Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

As Dragon left, the entire Loguetown descended into chaos. Emperor Kael, the Emperor of the Goa Empire, was supposedly attacked and killed by the Revolutionary Army. Colonel Smoker, exiled by Kael, could not return due to Kael's disappearance. The people who had been knocked out by the Conqueror's Haki in Loguetown Square woke up one by one.

Nami, Nojiko, and Kaya, who were shopping, heard the shouts of the chaotic crowd and immediately rushed towards the execution platform with pale faces. Emperor Kael was killed? How was that possible! Kael was so powerful; his Exile Power could even banish the strongest modified warriors of Germa 66 in the North Blue. Who in the East Blue could possibly kill him?

Eric and Eldoraggo, who had woken up, looked grimly at the vanished upper half of the execution platform. Their Emperor Kael had disappeared along with half of the platform. Who was that terrifying green-robed figure? He was so dreadful. Not only could he emit solid-like Wind Blades, but he could also summon lightning, truly like a god. Those solidified Wind Blades, reflecting a metallic luster, were probably tens of thousands of times stronger than Eric's Wind Blades.

"Is fate, then, at its end?" Van Augur leaned against the wall, trembling. He hadn't expected that Kael, who had just risen to power, would be attacked and killed by a super-strong individual from the Revolutionary Army. Should he continue to stay in the Goa Empire as an Imperial Baron, or should he go out to sea again? Without Kael, he didn't believe the Goa Empire could continue to exist.

"Kael, one day I will avenge you." Zoro stood up with difficulty, tightly gripping the Sandai Kitetsu which Kael had given him, and a new goal appeared in his eyes. That green-robed figure was truly powerful. He wondered if the world's greatest swordsman could defeat him.

"Emperor Kael..." The white-haired Saga's tiger-like eyes welled up with tears as he tightly gripped the Ō Wazamono, Shusui. He couldn't believe Kael had died just like that. As a swordsman and guard, he felt immense shame for failing to protect Kael.

"How could this happen! Boss Kael is dead?" Bartolomeo, who had gotten up, was also filled with disbelief. How could the hope of the East Blue's rise die just like that? They hadn't even defeated the arrogant Germa 66 from the North Blue yet! Desire and Gambia were equally shocked and disappointed. They had just met Kael, and now Kael was gone. One could only say, fate plays tricks on people.

"Van Augur! Eric! Where's His Majesty!!" Nami and the two other women rushed over, frantically searching for Kael. Eric glanced at the execution platform, which was half-gone, and the blood that Kael had splattered on the ground, and sighed deeply. Now he didn't know what to do next. Should he continue to be the Royal Guard Captain and Imperial Baron of the Goa Empire, or should he go back to being a Bounty Hunter at sea?

"How is this possible!" Nami, Nojiko, and Kaya trembled as they walked to the bloodstains and knelt down helplessly. They had only gone shopping for a moment, and their Emperor Kael was dead just like that?

"I don't believe it..." Tears welled up in Nami and Nojiko's eyes. Kael had clearly said he would take them to visit the Allied Nations across the Four Seas and travel the world. How could he die like this?

The Marines who had been knocked out gradually woke up. A Marine communicator was about to report the news of Smoker and Kael's incident to Marine Headquarters. Just then, amidst the cries of Nami and the two other women, a bloody figure suddenly appeared in the air above the execution platform, falling into the remaining half of the frame.

"It's Kael!" Zoro, who had been watching the execution platform, immediately jumped up, caught the falling Kael, and used the platform's frame as leverage to safely jump down.

"His Majesty isn't dead!" Saga shouted in surprise.

"Kaya, quickly treat His Majesty!" Nami and Nojiko immediately cried out, and a hint of a smile finally appeared on their tear-streaked faces. Seeing Kael appear, a light reappeared in Van Augur's eyes, and he immediately ran over to guard Kael. It seemed their fate was still continuing.

"His Majesty is fine!" Eric and Eldoraggo, who were in a state of confusion and hesitation, immediately discarded those chaotic thoughts in their minds when they saw Kael reappear. Even the several pirate slaves wearing slave collars breathed a sigh of relief. If Kael died, they would definitely be executed by Queen Sarie and buried with Kael, with no chance of survival.

"Hoo~ hoo~" Kael, who looked like a blood-stained glass doll all over, was panting heavily, and blood continued to seep from his wounds. Kaya lovingly bandaged Kael's wounds, using all sorts of hemostatic drugs and potions without holding back. Kael, whose consciousness was a bit blurry, felt more and more people surrounding him. He slowly raised his hand, activated his ability, and released Smoker. He knew this Marine Colonel would protect him more diligently than his own subordinates. As Smoker appeared, Kael weakly lowered his hand and showed a defiant smile. It was just that his tragic appearance looked incredibly disheveled.

"What's going on!" Smoker, who was about to draw his Sea Stone weapon, the Jitte, had just intended to stop Kael from ascending the execution platform. How did the scene completely change in the blink of an eye? He saw the unconscious Tashigi, the panicking Marine soldiers, and Kael, who was being protected by a crowd. Kael was now covered in blood, half-dead, lying on the ground.

"W-woo, Colonel Smoker, you're finally here!" "It was... it was the Revolutionary Army that attacked Emperor Kael!" The Marine soldiers looked at the reappearing Colonel Smoker with joy. They had thought Colonel Smoker would be completely exiled due to Kael's death.

"What! The Revolutionary Army attacked Kael?" Smoker's scalp immediately tingled. He roughly guessed that he had been exiled by Kael for some time. During that time, Kael was severely injured by a Revolutionary Army attack. Smoker looked at the half-annihilated execution platform and the heavily wounded Kael. Who on earth attacked Kael? He knew that he hadn't even reacted before he was instantly exiled by Kael. Was the attacker who could beat Kael like this a Revolutionary Army Commander, or did the Revolutionary Army Leader make a move? The Revolutionary Army had severely injured an Allied Nations Emperor in his territory, Loguetown. Their 16th Marine Branch would probably bear a significant responsibility. Even if Kael had exiled him, he, as the branch head, would still have to take the blame.

"Quickly send Kael back to the 16th Marine Branch for protection!" "All units, maintain order in the square!" Smoker saw more and more crowds gathering and immediately assigned tasks. At the same time, he quickly asked his subordinates how long he had been gone and what had happened during that time. Soon, Tashigi was also revived.

"Colonel Smoker, you're back!!" Tashigi cried out in surprise, her eyes filled with worried tears.

"Can you identify who attacked Kael?" Smoker asked seriously, his face incredibly grim. After hearing his subordinates' descriptions, he had probably already guessed who it was.

"Conqueror's Haki! It was the Revolutionary Army Leader! It was him!!" Tashigi's face was filled with panic. She had seen Dragon's appearance, and it was exactly the same as on the wanted poster.

"It really was him! The Revolutionary Army Leader attacking the Emperor of the Goa Empire—this matter is very serious." Smoker's face was ashen. This matter was no longer something he could handle. He had to report it to Fleet Admiral Sengoku immediately.