I can only achieve nothing and become the Pirate King.

Chapter 463: Suffer the nobles, and I will bear the infamy! (6k)

In Storm City, the sky is still covered with dark clouds.

"Sage, what are you going to do?"

Sager, who was sitting on a tree, held the microphone and looked at the Den Den Mushi that was making sounds in Kalifa's palm, and smiled:
"What am I going to do? Why not ask you what you are going to do? You are all very clear about who Doflamingo is and what kind of deal he has with me. I am a pirate, and if Doflamingo loses, then he loses. You are more deeply involved with him, and you are just going to watch?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then the other end said, "The newspaper has already been published. It cannot be changed. We have to explain to the whole world. But you, Sager, don't be so arrogant. You are just a pirate."

"Pirates can do whatever the fuck they want! Stop talking bullshit, you five old men don't dare to go to war with me!"

Snapped!
Sager casually threw the receiver at Den Den Mushi, and after the call was hung up, he laughed and said, "Defeated? What a loser! Just the same as before, never mind, let Lily do her best."

"Sengoku is on his way, and the newly promoted admiral Fujitora is also there. Isn't it a bit unsafe for Lily to be alone?" Kalifa asked.

Sarge sneered, stood up from the tree, grabbed the uprooted tree, and inserted it back into its original position.

"What is the World Government? They are just like us pirates, collecting protection fees and pursuing profit. What is the Navy? It is an external organization of the World Government. You can treat it as Sif or Misty."

"If the top is soft, the bottom won't be too hard. Do you think it's congested? A bunch of guys who are naturally weak can't cause any trouble."

He clapped his hands, turned around and walked out, "Leave it to Lily, she will give me a satisfactory answer. I'm going fishing!"

……

Dressrosa.

Lily kept an eye on Doflamingo, while Yixiao followed closely behind him, engaging in a stalemate with her.

But the atmosphere was much more harmonious than before, because pirates and navy kept coming and gathered around them, replenishing supplies and setting up camp while watching them covetously.

"Don't worry about this old man. Maintaining order among the people is what's important."

He smiled and said, "Here, I am enough alone."

"Do I need an old man like you to give orders? This is our territory now!"

Palu, who was wrapped in bandages and had a stupid face, shouted, "Ms. Lily has already given the order!"

"Pirates are pirates, and the navy is the navy. Just because you do something, our navy won't do it. That's not righteousness. Also, don't talk to me like that. I'm still hostile to you."

Yixiao sat on a small stool and waved his hand behind him, "Go ahead."

"Yes, General Yixiao." A group of navy men received the order and left again.

"Ms. Lily."

Several female pirate nurses who were accompanying them came up to Lily and asked worriedly, "Do you need treatment?"

"It's troublesome."

Lily nodded, glanced at the unconscious Doflamingo, turned and walked into the tent, where several female pirates treated her wounds and bandaged them.

In terms of injuries, hers were not light, and the heavy pressure crushed every part of her body.

It turns out that none of the admirals are easy to deal with.

The man on the opposite side, Yixiao, simply lay on the mat and had someone treat his injuries.

After the injuries were treated, the two sides continued to confront each other, as if the other did not exist.

However, in Dressrosa, the navy and pirates began to jointly enforce the law amid everyone's absolutely incredulous looks.

Dressrosa is not really prosperous except for the upper darkness.

The darkness and oppression still exist down there. How good can it be in a chaotic place governed by pirates, and in a place that prides itself on the blood of the Celestial Dragons?
Love the people like your own children?

During the reign of King Riku, the bullfighting arena still had slaves and criminal sword fighters, but during Doflamingo's time, it only got worse, and some people were turned into cages from which they could never get out.

There were still some gangsters outside. After the initial panic on the birdcage line, these people regained their composure and thought about whether they should take advantage of the chaos in this ruined Dressrosa to rob. Then they were discovered by the navy and pirates.

The Navy doesn't kill people, it just arrests them.

As for pirates, it’s more direct. In a turbulent place like this, killing is the best way to calm people down.

Based on their previous experience of invading territory, it would be a good idea to kill the person first.

Although this almost made the navy hostile to them, considering that they were the Four Emperors, they could not receive orders to attack, so they endured it silently.

After all, there is only one admiral, and not everyone has the power, strength and courage of Fujitora.

The outside world's actions also reached Yixiao's ears. He frowned and looked at Lily who had come out of the tent and was standing opposite him, and said:

"Miss, this killing spree is the habit of your Calamity Pirates?"

"The most effective and fastest." Lily replied.

"People who commit minor crimes will be punished for their minor crimes, and the crime does not warrant the death penalty," he said with a smile.

"I'm a pirate, I don't care about that."

Lily narrowed her eyes and looked at Yixiao who had already moved his hand to the hilt of the cane knife, and her right hand also grasped the hilt of the sword at her waist.

