Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

"Instead of hurting yourself with a knife, prove yourself with a gun." King Kael grabbed Nami's right hand, which held the knife, took the blood-stained dagger, and casually threw it to the ground.

As Nami stared stubbornly, a golden flintlock pistol suddenly appeared in her hand. "Come, I'll teach you how to kill a Fish-Man." King Kael put his arm around Nami, and with his right hand, gripped Nami's gun-holding right hand. "Raise your hand, pull the trigger…"

King Kael guided Nami's finger, and she fired directly. With a 'bang' of the gun, a Fish-Man suddenly appeared, then fell to the ground. Under the immense power of the golden flintlock pistol, the Fish-Man's charging body, the impact of its head exploding, and its charging inertia combined, causing it to fall in a bizarre posture. Blood slowly flowed across the ground.

Nami, whose mind was already somewhat confused and on the verge of collapse, was so frightened by her own 'feat' of killing that she froze in King Kael's arms, not daring to move. She killed someone? She personally killed a Fish-Man!

"You see, instead of tormenting yourself with mental exhaustion, it's better to go crazy and kill the enemy," King Kael said calmly, looking at the now quiet Nami. Then, he again held Nami's hand and adjusted their aim in a different direction.

"No~" 'Bang!' With a cry of alarm from Nami, the golden flintlock pistol fired again. Another Fish-Man appeared and immediately fell, splattering blood everywhere.

"Double Kill!!" "Congratulations, you've achieved a double kill!" Ignoring Nami's drastic emotional change, King Kael smiled and congratulated her. At this moment, Nami had indeed forgotten to cry, and even forgotten the pain in her left arm… She kept repeating to herself that she had killed two Fish-Men.

"You said the Fish-Men killed your mother." "Now, here's a chance for you to take revenge." King Kael released the dazed Nami, reloaded the pistol, and walked towards Nojiko, who was also in a state of shock. By the time Nojiko reacted, she was already embraced by King Kael, in the same posture as Nami had been just moments before. Nojiko's hand felt the weighty presence of the golden flintlock pistol.

"King Kael, I…" Nojiko stammered nervously, enjoying the warm embrace and breath behind her. Like Nami, she had inherited Belle-Mere's qualities, and her heart was very kind. They simply didn't dare to kill anyone.

"Bang!" But with the gunshot, the trembling Nojiko gradually calmed down. As she saw, another Fish-Man appeared and fell to the ground. She, too, had personally fired and killed a Fish-Man. Even though King Kael had held her hand when she fired.

"Alright, now you have proven yourselves, and from now on, you are my citizens." King Kael, in this manner, had the two sisters, Nojiko and Nami, erase the traces of the Arlong Pirates. Nojiko, having come to her senses, looked gratefully at King Kael. However, after leaving King Kael's embrace, she felt a sense of loss. When she remembered that King Kael was a noble King, high above her, even the resilient and passionate Nojiko couldn't help but humbly suppress her inner feelings.

At this moment, the Goa Kingdom's fleet finally arrived at the territory of the 'Arlong Empire'. Large numbers of Royal Guards rushed ashore to protect their great King. Van Auger and Eric, along with other mercenaries and Bounty Hunters, eagerly showed off, afraid of being labeled negatively by King Kael.

'88 Fish-Men, all banished, with an ability range of at least 200 meters…' Van Auger looked at the dozen or so Fish-Man corpses on the ground; the remaining Fish-Men had mostly been banished by King Kael. Thinking of the 'Five Hundred Man Slayer' legend circulating in the Goa Kingdom, Van Auger knew that King Kael could banish at least 500 people simultaneously, and the range could reach 500 to 1000 meters. Based on King Kael's recent action of using cannonballs to take off, his ability range should not exceed 1500 meters.

The thought of King Kael being able to banish people from a thousand meters away sent a chill down Van Auger's spine. This Devil Fruit ability was simply too absurd.

Eric, seeing the vanished Fish-Men and those shot dead by King Kael, was filled with apprehension. This ability was too bizarre! He had no idea how to resist it. The only way was to stay far away from King Kael. This further solidified Eric's decision to stay away from the Goa Kingdom and King Kael after this mercenary mission.

King Kael's current ability range was indeed around a thousand meters. It should be noted that Trafalgar Law's Ope Ope no Mi also covered a very wide range. He could not only lift and throw a warship over a hundred meters long, but the range of his ROOM was several times the length of a warship. Later, he remotely swapped the hearts of the Straw Hat Pirates members and forcibly took Smoker's heart from a distance. He even covered the entire Punk Hazard research facility, cutting Vergo, the research facility, and the snow mountain all in half with a single slash. The sheer size of his range was terrifying. At Onigashima, he could even quickly transfer people like Zoro, Luffy, and Kid from within the castle, and send the Akazaya Nine, who had been crippled by Kaido of the Beasts, out of Onigashima. In the future, King Kael's [Domain of Time] will not be smaller than Law's ROOM space. It's not an exaggeration to say it could cover an entire island, reaching a radius of ten kilometers without a problem.

"Your Majesty, where are the enemies? What do you need us to do next?" Van Auger humbly stood before King Kael, bowing his head and awaiting orders.

"Your Majesty, release those Fish-Men and let us finish them off." Eric actively tried to curry favor with King Kael, hoping to complete this mercenary mission safely and quickly depart.

King Kael did not respond to the two of them, tucking the golden flintlock pistol back into his waist, and with a gentle wave of his left hand, a gesture similar to Axe Gang's Brother Chen's signature move, a Royal Guard captain, very understandingly, handed him a magnificent golden cannon.

"Arlong's Fish-Man den actually dares to call itself the Arlong Empire. I am very displeased. What do you say we do?" King Kael said slowly as he hoisted the golden cannon onto his shoulder.

"Of course, we kill him." As King Kael opened the golden cannon's sight and aimed towards the sea, Eric and Van Auger immediately blurted out their answers. At the same time, Van Auger decisively raised his sniper rifle, 'Senroku,' aiming at the spot where Arlong had previously disappeared, ready to fire as soon as King Kael made his move. Eric also gathered all his strength, conjuring Wind Blades with both hands, also aiming in the direction King Kael and Van Auger were targeting.

"Boom!" "Bang!" x3 "Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" Arlong, who had just reappeared on the sea surface, was directly hit by the golden cannon. This Celestial Dragons' special cannonball, powerful enough to blow up a small sailboat, directly blew Arlong into a bloody mess. The three subsequent sniper bullets also pierced into Arlong's body. The subsequent dense Wind Blades carved out streaks of blood and waves from Arlong and the sea surface. Nami and Nojiko stared dumbfounded at the bizarre scene unfolding on the sea.

"Retrieve that Fish-Man!" King Kael casually tossed the golden cannon to the Royal Guard captain next to him and then gave orders to the other Royal Guards. Before long, a lifeless, mangled Fish-Man was pulled out of the water. Indeed, in this world, the power of firearms is a Schrödinger's firepower. When it's your time to go offline, even a single flintlock pistol can kill a top master. Haki masters like Ashura Doji and Pekoms were killed by explosives. Kuina, who was even stronger than Zoro, was even taken out by stairs and a whetstone.