Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

Inside the Royal Tomb, Kael released Nico Robin and immediately poured the antidote into her mouth. Nico Robin, whose consciousness was already blurry, clearly saw Crocodile throw away the antidote and walk towards Cobra. How, in the blink of an eye, was she being given an antidote by a man, and both Crocodile and Cobra were gone?

The poisoning phenomenon and physical constitution in this world were different. The medicine worked immediately, requiring no time to recover. However, the wound left by Crocodile's golden hook on Robin's abdomen still left her feeling a bit weak.

"You are... Goa Emperor Kael..."

After the severe poison was removed, Robin's consciousness cleared significantly, and she recognized the man immediately. This was the terrifying Emperor who forced Crocodile to act early.

"Nico Robin, the Child of the Devil with a bounty of 79,000,000 Berries, a survivor of Ohara, hunted by the World Government because she can read ancient texts. Keeping you poses a great risk to me, an Emperor of an Allied Nation."

"What do you think I should do with you, Robin? How about, killing you? Or exiling you permanently?"

Kael directly revealed Nico Robin's background, looking down at the bronze-skinned woman with a thoughtful expression. Hearing Kael's words, Robin's face instantly turned pale, as if she had entered an ice cave. All her information was known by this Goa Emperor.

She had just escaped Crocodile's clutches, only to fall into Kael's tiger's maw. It seemed she truly wouldn't survive today. However, the next second, she looked up at Kael. If this man truly wanted to kill her, then why would he save her?

"Perhaps I still have some use to His Majesty. I wonder if His Majesty is interested in the Three Ancient Weapons, or in Baroque Works?"

Nico Robin calmed down, pondered for a moment, and realized she could only use benefits to persuade Kael and save her own life.

"Nico Robin, do you think I'm Crocodile? Wasting time here for a bit of Pluton information. And then to be deceived by you."

"To be honest, I've long known the whereabouts of the Three Ancient Weapons. The information on this poneglyph is the location of Pluton, isn't it?"

Kael squatted down, gently pinched Nico Robin's chin, his eyes full of playfulness.

"What?"

It was as if Nico Robin's mind had experienced a magnitude 10 earthquake. Even as an Ohara survivor, this was the first time she had come into contact with a poneglyph of the Three Ancient Weapons today. Yet, this Goa Emperor actually claimed to know everything.

"Not only do I know the whereabouts of the Three Ancient Weapons, but I also know the whereabouts of some poneglyphs. I even have some information on the Great Kingdom, and I even know the whereabouts of the Red Poneglyph that leads to Laugh Tale."

"As for Baroque Works, it does have some value, but even without you, I should be able to subdue them. Nico Robin, tell me, what other value do you have?"

"Oh, and I know everything about you, even information about Saul. That guy didn't die at Aokiji's hands."

Kael didn't know why he was saying so much in front of Robin, but the feeling of spoiling things was too exhilarating. Fortunately, Robin wasn't some protagonist who could unleash a cosmic power. Otherwise, if Kael, this 'villain,' were to stumble here, it would be a huge embarrassment.

"You... you... who exactly are you? How do you know so much? You said Saul didn't die?"

Nico Robin struggled excitedly, her will to survive erupting like never before. Whether for her dream or to see Saul again.

"Nico Robin is dead. Now, you are merely one of my intelligence officers."

Kael stood up and rested the Seven Star Dragon Sword on Robin's shoulder.

"Pledge allegiance to me, and from now on, your codename will be Angel of Flower."

Kael also took out a magnificent platinum mask and handed it to Nico Robin.

'He knows about the poneglyphs, and he's also researching dangerous poneglyphs. What other identities does he have?'

'He knows about Saul. He also knows the secrets between me, Saul, and Aokiji back then.'

'Could he also be an Ohara survivor?'

Nico Robin's eyes occasionally flashed with red light, growing firmer, and her sense of closeness to Kael reached its peak. This was the first time in her decade or two of wandering that she had trusted such a stranger so much.

"I am willing to follow Your Majesty."

"Intelligence Officer Angel greets Your Majesty!"