At this moment, Doflamingo, who was lying on the ground, moved his fingers, then stretched out his hand to cover the sunglasses that had a corner of the lens missing, and grinned:

“咈咈咈咈, Lily, kill him!”

Lily glanced at Doflamingo and said, "You lose."

"咈咈咈咈咈, no one could have imagined this. But there is still a chance, right? I can still control this country."

Doflamingo grinned and said, "Sago needs me."

"No, everything here is decided by me."

Lily waved her hand, and Ajin handed her the smuggling list he had found.

Ajin started looking for this thing at the beginning of the riot when toys turned into humans, faster than the revolutionary army that sneaked into the smuggling factory.

"Saga's cooperation with you is limited to trading. Other things are not guaranteed. Since you lost, we will take over this place. Doflamingo, your choice is to join us or become a pirate yourself."

"How cruel, but I thought of that."

Doflamingo chuckled twice, "But you all know my identity. Without me, some things would be difficult to accomplish."

"If I have to give up my sovereignty just for the sake of convenience, I would rather not have this convenience. We will get what we want ourselves."

Lily said coldly: "The winner has everything. This is what Sager and you always say. But you lost and are no longer qualified. However."

The sword at her waist was already half drawn, "As agreed, we will ensure that you don't enter the city of Push!"

"Hehehe. If there is no country, it doesn't matter whether I enter or not. I would rather see what the world would be like without me!"

Doflamingo's grin widened. "Since we have this agreement, let's change the conditions. It's a waste for you to go to war with the navy here. Let Sarge agree to one condition for me. When I want to get out, he must rescue me!"

Lily was silent for a while, drew out half of the sword, and then put it back into the sheath.

"Okay, I promise you on behalf of Sager."

Because Doflamingo might start a full-scale war with the navy, which would disrupt Zag's plan.

Yixiao also silently put away his staff and sword, and it was unclear whether he was sighing or deep, "This situation may be good for both sides."

……

Half a day later, a warship arrived at the port of Dressrosa and transferred Doflamingo in.

Sengoku, who already had white hair but looked much brighter, walked towards Ichimi, who was eating soba noodles at the port, holding a bag of senbei, and said with a smile:

"Yixiao, I heard that you had a conflict with Tianzai? You were stopped by the higher-ups, right? Hahahaha, there's no way they could have a fight!"

"This is nothing funny!"

Yixiao put down the teacup of soba noodles heavily. "Although I know that the Four Emperors are a great disaster to the world, and that natural disaster is a madman with great destructive power, but they don't even dare to fight against them, but explicitly forbid us to take action. It's too cowardly!"

He looked into the distance, "It's obviously a member of the World Government, but the navy is secluded in the port, and pirates are allowed to enter. Isn't it weird?"

Of course he knew how powerful the Four Emperors were, he was not a rookie.

Those who can become the Four Emperors are all top guys, especially the newly promoted youngest one, who has defeated the other three and is recognized by the sea.

But not fighting or prohibiting war is another matter.

When Zhan Guo heard this, his originally smiling face gradually became solemn.

He put down the senbei bag, sat opposite Yixiao, and exhaled heavily, "The World Conference is coming soon. Even if there is a war, it will not be now. The higher-ups will not take risks at this critical juncture."

As a former naval marshal, he knew a lot, and he also understood what kind of thinking those guys had.

"But you, Yixiao, maybe this is an opportunity. Didn't you join the navy with this long-cherished wish?" Zhan Guo said.

"indeed so."

He smiled and nodded, "Perhaps, this is also an opportunity. The theft of a country is not the first or second time. The grief caused by these 'legal pirates' should not have happened. Since SSG has done it, then taking this opportunity, perhaps I can fulfill my long-cherished wish."

"Abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

As he spoke, he picked up his cane, tapped the ground, and walked in one direction.

"What are you going to do?" asked Zhan Guo.

"There is something that I find difficult to agree with, so I want to hear it with my own ears. Why is it?"

Da da da
The cane tapped the ground, and with a smile on his face, he gradually disappeared from Warring States sight.

"Hey"

Zhan Guo looked at the dome palace high up, then shifted his gaze to the sky, "If we keep doing this, the balance will be broken one day."

In the fenced prison inside the warship, He sat upright on a chair, looking at Doflamingo who was imprisoned in a cross-legged position with his body and limbs bound by seastone chains, and frowned:
"I heard that you gave up your agreement with the Scourge in exchange for a promise. What are you thinking, Doflamingo?"

"Hey hey hey hey hey, I should ask you this. If Fujitora helped me get rid of those brats instead of fighting with Lily, the situation would not be like this now. This country no longer belongs to me, and the reins that control the monsters have been broken!" "You shouldn't have let me fail," Doflamingo laughed in a low voice.

