Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

Both Zoro and Saga desired the Ō Wazamono, Shusui. However, when they saw Kael find a demonic blade filled with an ominous aura among some ordinary swords, their attention was immediately drawn to it.

"Sandai Kitetsu! Nothing more than that!" Kael drew the Sandai Kitetsu, and a faint, ominous demonic aura wrapped around his arm. But it couldn't affect the current Kael at all. He was now the Emperor of the Goa Empire, the East Blue Emperor, on par with the North Sea Overlord. How could he be affected by a mere Sandai Kitetsu? A powerful aura made the sword's resistance completely vanish.

"What! This is the demonic blade Sandai Kitetsu!" Hearing Kael's voice, not only did Zoro and Saga's eyes light up, but Tashigi, who was at the weapon shop's entrance, also rushed in.

Smoker was startled by that subtle aura, frowning and muttering to himself, his eyes filled with extreme solemnity. "Does he truly possess that potential!" Kael, that bastard, truly lived up to his reputation as the Emperor who annihilated six kingdoms and dared to ignore the World Government's warnings. He indeed possessed the King's aptitude that only one in a million people might have! It was unknown whether this was a blessing or a curse for the East Blue.

Zoro and Saga looked at Tashigi, this Marine who resembled Kuina somewhat, and fell silent for a moment. They had already taken a few extra glances at this female Marine at the port earlier. But this natural airhead with glasses was clearly not of Kuina's competitive personality. This was just a girl who happened to look like Kuina.

"A single Sandai Kitetsu is not worthy of me!" "It's for you, Zoro!" "Subdue it." "Give that Shusui to Saga." "Later, I'll help you find another famous sword to complete the good blades you need as a Three-Sword Style swordsman." The Sandai Kitetsu in Kael's hand trembled uncontrollably under his aura. Dissatisfied, Kael directly threw the sword to Zoro.

"Thanks, Kael." Zoro immediately took the Sandai Kitetsu, instantly feeling an ominous aura swirling around his hand. Kael didn't mind that Zoro didn't address him as 'Your Majesty.' Calling him Kael was also acceptable, as it was both Kael's surname and the name of the King of the Goa Empire. Kael would not overly restrict someone with Conqueror's Haki potential like Zoro; he could do as he pleased. And Zoro was not a man to be constrained by rules.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Saga smiled as he picked up Shusui. That ominous Sandai Kitetsu indeed did not suit his righteous sword's temperament. This Ō Wazamono, Shusui, was more suitable for him. Tashigi watched as Zoro directly threw the sharp Sandai Kitetsu, betting on the choice of fate with the audacity of one hand, and confidently subdued it. She was immediately infected by Zoro's swordsmanship's spirit. She knew that the future Zoro would definitely be extraordinary!

Even Ippon-Matsu was conquered by Zoro's charm. If Kael was a King of an era, then Zoro was a King of swordsmanship. Ippon-Matsu, who loved swordsmanship, was full of expectations for Zoro. Perhaps another great swordsman, famous throughout the world, would emerge from this weapon shop.

"Good! I like this wild aura." Zoro satisfactorily put away the Sandai Kitetsu and placed one of the ordinary long swords into his sword scabbard. He was already very satisfied to obtain a beloved sword. "Let's go."

Everyone, having already paid, directly left Ippon-Matsu's weapon shop. Meanwhile, Nami and her companions, under the 'protection' and 'surveillance' of a group of Marine soldiers, had already gone shopping at a fashion store in Loguetown. Even Van Augur went to browse gun shops on his own. Eric and Eldoraggo, two ability users who disliked using weapons, followed Kael closely.

The central street of Loguetown was the road leading to the Pirate King's execution platform.

"Kael, what is your ambition?" "To dominate an entire sea, like Germa 66?" Smoker, with two cigars in his mouth, looked displeased at Kael, this young Emperor.

"Please call me Emperor Kael, Captain Smoker. I am the Emperor in this world who pays the most celestial tribute to the World Government. Perhaps a portion of your salary comes from the money I pay." Kael ignored Smoker's question and instead teased this righteous Marine Captain. His tone was mocking, as if saying, 'I am a taxpayer, please treat me with respect and politeness.'

"You!!" Facing Kael, who was talking nonsense, Smoker clenched his fists, his eyes filled with helplessness. Indeed, the Marine's code stipulated rules to maintain respect and politeness towards the kings of Allied Nations.

"Please protect me well, Captain Smoker." Kael smiled slightly and continued walking towards the Pirate King's execution platform.

"Captain Smoker, calm down~~" Tashigi quickly pulled back Smoker, who was about to lose his temper. Captain Smoker was transferred from Marine Headquarters to serve in the East Blue, the weakest sea, precisely because of his bad temper. Otherwise, with his Logia-type ability, he could easily be promoted to a Marine Vice Admiral.

Every pirate with a Logia-type ability was at least a Supernova, with bounties over 100 million. This was the value of Logia-type ability users. However, in the New World, with the addition of Haki, weak Logia-type ability users tended to die faster, because they were accustomed to smooth sailing and were prone to capsizing.

"Lord Kael, I heard that Germa 66 from the North Blue is coming to deal with you. Do you have the confidence to defeat them? Do you need our help?" "I am the boss of the Barto Club, and I have over a thousand subordinates!" As Kael and his group were walking, they suddenly saw a green-haired, rooster-combed hooligan shouting excitedly at Kael from the roadside.

"Lord Kael, we must beat the Germa from the North Blue back, establish the prestige of the East Blue, and let our East Blue get rid of the title of the weakest sea!!" Bartolomeo became even more excited and shouted when he saw Kael stop.

Kael looked at Bartolomeo, and the corners of his mouth curved into a slight smile. This guy actually came to him on his own initiative? It wasn't in vain that he had worked so hard to build such a great reputation in the East Blue. The reason he attacked so many kingdoms and built the Goa Empire was precisely to spread his and the Goa Empire's name throughout the world, to attract all kinds of talents.

Otherwise, who would care about an unknown, weak king? If he had no reputation, when Kael went to other sea areas to recruit strong individuals in the future, they wouldn't even bother with him. Joining an unknown kingdom was not as good as joining a pirate crew. At least pirate crews had bounty posters for publicity. For a kingdom to become famous, that was difficult. But now, the reputation of the King of Exile, the great name of the East Blue Emperor—these were a banner, a grand signboard. This was also the reputation and power base that Kael had built to attract those strong individuals.

"With me here, the East Blue will not be the weakest sea!" "My friend, do you want to go and fight the Germa Evil Army together and truly establish the prestige of the East Blue?" Kael looked at the young Bartolomeo. This guy was currently in a phase where he loved to show off and admired strong individuals. It would be easy to fool this underworld boss. Kael could even support Bartolomeo in unifying the East Blue's underworld, just as Capone Bege unified the West Blue's underworld.

Kael's new idea quickly matured in his mind: he wanted to control both the legal and illegal sides, first unifying the East Blue's underworld, then establishing connections with the underground dark world, and slowly integrating the East Blue's Allied Nations. By then, recruiting people would be convenient, whether through legal or illegal means!