Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

Maya still wanted to refuse, but the old witch Elisa led her aside and began to work on her. The blue-haired girl occasionally blushed, refuting her grandmother's words. But her attitude softened, and she finally agreed to Elisa's instructions with a mix of reluctance and willingness. In short, everything was to prevent the cursed sword from losing control, and for the inheritance and development of the witch family.

Meanwhile, Emperor Kael's Seven-Star Dragon Sword was finally modified in Wapol's Munch-Munch Factory. A long sword with a crosswise dragon claw tsuba inlaid with various gems appeared before everyone. The tsuba was somewhat similar to a smaller Black Blade, but it was even more magnificent and majestic.

"Your Majesty, I also successfully added some memory alloy to the entire sword; it can be restored even if it shatters. Minor nicks can be repaired in minutes."

"However, with Your Majesty's strength, there will certainly be no issues of nicks or shattering." Wapol smiled fawningly at Emperor Kael; he only wanted to please Emperor Kael now and get a few more hours of rest. These days, he was truly exhausted!

"Good, good. Produce memory alloy well in the future, and I will not treat you unfairly." Emperor Kael held the greatly transformed Seven-Star Dragon Sword, his face very satisfied. After praising Wapol, he began to communicate with the Seven Star Sword Spirit to see how much the Seven Stars Sword had been strengthened.

"Your Majesty, can you let me rest for a bit longer?" Seeing Emperor Kael in a good mood, Wapol quickly brought up his condition to seek benefits for himself.

"These days of synthesis attempts and research have indeed been hard on you. Starting tomorrow, you will work 996 (9 AM to 9 PM, 6 days a week). If your efficiency is even higher, next month you can achieve 9-to-6 (9 AM to 6 PM). Don't worry, once the Goa Empire's memory alloy production is on track, I will definitely give you the good welfare of 9-to-5 (9 AM to 5 PM) and weekends off." Emperor Kael patted the big fat Wapol on the shoulder and smiled faintly. These days, Wapol worked 15 or 16 hours a day, constantly munching on metal. This guy was probably going crazy. After all, the transition from being a king to a synthesis worker was quite significant. However, the Goa Empire currently needed Wapol's Munch-Munch Fruit ability. He could only be put through some hardship. This could be considered atonement for the citizens of Drum Kingdom. Emperor Kael had no psychological burden whatsoever in exploiting this tyrannical king.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wapol grinned. 996 was still better than 8 AM to 12 AM. He thanked Emperor Kael for the welfare and forgiveness. He must work hard to synthesize more memory alloy and strive to achieve 955 (9 AM to 5 PM, 5 days a week) soon, otherwise he would starve himself thin.

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'Master, my blade seems to have become tougher.' The Seven Star Sword Spirit didn't feel its spiritual body becoming stronger, but the blade itself seemed to have undergone a huge change. That meant it would be very difficult to shatter, and its consciousness possessing a body would likely not be realized. However, the memory metal synthesized this time had greater ductility and moldability, so it seemed possible to try metal possession. This still needed to be tried and developed. If it could freely control the blade and metal, then it would be even stronger. Unfortunately, it couldn't do that yet. It couldn't even move freely, let alone freely change its shape.

'This is just the first step in your becoming stronger; you will become even stronger in the future.'

'Do you want to move freely?'

'In the future, I will turn you into a Devil Fruit weapon, a powerful Mythical Zoan ability.' Emperor Kael continued to communicate with the Seven Star Sword Spirit using his Observation Haki that allowed him to hear the voice of all things.

'My sword can also eat a Devil Fruit?'

'Did something unusual happen in this world during the hundreds of years I was sealed?' The Seven Star Sword Spirit's consciousness fluctuated greatly, and its tone was full of longing. It didn't want the blade to shatter and possess a human, becoming a 'sword-human'. It definitely didn't want to become a short-lived human. If it could retain the permanent consciousness of the Seven Stars Sword and also move freely, this temptation was truly great. At this moment, the Seven Star Sword Spirit felt that submitting to Emperor Kael was truly a huge gain.

'Don't worry, you will become a Mythical Divine Sword.' After Emperor Kael swung the Seven-Star Dragon Sword a few times, he took the memory alloy scabbard that Wapol handed him. It was also inlaid with various exquisite gems, exuding an aura of magnificence and nobility.

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"Your Majesty, what is the name of this treasured sword? Can I record this treasured sword in detail?"

"This treasured sword will definitely make it into the Supreme Grade Swords list, or even the Supreme Grade Swords!" Tashigi, who had been staring in awe, spoke impatiently. She continuously sketched the appearance and various patterns of the Seven-Star Dragon Sword, as if she had seen a sacred relic. She wished she could take this magnificent demonic sword from Emperor Kael's hand and carefully examine and measure every piece of data.

"This sword is named Seven-Star Dragon Sword."

"However, this guy has a bad temper and doesn't want others to touch it." Emperor Kael held the Seven-Star Dragon Sword in front of Tashigi, allowing the bespectacled girl to observe and draw it carefully.

"Bad temper? Does that mean Your Majesty's sword has become sentient?" Zoro looked at Emperor Kael strangely. He and Tashigi had even handled Issho's Supreme Grade Swords without issue. Would they be afraid of this 'nameless demonic sword' that had no information in the weapon registry?

"Let's see if you can pick it up." Emperor Kael casually tossed the Seven-Star Dragon Sword, and it stuck into the ground in front of Zoro, revealing a faint smile.

"It's just a demonic sword." Zoro walked forward fearlessly. He also had a demonic sword, Sandai Kitetsu, so what was there to be afraid of? He grabbed the hilt of the Seven-Star Dragon Sword. But the next moment, Zoro's face changed dramatically. The burning pain from his hand forced him to quickly let go. His palm was severely burned and emitting white smoke. Moreover, an evil force was invading Zoro's will, making him break out in a cold sweat. A strange red light flashed in Zoro's eyes.

"Get out of here!" Zoro roared, driving the strange consciousness out of his mind. He gasped for air, looking at the magnificent demonic sword with a solemn expression.

"That terrifying?" Saga and Eric's eyes widened. They had all witnessed Zoro's strength. Now Zoro couldn't even pick up a sword and was directly burned.

"Autonomous attack?" Issho was quite surprised. This was more spiritual and stranger than his Kitetsu.

"This is a demonic sword that has given birth to a Sword Spirit; it is extremely rare!"

"According to legend, ships that receive extreme care from their crew may give birth to ship spirits, but famous swords and blades require even harsher conditions to produce a Sword Spirit." Emperor Kael casually drew the Seven-Star Dragon Sword and sheathed it, revealing a faint, proud smile.

"Sword Spirit??" Everyone exclaimed in unison. Did such a legendary thing really exist? Even Issho's Supreme Grade Sword hadn't given birth to a Sword Spirit, yet this demonic sword had. Did that mean Emperor Kael's Seven-Star Dragon Sword was even more powerful than Issho's Kitetsu?

"A demonic sword that produced a Sword Spirit! This will definitely enter the list of famous swords!" Tashigi's eyes were filled with fanaticism. This was the first time she had seen a sword that had produced a Sword Spirit, and she had to record it well.

"Can swords really develop consciousness?" Zoro thoughtfully touched his 3 swords, especially Wado Ichimonji, which had been with him for many years. He wished Kuina's soul consciousness resided in Wado Ichimonji. Are you here, Kuina?