Another King Taken Down

Yota had just used the Body Flicker Technique unique to Naruto.

The Body Flicker Technique was not merely a single ninjutsu, but a broad category of ninjutsu, much like the Clone Technique.

The Clone Technique included many varieties, such as the Shadow Clone, Water Clone, Earth Clone, Lightning Clone, and Illusion Clone. Naturally, body flicker techniques also came in forms that used taijutsu or Chakra. Even space-time techniques like the Flying Thunder God could be considered a type of body flicker technique.

What Yota had used just now was a body flicker technique combining taijutsu and Chakra. It was the most basic and commonly used kind.

It was also part of the legacy left behind by his chunin father. His physique and Chakra had not met the requirements before, so he had never managed to master it.

Now that both his physique and Chakra had greatly improved, he could finally use it, albeit barely.

Jack and Ruth were stunned when they saw Yota's move, and they immediately gained a little more confidence in him.

However, by the wall, Yota was not doing so well after showing off. He desperately rubbed both his legs, grimacing and baring his teeth for quite some time before recovering.

"Sure enough, using this kind of body flicker technique is still a little too much for me. It can only be used to show off; it has no real combat value at all!"

After recovering, Yota muttered a few complaints. If he had not wanted to give Jack and Ruth confidence, he would not have forced himself to suffer just to save face.

That night, Yota returned to the castle and used the same trick to sneak into Drum Kingdom's palace again.

After only a few days, the guards at Drum Kingdom's palace had somehow become even worse.

Yota did not know that Wapol, the pirate king with a rather unconventional mind, had begun acting recklessly after the Old King's death and his own ascension. The entire palace was in a state of panic.

Especially after discovering that the Munch-Munch Fruit, along with a great deal of Beli and gold from the treasury, had vanished, he suspected the palace guards of stealing from the very people they were meant to protect. Quite a few guards had already been thrown into prison. Naturally, the palace's defenses had become even more lax.

Yota concealed his presence and began searching through the palace. Since he had not found the new king, Wapol, in the master bedroom this time, he could only search the palace all over again.

Thinking about it, though, the Old King had died in that master bedroom. Even just to avoid bad luck, Wapol could not possibly have moved in there so soon.

Still, Yota had only searched for a short while before finding Wapol, because the man was not asleep yet. He was holding a banquet in the palace.

Besides Wapol, quite a few ministers were present. A long rectangular table stood in the palace's grand hall, piled high with food. Numerous beautiful maids moved about like butterflies among flowers, serving dishes to everyone.

Yota's eyes lit up slightly. He immediately used the Transformation Technique, turning into a stunning beauty with a curvaceous figure. Then he quietly knocked out a maid, picked up a serving tray, and headed toward Wapol.

Wapol was already drunk out of his mind and paid no attention. He waved his hand vaguely. Yota set down the tray, and as he turned to leave, casually flicked a crumpled paper ball into the back of Wapol's collar.

Then he slipped away without a sound.

The moment he left the hall and released the Transformation Technique, he found a window, climbed out, and jumped straight down. Using a steel wire to hook the windowsill, he gripped it with one hand and slid rapidly to the ground below.

At the same time, a booming explosion sounded from inside the palace, followed by frantic footsteps and cries. Mixed in were faint shouts like, "Get a doctor!" and "King Wapol isn't going to make it!"

A faint smile appeared on Yota's lips. The paper ball he had flicked into Wapol's collar had actually contained two Exploding Tags crumpled together.

An explosion that close to the head would rupture the eardrums of even someone on the level of the Three Admirals if they were caught unprepared without Elementalization. Let alone Wapol.

Without having eaten a Devil Fruit, Wapol's physical abilities were no different from those of an ordinary person in One Piece. His entire head had probably been blown off. What doctor could possibly save him?

After leaving the palace, Yota used the Transformation Technique again and turned directly into a Lapahn, then began sprinting away.

At that moment, Drum Kingdom's palace was in complete chaos. Some guards had already begun searching everywhere and even wanted to seal off the entire city.

But no matter how thoroughly they searched, the guards would never suspect a Lapahn rabbit. Besides, knowing how violent those animals were, they deliberately kept their distance from the Lapahn racing past them.

In just a few hours, Yota returned to the clinic. Although the matter was settled, he was still somewhat annoyed. "If I'd known, I would've just killed Wapol the first time I went to the palace. I wasted an entire day going back and forth."

However, news of Wapol's death had not reached the town by the time he returned. So he sneaked back into the clinic, went straight to his room, and fell asleep.

The next day, Yota heard noisy commotion outside and finally got up.

"What's going on outside?" Yota had just opened the door when he saw Ruth and Jack, both wearing delighted expressions.

"Yota, why are you here? Yesterday..." The two looked stunned. Yota waved his hand. "What do you mean, today and yesterday? Didn't I come back yesterday? I have no idea what you're talking about. You still haven't told me what happened outside."

The two immediately understood what Yota meant. Jack's mouth twitched, but he still said, "Oh, our new king died in an accident. Some assassin got him. We're mourning right now."

As he spoke, Jack even took out some eye drops and put a few drops in his eyes, making it look as though he were crying.

But judging by his expression, he looked more like he was weeping tears of joy.

"So this king kicked the bucket too. Then who's the new king? It can't be that exiled First Prince, can it?" Yota asked, rubbing his chin.

Jack shuddered. "If it really is that First Prince, we should leave as soon as possible. That guy is even less reliable than Wapol. I don't want to get killed by his poison gas for no reason one day."

Yota curled his lip. One Piece really was a world where everyone competed to be worse. When those at the top were corrupt, those below were no better. The World Government was already a complete mess, and among the ordinary kingdoms beneath it, there were barely any kings who could be called qualified.

"But I don't think it could be the First Prince either. Once that lunatic goes mad, even the ministers can't handle him. His Mycelial Poison Gas doesn't distinguish between people," Jack added after thinking for a moment.