"Don't talk about it afterwards. The newspaper has already come out. What if? This kind of fantastic world does not exist. Only the present is reality. You have already lost." He said lightly.

"Hey hey hey hey hey, there's really nothing I can do about you!" Doflamingo laughed out loud.

Crane paused and said, "Snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways. From your perspective, what will happen to the pirates in the future?"

"Hehehe, what will the monsters do if they lose their food?"

Doflamingo let out an evil low laugh: "The deal has been broken, Kaido will not be willing, and Sarge will not be content with the status quo!"

"Besides, who are the guys at the top of the sea? The smartest Shichibukai? The brats of the Worst Generation? The Pirate Emperor of the sea? Or your navy, the overlord of the sea?"

"If you lose food, you lose balance. Those who go out to look for food will definitely bump into each other. Neither the hunter nor the prey knows who will have the last laugh."

"Especially that monster"

Idiots can't see the true nature of Sarge!

Doflamingo knew that guy was the real monster who wanted to devour everything!

Especially after losing the cage called "deal", it has already stepped out its claws and is about to open its mouth!

Click!
The chains were suddenly shaken open, and Doflamingo said excitedly: "It's coming soon, this era of extreme chaos! I entered Impel Down because of this!"

"You will regret this. Those guys in the sky will regret this too! They will be pulled down soon!咈咈咈咈咈, HAHAHAHAHA!!"

……

On a small hillside in the suburbs outside the town.

A group of pirates acted as a wall, separating the bound King Riku and his family of four from the people coming from afar, preventing them from getting close.

Next to King Riku, Lily stood there, looking at the fields ahead, without saying a word.

Although the advancement of the Birdcage Line did not destroy the buildings here, it also divided a large number of farmlands.

King Riku looked back at the crowds of people in the distance, sighed, and said to Lily: "Anyway, thank you for agreeing to our request and letting our benefactor go."

While Luffy was unconscious, he had already been transferred away by his companions.

“Just ignore it.”

Lily said calmly, "He defeated Doflamingo. It was his ability."

"We are still going to die? I don't understand."

Perhaps because he was about to die, King Liku was still unwilling to give in. "If it is because the people want to elect me as king, then my death is enough. Rebecca, Viola, Cyrus and others are innocent."

Lily was about to speak when she suddenly paused and looked into the distance. She saw Yixiao walking slowly towards her, tapping the ground with his cane.

"stop!"

Bellamy clenched his fists, "Your navy should evacuate now, this is not a place for you!"

"I just want to clear up your doubts. If you don't make me feel at ease, it won't be easy for you to kill people." He said slowly with a smile.

"Bellamy, let him in."

Lily waved her hand, signaling her men to make way for Yixiao to approach.

"King Liku, I know you are a good king. If you commit cruel and brutal acts, I will take you away even if I have to punish you."

After saying this with a smile, he turned to Lily and said, "I want to hear your reasons, too!
Lily glanced at him, then turned to look at the field. A breeze blew in the field, blowing her wavy golden hair, revealing her profile, which startled King Riku.

If she calms down, she is no different from the noble lady in our impression.

"Although I have no intention of explaining it to you, I must admit, Riku Dold III, that you are a good king. So far, among all the kings and nobles I have met, only you and Cobra of Alabasta can be considered good kings."

Lily's voice sounded slowly.

"In that case."

As soon as King Riku opened his mouth, he heard Lily continue:

"When we just conquered O'Hara, no, Gareth, I also had good intentions. Just like Sage said, those guys who voluntarily gave up their power and position can be spared."

"But I soon found out that I was wrong. Even if there are people as compassionate as you, their subordinates will not think so. I have seen a boy who was only fourteen years old, just like your granddaughter, naive and romantic, and did nothing."

"But just because of his bloodline and his claim, those who rebelled against us set him up as a sign to fight against us. Even though we killed those rebels and put an end to the resistance, there were still some unwilling guys who drove the boy underground."

"They no longer fight against us, but they use this claim to secretly oppress others. In the end, because of subtle influence, even that innocent and romantic boy has come to feel that he is born to rule."

"Too many, too many people like this."

Lily clenched her fists. "There are so many of them that I have to kill them all. Then they will stop!"

"Do you think those people are evil? No, they are also ignorant people, but as long as one of them exists, this evil fire will surely reignite!"

"Because of the claim, because of the bloodline. We have to admit that we can't change people's inherent impression, at least until these people with the bloodline die out. We have no way. It's just that we are just pirates, pirates not recognized by anyone."

"If you want to rule, if you want Sarge's orders to spread unhindered throughout the place he rules, you have to kill!"

"If that's the case, I'm willing to die, but Cyrus and the others are innocent. You can let them leave the country and never come back!" King Liku shouted.

"We are not guaranteed to win all the time."

