Soon, nearly a thousand pirates appeared in front of the palace.
"Great Noble Vendis!"
"What you asked us to do is done."
Mondo stepped forward, his face bearing an air of unparalleled arrogance.
Behind him, several people were being led by ropes.
Upon closer inspection, they were none other than Lu Yu and Akame of the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
"Hahahahaha…"
"Mondo Strife!"
"As expected of the power broker of the East Blue's underground organizations!"
"Your esteemed Majesty Varronal, these two are the ones who attacked the merchant fleet of our great Akoslan Kingdom!"
"If they are not severely punished, pirates will surely emulate them in the future, and that would be a great insult to our Kingdom!"
Vendis immediately stepped forward.
He spread his arms and spoke respectfully to a man in luxurious attire before him.
Indeed, this was the King of the Akoslan Kingdom—Varronal!
"Such evil beings must be slain in my kingdom!"
"As King, I, on behalf of the entire Akoslan Kingdom, shall administer righteous judgment upon the pirates of the Dragon Hunting Pirates today!"
"Sword of Justice!"
After Varronal finished speaking, he directly extended his hand.
Immediately, a servant walked up to the King, holding a golden, jewel-encrusted longsword with both hands.
Varronal, gripping the longsword, stood up and simultaneously shed his luxurious robes, revealing the armor beneath.
It must be said that the King, clad in armor, truly had the demeanor of a warrior.
However, at this moment, Vendis's face showed a somewhat solemn expression.
This armor was not just any simple armor.
This was a super armor created by a Paramecia Devil Fruit user, a Diamond-Diamond Fruit user, using his ability.
Moreover, this Devil Fruit user had disappeared after creating this armor.
He had witnessed the power of this armor.
Could these guys truly kill the King while he was protected by this armor?!
If they failed to do so, everything he had prepared would become meaningless.
"So, there are Imperial Arms in this world too!?"
At this moment, Najeta stood among the pirates, looking at the King before her, and asked in confusion.
Because she sensed another aura from Varronal.
Clearly, it came from that armor.
In Najeta's understanding, this should be an Imperial Arm unique to this world, right?
Its appearance on a King also didn't seem too hard to accept.
"No!"
"That should be the ability of some Paramecia Devil Fruit."
"It's what I told you about before, a unique product of this world."
Lu Yu also stood aside, smiling as he spoke.
As for the two people brought by Mondo, they were merely stand-ins.
"Devil Fruit?"
"They really are good things, aren't they?"
"If we could also possess them, it should significantly boost the strength of the Dragon Hunting Pirates, right?"
Najeta spoke again.
Indeed, as the former leader of Night Raid and a general, Najeta's way of thinking was completely different from Akame's.
From her current standpoint, what she needed to consider was how to assist Lu Yu in reaching the pinnacle of this world.
And reaching the pinnacle required strength.
"Devil Fruits are indeed things that can change a person's strength in a short time."
"However, I don't need this thing right now."
Lu Yu said confidently.
If Devil Fruits were considered one of this world's cheats… then compared to Lu Yu's cheat, they were utterly worthless…
While the two were talking, Varronal had already walked up to Mondo and Ster.
And in front of him were the stand-ins for Lu Yu and Akame.
"When you provoked our Akoslan Kingdom, I presume you were already prepared, weren't you?"
"Today, be executed with gratitude!"
After Varronal finished speaking, he directly swung the longsword in his hand.
"Hey, hey…"
"Are all the nobles in this world so arrogant!?"
Before Varronal could make his move, a figure appeared in front of him.
At the same time, the longsword in his hand had been snatched away.
"Who are you?!"
Varronal was furious.
This pirate in front of him actually dared to snatch his Sword of Judgment!
A mere pirate, how dare he…
"Dragon Hunting Pirates Captain, Lu Yu!"
"Feel honored, you will be the first King I slay!"
After Lu Yu finished speaking, he unhesitatingly released Armament Haki.
Then, he chopped down directly.
"Bang!"
The sound of flesh and metal colliding did not come; instead, it was the sound of the longsword breaking.
Although it wasn't a famous blade or anything, it was at least imbued with Lu Yu's Armament Haki.
Yet it broke.
The tremor in his right hand told Lu Yu that not only had the longsword broken just now.
That strange vibrating force had also transmitted to his hand, even affecting his body.
"Just now I said, a mere pirate…"
"Bang!"
Before Varronal could finish speaking, he was sent flying.
"Protect His Majesty the King!"
"Vendis, where is your guard?"
"Quick, let… Pfft…"
"Vendis, what are you doing…?"
"Hiss…"
As cries and screams from the nobles rang out, Vendis also made his move.
All the guards here had already been replaced by his personal guards.
Moreover, because this matter was originally under his charge, none of the nobles had any suspicion.
The Kingdom's army was currently outside the palace and could not possibly enter.
In other words, Vendis now held the power of life and death over these nobles here.
This guy was also ruthless in his actions, clearing out all these nobles in a short amount of time.
Meanwhile, Varronal slowly emerged from the dust in the ruins.
"So that's how it is!"
"Vendis, was all of this your own plan!?"
"That's quite good, making the pirates take the blame and then usurping my Kingdom?"
Varronal walked out steadily, analyzing the current situation as he did so.
"Varronal, if you relinquish your position as King now."
"Out of consideration for your kindness to me, I will let you live."
"I can even give you noble status… Oh… how about it?"
Vendis said somewhat arrogantly.
Now, he had no reason to fail whatsoever.
"Hehehehe… Hahahahaha…"
"Just for such a trivial reason?"
"Vendis, you might have some misunderstanding about me!"
"I am the one who stepped over my father's corpse to become the King of this country, this Akoslan Kingdom!"
"Boom boom boom…"
After Varronal finished speaking, he directly raised his arms.
Subsequently, the ground began to tremble.
Warriors shimmering with a metallic sheen appeared in front of the palace.
"How is that possible…"
"This is… impossible… the Devil Fruit user, didn't he disappear…?"
Vendis's face showed a look of horror.
At this moment, the armor on Varronal's body slowly transformed into a human figure, appearing behind him.
Indeed, it was the Diamond-Diamond Fruit user—Valen!
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