The Donquixote Family's "Legacy"!
Dressrosa Royal Palace.
Storm devoured all the food laid out before him with incredible speed and speed, like a whirlwind.
The sight of such a hearty feast made the other people from Dressrosa attending the banquet secretly swallow their saliva.
"Lord White Dragon is eating so deliciously..."
"Watching Lord White Dragon eat makes me feel a little hungry myself..."
"Eating at such a speed, it's practically like a real dragon..."
"Could Lord White Dragon really be a dragon...?"
Storm ignored the whispers around him.
He came to Dressrosa with only one purpose—
Eat, eat, and more eat!
Storm's frenzied eating lasted for a good half hour.
He ate so much food that he destroyed several "small mountains" of food.
Until this point.
Storm's eating speed returned to normal, and he began to slowly savor the specialties of Dressrosa.
And it was at this time...
The members of the King Riku then appeared before Storm, led by Violet.
Violet had already informed the other members of the King Riku about some of Storm's habits and hobbies.
For example, Storm really dislikes people "kneeling" in front of him.
Therefore, when the entire King Riku family appeared, they simply bowed to this great benefactor who had saved the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
"Lord White Dragon!"
The current King of Dressrosa, Riku Dold III, bowed 180 degrees to Storm.
"Thank you so much for saving this country!"
Led by Riku Dold III, the other members of the King Riku also bowed to Storm in gratitude.
"No need for words of thanks, King Riku."
Storm spread his five fingers, and strands of white clay, like octopus tentacles, extended out to help the four members of the King Riku in front of him to their feet.
King Riku, Violet, and --
Kyros the One-Legged and his daughter Rebecca.
Storm had no idea when Kyros and Rebecca had been found by King Riku and his men.
However, these people are originally "one family," so family reunions are a normal thing.
Storm helped the four members of the King Riku to their feet, adding.
"I only came to Dressrosa because of Donquixote Doflamingo."
Storm's implication was that he did not come to the island to "save Dressrosa".
The salvation of the Kingdom of Dressrosa was merely a "side effect" of Storm's purge of the Donquixote Family.
However, Storm accepted the greetings from the King Riku without any hesitation.
Because he handed over his banner to the King Riku and to the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
As the Captain of the Storm Pirates, Storm was able to accept the respectful greetings from his subordinate forces without any qualms.
Out of politeness, Storm asked again.
"Has Dressrosa run into any trouble lately?"
"No, thank you for your trouble, Lord White Dragon."
King Riku shook his head and answered respectfully.
To be fair...
Dressrosa has been having quite a few troubles lately.
Storm only dealt with the head and senior members of the Donquixote Family.
The Donquixote Family is clearly not just Doflamingo and his other family members; it is a powerful and evil gang with countless Donquixote Family henchmen attached to it.
With the sudden downfall of the Donquixote Family's top figures.
The low-level pirate henchmen who remained on Dressrosa Island also caused some chaos.
But.
With the destruction of the Donquixote Family, a large number of people who had been turned into "dolls" by Donquixote Doflamingo were restored to their original forms.
Driven by hatred for the Donquixote Family, these people who had regained their original forms vented their anger on the low-ranking members of the Donquixote Family.
Recently
The situation on Dressrosa is rather chaotic.
It only started to get a little better in the last two days.
Especially today.
The arrival of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon completely restored order to Dressrosa Island.
No one dared to act recklessly in front of the White Dragon, who had wiped out the Donquixote Family.
In summary
Compared to the evil rule brought about by the Donquixote Family.
The recent "minor chaos" was nothing to King Riku, and he didn't even mention it.
Storm nodded slightly.
He wasn't sure whether King Riku was telling the truth or just being polite, but the atmosphere inside the Dressrosa Palace was very relaxed, and he could sense that nothing major was happening on the island.
Even if some minor problems occur, the Kingdom of Dressrosa can resolve them on its own.
This saved Storm some effort.
After exchanging pleasantries...
King Riku then took two boxes, one large and one small, from a servant and placed them in front of Storm.
"Lord White Dragon, this box contains the ledger of the Donquixote Family's assets."
King Riku first pointed to the large chest, then opened another small chest.
"This box contains a Devil Fruit that the Donquixote Family recently acquired."
Devil Fruit?
Storm raised an eyebrow and stared intently at the Devil Fruit with its yellowish-green skin.
He recalled the contents recorded in the <Devil Fruit Encyclopedia>.