Nico Robin took the magnificent mask from Kael and immediately put it on her face. From now on, Nico Robin's name would be completely hidden, even more deeply hidden than when she was with Baroque Works.

"Let's go, my Angel of Flower."

Kael looked at Robin, who was wearing the mask, and led her out of the Royal Tomb. As for that poneglyph, Kael didn't bother with it.

"Your Majesty, the information on this poneglyph..."

Nico Robin hesitated. She didn't know if Kael truly knew the information on it, and she wasn't sure whether to tell him about the whereabouts of Pluton.

"Doesn't it just record that Pluton is in Wano Country? This information is irrelevant. I even know where the Pluton blueprints are."

Kael spoke indifferently, not even stopping his steps. And Robin's eyes beneath the mask were already wide open. Kael really knew, and he knew more than she did. Was Kael also a survivor who researched poneglyphs?

It seemed that following this Emperor would be more perfect than following a boss like Crocodile. Not only was he not afraid of the World Government's ban, but he was still researching poneglyphs. He even knew the whereabouts of the Three Ancient Weapons.

This Goa Emperor was destined to be intolerable to the World Government. It seemed she could indeed become two peas in a pod with Kael—no, they should be like-minded individuals. Following behind Kael, Nico Robin's eyes flashed with red light, and her sense of identification with Kael had reached its maximum.

She didn't even realize that this was the Seven Star Dragon Sword influencing and guiding her. Robin only knew that Kael must be researching poneglyphs to know so many secrets, and he would eventually stand against the World Government. Kael was her 'companion'!

"Your Majesty, do you know where Saul is now?"

Robin was already eager to know information about that giant uncle.

"In Elbaf, the Giant Kingdom. He also moved most of the books from the Tree of Knowledge there."

Kael said calmly without looking back.

"Your Majesty, thank you..."

Robin choked up excitedly, her eyes full of tears. She had thought she would die today, but not only did she not die, she also heard so much good news. She looked at Kael's back, her gratitude almost overflowing.

"I'm very interested in the Flower-Flower Fruit ability. Come to my bedchamber more often in the future."

Kael saw the exit of the Royal Tomb and left Robin with one last meaningful remark.

"Interested in the Flower-Flower Fruit? Bedchamber?"

Robin murmured, and then, suddenly, her face flushed with anger and embarrassment. Could His Majesty know some specific uses of the Flower-Flower Fruit?

...

As Kael emerged with a masked person, Reiju and the other women all looked at this masked woman with an injured abdomen. Before Kael and the others had even charged in, his Time-Time Fruit ability had already covered the area, directly banishing Cobra, Robin, and the antidote. So the women hadn't seen Robin's presence.

"A new subordinate, Angel of Flower, will serve as the intelligence officer from now on. You can call her Angel. Kaya, treat and bandage her."

Kael introduced her casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Kaya, the doctor, immediately went over with her medicine box. She finally had a use. Looking at Robin's bronze skin and the mask on her face, Kaya felt that this probably wasn't His Majesty's type. After all, Nojiko was only taken by His Majesty after she had whitened her skin.

Moreover, His Majesty respected women so much. He surely wouldn't make a beautiful woman wear a mask. It seemed this woman was indeed just a subordinate recruited by His Majesty.

While receiving treatment and bandaging from Kaya, Robin observed the others. She saw Vinsmoke Reiju and Donquixote Baby5, two somewhat famous Imperial Consorts, and several other beautiful girls. When she saw the familiar figure on top of that domineering Kirin Lion, her eyes widened.

Her former boss, the famous Warlord of the Sea, was actually beaten like a dog and captured? She looked at this Exiled Emperor, her eyes filled with disbelief. The notorious Piercing Marquis Aramaki and Heavenfall Marquis Issho were not yet seen nearby. Could Crocodile have been defeated by Kael alone?

"Wow! Meteor! Issho-ossan made a move again!"

Nami and Reiju were also observing this bronze-skinned masked woman, but the sudden meteor in the sky instantly caught their attention. Issho actually summoned a meteor again. This time, who knew how many people would be obliterated. To stop the war, had Issho gone that far?!