The Worst Fruit Among Pirates

The battle ends soon,

There were a large number of shipwrecks and human corpses floating on the sea. On the pier filled with gunpowder smoke and full of craters, the captain of the guard who rescued the princess talked with the tax collector and went straight to Rossi and others.

"Thank you for your help. I am the commander of Dressrosa's army: Cyrus."

The man who came over was tall and burly, with a resolute expression on his face, which made people feel that he was a reliable person at first sight, as if he was as unwavering as a 'heroic statue'.

And he indeed deserves to be called a 'hero'.

Cyrus,

An orphan in the slums of Dressrosa killed his friend in revenge for his friend's murder.

Originally he was going to be shot by soldiers, but the king of this country, King Riku, stopped the soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, Cyrus was taken to the bullfighting arena by King Liku and became a sword fighter.King Riku promised to give him his freedom if he could win 100 consecutive victories in the arena.

Four months later, Cyrus won 4 consecutive victories. However, because he was disliked as a murderer, he chose to stay in the arena and achieved 100 consecutive victories in the fourth year.

In the 3000th battle, King Riku appeared disguised as the sword fighter 'Riki'. After being defeated by Cyrus, King Riku invited him to become the army commander of Dressrosa.

It can be said that King Liku, who always comforted and enlightened him, was a 'father' figure to Cyrus.

Cyrus, who became the commander of the army, fulfilled his official duties and coupled with his strong strength, he soon became the dream lover of countless girls in the country, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the 'silly and sweet' Princess Scarlet.

then:

Today, the innocent princess finally discovered that when facing a crisis, only strong strength can save everything.

After abandoning her prejudice, the princess fell in love with the guard, and the two lived happily together.

It’s gratifying, it’s gratifying~~

If there were no Don Quixote family - in the original timeline, the princess died from Diamanti's black gun, and the guard who was turned into a toy by Sugar could not even shed tears when facing his lover who died in his arms. Not coming out.

"It's too early to say thank you,"

The past, present, and future of the man in front of him flashed through his mind. Rosie, who was wearing a black feather coat, shook his head slightly.

"Maybe you will hate us tomorrow, maybe you will thank us in the future, who knows?"

? !

Cyrus, who was confused by Rossi's 'magic' words, didn't know how to face it for a moment. Fortunately, the delicate princess came over at this time.

"Gui'an, everyone of the Don Quixote family."

Although she had just been kidnapped and burst into tears in the arms of her own army captain and bodyguard, she was still a member of the royal family after all. Princess Scarlet, who had calmed down, bowed down to the crowd and bowed to Rosie and others.

"Little girl Riku Scarlet, thank you all for your help. Please come to the palace to talk to me. My father, King Riku, has long admired the names of heroes..."

"Ffufufu,"

However, the princess's diplomatic rhetoric was met with a sneer from Dover.

"Young princess, I'm afraid your father will have trouble sleeping and eating after hearing the surname 'Don Quixote'."

"Learn more about the history of Dressrosa, Rossi, let's go!"

? !

As Dover turned to leave, the others followed.

Scarlet was left with a 'Did I say something wrong' look on her face, and Cyrus, who was guarding her, was at a loss what to do.

Because Princess Scarlet was confused about the surname 'Don Quixote', Dover was very unhappy. ——As the former ruler of Dressrosa, the 'latecomers' actually didn't know.

"This is normal,"

Rossi, who was standing side by side with Dover, calmly took over the topic.

"Don't talk about 800 years, even 80 years or eight years is enough to obliterate and distort most of history."

If there wasn't a historical text that couldn't be destroyed, it might be possible that the 'legitimate rule' of the world government could be traced back to the birth of the planet.

"Hmph, I understand the truth; but... you don't even know who we are!"

Although Dover also knew that Rossi's words were correct, the feeling that the Don Quixote family had "invaded the door" without the other party knowing about it made Dover feel... inexplicably unhappy.

"Oh, why do you look like a child-"

"You are the child!"

Faced with Dover's retort, Rossi was speechless for a moment.

It can only be said that Dover's character is too "mature", which makes Rossi habitually ignore the fact that he is only 17 years old.As for Rossi himself, he is only 15... Under huge pressure, they all develop faster and earlier than others.

"Now that you're here, let's first experience the characteristics of this country."

With that said, the group swaggered through the city and began to appreciate the exotic customs.

----

"what?!"

Located on the 'King's Heights' in the center of Dressrosa, stands a huge castle full of Baroque style: this castle has a history of 900 years and was built by the ancestors of the Don Quixote family who squeezed the small humans.

"Don Quixote's surname...could it be 'those people'?"

"No, it's impossible. If that's the case, it'll be troublesome..."

Sitting on the throne is a middle-aged man with a scar on the left side of his forehead.

The man has hedgehog-shaped black hair and graying has begun to appear on his temples. Although he is tall and strong, his essential job is still that of a 'king' rather than a sword fighter.

Although in terms of strength, he is the second most powerful warrior in the country.

Riku Dold III,

Under normal circumstances, everyone is accustomed to calling him 'King Liku', but almost no one mentions his real name 'Dold'.

"Father, is there anything wrong with this surname Don Quixote?"

Facing the questions from his precious eldest daughter, the man on the throne rubbed his temples and explained patiently.

