What Do You Mean by a Simple Wash?

Gawain cast those unrealistic thoughts out of his mind and shook his head with a wry smile.

Whether it was becoming emperor, ruling the world, or overthrowing Imu...

No matter how hard he worked, those were matters for at least several years, a decade, or even decades from now.

As for what lay before him...

He should first familiarize himself with the world of Pirate King and sort out everything around him.

Granted, his current identity was that of a Celestial Dragon. In this world, that status put him below only a few and above countless others!

Not only did all commoners have to kneel when Celestial Dragons traveled, but they could even treat the kings of other countries as slaves.

Shirahoshi, the princess of the Merfolk Kingdom, had suffered especially badly at Mary Geoise. The Merfolk Kingdom had, after all, been practically one of the main players at that Reverie.

From a political standpoint, shouldn't the Celestial Dragons have shown them at least a little courtesy?

Yet during the Reverie, after Charlos spotted Shirahoshi through a telescope in his castle, he immediately rushed over and tried to turn her into his slave.

At the time, whether it was the kings from all nations or the Cipher Pol agents present, aside from one young fellow, not a single person dared stop him on the spot.

Shirahoshi's elderly father, King Neptune, could barely restrain himself from acting. But if he did, the Merfolk Kingdom would face nothing but a Buster Call.

If Saint Mjosgard had not struck Charlos with his club and saved Princess Shirahoshi, the Merfolk Kingdom would likely have been destroyed that very day.

Wasn't that powerful evidence of just how much authority the Celestial Dragons possessed?

Of course, Gawain's political awareness was not that shallow. Considering what the Five Elders had previously said about unifying the world and their ultimate goal of crushing the allied nations...

What Charlos did to Shirahoshi could genuinely benefit the Five Elders' government.

As long as Charlos could force King Neptune to attack him, the Celestial Dragons would have a reason to destroy the Merfolk Kingdom, while the World Government would lose one allied nation. Wouldn't that be a massive blow to the power of all allied nations?

That said, since the Celestial Dragons had long possessed the power to deal with the king of any allied nation...

Why did they not simply execute every king outright?

There was only one reason: killing one king, or even several kings...

Would not necessarily give the other allied nations' kings the nerve to interfere.

But if they wiped out more than a dozen or twenty allied nations in just a few years...

Within months, all the remaining allied nations would raise the banner of rebellion.

Because transportation was inconvenient, the World Government would have difficulty handling rebellions scattered everywhere. Therefore, if they wanted to destroy them, they had to destroy them all at once.

If they could not do that, then they had to set aside the urge to destroy them and suppress them bit by bit through gentler means, like boiling a frog in warm water.

Just like the Revolutionary Army—Garp's son was the world's most dangerous criminal.

Then why did the Five Elders still trust Garp?

Were they simply that broad-minded?

Now, as Gawain connected the Five Elders' words with the Revolutionary Army's actions and thought it through carefully...

How was the Revolutionary Army the Celestial Dragons' great enemy? They were plainly the Five Elders' allies!

They stirred up rebellions in kingdoms everywhere. While that certainly affected the Five Elders to some extent, the ones the Revolutionary Army hurt most were always the allied nations where they incited those rebellions!

Wasn't that also weakening the national strength of those allied nations?

Seen that way, of course the Five Elders had to treat Garp well. Old man, stay peacefully in the Navy and enjoy your retirement, and your son would clash with the Navy less often while spending more of his strength on those seductive bitches among the allied nations!

As Gawain pondered, the young head maid, Brooke, had already returned to his side.

More than a hundred maids stood behind Brooke, every one of them carrying Celestial Dragon clothing.

After gracefully kneeling, Brooke spoke expectantly.

"My lord, every common style of clothing worn by Celestial Dragons is here. Which set do you think suits you best?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Brooke glanced at Gawain's figure, unable to hide the anticipation in her eyes.

Just how handsome would her lord look dressed in the clothes of a World Noble?

