The news of King Humphrey's death spread out even faster.
Everyone knew, the sky of the Lanka Kingdom had collapsed.
Most ordinary people were first panicked when they heard the news.
But after thinking carefully, it became somewhat thought-provoking.
This sky had always oppressed them, never treated them as humans.
Now that the sky had collapsed, it might not be a bad thing.
It still depended on what kind of character the new king would be.
Before the citizens of Lanka Kingdom could recover, an even more explosive piece of news came the next day.
Prince N of the Lanka Kingdom, along with six brothers, led nobles at night to storm Rosse's sleeping palace, intending to kill Rosse to avenge the king.
That night, the flames almost lit up the entire Lanka City. Most of the people in the city were startled awake and went out into the streets to check what was going on.
The disgraceful appearance of Prince N and the nobles, they had almost all witnessed it personally.
When the chaos brought by these people settled, they were already tied up on the execution platform, still cursing and shouting at the Celestial Dragons and Rosse.
What was key was that, in and out of their words, they never considered ordinary people as people. From their mouths, they even blamed these lowly commoners for not joining them.
The result, naturally, was public outrage. Under the cheers of Zannie and the masses, Prince N and all the nobles were beheaded.
Conspiring against a Celestial Dragon, such a thing would not be settled lightly.
The Marine stationed at Jaygarcia was quickly mobilized, completely sealing off the noble district. Any noble family that participated in the conspiracy against Rosse was sent to the execution platform.
This execution ritual lasted for a whole day and night.
The spectators couldn't endure it and were replaced in batches.
And during the house raids on nobles, an even more explosive piece of news came out.
On the day King Humphrey died, the Crown Prince escaped from Lanka City, went to other cities to gather nobles, planning to resist Rosse and retake the Jaygarcia Island that belonged to the Lanka family.
The actions of the Crown Prince naturally could not succeed, and all nobles involved in the matter were wiped out along with their families.
Just this one cleanup wiped out 90% of the nobles, leaving only 10% of the minor nobles anxious, fearing that one day the butcher's knife would fall on their heads.
———
Just as Rosse was busy raiding the noble houses, Kaido of the Wano Country also received a message passed on by Zannie.
"WORORORO!"
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Kaido let out a wild laugh. The whole house trembled.
"King, the Celestial Dragons want to trade you, yet they're only willing to offer one Ancient Zoan Fruit."
"Kaido-sama, it was my impulse!", The young man King, wearing black armor, black wings, and white hair, knelt on one knee, head hanging low.
Previously, he received news that a pirate with a bounty of 300 million, an animal-type ability user, appeared in Island of Promises. While recruiting him, he happened to run into Gion, who was searching for a Devil Fruit.
Ordinary people who saw someone in CP0 attire, if they recognized it, would stay far away.
But King was different.
His real name was Alber, a remnant of the Lunarian tribe, who from birth was an experimental subject of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. He only had hatred for the World Government and Celestial Dragons.
If Kaido hadn't been captured and imprisoned with him once, perhaps he would still be in the lab now, or maybe already a corpse.
So when he encountered CP0 in the outside world, he ultimately couldn't suppress his emotions and fought with Gion and the slaves belonging to the Jaygarcia family.
At that time, Gion hadn't obtained the Fruit. Even though he was fighting alone against many, he still had the upper hand, but killing them was difficult.
That chase lasted ten days, and in total he killed three CP organization members.
After that, Gion suddenly acquired the Fruit's power, her strength already surpassing his. But because of the special traits of the Lunarian race, killing him was still very difficult.
Knowing it was no longer viable, King chose to retreat and returned to Wano Country.
As for the original animal-type target, they had already died in the battle between the two sides.
"Worororo!"
Kaido let out a hearty laugh, his massive body shifting slightly, leaning back on the huge chair, speaking casually, "King, I said I'd cover you. There's no way I'll hand you back. We will one day overthrow the World Government. But before that, we need time."
He had many subordinates, but King was his favorite.
Whether in loyalty or ability, both were qualities Kaido valued. Though his strength was still slightly lacking, in the future, he would absolutely be Kaido's right-hand man.
"Kaido-sama, then the other exchange offer. Should we agree? One Ancient Zoan Fruit could let us gain a reliable comrade," King asked in a deep voice.
"Kozuki Toki, that's Oden's woman, right? Now's not the right time to provoke him. Let's wait a bit longer. Contact the World Government and just say we need some time," Kaido grinned.
He used to think Oden was a worthy opponent.
But after threatening Wano Country, Oden not only didn't resist, he even danced in public, completely naked.
That scene was practically eye-burning.
At first, Kaido thought Oden was secretly gathering strength. He even monitored him for a long time.
But then he realized. Oden really had no other intentions. He simply believed Kaido's words, thinking they would really leave Wano after five years.
Idiots like that were truly rare.
Three years ago, Kaido wasn't afraid of Oden, but Wano was Oden's home ground, and Kaido's pirate crew wasn't strong at the time. If a battle broke out, there would've definitely been heavy casualties.
But just two more years of buildup, Oden would lose the hearts of the people. By then, even if they broke the promise, not many would stand with Oden.
And with the strength of both sides changing, Kaido was confident in taking Wano Country.
Kaido didn't really understand why the World Government wanted Kozuki Toki. He guessed it was most likely because she was a Time Fruit user, which made the World Government value her.
The Fruit might be powerful, but Kaido didn't care. His dream was to build a pirate crew entirely made up of animal-type Fruit users.
Once Oden was killed, he could negotiate again with the World Government, he figured he could at least get another Ancient Zoan Fruit.
"WORORORO! King, tomorrow come with me, and let's go watch Wano's Prince Kozuki dance. One day, we'll make those arrogant fools pay the price," Kaido's wild laughter spread far, and King's nearly expressionless face finally showed a rare smile.
Only beside Kaido-sama could he feel peace in his heart.
Because even now, the World Government still had a bounty on him.
If his whereabouts were discovered, whether dead or alive, whether captured or not, there was a bounty of 100 million berries.
That prison that once locked him in, he would never go back again.
In his heart, King had already sworn to shatter that cage by following Kaido.
[T/N: Hey everyone! If you're into mystery, magic, and a whole new twist on the wizarding world, check out my new fanfic "Harry Potter: Transmigrated Detective Link." A sharp-minded detective finds himself in the world of Hogwarts, and things are about to get interesting. Give it a read and let me know what you think!]
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
patreon.com/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining Patreon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through Patreon.
https://discord.gg/bYAfGyp98y