"More than 900 years ago, the land beneath our feet, the country called 'Dressrosa', was ruled by the royal family of Don Quixote."

?

"Later, the Don Quixote royal family and nineteen other royal families formed the 'World Government', so they all moved to the Holy Land Marie Joa to become 'Celestial Dragons', and our ancestors were elected by the people to become the new king."

Unexpectedly, 'Don Quixote' is back again.

What was even more unexpected was that the famous Don Quixote brothers of the 'Shichibukai' were actually the 'Don Quixote'!

This is simply unscientific. Why did the Tianlong people come to the sea? !

Now was obviously not the time to dwell on this. The man on the throne turned his eyes and landed on Cyrus behind his eldest daughter Scarlett.

"Cyrus, have you met the two Don Quixote brothers?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Looking at the army commander standing at attention and saluting, King Riku on the throne leaned forward slightly and asked the most critical question:

"Do you think...who is stronger between those two brothers and you?"

···

"As long as His Majesty gives the order, I will fight to the death!"

Faced with Cyrus's answer, King Liku sighed and sat back on the throne.

Based on Cyrus's character, since he said the word "fight to the death", it proved that he was not sure of defeating the two brothers of the Don Quixote family.

This is also normal. Although Cyrus is a legend with 3000 wins in Dressrosa Arena, he is only a legend of Dressrosa.

The sea is so vast and the world is so huge. There are also various "legendary" strong men in other places. Compared with those strong men who have conquered the world, although Cyrus is strong, there is still a gap.

"Sorry to disappoint His Majesty."

Facing Cyrus who was kneeling on one knee, King Liku shook his head.

"It's not your fault, get up."

"Since the two Don Quixote brothers set foot on this island, it is very easy to guess their purpose: to get back the territory belonging to their surname."

Dressrosa!

? !

"How could this be possible-"

Princess Scarlet objected immediately, not because she was greedy for power.In fact, the entire Liku royal family can be regarded as "extremely incorruptible". You must know that for the royal families of other countries, it is natural to plunder civilians!

In the history of Rossi's previous life, civilians could rise up in anger, but in this world, the royal families control the group's army and personal force. Ordinary people are not even qualified to resist, so they can only flee to the sea to do "sea fighting". thief'.

"The Don Quixote family... Since they have left Dressrosa for 800 years, what are they doing back now?"

"And we don't know who the Don Quixote brothers are. How can we safely hand over the country to them?"

After hearing what the eldest princess said, King Liku shook his head slightly.

"That's true, but..."

If problems in this world can be solved by 'conversation', why do we need fists, swords and guns?

"Anyway, contact the Navy first!"

"Then, Cyrus, assemble the army—?!"

"His Majesty!!!"

"Father!"

A blade stretched out from behind the throne and lay across the neck of the powerful King Riku.The 'star sword fighter' who once put on a helmet and sneaked into the arena was instantly sweating.

when···

"Don't panic,"

In a calm voice, a figure came out from behind the throne.

The dark feathered coat, the white sportswear, the handsome face under the blond hair, and the calm expression even in the face of Cyrus's anger.

"It's you!!"

"Let go of father—?"

Just before the eldest princess Scarlet spoke, Rosie had already withdrawn the third generation Kitetsu from around King Riku's neck and inserted it into the scabbard on her waist.

"Actually, I don't like this way of greeting you, but -"

call out! ! !

A long sword filled with iron blood and fury was already slashing at Rosie.

There is no domineering force or light on the long sword, but the huge power like a mountain of light and a tsunami is terrifying to the extreme!As soon as the long sword approached, it had already torn the ground around Rossi out of thin air.

"I told you not to get excited."

Faced with the violent attack of this sword that could smash the giant ship into ruins, Rossi just calmly raised his arms.

Clang! ! !

The long sword clearly struck the feather coat, but there was a harsh metal explosion.Violent gusts of wind and shock waves burst out from between the sword and the arm, and wherever it went it was like a gust of wind passing by!Mixed with a girl's exclamation.

Oops--

The exclamation behind him made Cyrus, who subconsciously took action, come back to his senses. There was also a princess Scarlet who had no fighting ability in this hall. How could a bodyguard forget this?

brush,

Without hesitation, he turned around, and Cyrus, who was already prepared to be attacked from behind, flew out. He came first and hugged the princess who was shaken away by the aftermath of the fight. Then he looked back:

The young man named 'Don Quixote' stood there with no intention of pursuing him.

No, if the other party really wanted to assassinate him, with that kind of silent stealth ability, I'm afraid King Liku would have been killed long ago... Even Cyrus himself didn't have the confidence to survive the opponent's assassination.

"Your Excellency... Rosinandee?"

The black feather coat allowed Liku, who was still sitting on the throne, to identify the person who came.

It wasn't that he didn't want to get up and fight, but King Riku knew that joining the fight would have no effect.Cyrus, who is much stronger than him, can't even cut off the opponent's sleeve. So what's the use of King Riku, 'the second strongest in Dressrosa'?

Moreover, the other party did not kill him immediately, which means that maybe things can turn around -

"You were right just now,"

But as soon as the other party spoke, King Riku's heart sank.

"We, the Don Quixote family, are here to take back Dressrosa."