As a king, one must have stronger desires than anyone else, be more magnanimous than anyone else, and quicker to anger than anyone else.
One should be a human who embodies both purity and corruption, more real than anyone else. Only then can subjects be awed by the king, and the people will have aspirations like, "If only I were the king."
What justice is there in such governance?
None. There is no such thing as justice in the way of the king, and therefore, no regrets.
This is the way of the king as explained by the most ancient hero, Gilgamesh!
Rex was currently striving to replicate it.
All the evil and curses, justice and evil in the world, need someone to acknowledge them, someone to permit them.
Who acknowledges? Who permits? And who bears the sins? The king acknowledges, the king permits, the king bears the entire world.
"This is the way of the king!!"
At this moment, Drum Kingdom was immersed in laughter and joy.
To welcome the birth of the new king, a three-day indulgence was declared, filling the entire kingdom with a frenzied atmosphere.
The liberation of the "Doctor 20" had freed the people who had been oppressed by Wapol.
The kingdom's system, which had been on the verge of collapse, was now as if reborn.
All the citizens of Drum Kingdom supported the new king.
However, only Dalton knew.
The new king seemed benevolent, but he was also terrifying. Now that he had the people's support, there might not be any problems. But if anything went wrong, they would face a devastating disaster.
"Offer everything to the king." Dalton did not think this was just a saying.
"The king bears the lives of all." This was also not just a saying.
The new king was terrifying!
"Dalton, what's wrong? You seem tense!?"
At this moment, as if seeing through Dalton's fear, the Hero-King smiled while sipping his red wine.
"No, nothing is wrong, great Hero-King!"
Saying this, Dalton took a deep breath, instantly picked up a golden wine pot, and poured wine for the Hero-King.
"I wonder what you plan to do next?" Dalton asked cautiously, but it displeased the Hero-King.
"Does this king need to ask for your opinion on what I do?"
"No, I wouldn't dare..."
The Hero-King tapped his wine cup, lost in thought. After a moment, as if he had made a decision, he spoke.
"After the banquet ends, immediately organize a team to go out to sea and find Devil Fruits for this king!"
"Devil Fruits!?"
Dalton was stunned.
"You want Devil Fruits? I remember there were several Devil Fruits in Wapol's treasury."
Hearing this, the Hero-King's ruby eyes narrowed slightly.
"Are you questioning this king's orders?"
Clearly hearing the displeasure in the Hero-King's words, Dalton quickly knelt on one knee before him, trembling.
"I'm sorry, great Hero-King! I will atone for my presumptuous words just now!"
"Hmph, Dalton, this is the last time. Do not treat this king's mercy as something cheap. To question a king's decision is a great disrespect to the king. You know the consequences."
"It won't happen again, great Hero-King!"
Dalton quickly nodded, not daring to say another word.
Having been the captain of the Royal Guard for so long, this was the first time he truly experienced what it meant to be "accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger"!
Wapol's aura, compared to the Hero-King's, was like the difference between mud and clouds.
This was a true king, not just a tyrant, but a hero!
For three days, all the citizens were immersed in laughter and joy, celebrating throughout the land. During this time, Dalton was also organizing a team, ready to set sail to find the Devil Fruits the Hero-King needed as soon as the time was up.
On the last day of the banquet, the pleasant voice of the system sounded in Rex's mind.
Ding! Congratulations, Host! The character template: Gilgamesh's Development Level has reached 80%. This character template can now act independently. Refreshing the next check-in location!
Ding! Refresh successful. The next check-in location is: the Bath Palace in Kuja Castle on Amazon Lily!
"It's here..."
Rex's face lit up with excitement.
The Hero-King could act independently, and a new check-in location had been refreshed.
However, when he saw the new location, he was stunned.
"Amazon Lily... the country of women? Wait... the Bath Palace!?"
The place where the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, bathes? The check-in location is there?
Rex began to doubt his life.
"In terms of danger, Amazon Lily is nothing compared to Impel Down... but there's a strange feeling about this location."
Is this a freebie?
"Well, I'll ignore that for now!"
He would definitely go to the new location. Since he knew where it was, there was no need to worry too much. For now, Rex focused his attention on the Hero-King's independence.
When the Development Level reached 80%, the character template could be made independent.
With a thought, Rex's original body appeared, standing face to face with the Hero-King.
"Is this... a clone? Wait, it doesn't seem like it!"
The independent Hero-King seemed to be a part of Rex's own body.
What the Hero-King saw and felt, Rex's original body could receive completely, and he was under the control of the original body.
Despite such a large amount of information flowing into his brain, Rex did not feel flustered at all. On the contrary, he handled it with ease.