Lily said, "Doflamingo has ruled for so many years, hiding oppression and darkness in the deepest underground, even if it means erasing people's memories. But once he loses, people will be reminded of his previous claims, because the people are stupid."

"You are so stupid that even if someone says, look, he is oppressing you and only giving you 10% of what you should have, in the end, you will still say that it's nothing, he is living a good life."

"Yes, I never said it was bad, but there is a comparison between good and bad."

Lily pointed to the farmland ahead and said, "Do you know why I brought you here? Dressrosa is smaller in area than our base, Storm City, not to mention the main island and sub-island of O'Hara."

"You and Doflamingo have only developed less than half of this area in all these years."

The town of Dressrosa is divided by a huge stone arch bridge in the center. Less than half of the area is town, and there are small villages and farmlands on the periphery. As for the other half, it is wilderness.

"Of course, that's not what I want to say. I want to ask, do you know what kind of life these farmers live?"

King Liku was startled when he heard this. He was a good king who was kind and loved his people. He avoided wars, strived for peace, maintained friendly relations with neighboring countries, and considered the citizens. However, he really didn't know about marginal figures.

People's activities and knowledge are limited. Some people may never have left the three or four blocks around them in their entire lives, and all the information they get is heard from others.

Even the so-called tourism is just going from three or four busy streets to another three or four busy streets, and it is impossible to see the whole picture.

The king is no exception. He is active in the palace, the arena and the surrounding buildings. It’s not that he ignores the farmers, but he has no concept of this.

"When we first came to Dressrosa to build the ship, I investigated. The people here have not changed at all during your reign and Doflamingo's reign. Neither you nor he cares about these people. People like them are not affected by the usurpation of the throne."

"This family has three people."

Lily's finger moved to a house that had been cut into several pieces, but before that, it seemed to have been abandoned.

In front of the house, there is a large piece of farmland.

"They grow corn, which matures every three months and yields about one ton. They use the best local seeds. They get up at dawn every day and go home after dark. Their palms are all dry and cracked, and their skin is darker than Ajin's. They are thin and dark, not because of their natural skin, but because of the sun."

"Do you know what happens after they harvest it?"

Lily looked at King Riku, and as he looked a little dazed, she said, "Paying taxes is something that no one can escape."

"Doflamingo didn't change your tax rate, so you are a good king. However, even if the tax rate is low and the price of grain is high, these nobles and merchants with noble status, led by you, will lower the price to the lowest and buy it from them."

"I worked hard for three months, sold the grain, and then went to buy seeds. In the end, I saw that I had 50,000 Baileys in my hands. Three months, 50,000 Baileys."

Lily said in a tone that was unclear whether it was self-mockery or pity:
"What can you do with this little money? Buy a broken knife? See a doctor? Or buy something you want?"

"When I looked at them, I didn't think they were unfortunate. After all, they had enough food and clothes, and lived like normal people. It wasn't until we captured Gareth that I saw changes under Sarge's rule."

"Farming will bring good harvests, cleaning the streets will also be respected, no matter what seemingly unprofitable job you do, you will still receive a salary equal to your contribution. Not only can they have enough food and clothing, they can afford to see a dozen serious illnesses, and buy anything they need."

“It was then that I realized that there really is a heaven in this world.”

"When I came here this time, I found that they were gone. Did they disappear simply because of Doflamingo's dark oppression, or did they die helplessly due to an accident before that? No one knows."

Lily gripped the hilt of the sword at her waist and said to King Riku: "I don't like killing people. If possible, I don't want to kill anyone. I prefer to practice swordsmanship in silence, draw sea charts, and use my knowledge of navigation to help Sarge travel to every undiscovered place in the sea."

"You are also a good king, you do your duty, you care about your people, you want peace, but..."

Stupid!
Lily pulled out the white thunder and pointed it at King Liku and his family. Although her voice was faint, it exploded in their ears and Yixiao's ears like thunder.

"You're blocking the road!!"

……

The wind was not affected by the times or good and evil, it still blew, floating the hair of Lily, who was now standing alone on the hillside, gazing at the field ahead.

Next to her, Yixiao stood there like a sculpture, with his eyes closed, no one knew what he was thinking. After a long while, he slowly spoke:
"O'Hara, is the reign of the Scourge really as you said?"

"You'll know if you go and take a look." Lily said calmly.

He forced a stiff smile and said, "If you keep killing people like this, it will be bad for your reputation."

"I don't care about that stuff."

Lily stretched out her hand, as if to catch the breeze, and said, "Besides, the reputation of pirates is not good in itself. As for the reputation, let the nobles suffer and I will bear the infamy!"

He smiled and remained silent for a while, then tapped the ground with his cane, turned around and left.

"I will go."

He opened his eyes and sighed, "If I hadn't been blind at the time, I might have seen a different scene. What a pity."

(End of this chapter)