"This is... [Zoan Ancient Zoan Dragon- Dragon Dragon Fruit -type Stegosaurus Form]?"
[Ancient Zoan - Sword Dragon Fruit]!
"Yes, Lord White Dragon."
Violet, who was standing to the side, picked up where her father left off and explained to Storm.
"Some time ago, Donquixote Doflamingo went to Wano Country and formed a cooperative relationship with the Beasts Pirates."
"This [Ancient Zoan Sword Dragon Fruit] was one that Doflamingo specifically collected, intending to send to Wano Country."
There are no Zoan Devil Fruit Devil Fruit User in the Donquixote Family.
The Donquixote Family's members and executives almost all possess "Paramecia" abilities.
The only exception is Monet's "Snow Woman".
Storm was initially puzzled by the appearance of this [Sword Dragon Fruit].
Violet's explanation made him understand immediately.
Storm vaguely remembered that Doflamingo had also said something like "cooperate with Beasts Kaido" to him.
However, this kind of thing was not within Storm's scope of concern.
Beasts Kaido is currently lying deep in the ocean of the New World.
Storm wouldn't mind playing a few more games with them.
The Eight-Star [Moonlight Trophy] is no longer available.
The seven-star [Star Trophy] is a pretty good reward.
As for this Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit...
Storm took the [Sword Dragon Fruit] and glanced at Ichi next to him.
He threw the [Sword Dragon Fruit] directly, and the big black dog opened its mouth at the right moment and swallowed the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit into the swamp space.
Ancient Zoan Zoan -type Devil Fruit have so-so potential for quality.
Storm wasn't very interested and chose to keep it as a keepsake for now.
Watching a large black dog devour the rare and precious [Sword Dragon Fruit].
Violet couldn't help but gape.
This is a Devil Fruit!
A Devil Fruit that can transform you into a "dragon"!
Is it really appropriate to just throw it to a dog to eat?
In Violet's memory, even Donquixote Doflamingo didn't act so "extravagantly".
On the contrary, she heard that the World Nobles and Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land Mary Geoise had a peculiar hobby of giving Devil Fruit to slaves for their amusement...
White Dragon Haku's extravagance is even more unrestrained than that of the Celestial Dragons!
However, this [Sword Dragon Fruit] is, after all, the "legacy" of the Donquixote Family.
It is entirely in Storm's hands.
Although Violet was surprised, she did not rashly offer any judgment.
Princess Dressrosa simply brought up another matter.
"Lord White Dragon, Doflamingo's business is enormous."
Violet lowered her head and spoke in an apologetic tone.
"From the Four Seas to the Grand Line... Doflamingo's business empire spans almost the entire world."
"All we have now acquired are the Donquixote Family's assets located in the Kingdom of Dressrosa."
"As for the rest of the places... we really can't do anything about it."
The Donquixote Family started in the North Blue and expanded their business, becoming connected to most of the world's major powers.
Storm was already well aware of this.
However, he himself didn't care about those ordinary treasures.
Because Storm had long ago occupied Jaya Island, almost all the gold treasures of Shandora, the golden city from hundreds of years ago, belonged to him.
The wealth of the Donquixote Family.
Storm's view is: if I gain it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's fate.
In any case, he had already obtained the vast majority of the Devil Fruit belonging to the Donquixote Family.
Now, they've unexpectedly acquired a [Sword Dragon Fruit].
The Donquixote Family's influence and wealth in other parts of the sea were not so important to him.
"It doesn't matter."
Storm waved his hand to calm Violet down.
"I don't actually value gold and silver treasures that much..."
After receiving a positive response from Storm.
Violet and King Riku both breathed a sigh of relief.
"As for these asset lists..."
Storm glanced at the huge box again and gestured to Violet.
"I don't have any professionals to help manage these businesses right now, so these things will be temporarily stored in Dressrosa."
"Yes, Lord White Dragon."
Storm enjoyed a good meal at the Dressrosa Royal Palace.
This not only replenished the energy consumed in the previous days of fighting.
It also replenished the energy deficit caused by the increase in [Endurance] points.
Storm had intended to take another day of rest in Dressrosa.
And at this time...
North Blue has sent a message.
The "ship's doctor" that Storm wanted to see has arrived on Minion Island!
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PS: I originally planned to update 500,000 words this month.
But it's too late now, I estimate I can only update 480,000 words this month...
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There will be more tonight.