Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

On a high peak of Crown Island, a lion with magnificent coral-shaped golden horns and a pair of massive wings spread wide behind it, with golden mane and golden wings, looked like a golden sacred beast.

Kirin Lion

It looked solemnly towards the coast, sensing terrifying auras.

"Aum! Karasuke! You two take Mo Bangbi and hide first." The Kirin Lion commanded an old parrot and a black crow. It then immediately flew into the sky and let out a roar. In an instant, all the animals on Crown Island panicked, each fleeing back to their dens to hide. This was the Beast King's warning.

"What happened, King!" An old, decrepit parrot, leaning on a wooden crutch, anxiously shouted at the Kirin Lion in mid-air. Meanwhile, a crow, carrying a human child, quickly hid back inside a cave.

"What's wrong, Karasuke!" The dark-skinned little boy's face was also extremely tense; for the Lion King to be so nervous, something big must have happened.

"I don't know either. We just need to listen to the King's orders." This crow, like the old parrot, could speak human language.

"Hurry and hide, dangerous humans have landed." The Kirin Lion shouted at the old parrot Aum, then flew directly down the mountain. It intended to drive away humans with ill intentions, as it had always done, to protect the rare beasts on this island. Because it was the Beast King of this island, the human boy was a castaway who had drifted to this island. The Kirin Lion had personally adopted this little boy. As for the two birds, the parrot and the crow, who could speak human language, they were its assistants in managing Crown Island. Seeing the Kirin Lion fly away, Aum, Karasuke, and Mo Bangbi could only pray that the Beast King would successfully drive away the invaders.

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Upon landing on Crown Island, Issho, Aramaki, and Kael all looked towards the distant high mountain. A golden, winged lion was flying towards them at great speed.

"Eh, there really are legendary creatures!" Aramaki's eyes lit up as he looked into the distance and exclaimed. Everyone followed his gaze, looking towards the distant sky.

"So handsome!"

"So majestic!"

"Looks so valuable!"

Reiju, Baby5, and Nami all exclaimed.

"Are you sure this isn't a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user? But a real creature?" Bege and Eric exclaimed in surprise; they would rather believe this was an animal that had accidentally eaten a Devil Fruit than a truly existing species.

"Here it comes! My golden mount!" Seeing this majestic and domineering Golden Lion, Kael had no desire to eat its Kirin Lion horns to gain the opportunity to transform. This Lion King, if brought out, could attract countless attention. And it could also be cloned. Kael wanted to clone some obedient, inferior Kirin Lions to earn Berries from the Celestial Dragons. One would sell for a minimum of 1 billion Berries, more expensive than mermaids, comparable in price to a General Star or a Three Disasters. The high-quality ones would be kept for himself, to be paired with Clone Soldiers to form an aerial combat team.

"Issho, give me a zero-gravity buff!" Kael directly drew the Seven-Star Dragon Sword and rushed out, using his not-so-proficient Moonwalk. However, with Issho's zero-gravity aura, Kael's Moonwalk suddenly became agile, accelerating him towards the Kirin Lion.

"Human! Leave this island immediately!" The Kirin Lion roared, angrily warning the invaders. These humans were stronger than previous ones, and it did not want to fight unless absolutely necessary.

"Let me see how strong you are." Kael casually swung out a dozens-meter-long emerald green sword energy, directly striking the Kirin Lion, not daring to use his full power, fearing he might accidentally kill this rare mythical beast. The most crucial thing was that this Kirin Lion could actually speak human language. Kael didn't even need to use his Observation Haki for listening to all things. No wonder this Kirin Lion adopted a human child, and even the two birds by its side could speak human language.

"So strong!" The Kirin Lion's expression was unusually grave; it violently swung its right paw, and five Wind Blades howled out, colliding fiercely with Kael's emerald green sword energy, causing a huge explosion.

"This Golden Kirin Lion's strength is quite good."

"I wonder what it tastes like?"

Aramaki sighed regretfully. Since Emperor Kael had taken a liking to this Kirin Lion, he no longer had the chance to devour this legendary mythical beast.

"This Kirin Lion shouldn't reject people like the Seven-Star Dragon Sword, right? I must ride this mythical beast." Reiju's eyes sparkled as she looked at the magnificent Golden Kirin Lion; just looking at it made one want to stroke it.

"We want to ride too~" Nami and the others' eyes were filled with envy, but they were not empresses, so they couldn't ride with Emperor Kael.

"The battle is over." Issho slowly spoke.

Kael then burst forth with Haoshoku, intimidating the Kirin Lion, and then successfully leaped onto the Kirin Lion's back. The Seven-Star Dragon Sword directly wounded the Kirin Lion, and as it absorbed a bit of the Kirin Lion's blood, its light greatly intensified. A red glow flashed in the Kirin Lion's eyes, and it struggled, roaring as it fell from the sky. It was Issho's gravity aura that steadily caught the out-of-control Kirin Lion, bringing it to the ground.

"Be obedient, Kirin Lion!" Kael stood on the Kirin Lion's back, the Seven-Star Dragon Sword's light shining brightly. Kael actively used the Seven Stars Sword's ability to manipulate hearts. Under the dual influence of Kael's Haoshoku and the eerie light, the red glow in the Kirin Lion's eyes flickered for a long time before it finally stopped struggling. It was like taming a wild beast. Of course, this also somewhat resembled a great villain forcibly controlling a spirit beast, equally bad.

"Your Majesty has subdued the Kirin Lion!" Reiju and Nami cheered.

Meanwhile, the shrine maiden Maya frowned slightly; this was the cursed sword's ability to control the mind. However, fortunately, Emperor Kael was not controlled by the Seven-Star Dragon Sword and had even forcibly subdued this demonic sword, preventing its harm from returning to the world. At least before Emperor Kael's passing, this cursed sword would not cause any trouble.

Maya's responsibility was to pass on the shrine maiden and the ritual orb, to prevent future disasters from the Seven-Star Dragon Sword. Maya was deep in thought, wondering whether to follow her grandmother's instructions and have a daughter with Emperor Kael, striving to become the priestess of the Goa Empire, preserving the legacy of the ritual orb, and then having her daughter inherit the family's ancestral teachings in the future. As soon as she thought about having a child with Kael, Maya's face flushed.

These past few days, she had seen how Nojiko, Nami, and Kaya all liked Emperor Kael. She had also inquired about Emperor Kael's age preferences. She and Nojiko seemed to both meet the standards. Maya had seen Nojiko's desire to devote herself more than once, but this seemingly passionate yet inwardly shy girl just couldn't make up her mind. It seemed she had a chance to be one step faster than Nojiko.

She truly wasn't interested in Emperor Kael's appearance and power; everything was for the sake of the shrine maiden's legacy and ancestral teachings. For the sake of the shrine maiden's legacy, for the family's ancestral teachings, she was willing to devote herself to Emperor Kael. Looking at Kael, riding the Golden Kirin Lion and holding the Seven-Star Dragon Sword, a hint of infatuation appeared in Maya's eyes. She quietly swallowed, her heart racing.

She must fulfill her mission!

The sooner, the better!