Beside her, hearing the young maid's words, Gawain emerged from his musings and inspected his surroundings.

After looking around, he felt somewhat disappointed. Aside from one bubble helmet after another, every outfit before him was actually identical in style.

Only the patterns on the clothes differed.

Looking at the countless Celestial Dragon outfits, absurdly loose and deliberately enlarged around the waist and abdomen...

Gawain frowned at the girls and gently shook his head.

"Bring another batch."

"Yes, my lord. It seems you do not like most conventional patterns.

However, the castle has only prepared clothing with these patterns for now. Could you describe the kind of pattern you want? I will..."

Click!

A breeze swept through the room, and a man in a white suit suddenly appeared before Gawain.

He was roughly three meters tall. Even while kneeling on one knee, he was nearly as tall as Gawain.

Respectfully, he held out two Den Den Mushi to Gawain.

"Saint Gawain, I am Ambrose, a member of CP0. Please forgive the offense of entering your castle and room without announcing myself.

The Five Elders ordered me to deliver these Den Den Mushi to you as quickly as possible. They hope that you will contact them the moment you awaken.

As for these two Den Den Mushi, one is an ordinary communication Den Den Mushi. The all-white one is an anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi.

Simply let the white Den Den Mushi lie atop the communication Den Den Mushi, and no eavesdropping Den Den Mushi will be able to monitor your call."

Once he finished speaking, Ambrose, with his short, flat black hair and sunglasses, carefully offered the Den Den Mushi to Gawain.

Gawain reached out and accepted them. The feeling of these large snails crawling over his palms was quite pleasant—soft and springy, without the slime ordinary snails had.

So, while smiling and playing with the Den Den Mushi, Gawain nodded.

"Since it is the Five Elders' order, of course I will forgive you. But I am timid.

If you suddenly appear before me again, I will not think you are working for anyone. I will assume you want my life!

What do you think?"

"Yes... I understand!"

Ambrose lowered his head, feeling some regret.

When he heard Gawain's name, he had no impression of him whatsoever. That was why he had decided to test Gawain's temperament this way!

Now, he felt he might have made a mistake. Saint Gawain was unlike the other Celestial Dragons, who either screamed for blood or simply did not care at all.

Saint Gawain's calm demeanor was far more dangerous than the hysterics of other Celestial Dragons!

Seeing Ambrose lower his head, Gawain nodded and said one thing.

"Do not let it happen again."

"Yes, sir!"

Ambrose nodded gravely, then rose and left.

Just as he was about to leave, Gawain watched his retreating back and suddenly thought of something.

Gawain raised a hand and pointed at Ambrose's back.

"Brooke."

He gave an order.

"Send all those traditional clothes away. I prefer the white suit that CP0 agent is wearing.

Prepare one for me in that style."

"Yes, my lord. I will have someone prepare it for you at once. Please wait a moment."

Brooke bent at the waist in a bow, then called for the hundred-plus maids carrying clothes to leave the bedroom.

After Brooke watched them depart from the bedroom door, she summoned a new group of maids. This time, they entered with many basins of warm water and all kinds of washing supplies.

Gawain had happened to get out of bed as well, so Brooke stood attentively at his side and asked softly.

"My lord, would you prefer a shower, a hot spring, or shall we give you a simple wash?"

Gawain's expression did not change at all. Wasn't it just being attended while someone washed his face and brushed his teeth?

Before his transmigration, while traveling through different countries as part of a foreign diplomatic mission, Gawain had seen the lives of far too many kings of small nations.

The treatment Celestial Dragons enjoyed now was merely comparable to that of small-country kings and various tycoons from his former world.

Thus, Gawain said calmly.

"A simple wash will do. I still need to call the Five Elders."

"Yes, my lord!!!"

Brooke's eyes instantly lit up. The gleam made Gawain's heart jolt, and he suddenly felt that something was very wrong.

"Wait, when you say a simple wash, do you mean... huh?!!"