanor of a leader, pondering how to use Kael's ambition.

"If I can't master Haoshoku Haki Infusion, your base and son will definitely suffer."

Kael looked at the now profound Dragon, suddenly smiled coldly, and began to threaten again.

"Then are you ready to die again?! Mastering Haoshoku Haki Infusion is more dangerous than awakening Conqueror's Haki last time."

Dragon responded coldly, black and red lightning flashing in his hand, as he fiercely blasted towards Kael. The violent aura startled Ryokugyu, Fujitora, and Spartan, who feared that Kael would be killed by Dragon.

"Don't come over! This belongs to the King's trial and transformation!"

Kael suddenly spoke to stop the support of the 3 Marquises, and likewise charged violently towards Dragon.

"To compress the freely spreading Conqueror's Haki into your hands or weapons requires the most resolute will and belief. Of course, the most important thing is to possess a sufficiently powerful spirit and Haoshoku. The intensity of your Haoshoku barely reaches the level for Coating, stronger than some veteran Haoshoku users."

Dragon saw the eager look in Kael's eyes, a look that suggested he wouldn't stop until he learned it. He could just vent the frustration of being threatened by Kael by giving him a good beating. He also didn't expect that Kael, who had awakened Conqueror's Haki less than a year ago, would have Haoshoku intensity even stronger than Conqueror's Haki awakeners like Don Chinjao and Donquixote Doflamingo. In this world, there truly were such monstrous talents. Moreover, Kael's belief seemed to be very high-level and incredibly firm. Was it to become the King of the World from the very beginning?

"Your teaching ability is much stronger than that old man Garp's."

Kael and Dragon fought fiercely, causing the earth to crack, forests to collapse, and the sky to change color. To become stronger, Kael didn't care about being beaten by Garp or Dragon. If he couldn't endure this much hardship, how could he reach a stronger position? Imu, that thousand-year-old immortal, was too terrifying. It truly made Kael very wary. Now he didn't even want to go to Mary Geoise. He absolutely had to possess the strength to resist Imu before the next World Conference began. Otherwise, what if Imu and the Five Elders truly wanted him to become one of the God's Knights?

To become one of the Five Elders or God's Knights, one had to accept Imu's devil contract, with life and death in Imu's hands. Although one gained a longer life and immortality, one could be forcibly logged in by Imu at any moment, or even be turned into white bones by a single thought from Imu. Kael absolutely did not want to be such a high-ranking servant. Imu, by logging in through Gunzi and transforming into a black-winged demon, could forcibly turn powerful giants like the 1.8 billion bounty Brogy the Red Ogre and Dorry the Blue Ogre into devil servants. This ability was truly terrifying. That is to say, most powerhouses below the Admiral level could potentially be forcibly transformed into devil servants by Imu. This thousand-year-old immortal's ability was too strong; his cheat was even more severe than Kael's. This Pirate OL was simply unplayable. Kael could only hope that his real-world body would be more powerful and have more cheats. Things like 1-shot Haoshoku Haki Infusion, 1-shot awakening, all of them should be arranged.